According to rapper Sarkodie, he hardly responds to critics who attack him on social media but that doesn’t change the fact that he is the ‘most insulted’ musician in the country. Speaking in an Instagram Live discussion with rapper Manifest, Sarkodie revealed that he deals with countless insults …
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Soldiers, police intervene as taxi strike leaves commuters stranded
Commuters were left stranded across Gauteng, roads were barricaded and a bus hijacked as the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) embarked on a strike on Monday to protest against a R1bn government relief package for the industry. The council said in a letter “we were expecting at least …
Read More »NPP condemns altercations during parliamentary primaries
The ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) has strongly condemned the incidents of altercations that occurred in some of its polling stations during its parliamentary primaries to elect Parliamentary candidates for the 2020 elections. Describing the incidents as unacceptable, a statement issued by National Chairman, Freddie Blay said “the party …
Read More »Former South African president De Klerk withdraws from U.S. rights talk
South Africa’s last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, has withdrawn from a U.S. seminar about minority rights because he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts in the current charged racial climate, his foundation said on Sunday. De Klerk, who was the head of South Africa’s …
Read More »Real Madrid star Ramos becomes top-scoring defender in La Liga history
The centre-back is up to 68 goals in the Primera Division, overhauling Barcelona legend Ronald Koeman Sergio Ramos’ effort to put Real Madrid 1-0 up away to Real Sociedad on Sunday was a historic strike as it pushed the centre-back to the top of La Liga’s all-time scoring charts for defenders. Ramos, who converted from …
Read More »Video Assisted Real: VAR rules to swing La Liga title race in Madrid’s favour
Zinedine Zidane’s side benefitted from a number of marginal calls against Real Sociedad as they recorded the win they needed to go top of La Liga “It will be difficult to win this league. We will do everything we can. But from what I’ve seen in recent weeks, it would …
Read More »Chelsea take control of top-four race as Pulisic kickstarts crucial Villa comeback
Frank Lampard’s side are now five points clear of fifth-place in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa Over the past week, all most Chelsea fans have been talking about are next season and how new £47.5 million ($59m) signing Timo Werner will fit in Stamford Bridge alongside fellow new-boy …
Read More »Middlesbrough coach Woodgate doesn’t want to face Swansea City’s Andre Ayew again
Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate says he doesn’t want to come up against the Swansea City trio of Andre Ayew, Rhian Brewster and Conor Gallagher again after they were instrumental in a 3-0 bashing of Boro at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. The game marked the return of Championship fixtures …
Read More »NPP youth vandalise party office to protest irregularities in parliamentary primary
Some angry youth in the Wulensi constituency believed to be supporters of Haruna Abdulai, a failed aspirant in the just ended parliamentary primary have vandalised the party office amidst burning of lorry tires and chanting of war songs. Information available to 3news.com indicates the youth are protesting results of …
Read More »Key takeaways from Akufo-Addo’s 12th coronavirus address
President Nana Akufo-Addo’s address on measures his government is taking to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana on Sunday, June 21, 2020, comes a day to re-opening of schools for final year SHS students and SHS 2 students on the gold track. The 12th address focused on the …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 12th update on measures to contain coronavirus
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday, June 21, 2020, delivered the 12th address on measures his government is taking to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana. Among other things, he announced an arrangement to totally absorb the examination fees for more than 300,000 students sitting for the West African …
Read More »I’ll challenge Akufo-Addo on his own corruption record – Mahama vows
Former President John Dramani Mahama has served notice that since the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made the issue of corruption a major item of debate in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, he has readily picked up the gauntlet. “I intend to address all the allegations of corruption made against me …
Read More »Dormitories to be used as isolation centres as schools resume
