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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will again address the nation on the coronavirus pandemic tonight, Sunday, September 20. The president is expected to reveal the current state of affairs as far as the fight against the virus is concerned. The last time he addressed the nation, on Sunday, August 16, he announced the reopening of the Kotoka International Airport. The president said it was safe to do so after measures were put in place at the KIA to ensure that cases are not imported into the country. Meanwhile, two persons have become the latest casualties of the coronavirus disease in…

The Eagles of Mali will host the Black Stars of Ghana in a friendly match on October 9, 2020 in Turkey, Mali’s football governing body, FEMAFOOT, has confirmed. The game is expected to be played behind closed doors under strict Covid-19 protocols. The game will form part of preparations of both countries ahead of the AFCON 2022 tournament in Cameroon. Ghana are already top of Group F with 6 points in the ongoing qualifiers after recording wins against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe and will play Sudan in the next qualifier. Mali, on the other hand, have 4…

Two persons have become the latest casualties of the coronavirus disease in Ghana as the cumulative number of cases has gone past 46,000. In the latest update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 127 new cases including 3 from international travellers were recorded. This takes the total number of cases, as of Thursday, September 17, to 46,004. The deaths are currently 297 with the recoveries-cum-discharges 45,153. This leaves the active cases currently at 554, from 499 at the last count. So far, 18 international travellers have tested positive for the virus. By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh]]>

All the smaller political parties should work hard and go to the electorate who are disappointed in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and offer more credible policy proposals to Ghanaians, the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said. Brigitte Dzogbenuku advised the smaller parties not to think that the disappointed Ghanaians will automatically vote for them because they feel betrayed by the two major parties in Ghana. Speaking on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, September 19, the 2016 Vice Presidential Candidate said that over the years, the NPP and…

Flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Brigitte Dzogbenuku has called for an amendment of the 1992 Constitution especially the aspect that gives the President the power to appoint the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC). She explained that this will deal with the notion that the Chair of the elections management body is the President’s poodle and also engender trust and confidence in the electoral process. She said this on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, September 19. “We want to build the democracy of this country, we don’t just want to build two parties who have divided the…

Six colts footballers have lost their lives in a gory accident in the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 19 when they were returning from Afrancho after their registration process for the upcoming colts league season. It happened on the Offinso River. Six out of the 36 lost their lives, according to reports. Meanwhile, four of the young footballers are currently in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital with the remaining 26 receiving treatment at the St. Patrick Hospital in Offinso. By Francis Hema|3news.com|Ghana

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been accused of deliberately taking actions to weaken the smaller parties in Ghana and make them insignificant in elections. Two-time Presidential Candidate Jacob Osei Yeboah, popularly known as JOY 2012, alleged on The Key Points programme Saturday, September 19 that the leadership of the smaller parties are mostly bought by the NDC and the NPP, especially when elections are approaching, a situation, he said, makes them insignificant in the conduct of any elections whether at the presidential or the parliamentary level. He stated that this development must stop…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Mali up to 12 months to organize an election after the previous government was toppled. Addressing the diplomatic community in Accra on Friday, September 18, Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayokor Botchway said it was important to ensure that Mali returns to constitutional democracy. She added that the Community will make available resources including providing funds to support Mali return to democracy. “Once the transition ends, whatever help or assistance Mali needs will be given. Assistance in ensuring that the people of Mali are given the opportunity to go to the…

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that the NDC was the first to have introduced Free Senior High School under former President Jerry John Rawlings. He claimed that the NDC ensured that access to free senior high school had legal backing after it was enshrined in the 1992 Constitution. His comments come after the Akufo-Addo administration started implementing its flagship programme in the sector of education. Sammy Gyanfi said on Metro TV Thursday that “Free SHS is not the baby of the New Patriotic Party. That is a misconception most Ghanaians have…

The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Brigitte Dzogbenuku, has asked Ghanaians to vote for her in the upcoming presidential elections because she is capable of discharging the leadership role in the country well. She stated that women are noted for performing leadership roles aptly, therefore they should be considered in the elections. She said this on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, September 19 with sit-in host Stephen Anti. “Women do play a better leadership role than you the men so bring the women on,” she said while contributing to discussion on the show. She was co-panellist with…