Currently, all roads leading in and out of Daboya, the district capital, are flooded, making the movement of persons and vehicles a difficulty, Citi News has reported. “The flood crisis is increasing in the North Gonja district, and we are preparing for the spillage of the Bagre Dam. We have never had a situation where Tachale road has been cut off through floods. We are now on an island because all the 4 routes linking to Daboya have been cut off through floods. “Government needs to construct the Daboya bridge.

General News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe headmaster of Jachie Pramso Senior High School (SHS), who allegedly lashed a female student, has been interdicted. GES said: "Mr. Francis Donkor, Headmaster of Jachie Pramso SHS has been interdicted effective 7th September 2021 pending investigations into the alleged canning of a student." The student received several lashes at her back by the headmaster because she was generous enough to lend her jacket to a male student who showed up for class without a uniform. She later gave her jacket to the male student to wear after the headmaster had ceased the boy’s shirt and left. The headmaster later discovered the female student had given her jacket to the boy following which he lashed her several times.

The Black Stars on Monday, September 6, 2021, succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to South Africa away from home after Ghana had played the entire 90 minutes duration without a single shot on target. But Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko believes that all is lost as the Black Stars will have the opportunity to play against South Africa in Ghana before wrapping up the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. “I don’t see the panic for the Black Stars. Losing to South Africa in SA with a return match in hand is by no means a disaster.”“We are in good shape with our 2022 destiny pretty firmly in our own hands. Losing to South Africa in SA with a return match in hand is by no means a disaster.

B. K. AmiduOn Wednesday, 1st September 2021, I read three news items on GhanaWeb about a meeting between the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, and the Attorney General. The Special Prosecutor formally reported for duty at the Office on 9th August 2021. I do not know when the Acting Special Prosecutor formally handed over the administration of the office to him. I am concerned that words might have been put into the mouth of Mr. Agyebeng as the Special Prosecutor when he is reported to have stated that: “…. The Special Prosecutor has a lot of overt and covert challenges to overcome if he must succeed in his office.

Sports News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: goal.comMemphis Depay equalled Johan Cruyff's goal record for Netherlands as the star attacker scored his first hat-trick for his country on Tuesday. Depay struck three times and set up another in the Oranje's 6-1 home win against Turkey. Where is Depay in the goal charts? Depay then knocked the ball over the line in the second period to move him up to joint-eighth in the list. Depay has scored two and assisted one as the Camp Nou side have taken seven points from their first three matches in La Liga.

Politics of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: myxyzonline.comThe General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has revealed that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has a hidden agenda to hold on to power after their constitutional tenure of office has expired. Coup and UnrestJantuah’s comments come after Guinean special forces seized power in a coup, arrested their president, Alpha Conde, and promised to change the country’s political architecture. The 82-year-old’s bid for a third term had been condemned by analysts and described as an abuse of power. Comparing the coup that has toppled Conde’s government in Guinea, Jantuah said ‘Breaking the 8’ is akin to holding on to power against the people’s wish. Agitations over bad leadership, impunity, corruption, illegal mining and joblessness in Ghana have swelled in the second term of Akufo-Addo.

Sports News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comGhana’s coach Charles Akonnor is set to lose his job as the Black Stars coach, Rainbow Sports has gathered. He is set to be replaced with former Morrocan coach Hervé Renard. The Black Stars on Monday, September 6, 2021, lost to South Africa by a lone goal during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The match was played at the FNB Stadium in South Africa. The Black Stars now sit 2nd in Group G with 3 points, with South Africa now topping the group with 4 points.

General News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: GNAPresident Nana Addo Dunkwa Akufo Addo has rounded up his two-day working visit to the Western North Region and assured residents of more infrastructural development. He inspected some ongoing infrastructural projects in the Region including; the construction of a 38-km Benchema- Adjoafua road under construction. Ogyeahohoo Gyebi on behalf of the people of the Western and Western North Regions expressed gratitude to the President for appointing some personalities from the Regions to serve in his government. Mr Kwasi Amoako Atta, Minister for Roads said his Ministry was undertaking 50 Road projects in the Region and additional 10 would be added in the coming days after going through procurement. The President was accompanied by Mr. William Benjamin Assuah, Western North Regional chairman of the NPP, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, Minister of Environmental Science Technology and innovations, Mr. Michael Okyere Barfi, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry among others.

