Tabloid News of Tuesday, 14 September 2021Source: SVTV AfricaBeautician, Mavis Serwaa has revealed that her ex-husband who is an alcoholic often threatened to kill or set her on fire whenever he came home drunk. In a chat with SVTV Africa, Mavis indicated that she regrets ever marrying her ex-husband. “Whenever he came back from work drunk and I start a conversation about the children, he would threaten to kill me or set me on fire. We close late on weekends because it’s a salon but he wouldn’t understand. Mavis, however, disclosed that her ex-husband who is a taxi driver supports their two children.

Regional News of Tuesday, 14 September 2021Source: otecfmghana.comA total of 108, 485 candidates in the Ashanti Region are writing this years’ West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for the second batch of free senior high school education. The students began writing the exams smoothly throughout the country yesterday. The examination began with Oral English with the strict observance of the COVID-19 safety protocols across 192 public and private Senior High schools in the region. OTECNEWS visited some of the examination centres in Kumasi on Monday, September 13, including Kumasi Academy, Prempeh College Senior High School, Opoku Ware SHS, St Louis SHS, Yaa Asantewaa SHS and others. According to the reports, candidates, invigilators, and supervisors were also seen in face masks and with Veronica buckets, tissue paper, soap and hand sanitisers available at all the centres visited.

Speaking during his tour at some WASSCE Centers he commended heads of schools and students for their work and efforts towards improving outcomes. He believes students, with the introduction of government’s Free SHS Policy are better placed for a brighter future. It's gratifying to note also that all the schools visited have adequate stock of food items. Indeed, Ghanaian students are better positioned for a brighter future with the worthy investment put into the flagship Free SHS policy". The Deputy Minister, during his tour also inspected exam centres, inspected ongoing infrastructure projects, and also visited dining halls and some food stores.

The Achimota School and the AG went back to court to contest the ruling of the High Court that the two boys, Tyrone Iras Marhguy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, be admitted. The Achimota School has argued that the High Court erred when it held that the rules and regulations of the school with regard to ensuring uniformity in appearance is unlawful and interferes with one’s religious rights. The AG further goes on to argue that, the decision by Achimota School does not interfere with the right to the education of the boys. According to him, nothing has changed substantially about the case and that he believes a higher court will uphold the ruling of the High Court. He added the appeal will still go on regardless of the fact that one of the boys has left Achimota School for Ghana International School.

Sports News of Tuesday, 14 September 2021Source: footballghana.comGhana international, Mohammed Salisu has been shortlisted by Spanish giants FC Barcelona as a possible replacement for defender Gerard Pique according to reports in Spain. The young defender over the last 12 months has significantly developed his game at Southampton where he has been playing in the English Premier League. Today, news coming in is that he could one day secure a big move to multiple UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona. This is because as reported by Spanish tabloid Fichajes, Mohammed Salisu is amongst five other defenders being monitored closely by the Spanish giants. FC Barcelona are keen on signing at least one of these players to be the long-term replacement for club legend Gerard Pique.

Business News of Tuesday, 14 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Tullow Ghana has appointed its first deputy managing director since 2006• She is in the person of Cynthia Lumor• Lumor also becomes the first woman to serve as Managing Director for the companyOil and gas exploration and production firm, Tullow Ghana, has appointed Cynthia Lumor as its Deputy Managing Director effective October 1, 2021. Lumor becomes the first deputy MD of the company since it commenced its operations in Ghana back in 2006. Mrs Lumor previously worked as a Principal Legal Officer at the Ghana National Petroleum Company. As Deputy Managing Director of Tullow Ghana, Cynthia Lumor will be responsible for the integration of the non-technical functions within the Ghanaian unit of the business. She will also continue to support the current Managing Director, Wissam Al Monthiry, in driving the company’s strategies and plans to invest over US$4 billion in Ghana over the next 10 years.

Regional News of Tuesday, 14 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Akim Oda Market has been destroyed by fire• Traders lost properties running into thousands of Ghana cedis• It is not the first time such a fire has been experienced thereThe Akim Oda Central Market went up in flames in the early hours of Monday, September 13, 2021. The market, which is in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region, had properties belonging to traders, and several thousands of Ghana cedis, citinewsroom.com has said. The report said that initially, the Ghana National Fire Service had a difficulty accessing the scene due to the market design. This magnitude of this fire is said to be the second largest since the market was built, the report said. Fires have destroyed several properties lately with one of the most recent being the one that ravaged properties at the St. Charles Minor Seminary Senior High School at Tamale.

General News of Tuesday, 14 September 2021Source: 3news.comA forty-year-old teacher in the Upper Manya Krobo District has been given notice to go on compulsory retirement before his retirement age is due. The Ghana Education Service, GES recently sent him a letter ordering him to go on retirement because he is 60 years old and due to go on retirement. The embattled basic school teacher has defied the GES orders and demands that the decision is reversed. According to Isaac Tettey, He was directed to the GES to rectify it because the district cannot resolve it. The GES subsequently said they would investigate the matter by bringing their team of lawyers to meet the man.

