General News of Friday, 30 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Volta Region got fewer ministerial and deputy ministerial nominations due to the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) performance in the region which is an opposition stronghold over the years. “The President made it a policy to give deputy ministerial jobs to those who mainly are in Parliament, except very professional positions. Apart from the Attorney General and a couple of people, most of the deputy ministerial appointments went to MPs. “You could see that Volta Region has only one ministerial position and that one went to the only MP from the region…it is a pity, next time I believe there would be more ministerial and deputy ministerial positions from this region. Freddie Blay was addressing concerns raised by the party's rank and file in the region about the limited spaces that Voltarians had in the ministerial appointments.

Business News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn the commodities market today April 29, 2021, Crude Oil is trading at sixty-four dollars sixty- four cents ($64.64) as against yesterday’s trading of sixty-two dollars, thirty cents ($62.30). Gold is trading at one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-six dollars, sixty-six cents ($1,766.66) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one thousand, seven hundred eighty-one dollars, zero-six cents ($1,781.06). Cocoa is trading at two thousand, four hundred and thirty-two dollars ($2,432.00) as compared to yesterday’s trading of two thousand four hundred and forty-seven dollars ($2,447.00). Meanwhile, Cotton is also trading at eighty-seven dollars, fifty-six cents ($87.56) as compared to yesterday’s trading of eighty-seven dollars, sixty-four cents ($87.64). However, Coffee is trading at one hundred and forty-five dollars, eighty cents ($145.80)

Sports News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Black Stars winger Laryea Kingston has given justifications for the bonuses and other emoluments enjoyed by the Black Stars players. Speaking to GhanaWeb on the sidelines of the launch of the National Juvenile League on Wednesday, April 28, Laryea Kingston explained that football unlike other professions has a short lifespan. When it comes to money, the money that is due players in the country must in the country, they deserve to take it”. Mustapha Ussif later clarified that the money was meant to cater for the expenses of all national teams. This sentiment was re-echoed by Laryea Kingston during the interview with GhanaWeb reporters.

Business News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn the interbank board today April 29, 2021, the Ghana Cedi is trading against the US dollar at a buying price of 5.7288 and selling price of 5.7346 as against yesterday’s trading of buying price of 5.7288 and selling price of 5.7346. It is trading against the Pound Sterling at a buying price of 7.9740 and a selling price of 7.9825 as against yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 7.9711 and a selling price of 7.9796. The Euro is trading at a buying price of 6.9315 and a selling price of 6.9383 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 6.9212 and a selling price of 6.9286. Nigeria’s Naira is trading at a buying price of 71.4587 and a selling price of 71.4954 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 71.6021 and a selling price of 71.6021. And the CFA is trading at a buying price of 94.5415 and a selling price of 94.6342 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 94.6738 and a selling price of 94.7750.

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says the ‘disengagement’ was not based on her competence or any form of misconduct but due to her association with the NPP. After the company was sold, I was still taking as their corporate and external affairs director for Zain so I was working there. The significance of the date, one day after the swearing-in of Professor John Atta Mills. Ursula was reacting to claims by Sir Sam Jonah that culture of silence is pervasive under the Akufo-Addo government. Maybe we don’t understand the definition of culture of silence and maybe that is where the conversation should start.

Ras Mubarak advanced in his posts that the laws that regulate members of parliament bar Ursula from endorsing a private company. Ekuful Eye Care is so far the best eye care that I’ve seen. Rejecting claims of being a beneficiary owner, Ursula says her marriage thrives on the ‘philosophy’ of enjoying whatever revenue her husband brings home while keeping hers. “My philosophy is that my money is my money and your money our money. It is the duty of the husband to give chop money (housekeeping money).

Entertainment of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comActress Akuapem Poloo in a trending video sighted by GhanaWeb has made a shocking revelation about donations sent in by some Ghanaians during her time in jail. According to her, the monies donated by well-wishers and fans through her ‘friend’ comedian DKB has still not been received. Worried Akuapem Poloo stated that persons who are expecting her to show appreciation after sending her monies while facing a jail term have tagged her “ungrateful” following her failure to “thank them” for their kind gesture. “A woman named Maa Alice called yesterday… she said she had given money to DKB, GH¢4,000 to give it to me. You guys should know that Poloo appreciates every little thing.

Regional News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA 19-year-old drowned in a dam at Ashaiman Lebanon whiles fetching water on Wednesday, April 29, 2021. Daniel Napuni and his friends had gone to the stream to fetch water as a result of the shortage of water from the Ghana Water Company which has hit Tema and his surroundings. According to an Adom TV report, Daniel Napuni was said to be fetching water in the dam with his colleagues when his green gallon was blown by the wind to a far end of the dam. In an attempt to reach out for it, the boy drowned in the dam as his friends could not help due to their inability to swim. A search party has been launched to search for the body of the deceased.

