OB Amponsah justifies political jokes as he features on CNN African Voices
OB Amponsah, a renowned standup comedian, in his interview on CNN African Voices intimated that he does not seek to malign any personality or a group of persons with his craft, but added that there is the need to accommodate humour. They say you don’t play with some stuff like politics, religion; those things that people take very seriously but that’s just me. I feel like comedy is comedy and jokes are jokes. In his interview with GhanaWeb, he recalled how he was traumatized by the insults and threats on his life. In January 2020, the optometrist cum comedian staged a comedy show dubbed ‘Political Refugee’.
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September 10, 2021 11:48 UTC
CAF validates Hearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu ahead of Champions League
Sports News of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: Ghana FAHearts of Oak coach Samuel Boadu and his assistant coach Hamza Obeng have been validated for this year’s CAF Champions League. In correspondence from the CAF’s Club Licensing Senior Manager to the GFA General Secretary, CAF listed club’s whose Head Coaches and Assistants cannot be allowed to participate in the competitions. With the Head Coach and Assistant Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak SC validated, the list did not include Ghana’s representatives for the CAF Champions League. Thus, following the conclusion of the club licensing process for the CAF Men’s Interclubs 2021/22 season, the correspondence stated that CAF “have the pleasure to share with you a summarized report of the licensed clubs per competition. Hearts of Oak will play Guinean side CI Kamsar in a one-off match in the preliminary round of the competition.
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September 10, 2021 11:03 UTC
Coronavirus, Back-to-School 101: Helping our children to re-engage with learning
Opinions of Friday, 10 September 2021Columnist: Joseph Kingsley EyiahThe Covid-19 pandemic has for the past two school years posed challenges to and, full stops in our children’s learning at school. In-person learning for students (especially those in elementary and high school levels) has seen a lot of interruptions which have unfortunately created gaps in our children's learning. To help our children with the back-to-transition, here are a few 101 tips to ease children back into school life while managing their own stress. -Attend PTA meetings and open house days at your child’s school. Let’s make 2021/2022 academic year a recovery time for children’s learning.
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September 10, 2021 10:52 UTC
Arrangements made to avert stampede at job fair – YEA CEO
General News of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: 3news.comThe Youth Employment Agency (YEA) says it put in place proper arrangements ahead of the career fair, which suffered a near-stampede at the Accra International Conference Centre on Thursday. There was a massive turn-out on the first day of the fair, which provided, among others, on-the-spot job interviews to get unemployed youth to employers. But those who trooped to the fair on Thursday were seen struggling to enter the venue, nearly resulting in a stampede. Reacting to the issue on Onua TV/FM’s Maakye on Friday, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agency, Justin Koduah Frimpong, told host Captain Smart the youth thought they would have been the first to get employed if they struggled to enter first. He said, “the programme was to have started at 9 but they were there as early as 5:00 am.”“We registered about 120 companies but 78 companies showed up and today, when you get to the venue, you will see totally different arrangements.”Mr. Kodua Frimpong said, “we estimated between 2,000 to 3,000 job seekers and we will be able to use the weekend to determine which of them were employed on-the-spot and which of them were asked to present their CVs and call later”.
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September 10, 2021 10:52 UTC
Pastor jailed 22 years for defilement, 24 years for incest
Crime & Punishment of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comA Kumasi Circuit Court 2 has sentenced 41-year-old Pastor Paul Kwame Nkansah to 22 years for defilement and 24 years for incest. The man of God pleaded guilty to both charges of defilement and incest. Pastor Kwame Nkansah of African Faith Tabernacle Church, who doubles as a carpenter in December last year, accused his daughter of breaking her virginity. Pastor Kwame Nkansah, on December 7, is reported to have had sex with his daughter to exorcise her from an omen for engaging in early sex. He subsequently warned his daughter not to inform anyone of his actions else she would die.
