Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comEunice Adomako, a 29-year-old resident of Oduman near Ablekuma in Accra, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a six-month-old baby. Upon request by one of the boyfriends to see the baby, Eunice planned with the baby’s mother to show the baby to her boyfriend in Osino, Eastern Region. Following this development, the father of the baby lodged a complaint at the Police Station over his baby missing. When Eunice was informed about the development, she decided not to return with the baby until a church member lured her to return with the baby. Meanwhile, DSP Tenge noted that the baby has been handed over to the biological mother and has been advised to take the child for medical examination.

Sports News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comKarela United coach, Evans Adotey, has downplayed reports that he is under pressure to return his team back to the top post in the ongoing Ghana Premier League. Reacting to reports that his team is under pressure to deliver at the post-match conference, Evans Adotey said he is too experienced to be under pressure. “So there is no pressure on me; Karela is not the first team I’m coaching. I’ve coached AshGold, I’ve coached Medeama, I’ve coached Bechem United." “I’ve been to Africa several times; I’ve coached the national teams so there is no pressure on me.” Evans Adotey said.

General News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comPerhaps, when he contemplated suicide as a little boy because of how difficult it was for him to navigate life but was saved in the nick of time, the only other part of his life that pushed him to aim even harder to be independent was when his brother, angry that he had impregnated a girl, threw him out and pulled down the building that was once his home. Emmanuel Dzikunu-Teikpa suddenly lost the ability to use his limbs at the age of six (6) and has had to live a challenging life but he has never stopped trying. Through determination and from always wearing a positive energy, his life today is a better upgrade of all the unfortunate things that have ever happened to him. Emmanuel shares his story on this week’s edition of The Untold on GhanaWeb TV with Etsey Atisu. Watch the full story below:

Sports News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comBlack Queens forward, Samira Suleman, has reacted to Ghana's draw against Nigeria in the first round of the 2022 Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Super Falcons will take on the Black Stars in the qualifiers for the first leg encounter between June 7-15 before traveling to Ghana for the return fixture between October 18 to 29. The pedigree of the Super Falcons has cast a doubt on Ghana's chances ahead of the encounter, Samira is of the strong conviction that the Queens will progress to the next stage. "This is the first time Nigeria will not qualify for the Awcon because we are eliminating them," Samira wrote on her Twitter page sighted by GhanaWeb. The winner of the first-round tie between Nigeria and Ghana will face Niger or Cote d’Ivoire in the second round.

Business News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn the commodities market, as of today, May 11, 2021, the price of crude oil is trading at sixty-four dollars, zero point one cent ($64.01) as compared to yesterday’s trading of sixty-five dollars, thirty-nine cents ($65.39). Gold is trading at one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars, ten cents ($1,825.10) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine dollars, zero point three cents ($1,839.03). Cocoa is trading at two thousand, four hundred and seventy-three dollars ($2,473.00) as compared to yesterday’s trading of two thousand four hundred and twenty-two dollars ($2,422.00). Meanwhile, Cotton is also trading at eighty-eight dollars, twenty-one cents ($88.21) as compared to yesterday’s trading of eighty-eight dollars, ninety-nine cents ($88.99). And Coffee is trading at one hundred and forty-seven dollars, zero point five cents ($147.05) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one hundred and fifty-one dollars, ninety-five cents ($151.95).

Local news portal, Garowe Online, reports that the government had applied to the AUC to delay Mahama's arrival but the Commission turned down the request by Villa Somalia, the presidency. The AU's reason according to reports was that the appointment of Mahama was the decision of all member states and not because Mogadishu had specifically put in a request. The portal adds that the Federal Government has since made a U-turn and rejected Mahama's deployment, that he was not welcome. "Villa Somalia's request to delay Mahama's arrival suffered a significant blow on Monday after the African Union insisted that "sending a special envoy was agreed upon by the A.U member states and not through the Somali government's request." His appointment had initially been warmly welcomed by the government and bloc of opposition presidential aspirants who hailed the former president as a good choice.

