Regional News of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: Contributor, Daniel KakuDaughter of Ghana’s first President Samia Yaba Nkrumah has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Prize by the Millennium Excellence Foundation by its life patron, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. She took the opportunity to thank the organizers of the award especially Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for the honour. Samia Yaba Nkrumah urged the government to empower women in this country to be financially independent. By dedicating her award to residents of Jomoro, Samia Yaba Nkrumah seized the opportunity to donate 30 bags of rice to the Muslim Community in the area. Speaking to some residents of Jomoro Constituency, they said Samia Yaba Nkrumah deserves the honour and thanked the organizers for recognizing their former MP (Samia Yaba Nkrumah).

Entertainment of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe back and forth between Ayisha Modi and Afia Schwarzenegger climaxed this week’s happenings in the Ghanaian showbiz industry. Among other things, Ayisha alleged during a live video that Afia Schwarzenegger constantly begs her for money to foot her daughter’s bills. Afia Schwarzenegger in a clap back also alleged that Ayisha is having an affair with the wife of a popular pastor who purchased her five-bedroom house at East Legon. Since the release of his 'First Sermon' and 'Second Sermon', he has received massive support and patronage from Ghanaians. The 'Second Sermon' with just five days after its release garnered over one million views on YouTube.

Regional News of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: GNAThe Ghana Blind Union (GBU) has organized a training programme for stakeholders in the disability sector on the African Disability Protocol (ADP). The African Disability protocol builds on the rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and UN charter giving it an African relevance. The GBU with the support of Sight Savers, Ghana, is leading a campaign to have Ghana ratify the African Disability Protocol and formed a National Advocacy committee to engage stakeholders to push for the ratification of the protocolMrs Getrude Oforiwaa Fefoame, a Gender and Disability rights advocate and a committee member of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, took participants through the various articles in the ADP. She noted that the ADP was more specific to the needs of persons with disabilities in Africa, saying, “It is simplified and highlights the human rights of Africans living with disability”. Dr Peter Obeng Asamoah, Executive Director of the Ghana Blind Union, called on the government to as a matter of urgency ratify the ADP and practicalize it to support Ghanaians living with disabilities.

Regional News of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Ashanti regionThe Nkawie district fire command has begun an investigation into the circumstances that led to an outbreak of fire that destroyed a school at Abuakwa Dadease. Students and teachers of the St. Lisbert International School were left stranded after a fire razed down their six (6) classroom block and an office on Friday. The sad incident that occurred at Dadease, a suburb of Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti left many in a shock. D.O.3 James Akowuah, the Nkwawie Fire Commander in an interaction with GhanaWeb said, the cause of the outbreak is still yet known. He, therefore, admonished management at the various institutions to at least provide fire extinguishers in the various offices to help prevent any fire outbreak.

General News of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaian singer, Sister Derby and lawmaker Samuel George have been trading shots at each on social media platform Twitter for hours. This is a result of leaked contents of a 36-page bill proposal by a section of Parliamentarians to criminalise LGBTQ+ acts in Ghana. Cheers,” Sam George wrote in response to Derby's statement. But Sister Derby in a sharp rebuttal took a swipe at the lawmaker for somewhat "endangering the lives of the Ghanaians" with the passage of the bill. “Just by fighting for Ghanaians whose lives YOU are endangering, I consider myself far more successful than you,” Sister Derby wrote.

According to him, he is at a loss as to the exact motivation of the eight lawmakers who are behind the Private Members Bill. Gabby posted a UK Guardian development which according to the news portal had generated outrage in the country. He added the following comment to his post: "I am struggling to understand what the promoters of this Bill seek to achieve. Perhaps, it is what will fix the myriad of problems we are facing as a country like finding jobs for the youth and fixing our roads." Does this bill prevent you and don little from delivering on your mandate?I thought u guys say there’s nothing to fix," one user @Black4rina tweeted.

Business News of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comTrade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen has disclosed that some 278 factories under government’s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative are at various stages of implementation. “Since the beginning of the programme till date, there are 278 1D1F projects which are at various stages of implementation. Out of this number, 104 companies are currently in operation, 150 are under construction and 24 are at the mobilization stage. He added that so far, the industrialization programme since its inception in 2017 has created 150,975 direct and indirect jobs. “The companies that are currently operational have created a total number of 150,975 direct and indirect jobs.

He is particularly worried about a proposed upper bar of 10-year jail term for infractions which in his view is highhanded and unreasonable. Persons found liable according to the bill risk summary conviction to a prison term with a lower bar of six years and highest threshold of ten years. About the draft billThe Private Member's Bill is titled: "The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, Bill 2021." Currently, it is at the draft stage and will be laid before the house and subsequently expected to be referred to the appropriate committee for consideration. A media person can be jailed for 5-10 years, while the owner of a media platform may also be jailed.

