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The Deputy Northern Region Treasurer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Kpeli, has been involved in a road accident. The accident happened on Monday, October 5 on the Tamale-Salaga Makango road. He is currently at the Tamale Teaching Hospital receiving medical attention. A statement signed by Gapson Kofi Raphael, the NDC’s Bono East Regional Treasury/ Regional Treasurer caucus Secretary, said “our hardworking Deputy Northern Regional Treasurer-Comrade John Kpeli survived a fatal accident on the Tamale- Salaga- Makango road on his way to Yeji this morning when he was returning to from a rescue mission party operations in some constituencies…

Pressure group OccupyGhana has asked the government to deal ruthlessly with the separatist group that is seeking a separation of Western Togoland from Ghana. A total of 60 persons have so far been arrested in connection with recent disturbances in parts of the Volta Region. The disturbances were caused by suspected members of the Western Togoland secessionist group. Fifty-four of these suspects have been remanded in custody as government intensifies security operations in the Region to bring the insurgency under control. OccupyGhana in a statement on Monday, October 5 said: “We urge the government to ascertain any relevant and justified…

A road accident that occurred on Saturday, October 3 on the Kumasi-Techiman Highway killed three persons with several others injured and hospitalised. The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the Nkenkensu Government Hospital morgue. According to the police, the accident involved a KIA bus that was carrying 22 passengers colliding with a DAF articulated truck. The police report further revealed that 19 persons are receiving treatment at the A.M.E. Zion Hospital at Afrancho and the Akomadan Health Center. By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana

Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak Edward Nii Odoom has expressed optimism that his side will end the long wait for a league title win in the upcoming season. Despite being the second most successful club in the Ghana Premier League, Hearts of Oak’s last league title triumph came in 2009. Edward Odoom after spending a few days training with his players believes they can end the decade of league title drought next season. “I want to tell all Phobians that winning the GPL next season is our target and, we are working hard towards breaking the decade-old jinx…

An independent presidential aspirant, Dr Tom Asisseh, has blamed the government over secessionist sentiments in the Volta Region. He said the government should have negotiated with the group when the issue first emerged, not to have sent military men to tackle them. He told TV3’s Joseph Armstrong in an interview on Sunday, October 4 that “the government should meet them and ask them what they want. The government will have to look at it”. He added: “I also blame the government because you don’t just carry army or military to those places but call them and say look this is…

You just cannot help but admire the NDC for their unrepentant campaign in opposition to whatever the Electoral Commission of Ghana does or intends to do pursuant to its mandate in respect of the upcoming December 7 polls. To the NDC, so long as it is not their darling Charlotte Osei at the helm of affairs at the EC, not even Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) can satisfy them, let alone a mere mortal like Madam Jean Mensah. They have fought the Jean Mensah-led EC in spirit and in the physical realm. They have fought the Jean Mensah-led EC…

The nuisance taxes there were scrapped by the Akufo-Addo administration did not serve any useful purpose to Ghanaians, former Minister of Finance Seth Terkper has said. According to him, those abolished taxes were “smartly” reintroduced to Ghanaians in different forms. Mr Terkper made this known while speaking on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, October 3, 2020. In 2017, the government either abolished or reduced over 15 “nuisance” taxes. hese included abolishing the 17.5% VAT/NHIL on real estates, abolishing the 17.5% VAT/NHIL on selected imported medicines, that are not produced locally, abolishing of the 17.5% VAT/NHIL on financial services, and…

The Parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Okaikoi South constituency, Abraham Kotey-Neequaye has said the constituency has been underdeveloped because of  what he describes as lack of investment projects by the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. He said, while speaking at the 3FM Constituency Debate at the Kaneshie Market Friday October 2 that most parts of the constituency lack basic amenities. According to him, the constituency has not seen much development for the 24 years that the NPP has held the seat in parliament. To that end, he said Ghanaians must vote for him  and…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be building the capacity of local coaches to enable them compete with their colleagues in Europe, President of the GFA, Kurt Okraku, has said. The GFA will do so by arranging attachment programmes for them with European football clubs, he revealed. Speaking in an exclusive interview with 3Sports, Mr Okraku admitted that coaching is a major problem in Ghana. To that end, he said, his administration will work tirelessly to upgrade the local coaches to help in the development of football. “I think we are very clear as to where we want to take this sports,…

The CEO of Pencil Celebrities, Emmanuel Apraku, popularly known as Ray Styles, has died. Ray Styles, who was recently diagnosed with liver disease, died on Thursday, October 1. He was a talented pencil artist in Ghana but it became known to the public recently that the young man was battling liver disease and had been in a critical situation for some time now. In view of this, Ray Styles needed about $55,000 to undergo interventional surgery. Since he could not afford the amount, some family and friends helped him publicize it to seek financial support for him. This attracted donations…