BET Awards 2021: Full list of winners
The Nigerian won ahead of Aya Nakamura (France), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Emicida (Brazil), Headie One (UK), Wizkid (Nigeria), Young T & Bugsey (UK), and Youssoupha (France). During the 2020 edition, he beat competition from Innoss'B (DRC), Sho Madjozi (South Africa), Dave (U.K.), Stormzy (U.K.), Ninho (France), and S.Pri Noir (France). This was after his first in 2019 when he won ahead of Aka (South Africa), Aya Nakamura (France), Dave (UK), Dosseh (France), Giggs (UK), and Mr. Eazi (Nigeria). The BET Awards is a scheme that honours Black excellence in entertainment and sports. After Hours - The WeekndBlame It on Baby - DaBabyGood News - Megan Thee StallionHeaux Tales - Jazmine SullivanKing's Disease - NasUngodly Hour - Chloe X HalleBeyoncéH.E.R.Jazmine SullivanJhené AikoSummer WalkerSZA6lackAnderson .PaakChris BrownGiveonTankThe WeekndCardi BCoi LerayDoja CatMegan Thee StallionLattoSaweetieDaBabyDrakeJ.
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June 28, 2021 08:26 UTC
Pumping a car tyre will now cost you GH¢2, here’s why
Business News of Monday, 28 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• There has been a staggering increase in prices at vulcanizing centers. In that regard, checks by GhanaWeb’s Business Desk showed a staggering increase in the pumping of one’s car tyre or checking tyre pressure. Until now, it cost a driver GH¢1 to pump one tyre, a price that has been maintained for many years. But now, there is a 100% increase which means it will cost a driver GH¢2 per tyre. By the time one would finish pumping all four tyres of a saloon vehicle, it will cost them about GH¢8.
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June 28, 2021 07:36 UTC
I enrolled in university hoping for a job in Adu Boahen’s government – Kennedy Agyapong
Agyapong was speaking last week at a lecture organized at the University of Professional Studies, Accra; to commemorate his 61st birthday. I took offence, that is why I went to the university,” he said as the audience laughed. Albert Kwadwo Adu Boahen was a Ghanaian academic, historian, and politician who lectured at the University of Ghana from 1959 to 1990. Agyapong added that the learned professor had acted somewhat prophetic when he told young Agyapong that he will make a good businessman, Agyapong said he wished Adu Boahen lived long enough to see what he had become today. “Prof Adu Boahene tapped me on the shoulder and said youngman you are going to be a good businessman.
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June 28, 2021 07:18 UTC
I had over US$1 million in my ADB account whiles in university – Kennedy Agyapong
GhanaWeb monitored comments he made last week at a lecture held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra; to commemorate his 61st birthday. Agyapong said he only enrolled in the university at age 33 and that was purposefully because he was hoping for a role in the government of the then-New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Professor Albert Adu Boahen. He entered Fordham University in the United States at a time he had done several petty businesses back home and also at a point worked three jobs when he arrived in the United States in search of greener pastures. “Even when I was at Fordham University, I had over 1 million dollars in my account at Agric Bank in Ghana here and my business (was growing),” he told the congregation which comprised largely of students. He tasked students to hold on to the twin values of hard work and honesty – that those were key tools to making it in life.
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June 28, 2021 06:45 UTC
Fuel station attendant jailed 8 years for faking robbery
Crime & Punishment of Monday, 28 June 2021Source: angelonline.com.ghAn attendant at Puma filling station located at Sefwi Dwenase in the Western North Region has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour, for faking a robbery attack. The accused person, Abodea Mensah Alex, aged 30 years, on May 20, 2021 at about 13:50 GMT, was sent to deposit a sum amount of Ghc43,156.70 at Republic Bank, Sefwi Dwenase branch. According to the prosecutor, some hours later the accused person called the office with information about having been attacked by some gun-wielding men who had robbed him of the money and absconded. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the accused person gave an amount of Gh¢5200 to someone to send home for him. Therefore the Bibiani Circuit Court, presided over by Joshua Caleb Abaidoo, pronounced that Mr. Abodea Mensah Alex be jailed for eight years with hard labour.
