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The Upper East Region’s representative in the ongoing 2020 edition of the Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) reality show, Talata Mmabil Dobi, has promised to use the show to promote her region. The graduate from the Koforidua Technical University says that winning the competition would bring some needed elevation to her region. “The Upper East Region is mostly rejected and not mirrored well. Winning will help me put the region on the map. “ According to her, winning the Ghana’s Most Beautiful crown  won’t only complete a dream but would also be the beginning of a larger dream to serve as…

A Marriage Consultant, Kelly Daniels, has said persons desiring to marry must first of all be financially independent before making the vow. He noted that engaging in a trade before marrying will help both partners support each other and achieve greater in life. Mr Daniels, who was speaking on TV3’s New Day on Friday, September 11, said “if you find your spouse before your work you will be choosing the wrong spouse”. He added that every individual should have a determination in life before accepting to get married. “You must know your purpose before you know who to marry. Why should…

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An Accra High Court has issued a Substituted Service for the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, to appear before the court over a contempt charge leveled against him. The Member of Parliament was summoned by High Court Judge Amos Wuntah Wuni for contempt last week after he allegedly insulted and threatened a judge. On Monday, September 14, when the case was called, Ken Agyapong was not in court to answer to the charges because he had not been served personally with the order. The court therefore ordered: “That being the current state of affairs regarding…

The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Emmanuel Dasoberi Newton, has resigned from his post to join Asante Kotoko as their new Administrative and Operations Manager. He presented his resignation to the GFA on Monday, September 14. This brought his over 10 years of service to the Association, where he rose to become FIFA and CAF Club Licensing Manager, to an end. https://twitter.com/NewtonEmmanuel/status/1305431118611722248?s=19 Dasoberi is expected to commence his new role at Asante Kotoko on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. By Francis Hema|3news.com|Ghana

The Accra High Court has for the second time ordered the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, to appear before the court to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. Mr Agyapong, who is alleged to have described a Justice of the High court, Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni, as “stupid”, failed to show up in court today. His lawyers filed an application that Mr Agyapong was not personally served with the first order dated September 9, 2020, for him to appear before the court. This made Justice Wuni to order a substituted…

A durbar of chiefs and people of the Ablekuma Central constituency was held Thursday  September 10,  to cut sod for the construction of a modern market at Sukura. The project, which has been on the wish list of the community for 50 years, is being funded by the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) of the Ministry of Special Development initiatives (MSDI). As a temporary measure to enable traders carry on their business while construction goes on, temporary sheds have been erected to accommodate them. Construction of the new market will be expedited to…

The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) for the 2020 elections, Brigitte Dzogbenuku, has called on the state to ensure that the murdered law, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, gets justice. Prof Benneh was murdered at his Adjiriganor residence in East Legon on Saturday morning with his mutilated body found in his room. Speaking on Elections 360 hosted by Berla Mundi on TV3 Monday, September 14, Madam Dzogbenuku said this is not the kind of society Ghanaians want. Therefore, the state must up investigations into this matter and get the criminals arrested to face the law, she demanded. “We just…

The Director General of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has revealed approval has been given for the disbursement of stimulus packages to over 1,000 private schools in Ghana to support them in the wake of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). However, she said, not all the schools have yet received their packages. She explained on the New Day on TV3, Monday September 13, that there are issues with the bank accounts of the others that are yet to receive theirs. This she said is being addressed by the schools to enable them receive the package. Ms Yankey-Ayeh…

A US-based Ghanaian Professor Kwaku Asare has called for a change in the way and manner in which contempt cases are handled in Ghana. He said rather than judges summoning contemnors to appear before them the matter should be referred to the Attorney General (AG) for onward prosecution. His comments come after Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has been charged with contempt after allegedly insulting and threatening a judge. He is expected to appear for the court on Monday September 14. Sharing his views on this matter, Professor Asare in a Facebook post said “The judiciary is…