Business News of Monday, 24 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe then Business Development Minister, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal on May 24, 2017, charged business moguls to challenge themselves to work harder to improve the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate. Can we work together to move GDP rate of 3.2 percent to about 6 percent by the close of the year? Can we get GDP rate of 14 percent as we did in 2009, 2010? Can we work together to move GDP rate of 3.2 percent to about 6 percent by the close of the year? Can we get GDP rate of 14 percent as we did in 2009, 2010?

The Service also says it is also unable to provide updates on the Ahmed Suale matter because it is still a pending issue. According to the Member of Parliament for Assin North, one Ansu Gyeabour, a resident of Kumasi, is allegedly the killer of the journalist. Since the killing of Ahmed Suale in January 2019, Kennedy Agyapong has been linked to the act, owing to the fact that not long before the gruesome murder of the journalist, he had mentioned Ahmed’s name as one of the people working with Anas. This was also after the investigative journalist had collaborated with the BBC on the famous "Number 12: When Greed and Corruption Become the Norm" piece, also with celebrated undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. “And I have a typical example of Ahmed Suale when I condemned Anas, the person who killed him is in the Ashanti region.

Gertrude Quashiga was last week fired by Adwo Safo only to be reinstated citing ‘administrative error’. In a letter dated April 5, 2021, and intercepted by GhanaWeb, Sarah Adwoa Safo raises concerns about the lack of co-operation from Gertrude Quashiga in an ongoing audit of payments to caterers under the school feeding program. The Gender Minister subsequently ordered Gertrude Quashiga to immediately furnish the auditors with all relevant documents and co-operate with the auditors. The firing and reinstatement of Gertrude Quashiga came few weeks after the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service commenced investigations into alleged corruption in the implementation of the program. Some of the schools are; Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem SHS, Adu Gyamfi SHS, Kumasi Anglican, Kumasi Girls, Kumasi Wesley Girls, KNUST SHS and Opoku Ware SHS.

According to him, absorbing vigilante groups into the security agencies explains why the officers appear unkempt. He added that the admission by some governing NPP members that Delta Force are now working as National Security officers is scandalous. “Some of us were naïve to think that the vigilante groups have been banned. Are they not entitled to work?” Kwesi Pratt Jnr asked. He said, “If you absorb the Delta Force into National Security, what will they be doing in the National Security if not the business of Delta Force?

Speaking on the Akwaaba Talk Show monitored by GhanaWeb, Sarkodie stated that he has always seen Eno Barony as a co-equal when it comes to rap. “Eno Barony is like a full rapper. When I say female rapper you can feel the feminine energy... rap has to be heard and Eno Barony is hard so I don’t see her as a female rapper. “Eno Barony is an amazing rapper. I think she is bar for bar, I don’t think there is any man rapping in Ghana who is better than Eno Barony.

Just as they did in their first two visits to the site, the task force set ablaze structures that acted as offices for the mining company at Akyem Pameng in the Eastern Region. The military operatives are also alleged to have brutalized security personnel who were on duty at the site. Nana Asante Yeboah, the Secretary to Kate Gyamfua said soldiers numbering about nine invaded the place and immediately attacked the security guys on duty. The latest attack comes after the management of Xtra Gold Mining Company revealed their intentions of seeking redress at the court. The company rejected allegations of engaging in illegal mining and affirmed its position as a large-scale mining firm.

The chairman of the Ashanti Youth Association was speaking on Okay FM in relation to the firing and reinstatement of Gertrude Quashiga as National Coordinator of the School Feeding Program. He suspects that Adwo Safo, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, was forced to back down on her earlier position of firing Gertrude Quashiga. This situation he says has rendered Adwoa Safo powerless and will make it challenging for her to take key decisions henceforth. “Gertrude Quashiga appears to be tired of her job and you need [a] coordinator who is active and that is why Adwo Safo wanted to make the changes. If I was Adwoa Safo, I would have resigned from the post.

George Asante is the PA of General Amanfo, the acting National Security Coordinator. He was part of the National Security operatives who were caught in the forest. It means people around the National Security Coordinator are doing galamsey. If you look into it, you’ll realize that John Boadu and the National Organizer are all involved in galamsey. Your callers mention a certain Abanga, he is the galamsey partner of the NPP General Secretary.

