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In a police video, Hamisu Bala Wadume said soldiers had removed his handcuffs A suspected Nigerian "kidnap kingpin", who escaped in a shootout between the army and police, has been rearrested. Police say Hamisu Bala Wadume was tracked down after a “massive manhunt” to a hideout the northern state of
The controversial University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) will have a special training for its staff, trainee doctors and nurses as well corporate institutions ahead of the full-time operation. The first phase of the UGMC was constructed and commissioned in 2016 during the Mahama administration at
Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign. Twitter said it removed 936 accounts it said were being used to “sow political discord in Hong Kong”. The network said the accounts originated in mainland China and were part of a co
The Head of Onua TV and Onua FM, subsidiaries of a leading media conglomerate, Media General (MG), Bright Kwasi Asempa, has been selected to host the maiden edition of the Kofi Annan Global Legacy Summit 2019. The award-winning Morning Show host for Onua FM 95. 1, Yen Sempa, will moderate the three-
Two persons have been confirmed dead in Lukula in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The two are reported to have been killed in a renewed land dispute between two Mamprusi factions over the siting of a mosque. Four others are said to have also sustained various degrees of wounds. Acco
Arabic and French languages will be taught as compulsory subjects in the newly outdoored Ghana Education Service (GES) curriculum for basic education in the country. This follows some reforms in the sector which have among other things redefined basic education to include Senior High School. Ahead o
Residents living near the Kpone landfill site in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have deserted their homes due to unbearable smoke bellowing from the landfill site due to fire. The cause of the fire, editors.3news.com gathers, was triggered by an unknown person who lit a
A popular gay social network has accused Google of discrimination after its app was removed from Google's Play store several times without warning. Hornet said Google often employed moderators in Malaysia, where same-sex relationships are illegal, to vet apps. A rival gay dating app told the BBC tha
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced it will commence a mop-up exercise for the Ghana Card registration in the Volta and Greater Accra regions after it fell short of meeting its target. The Authority said it was not in a position to discriminate against any Ghanaian for any poli
Security and political stability provide foundation for peace and development. Hence, when threats to security appears to be rampant, this raises concerns for many. Such is the situation of organized crime in West Africa today. Networked crime has remained resistant to policy responses and is now li
Military and police personnel have seized placards bearing anti-government messages from protesters in Navrongo during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the Upper East Region Wednesday. Ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the Kasena Nankana Municipal Assembly, which is located few metres away
Hundreds of workers were paid to transcribe voice recordings of Facebook users, it has emerged. Facebook is the latest company to confirm it has used third-party workers to do such work, following Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. The practice had been halted "more than a week ago", Facebook said
US President Donald Trump has suggested a "personal meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the political crisis engulfing Hong Kong. In a tweet Mr Trump said he had "ZERO doubt" that Mr Xi could "humanely solve the Hong Kong problem". He also tied the protests to a US trade deal with
Some residents of Mayera and Amasaman in the Greater Accra region on Tuesday blocked major roads in the area to put pressure on authorities to fix their roads, which they say, are in deplorable state. For more than five hours, the residents used stones, tables and burning tyres to block the road, le
The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, is hopeful of a landslide victory in the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries. He is confident the margin of defeat to his contender, Micheal Tettey, will be greater than
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