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Former Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder Winful Cobbinah has denied stories going round that he has been sentenced to prison in Albania for four months. News broke that the midfielder has been sentenced to four months in prison after he was found guilty for forgery of official documents to get an Albanian citizenship. Reacting to the story, Cobbinah stated that he has no idea about any forgery of documents and as a result hasn’t been jailed or whatsoever. “I have heard news going round in Ghana that I have been jailed for four months because I have forged some documents,…

The National Security Ministry has assured the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), that security will be provided to all Ghanaians irrespective of their political affiliations in the upcoming elections on December 7. The assurance comes after a meeting between officials of the NDC and the Ministry. A statement issued by the Ministry after the meeting said: “In the ensuing discussions, the NDC delegation – while fully supportive of the need to defend and preserve Ghana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity – shared its own perspectives and concerns about recent developments in the Volta region. “The meeting emphasized the…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Michael Okyere Baafi, has indicated that Ghanaians who were disappointed in life because of their inability to make ends meet and to also take care of the educational needs of their children have been given hope in life due to the prudent policies introduced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr Okyere Baafi said the implementation of the Free Senior High School programme alone has even taken a huge burden off parents and students who were in despair. Apart from the Free SHS, he said, the government has also initiated…

A video available to 3FM reveals an unpleasant treatment meted out to another woman accused of witchcraft by a traditional priestess at Aportoyiwa in the Ahafo Region. This is coming on the back of a similar attack in which the 90-year old Akua Denteh was lynched. In the case of the Ahafo incident, Mariatu Iddrisu, a 46-year-old mother of five who lives with her husband in Mim Zongo, a suburb of Goaso in the Ahafo region suffered the unfortunate incident six months ago after visiting a priestess in the community in an attempt to get cure for his epilepsy, an…

The Greater Accra regional Minister Ismael Ashitey has revealed that the government has been able to tackle most chieftaincy disputes in the region. This, he said, forms part of the achievements of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the elections on December 7. Chieftaincy disputes and land litigation had been identified as the biggest challenges hampering development efforts in the region. Areas in the region that have been hit with chieftaincy disputes include the Ga paramountcy, Teshie, Ablekuma, Oblongo, Bortianor, Weija and Tema. But speaking at the nation builders update on Tuesday November 10 he said “This government…

The Greater Accra regional minister Ishmael Ashitey says he is confident the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will win the Odododiodio seat in the December 7 elections. Speaking at the nation builders update on Tuesday November 10 the minister said the governing party has done a lot to give them victory in the 2020 December elections. According to him, “projects like the fishing harbor in Jamestown and the numerous developmental works in the constituency gives me confidence that the constituency will vote massively for the party.” He added :“The harbor could not have come at a better time.  Today, fisher folk…

Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede victory in last week’s White House election is “an embarrassment”. But the US president-elect – who has been making contact with foreign leaders – insisted nothing would stop the transfer of power. Mr Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the race that all major TV networks have forecast he lost. As happens every four years, US media projected the election victor. None of the state-by-state results have yet been certified, several vote counts are continuing, and the outcome will only be set in stone once the US Electoral College…

Some six persons believed to be sympathisers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Karaga constituency in the Northern Region have been severely ‘butchered’ after a misunderstanding ensued between supporters of the NPP and NDC. The victims who are all receiving treatment at the Karaga hospital sustained various degrees of machete wounds. According to some eyewitnesses, the opposition NDC held a rally at Sung which is believed to be an NPP strong hold. Usual of rallys, motoriders were on with their display. The riders allegedly rode into one of the pavilions meant for NPP supporters. This reportedly did not…

The Parliamentary Candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) in the Ablekuma West Constituency, Esther Dickson, has said the issue of child labour will be resolved if her party wins the presidential elections on December 7. She told Natalie Fort on the Women’s Take programme on 3FM that the party has good plans to tackle this particular menace. She also noted that if Ghanaians vote for the LPG to form the next government, Ghanaians are going to enjoy free internet connectivity to their homes. Ten billion jobs are also going to be created by the LPG government, she added.…

The Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Brigitte Dzogbenuku, has described a meeting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had with the various political parties when the coronavirus first emerged in Ghana as a political gimmick. She told Natalie Fort on the  Women’s Take programme on 3FM that nothing tangible came out of the meeting because these political parties were not involved in the implementation of the plans outlined by the government to tackle the virus. After that particular meeting in March, the president said the engagement afforded him the opportunity to explain to the political parties some key…