Diasporian News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comIn Ghana, it is very common to see people move in search of better-paying jobs, improved leaving conditions, and for education in foreign countries. To survive abroad, places considered greener pastures some of these Ghanaians accept to do jobs which ordinarily they won't do in their home country. Speaking in an interview with Kofi Adoma Nwanwani on Kofi TV, monitored by GhanaWeb, they explained that life in foreign countries is difficult if you don't have documents. Nana Yaa Afrakoma, with her 3 months stay in the States, has composed a song titled 'Abrokyire abrabo'. Watch as they recount their experiences in the video below:

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer and convener of the #FixTheCountry protest has detailed how the government clandestinely lured its leadership into a meeting that turned out to be a cabinet meeting. According to him, the initial plan to go meet the Inspector-General of Police to discuss issues with respect to their campaign and their intended demonstration was cut short along the way and a new route taken. This new route, he indicated, led them away from their originally planned meeting venue, to what they discovered, was a meeting of government ministers, with the exception of the Health minister. Seeing careful on the nature on how we were whisked into what was in essence, a cabinet meeting, for me, that significantly displeases me. Oliver Barker-Vormawor was speaking on Saturday, May 8, 2021, edition of NewsFile on the JoyNews channel and monitored by GhanaWeb.

Regional News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe Tesano Police Commander ACP Oduro Amaning has reiterated the need for drivers to be disciplined on our roads to help reduce road crashes. He expressed worry about the spate of road accidents nationwide and cautioned drivers driving without the requisite training to stop driving as the repercussions were severe. He admonished drivers to observe and obey road traffic signs when driving. Road traffic accidents between January and March 2021 resulted in the death of 771 persons. However, the data from the Police on road accidents within the first quarter surpass Covid-19 casualties so far, with another 4700 suffering various degrees of injuries as a result of road crashes.

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comKofi Bentil, lawyer and Vice President of policy think tank, Imani Africa, has stated that there is no one in Ghana today who can confidently say that the current government has met its expectations. So, essentially, if you talk about corruption, it’s still there, you talk about the fuel increases, it’s still there, and I have to say that nobody will say that the present government has lived up to expectation. You are measured according to the expectations that you create and this government created very great expectations and they haven’t met them but I’ll also say that the issues are not the same. That being said, I will not deny anybody their right to also voice their displeasure with what is going on. Kofi Bentil was speaking on Saturday, May 8, 2021, edition of NewsFile on the JoyNews channel and monitored by GhanaWeb.

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe past week has seen the meteoric rise of the youth in Ghana charging authorities in government to be up and doing in order to deliver better amenities by starting a #FixTheCountry campaign. The hashtag which started on social media has garnered over 800,000 reactions from Ghanaians across the world but has been met with criticisms from a section of government officials. But reacting to the development, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu described the social media campaign as “an enclave of unnecessary discourse”. Originator of the #FixTheCountry campaign, a 24-year-old social media influencer and national service personnel noted that the sorry state of several systems in the country and unemployment rate are but a few reasons which forced him to start the movement. Joshua Boye-Doe, known on social media as KalyJay maintained on GhanaWeb’s #SayItLoud that there were no political affiliations to the #FixTheCountry campaign.

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe news from a few days ago that read with the headline, "AMA delegation in Kigali to understudy sanitation system," appeared worrisome and here is why. According to a post made by journalist, Solomon Mensah, "I went to Assin Kushea in the Central Region to do a story on the town's cleanliness. The AMA delegation in Kigali, went with the Africa Environmental Sanitation Consult (AFESC), the research and consultancy firm of Jospong Group of Companies and sanitation giant, Zoomlion. All malaria cases were reported at the hospital by communities that surround Kushea who attend hospital in the clean city," Solomon Mensah's post said. Like this colleague journalist, this reporter posits, "If the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and its associates really want to learn about good sanitation practices, they could have gone to Kushea."

Well, for Ghanaian actress and model Fauzia popularly known in the showbiz industry as HajiaFauzy, she would prefer to be given a role that would include getting her breasts to be sucked on set than one would require her to sleep in a coffin. According to the model who is popular on photo-sharing app, Instagram, for the size of her breasts, sleeping in a coffin is her greatest fear. "I prefer to go for roles that will make my breasts be sucked than to go for roles that will require I have to sleep in a coffin. She disclosed this in an interview with Arnold Mensah Elavanyo on his Vibes in 5 show, monitored by GhanaWeb. Also in the same interview, HajiaFauzy openly confessed to preferring dating older men who are impotent.

