The aspiring Mayor indicated that she has had a gap analysis done and is ready to follow through with a transformational agenda which will make the capital city the cleanest in Africa. Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey who sees herself as a unifier was named Hajia Aisha by the Chief Imam. She noted, one of the major changes she will bring on board as a mayor is to institute nightly cleanups within the metropolis. Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey is competing for the position with other potential candidates like Reginald Niibi Ayi-Bonte, Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah, Nathaniel Nartey and Archibald Amartey Amarteifi. Over 200 persons have been recommended for nomination by President Akufo-Addo to serve as Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives in the Greater Accra Region.

Sports News of Tuesday, 15 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Abukari Damba is impressed with the level of goalkeeping in GPL• He wants keepers to be given the opportunity and right training to perform• Abukari Damba currently works as a goalkeepers trainer after retiringRetired national goalkeeper, Abukari Damba says he has been impressed with the level of goalkeeping in the Ghana Premier League this season. “The goalkeeping department has been very active this year and I have seen it in Abalora, the Aduana goalkeeper, the WAFA goalkeeper has also impressed me. The goalkeeper of Great Olympics has also proven himself,” Damba stated. According to him, the goalkeepers must be given the opportunity and right training to perform at their best. ”These are goalkeepers when given the right training they will definitely hit the headlines.

General News of Tuesday, 15 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Hassan Ayariga says Ghana's next president could be a white man• He warned that Ghanaian children could become slaves• Ayariga stated that Ghana may have to surrender its assets to countries it owesGhanaian politician and businessman, Hassan Ayariga believes it would be easier for a white man to become the next President of Ghana in a few years to come. The founder of the All People's Congress (APC) bemoaned that citizens are treated as second to the whites when it comes to bidding for any contract in the government sector. With Ghana’s current total public debt standing at GH¢258.8 billion, Hassan Ayariga foresees that Ghanaian children could become slaves in their own country if the debts are not paid. That is why I said when I become president I would change the passports. If they become so smart and decide to finance one of their own to run for the presidency of Ghana, the next president would be a white man, very easy,” Ayariga told GhanaWeb.

He thanked us for coming but he asked who is Emma Florence Yaa Adinyira Amedahe and I responded. He ordered to stand at his right-hand side whilst the other ladies were at his left-hand side,” Yaa Adinyira Amedahe narrated to Joy News. He told me I have been employed at the Flagstaff House to take care of Lady Listowel and her belongings. It was a headache for me,” Emma Florence Yaa Adinyira Amedahe narrated further. Fathia saw me as a sister, and I was also like her sister…,” Emma Florence Yaa Adinyira Amedahe said.

The police officer, who was providing security, was shot dead by the gang of robbers at Adedenpo, near Jamestown. Following this incident, an officer with the Ghana Police Service has revealed policemen on bullion van escort duties are not well taken care of especially with their life-threatening job, it only leaves the officer on the escort to be cautious of his security. GhanaWeb monitored comments made by the officer who spoke to Adom TV on condition of anonymity. He indicated that the officers on a bullion van escort are paid a paltry weekly allowance of GH¢125.00. He warned that his officers will stop offering that service to the banks if the standard bullion vans are not made available this month ending.

Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, June 14, the foreign affairs minister said it has not been easy to get the vaccines directly from the manufacturers. Yes, we were involved and I can assure you that it is difficult to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers,” she said. The foreign minister added that having enough does not guarantee a country direct access to procure vaccines from the source. “It is difficult, extremely so even if you have money to procure vaccines from the source. Yes, from the beginning we were involved but I can assure you that it is difficult to procure vaccines directly from manufacturers but whatever decision government takes, the responsibility is all of us.

A statement from the Police said; “On Monday, 14 June 2021, at about 11:30 am, information received by the Police indicated that a bullion van had been attacked.”According to the Police, their investigation indicates that the bullion van was on a daily sales collection errand and on reaching an area called Adedenpo, a suburb of James Town. However, some unidentified armed men on “not less than three (3) motorbikes crossed the bullion van and started firing sporadically. Two tellers in the bullion van escaped unhurt. Crime Scene Experts have been invited to process the crime scene as part of Police investigations to get the perpetrators arrested. Meanwhile, the police have called on the general public to assist them with information on the incident.

Adding his voice, Archbishop Salifu Amoako touted the late TB Joshua as one of the most powerful, humble and compassionate Pastors the world and the continent of Africa has ever seen. “What made TB Joshua an outstanding man of God was the grace and anointing upon him. But speaking on such issues, Archbishop Salifu Amoako rubbished such allegations and labelled such pastors as being hypocrites. The impact TB Joshua had was more than most Nigerian pastors and pastors from other African countries. Prophet TB Joshua died at the age of 57, just a few days to his 58th birthday.

