How suspected thief was made to drink chilled beer and desilt gutters in Sekondi-Takoradi
This new style neither falls within the context of legal punishment for thieves nor the adverse case of mob action. The first viral video captured a thief being made to laugh and dance after allegedly stealing electricity cables from a shop in Takoradi. A new video which has been making the rounds on social media has a suspected thief being coerced to drink a chilled bottle of beer after he was made to desilt the gutters for allegedly stealing car parts. A report by Adom FM indicates that the suspected thief was apprehended by a community taskforce in Sekondi-Takoradi for stealing plantain and car parts. He eventually took the beer and resumed the desilting of the gutters to the pleasure of the residents.
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August 01, 2021 05:15 UTC
Free tertiary education coming – President Akufo-Addo hints
General News of Sunday, 1 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• President Akufo-Addo has touted the success of the Free SHS policy• He says the policy has granted more people access to education• He said that government is considering making tertiary education freePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dropped hints of a replication of the Free Senior High School policy at the tertiary education level. According to the president, the prospect of making tertiary free has been mooted at top level and discussions are ongoing to achieve same. Speaking at the Global Education Summit held in London on Thursday, July 29, President Akufo-Addo expressed confidence that making tertiary education free would grant more people access to education just like the Free SHS program. “For now, what has been put in place is a system where students at the tertiary level are provided loans while in school to help them cater for their needs, but we’re considering free Tertiary education too,” he said. President Akufo-Addo noted that the Free SHS policy has driven up Ghana’s budget for the education sector and that there are plans to invest more in the initiative.
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August 01, 2021 05:15 UTC
Benin visits, a barrel of urine: Captain Smart details spirituality in 2020 elections
Captain Smart recounts that one of the two parties went to Benin to seek help to win the elections. Captain Smart claimed that the said priestess had only one breast and that was not due to cancer or any form of illness. “They had to send one barrel of urine from Accra to Wa ... They had to sprinkle it on a certain park because of those who went to Benin for votes first …. Captain Smart was speaking on the topic of spiritual attacks on the country's leaders, from the era of Jerry John Rawlings to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
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August 01, 2021 05:03 UTC
How Ghana switched to colour TV in 1985 with Japanese grant
Prof Kwame Karikari, a former GBC Director General, told host of Citi TV’s ‘Footprints’ show that it took a Japanese grant of three million dollars to help effect the transition. “And then I worked hard and got the Japanese to give us a grant of 3 million to refix the TV and introduce colour television at the time. At the time I was leaving, the contract was on, when I left in 84, by 1985 or so, they introduced this thing,” said. Records indicate that Ghana started with coloured transmission in 1985 during the Rawlings era. Later when Rawlings trasitioned after 1992 into a democrat, private media will thrive into the big industry that it is today.
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August 01, 2021 05:03 UTC
Don’t waste resources to prosecute embattled Assin North MP - Martin Kpebu to Police
But speaking on Citi News on Saturday, July 31, 2021, Martin Kpebu said the police will be embarking on a ‘useless’ venture if its decides to prosecute Gyaakye Quayson. According to him, Gyaakye Quayson had already made moves to have his Canadian citizenship renounced and that will be crucial in determining the case. “He [Quayson] sent in the renunciation on 19th December 2019, and they said it takes about six to nine months. So this is not something I think that we should waste time on and press criminal charges. Meanwhile, reports indicate that Gyaakye Quayson has been invited by the police to assist with investigations into the matter.
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August 01, 2021 05:03 UTC
GH¢100 National Cathedral fundraiser not govt initiative – Secretariat clarifies
Appealing to Ghanaians, Ken Ofori-Atta indicated that, the objective of the fund-raiser is to get about a million Ghanaians contributing towards the construction. This initiative, the finance minister said is dubbed ‘Ketoa Biaa Nsua’ which translates into "no amount is too small". But speaking to Citi FM, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, CEO of the Secretariat explained, the initiative is to promote the collective ownership of the cathedral. The GH¢100.00 ‘Ketoa Biaa Nsua’ initiative is said to be launched on August 12, 2021. Already a special shortcode; *979# has been developed for this purpose to enable people to contribute towards the construction.
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July 31, 2021 18:11 UTC
'Historic victory of NDC beckons in Assin North' - former MP assures
Politics of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: GNAJames Gyakye Quayson, the embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, has assured the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of massive electoral victory for them in the Constituency. In a release copied the Ghana News Agency, the MP urged his teeming supporters and sympathisers to remain resolute and determined as the confirmation of the Party's historic victory beckoned. Mr Quayson, who was very certain of victory if there should be a fresh election, however, urged all his supporters not to be worried or be discouraged because "the confirmation of our historic victory beckons". "Our massive victory in Assin North on December 7, 2020 was a pure and legitimate one handed over to us by the discerning people of Assin North and we shall resist every attempt to subvert the true will of the people,” he said. Among other reliefs, the applicant wanted the Cape Coast High Court to declare the nomination filed by Mr Quayson as “illegal, void and of no legal effect”.
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July 31, 2021 16:30 UTC
Let’s tolerate the 'Kojo Basia' people – Dr Wereko-Brobby to Ghanaians
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Dr Wereko-Brobby says Ghanaians should 'Kojo Basia'• He said this was happening when he was growing up in the '60s• There is a Bill seeking to criminalise homosexuality in GhanaDr Charles Wereko-Brobby, a policy analyst, has urged Ghanaians to be tolerant of 'Kojo Basia' people - the Ghanaian description for homosexuals. He argued that the draft bill cannot be implemented without having to call on the police and judges. That is going to come,” Dr Wereko-Brobby explained. The draft bill has faced much opposition from groups and individuals who advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ people. The draft bill, widely circulated on social media, has yet to be officially laid before the Parliament of Ghana.