Senior Master Sergeant Eva Appiah, a Ghanaian immigrant in the United States Airforce, is a trailblazer, serving as a role model to many young women and girls across the world. Featured on the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) website for her great strides and prospects, the servicewoman typifies resilience and determination. As is characteristic of her unstoppable drive and hyper-optimistic view of life, Appiah turned an adverse situation into a growth opportunity. These were meetings held during the Reserve’s monthly Unit Training Assembly where important information, such as deadlines for Enlisted Developmental Education Board, Enlisted Education Plan, or Stripes for Exceptional Airmen packages, were discussed. While reading the EDEB invitation to apply and course descriptions, she noticed the opportunity to serve as Air Force Reserve Command Enlisted Legislative Fellow.

The Media conglomerate owner has once again lashed out at his employees and this time around he unleashed his wrath on workers at his Ash FM station in Kumasi. “Let’s come home, Ash FM got me very sad this weekend. We were listening to the news on our way to Takoradi, we had tuned in to Ash FM and they were reporting on someone who had been robbed. He thus served notice that he will be locking up the Ash FM premises pending his return from a trip he is yet to embark on. Skip to 25:00 of the video below to listen to Kennedy Agyapong take on his employees at Ash FM:

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has moved to court the attention of tourists with a beautiful video of the country. President Akufo-Addo in the video highlighted some interesting aspects of the country and assured the world of Ghana’s hospitality. I am Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and I am the humble but proud President of the country at the centre of the world - #Ghana!” he said. Photos of deplorable roads, schools and hospitals were tweeted to press home the need for President Akufo-Addo and his appointees to deliver on the mandate. Another persons tweeted “Blackstars is calling -- calling for $25m.

Politics of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: My News GHMember of Parliament for Nhyeaso, Stephen Amoah has said that the fact that there is hardship in the country at the moment does not mean the government is doing nothing. He indicates that the hardship Ghanaians are facing now is a global phenomenon and not happening in just Ghana. “I am not saying there is no hardship but for the hardship today, the reason is not necessarily government not doing its best but it is a global thing that we need to accept." He indicated that the people of Ghana are justified when they ask for the country to be fixed but they should also realize that the country is not in normal times. “So when they tell us to fix it, they are not wrong but we should not take it as if we are in normal times,” he stressed.

His statement was in a reaction to a fellow entertainment personality, Afia Schwarzenegger who accused him of becoming critical of government after his contract with the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) was cancelled. “When I had a contract with BOST if I was silent and not asking the government to #fixthecountry would they have sacked me? “Me, Kwame A-Plus, I've never supported any government in Ghana because they are the same. Then they fought me in Cape Coast and I fought back and kept the pressure on them till date!! !”Read his full post below:When I had a contract with Bost if I was silent and not asking Government to #fixthecountry would they have sacked me?

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFounding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has cautioned the Akufo-Addo led government not to underestimate the ongoing #FixTheCountry social media campaign. According to Cudjoe, the government stands to regret the political consequence if it underestimates the campaign calling for good and responsible governance. Unlike similar campaigns witnessed in the past, Cudjoe noted that the current #FixTheCountry campaign has not been hijacked by persons with political motives. He, then, described the Vice President’s list of things the government has fixed shared in response to the campaign as ‘purposeful’. Read his post below:I have a limited honor roll for those in government that have responded maturedly to the organic and well organised #FixTheCountry campaign.

General News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA doctor at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is being investigated by the police for allegedly poisoning the drinking water of his colleague following a disagreement between the two. The doctors whose names have been withheld are said to be working at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Teaching Hospital. FactsThe complaint is said to have been lodged at the charge office by a doctor from KBTH in the company of his lawyer, Kwame Gyamfi. Further tests confirmed that the blood in the water was HIV positive. According to the complainant, he and the other doctor had a disagreement while on duty at the labour ward.

Sports News of Saturday, 8 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Football Associations has distanced itself from the $25million national team budget announced by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. “Let me say that FA has not submitted any budget to the ministry that we should be given $25million or $50million. When we met the Minister, we discussed means of qualifying for the world cup and obviously there is money involved,” he said. Henry Asante Twum, however, sought to justify the $25million budget, explaining that sound funding is a huge factor in achieving success. “We have U-17, U-20, U-23 and the senior national teams and the same for the women and all these teams have tournaments to play.