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June 28, 2021 05:48 UTC
Football is played on the pitch, not on Facebook - Kweku Azar teases Kotoko
In a Facebook post seen by GhanaWeb, the academic addresses the losers on the day, Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The Porcupine Warriors lost by a lone goal to league leaders Accra Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium. The same pre-game culture of noise by the porcupine warriors, followed by a game-day trashing, culminating in the post-game culture of silence and throwing away of fufu. The Porcupine Warriors will now have to win their remaining three games and hope that the Phobians will drop points before they can overtake them to win their first league title in seven years. Hearts, on the other hand, are chasing their first league title in about a decade.
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June 28, 2021 05:37 UTC
Yaamansa residents appeal for wooden death trap bridge to be fixed
The bridge on the werewere river links communities like Tekese, Ampemkro, Asratoa, Gyankufa, Asiri, Goka, Buni, Asuokor, and Seikwa in the Jaman South Municipal, Tain, and Jaman North Districts respectively but authorities have neglected the bridge. According to the residents, despite the economic importance of the bridge, it has become bedraggled, posing serious risks to residents who use it on a regular basis. The Odikro of Yaamansa, Nana Takyi Ababio III, indicates that members of the community have over the years been self-financing the maintenance of the bridge but its current state demands extra support from authorities. “As you can see, the bridge has become a death trap and needs immediate attention but our efforts over the years have not been given any attention. "This is an important bridge and so we are re-echoing our cry for the bridge to be properly constructed to serve the several communities in this enclave who use the bridge,” he said.
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June 27, 2021 14:25 UTC
Fabio Gama, Emmanuel Gyamfi, start for Kotoko against Hearts
Sports News of Sunday, 27 June 2021Source: footballghana.comAsante Kotoko head coach, Mariano Barreto has named key players Emmanuel Gyamfi and Fabio Gama Dos Santos in his team’s starting eleven for the big game against Hearts of Oak today. The two most glamourous clubs in the country are locking horns at 15:00GMT at the Accra Sports Stadium in the Ghana Premier League. Ahead of kick-off in the next hour, head coach for the Reds Mariano Barreto has decided to go with a strong first eleven. Fabio Gama is the main man in the midfield and will be linking up play with in-form winger Emmanuel Gyamfi and striker Evans Adomako. Below is the Asante Kotoko team for this afternoon’s game against Hearts of Oak:
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June 27, 2021 14:03 UTC
Police save suspected motorbike thief from mob attack
The suspected thief, whose identity is not known, was apprehended by some youth in the town after a failed attempt to steal a motorbike from a Nigerian motor spare parts dealership shop. An eyewitness who spoke to GhanaWeb’s Senyalah Castro said the thief tried unlocking one of several motorbikes near the shop but was caught in the process by the owner. Three suspected cattle thieves lynched last weekThe mob attack on the suspected thief comes barely a week after three suspected cattle thieves were lynched in Biu also in the Navrongo area. The caller said two men on an unregistered motorbike suspected to be robbers wielding a pistol and knife had attacked and were trying to snatch a motorbike from its owner. Salifu Mohammed, 24, one of the suspected robbers
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June 27, 2021 13:18 UTC
Watch Kotoko players in hot 'jama' session ahead of Super Clash
The players are not exempted from the jama sessions that can get them into the mood and set the tone for a very important football game. And as big games come, Hearts vs Kotoko is top of the pile. This afternoon, the two biggest clubs in Ghana lock horns in what could be a potential league title decider. The stakes are that high and ahead of the game, GhanaWeb sighted a video of the Kotoko players in a hot jama or singing session. Tickets have already sold out for the game which will admit only 25% occupancy of the 40,000 seater stadium.
