Andre Ayew hails Black Stars solid performance against Ivory Coast
Sports News of Sunday, 13 June 2021Source: footballghana.comGhana captain Andre Dede Ayew has reacted to the Black Stars performance against Ivory Coast on Saturday evening. The Black Stars were held to a 0-0 draw at the Cape Coast stadium in a friendly match, a game Ghanaians seem not to be impressed with the performance of the team. But Andre Ayew speaking after the game expressed satisfaction with their performance against West African Powerhouse, Ivory Coast. Asked about the performance of the team, he said, “Solid performance, tough game, we wanted to win at home but we didn’t get it. It was a 50-50 game but I think we showed a lot of determination, good play, they were very dangerous at set-pieces but we were able to handle them”“We are still progressing but now we have to get ready for Ethiopia because that is a must-win game” he said.
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June 12, 2021 20:03 UTC
‘Relax, it’s not a death sentence’ – Delay reacts to Nana Aba’s interview invite
Entertainment of Saturday, 12 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Delay has responded to Nana Aba Anamoah’s interview invite• According to the ‘Delay show’ host, she will honour Nana Aba’s invite when she is ready• Delay also asked Nana Aba to stop making a big deal out of interviewing herPopular TV host, Deloris Frimpong Manso, a.k.a. Delay, has finally reacted to broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah’s public request to interview her anytime soon. But reacting to the public invite, the popular media mogul, among other things, rubbished Nana Aba’s allegations that she (Delay) has on several occasions ‘swerved’ an interview invite. Delay also asked Nana Aba to stop acting as though it is a big deal to interview her. Aside from public pressure, Nana Aba who was once a victim of Delay’s ‘punchy’ interrogations ten years ago thinks it’s about time she returned the ‘kind gesture.’Read Delay’s post below
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June 12, 2021 17:03 UTC
Akufo-Addo's 'funfair' launch of Zoomlion trucks a waste of time - Hassan Ayariga
Hassan Ayariga believes Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo unveiling the over 100 trucks was unnecessary considering there were more pressing issues to focus on. “President just launched 100 vehicles and had to do a whole set up of fun fair just to launch Chinese Zoomlion vehicles.” Hassan Ayariga said. “How much is 100 vehicles, $3 million? When there was Zoomlion Chinese motorbikes or tricycles I call them that they brought for waste, it’s $30,000 to $40,0000. Hundred of them is about 2.5 million dollars…And then it took the president to come and sit down to launch a $2.5 million waste management company.” He reiterated.
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June 12, 2021 16:30 UTC
Two suspected kidnappers arrested at Abeka Lapaz
Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 12 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects at Abeka Lapaz for kidnapping• The suspects kept making demands from the victim’s sister• The two were arrested at their hideout after the victim’s sister called the policeTwo suspects, Abdula Saeed and Kudjo Akorlor have been arrested by the Ghana Police Service following an allegation levelled against them for kidnapping. They were arrested in their hideout at Abeka Lapaz in Accra. According to the police, the two suspects had earlier demanded GH¢1,000 from the victim’s sister through a mobile money transfer and still demanded more money after the initial transfer had been made. The suspects insisted that they would only release the victim on the condition that the money is sent. The police then made a move to arrest the suspects after they made a second demand for money.
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June 12, 2021 16:07 UTC
Coronavirus testing: Contract with Frontiers Health Services must be reviewed – Kofi Bentil
General News of Saturday, 12 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comVice President of policy think-tank, IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said it is necessary for Ghana to review the contractual agreement between the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) and Frontiers Health Services Limited. Frontiers Health Services Limited signed a contract with GACL on September 1, 2020, giving them the exclusive right to provide mandatory Covid-19 testing on passengers at the Kotoka International Airport for two years. Recently, it was revealed that Ghana has made just $1million out of the over $17million that has been yielded from the testing at the airport. The price was subsequently reduced to 50 dollars for nationals of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after which the contract with Frontiers Health Services was signed. But questioning the cost of the mandatory testing, Kofi Bentil said “the fact that the fee charged for the Covid-19 test was reduced makes it clear that the initial cost was arbitrary.”“The whole system must be reviewed, including the contract.
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June 12, 2021 15:56 UTC
Akufo-Addo received malaria vaccine, not coronavirus jab – Hassan Ayariga alleges
According to him, the president received a malaria vaccine on March 1 when it was widely reported that he had taken the first free jab of the COVAX vaccines. “Ghana is the first country to take the vaccine, the president went and they gave him malaria vaccine and you call it corona vaccine, that was not corona vaccine. I’m sure he took malaria vaccine, that’s politics for you,” he submitted. On March 1, the president, his wife and other top government functionaries publicly took their first dose of the vaccines. Watch Nii Akwei Akwei’s full interview with Hassan Ayariga on GhanaWeb TV on Youtube this Monday, June 14, 2021.
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June 12, 2021 15:45 UTC
4 instances Nkonkonsa and Lebene ‘dodged bullets’ that could have scattered their marriage
The ‘Lebene and Kofi Adjorlolo’ factorRumours of Lebene and veteran actor Kofi Adorlolo’s amorous relationship could have `prevented her marriage to ‘Nkonkonsa’ in the first place but that wasn’t the case. Prior to her marriage to the popular Ghanaian blogger, Mr. Adjorlolo and Victoria Lebene were alleged to have been in a relationship for almost two years. I pray your marriage lasts too,”The curses and confusion surrounding their marriage at that time did not in anyway break them. He was alleged to have said that Victoria Lebene does not match Eugene’s taste and preference in women. Eugene rendered an unqualified public apology to his wife Mrs Victoria Osafo-Nkansah as the couple marked their anniversary.
