Although Akuapem Poloo is awaiting judgement, some of these celebrities believe it is improper to separate a mother from her nine-year-old child and Auntie Lydia is clearly not taking a back seat. “She should consider the little boy – my daughter’s son, and let this matter go away and God will bless her. I plead with her,” the praying mother of Akuapem Poloo begged. She went on to plead with the general public to join her in pleading for mercy to get her daughter back to her and her grandson. The court has since asked that Akuapem Poloo undergoes a pregnancy test at a public hospital ahead of the final hearing and verdict tomorrow, Friday, April 16, 2021.

Regional News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Ashanti RegionA 40-year-old Mechanic, identified as Alhaji, has been found dead in a pool of blood at Yennyawoso in the Manhyia North Sub Metro, Kumasi. Upon visiting the scene, some eyewitnesses narrated that the deceased, Alhaji was frequently complaining about financial difficulties and hardship so he would kill himself one day to cut everything short. The deceased's body has since been sent to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital by Tafo Pankrono police for further investigations. Inspector Dapaah Siakwan, a crime officer at the Tafo Pankrono Police station speaking to GhanaWeb confirmed the incident. He however assured that the police was going to investigate thoroughly to find the actual cause of his death.

Politics of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe National Democratic Congress’ Asiedu Nketia has revealed how much pressure the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is under because of him, following his appointment to the Parliamentary Service Board. In an earlier interview, the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said that the appointment of Asiedu Nketia to the Parliamentary Service Board was an indication that the Speaker was turning the House into an enclave for the National Democratic Congress, reports myjoyonline.com. General Mosquito, as he is popularly known, told Asempa FM that while Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has been on record to be a person who has expressed misgivings about his appointment, the list does not end there. He stressed how several other people had issues with the appointment, mounting pressure on Speaker Alban Bagbin. Asiedu Nketia further stated that Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s comments only demonstrated his double standards in suggesting that due to his political affiliation to the NDC, it would take away his expertise in serving on the Parliamentary Board, and to be as effective.

Religion of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: Ghanaian TimesAn Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Mohammed Lamin Abdul-Hamid, has asked Muslims to use the month-long Ramadan fast which commenced across the globe on Tuesday, as a golden opportunity to grow physically, morally, spiritually and emotionally. “We pray that Almighty Allah would give Muslims the strength and the capability to be able to take full advantage of this blessed month,” he added. “Brothers and sisters, Ramadan is a month of unique features and overwhelming blessings and forgiveness. Ramadan is a month of patience, self-restraint and righteousness. That is why God chose a full month of 29 or 30 days and made it compulsory for Muslims to fast.

Sports News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAbdul Razak, a former coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko has opined that Ramadan fasting should not be a cause of poor performance by Muslim players. He, however, maintained that fasting did not affect his performance in training and in official matches. Ramadan fasting did not affect my performance in any way but rather boosted it. Most Muslim players can confirm better output during Ramadan ” he told Nhyira FM. “Fellow warriors, kindly disregard the wicked lies being purported that our Muslim players met with Coach Barreto in relation to Ramadan and training to which the Coach made certain pronouncement.

Business News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Finance Minister of Ghana Seth Terpker has stated that the country cannot be classified as a low-income country because, the indicators being used to measure the economic growth of developing countries, by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) differ. He said the country isn’t behaving as a lower-middle-income country hence, the reason it has been downgraded to a low-income developing country. In an interview with GhanaWeb’s Amos Ekow Coffie, Mr Terpker said statistics are proving that the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) is growing and this is proof that the country cannot be classified as a low-income country. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance has clarified that the classification of Ghana as a low-income developing country in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) April 2021 Fiscal Monitoring document is not a downgrade. But the Ministry says “Ghana’s classification in the recent IMF Fiscal Monitor did not change” hence cannot be declared as a downgrade.

Computer Engineering) have manufactured a solar-powered automatic handwashing station. The students are members of the Innovation Centre of the College of Engineering (CoE) of the University. “The design of the handwashing station is to eliminate the problems associated with the traditional hand washing methods. It has a reservoir that stores water and dispenses it when there is a user at the handwashing station. She also stated that while implementing the project, artisans such as metalworkers and plumbers were contacted to aid with the fabrication and testing of the handwashing station.