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June 27, 2021 13:18 UTC
'Confused' drivers head into wrong directions on the Awoshie-Pokuase interchange
Although it is ideal for drivers to carefully and properly acquaint themselves with the interchange, some drivers have already started exhibiting confusion over which path to take. Touching on some reasons for plying the road in that manner, some drivers said the structure of the road itself is confusing. According to these drivers, first-time users of the road, are most likely to be confused if not appropriately coached on which route to take. The Pokuase interchange which is currently 96 percent complete is expected to be commissioned in July 2021. The four-tier Awoshie-Pokuase Interchange and Local Roads Project is located in the Ga North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
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June 27, 2021 12:00 UTC
Eno Barony's electrifying performance at 2021 VGMA
Entertainment of Sunday, 27 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Eno Barony won Best Rapper at the 22nd VGMA• She delivered one of the best performances on the night• Eno's electrifying performance was preceded by a grand entry on stageShe calls herself the ‘Queen of Kings’ – a title some say confirms her prominence in the highly male-dominated Ghanaian rap industry. Eno Barony after a very successful year in the industry was crowned the Best Rap Performance of the Year at the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards held on Saturday at the Grand Arena. Having released several hardcore bars on various projects she released within the period under review, Eno Barony cemented her credibility as the sovereign of Ghana’s rap scene with an electrifying performance when she mounted the stage at the 22nd VGMA Awards ceremony. After making her grand entry in a heavenly themed outfit, Eno went on to deliver what has been touted as one of the best performances of the night. Watch Eno Barony’s performance at the 22nd VGMA below:
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June 27, 2021 11:15 UTC
10 captivating outfits at VGMA 22
Entertainment of Sunday, 27 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDressing for occasions such as the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) is one of the most talked-about issues in Ghana once the show is over. This is because celebrities are criticized or hailed by viewers for getting the wrong or right outfit respectively for the programme. For instance, Kuami Eugene, King Promise, Sista Efia among others have been mocked over the years for their apparels although the celebrities felt comfortable in them. Despite the troll, King Promise refused to change his 'big shoes' and that has become a part of his identity. Kuami Eugene, however, has undergone a transformation.
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June 27, 2021 11:03 UTC
LIVESTREAMED: Minister for Works and Housing addresses the media
General News of Sunday, 27 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye holds a press conference at the Ministry of Information today, Sunday, June 27, 2021. This is the minister’s first public address that will touch on issues concerning the housing sector after his appointment and approval by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Parliament respectively. The minister’s press briefing held at the Ministry of Information Press Center is a regular exercise organized by the ministry to offer ministers of state the opportunity to bring the Ghanaian public up to speed with developments in their sector. Watch the Housing Minister’s press briefing below:
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June 27, 2021 10:07 UTC
Promoting good corporate governance key to financial services sector – IoD-Gh
Business News of Sunday, 27 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•The Bank of Ghana has been commended for its role in promoting the culture of good corporate governance in the financial services sector•This comes after the Institute of Directors-Ghana paid a courtesy call on the Bank•The Institute says it is developing a charter aimed at setting standards for the practice of good corporate governancePresident of the Institute of Directors-Ghana, Rockson Dogbegah has commended the Bank of Ghana for its significant role in promoting the culture of good corporate governance in Ghana. According to him, the Bank of Ghana has through its numerous policies provided transformational leadership in reforming Ghana’s financial services sector. Mr. Dogbegah concluded by disclosing the IoD-Gh is developing a charter aimed at setting standards for the practice of Corporate Governance in Ghana. Present with the President of the Institute of Directors-Ghana at the meeting were the Vice President, Rev. (Mrs.) Angela Carmen Appiah, the CEO, Mr. Fred Aryeetey, and Mrs. Belinda Dede Tandoh and Mr. Kwame Amoako, Esq., Council Members.
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June 27, 2021 09:56 UTC