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The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has reposed high confidence in Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency to consign poverty to oblivion. He is trusting the president to prioritize education to conquer poverty, which is high in the Ghanaian society. “That every child born will have a desk to write on, a chair to sit on, and a good teacher to learn from,” he said to Winston Amoah, host of TV3’s Hot Issues on Saturday when asked one thing he would want President Akufo-Addo to be remembered for “We are looking forward for the physical change that Ghanaians are looking for. So by…

As the debate about our new government’s symbolic 100 days in office wanes, I have spent time to analyze the ills with our brand of democracy which makes the NDC and NPP as well as their followers think that talking their way to power and still talking for the four year cycle is what will take this country from the third world to a second or a first world. Forget about our middle income level status which doesn’t reflect in the well-being of our teeming citizens. Forget also about the international acclaim of this nation as the most democratic country…

Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez scored in  extra-time  for his team as they beat Manchester City at Wembley to reach a third FA Cup final in four seasons. After 90 minutes, the game recorded 1-1. Goals from Sergio Aguero for the “citizens” placed man city in front but Nacho Montreal’s equalizer sent the game into extra  time. Fans who trooped  the Wembley stadium witness brilliance from both teams. Arsenal will now meet Chelsea at  the Wembley stadium  for the finals of the competition. By Kwesi Amoesi Focus |3news.com

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu has ordered a mining firm, Okobeng Mining Company, to halt any mining activities at Domenase in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region. The mining firm, which was issued with prospecting licence two months ago, had been mining about 30 metres to River Ankobra for the past three months. The Minister issued the directive when he led a team to Domenase in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region on Sunday. The visit followed the expiration of the ultimatum the Minister gave to all illegal miners to…

The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say. Mr Macron won 23.7%, while Ms Le Pen won 21.7%, French TV says. The two saw off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and the hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to the projections. The pair now face a run-off vote on 7 May. Whoever wins the next round, the voting marks a shift away from the leftist and centre-right parties that have long dominated French politics. Ms Le Pen leads the eurosceptic, anti-immigrant National Front party.…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged his commitment to making Accra the cleanest city on the African continent within the next four years. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the commitment I want to make, and for all of us to make, is that by the end of my term in office, Accra will be the cleanest city on the entire African continent. That is the commitment I am making.” The President made this known on Sunday, April 23, 2017, when the President of the Ngleshie Alata Traditional Council, Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio, together with the Chiefs…

To deny trotro-riding citizens ‘lucrative’ jobs in politics, merely because they are chiefs is to say the least discriminatory. That is the position of Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, the Okyenhene. Therefore asking a chief to abdicate his stool or skin before participating in active politics as enshrined in the constitution is wrong in his assessment. Article 276 (1) of the constitution states that “A chief shall not take part in active party politics; and any chief wishing to do so and seeking election to Parliament shall abdicate his stool or skin.” But the respected chief said “that is unfair; I…

The paramount Chief of the Abuakwa Traditional Area, Okyehene Amoatia Ofori Panyin, has blamed Ghana’s slow pace of development on the centralized governance style of the country indicating that the system which was run under Ghana’s first president, Dr. Nkrumah cannot be used in modern days. “We [Ghana] set off with just about 4.5 million people and Nkrumah came along and said Chiefs were not fit enough to run the nation… Nkrumah wanted centrality of government and at the time, that was right. “The 4.5 million people and the system we had cannot hold 27 million people so leaders who…

Dr. Sazrar Opata, the Board Chairman of the University College of Management Studies (UCOM), on Saturday, urged graduands at its Sixth Congregation to translate their knowledge and skills to bring the needed change in the society. He challenged the graduands to be imaginative and not simply conform to the status quo, but pursue their dreams and passions in life. Speaking at the University’s Congregation in Accra, Dr Opata urged parents, host communities and corporate institutions to come out with innovative ideas that would enhance the development of the University. The Board Chairman appealed to the government to institute measures to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to cooperate and support his government in nation building. He told New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters and a section of the public in Sunyani that his government was poised to create jobs and reduce poverty, and Ghanaians ought to give him the needed support. President Akufo-Addo was addressing party supporters in Sunyani as part of his two-day official visit to the Brong- Ahafo Region, where he launched the ‘planting for food and jobs initiative’ in Goaso in the Region. President Akufo-Addo thanked the chiefs and people of Brong-Ahafo Region for their…