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A former Medical Director at the Ridge Hospital, Dr Thomas Anaba, has revealed that he uses natural ways to prevent his wife from conceiving again after giving birth to two children. He told Etornam Sey on the Ideal Home programme on 3FM Saturday, August 15 while discussing the topic ‘My Husband Fears Vasectomy’ that he chose to go the natural ways rather than going through vasectomy. Vasectomy is a minor surgery to block sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the penis. Semen still exists, but it has no sperm in it. After a vasectomy, the testes still…

Ghanaian Afropop, dancehall and R&B singer Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda, better known by her stage name MzVee, has revealed that she was robbed at gunpoint in South Africa when she went to that part of the continent with her team to shoot a video for her new song, Baby. She told Miriam Osei-Agyemang on 3FM Friday, August 14 that she and her crew had entered a shop to buy some items. After making payments for the items she bought, some people, who were around where the shop was located, started following them and robbed them at gun point, she narrated. All the…

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), an independent statutory body established under Section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management (PRMA) Act, 2011 (Act 815),  has said it has observed that over the years, some International Oil Companies (IOCs) have developed the practice of non-payment and deferred payment of Surface Rentals, which is a source of petroleum revenue stream for the government. This practice, according to PIAC, undervalues the Ghana Petroleum Holding Fund, and does not comply with the provisions of the PRMA. Payment of surface rental fees, is regulated by the PRMA Act as part of petroleum receipts for…

Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and R&B artiste, Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda, better known by her stage name MzVee, has revealed that she is working on a gospel song with fellow artiste Kofi Kinaata. She revealed in interview with Miriam Osei Agyemang on 3FM Friday, August 14 that the gospel song is a thanks-giving song to acknowledge what God has done for her over the past six years. “I am working on something with Kofi Kinaata, it’s a gospel song. It is a thanks-giving song because for the past six years I have had the toughest times mentally and emotionally. Just as a human…

Training of the child is a very tedious enterprise. Parents, especially mothers, go through a whole lot, raising their wards. Many have failed and many have succeeded in this enterprise. The irresponsibility of some confirms a deeper problem than just the “fast-moving-world” that overwhelms parents. Every home has its ways of doing things. Pursuant to this, every child experiences different parenting. Every parent does what he or she does for the better growth of his or child. To the African, parenting is more of being “hard” on your wards. We are culturally shaped in that regard as we grow. Parents…

Residents of Kpone in the Greater Accra Region are up in arms with city authorities over pollution from another dumpsite in the area after the main landfill was decommissioned in June. The residents say leachate from the new dumpsite, few meters from the decommissioned one, coupled with sewage from companies along the stretch continues to pollute their water bodies. They told 3news.com their fears have heightened due to dumping of infectious Covid-19 waste there. Sanitation minister, Cecilia Dapaah in June announced a contract had been awarded to Zoomlion Ghana Limited to re-engineer the main Kpone landfill. “The company is homegrown,…

Two armed robbers have been shot and killed by the police in the Upper West Region. One suspect has been arrested but three of the suspected armed robbers are currently on the run. The incident happened after the police engaged the robbers in a gun battle at Takpo in the Nadowli/Kaleo District. The  Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Francis Aboagye Nyarko, said they moved in after they had a distress call from the Assemblyman of the community regarding the presence of the robbers. “When they [police] got there, the robbers had succeeded in taking an unspecified amount of money…

A former Deputy Minister of Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has failed in the fight against corruption, therefore, he should be voted out of office in this year’s elections. He said the president, when in opposition carried himself as an anti-corruption personality. However, in office, he has demonstrated that he lacks the will to fight the corruption menace even among his appointees. Speaking on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, August 15 with Abena Tabi, Mr Kwakye Ofosu said this year’s polls will be a referendum on the performance of the Akufo-Addo administration. He…

The European Union delegation in Ghana, through Ghana Employment and Social Protection (GESP) has launched a music contest against child labour in Ghana. According to GESP the music contest is aimed at rallying musicians and singers in Ghana to contribute to the fight against child labour. Interested Ghanaian singers, bands and musicians are to send a copy of the song in MP3/4 format or a YouTube link format as an entry to the music contest which should not be more than three (3) minutes long. A jury comprising of representatives from the Government of Ghana, GESP, EU, and the Ghanaian…

Technology is defining the new frontiers for development; the innovations abound, and on a daily basis tech-oriented individuals continue to make strides at improving humanity. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) certified Dr. Paul Azunre is one such individual. From using AI to formulate videos for his music, he’s continued to work around music, its socio-economic effect, and now a direct impact on what can best be described as a state-of-mind sound. Maths, Beats & Flow is pure genius in music: other than the musical set theory which goes beyond transposition & inversion, many would wonder how Maths can have a link with…