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For many households and restaurants, using paracetamol is the fastest way to prepare meat. It saves gas, kerosene or firewood. And costs much less, N50 for one sachet of 12 tablets, and each tablet can cause a pot-full of meat to cook soft within few minutes. It’s an amazing discovery, or so it seems. But what they don’t know is that as much as they are quickening the amount of time it takes to cook, they are also quickening their days on mother earth. “It’s a lot faster to boil meat with paracetamol,” a young mother, Adeola told this writer…

The Paramount Chief of the Bawku, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II has assured the government that although some persons have been advocating the secession of parts of his Traditional area, he and his chiefs are not interested in splitting the traditional area between two states. He explained that such a move “will not be reasonable” saying already there have been several reports of insecurity in neighbouring Burkina Faso and the Republic of Togo. Addressing a colourful durbar at Bawku to mark the 32nd Samanpiid Festival of the people of the area,on Saturday, December 28, 2019, the Bawku Naba further appealed…

A 63-year-old man in Germany had his own Christmas miracle this year when a good samaritan returned his lost backpack that was filled with presents and €16,000 in cash. The backpack was found in a street near the city centre shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve by a 51-year-old, police in Krefeld, in North Rhine-Wesphalia, wrote on Facebook. “When looking for clues about the owner, (the finder) found not only several gifts but also €16,000 in cash!!!,” police wrote. “The honest finder informed our colleagues who notified the 63-year-old owner and delivered him the backpack,” police went on, adding: “There really…

The Ministry of Education says abolishing the teacher licensure examination will result in the churning out low quality teachers. A deputy education minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum who was reacting to former president John Mahama’s proposal to abolish the exam insisted the examination is key to improving quality teaching and learning. Dr Adutwum revealed that a decision in the 2016 budget to implement the licensure exams, indicating that Mr Mahama met the teacher unions and agreed to implement the exam policy. After the New Patriotic Party took over the governance of Ghana in 2017, it was agreed that the policy…

Over four million dollars was injected into the creation of the Kumasi Rattray Park. The cost, to many, did not match the facilities in the ultramodern park. But now, the recreation and amusement park appears more complete than before. In 2015, the Rattray Park was officially commissioned by the then President John Dramani Mahama. It was a major achievement under the tenure of the then KMA chief  executive, Kojo Bonsu, despite concerns raised over the cost of the project by a section of people in the Kumasi metropolis. For some patrons of the facility, a facility like a swimming pool…

At least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in Somalia’s capital. The blast took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection in Mogadishu. Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, director of Madina hospital, told the AP news agency they had received 73 bodies. The death toll is expected to rise. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb but al-Shabab militants have often carried out attacks there.  Al-Shabab – a group of Islamist militants, allied to Al-Qaeda – has waged an insurgency for more than 10 years. It was forced…

A mobile money vendor has been shot dead by some unknown gunmen at a Bole suburb in the Savannah Region. Oldman Stephen was allegedly shot in his bedroom at Choribang after he closed from work at about 11:00 p.m. Friday, December 27, 3news.com has gathered. He was rushed to the Bole government hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. It is currently unclear whether the gunmen made away with money or valuables. Sources say the incident has caused a lot of fear in the community especially among mobile money vendors. This is the second time within two months such an…

Legon Cities Football Club (formerly Wa All Stars) goalkeeper, Fatau Dauda, is pushing for late match day kick offs for the Ghana Premier League. In an interview with TV3’s Juliet Bawuah on Friday, Dauda, who is returning to the domestic league years after he cut his professional teeth in the competition, says the current weather conditions the country is experiencing do not favour the traditional 3:00 p.m. kick off. Comparing it to Nigeria where he once played for Enyimba FC, and where matches are mostly honoured from 4:00 p.m. local time, he said the current situation in Ghana leaves players…

The Navrongo Central Constituency  New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) came face-to-face in an event at the Mayaga Hotel  where both political parties had sent representatives to solidarise with a local record label, Savannah Records, which was launching its debut musical album.  Constituency Secretary for the NDC, Dr Selanwiah Abdul-Mumin, who is a fan of Savannah Records pledged Five Hundred Cedis (GHȻ500) on behalf of the party and its parliamentary candidate, Samson Tangwom Chiragia, affectionately called STC. “On behalf of myself, STC, Parliamentary Candidate for NDC, the redeemer of Navrongo, the man of the moment, I…

It is said that prophets are without honour in their own home but that did not seem to be the case at the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO). Recognizing the sterling leadership provided by their Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab, staff of the state-owned food security reserve decided to publicly acknowledge the hard work of their boss which has received both local and foreign honours. The occasion was an end of year corporate dinner in Accra attended by an array of guests including the company’s Licensed Suppliers, Licensed Buyers, Vendors, some Board Members of NAFCO, the corporate community…