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July 31, 2021 15:22 UTC
Sugartone was abusing drugs – Mother drops bombshell on son’s ill health
One can recall that a viral video in which the renowned music producer was captured lying helplessly by a gutter has sparked confusion on social media. Mrs. Ernestina Bediako attributed her son’s deteriorating health to the excessive abuse of drugs. “I have queried him several times on why he smokes and he says he takes it for fun. Asked why Sugartone stopped producing songs prior to his ill-health, Mrs Bediako said;“They don’t pay him so he has stopped for now. He was one of the prominent music producers in the early to mid-2000s, producing some of the greatest hits of all time.
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July 31, 2021 14:48 UTC
Massive traffic to hit Tema motorway from August 1
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Road users will experience a 21-day disruption in traffic flow on Tema motorway• It begins on August 1 and ends on August 22, 2021• This is to repair a damaged beam on the Ashaiman overpassThe Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Ghana Highway Authority, has announced that motorists will experience a 21-day disruption to traffic flow on the Tema motorway. A press release sighted by GhanaWeb, said the disruption will begin from August 1 to August 22, 2021. The action is being taken to pave way for works to be done on the damaged beam of the Ashaiman overpass bridge. Motorists have been advised to follow the traffic diversion signs that will be placed at designated sections of the motorway to facilitate free movement of traffic through the construction area. Read the statement below.
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July 31, 2021 14:48 UTC
‘Australian High Commissioner accosted and threatened me’ – Sam George
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Sam George says Gregory Andrews threatened him• He indicated that the High Commissioner later accused him of assault• Sam George together with some 7 MPs are leading a Private Members Bills to criminalise homosexuality in GhanaSamuel Nartey George, MP, Ningo-Prampram, has alleged that Gregory Andrews, Australian High Commissioner to Ghana during the super clash match between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak, accosted and threatened to deny him a visa to any European country. According to him, the High Commissioner added that he [Sam George] ever makes an attempt to travel to any European country, he will be arrested. Sam Nartey George and Gregory Andrews have been on each other’s neck following the latter’s support for homosexuality and his attempt to lobby those in authority to initiate steps to legalise the act. But Sam George, who is opposed to the idea by the High Commissioner, together with other MPs are leading a Private Members Bill yet to be sent to Parliament for consideration to criminalise the act of homosexuality in Ghana. Sam George is not perturbed by those who are opposing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
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July 31, 2021 13:07 UTC
Dr Bawumia calls for unity and cooperation between Muslims and Christians
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the strengthening of unity and promotion of cooperation between Muslims and Christians to ensure a more impactful development in the country. "Mr. Chairman, I am proud to say that as an immutable religious community in the country, Muslims, just like Christians have been involved in nation-building," Dr. Bawumia said. Muslims and Christians have been living together in peace," Dr Bawumia said. EDUCATIONThe inaugural theme of the Conference focused on the promotion of education, and Dr. Bawumia commended organisers for prioritising education, which he said remains the surest route to alleviating poverty. The Conference, which will end on Sunday, August 2, was also graced by some members of the Diplomatic Corps.
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July 31, 2021 12:33 UTC
God is not homeless - KSM reacts to the construction of national cathedral
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• KSM has called for monies received for the national cathedral to be pumped into the health sector• He averred that God is not homeless, hence, does not need a cathedral• He used John 14:2 to buttress his claimThe debate on whether or not it is necessary for the Akufo-Addo government to construct a national cathedral is still on. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during his mid-year budget statement in parliament asked Ghanaians to donate a monthly amount of GH¢100 to help build the national cathedral. According to him, God does not need a cathedral because he is not homeless. He indicated that monies collected for the building of the national cathedral should be used to improve the health sector by filling the health deficit gaps. Invest in improving the health sector, not CATHEDRALS."
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July 31, 2021 12:11 UTC
We have not received any offer from Hearts for Gladson Awako - Great Olympics
Soccer News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comGreat Olympics Public Relations Officer Saint Osei says the club is yet to receive an offer for Gladson Awako. The mercurial midfielder has been linked with a move to Ghana Premier League champions Hearts of Oak in the ongoing transfer window. There have been reports of the 30-year-old agreeing to personal terms with Hearts of Oak ahead of a move. Saint Osei in an interview revealed Hearts of Oak have contacted the club for two of their players without Gladson Awako. “It’s unprofessional on the part of those circulating pictures of Gladson Awako in Hearts jersey on social media because we have not even received any offer for Gladson Awako from Hearts or any Club”Meanwhile, Gladson Awako has confirmed his readiness to leave the club.
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July 31, 2021 11:48 UTC
Sunyani Technical University TESCON mobs Francis Addai-Nimoh
Politics of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: Oseini Kweku, ContributorFrancis Addai-Nimoh, one-time presidential hopeful and former Member of Parliament for Mampong constituency was last Saturday, July 24, 2021, mobbed by members of the tertiary branch of the New Patriotic Party, TESCON. The NPP stalwart and rumoured 2024 flagbearer hopeful, was invited as a guest at a programme organised by TESCON to welcome fresh students and members of the association. Francis Addai-Nimoh arrived at the event to a cheerful and electrifying crowd who sung to usher him into the event hall. Many see Mr Addai-Nimoh's consistent presence at party events as a mark of a true party man. It will be recalled that Mr Addai-Nimoh contested with the president, Nana Addo in 2014 and came up as the second runner-up in that election.
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July 31, 2021 10:07 UTC