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One of Ghana’s astute parliamentarians, Dr. Richard Winfred Anane, has given an indication he may put himself up for consideration as the next leader of the New Patriotic Party with a view to becoming the country’s president. Dr. Anane whose name came up in 2014 as one of the NPP bigwigs nursing ambitions at the time to contest the flagbearship of the party for the 2016 elections, told Ghanaians Wednesday to “wait and see” his next political move when asked if he still have the dream of leading the party into elections. Touching on his political career on Accra-based 3FM…

A bridge at Afrancho-Bronkong connecting several farming communities in the Afigya Kwabre district of Ashanti Region has collapsed, making life unbearable for residents in the area. The situation has forced some residents to risk their lives to cross the Nkaadan River, on which the collapsed bridge once hanged, on foot to get to access other communities. The bridge, which links over six thousand residents at Afrancho Bronkong, Bodwesango, Maase, Besease and Atimatim among other farming communities in the district, started deteriorating three years ago. Movement of commercial and other heavy-duty vehicles became almost impassable until its eventual collapse recently due…

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by Donald Trump that the site has always been against him. The US president accused the social network of “collusion” on Twitter, branding it “anti-Trump”. He made the same claim against the New York Times and the Washington Post. Facebook will shortly hand over 3,000 political adverts to congressional investigators probing alleged Russian meddling in the US election. The site believes the ads were probably purchased by Russian entities during and after the 2016 presidential contest. Facebook, Twitter and Google have been asked to testify before the US Senate Intelligence Committee on…

Hugh Hefner, founder of the international adult magazine Playboy, has died at the age of 91. Playboy Enterprises Inc said he passed away peacefully at home, from natural causes. Hefner began publishing Playboy in his kitchen at home in 1953. It became the largest-selling men’s magazine in the world, shifting seven million copies a month at its peak. Cooper Hefner, his son, said he would be “greatly missed by many”. He paid tribute to his father’s “exceptional and impactful life as a media and cultural pioneer,” and called him an advocate for free speech, civil rights and sexual freedom. Hefner’s…

An Italian woman has married herself in a ceremony complete with white dress, three-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests. “I firmly believe that each of us must first of all love ourselves,” said Laura Mesi, a 40-year-old fitness trainer. “You can have a fairytale even without the prince.” The ceremony carries no legal weight. But Ms Mesi is part of a growing trend for self-marriage – dubbed “sologamy” – in countries around the world. Proponents of such ceremonies say it is about self-love and acceptance, and claiming the social affirmation normally reserved for couples who wed. Laura says the…

An Italian woman has married herself in a ceremony complete with white dress, three-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests. “I firmly believe that each of us must first of all love ourselves,” said Laura Mesi, a 40-year-old fitness trainer. “You can have a fairytale even without the prince.” The ceremony carries no legal weight. But Ms Mesi is part of a growing trend for self-marriage – dubbed “sologamy” – in countries around the world. Proponents of such ceremonies say it is about self-love and acceptance, and claiming the social affirmation normally reserved for couples who wed. Laura says the…

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s commitment to the strengthening of bilateral relations with the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Bawumia made this known when the Chinese Vice Minister for Commerce, Mr. Qiam Keming, paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House. The Vice President in June this year, led a delegation of government officials to China in a quest to deepen diplomatic and economic ties, as well as create opportunities for Ghanaian businesses to form partnerships between the two countries. Government is seeking to leverage Ghana’s natural resources, specifically bauxite, through its recent partnership…

A group of media practitioners from different countries have been touring the southern African nation of Zimbabwe to familiarize themselves with some of its tourism sites, experiences and potential ahead of the Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo. The tourism expo, which takes place from Thursday September 28 to Sunday October 1 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds in the second largest of city of Bulawayo, will bring together different players in the travel and tourism value chain from across Zimbabwe, Africa and the rest of the world. The international media, which is made up of reporters, travel and tourism…

The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya Naa Andani Yakubu has called for the immediate inclusion of  mental illness in the National Health Insurance Scheme to improve access to medications by the mentally ill and epileptic patients. He also declared his total support to end the inhumane treatment meted out to mentally challenged in his area. He was speaking to the media after a durbar organized by Basic Needs Ghana in Yendi in the Northern Region on the theme “Support Mental Health in Ghana”. The chief was emphatic he will not hesitate to use all appropriate measures to deal with persons who…

Reward for WAFU glory, return for the much loved Daniel Opare and the continuous absence of Mubarak Wakasso and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu; Kwesi Appiah’s squad for the 2018 world cup qualifier against Uganda had it all. But its biggest talking point has to be the absence of the Ayew brothers. TV3’s Sports editor Michael Oti Adjei takes a detailed look at Appiah’s 26-man squad and the major talking points. ANALYSIS: @OtiAdjei on Kwesi Appiah’s big and controversial calls for Uganda.#3Sports pic.twitter.com/vigIM12mVX — #3sports (@3SportsGh) September 27, 2017 By TV3 Sports|3news.com|Ghana