According to him, Ghana has seen tremendous economic and infrastructure development through its democratic governance. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made these remarks while speaking at this year’s Ghana Bar Conference in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region. President Akufo-Addo’s comments come after Prof Alpha Conde, was ousted by Guinean Special Forces who have since promised to change the country’s political makeup. President Alpha Conde, in October 2020, won a controversial third term, but only after pushing through a new constitution in March 2020 allowing him to overturn the country’s two-term limit. Meanwhile, ECOWAS has condemned the coup in Guinea and has demanded the release of Alpha Conde who was arrested by the military.

The boys had sued the Achimota School Board of Governors, the Minister of Education, Ghana Education Service, and the Attorney General for refusing to enrol them. The judge held the view that Achimota School and proponents, including GES and the Attorney General failed to justify why the two students should not be admitted. The AG further goes on to argue that, the decision by Achimota School does not interfere with the right to the education of the boys. However, an Accra High Court has ordered Achimota School to admit the two Rastafarian students it denied enrollment. The Governing Board of the Achimota School subsequently announced its decision to appeal the ruling by the Human Right Division of the Accra High Court, ordering it to admit the two Rastafarian students.

Amaliba said “I do not think that particularly when a case is done with and you criticise the judgment, that amounts to denigrating the court, I think the court has a much bigger stomach to accommodate all this. Dame, then indicated that some lawyers suggested, “rather preposterously and absurdly, that the Judge in question should be removed from office. It is as if they revel in judgments or rulings against the State, and when same are successfully challenged, it is disappointment galore for them. “However, as long as Mr Dame remains Attorney General, the State will zealously protect its interest in litigation, just as private legal practitioners will protect the interests of their clients." The Attorney General added, “Throughout the history of Ghana, the Judiciary has served us well in its capacity to develop fundamental principles and give life to the aspirations of the citizen.

The Phobaians currently wear Umbro jerseys after signing a partnership agreement with English sportswear and football equipment supplier under the stewardship of former Managing Director, Mark Noonan in 2018. “When they see the new kits it will blow their minds. We will wear another jersey and everybody will see it”. “The kind of jersey we will wear will be unveiled at the right time when we invite the press,” he said as reported by dezgoldmedia. Hearts of Oak are currently preparing for their CAF Champions League game against CL Kamsar at the Accra Sports Stadium on September 19, 2021.

General News of Monday, 13 September 2021Source: kasapafmonline.comA private citizen David Forthgill Bentil wants the Criminal Investigative Department(CID) to arrest and prosecute Richard Takyi-Mensah, Central Regional Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), and two others allegedly cited in Ghana School Feeding Programme(GSFP) fraud. The others include Mr. Ebo Afful, Headteacher of Ekurabadze M/A Basic School and Mr. Kofi Acquah, the Headteacher of Tayido M/A Basic School. This was contained in a petition by Bentil, a native of Egyaa in the Central region and forwarded to the CID for a full-scale investigation into the alleged fraud at the Ghana School Feeding Programme(GSFP). The newspaper alleged that the Central Regional Secretary of the governing NPP, Richard Takyi-Mensah had received an amount of Ninety-Nine Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Ghana Cedis (Gh¢99,120.00) as payment for allegedly cooking for 472 pupils of Ekurabadze M/A Basic School and Tayido M/A Basic School. “I took interest in the publication and commenced my own investigations into the story at Ekurabadze and Tayido M/A Basic Schools.

Some members of the Badminton Association at a press conference held in Accra last week, accused their president of breaking his term of office and further accused him of hijacking the association. The mandate of the current executive expired on April 27 and we have been looking forward to new elections but to date, nothing has happened. “Secondly, most of our elected executives have quit their position because the president has taken the association as his personal property. But reacting to the allegations in an interview with GhanaWeb, Mr Yeboah denied the allegations including overstaying his term of office. On the accounts leading to disciplinary actions being taken against some of the members, Mr Yeboah said “some of them are general misconducts.

Business News of Monday, 13 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• GUTA has urged for resumption in the closer of shops owned by foreign retailers• NUTAG is said to have rejected a special dispensation granted them by Government of Ghana• GUTA and NUTAG have been at an impasse over retail trading in GhanaThe Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called on the Committee on Foreign Retail Trade, to resume the closure of shops owned by foreign retail traders. A statement issued by GUTA on Monday September 13, 2021, described NUTAG’s stance as inappropriate and a well-orchestrated ploy to frustrate the Committee on Foreign Retail Trade. The two parties have in recent times had several encounters with regards to retail trading which has caused a feud. GUTA claims it activities in the Ghanaian market was being infringed upon by the Nigerian retail counterparts. But the Nigerian trading community have argued that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols allow for them to engage in retail trading without any restrictions.