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The Central Regional women’s wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, for comments he made about the Vice Presidential Candidate of the NDC, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. Soon after the announcement of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate to John Dramani Mahama, the Adentan Member of Parliament (MP) in a press conference suggested that the former president “does not take Ghanaians seriously” for his choice of running mate. This the NDC women find unfortunate, demanding that Mr. Asamoa apologizes. A statement signed by the…

Founder of newly formed People’s Action Party (PAP) Kwesi Busumbru says the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is just a slogan party. Busumbru says the government’s flagship programme, the Free Senior High School Policy, that the party touts as an unbeatable precedent, is not well thought-out but just a slogan the party used to win power in the 2016 general elections. The less-than-a-year-old party founder was speaking to 3FM’s Blakk Kobby on the award winning reggae programme Reggae Vibes. Mr. Busumbru said over 20 years of leadership from the two main political parties that have dominated the country political space…

Some parents Monday morning stormed Accra Girls’ Senior High School, demanding the immediate release of their children for fear of the contracting coronavirus. The action of the parents is informed by media reports over the weekend that some six students have tested positive for the virus and had been taken to isolation centers for treatment. There were also complaints by some students of the school that the food provided in the dining hall was not enough and school authorities would not allow them make alternative arrangements for food. Some alleged that they were being maltreated  by school authorities and wanted…

A Political Scientist at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Jonathan Asante Otchere, has described as strategic reports that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has selected former Education Minister Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate. Sources close to the NDC Monday disclosed that the former president has finally settled on the former Vice Chancellor of UCC to complement him into the upcoming election. Mahama settles on Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang as running mate The official announcement, 3news.com gathers, will be made later Monday by the former president when he meets with the National Executive Council…

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has finally picked former education minister, Professor Jane Opoku Agyemang, as a running mate for the 2020 general election, sources close to the National Democratic Congress suggest. The former president, according to sources, is expected to officially make the announcement later in the day. Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s name had come up severally among others as likely candidates to be selected as running mate, and if she is finally confirmed, she becomes the first female to be selected as running mate in the history of the NDC. Political Scientist at the University of Cape Coast, Jonathan…

Andre Dede Ayew was on the score sheet today as Swansea City posted a 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the Liberty Stadium in the English Championship. Swansea went ahead with less than 10 minutes into the second half courtesy Rhian Brewster. Dede, who is Vice Captain of the club, doubled the lead in the 66th minute through a spot kick. The Ghanaian continued in fine form today, building on previous performances after the league returned. He played the entire duration of the game. He now has 14 goals in 39 appearances in the English Championship. The English Championship is…

Ghana’s Covid-19 case count currently stands at 20,085, according to updates by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website as of Sunday, July 5.   These include 697 newly recorded cases and five more deaths. With the additional five deaths, the total death toll is now 122 while 14,870 make up the discharged/recovered category of patients. Of the total cases, 5,093 are active. According to the GHS, these new numbers are from samples that were taken between June 16 and July 1. Twenty-two persons are currently in severe condition while eight are in critical situations. Source: 3news.com|Ghana