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Ex-FBI chief James Comey told Congress that the Trump administration’s comments about him and the FBI were “lies plain and simple”. Mr Comey told a Senate committee they were wrong to denigrate the agency and its leadership. He was also “confused” by the “shifting explanations” for his sacking, which came as he led a probe into any links between the Trump campaign and Moscow. President Donald Trump later said he never sought to impede the inquiry. Mr Trump’s attorney, Marc Kasowitz, said in a statement Mr Comey’s testimony “finally confirmed publicly” that the president was not under investigation as part…

The late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who was murdered in cold blood on May 29, 2017 at the Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region would be laid to rest today, June 9, 2017. A state funeral service for the late senior military officer is underway at the forecourt of the State House in Accra with full military honours. Watch the service  Source: 3news.com | Ghana

The Ghana Police Service and the Attorney-General’s Department have been urged to do due diligence to the investigations and prosecution of the suspected murderers of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie who made the appeal said “lawyers look for loopholes so if your facts are not strong, then at the end of the day, the good people of Ghana will cry foul because the suspects would be set free”. The former National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator was contributing into discussions on the burial of the late Major Mahama on TV3’s…

Thousands of poisonous centipedes have invaded farms and homes of over 170 settlements in the Juaboso District of the Western Region where they are destroying cocoa farms and causing inconvenience to residents. Compounds of residents in the affected areas, as well as their kitchen, rooms, churches, schools and health facilities have all been flooded by the centipedes. Health authorities at the affected clinics and the community members are struggling to control the invasion of the venomous creature that is hazardous to humans. Residents of the affected communities, which include Bonsu-Nkwanta, New Berekum, Ahwiafofu and Danyame, have now abandoned their farms…

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahen, has vowed to end his political career should the National Democratic Congress ever win political power in the history of Ghana. Sounding resolute, the legal practitioner said the NDC which lost the December 2016 election to his party has lost touch with political reality and that members and leadership of the NDC are “tickling themselves”. “…At all times material, I Nana Obiri Boahen, will quit politics if NDC ever comes to power again,” he said while reacting to suggestions by a leading member of NDC that the NPP will…

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has denied claims that it has started a decongestion exercise in the city’s central business district. Petty traders along the pavement from the Children Hospital to the Kejetia Central Market have been relocated to the Race Course to pave the way for the reconstruction of the roads from the Komfo Anokye roundabout to market. The reconstruction of the roads is part of the Kejetia Market redevelopment project. Some traders who were initially not happy with the move misconstrued it to be a decongestion exercise and served notice to protest. But the Presiding Member of the Assembly,…

The Chief Executive Officer of Kantanka Automobile Limited, Kwadwo Safo Jnr, has appealed to government to provide policy guidelines for the manufacturing or assembling of cars in Ghana. According to Mr. Safo, the absence of the legislation is hampering the growth of Ghanaian companies seeking to enter or grow in the vehicle manufacturing sector. He bemoaned the fact cars manufactured in Ghana by Kantanka Automobile are charged the same duty and levies as vehicles manufactured outside and imported into Ghana. Mr. Safo Jnr, son of renowned industrialist Apostle Kwadwo Safo, made the appeal when he called on the Vice President,…

The Guardians of Gray Masters Foundation, a not-for-profit institution, is advocating early passage of Ghana’s National Aged Bill to protect and promote the rights and well-being of older persons. The global population of people above the age of 60 will exceed the number of younger people by 2050, and this growth is expected to be faster in developing countries Yet, research has shown elderly abuse, neglect, violence, and exploitation is one of the biggest issues facing senior citizens around the world. World Health Organization data suggests that 4 to 6 per cent of elderly suffer from some form of abuse, a…

Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) says Ghana risks losing about 150 million dollars if the country fails to reach a consensus on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) concession agreement by September 2018. According to the executive director of ACEP, Ben Boakye , Ghana must be focused on securing the almost $500 million under the Millennium Challenge Account Compact II regardless the several distractions  that have impeded the process in the last few years . Ghana has signed a $498.2 million Compact II agreement with the MCC. The Ghana Power Compact is expected to provide the country with a financial…

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac  Adongo insists that government provides the names of those who subscribed to the $2.25 billion controversial bond to prove its innocence in the conflict of interest allegations. Even though the finance minister was in parliament Wednesday to furnish the house with the details of the bond issue and to clarify the controversy of alleged conflict of interest, the minority seems unconvinced, hence their demand for the names of the subscribers. Prior to the minister’s visit to parliament, the minority asked for certain details including the issue certificate, the issue date, the denomination…