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Member of Parliament for Mampong, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, has accused former MP Francis Addai-Nimoh of devising rough tactics to achieve his presidential ambition. According to MP, issues regarding Mr Addai Nimo first being prevented from picking parliamentary nomination forms and subsequent refusal of the constituency executives to accept same were part of a grand scheme by the former MP become popular. “The agenda of hon. Addai-Nimo has been exposed; the man has presidential ambitions. The man wants his name to be in the media space,” Mr Sarpong told our correspondent William Evans-Nkum Tuesday. He said after Nimo’s forms issue emerged,…

An editor-cum-head of political news at Media General, Edward Kwabi, has died. Eddie Kwabi, as he was affectionately called, died Monday night at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he was on admission receiving treatment for a short ailment, family members confirmed to 3news.com Tuesday. He was in his thirties. His colleagues were shocked and saddened Tuesday morning to learn of his passing. They mourned their friend and former colleague who has been working with TV3 for over a decade from a National Service person to an employee. Described by his boss as “very ambitious,” Mr Kwabi was made the Head…

Ghanaian singer Lady Jay has released her debut EP titled “Anywhere you dey” which features some of West Africa’s most talented male artists. Lady Jay has been working in the music industry in Ghana and Nigeria for almost a decade and is known to be an industry favourite. She has worked with some of the region’s most influential artists including Sarkodie, BOJ, and and Yaa Pono. Her latest project features E.L., Joey B, Dammy Krane and Magnom and showcases a variety of new African World music. Some of her latest videos include “For You You You” and “Odo Nana,” which…

An accounts clerk (bursar) of a school in Accra who was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old pupil of the school and impregnating her in the process has been acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal. Mr Charles Twumasi, 38, was set free after the three-member panel of the court unanimously held that there was no evidence that linked him to the said defilement and also that some of the evidence was deliberately distorted to aid his conviction. “We, therefore, set aside the conviction by the trial circuit court, as affirmed by the High Court,…

Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work remotely. The company also said it was “strongly encouraging” all of its 5,000 employees around the world to not come into work. It comes a day after the firm banned all non-essential business travel and events for its workers. The company had already announced that it was pulling out of this month’s South by Southwest media conference in Austin, Texas.…

Cost of goods and services are likely to go up if the outbreak of the coronavirus is not contained. For instance, spare parts dealers at Abbosey Okai tell TV3’s Grace Hammoah Asare, they are running out of goods, and will be compelled to increase prices between 5 and 10 percent. China’s isolation amidst the coronavirus outbreak is having a rippling effect, across the world. The vital economy is seemingly being cut off from its trading partners, and Ghana is no exception. Abbosey Okai is the spare parts hub of Accra. Most dealers get their goods from China, Korea and some…

The planet’s carbon dioxide (Co2) levels are now the highest in human history. Yet, there is no sign of slowdown in greenhouse gas levels, despite verbal commitments by countries. After greenhouse gases are emitted, they interact with our land, sea and air. The ocean absorbs around a quarter of all Co2 and what’s left behind in the atmosphere is known as ‘greenhouse gas concentrations’. Scientists say the gap between climate targets and reality is glaring and growing, and the warming strength of greenhouse gases is 43% higher than 30 years ago. The Scientists are so worried because as we limit…

Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa has announced a GHC10,000 bounty for anyone who will volunteer useful information that would lead to the arrest of the killers of the Assemblyman for Sogakope South Electoral Area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli The announcement of the reward comes hours after the Youth in Sogakope in the Volta Region issued a three-day ultimatum to the police to produce the killers. The Assembly member was killed in cold blood on Sunday after being shot multiple times in what many suspect to be contract killing. The youth who accused the police of negligence went on rampage destroying…

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has presented awards to 36 deserving students from across the country who emerged as the best Junior High School graduates of the 2018/19 academic year. The Awardees, including two hearing-impaired and two visually-impaired students, were presented with medals, certificates and cash prizes for their sterling performances at the President’s Independence Day Awards ceremony held in Accra on Monday, 2nd March, 2020. The President’s Independence Day Awards, since its inception in 1993, continues to provide scholarships each year to young brilliant students between the ages of 14 and 19 (male and female) from all the…

Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan Africa after one was confirmed in Nigeria last week. The patient is a French man who lives in Senegal and flew back from France on Feb. 26, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr told reporters. The patient had since been in contact with his wife and two children and is now under quarantine in a hospital in the capital Dakar. The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, prompting governments to step up control measures and sending…