Author: newsfilegh

The deplorable Teshie link road remains uncompleted after a decade of being under construction. The project, which appears 90 percent done, has been left to deteriorate. This situation exists, despite the attendant dangers the 7-kilometre road poses to residents, motorists and traders, commuting from the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center (KAIPTC) to the Manet junction on the Spintex road. Patients visiting the LEKMA hospital have had to endure the discomfort of bumpy rides on the portholes-ridden stretch, which also causes miscarriages for expectant mothers and chest infections in the process. Parents are worried that when it rains, children…

A known river in the Eastern Region, Nsukwao  River, shockingly turned blood red Saturday morning to the amazement of residents of Nsukwao  in the New Juaben municipality. The river which is usually clean and colourless attracted people from near and afar to witness the amazement as the red water kept flowing for hours. Visibly surprised residents at Nsukwao told TV3’s Eastern regional correspondent Yvonne Neequaye that they have not seen such a spectacle before. Initial report attributed it to activities of illegal abattoir operators who might have discharged a large quantity of animal blood upstream from Sushen area. But this has been…

A Chinese national at Wasa Akropong in the Amenfi East District of the Western Region has allegedly shot and killed a 29-year-old man on Friday evening. The Chinese who committed the heinous crime shot Godwin Quaicoe also known as Nana Buah in a close range killing him instantly, 3news.com has gathered. The deceased was said to have accompanied his plumber friend to the Chinese man to collect his money, GHS150 for the work the plumber did for the Chinese. When the two drove to a casino operated by the Chinese, a brawl ensued between the plumber and the Chinese, which…

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named a young starting line-up to face Uganda in their crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier on Saturday with Sweden-based Kingsley Sarfo getting his first start for the Black Stars.  Daniel Opare will make his first start for Ghana in three years as he starts from right back while Lumor Agbenyenu will retain his place at the left-back position. According to the Ghana FA Twitter post, Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey will captain the Black Stars for the match to be played in Kampala and will play at the heart of the defence. He will be…

Joseph Warungu reflects on how the Bible has taken centre stage in the battle for the Kenyan presidency. If opposition leader Raila Odinga contests and wins the presidential election re-run on 26 October, a large chunk of the Kenyan population will be about to enter the biblical land of Canaan. This is because Mr Odinga has succeeded in boiling down the entire manifesto of his umbrella group of opposition parties into a single memorable phrase – “tunaenda Kanani” – Swahili for “we’re going to Canaan”, the land that flows with milk and honey. Presidential elections in Kenya have become a…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has revealed that his government has secured funding to the tune of US$45.7 million for the rehabilitation and expansion of several water supply systems across the country, as a means of realising government’s agenda of “Water for All”. According to President Akufo-Addo, out of this amount, “we are spending $1.2 million, i.e. GH¢5 million, for the rehabilitation of the water system of Nalerigu, $1.1 million for rehabilitation of the water system for Gambaga, and $1.3 for the rehabilitation of the water system at Walewale. All of these works will begin before the end of…

The police have arrested the principal suspect who sent thugs to cut off the manhood of his wife’s suspected lover at Nsakina in the Ga West Municipality. The suspect, Robert Otoo, reportedly contracted thugs to attack the victim whom he suspected of having an affair  with his wife. Preliminary police investigation indicates that suspect, who has a medical condition relating to his sexuality, has been picking quarrels with any  man who is friendly to his wife. The police said Emmanuel Awotse Nanor, one of the persons Robert accuses of having an affair with the wife, repeatedly denied the accusation, yet…

Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of a possible coup plot amid growing tensions in the fight to succeed her husband. She says allies of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa are threatening the lives of those who don’t support him to replace President Robert Mugabe, 93. Mrs Mugabe herself and Mr Mnangagwa are the front-runners and their rivalry has split the governing Zanu-PF. The row comes after Mr Mnangagwa claimed that he was poisoned in August. His supporters have suggested that rivals within Zanu-PF were responsible, although Mr Mnangagwa has distanced himself from such claims. He has told state media that…

Hundreds of residents, first year students from some senior high schools, technical and vocational institutions from the three regions of the north, lined up at principal streets in their respective regions to express gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for the implementation of the Free SHS. The ecstatic students literally held the President’s convoy hostage on Friday when he arrived in the Northern Region for his three-day tour. They held placards with inscriptions some of which read: “We are beneficiaries of Free SHS”, “Thank you, Mr. President”, “President Akufo-Addo, the visionary leader”, “Free SHS is a blessing to Ghanaians”, “Ghana is working…

Government has justified its decision to hold a ceremony Tuesday to launch the restoration of allowances for trainee nurses and midwives. The Health Ministry announced Thursday that a ceremony has been scheduled to take place at the Sunyani Nursing and Midwifery Training School in the Brong Ahafo Region to mark the launch, something that has since attracted criticism. READ: Akufo-Addo to launch restored nurses, midwife trainees’ allowance Some Ghanaians have questioned the decision, and described it as a waste of public resources and working hours but the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has defended the planned ceremony to announce the reintroduction…