President John Mahama has expressed satisfaction in his government’s ability to award at least 95 percent of road contracts in the country to Ghanaians.
Giving himself a pat on the back, the president in an exclusive interview with TV3 New Day, broadcast on Monday, said this is as a result of specific directives he issued.
He indicated that the result fits...
President John Mahama says his critics have failed to contradict the evidence-based stories of progress and development he told in his State of the Nation Address.
“After the SONA , nobody has contradicted those stories,” President Mahama said on TV3’s New Day show during an exclusive interview on Monday.
The President said it is thus unfair and an insult to Ghanaians...
President John Mahama has dared the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo Addo for a debate indicating that “he (Nana Addo) has made a lot of contentious statements.”
According to the President “I’m willing to debate Nana Akufo-Addo any day even if you call him today, I will put it here and start debating the issues. So I don’t...
Adam Larsen Kwarasey is set for a return to the Black Stars with his name pencilled down for the twin Nations Cup qualifier against Mozambique later this month.
The USA based goalkeeper has had a difficult relationship with Ghana coach Avram Grant after he turned down an invitation for a friendly against Canada but he will be handed a second...
At the recent brand re-launch of Tigo’s digital revolution at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, the Deputy Minister for Communication, Ato Sarpong, praised the company for its social responsibility flagship project, Shelter 4 Education.
He commended the project for its positive impact on the lives of school children, the beneficiary communities and the country’s educational landscape as a whole.
“Over...
President John Dramani Mahama has advocated for an upward adjustment of the margin of preference given to local content under the Public Procurement Act.
The president is proposing that the threshold should be pegged at 20 percent from the about existing 12-15 percent.
Section 60 (1) of Act 663 states that “A procurement entity may grant a margin of preference for...
President John Mahama has celebrated late Ghanaian comedian, Bob Okala who passed away Sunday dawn saying, “you brought joy to many homes.”
In a tweet to express his condolence to the family of Bob Okala, Mr. Mahama said “RIP Bob Okala, you brought joy to many homes and of course to Lordina and I. #RIPBobOkala”
The 64 year old veteran comedian,...
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah has confirmed that British fugitive, David Macdermott who was arrested in Ghana over cocaine related offences is indeed married to his step daughter.
In a short statement released on Sunday following the arrest which took place on Friday, Dr. Wampah said “I have received news about the arrest of David...
The Eastern Region Commander of the Ghana Police Service, Angwubutoge Awuni, has passed on, tv3network.com can confirm.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) died Monday morning after a short illness.
Until his death, DCOP Awuni was a Council Member of the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana. He was also an accredited member of the Institute.
He was also the first director of...
President John Dramani Mahama has described the errors in Ghana’s 59th Independence Day anniversary brochure as avoidable and blamed it on what he says is “the printers devil”
“It’s unfortunate. I think those mistakes are avoidable,” he said in an exclusive interview Monday on TV3’s morning magazine show, New Day.
The anniversary brochure, allegedly produced by the Flagstaff House Communication Bureau,...
The Executive Director of the African Sector for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Rashid Dramani is making a strong case for the use of mobile phones on the floor of parliament to be regulated.
The Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho recently bemoaned the conduct of members of parliament on the floor of the house, complaining that members were fond of engaging...
Unidentified gunmen have killed at least five people at a beach resort in southern Ivory Coast, officials say.
The assailants fired on beach-goers in the town of Grand Bassam, about 40km (25 miles) east of the country's commercial capital Abidjan.
The resort is popular with local people and foreigners. Security forces have been sent to the scene.
Ivory Coast was seen as...
Mobile network operator MTN Ghana posted a strong revenue performance last year, raking in about GH¢2.32billion in a year many businesses in the country reeled under a challenging macroeconomic environment exacerbated by the erratic energy supply situation, affirming the company as the most profitable telephony operator in the country.
This means that MTN last year generated about GH¢6.34million in revenue...
Pressure group Occupy Ghana has threatened a legal action against government if it fails to make available documents surrounding the printing of Ghana’s 59th Independence Day celebration.
The acting head of the Information Services Department, Francis Kwarteng Arthur, was sacked from post over the error-laden brochure which he took responsibility for.
Several concerns have been raised about the poor work that...
The near bloody clash between the security details of President John Mahama and opposition leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, has received a round condemnation as despicable.
For a security expert with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Mr. Chukwuemeka Eze, the act depicts a lack of civilization for the security of the country.
The free-for-all fight broke out on Thursday when the...
