General News of Sunday, 3 October 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Gertrude Quashigah, has stated that the call for her to be removed from office is without merit. Some aggrieved caterers working under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have asked the President to with immediate effect sack the coordinator. She said some of the aggrieved caterers went to start cooking in some of the schools without any approval from the National School Feeding Programme. She explained the payment to the caterers goes through a strict process to ensure that persons who demand payment, deserve it. About the ProgrammeThe Ghana School Feeding Programme is an initiative of the comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme Pillar 3, which seeks to enhance food security and reduce hunger in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (MDGs) on hunger, poverty, and malnutrition.

Regional News of Saturday, 2 October 2021Source: GNAMembers of the Agona East Assembly on Friday rejected Mrs. Hanna Asamoah for the position of Chief Executive for the District. Only 10 of the 30 Assembly Members voted for Mrs. Asamoah, who failed to secure the required two-thirds majority needed for confirmation. The second round of voting is within 10 days and if she fails to get confirmation, the President will have to nominate another person for the position. Earlier in a speech, the Central Regional Minister, Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan, appealed to the members to endorse the nominee for the district to thrive. Mr. Robert Kutin Jr., Central Regional Chairman of the NPP, was present with other constituencies and some District Chief Executives (DCEs) to witness the event.

Africa News of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: www.bbc.comSouth Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa don announce one new COVID-19 vaccine certificate, wey e say go ease travel and access to events wey need proof of vaccination. For one speech for TV, e say e bin press Britain to relax travel restrictions wey dem impose on im kontri after im discuss di matter wit Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "Streamlining and standardising proof of vaccine go also go long way to get some number of international travel restrictions both from and into our kontri eased," na so di president tok, but e no tok di time of di roll out. Di kontri ease Covid-19 restrictionsOga Ramaphosa also remove covid restrictions. Oga Ramaphosa add say di goment dey reason to administer 250,000 first dose vaccine every single weekday until mid-December.

Entertainment of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe entertainment industry is mourning with the family and widow of legendary Highlife singer, Nana Kwame Ampadu, who passed away at age 76 on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. On this series of E-Weekly Wrap on Bloggers' Forum, Ghanaian celebrities who are the new owners of the iPhone 13 pro max have posed with their phones on their social media pages. In a tweet, Efia Odo wrote: "Why is acquiring the latest iPhone such an accomplishment to many Ghanaians? This really baffles me and I need answers cuz it’s quite embarrassing especially seeing “celebrities” posing with their new iPhone." Watch E-Weekly Wrap below:

Regional News of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: GNAThe National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has admonished Ghanaians to support efforts by the National Security Ministry to ward off threats of terrorism in the country. They must report suspicious activities of groups and individuals to security agencies to avert a possible attack as a civic responsibility. Mr. Mathew Agbenu, the Asokore Mampong Municipal Director of the NCCE who made the call, said with the recent surge in terrorist attacks in the West African Sub-Region, Ghanaians must be security conscious. The campaign which is a collaboration between the NCCE and the National Security Ministry is funded by the European Union (EU). Mr. Agbenu said maintaining national security and stability was a shared responsibility of all citizens and stressed the need for Ghanaians to cooperate with security agencies to protect the citizenry.

Music of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGospel musician Magnus has emphasized that whoever refuses to ask God to order his steps ends up in a ditch, a reason he recorded ‘Bo Me Nantew’. We are only visitors on this earth and God has scheduled our destinies differently on this earth. Everyone has his ordained individual destinies in this life so I need God to guide my steps”, Magnus stated. Meanwhile, Magnus has hailed Nacee for playing an instrumental role in his life. Known in real life as Michael Magnus Mensah, Magnus is a Chartered Marketer by profession.

General News of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Ghana Police Service will take delivery of three helicopters in November 2021• The purchase is in fulfilment of a pledge made by President Akufo-Addo in 2018• The aircraft will be two gazelle light attack helicopters and one Airbus 350 helicopterThe Ghana Police Service is expected to in November this year take delivery of some three helicopters in November this year. The yet-to arrive aircraft will be made up of two (2) gazelle light attack helicopters and one (1) Airbus 350 helicopter. The purchase, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is aimed at enhancing the operations of the service. “The Police Service will take delivery of three (3) helicopters, made up of two (2) gazelle light attack helicopters and one (1) Airbus 350 helicopter, in November this year, to enhance its work. Hangars for them, located at the National Police Training School have been completed, and six (6) officers, who will fly these helicopters, have completed their training in South Africa,” Akufo-Addo said.