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September 10, 2021 10:52 UTC
‘My phone has not stopped ringing’ – Adom-Otchere reacts to Ghana Airports board appointment
Commenting on the new appointment on the September 8 edition of the Good Evening Ghana programme, Adom-Otchere expressed gratitude at the flood of messages and well wishes he received stressing that it had been largely overwhelming. “Thank you very much and I have to also recognize the many text messages and many goodwill messages that I have personally received. My phone has not stopped ringing since yesterday and it’s been a delight to see,” he stressed. “We are all stakeholders and so as we used to say, we are all involved. So, it is welcome, whichever way it comes it is very very welcome and as I said, Ghana will be the better for it,” he added.
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September 10, 2021 06:22 UTC
‘Be fully robed in wig and gown, for court sittings at all times’ – CJ reminds Judges, Magistrates
“It has recently been brought to my attention that generally accepted dress standards of the Legal Profession are not being followed by certain sitting Judges, Professional Magistrates and members of the Bar who appear before the Courts. “Judges and Professional Magistrates are reminded of the requirement to be fully robed in a Wig and Gown, for Court sittings at all times,” the circular read in part. If further outlined attires that were acceptable to be worn underneath the robes, among others: appropriately formal dark dress or suit (black), barrister’s trousers with Bar waistcoat, white tunic shirt or white blouse with collar/collarette, court band tie/bibs, studs, and stiffeners to be accompanied by dark socks and black shoes. The circular signed by the CJ continued: “It is important to note that dressing in this manner helps to preserve decorum, seriousness and formality of court proceedings and the importance of the proper administration of justice. It ended with an order for Judges and Professional Magistrates to ensure that members of the Bar who appear before the Bar strictly comply with the dress standards when they appear before the courts.
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September 10, 2021 06:11 UTC
Kevin-Prince Boateng’s brother, Jerome found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend
The German footballer had earlier denied injuring the mother of his twin daughters, Sherin Senler, during an argument on a holiday in 2018. He tore my hair, then bit me in the head," Senler said. "He opened his lip, pulled my head back and spat blood on my face." Per the laws in Germany, Jerome Boateng could have been jailed for up to five years. “Testifying in court, the woman said Boateng had punched her, pulled her hair, bitten her on the head and insulted her during an altercation.
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September 10, 2021 06:11 UTC
Kwabena Duffuor will challenge Mahama for 2024 flagbearer – Gabby speculates
According to him, the party’s 2024 flagbearership race will be between two former appointees of the late John Evans Atta Mills – i.e. Former President John Dramani Mahama and former Finance Minister, Kwabena Duffuor. On the other hand, Kwabena Duffuor has since 2012, when he left the Mills-Mahama government, been engaged in very little politics at all but Gabby claims he will stake a claim to lead the NDC citing recent pronouncements. Duffuor has not spoken about any presidential ambitions – be it in the past or recently. “It sounds like a presidential bid is launched” he tweeted to a myjoyonline story titled: “Ghana is in crisis, we have so much resources yet we’re so poor - Kwabena Duffuor”
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September 10, 2021 06:11 UTC
GNPC has expertise to acquire stake in Aker/AGM bloc – Energy Minister
“Lukoil strongly believes that the aforementioned proposals may introduce significant tisks for the project execution and schedule. “On the contrary, at the successful completion of the transaction, GNPC Explorco will become a 40 percent shareholder in the Joint Venture Company. He also assured Lukoil that the acquisition of the stakes by GNPC is still at its early stages and currently under negotiations. The company will form a joint operating company with the two entities and acquire the said stakes at different agreed prices. But some civil society organisations and energy experts are arguing that the agreement is skewed in favour of Aker Energy and would plunge Ghana into further debt.
