General News of Monday, 20 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government released full list of MMDCEs on September 19• Majority of the nominees are men• Women nominees managed to get 36 slotsAhafo, Western and Western North were the only regions that did not produce any nominees for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly, MMDA, positions released on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Per GhanaWeb’s count, 36 women are in the running to occupy offices of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, MMDCEs across 13 regions. Greater Accra, Eastern and Ashanti regions produced eight, five and four nominees respectively while Central, Upper East and Upper West produced three nominees each. The sector Minister, Dan Botwe, while addressing journalists said the released list has been forwarded to the various regional ministers. He explained that regional ministers are now required to contact the elections management body, Electoral Commission, to commence processes for assembly elections on the various nominees.

Her appointment, according to the NDC, is a step in the right direction especially, in the political and developmental dispensation of the Nzema East Municipality Assembly. In a statement copied to GhanaWeb, the NDC urged Madam Amoah to ensure transparency and accountability in all her duties towards the advancement and well-being of the people. In all the 16 regions, males outnumbered female nominees with three regions having no female nominees. Four Metropolitan Assemblies namely; Tema Metro, Tamale Metro, Accra Metro and Kumasi Metro will have new MCEs. Cape Coast Metro and Sekondi-Takoradi Metro have their MCEs renominated by the president.

If approved by their respective assemblies, they will assist President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the local government level during his second term. Six Metropolitan Assemblies namely; Tema Metro, Tamale Metro, Cape Coast Metro, Accra Metro, Kumasi Metro and Sekondi-Takoradi Metro had either the incumbent retained or being replaced by new entrant. Per GhanaWeb count, only Cape Coast and Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assemblies had their MCEs retained. Tema, Tamale, Kumasi and Accra Metropolitan Assemblies are set for new MCEs. The six MCEs are: Elizabeth Sackey for Accra Metro, Sam Pyne for Kumasi Metro, Yohane Armah Ashitey for Tema Metro, Salifu Sule for Tamela Metro, Ernest Arthur for Cape Coast Metro and Abdul Mumin Issah for Sekondi-Takoradi Metro.

Regional News of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: GNAThe National Network of Youth Groups (NNYG), has held a national accountability forum on the utilisation of the five percent District Assemblies' Common Fund (DACF) by the National Youth Authority (NYA). The forum, which took place in Accra, was aimed at establishing a platform for young people to demand social accountability from duty bearers. He said one of the core values of NNYG was accountability, declaring that the Forum was to hold duty bearers accountable. He said the Forum sought to understand issues that affect young people and how effectively they were being implemented. He said the National Youth Authority Act 2016 (Act 939 of 2016) empowers the Authority to champion youth development.

Sports News of Monday, 20 September 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comSerbian coach Milovan Rajevac arrived in Ghana on Sunday night to sign a contract to coach the senior national team for his second stint with the four-time African champions - the Black Stars -, Ghanasoccernet.com reports. Rajevac will lead Ghana in the next World Cup qualification matches against Zimbabwe in a doubleheader next month. The 67-year-old made history by leading the Black Stars in 2010 to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup in South Africa. Asamoah Gyan's strike hit the crossbar in what could have been the match-winner, forcing the game to an extra shoot-out in which the Black Stars ended as the losing side. Rajevac quit his job as Ghana coach two months after the World Cup heroics, taking on a new job at Saudi club Al-Ahli.

The event, which commemorated the International World Cleanup Day took participants through the segregation of plastic waste from other solid waste as well as compressing the plastics to make them easier to dispose of. The group advised residents on the economic benefits of recycling plastic waste and introduced them to a ‘community plastic buyback’ module, where they would buy stored up plastic containers and materials from residents for recycling. GRIPE believes this would provide economic gains to the residents from the sale of their plastics waste and keep their surroundings clean from indiscriminate plastic waste disposal. “GRIPE has been undertaking this exercise in the last two years now, with the aim of sensitising the public on plastic waste recycling and its potential financial and economic benefits,” she added. He said, hitherto, they used to burn the plastic waste in their surroundings, adding that, henceforth they would be collecting and segregating the waste to sell them to waste collectors for recycling.

Entertainment of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: www.ghbase.comGhanaian professional nudist and social media influencer, Shugatiti has revealed how she was dumped by her ex-boyfriend after investing so much in him. Speaking in a recent interview with Pulse TV, Shugatiti disclosed that her boyfriend dumped her for a Prostitute. She also disclosed that she was living with him when he cheated on her. "I was heartbroken and had to pack my things and leave. I couldn’t take it especially since he dumped my ass for a Prostitute.

