UEW SRC issues statement on death of final year student
Regional News of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: atinkaonline.comThe Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Education (UEW), Winneba has cautioned final year students of the school who intend to jubilate after completion of their courses to do so in moderation. The caution comes following the death of a final year student, Sani Abdul Majeed while he was jubilating after completing his four-year course. The young man who finished his final paper on Tuesday,7th September 2021 was last seen with friends exhibiting their skills in gymnastics. Sources within the school told Atinkaonline that, the UEW Level 400 Physical Education student broke his neck while displaying acrobatics with colleagues after their last paper. According to the source, the UEW student was rushed to the Winneba Trauma Hospital for medical treatment but was later transferred Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Accra where he passed on.
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September 10, 2021 15:56 UTC
Never pay anyone for a movie audition – Lydia Forson
Entertainment of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Lydia Forson has asked actors not to pay for movie auditions• She has described the act of paying for auditions as the "biggest scam"• She claimed people charge fees for auditions for nonexistent movie rolesActress Lydia Forson has chided moviemakers who charge actors for movie auditions. A number of up-and-coming actors and actresses with the hope of being discovered have spent hundreds of cedis to audition for roles in Ghana. The actress was reacting to a tweet by Bob Mawuli who wrote: "Also another popular Scam in this Accra is Auditions charging Audition fee, hehehe. People charge fees for auditions for nonexistent movies when the movie is real sef they've already casted their people you come and audition pay never get the role, we are all hungry, hah." In 2010, Lydia Forson won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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September 10, 2021 15:11 UTC
Eating dog meat is 'part of my culture, upbringing' – MP fights animal rights activist
General News of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: classfmonline.comBuilsa South MP Clement Apaak has described as moot, the reason of animal cruelty cited by international animal rights activist Natasha Choolun for which she has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to ban dog and cat meat in Ghana. “The brutal dog and cat meat trade is putting human health at risk from consumption of dogs and cats in form of Cholera, Rabies and other deadly diseases and now COVID-19”. “We urge you to ban the demonic dog and animal sacrifices and the barbaric dog and cat meat trade in Africa. Like many harmful and outdated practices in history, these barbaric animal sacrifices must also be abolished.”It said the government must also ban wildlife trade, dog racing and dogfighting and “implement enforceable laws to protect these animals from harm”. So, on what basis is anyone seeking to get the government to ban forms of meat”.
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September 10, 2021 14:15 UTC
The devil comes in disguise as a husband – Princess Shyngle
Entertainment of Friday, 10 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Princess Shyngle has revealed the ordeal of female African celebrities• According to her, men come into their lives with bad intentions• She added that they later come online to disgrace them when their relationship crashGhanaian actress born in the Gambia, Princess Shyngle has revealed that most African female celebrities fall victim to evil men who come in disguise as husbands. According to Shyngle, most women in the entertainment industry have been involved in scandals due to their wrong choice of men. She adds that these men with an agenda to ruin their reputation are quick to run to social media to paint them black when their marriage or relationship fails. Any man that genuinely ever loved or cared for you will never come online to bash you no matter what." Princess Shyngle earlier this year divorced her husband, Gibou Bala Gaye, months after announcing that they had privately tied the knot.
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September 10, 2021 14:14 UTC
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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.
Source:GhanaWeb
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