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Although John Dramani Mahama has ceased to be Ghana’s president, his portraits are still mounted in the offices of ministries, departments, agencies and other State institutions, suggesting he is still the president. It has been a convention over the years for portraits of the president to be mounted in offices of state institutions. The supply of the portraits to these institutions have been the duty of the Ministry of Communication. But two days after exiting office on January 7, portraits of former President Mahama still hang on the walls of offices of State institutions, particularly the various ministries in Accra.…

Russia says US allegations that it ran a hacking campaign to influence the American presidential elections are “reminiscent of a witch-hunt”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Moscow was tired of the accusations. He said a report released by US intelligence agencies detailing the allegations was groundless. It is the first official reaction from Russia since President-elect Donald Trump received the report on Friday. The unclassified report contains allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the hacking of Democratic Party emails to damage Donald Trump’s Democrat rival, Hillary Clinton, and influence the election. In his comments on Monday,…

Donald Trump has hit back over Meryl Streep’s criticism of him as she received a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes. Mr Trump tweeted: “Meryl Streep, one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood, doesn’t know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. “She is a Hillary flunky who lost big.” Streep had referred to Mr Trump during her Globes acceptance speech without naming him. “It kind of broke my heart,” the three-time Oscar-winning actress told the Golden Globes audience in Beverly Hills on Sunday as she picked up the Cecil B.Mille award. “This instinct to humiliate,…

Some youth, believed to be members of the governing New Patriotic Party, today made botched attempts to takeover the offices of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Sagnerigu and Tamale metropolis. The about 30 youth stormed the NHIS offices in the Northern region Monday but their efforts to eject workers there were thwarted by the timely intervention of the police. The errant youth, nonetheless, insisted that the directors of the scheme should vacate their posts by Tuesday. They claimed the directors where appointed by the previous National Democratic Congress government, and must therefore leave office for new persons to be…

Heaps of uncollected solid waste within the central business district of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have triggered fears of a possible cholera outbreak in the area if immediate action is not taken. Though city authorities have expressed commitment to rid the Kumasi metropolis of filth, pockets of refuse remain uncollected for days in parts of the central business district, especially in the Kejetia market area. Traders around the Kumasi Zoological Gardens at Kejetia say timely collection of waste from waste containers in the area has been a challenge over the past two months despite paying for such services. They…

A 32-year old man said to be suffering from high-fever has allegedly beheaded his girlfriend under a mysterious circumstance at a village near Kasseh in the Ada District of the Greater Accra Region. Kisseh Adowah who is in the grips of the Kasseh Police, is believed to have decapitated the head of Korkor Sarah Mormorbi Wormenor, said to be in her 60s, in a bush just about 100 metres from the outskirts of Bedeku-kpornya. The head of the deceased is yet to be found, the Police told 3News, adding the body is being prepared for transportation to the Accra Police…

As the new administration starts work today, a governance expert has called on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider cutting down drastically the size of his government. Professor Albert Puni opined that the President can attain his goal of protecting the public purse if he is able to form a lean government. He made the call on Onua Fm morning show Yen Nsem Pa hosted by Bright Kwesi Asempa on Monday. “The president should endeavor to avoid things that transported the NDC administration to opposition, some of those is to ensure value for money, he should check the…

After being sworn into office on Saturday, President Nana Akufo-Addo officially starts work today. A guard of honour was therefore mounted on Monday to usher him into the presidency. Below are colourful pictures from the event. Source: 3news.com | Ghana]]>

It has emerged that Parliament at the last-minute amended the approved retirement package for President John Mahama to include the provision of a fully furnished residence for the former president who exited office on January 7. Per the initial emoluments of the president proposed by the Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh’s committee and approved by parliament, President Mahama was to retire on a salary of GHC22,809 and a monthly 40 per cent of his salary as accommodation allowance. Prof. Edu-Buandoh’s report on Presidential Emoluments Committee which was approved by the sixth parliament prior to the Christmas holidays, did not include the…

Herve Renard reckons Ghana is close to winning an AFCON if they can change ‘something small’ and be ‘a bit lucky’. The Frenchman has been a resounding success in the Cup of Nations, winning titles with Zambia and Ivory Coast over three Nations Cups between 2012 and 2015. He is unbeaten in three over three Nations Cups in that period and takes Morocco to Gabon 2017 hoping to boost his reputation as one of the best foreign coaches ever to manage in Africa. He spoke to Michael Oti Adjei on the sidelines of Morocco’s pre-tournament camp in Al Ain about…