Sports News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Black Stars assistant coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has debunked assertions that the Ghana Football Association imposes players on coaches. With conversations over whether the football administrative body impose players on national team coaches, Tanko stated the GFA can only suggest players to coaches but it’s the coach who makes the final decision on who to invite. Suggestion is not forcing me to take a particular player,” Coach Ibrahim Tanko stated. According to him it’s a usual norm for coaches to defend their choice of players to GFA Executive board and explain with conviction why they invited the particular players. The GFA president Kurt Okraku was accused of frustrating the work of coach Akonnor by deciding players to be invited.

Sefa Kayi on his show observed that government officials appear to be more interested in explaining the issue than solving it. An unhappy Sefa Kayi interjected with an explanation that while the politicians revel in blame games, the normal Ghanaian is scared of another traumatic ‘Dumsor’ experience. Some parts of the country have for the past few been experiencing power outages with GRIDCO and the Minister of Energy offering various explanations. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy in a press conference last week said that the challenges cannot be classified as ‘dumsor’. But John Jinapor, a former Deputy Minister of Energy is of the view that the electricity challenges have returned.

Business News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA former Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Richard Anamoo, has refuted claims that French billionaire, Vincent Bolloré has monopoly of the country’s ports. Reacting to the report, former GPHA boss Richard Anamoo said the publication is false and factually inaccurate. Apart from this, Ghana’s port is not only the Tema port. It’s both the Tema and Takoradi ports, and our vision is to grow these ports and Bolloré is not in the Takoradi port. Mr.Anamoo also downplayed parts of the report that claimed Bolloré Africa Logistics and foreign partners persuaded the government to breach procurement laws.

General News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAn immediate injunction from the court to ensure that all structures under construction on waterways in Accra is in the offing, confirms the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey. Henry Quartey made this known during his visit to the Kpeshie Lagoon in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality during which he ordered the demolition of structures on waterways. The Accra minister has, therefore, cautioned building developers engaged in such acts to refrain from it as he seeks legal redress on the menace. “I will seek the advice of the Attorney General as a matter of urgency to place an injunction on all buildings springing up on waterways. Hopefully, very soon, we will secure an injunction on all buildings and structures that are in the waterways and all illegal or unauthorized structures.

The creativity and dynamism of leadership in the tourism and hospitality industry is required now more than ever. For many years we have been talking about transformational leadership, but the question is how does one actionize this theory? A research conducted in Taiwan among 395 supervisor-employee dyads on “integrating transformational leadership and creativity'' explored the relationships among transformational leadership, creative role identity, creative self-efficacy, job complexity and creativity. The findings show creative role identity was found to mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creative self-efficacy, while both creative role identity and creative self-efficacy were found to mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and employee creativity. Consequently, leadership at all levels of the Tourism industry play a role for tourists as they venture to explore destinations.

General News of Thursday, 15 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCountries across the globe are halting the procurement, distribution and deployment of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines citing blood clotting concerns as a side effect. So far, some European countries like Germany, France and Spain have temporarily suspended or halted administering shots for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The latest from the batch is the African Union’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) announcing it has dropped plans to secure AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for its member countries. According to health experts, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has an overall efficacy rate of 76 percent by the time the two required doses are administered. The second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine however is expected to be administered 12 weeks [3 months] later following the first.

Essence by WizKid ft. TemsJust like the opening of Burna Boys ‘Onyeka’ video, WizKid’s latest music video opens a typical old living room. However, for WizKid’s video, it explores the eastern part of Ghana. In the music video which is currently in the top trends, Starboy is also seen driving through the streets of Aburi. The Don by Mr EaziThe video for this music opens on the beautiful Cape Coast beach road which is decorated with coconut trees. The video continues with a scene of the William Fort, the Cape Coast Chapel Square, and a wide-angle view of the Cape Coast town which is known for its story buildings.

The SEC said Berko tried to hide the scheme from the bank, whose compliance officers questioned how the deal was put together. He was working for the bank when negotiations started but resigned when Goldman Sachs pulled the plug on the deal after compliance officers alerted leaders over some irregularities. He was working for the bank when negotiations started but resigned when Goldman Sachs pulled the plug on the deal after compliance officers alerted leaders over some irregularities. The SEC said Berko tried to hide the scheme from the bank, whose compliance officers questioned how the deal was put together. Berko is now the managing director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana’s sole crude refinery, where he was appointed in January.