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Residents of Monteigu and the adjourning communities in the Tatale-Sanguli district of the northern appear to have been left to their fate in the fight against gunmen who invaded the communities on two consecutive days.  Four suspected robbers were killed on Sunday May 21, 2017 evening in a foiled robbery attack on some traders at the Tatale market in Nyojado resulting in a gun battle, TV3 gathered. Also four residents including the chairman of the National Democratic Congress in the Tatale-Sanguli constituency died when they joined the gun battle to protect their kinsmen. When everybody thought all was over, the suspected…

Following public uproar over the rustication of 22 students of the University of Cape Coast, the management of the school has issued a statement to set the record straight. Below is the statement The Management of the University of Cape Coast has monitored with dismay the negative reactions from sections of the public over its attempt to maintain discipline in the University. This is obviously as a result of a lack of information about the University’s disciplinary processes. Following the campus disturbances that led to injury to some staff and students and destruction of Oguaa Hall building and some vehicles,…

The Student Representative Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has asked 22 students who have been rusticated to bin the school’s directive. The SRC is asking the affected students not to heed the directive by the school’s authorities because the SRC, which is the umbrella body of all students, was not informed about the decision before the university took that final action and has also failed to communicate directly with the students involved. Twenty-two students of the University of Cape Coast were rusticated after investigations cited them for their involvement in a clashes between students of the University,…

World Rugby Council has approved the application by the Ghana Rugby Football Union as a full member, bringing the total number to 104 full members and 17 associates. The Union became an associate member of World Rugby in April 2004 but a full member of Rugby Africa, the regional association. The union actively partakes in regional activities and participates in a range of Rugby Africa tournaments. It is recognised by Ghana’s Olympic Committee, fulfilling World Rugby’s full membership criteria. The union runs a national 15-a-side team and, in total, has 10 teams participating in a domestic 15-a-side league with more…

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has caused the arrest of four expatriates operating an illegal gold mine at Tontokrom in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The mining company, Geo Professional Services (GPS), which flouted a May 17, 2017 directive by the Lands Commission, has been shut down by the Minister. “Your license is for small scale mining which is the preserve of Ghanaian nationals, in effect what you are doing is illegal. See what you have done to the environment. You can’t do this in your country. And I want you to stop work immediately,”…

A total of thirty four cases have been booked for reconstructive surgery at the Ghana Center for Excellence for Fistula in Tamale in the northern region. The surgery scheduled to coincide with the World Fistula Day Celebration is the first in 2017 and will see the restoration of dignity to the women who have hoped for an end to their woes of womanhood. Ahead of the World Fistula Day Celebration, TV3’s Northern Regional Correspondent Zubaida Ismail spent time with thirty six year old mother of six Samata Fuseini at her residence in Gaabligbini. Samata Fuseini is the first wife of…

Ghana’s Speaker of parliament Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye has led a seven-member delegation are in the Moroccan city of Rabat for a three day visit to that country’s House of Representatives. He is expected to hold talks with high profile officials of the Moroccan government, including the president of the Rabat Senate as well various sector ministers. The talks are expected to Centre around bilateral relations between the two countries. Accompanying the speaker are the majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Seth Acheampong and some members of the parliamentary service.…

I wonder if you have observed how several average Ghanaians refuse to observe simple regulations and have very simple reasons for breaking our social rules and turn round making it  look like they are rather the ones at the receiving end. It is like the bad guy who killed the parents and before a judge pleaded for clemency because  he is an orphan. The clearest way to understand me is to check our roads on a daily basis. Some tro-tro and Taxi cab drivers behave as if they own the road or everyone else using the roads owe them so…

The devastation from illegal small scale mining at Fahiakobo, a notorious galamsey community in the Amansie Central District, on Monday forced the Ashanti regional minister to abandon inspection of roads in the area. Mr Simon Osei Mensah, had visited the Obuasi – Amansie Central enclave to inspect the conditions of the road network but on reaching Fahiakobo, he was forced to change his itinerary to move in on some illegal small scale miners due to the level of destruction from their activities. A 29-year-old Kwaku Ofori was arrested by the minister and his team in what could be termed as…

A total of 35 principal and senior revenue officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority have been transferred from their various duty posts across the country to the Tema Collection point. Reasons for their transfer are unclear but TV3’s Josephine Frempong, gathered it forms part of the government’s efforts at tightening loopholes in revenue generation as well as to retrieve all revenue lost on account of corrupt and unprofessional practices. All the transferred staff are from the Customs Division of the GRA from the Takoradi, Accra, Koforidua collection points, the Customs headquarters, TOR and Kpetoe Academy. On Friday the Deputy Finance…