The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of complicity in the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited’s scandal of 2017. Launching its corruption tracker at the weekly press briefing in Accra, the Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, said despite a committee’s report on the corruption scandal, […]

Four more persons have died of COVID-19 in the latest update provided by the Ghana Health Service on June 8. The country’s case count now stands at 9,910, recording 48 total deaths. A total of 3,645 persons have also recovered nationwide, leaving the active cases at 6,217. Regional Breakdown Greater Accra Region – 6,436 Ashanti […]

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, has found the Electoral Commission chairperson, Jean Mensa guilty of failing to declare her assets when she assumed office as required by law. The Alliance for Social Equity and Accountability (ASEPA) petitioned the Commission to investigate Jean Mensa for not disclosing her assets in accordance with Article […]

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it did not include the existing voter’s Identification Card as a requirement for the compilation of a new register because the current electoral roll lacks credibility. According to the EC, it came to that conclusion following the Supreme Court’s own ruling that the register is reasonably not credible and that […]

New Zealand has lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions after reporting no active cases in the country. At midnight local time (12:00 GMT), all of New Zealand moved to level one, the lowest of a four-tier alert system. Under new rules, social distancing is not required and there are no limits on public gatherings, […]

Stunning Ghanaian television personality, gifted actress and extraordinary marketing communications professional, Michelle Attoh, has been announced as the host of the all new season of Today’s Woman, a talk show which airs on TV3 Network. The new season of the weekly show, Today’s Woman, is scheduled to premiere on Sunday 14th June 2020 at 3PM. The show […]

Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance wants over 7 million names expunged from the voter’s register, if the Electoral Commission decides not to compile new register. At a news conference in Accra, convener of the group that has been championing for a new register for years, David Asante said it was imperative for the […]

In an era where the term ‘world class’ is often abused and misused, Timo Werner is a striker who fits the bill to a tee. The 24-year-old comes to SW6 with the reputation of being one of the deadliest strikers in world football right now and a pedigree unrivaled by most. Timo Werner guarantees goals. […]

A key personality who contributed immensely to the growth of Ghanaian hiplife music has revealed that Reggie Rockstone and Panji Anoff did not originate the genre. Abraham Ohene-Djan, a renowned filmmaker behind some of the hiplife music videos shot in the 1990s, explained that the two personalities, contrary to perceptions, did not invent the popular […]

Scancom Plc, operators of MTN Ghana, have acknowledged media reports on moves by regulator National Communications Authority (NCA) to review their operations to ensure fair competition in the telecommunications industry. They, however, said they are yet to receive a “formal notification from the regulator and awaits this to assess the details”. On Monday, the Minister […]

The youth in Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region are demanding transparency in investigations into a shooting incident which occurred last Saturday. One Amadu Yussif, 15, was shot at the butt after police were called in to disperse a night club activity in the area as per the directives of […]

The Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Western Region, Philip Fiifi Buckman, has begun an exercise to disinfect selected places of worship in the constituency. According to him, the exercise forms part of his efforts to help places of worship – churches and mosques – prepare and […]

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released a list of Members of Parliament who will not have contenders in the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for Saturday, June 20. At a press conference addressed by its General Secretary, John Boadu, Monday, the NPP explained that those MPs are going unopposed because no one has […]

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The Constitutional Court had in February ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s re-election of President Mutharika – a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. The former commission chairperson Jane Ansah resigned […]

The governor of Nigeria’s Abia State has tested positive for coronavirus and has gone into isolation. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s sample returned a positive test on 4 June, according to an official quoted by local media. The governor is reported to have directed his deputy to act on his behalf as he undergoes treatment. The south-eastern […]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has instructed constituency executives to suspend, with immediate effect, all delegates who invoked curses on leadership over the disqualification of some parliamentary aspirants. These delegates of the party resorted to invoking deities to register their dissatisfaction with the national executives for not allowing some aspirants to contest and others to […]

Family and friends of Benjamin Okyere, an up-and-coming musician who was allegedly shot and killed by his landlord, Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, have besieged the Abeka District Court to demand justice. His brothers and friends got infuriated when they saw the accused brought to the court in an air-conditioned vehicle. The landlord, who shot and […]

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has taken immediate steps – which it describes as “corrective measures” – to ensure ultimately that MTN do not dominate the country’s telecommunication sector. According to a release issued by the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on Monday, the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) stipulates that any operator with 40 per […]

The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam has thrown his weight behind the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) over the compilation of the new voter register ahead of the December 7 elections. Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haruna explained that if the EC, which is in charge of election management in the country, believes the voters’ register must be changed, […]

The shooting of 15-year-old Amadu Yussif on Saturday in Walewale in the the North East Region has generated tension in the municipality. Information available to 3news.com indicates that the victim in the company of friends were holding a disco jam at Next Level Club, a popular entertainment center in Walewale, in breach of the government […]