General News of Sunday, 24 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Kweku Baako has given a detailed account of progress on the E-block project at Aflao• The project is at the centre of controversy following some comments by President Akufo-Addo• Baako says the project was not abandonedAbdul Malik Kweku Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper has published a social media post that seeks to clear the confusion about the E-block project at Aflao. In an October 23, 2021 post on his Facebook wall, Kweku Baako gave comprehensive information about the project which has become the subject of divisive discourse following President Akufo-Addo interview on Peace FM. He dared critics to provide evidence to support their claim that the Akufo-Addo government has abandoned the project. The Aflao E-block is one a number of projects embarked by the then Mahama government in 2015. The project has become topical after President Akufo-Addo made some comment which has been viewed by critics as disrespectful to the Paramount chief of Aflao who lamented the delay in operationalization of the school.

The Dancehall King was kept in the cells for two days before he was arraigned before the Accra Circuit court where he was remanded for one week. Shatta Wale is on record to have shouted that he wanted to be in prison for months or years if that will help fight doom prophets in the country. However, a video has emerged on social media of the day he reported himself to the Police at the Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters. The musician in the video looked worried and upset amidst insulting and cheers from other inmates who were shocked to see the Dancehall King reduced to their level. They kept shouting his name whiles others kept raining insults on him on the night.

Gaisie narrated on Angel FM that he was contracted by now deputy Director of Communications at the Presidency to pull strings in the spiritual realm for Nana Akufo-Addo to win the elections. Nigel Gaisie revealed that he took Jefferson Sackey on a journey to Sierra Leone and anointed him. Jefferson Sackey was always in my office about Akufo-Addo’s business. “In 2016, Jefferson Sackey brought Akufo-Addo’s pictures and other things for some works. Nigel Gaisie revealed however that Jefferson Sackey has cut contact with him since the NPP won power in 2016.

“It is President Akufo-Addo today who is literally insulting chiefs. “So Otumfuo told the president that he is sleeping on the job, why didn’t he respond to the Otumfuo?” he quizzed. On the subject of an ultimatum, he stressed that the ultimatum was to the Education Minister and not the president. “Torgbui Fiti did not give the President an ultimatum, he gave an ultimatum to the Minister for Education, not the president. Nana Akomea, on his part, stressed that the remark was in jest and not directed to spite the Paramount chief in any way.

Elliot Edem Agbenorwu, a former MCE for Ketu South, however, insists that the President’s comments are being misreported because the journalist in question had actually framed his question wrongly. “Sefa Kayi was referring to something the chief didn’t say… Akufo-Addo did not respond to Torgbui Fiti, he responded to a joke by Sefa Kayi,” Elliot said on Citi FM’s Eye Witness News on Thursday, October 21, 2021. He added that the project could be completed before the February date that the chief appealed that it be opened for use. He stressed that at best, Torgbui had appealed to government especially because he most likely knew the issues and that was why he raised concerns. Meanwhile, deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Otokunor, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to hand over power if he is frustrated by the dissatisfaction of his rule.

In his five-year tenure as president of the country, Nana Akufo-Addo has made a number of public apologies and GhanaWeb brings you three of such instances. Apology for Cape Coast harbour gaffeThe most recent one which set the tone for this story is his concession that he goofed with his claim that the NPP never promised to build a harbour in Cape Coast. Akufo-Addo apologizes to NigeriaAnother incident where President Akufo-Addo offered apologies was when an apartment belonging to the Nigerian High Commission was demolished in June 2020. President Akufo-Addo is quoted to have phoned his Nigerian counterpart, Buhari to apologize on Ghana’s behalf. "President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana Tuesday spoke with President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing his sincere apology for demolition of a building on the premises of Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana," the presidency said in a statement

General News of Monday, 11 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comBIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers has donated 70,000 BIC Cristal pens to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to support students amidst the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) period. Through the donation, BIC aims to provide students with a reliable pen to help them succeed through a tough examination period. We look forward to further build on this partnership through impactful intiaitives in the future.”The BIC Cristal Pen has been a flagship product for BIC ever since its inception. Throughout the 70 years, the BIC Cristal® Pen has maintained its popularity across the world – being a highly innovative yet simple to use product. During its 40 years in Ghana, BIC has supported numerous educational projects.

