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It’s that time of the month of love where you get to show love in various ways. To make it even better, Media General, with its lineup of activities, is set to thrill its cherished viewers and listeners. Also known as Saint Valentine’s Day or the feast of Saint valentine, the day is celebrated annually on February 14. It is recognised as a significant celebration of love in many regions around the world. In Ghana it has been designated as the National Chocolate Day and to mark this celebration, Media General and its subsidiaries,  3news.com, TV3, 3FM 92.7, Onua TV,…

The Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has interdicted the Upper West Regional Director of Education, Duncan Nsor. A letter addressed to him dated 12th February 2020 said the interdiction takes place with “immediate effect”. This is to enable the Service to carry out investigations into a number of allegations levelled against him including bribery. “Your interdiction is to facilitate investigations into some allegations levelled against you, which include; “1. Circumstances surrounding the auctioning of a track belonging to Wa School for the Deaf, which vehicle at the time of the auctioning was under your…

Charles Kwadwo Fosu aka Daddy Lumba. In the late 1980s the duo released an album which saw many of the tracks on it becoming instant hits. It had songs like “Yee ya Aka Akwantuom” and “Aban Nsa Akawo”, which pictured the difficulties and inhumane conditions Ghanaians in Nigeria and other European countries had to go through to survive. However, the group split leading to Daddy Lumba releasing an album with songs like “Sika Asem” in 1993 and subsequent albums. Nana Acheampong also came out with “Na enka ebeye den na ayewoya” a song some thought was meant  to throw shade…

Officials of three political parties have walked out of a technical meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC) on the back of disagreement over compilation of a new voters’ register for the December general elections. IT representatives of the various political parties were invited by the EC Thursday to thrash out outstanding issues regarding the controversial new voters’ register the EC is seeking to create for the polls. Our correspondent Thomas Adotei Pappoe, who was at the EC headquarters in Accra, reports that the representatives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), People’s National Convention (PNC) and the United Front Party (UFP)…

The Chief Executive of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA),Hayford Attah-Krufi, has called for support in its bid to increase coverage to the informal sector. “Eighty per cent of working population working for themselves, and since pensions is for everyone, they must come on board,” he said. Mr Attah-Krufi made the comment when some senior management staff of the Authority paid a courtesy call on the management of Media General in Accra. The National Pensions Regulatory Authority is looking forward to leveraging switch technology to increase pension coverage for the informal sector worker. Its long term goal is also to…

The Chinese man who was declared wanted by the Police for allegedly killing his compatriot at Asankragwa in the Western Region has been arrested by the Ghana Immigration Service. Wei Yanwei was arrested in the late Tuesday at a hideout at Adiembra, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region through an intelligence led operation, the Ghana Immigration said in a statement Wednesday. The 25-year-old Chinese national allegedly stabbed to death a Chinese businessman, Lee Buau, at Asankragwa in the Wassa Amenfi West District of the Western Region on 24th January of this year. Two other accomplices, also Chinese nationals,…

Bryan Acheampong has with immediate effect been removed from the Ministry of National Security. The Member of Parliament for Abetifi who served as a Minister of State at the National Security Ministry, has from February 13 been re-assigned to the Interior Ministry, where he will serve as a Minister of State, a statement issued by the Presidency Wednesday announced. Also, the Deputy Interior Minister, Henry Quartey, has also been reassigned to the Ministry of National Security as Deputy Minister. No reasons were given for the reshuffle by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, who has about 11 months to end his first…

The Ghana Meteorological Agency is warning of fire outbreaks in across the country on the back of heightened outburst of the harmattan this week. The harmattan on Wednesday, February 12 engulfed Ghana, creating a dry and hazy atmosphere with drastic visibility particularly in the mornings and evenings. It is the fourth outburst for the 2019/2020 harmattan season. Meteorologists say the current weather condition will continue until the February 16. “From our fire monitoring charts and other meteorological parameters, there is a very high probability of fire outbreaks due to careless handling of open fires,” a statement from the Meteorological Agency…

Valentine is a special season to express one’s feelings and emotions to that special someone. Every February 14, people across the world exchange candies, flowers and gifts with their loved ones, all in the name of expressing love. This year on the 3FM Drive, Valentine has been taken a notch higher. Listeners of the Accra’s most sought after Drive Time show are not be left out in this celebration of love. The show is organising the “Test for Love” promotion which will offer lovers the opportunity to express their love to their significant others in this season of love. Giovani…

The introduction of improved security features into the administration of the Defective Vehicle (DV) number plate system by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) this year has led to a significant improvement in the revenue performance of the authority. Whereas the DVLA generated less than GH¢4 million from the sale of 15,544 DV plates for the whole of last year, it generated GH¢6 million from selling 25,000 upgraded DV plates between January 2 and February 7, this year, representing an increase of more than 60 per cent over the 2019 collection. Data the Daily Graphic obtained from the DVLA…