Author: TNRgh

Donald Trump says a book containing damaging allegations about his administration is “full of lies”. The book cites former top aide Steve Bannon as describing a meeting with a group of Russians at which Mr Trump’s son was present as “treasonous”. It also portrays Mr Trump as being surprised by winning the presidency. Mr Trump’s lawyers had tried to block publication of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff, which has now gone on sale early. What’s in the book? Mr Wolff’s book makes many claims, including that: The Trump team was shocked and horrified by…

A former Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, William Ampem-Darko has attacked the National Media Commission (NMC), calling it a “retrogressive” institution. The Commission was set up with the mandate of registering, regulating and monitoring the activities of media houses in Ghana. According to him, the NMC is not a progressive institution that can effectively run any public service system in the country, recalling that whilst he was at the helm of affairs at the state broadcaster, the NMC failed on several occasions to assist them when they needed help. Mr. William Ampem-Darko was speaking on a wide range of…

Twenty companies in the energy sector have expressed interest to invest in a waste-to-energy conversion project under the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA). Chief Executive of KMA, Osei Assibey Antwi, in an interview with 3news.com, said all prospective investors are expected to submit detailed plans of investment, including proof of funding as well as terms and conditions under which the project will be implemented and managed. A decade ago, former President Kufour cut sod to commence the construction of a $1.35million waste-to-energy plant for the KMA. The project was under a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement for the recycling of solid…

It’s been exactly three weeks after the gruesome murder of Rahinatu Alhassan at her residence in Bimbilla, but her children and husband are yet to recover from the shock. The family is in disarray and with the support of sympathizers wants justice for Rahinatu. The deceased had her life cut short by a yet to be identified gunman on Tuesday December 12, 2017 in front of her four children, one as young as 4 years with the oldest being 19. Rahinatu Alhassan, 40, and a native of Bimbilla was shot several times according to officials at the Bimbilla Government Hospital. Her…

One day he’s all over you Sending you messages. Calling you in the mornings to ask how your night was and asking if you dreamt about him. In the afternoon, he’ll call to ask what you had for lunch. Then in the night, after exchanging series of text messages, he’ll call to wish you sweet dreams and tell you to dream about him. He simply floods your life with love and attention. Then you begin to like him—you begin to fall for him. You begin to see him as that guy who deserves your attention. You begin to flow with…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday exhorted Christians to make their belief in Christ, impact on their daily lives as citizens to place the country on the pedestal of development. “We are a religious people. The Ghanaian people are a religious people and religion does not mean just prayer and worship. It is also how you behave and act in your everyday life as a citizen,” he said when addressing the annual Global Ministers and Wives Conference 2017, of the Church of Pentecost at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region. President Akufo-Addo said: “What we have to do is…

A former Deputy Interior Minister has revealed that the meeting in which former President Mahama requested the controversial Cantonments bungalow was arranged by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the instance of President Akufo-Addo. Mr. Kwabena Acheampong also confirmed on TV3’s New Day that was also carried live on 3FM 92.7 on Saturday that Mr. Mahama and the then president-elect Akufo-Addo “had a gentleman’s agreement” for the latter to live in that house. “After the elections, Nana Akufo-Addo requested a meeting, through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu with [then] president Mahama…at this meeting [former] president Mahama requested to keep where he is…

General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) Solomon Kotei, says he would not reject the offer, if he is appointed chief executive of Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). According to Solomon kotei, the workers unions will prefer someone who has risen through the ranks in the industry to be the next CEO of COCOBOD. Government terminated the appointment of the chief executive officer of the COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni which took immediate effect by close of business on Friday. Even though most of the industrial unions are happy with him being sacked, they say they are open for consultations…

There have been public outcry about the seeming high number of ministers that have been appointed by the president. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has so far appointed 36 ministers; six of them will work from the presidency. Many fear he would name more ministers than his predecessor, which they say could put a lot of pressure on the national purse. The government has yet convinced people why the need for more ministers. However, the president of the Ghana Union of Traders Association, Dr. Nana Barima Ameyaw wants Ghanaians to be concerned with the benefits. “Some of these initiatives should…

  General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, (ICU) Solomon Kotei, has called for a human resource auditing at the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). According to Solomon kotei, who has lauded the president’s decision to sack the CEO of the company, many people have been working at COCOBOD without appointment letters for years. His call follows Thursday’s directive of government terminating the appointment of the chief executive officer of the COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni with immediate effect. It is not clear if he has vacated his post as directed, but his official car, 3FM learnt, had been parked at…