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June 12, 2021 13:41 UTC
Over 1,500 account holders are yet to assess coronavirus funds – GEA boss
Data provided by some banks indicated that many of the accounts through which monies were supposed to have been disbursed have not seen any activity yet. “When we reviewed, we realize some people have never gone to the banks to go and take their funds. She indicated that, although some applicants failed to assess their monies, GEA has successfully disbursed funds to about 300,000 people since the initiative started. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh also indicated that the Agency will consider mechanisms to redistribute this support to other applicants who may need the money urgently. She said the support comes in the form of technical and some instances facilitate or provide access to finance.
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June 12, 2021 13:30 UTC
E-Weekly Wrap: Abena Korkor ‘exposes’ Nkonkonsa, Ayitey Powers weeps
In an attempt to save himself from public ridicule, Eugene showed messages from Abena in his DM apologizing for the “mixup” where she revealed that the former was a good “licker”. Find out the developing stories on Mental Health Advocate, Abena Korkor and Nkonkonsa on this episode of E-Weekly Wrap on Bloggers Forum. Also, boxer, Ayitey Powers upon receiving the news of the death of Nigerian Preacher TB Joshua couldn’t hold his tears. He revealed the plans he had with the man of God prior to his death. Get the latest news from the camp of Kwami Eugene, MzVee, Shatta Wale among others in the video below:
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June 12, 2021 13:18 UTC
Meaning of fabric Akufo-Addo wore for ‘Green Ghana’ tree planting event
The print must have been carefully picked for the occasion as it clearly depicted the ‘tree planting objective' as part of government's effort to shore up the country’s forest cover. President Akufo-Addo’s incessant love for Ghanaian fabrics is no secret and this became evident during his addresses on measures taken to fight Coronavirus. This was recognized as a symbol that the worst of the pandemic had passed, and life was beginning again. Most Ghanaian fabrics have deep meaningsIn Ghana, every locally made fabric is often imbued with its meaning. For instance, the design on someone’s clothing might tell you his or her religion, preferred political party, or profession.
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June 12, 2021 12:22 UTC
Crude oil price rebound, gold and cocoa price decline – BoG report
Gold prices declined by 5.3 percent to US$1,760.7 per ounce on account of stronger US Dollar and rising US Treasury yields. Cocoa prices eased to US$2,419.5 per tonne compared to US$2,523.9 per tonne due to increased supply in Ivory Coast. However, headline inflation dropped sharply to 8.5 percent in April 2021, mainly driven by lower food prices and base drift effects, from 10.3 percent in March. Similar to headline inflation trends, underlying inflation pressures, gauged by the Bank’s core inflation measure, which excludes energy and utility, eased in April 2021. Below is the full circular from Bank of Ghana:
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June 12, 2021 11:48 UTC
Harvard-bound Ghanaian lady donates US$40,000 scholarship award
General News of Saturday, 12 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA Ghanaian lady heading to the prestigious Harvard University in the United States is being celebrated for donating a financial scholarship that she won from High School to a community school. When Verda arrived at her June 4, 2021, graduation, she did not know that she had won the coveted General Excellence Award. Surprise scholarship announcementAt the end of her speech, the school's assistant principal disclosed that Tetteh was one of two winners of the $40,000 scholarship. I was very happy God had given me the strength to do the right thing and reflecting back on that now, I still stand by my decision," Tetteh said. "She represented the class and the school amazingly well, and I would even dare say, her generation," Roche told the Washington Post.
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June 12, 2021 11:15 UTC
BizTech: Abbosey Okai leadership talks spare parts village, relocation
The leadership of the association has hinted of a spare parts village to manufacture vehicles component in the next five years. Plans are underway for the relocation of all spare parts dealers from Abossey Okai in Accra to a yet to be decided location. However, some spare parts dealers are opposing the relocation. Reacting to the development on GhanaWeb's BizTech programme, co-Chairman of the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association Siaw Ampadu said “we support the relocation because it’s been over 20 years now since we thought of the relocation”. “We have about 5,000 shops in Abossey Okai and only a few have toilet facilities.
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June 12, 2021 10:41 UTC
I was raised in an orphanage – Fatima of Date Rush reveals
Entertainment of Saturday, 12 June 2021Source: 3news.comAccording to Fatima, her early childhood was spent in an orphanage. Fatima, the Gyal Dem Boss, told Giovani on Showbiz360 that this experience has shaped who she has become today. The person can come back and say that Fatima, what I gave you has made you who you are. After Date Rush, Fatima hopes to pursue her music career. Watch Date Rush every Sunday at 8 pm with Giovani Caleb.
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June 12, 2021 10:41 UTC
Lend your shoulders to ensure Ghana is green - AG urges citizens
The Attorney General made a call to all Ghanaians to lend shoulders to the wheel to ensure that the nation is green as quickly as possible. Ghana is going green and we all need to lend our shoulders to the wheel to ensure that the nation is green as quickly as possible," he said. In attendance were the Chief Director, Suleiman Ahmed, Solicitor General, Mrs Helen Ziwu, Director Legislative Drafting, Mrs Mavis Amoah, Director Public Prosecutions, Yvonne Obuobisa, Director of Energy Mrs Pearl Akiwumi and the staff of the Ministry. Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the Green Ghana programme which is aimed at planting trees across the country to help shore up the country’s forest cover will become an annual event. He said "deforestation and forest degradation are the greatest challenges to sustainable forests management in Ghana” and such trends needed to be reversed immediately.
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June 12, 2021 10:18 UTC