General News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing controversies surrounding Wesley Girls Senior High School's decision to stop Muslim students from embarking on the Islamic ritual of fasting, some GhanaWeb readers have shared their thoughts in an online poll we conducted. Out of the 13,056 votes cast, 12,394 representing 94.93% responded "NO" to the question that was posed: Is Wesley Girls High School right to prevent Muslim students from fasting? 592 respondents representing 4.53% opined that Wesley Girls High School was right to prevent the students from fasting. 70 people representing 0.54% did not know whether the action taken by the school was right or wrong. Click on the link to see the poll results.

She also called on the government to heed the calls for a change through the #FixTheCountry hashtag and called on President Akufo-Addo to work on the crux of the issues being raised to change the narrative under his government. I joined your team for change because I had spoken during Kufour’s era, I had spoken in Mahama’s era and I went further to campaign for change. So today I’m saying, #FixTheCountry. “President Akufo-Addo, really? “I’m fixed, I’m not perfect but I’m fixed enough to serve my country in an honest capacity to bring results.

Sports News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAccra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Ibrahim Salifu, has become the talk of town following his stellar performances since joining the Phobians from Techiman Eleven Wonders. Ibrahim Salifu popularly called "Di Maria" joined Accra Hearts of Oak before the start of the second round of the Ghana Premier League following his outstanding performance with Eleven Wonders. The midfielder won five Man of the Match Awards before moving from Techiman to Accra to join the Phobians. He is gradually becoming fans’ favourite after bagging in another Man of the Match Award for excelling in Hearts of Oak's 2-0 win over relegation-threatened club King Faisal. Watch Salifu personal highlights against King Faisal that has got fans talking in the post below:

Hashtags are one of the unique features that help people on social media to rally around particular causes. A hashtag is a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#), used on social media websites and applications, especially Twitter, to identify digital content on a specific topic. Even though #FixTheCountry was the first hashtag that started the campaign, some different variants were also introduced in the course of the advocacy. #NameAndShame – This hashtag was introduced on Friday, May 7, as a second leg of the online protest. the day of the online protest.

General News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comSome prefer it as breakfast, ‘hot hot’ in the morning or for lunch and even supper. Kenkey, what Ga’s call ‘Komi’, with ground chilli pepper or ‘kpakpo shito’, and fried fish, pork or 'tsoofi', is not only tasty and spicy but gives great energy. What goes into the preparation of this delicious food? Let’s find out in this edition of People&Places, airing on Tuesday, May 11, 2021:

Politics of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comLeader of the Muslim Caucus in Parliament, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has said they won't sit aloof to watch religious leaders plunge the country into chaos. His comment follows the continued refusal of Wesley Girls Senior High School to allow Muslim students to perform Islamic ritual of fasting. The Christian Council, Catholic Bishops Conference and other religious bodies have shared their varied views on this topic. GhanaWeb monitored comments that Muntaka made on Joy News' PM Express programme on Monday, May 10, 2021, where he said: “We won’t allow any Imam or any pastor to lead this country into chaos. "We won’t allow any disintegration, whether coming from the Christian, Muslim or Buddhist communities.

A Plus posited that the group has collapsed as only a handful of the members are currently without government positions. “Occupy Ghana is made up of rich kids and they're being fed so they are quiet. The Occupy Ghana members are eating so there’s no need to talk again. Occupy Ghana has collapsed. There are some guys in Occupy Ghana that I have huge respect for."

Others who supported the #FixYourself campaign were of the view that Ghanaians need to check their negative attitudes before asking the government to fix what they term as a broken country. GhanaWeb conducted a poll on the topic, “What do you think is the most important to fix?” and over 2,000 people have shared their views on the subject. Out of the total 2,972 votes cast, 2,030 representing 68.30% say the country needs to be fixed first before other matters are looked at. 942 representing 31.70% were of the view that Ghanaians need to work on themselves; their attitudes to help in the development of the county. Click on the link to see the poll results.>

Business News of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA former Deputy Minister for Communications, George Andah has lauded government’s resolve to acquire telecommunications company AirtelTigo. Responding to the development in an interaction with Citi Business News monitored by GhanaWeb, George Andah said government took the right decision towards the agreement. “I think there’s no doubt that the Minister for Communications and Digitalization and the government took the right decision and the government takeover of AirtelTigo was done in a very smooth way,“ he commended. The former Communications Minister however expressed confidence in the move and indicated that government has taken lessons from previous takeovers deals. I think it’s a matter of putting in place the right environment and making sure that you have the right leadership there,” Andah said.