Business News of Monday, 11 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Tourism sector is calling for more added support• The sector has almost been at a standstill throughout 2020• But there are hopes of the sector reviving in 2022Executive Secretary of the Ghana Tourism Federation (GTF), Emmanuel Frimpong, has called on government to boost its support to key players in the tourism industry. According to him, the sector which has been recovering slowly from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic requires an essential boost to revive the sector. “I know government is doing a lot to support the industry, but obviously it has been slow. He added that the Ghana Tourism Federation has been in discussion with the Ministry of Tourism, the Ghana Tourism Authority and other relevant agencies in the tourism sector to find workable solutions for the sector. This comes after Ghana’s tourism sector contracted by 65 percent in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic which impacted on key sectors of the economy.

According to the police, the suspect gave up chasing his family members when they fired a warning shot upon their arrival at the scene, leading him to remove the magazine and dropping the weapon he was wielding to the ground. This was after he had caused his family members to run out of the house while he stood bare-chested on the last floor of their family house threatening to kill everyone. He has threatened to kill all his family members present in the house. “So, the family members left the house and called for help. The police PRO however noted that the suspect according to preliminary investigations has a history of mental health issues.

General News of Monday, 11 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• A motorbike carrying two persons was involved in an accident on the Pokuase Interchange on Saturday• One victim died on the spot• The police are yet to identify the families of the deceasedThe second of two persons who were involved in a fatal motorbike accident on the Pokuase Interchange last Saturday has reportedly died. This comes after one of the two victims who reportedly fell from the second-tier section of the four-tier interchange died on the spot when the incident occurred. The second victim, however, was rushed to the Ga North Municipal Hospital after sustaining injuries from the accident but has been confirmed dead on Monday, October 11, 2021. The external Operations Officer of Zhonmei Engineering Group Limited, the firm responsible for the construction of the interchange, says he witnessed the two on an unregistered motorbike speeding from the Awoshie section of the interchange. Desmond Yaw Hodanu Bedi who attributes the cause of the accident to overspeeding suspects the victims were high on some substance.

“Elder, Honourrable Sam George, come let me pray for you. You know that Honourable Sam George is leading the parliamentary for them to present their something for Parliament for the LGBTQA+ bill. In Jesus name we call it done,” the Bishop prayed for Sam George who was on his knees. Sam George recently got into a heated debate with CNN Journalist Larry Madowo when the MP appeared on the channel to speak about the bill. When the journalist pointed out to Sam George that the fight against LGBTQ+ activities could be the least of issues affecting his constituents, the MP insisted that his people were suffering from the effects of same-sex.

Four of the victims were rescued in time while the remaining were declared missing. Two more bodies have since been retrieved on Sunday according to a police report. “The lifeless bodies of two of the victims of the drowning incident; namely Isaac Kattey, aged 25, and ‘Holy’, aged 23, were retrieved from the Offin River at New Achiase,” portions of the report state. According to the police report, the bodies which were found and retrieved in a bloated and totally decomposed condition have since been buried, owing to the state of decomposition. It is not yet known what may have caused the canoe to capsize.

Rainbowradioonline.com reports that Desco, who is a palm wine tapper, allegedly lured his friend into a bush on Friday, October 8, 2021, and killed him. “I lured my friend into the bush and unknown to him, I stabbed him from the back. He fell down and I repeated it till he gave up his ghost,” the suspect confessed when he was arrested. This man however survived the attack and has been on admission at the Ankaase Hospital but the suspect is said to have been unhappy with this news. As a way of exacting the full measure of his action, Desco is reported to have gone on to stab the second son of his second victim, an act he confessed to when he was eventually arrested.

Sports News of Monday, 11 October 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comZimbabwe will have midfield icon Khama Billiat available for selection for Tuesday's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ghana on home soil after serving a one-match ban. The Kaizer Chiefs player missed last Saturday's 3-1 defeat in Cape Coast due to a yellow card related suspension. Despite his return, there are still concerns for the Warriors who have lost their right back Tenday Darikwa to a family emergency. The Wigan Athletic captain travelled to the UK afterwards to attend to an urgent family issue. Zimbabwe are chasing their first win in the qualifying series in Group G.

Kalefe Korku, 42, Afedo Kpotor, 21, and Ametoke Sitsofe, 27, were arrested after they reportedly contacted a fetish priest at Agbozume, seeking leads on where they could sell the corpse, according citinewsroom.com. “The buyer agreed to meet the suspect at Agavedzi near the lagoon to receive the dead body. But suspects upon sighting the police abandoned the dead body and bolted,” the police statement said. The three suspects were subsequently pursued and arrested separately at Agavedzi, Agbozume, and Adina, the police said. Investigations are underway and the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Ketu South Municipal Hospital morgue for autopsy.