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The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has been given a stern warning by the Speaker of Parliament to “go and sin no more” following his unsubstantiated corruption allegation against parliament. Giving his final judgment on the allegation the speaker Prof. Mike Ocquaye indicated that because Mr. Ayariga could not substantiate his claim, he is warned to desist from ever embarking on any such act that would dent the image of the House. “Hon. Ayariga, if this is to be repeated in the future after today’s ruling, you’ll have yourself to blame” the speaker said. This was after…

President Akufo-Addo, is advocating for the growth of bilateral ties and relations between Ghana and Korea, as government seeks to embark on an ambitious programme of social and economic transformation modeled on the programmes used by the ‘Asian Tigers’. The President made this known when Mr. Lyeo Woon-Ki, the outgoing South Korean Ambassador to Ghana, called on him at the Presidency to bid him farewell, as his 2½ year duty tour of Ghana has come to an end. According to President Akufo-Addo, “many of us see your country (South Korea) as an inspiration of how, with organization, determination, hard work…

Gospel musicians Willie and Mike may have grown out of being toddlers but they definitely still do remember the nursery rhymes from back in their younger years. 3news.com caught up with the two talented musicians and men of God in an exclusive interview with all the ingredients which may serve as hope, joy, encouragement, healing and motivation for readers and viewers. The childhood friends have been very busy just not with music but charity works from the Willie and Mike Foundation which has benefitted the less privileged in society. They also touched on several other very interesting issues with online…

Judges and magistrates in Ghana say the country’s court premises should be declared flashpoints and given maximum security protection at all times. The judges and other judicial workers who say they feel threatened by Thursday’s violent attack on a Circuit Court in Kumasi, premised their call on the fact that “criminal trials [at the courts] have the potential of emitting violence” At a news conference in Accra Friday, they said the attack on the Circuit Court by the pro-New Patriotic Party vigilante group, Delta Force, which led to the escape of 13 members of the group, is a threat and…

The Western Regional Director of Education, Enyonam Afi Amefugah, has denied caning a female teacher who whipped some class-two pupils for showing up late for school to write examination. The teacher at Well Road Primary School in Sekondi was “hitting the legs” of the pupils with cane Wednesday when the Director chanced on the incident which she deemed inappropriate, hence intervened.  The pupils were said to have reported late to the examination hall. The Director said when she saw the teacher caning the legs of some the class-two pupils, she initially thought it was just one pupil “but soon after,…

It was a moment of glitz as all and sundry gathered at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, AdaeKesie Hall on  April 2, 2017 for the book launch of Change What You Eat; Change How You Look by Certified Weight Loss Expert, Akoto DerGross. In the book, Change What You Eat; Change How You Look, the author who is also the Founder and CEO of Fat2Fit Weight Management Ghana, shows how changing his diet completely transformed him from being obese to super fit by taking the reader through a 7 step process that  will  help  them break  free  from  unhealthy …

Two suspected criminals, said to be gays, are in the grips of the Tesano Divisional Police Command on charges of blackmail. The suspects, Stephen Torsu and Aikins Atitsogbe, together with four others now at large, allegedly forced and took nude photos of a victim they had robbed in demand for additional GHC1,000 The four have been identified only as Courage, Willie, Semanu and Dickson. Police said the six lured the victim (name withheld), who is a social worker, to their house and stripped him naked, took a number of pictures of him after they robbed him off his mobile phone…

Deputy Agric minister-designate, George Oduro, has expressed surprised at a report by Ghana’s Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) linking him to a cocaine syndicate in Geneva in Switzerland. Describing the work of the BNI on the report as shoddy, Mr Oduro wondered how such a security apparatus could fail to do due diligence before writing the said report dated March 23, 2017 to President Nana Akufo-Addo. He said Friday that he is consulting with lawyers over the matter and in due course, make a decision on the matter. According to the BNI report, Mr Oduro, also known as George Best…

Lead counsel for the accused person of the Marwako Restaurant manager who is being tried for thrusting the face of caterer into blended pepper, has prayed the Abeka District Court for an “out of court settlement”. Mr Julio De Medieros, counsel for Jihad Chaaban, the accused person, informed the court that he had instructions from his client to pray the court for out of court settlement. Referring to Section 73 of the Court’s Act, the law allows reconciliation in criminal cases noting that the issue before the court was not a felony but a misdemeanour. “As a mother, in your…

The Ashanti Regional Police has re-arrested the 13 members of Delta Force vigilante group who escaped from lawful custody Thursday. All the 13 are currently in custody after “they reported themselves to the Police [on Thursday]”, a statement issued by the Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ken Yeboah. It is unclear whether the escapees who were being tried on charges of assault will be tried on another charge of escaping from lawful custody. The 13 members were forcibly freed Thursday afternoon when their colleagues stormed a Circuit Court in Kumasi, threatened the presiding judge and vandalized property during court session. They threatened…