Ghana suffer blow for World Cup qualifiers, Kudus Mohammed ruled out for three weeks
The Black Stars will take on Ethiopia in Cape Coast on Friday before travelling three days later to play South Africa in Johannesburg on 6 September. Kudus was named in the Black Stars squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa despite being injured as they were hoping he would be fit before the two matches. Kudus was ruled out of Ajax's 4-0 heavy defeat to PSV in the Johann Cryuff Shield Cup two weeks ago due to the injury. Kudus has been one of Ghana's key players during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He scored that decisive goal against South Africa in Johannesburg that qualified the Black Stars to the AFCON tournament to be held next year in Cameroon.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 28, 2021 11:38 UTC
Ghana’s E-Cedi: What you need to know about Ghana’s Digital Currency (E-Cedi)
The design phase, which involves the design of the digital money, is completed. Ghana’s central bank partnered with a U.S. company called EMTECH, a fintech startup dedicated to central banks. What is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? The Central bank digital currency is the digital form of a country’s fiat currency. The supply of the Central bank digital currency will be wholly determined and controlled by the central government.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 28, 2021 11:37 UTC
E-Weekly Wrap: Empress Gifty cautions men about breasts, Poloo twerks
This week, Actress Akuapem Poloo fired shots at critics who lambasted her over her comeback in twerking. Poloo on Monday morning released a bedroom video of herself twerking to Sarkodie's song where the artiste gave a shout-out to the actress. To mention my name (in the song) means Sarkodie loves me earnestly and he supports me. Also, Gospel musician, Empress Gifty has advised men to handle the breast of women with care. She asserted that some Ghanaian men are not romantic as they are mostly found mishandling the breast of their female partners.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 28, 2021 11:37 UTC
Congo arrests former health minister over missing COVID funds
Africa News of Saturday, 28 August 2021Source: africanews.comThe former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo Eteni Longondo was placed Friday under provisional arrest for alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, prison and government sources said. "The former Minister of Public Health, Dr. Eteni Longondo, was questioned at length by the prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and placed under provisional arrest warrant this evening. "Dr. Eteni has indeed arrived here at the Makala central prison on the basis of a provisional arrest warrant issued by the prosecutor's office. Mr. Eteni Longondo, Minister of Health from 2019 until last April, is accused of "misappropriation of public funds allocated to the response" against Covid-19, wrote on Twitter the Association for Access to Justice (ACAJ). Mr. Longondo is the first executive of the presidential party Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) to be arrested for embezzling public funds.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 28, 2021 11:26 UTC
#FixTheCountry: My life was threatened, my mother begged me not to go – Efia Odo
Entertainment of Saturday, 28 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• #FixTheCountry Convener, Efia Odo has revealed that her life was threatened on several occasions• She said that the threats caused her to give up on the protest• #FixTheCountry street protest came off on August 4, 2021Actress Efia Odo, after weeks has broken her silence on why she failed to turn up for the much-anticipated #FixTheCountry protest which came off on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in Accra. However, most people were disappointed when the actress announced a break from social media ahead of the street protest with the explanation that she was prioritizing her mental health. Efia Odo has alleged that she was "threatened on numerous occasions" to stop the campaign. The FixTheCountry Convenor further added that her mother who was afraid that persons behind those threats could harm her daughter begged her to give up on the fight. “She told me Ghana was not worth dying for but I can in my own way make a change," Efia Odo added.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 28, 2021 10:07 UTC
Bola Ray, Claudia Lumor, Jerry Adjorlolo among 2021 top 50 event influencers in Africa
Entertainment of Saturday, 28 August 2021Source: mynigeria.comGhana’s top Event Influencers including the CEO - EIB Network, Bola Ray, CEO - Rave Media Group, Rudy Kwakye, and Glitz Africa’s Claudia Lumor have been listed as part of the 2021 50 most prominent event influencers in Africa. The “Top 50 Event Influencers” is a list compiled by Africa's fastest-growing Pan African Business Solutions and Events company, Impact Concept and Solution Africa (ICS Africa). They were spread across eight categories including Event Organizers, Event DJs, Conference Speakers, Master of Ceremonies, Event Bloggers, Event Entertainers, Event photographers, and Event Designers/Stylists. The criteria for Top 50 Influencers in Africa are:- The event influencer must have a good digital presence. Below are the names and recipients of the 2021 Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers:A.
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August 28, 2021 09:24 UTC
14 suspects arrested over alleged defilement of 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem
Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 28 August 2021Source: starrfm.com.ghFourteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged defilement of a 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem. The arrest comes on the back of the special deployment of some Formed Police Unit (FPU) personnel to the area Friday night as news of the incident broke. Two Pump-action guns, two single-barrel guns, machetes, and other weapons were found on the suspects, the Police said in a statement. The suspects are in police custody as investigations continue. The victim, according to the Police, is responding to treatment.