Politics of Monday, 24 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government is about nominating MMDCEs• Some groups are calling for the President to nominate Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey as Accra Mayor• They believe he will champion the course of making Accra clean and beautifulGa Dangme Agenda for Accra Mayor, a group made up of some indigenes of Gas are calling on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to appoint Nathaniel Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey to succeed Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah as the Mayor of Accra. According to the group, Accra as a cosmopolitan city needs "needs a lionhearted Mayor, who cannot be intimidated, who will liaise with our regional minister to make Accra work again. The group added further that, if Henry Quartey, the Regional Minister picks Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey, that would be a sensational choice for the governing NPP-GaDaŋme and GaDaŋme at large. Trained as an educationist and a counsellor from Community Support Specialist for Community Systems Inc-Delaware USA, Community Interaction Inc-Philadelphia USA/Resource for Human Development - USA, Nathaniel Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey is also a Member of the International Council Of Drug Abuse and Addiction. Nathaniel Nii Naate Atswele Agbo Nartey is also a member of the Fraternity of Police, State of Delaware and a Member New York Association of African Studies.

DCOP Opare appointed in 2018DCOP Opare Addo was appointed as National Security Coordinator on a two-year contract in 2018. President Akufo-Addo appoints new National Security Coordinator On February 9, 2021, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appointed Major General Francis Adu Amanfo (rtd) as the New National Security Coordinator. Dofa Arthur’s appointment was however held up by DCOP Opare Addo’s failure to recognize the termination letter from the National Security Coordinator. DCOP Opare Addo calls his bluffDCOP Opare Addo parried the allegations insisting that he did no wrong as Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator. There’s not a word of Delta Force in his statement so the Delta Force might have come in, he mentions three names: Mohammed Seidu – it think it rings a bell if you go to Delta Force background.

Tonight is about my critically acclaimed fourth career studio album - ANLOGA JUNCTION. On stage, it's discernible and distinguishable that, Stonebwoy's power and influence over other creatives in the Ghanaian music industry is actually a status he re-affirms with his magnetic performance. Stonebwoy set the tone for the night with his first set of song. Over 15 songs he mixes Afrobeats rhythms with influences that span R&B and reggae, Reggae & Dancehall, a blend that is making him one of the genre’s first global breakout star. Award-winning Ghanaian Afrobeats and RNB star, Efya, enthralled with her enviable collection of materials.

Entertainment of Sunday, 23 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe 7th episode of Date Rush season 5 is live. The guys are back behind the podiums and will be waiting for the guys to take turns at their shot of winning a dating opportunity with one of them. As usual, any lady appearing on the show tonight will have the opportunity to make a video presentation of her qualities after which the guys will decide to either of their rushes or keep it on as an indication of their interest in her. After the guys are reduced down to just two, the lady will then decide a choice of who she will walk away with as her date. Watch tonight’s episode below:

Health News of Monday, 24 May 2021Source: GNAMaxwell Kotie, the Assin South District Health Promotion Officer, says access to accurate education on Sexual and Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) is a sure way to reduce teenage pregnancy. He said though society refrained from sexual education, it had become necessary for parents to discuss sexual health and related issues with their children to help them make informed decisions. He was speaking at a day's youth dialogue series on gender equality, SRHR and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for young people in second circle institutions. Mr Tagoe urged them to abstain or better still be faithful to their faithful sexual partners and not share sharp objects with others. For his part, Mr Richard Boadi Twum, a representative of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), cautioned all against the criminalities involved in sexual offences like rape, incest, defilement and several others.

Sports News of Sunday, 23 May 2021Source: footballmadeinghana.comA late Prince Opoku Agyemang penalty goal earned Medeama SC a hard-fought 1-0 victory over AshantiGold SC in a Ghana Premier League Match Week 26 fixture. Medeama welcomed Ashgold to the Akoon Park at Tarkwa seeking a win. Their relentless push for a goal came in the closing stages of the game when the home side was awarded a penalty. Prince Opoku Agyemang stepped up to deliver and he did just that to give Medeama the lead. Medeama held on for the three maximum points as they move 3rd on the league table on 43 points.

Sports News of Sunday, 23 May 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comTwo-goal striker Ali Huzaif was named as the Man of the Match as his side Dreams FC recorded a 2-1 win over Bechem United on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in the Ghana Premier League. He netted the opener just after the half-hour mark when he scored the ball over and above the visitor's goalkeeper. But shortly afterwards, Bechem United found the equalizer through Charles Mensah. The two teams went into the break honours even but it was Dreams who were slightly on top and dictating the pace. In the second half, Dreams FC earned a penalty and Huzaif elected himself to send the goalkeeper the wrong way.