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Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor has thrown his weight behind the compilation of a new voter’s register for the 2020 general elections in December. The former president claimed most people on the register used foul means to get their voters identification cards (ID) and that does not make the voters register clean. The debate on the compilation of a new voter’s register ahead of the December elections has seen the various actors taking entrenched positions, with most opposition political parties kicking against it. Speaking on the issue on Onua TV’s Maakye on Wednesday, jointly hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa, Anokyewaaba…

Scientists are running a trial to see if ibuprofen can help hospital patients who are sick with coronavirus. The team from London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital and King’s College believe the drug, which is an anti-inflammatory as well as a painkiller, could treat breathing difficulties. They hope the low-cost treatment can keep patients off ventilators. In the trial, called Liberate, half of the patients will receive ibuprofen in addition to usual care. The trial will use a special formulation of ibuprofen rather than the regular tablets that people might usually buy. Some people already take this lipid capsule form of…

In my last piece, I mentioned in the conclusion that what will make of the post Covid-19 era will depend on how states choose to behave in the aftermath. The purpose of this current work is, therefore, to expatiate on my argument that we can only understand how international relations will look like only by understanding how states choose to behave. This is contrary to other views predicting in certain terms how a post covid-19 era international system will look like. But how exactly will international relations look like in the post covid-19 period? Analysts have largely concluded that the…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Musician Mr Drew believes that he shouldn’t have dragged dancehall artiste Stonebwoy into his alleged song theft saga. According to him, it was a slip-up bringing up Stonebwoy’s name in the ensuing drama about his ‘Eat’ song which has been taken down from YouTube for copyright infringement. Mr Drew is alleged to have suggested in interviews that Stonebwoy knew the song, which he featured on, was going to be hit with the copyright infringement strike. After the dancehall artiste has expressed his displeasure about the comments, the young musician met Stonebwoy to resolve the issue. The meeting was attended by…

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) will remain closed for in-person church services despite a decision by the government to ease restrictions and allow church services to resume. An official communication from the head office of the church said after considering the directives from government and protocols required for church services to re-commence, it has decided against doing so on an in-person basis. “No ICGC local branch shall be open to run in-person church service until so advised by the Presbytery,” the communique said. It added that “All ICGC local assemblies will continue to fellowship together on-air and online as…

Stores emptied of gloves, sanitizers, canned foods, toilet paper and water. Fights over the sale of limited supplies of face masks. Anger as attempts at getting provisions from the market or supermarket was met with inflated prices or dwindling stock. These pointed to the reality that indeed, my dear country Ghana, was going to experience a lockdown as other nations had already done. This had become imminent because the COVID-19 virus had spread from Asia to Europe, North America and to Africa, and finally Ghana. The deadly virus reared its ugly head in Ghana on March 12, bringing with it…

Former Member of Parliament for Berekum, Captain Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey (retd), has said he never saw lawmakers accepting bribes for the approval of bills and government contracts while he was in parliament for two terms. He explained to Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3FM 92.7 that legislators are given allowances to cater for their expenses after they have attended a retreat to discuss into detail a bill before the approval. That, he said, cannot be described as a bribe. “I never had the experience of seeing an MP taking bribe or a gift,” he said. “What I know happens…

Internationally acclaimed Reggae musician Rocky Dawuni has noted that the systemic racism in America never really left. He was commenting on the happenings in the United States of America that have seen large protests from blacks and whites about the killing of George Floyd. He said the viral video of the policeman putting his knee on Floyd wasn’t about someone committing murder but was rather lynching because the policeman was enjoying what he was doing and knew he was killing him (Floyd) gradually as he sucked the life out of him. Rocky Dawuni noted in an interview on Reggae Ja…

General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Rev. Prof. Paul Yaw Frimpong-Manso says the best stimulus package for the people of Ghana in the coronavirus (COVID-19) era is the message of hope. The man of God said money is just a means of exchange but what to give to people in this pandemic period is the word of God. Rev. Frimpong-Manso made the observation on Onua TV’s Maakye on Tuesday hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa. The President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) was responding to a question on whether the churches would also give stimulus package…