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August 28, 2021 08:38 UTC
Coronavirus positives sparking Africa's future
In 2019, tourism accounted for about seven percent of Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is said to have contributed USD 169 billion to the economy. In the same year, Africa’s travel and tourism sector employed more than 24 million people, says the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). This is largely due to dependence on foreign travel but picking from 2019 where domestic tourism accounted for 55 percent of Africa’s travel and tourism, the sector leaped the breaking point, recovering steadily with campaigns on domestic tourism. Young people are going into Agriculture, Agro-processing, technological innovations, and exploring the digital economy with a promising future with AfCFTA. Opportunities are emerging with the continent gradually finding a new balance, as COVID-19 is strengthening Africa’s health sector - Ghana and others to soon manufacture vaccines locally, with huge investment in health infrastructure.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 23:26 UTC
Bawumia justifies approach adopted for banking sector cleanup
General News of Friday, 27 August 2021Source: 3news.comThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has justified the decision to clean up the financial sector and also the approach adopted. He said the approach was apt because there was a huge problem in the financial sector that needed to be solved. The BoG between 2017 and 2019 swept through the financial sector of the economy. UniBank, The Sovereign Bank, The Beige Bank, Premium Bank, The Royal Bank, Heritage Bank, Construction Bank, UT Bank, Capital Bank all collapsed. You won’t spend GH¢9 billion to save the banks but you pay GH¢22 billion to pay back peoples deposits and you can’t even pay.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 22:18 UTC
The Thomas who sees, touches yet fails to believe and act
The refreshing news is that Thomas believed and acted appropriately after seeing and touching Jesus Christ. It is now certain that the doubting Thomas of our time has become an obstacle that we have to overcome to have an assured future where life becomes normal with new values and lessons inculcated in our practices. We all become the Thomas who hears, sees, and touches without believing and acting when we fail to comply with the protocols at any point in time when necessary. We hope that with constant admonishing they will become like the Thomas who doubted first but changed to believe and act in the right way. It is important that we do not only act right when we are affected personally but also act appropriately even when we have not been affected personally.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 20:47 UTC
Ghana’s Olympic medal has fulfilled my promise to Mahama – Nii Lante
Sports News of Thursday, 26 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Nii Lante said he promised John Mahama Ghana would have an Olympic medalist if the Bukom Boxing Arena is constructed• The MP believes Samuel Takyi's bronze medal is a fulfilment of his promise• The MP hosted the Olympic Medalist in his office and told him to stay focusedThe former Youth and Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has revealed that Samuel Takyi’s success at the Tokyo Olympic Games is a fulfilment of his promise to former President John Dramani Mahama. The Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency intimated in an interview with Ablade TV that he made a promise to John Mahama that an Olympic medalist will be born out of Bukom if the country’s first Boxing Arena is built. “We had a vision years ago and today, it’s a reality,” Nii Lante said in the interview monitored by GhanaWeb. He said, “You have opened the door for others to excel. The Bukom Boxing Arena was constructed and commissioned in December 2017, with the vision to nurture young boxers from the community which is known to be the hub for nurturing boxers for Ghana.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 18:33 UTC
Don’t be pressured into financing your girlfriend – Human rights activist advocates
General News of Friday, 27 August 2021Source: 3news.comAccording to human rights activist and lawyer Reno Omokri, a girlfriend’s financial burden remains the sole responsibility of her father and not her boyfriend. Taking to his Twitter page, Reno Omokri shared that it’s foolish for a man to allow himself to be pressured into financing a woman he’s not married to. So no one owes any sort of financial responsibility to the other. “Dear men, When a woman you date tells you she needs money, listen calmly without interrupting. Don’t be pressured into financing a woman you are romancing.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 18:33 UTC
Regularly donating blood makes you healthier, ignore false rumours – Health officers
Health News of Thursday, 26 August 2021Source: 3news.comA laboratory scientist at Raphael Health Center, Stephen Danso has debunked rumors surrounding blood donation which suggest the activity is bad. Even if you donate blood it also helps to rejuvenate the system to produce a very good amount of blood. The other health officer, Emmanuel Mensah also supports his colleague’s earlier submission and reaffirmed the need to regularly donate blood. But when as you continue donating, it rejuvenates your body cells and make you even stronger and healthier. Just as the mantra of Onua TV/Radio says “Ye Dwene Woho” which translates as caring for everyone.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 17:48 UTC
Prime suspect in Abesim murder charged, remanded
General News of Thursday, 26 August 2021Source: 3news.comThe prime suspect in the Abesim murder, Richard Appiah, has been charged with murder. He has since been remanded into police custody by the Kaneshie District Court on Thursday, August 26. The Police had announced in a statement on Wednesday, August 26 that they had exhumed the intestines of one of the murder victims in Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono. “Two sharp cutlasses with bloodstains used by the suspect to commit the crime were retrieved from the scene,” the statement added. The Police in the early hours of Saturday, August 22, arrested and placed in custody Richard Appiah, 28 years, in connection with the crime.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 17:26 UTC
Axim youth issue 7-day ultimatum to chief for ‘lies’ against Catherine Afeku
“Is the Axim Kundum Committee Chairman saying that that monies released within a particular date cannot be used to finance activities on a different date?” the group questioned. We are all witnesses to the recent bad press generated by the Nkosuohene of Lower Axim and chairman of the Axim Kundum Planning Committee, Nana Osei Nkwantabisa. It is important to note that the auditor general report did not accuse any chief of taking money, neither did it accuse any kundum committee chairman of receiving money from the Ministry. In any case, is the Axim Kundum committee chairman saying that monies released within a particular date cannot be used to finance activities on a different date? Strip the Nkosuohene title from him and remove him from the Chairmanship position of the Kundum planning committee.
Source:GhanaWeb
August 26, 2021 17:26 UTC