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In a wild comeback that seemed improbable and predictable, lost and then found, Dominic Thiem battled from two sets down to win the United States Open on Sunday night over Alexander Zverev, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Thiem edged Zverev in a fifth-set tiebreaker that capped a four-hour marathon that included golden opportunities for Zverev to win and left both men battling cramps in the final moments. Thiem, a 27-year-old Austrian, won his first Grand Slam tournament in his fourth major final. A critical factor was that this time neither Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal nor Novak Djokovic stood on…

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has stepped up repair works on its Tafo-to-Akwatia transmission line, which traverses the thick parts of the Atiwa Forest in the Eastern Region. The F2Q line, as it is called, is crucial to the stability of the transmission system, the power-producing firm said. However, it has in recent times been experiencing faults, leading to brief and intermittent power outages in some parts of the country. Having located the fault in the thick of the forest, Line Maintenance workers at GRIDCo are in the middle of completing the construction of a 14-Kilometer access road in order…

As part of Media General’s preparation ahead of this year’s elections, 3FM organised its 3rd Constituency Debate at the La Dadekotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region.  Enthusiastic residents thronged the venue to quiz their parliamentary aspirants on their promises. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic (NDC) parliamentary candidates came face-to -face with their constituents to answer questions on how they intend to develop the constituency. NPP’s candidate, Gerald Nyanyofio, promised to ensure development is brought to the community to benefit the youth especially. He said on top of his agenda is job creation. On her part,…

An aspiring flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Sampson Awingobit, has said he will use the media to make the party attractive to Ghanaians ahead of this year’s elections. The President of the Importers and Exporters Association Ghana said the PNC at the moment is unable to occupy enough space within the media landscape. This, he said, has made the party unattractive to Ghanaians and assured that he will reverse it if he wins the primaries to become the presidential candidate. Mr Awingobit made these comments in an interview with the media after his vetting over the weekend. He…

Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has summoned an ECOWAS meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 15 over the political crisis in Mali. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, revealed this at a press conference in Accra. She said the meeting forms part of the mediation process to return Mali to constitutional rule. “The consultative meeting being convened by the chair of the authority of Heads of States and Government on the political situation in Mali on September 15, 2020, at Peduase is part of the mediation…

US-based Ghanaian Law Professor Stephen Kweku Asare has said the security of those in charge of the administration of justice must be beefed up following the gruesome murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh of the University of Ghana Law Faculty. Prof Benneh is said to have been murdered at his Adjiriganor residence in East Legon after his mutilated body was found on Saturday morning. In a Facebook post, Prof Asare stated: “Professor Benneh’s gruesome murder is another wake-up call for those responsible for the provision of security and the administration of justice. “Unfortunately, such horrific acts are occurring too frequently,…

Slum dwellers at Opeibea in Accra have been rendered homeless after fire ravaged their makeshift structures on Sunday. Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service intervened to douse the inferno and prevented it from spreading to other buildings near-by. Several properties worth of thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed. The Fire Service has, meanwhile, commenced investigation into the cause of the fire. By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana

Ghana has lost Most Rev. Dr. Samuel Asante Antwi, the former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church-Ghana. He passed on on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The cause of his death is not yet known. Most Rev Asante Antwi was chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2015 when the former National Chairman Paul Afoko was suspended. He was inducted into office as the ninth President of the Conference of the Methodist Church of Ghana on August 26 ,1997 at a ceremony at Wesley Chapel, Cape Coast. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Musician Guru has attributed his inability to be recognized by Charterhouse Productions Limited, organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), to his association with legendary rapper Obrafuor and Empire Entertainment owned by Nathaniel Kwabena Anokye Adisi, popularly known as Bola Ray. Guru explained in an interview with Giovani Caleb on the 3FM Drive that he did a song with Obrafuor titled ‘Kasie Bo’, a song, he said, analyzed the whole music and entertainment industry in Ghana. In that song, he said, they stepped on the toes of some big event organizers including Charterhouse and that may be the reason…

Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, formerly popularly known as Bulldog now Bullgod and manager of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, says his artise is not bothered about the controversy his ambassadorial deal with Exim Bank has generated. According to him, this will not be the first time his artiste will be talked about by the public in this manner. Speaking on Showbiz 927 on 3FM with MzGee, Bullgod said the controversy is rather giving Shatta Wale more mileage. The ambassadorial deal between the dancehall artiste and the Exim Bank came to light during the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament hearing on…