The issue of a Closed-Circuit Television footage from the Jamestown bullion van robbery that killed a police escort and another woman came up when police said the owner was refusing to hand over the footage for investigations. “What are the rules around having CCTV cameras and what does he owe the police? About the CCTV footageIn June 2021, Interior Minister Mr Ambrose Dery had cause to appeal to a man whose CCTV cameras reportedly captured the robbery attacks on the bullion van to release the video to the Police to assist in arresting the criminals. It happened in the daytime but they raise an issue that I think I want to use this forum to appeal to. “The Police are asking that they be given the recording of the CCTV but there was resistance from the owner.

General News of Saturday, 24 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Police in Ashanti region have transferred Kennedy Agyapong’s case docket to Accra• A formal complaint was filed by employers of a journalist he threatened on Live TV• The regional command has since spoken to the journalist in questionThe Ashanti regional police command have transferred a case docket involving a threat of physical harm issued by Assin central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, on a Luv FM journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor. According to the Multimedia group, police confirmed to their lawyers that the case had been move to Accra because the Member of Parliament had issued the said threat in the national capital. “The Ashanti regional police say they have taken a statement from Erastus Asare Donkor, as a company, our lawyers went with him to the police headquarters in the Ashanti regional capital. Kennedy Agyapong, two weeks ago, issued a ‘call to action,’ that Erastus must be assaulted for his misreportage on the Ejura riots that took place in early July. The lawmaker insists the journalist and his media house’s report triggered protests that later turned deadly.

Entertainment of Friday, 23 July 2021Source: zionfelix.netPopular Ghanaian Prophet, Randolph Oduro Gyebi who is also known as Eagle Prophet, General Overseer and founder of God’s Crown Chapel, has asserted that any man of God who does not live luxuriously will not make it to heaven. Revealing this in an interview with Akoma FM’s Tony Best on Kwantenpon Drive said that, the God he serves is a rich God who wants the best for his servants and it is only men of God who are ignorant of their inheritance in God that will be poor while they live on earth. “I serve a God who owns the Heavens and the Earth. The Bible says he has made the streets of Heaven with gold and I do not think it would make sense if his servants live in wooden buildings here on earth”“In my opinion, any man of God who will not live luxuriously will not even make it to Heaven because, if you’re a poor man of God, your church members will suffer and their progress will be difficult, how can you teach your congregation how to make money and live comfortably”. Watch the video below:

General News of Friday, 23 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• A new anti-gay bill is before Parliament• The bill aims to make the practice of homosexuality illegal• Here are a few highlights of the billA new Private Member's Bill before Parliament, titled "The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, Bill 2021," seeks to make the practice of homosexuality illegal. After portions of the bill made their way onto social media, many have raised concerns about the depth of the propositions, as well as the deterrents offenders are likely to receive. - The law completely makes illegal, any form of advocacy, group, or discussions on the practice of homosexuality. These include individual social media accounts and mainstream media. A media person can be jailed for 5-10 years, while the owner of a media platform may also be jailed.

Speaker, the 1D1F Initiative is underpinned by some core principles including the following:Firstly, 1D1F companies are not State Enterprises but are privately owned companies actively supported by Government. Government support to 1D1F companies include fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, technical assistance, and extension of infrastructural facilities, including electricity, water, and access roads. Secondly, 1D1F Companies could either be new companies or existing companies that meet the 1D1F criteria. Applications to participate in the 1D1F programme are submitted to the Ministry of Trade and Industry with a Business Plan or Proposal attached. Technical Assistance services provided free of charge to 1D1F Companies by experienced Consultants recruited by the Ministry.

Much to her surprise, the boyfriend, without hesitation, nodded as though he had been expecting her to request a breakup. “I initiated the breakup because it got to a time, he started giving me silent torture. “I thought his response was normal because you know in a relationship, you can breakup like five times so I took it like a joke. I didn’t know they were dating so I accepted his relationship. My friend and I weren’t too close at the time so I didn’t know.

General News of Friday, 23 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Some five doctors have refused postings to the North East region• This, the regional minister has said, is worrying• He complained that only one of the doctors came around to tour health facilities there and has since not returnedSince the news of some five doctors rejecting postings to the North East region, the regional minister, Yidana Zakaria, has expressed great concern about the situation especially since only one of them came around to tour health facilities there but never returned. According to the minister, none of the other doctors have even been to the region, a situation that gives him great worry. One came to do a tour of some health facilities, and on her return to Accra, that was the end of it,” he said. “We went to the Minister of Health to make inquiries and the assurance was that they will not repost them. They will insist they come to the North East Region, but if they so decide that they were not going to serve in the public sector, there was little they could do,” he said.