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A Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr Asah Asante, says it will be difficult for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to snatch the three parliamentary seats held by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region. This comes after the ruling party vowed to win all 47 seats in the Region. Dr Asah Asante, who was speaking on 3FM’s Decision 2020 hosted by Stephen Anti, said the dynamics have changed and that the NPP being tagged an Akan Party can still not win the remaining seats in the region. The NPP, which…

There was no intelligence failure regarding the hijack of Juapong by the ‘Western Togolanders’ the Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said. At a press briefing in Accra on Sunday September 27, Mr Oppong Nkrumah assured the country that the security is on top of this issue. “There was no intelligence failure,” the chief government spokesperson said. He further revealed that the government will soon publish the images of all kingpins behind the group to assist in locating their hideouts for arrest and prosecution. He noted that the action of the group was illegal therefore, the law will deal…

The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Media General, parent company of TV3, Onua TV, 3FM, Onua FM, Connect FM, Akoma FM, Ms Beatrice Agyemang, has received the award for Excellence in Media at the just-ended Ghana Women of the Year Honours event. She was honoured for her hard work at the event which was organized by Glitz Africa in collaboration with TV3. The event took place on Saturday September 26 in Accra. She expressed gratitude to her family and staff for supporting her all these years. “This is challenge for us at Media General,” Ms Agyemang told the gathering.…

Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG), Mrs Elsie Awadzi has expressed optimism that in the not-too-distant future more women will be given the opportunity to serve as Deputy Governors of the central bank. She revealed that since the BoG was established some 63 years ago, only two women, herself and Nana Oye Mansah Yeboah who is on retirement, have had the privilege to serve in this capacity. She said this is not the best, adding that “I do hope and it is my fervent prayer that it won’t be such a big deal that a woman is occupying…

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said the ‘Western Togolanders’ who hijacked Juapong in the Volta region will be made to face the laws of the land. He said the government will soon publish the images of  the actual persons behind the group to assist in locating their hideouts for arrest and prosecution. Mr Oppong Nkrumah said at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday September 27 that the action of the group was illegal, therefore the law will deal with them accordingly. He further revealed that the security officers will be stationed at Juapong and other key…

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said the current government is creating the wrong impression that it is managing the deficit well after changing the calculation methodology. Mr Terkper said on The Key Points programme on TV3 Saturday, September 26 that he raised issues against the decision to change the methodology when government took the decision because in his view, it was going to mislead Ghanaians to think that the government is doing well. He noted that the government has underperformed when it comes to management of the economy. Mr Terkper told host of the programme Abena Tabi that “when…

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is marking the World Envrionmental Day Saturday,September 26 on the theme: ‘A Key Public Health Intervention in Disease Pandemic Prevention’. The AMA said in a statement that key to the implementation of diseases prevention measures is the Environmental Health Practitioner (EHPs). EHPs are playing a vital role since the initial response to the outbreak of diseases pandemic throughout the world. This year’s theme is critical because, the EHPs play roles in disaster preparedness and response, investigate outbreaks of infectious diseases and prevent it from spreading any further. Some examples of the most recent infectious disease…

Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of  Great Britain and Northern Ireland with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Ireland, has ended his tour of duty successfully. He returns to Ghana with lots of experience and enthusiasm to contribute positively to the development and growth of Ghana in the realisation of the President’s agenda of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’. It may be recalled that Papa Owusu-Ankomah was one of the first High Commissioners/Ambassadors that the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned to represent Ghana’s interests in the United Kingdom. Having been mandated by the President to represent him…

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Dr Serebuor Quaicoe, has revealed that only 17,000 names of voters across the country are missing on the new electoral register as of close of Friday, September 25. The Commission had estimated that 60,000 names had been missing from the register. Dr Quaicoe said on The Key Points programme on TV3 Saturday, September 26 that the EC is working to address all the anomalies on the new register. “I want to also put on record that when I left the office yesterday, Friday September 25 at the national level,…

Some parents who have their children in the Ridge Church School in Accra have reported the school together with the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) to the Education Minister, Dr. Mattew Opoku Prempeh, for what they describe as a “flagrant disregard” for President Akufo-Addo’s directive on when the next academic year for basic schools resumes. President Akufo-Addo announced on August 31 during his 16 Covid-19 National Address the arrangements that have been put in place for the reopening of basic schools and high schools. “The Ghana Education Service, after further consultation, has decided to postpone the remainder of the academic year…