Regional News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Ashanti RegionFive persons are feared dead in a crash that occurred between a timber car and a cargo truck at Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region. The timber car which had loaded fully with logs run over the cargo truck after the two collided. The sad incident which claimed five lives sustaining two others in critical conditions, also witnessed the death of four cows which were being carried by the cargo truck. Other eyewitnesses who spoke to Ghanaweb said the timber truck which had carried eight logs collided with the cargo car which had also carried cows to Kumasi - Obuasi highway. They further explained that three of the timber logs violently fell from the moving truck and crushed the cargo car with the registration number AS 8327-Y leading to the death of five people.

General News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMonths after his controversial resignation from the Appointments Committee of Parliament, the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has shared snippets of why he took that drastic decision. Making sure not to divulge all the reasons, the Member of Parliament explained that it was not a momentary decision but one that was taken calculatedly. Speaker and to my party leadership that I will not delve into the details at this point and so I want to respect that gentleman agreement. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa made his appearance on GhanaWeb's newest current talk program, The Lowdown, and addressed issues surrounding accountability, leadership and activism in the country. The Lowdown streams on GhanaWeb TV on YouTube every week, discussion topical issues of national interest, with the focus on the appropriate duty bearers.

Dr Opuni is accused of causing a 217 million dollar financial loss to the state and has been standing trial since 2017. Judge Clemence Honyenuga is hearing the case as an additional High Court judge. Another ground for his application against the judge is the allegation of bias against Justice Honyenuga following his ruling in dismissing a submission of no case filed by the accused persons. This shows real likelihood of bias by the learned judge,” he said. It is our submission that this application as we have always stated is therefore calculated to further delay this trial.”By dismissing the application, Justice Clemence Honyenuga directed Dr. Stephen Opuni to open his defence at the next court date on June 18, 2021.

“But for now, it’s [Razak] Abalora and Richard Ofori who are available. “Razak Abalora has already built his confidence having played a couple of matches. So, the technical team must help Razak Abalora correct the mistakes. The psychologist and the technical team must help him and even his spiritual aspect must be checked. “I think if we help and encourage Razak Abalora, we will have a future with him.

President Akufo-Addo left Ghana today, June 9, 2021, to the Burkina Faso to commiserate with his colleague president Christian Kabore and the country following the last Saturday’s terrorist attack which led to the killing of 160 people. President Akufo-Addo came under attack recently from the Member of Parliament for North Tongu for supposedly flying a $15,000 per hour aircraft to France and South Africa. “Per Flightradar24, the G-KELT aircraft left Accra with the President to Paris on the 16th of May — a 6 and half hour duration. “The claim that President Akufo-Addo has decided not to use the presidential jet is not true. He noted “He (President Akufo-Addo) uses the jet in Ghana for his local travel and for his West Africa travel,” he said Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana program.

According to him, he had the full blessings of his chiefs and his people before he took the step. Besides, he told Ismail Akwei, host of The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV, that it was only an expression of the principles upon which he was brought up by these same chiefs of his area. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa made this known when he appeared on the newest addition of programs on GhanaWeb TV, The Lowdown. In response to a question on his resignation and whether or not that did not affect his people, he had this to say:"Actually, on the contrary, my chiefs and people are proud of my decision to resign. It streams on GhanaWeb TV on YouTube weekly.

The vaccine of course is made in Russia but through which entity did was the government going to purchase the vaccines? A report by Norwegian tabloid Verden Gang provides some context and perspective to the conversation. Through the cooperation of this trio, Ghana managed to secure a deal that was going to see us get 3.4 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccines. He is the one with vaccines Ghana so badly needed and purchased at almost twice the known market value. Per the report, Al Maktoum is labelled as a ‘peripheral family member’ of the Dubai Royal family whose quantity of wealth is unknown.

