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An Accra High Court has ordered the elections management body in Ghana, the Electoral Commission (EC), to respond to a suit challenging the disqualification of an independent Presidential aspirant, Marricke Kofi Gane. The court gave the EC up to Tuesday, November 24 to respond to the suit. Mr. Gane, who is one of the five disqualified presidential aspirants, sued the EC to challenge the decision to disqualify him. The EC disqualified him on the basis of alleged forged signatures on his nomination forms. Dissatisfied by the decision, Mr Gane sued the EC in court. In ordering the EC to respond,…

The adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA independent Ethics Committee has just declared Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF), and Vice-President of FIFA, responsible for having acted in violation of the FIFA Code of ethics. Consequently, the adjudicatory chamber banned him from all football-related activities (administrative, sports and other) at the national and international levels for a period of five years. CAF and CAF President take note of this decision which puts Mr. Ahmad Ahmad in a position of no longer being able to exercise his responsibilities. In accordance with its statutes, CAF announces that the…

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate at 14.5 percent. Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr Ernest Addison said at the MPC press conference in Accra on Monday, November 23 that “The Committee noted that inflation has eased following the spike to 11.4 percent. At 10.1 percent for October 2020, inflation is almost at the upper band target. “The fiscal and monetary policy measures, which have increased liquidity in the economy, appear not to be impacting inflation, partly due to the existence of the output gap. As a result, the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he will not make commitments that he cannot fulfill ahead of the elections. He said this during the campaign and manifesto launch of John-Peter Amewu, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the Hohoe Constituency on Saturday, November 21 at Hohoe in the Volta Region. “I will not make any commitments to you that I cannot fulfill. I will never do that to the people of Ghana,” President Akufo-Addo said. “Have I remained faithful to you and stood by my commitments to you?” he sought. He further noted that he has superior…

While the concept of Black Friday is purported to have emerged from the United States of America, it has become quite popular in urban Ghana. This is as a result of the enormous business and product deals offered by merchants and service providers, which usually leads to increased purchases towards the Christmas holidays. In consideration of the many electronic transactions by patrons of Black Friday, First National Bank is expecting a 100% increase in purchases on Friday, November 27, 2020. First National Bank’s Head of Retail Banking Hannah Annobil-Acquah says: “We expect the value of Black Friday transactions to rise…

An IT Security Consultant, Prince Kpasra, says the Electoral Commission (EC) has become complicit after publishing the names of voters on a Google Drive but later removed. The EC, over the weekend, made public the voter register for the December 7 elections and this generated mixed reactions from Ghanaians. Speaking on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM with Alfred Ocansey, the IT Security Consultant said the EC has breached individual’s privacy by its action. “The EC has become complicit now because it removed the information now. If you thought it as okay to put everyone’s information on a public drive…

Three contestants of TV3’s Mentor reality show were evicted from the competition on Sunday, November 22. The three are HD and GibiChris from Team Adina and Don Rhymer from Team Edem. Ayeyi from Team Appietus won the Star Performer for the night. https://twitter.com/tv3_ghana/status/1330624578104778753?s=20 Meanwhile, Netty got Adina’s golden buzzer to stay in the competition and Hyndu also received Edem’s golden buzzer. https://twitter.com/tv3_ghana/status/1330622533440315392?s=20 The Gospel night show had an opening group performance from the 10 contestants. There was a guest performance by multiple award winner Joe Mettle. https://twitter.com/tv3_ghana/status/1330637220831752194?s=20 By Kaziah Owusu Afram|3news.com|Ghana

Over 4,000 victims of the fire disaster at the Pedestrian Shopping Mall at Odawna near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra are expected to receive some form of relief from the Microfinance and Small Loan Centre (MASLOC) by Friday, November 27. Currently, the Klottey Korley Municipal Assembly has furnished MASLOC with the names of the traders and they are giving each one of them a special loan package to enable them to re-start business before Christmas. The Board Chairman for MASLOC, Seth Adjei Baah, who made the revelation in an interview on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa Monday, explained that “we…

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency Ursula Owsusu-Ekuful says women should be seen by men as their partners for development and not as competitors. She said women were uniquely created by God to play a vital role in the building of the society, hence, their roles should not be downplayed. Answering a question as to whether or not President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had done well with the number of women he has appointed so far into his government, the Communications Minister told Berla Mundi on the Women’s Factor segment on the New Day programme on TV3 Monday, November…

Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says the conduct of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, regarding the recent violence that occurred in the constituency is hypocritical. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who is also the Minister for Communication, said this on Monday, November 23, when she spoke to Berla Mundi on the Women’s Factor segment on TV3’s New Day. According to her, she was a victim of electoral violence orchestrated by Nii Lante Vanderpuye, so she was surprised that he was crying foul after the recent tensions in…