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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has beaten competition from 2015 frontrunner, Kofi Annan to emerge the 2016 Most Influential Public Figure on Social Media in the Ghana Social Media Rankings spearheaded by Avance Media, CliQAfrica and Dream Ambassadors Foundation GH. President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2016 also gained the highest number of new followers among his competitors on the list numbering 935,145 which was also coupled with the highest number of engagements across Facebook and Twitter. His closest contender former president John Dramani Mahama, who ranked higher than him in 2015 also gained new followers in 2016 numbering 713,788 whilst former…

Greater Accra Regional chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Joseph  Ade Coker, says the government does not need rocket scientists to identify vehicles belonging to the state that are in individual hands.   “This is simple. They don’t need a rocket science to determine a car is a state property,” he said on Onua FM’s morning show, Yen Sempa on Monday. He thus condemned the invasion of people’s houses in a rambo-style by some persons said to be agents of the government, to confiscate vehicles believed to belong to the state. Mr Ade Coker consequently wants the government to publish…

Ghana’s debt bailout program with the International Monetary Fund may require “tweaking” after the nation’s new administration revealed that 7 billion cedi ($1.6 billion) in expenses were not accounted for by the previous government, the finance minister said. Government is in talks with the IMF and will seek to finalize an audit of the undisclosed spending by Feb. 15, Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta told reporters in the capital, Accra, on Sunday. Once the financing gap is established, the government will determine how it wants to raise funds for the shortfall, Ofori-Atta said. “By the end of the IMF visit,…

File photo                                                  EPA/CHRISTIAN THOMPSON[/caption] Some youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from the Odododiodoo and Ablekuma South Constituencies in the Greater Accra Region stormed the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to halt the swearing in of government appointees on Monday. The youth accused the party’s regional executives of appointing people to the assembly who did not support their cause during the campaign to canvas votes for the then opposition NPP. Samuel Ofosu, who is the Odododiodoo NPP…

It’s hard to believe (and accept) that our significant other might ever even think about being unfaithful. But it happens, and in many cases, the signs are right there in front of us — and we ignore them. In the interest of protecting ourselves from heartbreak, we asked the experts to identify 16 key signs that could indicate when someone is thinking about committing the ultimate betrayal. Here’s what they said: #1. They’re guarding their phone. Today, it’s normal for people to be attached to their phones. But if you get the sense your partner is hiding it from you,…

It’s hard to believe (and accept) that our significant other might ever even think about being unfaithful. But it happens, and in many cases, the signs are right there in front of us — and we ignore them. In the interest of protecting ourselves from heartbreak, we asked the experts to identify 16 key signs that could indicate when someone is thinking about committing the ultimate betrayal. Here’s what they said: #1. They’re guarding their phone. Today, it’s normal for people to be attached to their phones. But if you get the sense your partner is hiding it from you,…

A journalist has petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the alleged Boakye Agyarko bribery scandal against Ghana’s parliament. In his petition dated February 3, 2017, Listowel Nana Poku asked CHRAJ to forgo any other investigation into the matter by Parliament itself on the basis that “they are the alleged committers of or actors in this matter in question”. Member of Parliament for Bawku Central alleged on January 27, 2017 that Mr Boakye Agyarko, then Energy minister-designate, attempted bribing the minority members on the Appointments Committee of Parliament with GHC3,000 each to facilitate his approval…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disputed the allegation made by Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the ex-President John Dramani Mahama, approved 13.9 million dollars for an official residence for Vice President. Mr Fred Agbenyo, Deputy National Communications Director of the Party said the allegation also indicated that the government under the NDC hid the data of the expenditure on the building, which was not true. He said:” I am only putting on record that the NDC government under President John Mahama did not approve of 13.9 million dollars to be used to put up the Vice President’s…

The Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Nathaniel Otoo, has resigned. This follows a series of resignations hitting state institution due to the change in government. Whereas some previous government appointees are being relieved of their posts or being sacked by the new government, others are resigning honourably. 3news.com sources at the NHIA revealed that his resignation was approved by government last week following the receipt of his letter of resignation. It is not clear what necessitated his departure and where he is headed next, but Mr. Otoo has told close associates that he wants to “pursue…

Coffins carrying the remains of Nana Ago and her three children[/caption] A Ghanaian woman and her three children who perished in a fire outbreak last year in Helsinki, Finland, have been laid to rest. Nana Ago Prah and her three children all perished in the early hours of Friday, December 9, 2016, when their home was razed down by fire believed to have started from the sauna in their sixth floor apartment. [caption id="attachment_41715" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Widower Kwame Atta Owusu (2nd from right) looks on in anguish[/caption] Father and husband John Kwame Atta Owusu was at work at the time…