According to him, he believes everyone has the right to be educated and once the right of the child is being violated, actions need to be taken. He spoke to GhanaWeb’s Laud Harris Adu-Asare on #SayItLoud. “Once they were violating the rights of the child, yes I would have taken it the same way,” he said. He noted that he has never encountered such a challenge since his ward started schooling from the basic level. “No, the school even disturbed him and that is why I was surprised at what Achimota was doing,” he said.

Making his appearance on GhanaWeb TV's newest current affairs talk program, The Lowdown, as its first guest, the lawmaker shared a number of perspectives on issues of accountability, leadership and activism in Ghana. He explained the work of Parliament, stressing how those roles tie into developments in the communities, for their people. “I think that if you want to be an effective member of Parliament, you have to be versatile. Particularly for a developing country like ours, you cannot say you’ll be a Member of Parliament who focuses only on lawmaking. The Lowdown is a weekly current affairs and talk program that explores issues of interest from the angles of the right persons in leadership.

Business News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comApplication for the 2021 Miss Agriculture Ghana project pageant has opened. The Chamber of Women in Agribusiness Ghana founder, Ama Bonsu stated in an interview that "All is set for the pageant, which is the fourth edition. Interested persons wanting to participate must be a young lady between ages 18-30, should have passion for Agribusiness, have any project along the Agriculture value chain that can create more jobs for other young women. She stated emphatically that the pageant put together by the Chamber of Women in Agribusiness Ghana will contact only shortlisted applicants. It is themed 'Miss Agriculture Ghana Beauty with Purpose, the female Agriculturist'.

General News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Over 17,000 teachers have failed the promotional exams• Teachers who failed believe their papers were not marked fairly•63% of the teachers, however, passed the examsReports have revealed that over 17,000 out of the 46, 486 teachers who sat for the maiden promotional exams failed. We are going to investigate what happened and we are also asking the teachers to find out what happened. This is the first time teachers’ promotion exams has been based on an aptitude test in the country. However, teachers who failed the test believe that the papers were not marked with integrity and suspect a foul play. Hence, they stormed the offices of the Education ministry to protest and demand to see the marked papers for confirmation of their performances.

Ahmed Dalmook is a relatively peripheral family member, as the ruler’s second cousin. The latest deal that involves Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook is the purchase of 3.4 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines. The report cites Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook as an alleged hoarder of Sputnik vaccines who sells to the highest bidder in collusion with one Morten Hansen, who is a Norwegian national. “Boxes containing a total of 16,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V are unloaded from the plane and placed in front of the Minister of Health. In a press statement, the MoH says it will "issue a release to address its processes" of procuring the Russian vaccines.

The article speaks of the re-engagement of public servants after their retirement at age 60, to which he is averse. “Because it is a politician that has given you the extension, not the service. As for your service, the code says that you have retired. “Change a president or government and it trickles down to even the public latrine attendant [they are substituted]; the toll booth attendant is affected. There’s something wrong with the democracy,” he said.

Some of the items stolen included during the incident which happened last week include ceiling fans, flat-screen television and a decoder, desktop computers and printers. Constituency chairman, Richard Degraft who confirmed the news to the Daily Guide newspaper added that drawers in the office were also ransacked. He noted that the thieves broke the burglar-proof back door and made their way into the building. I am unable to stay at the office now because the place is not safe,” he said. Mr Degraft noted that the case has been reported to the police and investigations have been launched into the matter.

Temitope Balogun Joshua (TB Joshua) is reported to have died after a church event on Saturday, June 5, 2021, rocking the whole his church, Nigeria and all other followers of the prophet by an unseen storm. Shasha MarleyShasha Marley, the famous Ghanaian reggae singer, spoke of the first time he had an experience of such nature after he met TB Joshua. Asamoah BoatengAsamoah Boateng, a former Minister of Information, was spotted in Prophet T.B. Popularly known as Asabee, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Saltpond was shown on Emmanuel Television hilariously clapping and grinning at a ministration by Prophet T.B. In fact, God spoke through Prophet T.B Joshua to him in a vision that changed his life for the better, the artiste has disclosed on numerous platforms.