The family stopped eating together since he started handling COVID-19 dead bodies as an undertaker. Peter Pariki-Kwashie, an Environmental Health Officer in charge of the burial teams in the Volta Region, says undertakers face a lot of risks because they are not protected. Experts say dead bodies spread diseases as they decompose so undertakers disinfect and prepare them to last longer. At one mortuary, Aziz is observed bathing a dead body with the wastewater splashing on him every now and then. The situation is even dire in areas where the cause of deaths is not investigated, leading to the possibility of many COVID-19 dead bodies being buried unreported.

General News of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Sam Pyne has been nominated as the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive• Sam Pyne is the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party• He will replace Osei Assibey-Antwi who was appointed in 2017 when approvedThe Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Sam Pyne, has been nominated as the new Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE)The outspoken politician will be replacing Osei Assibey-Antwi who was appointed in 2017. Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra mayor, has also been replaced with Elizabeth Sackey who is the former Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North. Meanwhile, the Ghana Police has cautioned Ghanaians against unlawful protest following the release of the full list of the nominees. They urged Ghanaians to desist from the planned protest or face the law. Below is the full list of the nominated MMDCEs

Regional News of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: GNAThe Reverend Father Dionisio Nellas, SVD, Resident Priest of the St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Abeka, has appealed to Christians to cater for the poor, needy, and vulnerable in the community as they will to their children. He said to be a good servant of God, Christians had to take good care of their children and provide basic necessities for them. It was only when Christians adhered to these teachings in the Bible that they qualified as true and good servants of God, he said. Fr Nellas gave the advice at the Church’s Sunday service when he celebrated Mass for the congregation. “If we want to be great, then let’s be good servants of God.

Sports News of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comGhanaian attacker, Joseph Paintsil, scored his first goal of the season in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League on Sunday in KRC Genk away victory. Paintsil climbed off the bench to put Genk on level terms before getting the winner after Yuma Suzuki had given the hosts the lead. Suzuki opened the scoring of the additional minutes of the first half while Paintsil pulled parity for Genk in the 73rd minute connecting a pass from Angelo Preciado. The Ghana U23 player was introduced in the game in the 60th minute after replacing Luca Oyen. Paintsil has now found the back of the net once in 4 appearances in all competitions this campaign.

Sports News of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comArsenal is sweating on the fitness of Thomas Partey after the midfielder was subbed off in Saturday's 1-0 win at Burnley in the English Premier League. Partey was later replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles at Turf Moor. He needs some fitness back," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. Partey was making only his first start of the season following rehab from an ankle injury during pre-season. He returned to first-team action last week against Norwich and played a part in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's decisive winner.

General News of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comLocal Government Minister, Dan Botwe has officially released the list of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on the official website of the Information Ministry. Ghanaians have been asked to accept the list in good faith and abstain from violence, should their preferred candidate not be selected. The Ghana Police Service has also cautioned groups who intend to demonstrate against the list to abort such plans or face the law. When approved, the MMDCEs will provide political and administrative leadership in the next three-and-a-half years. Their place in the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and their functions are given under Article 243 of the Constitution and Section 20 of the Local Governance Act, 2016 — Act 936.

Entertainment of Sunday, 19 September 2021Source: ghbase.comPopular YouTuber, Kwadwo Sheldon believes fans are not under any obligation to listen to or stream Ghanaian songs if it's of a low standard. His comments are in reaction to D Black's complaint that Ghanaians have chosen Nigerian music over their own local content. In an earlier development, DBlack was displeased after discovering that the top 20 songs on Apple Music in Ghana have been dominated by Nigerian songs. According to him, most Ghanaian songs do not have great content. Kwadwo Sheldon also maintained that until Ghanaian musicians master, polish and invest heavily in their craft, fans will have no option than to continually stream Nigerian music.

The Black Avenue Music boss expressed dissatisfaction after discovering that all top 20 songs on Apple Music in Ghana have been dominated by Nigerian songs. The list somewhat implies that a great number of fans prefer listening to Nigerian songs to Ghanaian music. Gh acts shud Make better music, blah blah, too known nkoaaa lol. He added that Ghanaian music is great but the insatiable taste for foreign music is the reason for its low patronage. Gh acts shud Make better music , blah blah , too known nkoaaa lol .