She explained that with a conscious effort to put Ghana’s ranking in the space better, her outfit has been working tirelessly in achieving this feat, contributing also to the cybersecurity act in 2020. “The passage of the act in 2020 is indeed a milestone achievement that has set us on the path to a safer and resilient eco-system; digitally. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful was speaking at Official Launch of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021, the Launch of the Ghana Cyber Security Authority, and the Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) Directive in Accra when she made these comments. You can’t digitalize and ignore cybersecurity because then you leave yourself exposed to all those threats,” she said. Also, there was external intelligence from the Ghana Armed Forces, Office of the Attorney General, and the Ministry of Justice, and the Ghana Domain Name Registry, the minister said.

Sports News of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comThe England-based Ghanaian players will be available for the Black Stars match against Zimbabwe in Harare this month. Thomas Partey, Jordan Ayew, Andy Yiadom, Baba Rahman and Daniel Amartey will all travel to Zimbabwe for the match after English clubs decided to allow their players to travel to COVID-19 red-list countries. In their absence, the Black Stars suffered a 1-0 defeat and are now in danger of missing out on the FIFA World Cup for a second consecutive time. The first match is scheduled for October 9 in Johannesburg with the return leg in Harare three days later. Both games are must-wins for the Black Stars who are under a technical team headed by Serbian returnee Milovan Rajevac.

General News of Friday, 1 October 2021Source: GNAThe Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) has announced that from October, Naval officers will be onboard tuna vessels as a measure against the frequent attacks of pirates on high seas. He disclosed that this year two Ghanaian vessels had already been hijacked by the pirates disclosing that in one of the hijacks, five foreign crew members of his vessel were taken captives. He said in view of emerging journalistic developmental challenges especially, fake news and social media trending, where ministers of state and government officials resorted to communicating officially through social media platforms, there is the need to hold the pillars of professional journalism through the dissemination of unbiased news to the world. “Now the world especially media practitioners are confused whether to hold on to the traditional media professionalism or get on board the fast track social media train with its landmines”. “We need news on the hour mark, in between the hours too, the citizen needs news, if the traditional media fail to provide it, the social media will fill the vacuum.

This comes after it emerged that a young man the journalist helped to secure a job, ended up disgracing her by stealing from his boss. In a Facebook post by Nana Aba Anamoah, she shared a screenshot of a conversation between herself and the disappointed boss who complained bitterly about the behaviour of the unnamed gentleman. According to the boss, he employed the young on the recommendation of Nana Aba despite not having a vacancy. love you but got him & his colleagues arrested this morning,” the business owner told Nana Aba in their chat. Expressing her disappointment in hearing the news, Nana Aba in her Facebook post wrote, “I’m so ashamed.

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Among other things, the controversial man of God says a person staying with their parents or in a family house at the age of 35 is a failure. “You are a failure if at 35, you’re still staying with your parents or family compound,” the Prophet stated. The post made by the Prophet on his Facebook page has drawn several comments with some people sharing their disagreement with his assertions. However, when Papsy Joo also commented saying “I don’t agree with these philosophies of failure. He achieved his remarkable rise to success until his 60’s,” the Prophet admitted that there could be exceptions to his assertions.

“In October 2017, Ghana adopted a multi-sectoral governance structure for national cybersecurity, leading to the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Inter-Ministerial Council, the National Cybersecurity. It has continued to serve as a national cybersecurity benchmark for a number of African countries. Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, who is also the acting Director-General of the National Cybersecurity Authority, was speaking at the Official Launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2021, the Launch of Cyber Security Authority, and the Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) Directive in Accra. “Officials from Ukraine, and Europe, upon coming across Ghana’s model for awareness creation, requested for support to replicate same in their respective countries. He also spoke about how this has won the country a regional spot as the hub for cyber security building in West Africa.

Col. Koulibaly also noted that the CNRD understands and accepts the decisions taken and sanctions placed on Guinea by the Authority. President Akufo-Addo remained unequivocal about the time frame for the holding of elections, maintaining that six (6) months is sufficient for such an exercise. He assured the leadership in Guinea of the commitment of ECOWAS to help overhaul the electoral process, by providing technical support to Guinea. To this effect, President Akufo-Addo reiterated the demand of ECOWAS for the immediate and unconditional release of President Alpha Condé. Col. Koulibaly reassured President Akufo-Addo that President Condé was in good health and is being properly taken care of, adding that President Condé still has access to access to his personal doctor and cook.