General News of Monday, 14 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Archbishop Salifu Amoako has described Kwaku Bonsam as a frustrated liar following comments he made about the death of popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua• According to Kwaku Bonsam, he killed TB Joshua after engaging him in a spiritual fight• Archbishop Salifu Amoako however says the statement by Kwaku Bonsam is only an attention seeking gimmickThe founder and Leader of Alive Chapel International, Archbishop Elisha Salifu Amoako, has lashed out at controversial Ghanaian fetish priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, for claiming he killed Prophet Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua a week to his 58th birthday after engaging him in a spiritual battle. Kwaku Bonsam following the death of TB Joshua on Saturday, June 5, 2021, called for jubilation saying, “TB Joshua tried to kill me spiritually. While calling on the public to rubbish Kwaku Bonsam’s claims, Archbishop Salifu Amoako described him as an attention seeker whose statements deserves to be treated with contempt. I Salifu Amoako say he cannot kill a cat let alone kill TB Joshua. It is not Kwaku Bonsam who killed TB Joshua,” he stated.

The footage aired on Adom TV's Ahosepe Xtra programme showed the two walking into the hotel building with the deceased in a backpack. Later, only Natashia was seen walking out of the video in the dress the deceased wore on the first day they checked in. According to the hotel management, it came to their notice that their room was locked after Natashia checked out. This made the hotel's room service use the spare key to access the room and to their dismay, found Priscilla in a pool of blood. The body of the student journalist was found in the hotel room after her family declared her missing for days.

His reaction comes on the back of some spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai protesting attempts by the government to relocate them to a new site. The relocation is not an immediate action; we are looking to move within the next five years. The traders have in the last few weeks, accused their leaders of committing to the relocation without their consent. Meanwhile, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced the relocation of the spare parts dealers as part of measures to decongest the city. According to him, the move will benefit the spare parts dealers as the new location is could be closer to the Tema Port where they clear their goods.

Read the full statement by the Media Coalition for Reforms below:Stop Kabral Blay-Amihere’s coup d’état! The Media Coalition for Reforms wishes to express its indignation at the attempts by Kabral Blay-Amihere, former President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to hijack the association for his own parochial political agenda. The Coalition can confirm that the afore mentioned journalists are aware of the “coup plot” by Kabral. These are what should triumph; not a coup from a self-acclaimed democrat, particularly when coup d’états in this day and age are clearly anachronistic. We the members of the Coalition for Media Reforms are persuaded that enough is enough!

He called on Ghanaians to rally behind the Greater Accra regional minister to make his dreams pertaining the development of Accra and the country at large come to pass. The man of God noted that he is praying for the minister and his coordinating council to succeed because they will attract a lot of haters for doing the right thing. "When you are doing the right thing, people envy you, they malign you, they undermine your efforts. We are praying for him and his coordinating council that he would succeed. Honourable Quartey, more vim and don’t slack,” he added.

• The new funds are expected to finance government projects outlined in the 2021 Budget and grow the economy in the post-COVID-19 eraThe Issuance Calendar released by the Finance Ministry has revealed that the government of Ghana is set to borrow a little over Gh¢2 billion fresh funds between June and August 2021 to support the economy. According to the calendar, the government plans to issue about ¢21.96 billion, out of which ¢19.86 billion will be used to pay a maturing debt or rollover maturities. The new funds are expected to finance government projects outlined in the 2021 Budget and grow the economy in the post-COVID-19 era. GH¢1.45 billion is expected to be raised via a one-year bill, GH¢1.2 billion will be mobilized through the issuance of the two-year bond. Meanwhile, the government was expected to have borrowed GH¢4.12 billion in fresh funds in the second quarter of this year which will end this month.

General News of Monday, 14 June 2021Source: 3news.comThe private legal practitioner who represented the Rasta students in court against the Achimota School, Mr George Tetteh Wayoe, has resigned from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He said in a statement that the real social democratic discourse he hoped to see for the rapid development of the nation cannot be realised by the current style of the NDC. Yet, I refused to cross carpet because my social democratic nature and belief would not allow me. This is how strong my loyalty is in respect of the political ideology our Party is supposed to be manifesting. However, over the years, my resolution to continue to be a member of the NDC based on it being a social democratic Party, that puts this ideology in real practice has gradually diminished.