General News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: GNAThe Headmaster and Assistant Headmaster of the Chemu Senior High School in Tema have been asked to jointly refund an amount of GH¢11,974.00 to the School. The 2020 Auditor-General Report on the Public Accounts of Ghana - Pre-University Educational Institutions for the year ended December 31, 2020, a copy made available to the Ghana News Agency has revealed. The report said: "Madam Salakpi indicated that she handed over the amount of GH¢11,974.00 to Headmaster and his Assistant upon their instructions." "As a result, the school was denied revenue of GH¢11,974.00 to carry out its programmes," it said and recommended that the Headmaster and Assistant jointly refund the said amount to the school. Also, three separated staff of Chemu SHS were paid unearned salaries of GH¢11,103.29, the report revealed.

General News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: GNAThe West African Police Information System (WAPIS) Ghana, has imputed into its database about 18,000 convicts to step up an interagency cooperation in the fight against crime. The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. George Akuffo Dampare said the data was being interrogated by institutions that conducted investigations in the country. WAPIS was formed to create a system for sharing of criminal data in West Africa to combat transnational crime such as arms smuggling, illicit drug trafficking, piracy, and cybercrime. The selected law enforcement officers for the training were from Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Guinea Bissau and Liberia. “The resounding call by citizenry for law enforcement officers to urgently rise up to the task of making the world safer is louder than ever,” Supt.

His comments come after Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the 2024 election is going to be a do-or-die affair at the polling stations. Mr Mahama said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has learned lessons from the 2020 general elections. The 2024 elections will be won or lost at the polling station. The eating of the pudding is at the polling station, you just need to train about 50,000 educated and loyalists who will be there. You can protect your ballot at the polling station without dying.

General News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: GNAThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Eastern Region has cautioned residents in the region to be wary of unscrupulous people making frantic efforts to infiltrate the electricity distribution network with illegal meters. Mr Michael Baah, General Manager, Eastern Region, said two persons have been arrested in New Abirem District, while, three persons have also been arrested in Suhum District in connection with illegal meters and we're currently assisting the Police in investigations. Mr Baah who was speaking during a press briefing in Koforidua explained that such illegal meters were also fake and have been affixed with stickers to appear as though it was coming from ECG. He said the overloading of ECG transformers by these illegal meters has contributed to the damage of most of the transformers, thereby causing huge financial losses to the company’s operational budget in the Eastern Region. Mr Baah, therefore, admonished all customers and prospective customers to desist from acquiring meters from sources other than ECG.

General News of Tuesday, 7 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• President Akufo-Addo has refunded GH¢237,000 as part of a salary increment accrued from January to August this year• The amount forms part of earlier recommendations by the Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah Baidu Emoluments Committee• The president on May 1, 2021 announced a freeze on salary increments for key members of governmentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has refunded GH¢237,000 to the Pensions and Salaries account of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin has said. The said amount represents a salary increment paid to the president as part of recommendations of the Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah Baidu Emoluments Committee. Making this known to journalists at a press briefing held at the Jubilee House on September 7, 2021, Eugene Arhin said the action demonstrates exemplary leadership on the part of the president. Eugene Arhin added that the president has also instructed the Chief of Staff to ensure that the Vice President, Ministers of State, deputies and other members of the executive make refunds on all salary increments they are not entitled to for the period. Earlier in May this year, President Akufo-Addo announced a freeze on salary increments for himself and other members of the executive owing to the current times of COVID-19 and its associated hardship.

According to GUTA, the support to scrap the policy will be prudent if the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana and the Artisanal Palm Oil Millers and Outgrowers Association of Ghana do not extend their demands to all edible oil that is imported. In an interaction with Citi Business News, Joseph Obeng said though Ghana at the moment cannot produce enough refined vegetable oil, it is only right for multinational oil refineries in the country to purchase palm kernel and crude palm oil from local producers. “If they are talking about crude palm oil, we (GUTA) do not import crude palm oil (CPO) and crude palm kernel oil (PKO). The policy meant that importers had to pay duties of a 50% Benchmark Value for general goods at the ports and 70 percent of values for vehicles also at the ports. Despite recent reports of a review in the policy, GUTA has in recent weeks been urging for the benchmark policy to be maintained as they believe a move to review the policy will be 'suicidal' on the activities of the trading community.

The stance comes after government in 2017 instituted the ban following a massive gas explosion at Madina-Atomic Junction in Accra which claimed seven lives and others injured. Executive Director of the Bureau, Nana Yaw Akwada, said it rather expects government to give a go-ahead for the siting of LPG cylinder points under the Cylinder Re-Circulation Model (CRM). “To say I did not expect it to be lifted might be misleading. He added, “The number of distribution points where users or consumers will have to go and purchase their gas or cylinders is going to increase. The association on the other hand has persistently been requesting for the ban to lifted.