Politics of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing claims made by the Minority in Parliament that the Energy Commission has been rendered useless, the technical regulator of the sector has refuted the claim. The Minority had earlier posited that the Energy Commission has had its budget slashed by more than half on the amount of the Capping and Realignment Act. In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb, the technical regulator pointed that it has been effective with its operations. “The Energy Commission wishes to state the following; Under the earmarked funds Capping and Realignment Act, 2017 (Act 947) the Commission had its budgets capped by about 34% between the period of May 2017 and 2018. The Energy Commission continues to perform its functions as prescribed by law,” part of the statement read.

General News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comIt is “regrettable’ that Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei and Jean Mensa, former and current Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission, have found themselves in a position where their competences have been questioned, laments Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas. I just feel that it’s very unfortunate that these two ladies have been caught in this web of politicking,” he said. Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas therefore stated that Ghana actually needs more women like Jean Mensa and Charlotte Osei in places and offices of power so as to be models for people. “If they (EC) can forward planning as it has done now taking into account recommendations of all the other observers such as the EU, ECOWAS and AU observers. We must combine what the international observers saw and then what the domestic observers also recommended going forwarded” he said, reports myjoyonline.com.

He bemoaned how when such opposition parties come into political power, no longer find the very ideas they trumpeted so well out of power, any more relevant, contributing to the reasons the country is still unable to fully progress. Dr, Mohammed Ibn Chambas further said that there is the need for multiparty systems to exist in the country regardless of the partisan ideologies of the different political parties that exist in the country. He stressed that this is essential to the enhancement and growth of the democratic political practice in the country. “It serves well, it allows for debate, contrasting and opposing views out of which good ideas can come out of,” he stressed. Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas also advised that being the country Ghana is in making giant strides internationally, the country should be moving past some actions and inactions that hinder progress.

He said building an unplanned 88 hospitals in 2020 is like a fool’s paradise promise when roads promised in 2020 cannot be fulfilled. The health project comprises 88 district hospitals expected to be completed within a year, and six regional hospitals. “Building unplanned 88 district hospitals in 2020 is like fool’s paradise promise when roads promised in 2020 cannot be fulfilled,” he said on Happy FM’s EpaHoaDaben show with Kwame Afrifa-Mensah. He added that: “Kwame, I almost got the coronavirus listening to the President yesterday when he promised to build the 88 district hospitals this year. We will, this year, begin constructing eighty-eight (88) hospitals in the districts without hospitals,” the President said.

Health News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFemale students in Ghana have been cautioned against the excessive use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECP) which are used for the prevention of pregnancy after unsafe sex. Speaking in an interview on Radio Univers monitored by GhanaWeb, Dr Odame intimated that the rate of use of these over-the-counter pills has become “alarming” citing the danger it poses on women. “It is alarming the rate at which students are using the emergency contraceptive. According to Dr Odame, ECP can cause ectopic pregnancy which occurs when a fertilized egg attaches somewhere outside the uterus. You come to the hospital and complain that you have been bleeding twice in a month, the first question we ask is ‘have you used emergency contraceptive?’ Because it is hormonal, it is going to disrupt your cycle,” she explained.

General News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: Atinka OnlinePopular priestess, Nana Agradaa, also known as Patricia Asiedua has burnt all her idols. Nana Agradaa was arrested for operating two TV stations without a license. The two TV stations, Thunder TV and Ice1 TV owned by Nana Agradaa aside others were shut down. However, she was re-apprehended briefly after she was granted a ¢5,000 self-recognizance bail by an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, April 22. According to Agradaa, Jesus Christ has saved her and changed her name from Nana Agradaa to Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng.

Regional News of Thursday, 29 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing images that went viral on social media on a large gaping pothole spotted on the Ho-Accra highway last Monday, the Ghana Highways Authority has begun repair works on the road to fix the caved in bridge, to prevent any accident. According to the Highways Authority, they have contracted Zylodor Construction Limited to fix the caved in bridge on the highway. A 12 meters pipe culvert, will be constructed to replace the underground bridge which caved in on Sunday along the Kponvi barrier-Tsito. According to Accra-based JoyNews, no worker was found on the site despite claims by the highway authority that, contractors have been deployed to the site to start work. Mr Opoku noted that the laying of the pipe culvert will be completed in 7 days and after that, road could be opened for use again.