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September 10, 2021 05:15 UTC
Traffic disruptions for repairs on N1 Highway at Darkuman between Sept. 11 - 30
General News of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: gbcghanaonline.comThe Ministry of Roads and Highways through the Ghana Highway Authority has announced that some sections of the N1 Highway and some urban roads at Darkuman will experience some minimum to maximum disruptions to traffic flow from Saturday, 11-30th September 2021 from 8am –5pm during the period. A statement by the Ghana Highways said the move is to enable the Ghana Grid Company Limited, GRIDCo to undertake the stringing of transmission line conductors across the N1 and some areas in Darkuman. It is therefore advising motorists to follow the traffic diversion signs to be placed at the sections across and within the affected portions of the road. The statement while apologizing for the anticipated inconvenience to motorists, urged the public to contact the Corporate Affairs Department of GRIDco or the Public Affairs Division of the Ghana Highway Authority for further clarification.
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September 10, 2021 01:30 UTC
Impose five percentage points to lower lending rate - IEA to BoG
Business News of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: GNAThe Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to impose a ceiling of five percentage points on the spread of banks to lower lending rates in the country. Dr. John K. Kwakye, the Director of Research, IEA, made the call at IEA Forum in Accra on, "High Lending Rates in Ghana: What is the Solution?" The forum was necessitated by a recent call by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for BoG to address the problem with high lending rates, given the negative effect on economic growth. He said banks needed to address operational inefficiencies to reduce costs so that they were not passed on to customers. On Monetary and Regulatory Authority, he said they should ensure that the fight against inflation did not itself fuel high lending rates.
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September 10, 2021 01:18 UTC
Contestants for Ghana DJ Awards 2021 to compete for GH¢10,000 winning prize
Entertainment of Thursday, 9 September 2021Source: Ghana DJ AwardsThe ultimate DJ festival in Africa, Ghana DJ Awards, have out-doored the list of contestants who will battle for supremacy in the biggest DJ battle in Ghana dubbed `Battle Of Our Time' and for an ultimate prize of GH¢10,000. After successfully moving 2020's 8th edition of the Ghana DJ Awards event with a limited audience amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana DJ Awards Founder, Merqury Quaye, has told ghanadjawards.org that "rather than shrink into the COVID shadows", organizers had been working hard to create new events and exciting experiences for DJs and music fans in Africa. As announced earlier this year, the Battle Of Our Time DJ Competition which has usually had 2 DJs selected by the Ghana DJ Awards board annually to compete, takes an exciting new turn where 14 shortlisted contestants selected from 105 entries received will battle it out for supremacy. After a knockout stage, four Disc Jockeys will compete on the main Ghana DJ Awards stage where the ultimate winner of the competition walks away with a prize of GH¢10,000. Get ready for the 2021 Ghana DJ Awards BATTLE OF OUR TIME!
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September 09, 2021 14:15 UTC
3 in military custody for alleged extortion at mining sites
Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 9 September 2021Source: 3news.comThree persons in fatigues have been arrested by the military command in the Ashanti region for illegal possession of military accoutrements. The three were arrested at a mining site in the Manso Nkwanta enclave when they were allegedly extorting money from some miners on Wednesday, September 8. They drove in two SUVs with registration numbers GE 7122-19 and GR 1303-16. The three are Collins Annin, Obeng Daniel and Edward Akwasi Anokye. Colonnel Kofi Authur told 3news.com “the three were arrested Wednesday night by the National task force team deployed to check illegal mining.”The suspects are in the custody of the military and will soon be transported to Accra on the orders of the CDS, 3news.com has learnt.
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September 09, 2021 14:03 UTC
BoG’s MPC begins 102nd scheduled meetings to review Ghana’s economy
The meeting is expected to entail the initiation of proposals for the formulation of the policies of the central bank, provision of statistical data and advice. Among such decisions will be a review of the monetary policy rate which was at the central bank's 101st meeting kept unchanged at 13.5 percent citing an increase in public debt stock and inflation risks. Hence, the decision not to further cut the rate after it did so by a 100-basis point last month,” it added. The monetary policy rate influences the interest rate on loans and determines the rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks. The bank will however announce its latest decision undertaken at its 102nd meeting on September 27, 2021.
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September 09, 2021 14:03 UTC