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Have you ever donated your blood? Are you aware that donating blood once in while can boost your immune system while saving lives? Well, according to Dr. Thomas Anabah, a medical director at the Ridge hospital in Accra, donating your blood helps in replenishing your system by producing new blood cells that boost your immune system. Dr Anabah explained that those suffering from hemophilia, anemia, cancer as well as some accident victims and pregnant women among other patients, require blood to survive. So if you are not in the habit of donating your blood, don’t worry because TV3 is giving…

Five sub-chiefs in New Juaben in the Eastern Region who broke away from the Traditional Council six years ago,  have performed traditional rites to make amends with their paramount chief, Daasebre Prof. Oti Boateng. A sheep was slaughtered Wednesday morning and libation poured by the five sub chiefs to signify an end to their ban from taking part in the activities and meetings of the New Juaben Traditional Council. The performance of the rite, which was consequent to a peace deal between the Council and the chiefs, also marked an end to all activities by the five sub chiefs, which…

The Zongo Development Fund to be established by the government would not be a usual freebie, dishing out money to support naming ceremonies, funerals and other social events, minister-designate for Inner City and Zongo Development has underscored. Boniface Abubakar Saddique spelling out the mission of the ministry that would operate from the presidency said the fund would solely be used for development projects. He was responding to a possible challenge of people calling on him to take money from the fund to support certain social events when he took his turn at the Parliament Appointments Committee sitting on Wednesday. “The…

Board chairman of the 2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Nii Ayite Hammond, has stated it is impossible for any musician to bribe organisers of the award scheme to influence who wins what as is being alleged. “No individual takes decision on who wins what. When nominations are out in the public domain, there is 40% voting from the public, 30% from the academic (made up of stakeholders in the industry) and 30% from the board” he told Onua FM. “For anybody to win an award, you must at least have votes from these three categories of people. Let’s assume you…

Former Attorney General, Martin A. Amidu has backed down on his legendary legal attempts at retrieving the GHC51.2 million wrongfully paid to embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome by the State. Mr Amidu who was seeking the permission of Ghana’s Supreme Court to orally examine Mr Woyome on the controversial amount, announced before the Court Wednesday he wants the case withdrawn in view of the commitment by the Akufo-Addo’s government to retrieve the amount. When the case was recalled Wednesday,  Mr Amidu told the court constituted by a single judge, Justice Anin Yeboah, that the new assurances from the new government,…

File photo[/caption] Mr Timothy Nakoja, father of a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy says his family is forced to lock the child indoors to enable them work and earn a living. He said, “We have tried countless times to get the boy admitted into school but to no avail, we are left with no option than to lock him up in a room while we go and earn a living on a daily basis.” Mr Nakoja was speaking in an interview with the media on the need for government to effectively implement the Inclusive Education Policy in Ghana. “We…

Otiko Afisa Djaba[/caption] The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Otiko Afisa Djaba may have enjoyed the numbers from the majority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament to get the nod as a minister, but the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) said they will not recognize her. According to the Member of Parliament for Odododiodio who is also as a member of the Vetting Committee, the general composure of Otiko Djaba does not qualify her to be a minister hence the decision by the Minority to abstain from her approval. Minority NDC on Tuesday was emphatic that they would…

Legal luminary, Sam Okudzeto, has urged activists of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from raiding and vandalising state assets, stating Ghana is not a jungle but a civilised society. He said the NPP must take up the responsibility of educating its supporters to desist from destroying state assets. “We are not in the jungle. We are in a civilised society, where there are rules, there are laws. So we should allow the rules and laws to operate. Those kids need to be educated to make them understand,” Mr Okudzeto said In an interview with the Ghana News…

There seems to be no saving grace for highlife artiste, Kwabena Kwabena, who has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons in the last couple of weeks. With his marital turmoil still lingering, the artist has been caught up in yet another situation involving some grave contention with event organizers, ABBA Investment, which has led to the assault and detention of an official of the Events firm. Jingles, the Operations Manager for ABBA Investment was said to have served Kwabena at the premises of Metro TV this morning, a notice of a court injunction on Kwabena’s ‘Love Night’ Concert…

Isaac Asiamah[/caption] Minister-designate for Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, says his outfit is committed to drawing investors into the country through the establishment of a research centre. According to Isaac Asiamah, the absence of an established data on the contribution of sports to the country’s GDP does not auger well for the country. Taking his turn at the ministerial vetting Tuesday, he said the establishment of this research center will make sports in Ghana attractive which is expected to draw investors into the country and also create jobs for the youth. “Sports is no more described as leisure, but a…