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Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Banjul, Gambia, together with the ECOWAS Mediator in the political situation in The Gambia, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari, for talks with President Yahya Jammeh. President Mahama who is the Co-Mediator left Accra Friday morning, and is expected to be joined by Liberia’s Ellen Sirleaf Johnson and officials of the UN, AU and ECOWAS. The Gambia, following elections last year, is expected to inaugurate a new president on January 19, but President Jammeh who lost and earlier accepted the results of the elections has now rejected the results. The mediators are hoping to strike a…

A member of the governing New Patriotic Party and Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has stated that the government’s priority in the first six months will be to stabilise the macro-economic environment. “It is our desire to control inflation, our debt stock is growing; we can’t keep on borrowing, we have to restructure some of the debt so that it gives us some fiscal space to operate within,” told the B&FT. “So, early days, we will be looking at restructuring the debt, trying to stabilise the currency. At least, if it stays stable it helps…

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister-designate, to maintain the three-year tenure of Senior High School (SHS) education. Mr Bright Appiah, GNECC Chairman, speaking to the Ghana News Agency, on Thursday, in Accra, said the three-year duration was in line with the Anamoah-Mensah Committee’s report and every form of review to be undertaken must reflect that Committee’s recommendations. The Anamuah-Mensah Committee, which was set up to review the nation’s educational system, in 2003, recommended a new educational system consisting of two years of kindergarten, six years of primary, three years…

The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated his ministers will play a key role in his consultations to determine who become their deputies for the at least 30 substantive ministries under his government. A total of 36 ministers have been named by the President who has explained only 30 will be manning the various substantive ministerial positions when approved. The six others, he pointed out, will be under the presidency for the specially created portfolios. It is not clear the number of deputy ministers the president will appoint, though it is likely some ministries will have two deputies while…

Chiefs and people of Assin in the Central Region have called on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to appoint the MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, as the Central Regional Minister. They argued that the Assin Traditional Area which comprises Assin North, South and Central Constituencies have paid their dues to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) which deserves that they are rewarded with a ministerial position. The Tufuhene of Effutu Akwa Traditional Area in Assin Fosu, Nana Kankam Akomaning, who spoke on behalf of the chiefs and people, told Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene that they are preparing…

The winner of December’s presidential election in The Gambia says there is no need for President Yahya Jammeh to seek asylum and he is confident direct talks can solve the crisis. Adama Barrow told the BBC he was confident he would be sworn in next week despite his rival’s refusal to give up power. Nigeria’s leader is due in Banjul to try and broker an end to the deadlock. His MPs have voted to offer Mr Jammeh asylum to help negotiations. Mr Jammeh’s term officially ends next Wednesday, but he wants the results annulled after the electoral commission changed some…

The 2017 edition of the African Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday, January 14 in Gabon with the best 16 football nations on the continent meeting to battle it out for the ultimate prize. 3news.com takes a look at the various groups and how they would be fairing in the tournament. Senegal The Lions of Teranga are looking to – at least – make it out of the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their last six attempts. The Senegalese faithful will feel that their team should be aiming higher, but the…

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday met his party’s Members of Parliament. The meeting also saw Former Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho in attendance. Some executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) were also present at the meeting, which was held in a “great atmosphere”. Current leadership of the Minority as well as Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin were all at the meeting. Taking to Twitter later in the day, Former President Mahama expressed how “frank” the discussions were. Spent my Thursday afternoon with the NDC Caucus in Parliament. Great atmosphere, frank discussions and networking.…

The police administration has put in a number of measures to stall the recent takeovers of state installments by some members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Among the measures put in place are the deployment of officers to protect public facilities, gathering of intelligence and prompt response to vandalism. “In some case, the police as a result of intelligence gathered, managed to foil or prevent attempts by some miscreants to either vandalise or seize some state properties,” the police said in a statement on Thursday. “At other times, the police were on hand to quell some acts of…