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TV3’s presenter, MzGee, has been crowned Best TV Entertainment Presenter of the year at the just-ended Ghana Arts and Entertainment Awards event. The event took place on Saturday October 31 in Accra. MzGee hosts the entertainment segment of the New Day show on TV3 as well as the Simply Showbiz programme on the same network on Saturdays at 11AM. She also co-hosts the ongoing Mentor reality show. By 3news.com|Ghana

The sacking of the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei following the corruption allegations against him smacks of accountability on the part of the president, Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, has said. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a letter dated Friday, October 30, 2020 terminated the appointment of Mr Adjei. The decision follows the submission of a report to the President by Commission on Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ) on a conflict of interest investigations initiated against Mr Adjei. CHRAJ had said in…

A report issued by the Commission on Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ) has noted that the dismissed Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procumbent Authority (PPA) Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei was unable to explain the volumes of cash that passed through his bank account with the Stanbic Bank after his appointment. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a letter dated Friday, October 30, 2020 terminated his appointment. The decision follows the submission of a report to President Akufo-Addo by CHRAJ on a conflict of interest investigations initiated against Mr Adjei. It emanated from an investigative work by journalist Manasseh…

Asamoah Gyan has revealed how excited he is after sealing a move to Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities ahead of the 2020-2021 league season. Legon Cities announced the deal a day after the 2020 transfer window was closed on October 31. The 34-year old was linked with a move to his boyhood club Asante Kotoko but a deal wasn’t reached because of the striker’s demands. The former Sunderland attacker disclosed how happy he is after staging a come back to the league he started his career at and added that he chose to join Legon Cities because of their…

New Arsenal boy, Thomas Partey has had a good time so far at the club and albeit losing two of his first three games, the midfielder has shown his quality on the pitch. The videos that have come out of the training grounds and the camaraderie has been exciting to watch. All of the good cheer has convinced Partey that Arsenal is the perfect place for him. Partey got his first premier league start against Leicester and he says it was an emotional feeling.   “I could not believe it [when I found out I was starting],” he said. “I…

The Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency, John Jinapor, has noted that Ghana is broke at the moment considering the budget statement presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for the first quarter of 2021. He explained that out of the GH¢27 billion the Finance Minister is requesting from Parliament, GH¢10 billion will be used to service debts. This, he said, indicates that the country is broke. Mr Ofori-Atta was seeking parliamentary approval for over GH¢27 billion for the first quarter of 2021. He said this amount is for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the…

A Deputy Finance Minister Kweku Kwarteng has revealed that the government is not done clearing the debts for the energy and financial sectors of the economy. He explained that payments of these debts led to the rising borrowing by the government. He told TV3’s Etornam Sey in an interview on Wednesday October 28 that regarding the ongoing debate of the public sector debt that “There are two major sources contributed to Ghana’s  debt before  the covid came. “These are the treatment of the energy sector and treatment of financial services  which we inherited . Even in respect of the energy…

Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, Dr Steve Manteaw has added his voice to the raging debate over the increasing public sector debt in Ghana. He stated that debt in itself is not bad but, how the moneys borrowed are utilised is what must be a concern. In a Facebook post, Dr Manteaw said “Debt in itself isn’t a bad thing, provided one can show how prudently the borrowed money has been used. It’s called accountability.” He further noted the government borrowed to finance free programmes for Ghanaians hence the inability point to what the loans…

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of destroying the fishing industry. Mr Mahama on the second day of his campaign of the greater Accra region in the Ningo Prampram constituency says the next NDC Administration has a daunting task of revitalizing the sector to be more attractive to fisher folks. His first port of call was the palace of the Ningo Traditional Council where he interacted with the chiefs . The chiefs called for a peaceful election and commitment from the NDC and NPP. His entourage there…

The numbers here are simply overwhelming but it doesn’t come as a surprise; it is to be expected, because for Date Rush to trend every single week throughout its second season means it has got cloud. It shows how much interested people are in it and how much eager many are willing to participate. Here they are, big and small, dark and fair, slim and fat – just name your taste and I can guarantee there’s one right in this queue hoping to make it into the selected few who will be featured on the Season 3 of your all-time…