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Traders at the Odawna Pedestrian Shopping Mall whose stalls were demolished to make way for the construction of the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange have expressed disappointment in the government for its failure to compensate them. According to them, all efforts made during the past administration concerning the compensation proved futile. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) at the inception of the construction demolished part of the shopping mall to allow space for the contractor to work. The NDC government in power then promised to compensate the affected traders but they are yet to receive any compensation. The chairman of the traders union…

The Minority in Parliament is convinced the Northern Regional chairman of the governing party, Daniel Bugri Naabu has opened his mouth wide enough to be invited to give evidence in the murder of Adams Mahama. The former New Patriotic Party Upper East Regional chairman was gruesomely murdered in 2015 in an acid attack. Some people are standing trial for the murder including Gregory Afoko, brother of NPP’s suspended National Chairman. Following last week’s a mudslinging incident between Bugri Naabu and Otiko Afisa Djaba who is the Minister of Gender and Social Protection, the former accused the latter, as well as…

The scrapped allowance for teacher trainees across the country is to be restored by September this year, government has announced. Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, who revealed this said the government is busily working on the modalities to restore the allowance by the next academic year in September Speaking at this year’s National Congress of Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) at Dorma Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo Region, Prof. Yankah said the Akufo-Addo government is working to ensure that newly posted teachers are paid on time. The congress was attended by the Executives of the…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

US President Donald Trump has dismissed FBI director James Comey, White House says. “Today, President Donald J Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office,” said a White House statement. The surprise move comes after it emerged Mr Comey gave inaccurate information about Hillary Clinton’s emails to Congress last week. Mrs Clinton has blamed Mr Comey for her election defeat to Donald Trump. Source BBC

Government says it has finalised plans to split the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone into two but an architect of the development of the zone has expressed fears the move would retard the development plan of the area. The Savannah Ecological Zone currently covers 54.4 per cent of the land space of Ghana, comprising 63 districts in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, northern Brong-Ahafo and Volta regions. However, the Nana Akufo-Addo led government wants to carve a middle belt out of the zone; with the creation of a coastal belt in the offing. Carving out the middle belt will bring…

President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the District Chief Executive for Garu-Tempane in the Upper East Region, Emmanuel Asore Avoka, has been given an overwhelming confirmation by the Assembly. Mr Avoka, a teacher, polled 36 out of the 43 votes, representing 86 per cent, the Electoral Commission announced at Tuesday’s confirmation election. He called for peaceful co-existence in order to attract investors and development partners to the district, while reaffirming the commitment of the Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfilling the New Patriotic Party 2016 campaign promises. The DCE assured the people he would work with all the members irrespective of their political affiliation…

The ‘powerful’ Chinese woman, Aisha Huen,  who has allegedly been engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana, has been remanded in prison custody with her four other compatriots whiles investigations continue. The courts held it could not trust Aisha Huen, a.k.a Aisha Enhuen, to avail herself for investigations. Aisha was invited by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and detained to assist with investigations but had to be put before court in order not to flout the 48-hour detention constitutional provision. She was sent to court on Tuesday with four other Chinese nationals who were arrested on a concession and believed to be…

TV3’s Talented Kidz VII winner, DJ Switch, put up an outstanding warm-up performance at the Ghana DJ Awards ahead of her well deserved victory at the final of the reality show. DJ Switched was special guest of honour at the ceremony held at the Silver Stars Tower at Airport City on Saturday. She rocked patrons with her breathtaking skills. The talented Erica Tandoh, 24 hours later, beat off stiff competition from seven others to emerge the eventual winner of the Talented Kidz show. She was presented with a cheque for GH¢10,000, a GH¢6,000 educational fund and products from sponsors…

Mrs. G. came to our offices for her first visit distraught. Her primary-care doctor had just diagnosed her with diabetes, and she was here for advice. She was shocked by the diagnosis. She had always been overweight and had relatives with diabetes, but she believed she lived a healthy lifestyle. One of the habits that she identified as healthy was drinking freshly squeezed juice, which she saw as a virtuous food, every day. We asked her to stop drinking juice entirely. She left the office somewhat unconvinced, but after three months of cutting out the juice and making some changes…