President Akufo-Addo has directed that one dormitory in every secondary school should be used AS COVID-19 isolation centre as schools reopen in the wake of the pandemic. “One dormitory block in each senior high school is to be used as an isolation centre, in the event of a …
Read More »Govt initiates probe into alleged demolition of Nigerian High Commission property
The Government Sunday condemning the alleged demolition living quarters being constructed by the Nigerian High Commission, announced that investigations into the alleged breach of the premises of the Commission, in Accra, had begun for the offenders to be brought to book. A statement issued by the Ministry of …
Read More »Nigeria condemns attacks on High Commission in Ghana
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has condemned what he says is the illegal demolition of a facility at Nigeria’s High Commission in Ghana. According to the diplomat, the unknown persons used a bulldozer to raze down a residential building within the premises of the High Commission in …
Read More »NPP Aspirant takes back his 250 bicycles after shocking defeat
A defeated aspirant in the just-ended primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken back his donation of 250 bicycles he made to delegates and party executives. Eric Amankwa Blay who was said to have given the bicycles to the delegates before the June 21 primary elections, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to address the nation tonight
President Akufo-Addo will be giving his twelfth address to the nation tonight concerning issues surrounding the spread and the fight against COVID-19 in the country. The Miniter for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this known in a tweet he shared just a few minutes ago. According to …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Ama Sey rejects Akwatia results
Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Mercy Adu Gyamfi, popularly called Ama Sey, has rejected the results of the ruling NPP parliamentary primaries in the constituency. According to Ama Sey who unseated NDC’s Baba Jamal in the December 2016 parliamentary elections, there were electoral malpractices during the voting …
Read More »Sarkodie confirms birth of a baby boy with lovely Father’s Day message
Sarkodie has tweeted a 3-generational photo of his father, himself, and his new son. In a Father’s Day post, the Tema-born rapper finally confirmed he has a new baby boy. Earlier this year, the rapper denied rumours of his wife giving birth to a baby boy in the United States. …
Read More »ICUMS generates GH¢490m in 17 days, state not losing revenue – GRA
The newly deployed Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has generated some GH¢490 million in its first 17 days of operation. This compares favorably with the average monthly revenue collections of about GH¢942 million monthly from January to May this year from the country’s entry points when the old system …
Read More »Heroes Of COVID-19: GoldCoast Literacy Program Gifting Children Smiles
Daisy Mina Antwi is our COVID-19 hero at TheAfricanDream.net for June 2020. Daisy is Founder at the GoldCoast Literacy Program (GCLP) in Ghana, a nonprofit organization that focuses on enhancing and increasing child literacy and children literature in Ghana. The global pandemic did not steal the desire of GCLP …
Read More »#NPPDecides Bosome Fraho: Akwasi Darko Boateng retired Incumbent MP from active politics
In the Bosome Fraho Constituency primary, Mr Akwasi Darko Boateng was contesting with two (2) aspirants including the incumbent MP. At the end of the election Electoral Commission declared Mr Akwasi Darko Boateng as the winner to be the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Bosome Fraho …
Read More »Heads Of SHSs, JHSs Ready To Support Government To Enforce Covid-19 Protocols Following Disinfection In A/R By Zoomlion
Headmasters and Headmistresses of senior high schools (SHSs) and junior high schools (JHSs) in the Ashanti Region have given assurance of their readiness to support government to enforce the Covid-19 safety protocols in their schools to protect the final-year students to write their exit examinations. This came …
Read More »Thomas Partey features in Atlético Madrid narrow win over Real Valladolid
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey was in action for Atlético Madrid in their narrow win over Real Valladolid in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday. The 26-year-old lasted the entire duration of the game as Atleti earned a 1-0 win at the Wanda Metropolitano courtesy a late goal from Vitolo. …
Read More »HISTORY: Jordan Ayew leapfrogs Anthony Yeboah to become Ghana’s top scorer in EPL
Crystal Palace frontman Jordan Ayew has overtaken Anthony Yeboah as the highest Ghanaian scorer in English Premier League. Ayew, who has been in scintillating form for the Eagles this season, exhibited his importance for the side once again after scoring in their 2-0 win against AFC Bournemouth at …
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