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[] | 2016-08-29T12:52:00 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Exactly three years ago, on August, 29, 2013, the Supreme Court, the highest court of our nation, delivered a 5-4 majority judgement that brought an end to the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715599%2Fakufo-addos-statement-on-3rd-anniversary-of-election-petiti.html.json | en | null | Akufo-Addo's statement on 3rd anniversary of election petition | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Exactly three years ago, on August, 29, 2013, the Supreme Court, the highest court of our nation, delivered a 5-4 majority judgement that brought an end to the election petition that the late Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, Mahamudu Bawumia and I had filed in the court, challenging the validity of the results of the 2012 presidential election. The majority decision rejected our challenge.
After proceedings that lasted eight months, Ghana came out with her democratic credentials enhanced. We proved to the world that we were willing and able to submerge our individual and partisan preferences for the common good. We demonstrated clearly that it was not the ambitions of Akufo-Addo, nor the fortunes of the NPP, that we sought to promote. The stability and progress of Ghana, and the enhancement of her democracy were the paramount considerations that guided our every action in those difficult days.
I said,on the day the judgment was delivered, that everything in my bones, in the way I was brought up and in how I have conducted my life thus far, made it imperative that I accept a decision of the highest court of our land, even though I might disagree with it. I thank the Lord that He gave me that inner strength to display the leadership when required.
The message from the majority on the Court was clear, and to the effect that, regardless of the infractions or irregularities that might happen on Election Day, what happens at the polling station is sacred and results declared there will not be reversed. We, in the NPP, have taken that message to heart.
However, it must be pointed out that the sanctity of the ballot is and must be supreme. It is the expression of preference involved in the casting of the ballot that is sacred – the rest of the activities are, at best, administrative exercises. The count, the collation, the transmission and the declaration of results cannot and should not be more important than the sacred, God-given right of a citizen expressing his or her choice represented by the casting of his or her ballot.
The strength of any democracy is very much determined by the credibility of its electoral system. It is in our collective interest that we ensure that the rules and regulations for the conduct of elections are fair and transparent, and that we all develop respect for them. There should be no lingering questions about the legitimacy of an election, and the winning candidate at the end of the process should receive the unalloyed support of all. That is how we can strengthen our democracy and the peace and stability of our nation.
With three months to the holding of the December 2016 election, our economy is in crisis, businesses are collapsing, the cost of living is unbearably high for the ordinary person, our youth remain without employment, our children are failing in their examinations, cash and carry is effectively back in our hospitals, and we are experiencing strikes all over. God did not put us on this rich land to be poor. It is bad leadership that makes us poor.
I believe I can, in all humility, provide, with God’s guidance and the assistance of a capable team, the leadership that is needed to return Ghana onto the path of progress and prosperity, were the Ghanaian people to entrust me with their mandate. I am appealing to Ghanaians to repose their confidence in me in December, and together we shall make the Black Star of Africa rise and shine again.
The battle is still the Lord’s!
God bless our democracy! God bless Ghana! God bless Mother Africa!
……signed……
Nana Akufo-Addo
2016 NPP Presidential Candidate
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715599/akufo-addos-statement-on-3rd-anniversary-of-election-petiti.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/08160550e7381374f953f50e7fa9d947ad5fcc6bc9a4fa08ee44bd99aa73df30.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:51:12 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Tunis (Tunisia) (AFP) - The new Tunisian unity government headed by Youssef Chahed takes office on Monday in the birthplace of the Arab Spring and will have to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715474%2Ftough-tasks-ahead-for-tunisias-new-unity-govt.html.json | en | null | Tough tasks ahead for Tunisia's new unity govt | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Tunisia's new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed takes the oath of office, during the country's new government swearing-in ceremony at Carthage Palace near the capital Tunis on August 27, 2016. By (TUNISIAN PRESIDENCY/AFP)
Tunis (Tunisia) (AFP) - The new Tunisian unity government headed by Youssef Chahed takes office on Monday in the birthplace of the Arab Spring and will have to tackle major economic and security challenges.
At 40, Chahed is Tunisia's youngest prime minister since independence from France in 1956, and the seventh in less than six years since the 2011 uprising that ousted strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
His new cabinet of 26 ministers and 14 ministers of state includes women, "young" and independent ministers, three members of the Islamist Ennahda party and two former members of the powerful UGTT union.
It will formally take office at a 1000 GMT ceremony in Carthage just outside Tunis during which outgoing premier Habib Essid will hand over power.
While Tunisia is considered to be a rare success story of the Arab Spring, the authorities have failed to resolve the issues of poverty, unemployment and corruption that preceded Ben Ali's fall.
A wave of jihadist attacks, including two deadly assaults last year that killed dozens of foreign tourists, have further exacerbated problems in the economy, which relies heavily on tourism revenues.
Analysts say it is too soon to tell if Chahed can restore security and revitalise Tunisia's battered economy which grew by just 0.8 percent last year compared with 2.3 percent in 2014.
"It is difficult to say if this last-minute government will have the time to prove it is efficient," said political analyst Slaheddin Jourchi.
The new Tunisian government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday, with 167 out of 217 lawmakers in favour of the line-up of new ministers
"Current indicators give the impression that failure may be closer than success," he said.
The new government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday, with 167 out of 217 lawmakers in favour of the line-up.
In a rousing speech to parliament, Chahed spoke of the dire state of the economy and said that "we are all responsible" and "we will all have to make sacrifices".
"If nothing changes by 2017 austerity will follow," he warned.
He also said his government would give priority to fighting corruption and "terrorism".
Chahed was appointed by President Beji Caid Essebsi early this month after lawmakers passed a vote of no confidence in Essid's government following just 18 months in office.
Essid had already been forced into making a sweeping government reshuffle in January, when the country witnessed some of its worst social unrest since the 2011 uprising.
A liberal and member of Essebsi's Nidaa Tounes party, the new prime minister was a local affairs minister before his nomination to the premiership. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715474/tough-tasks-ahead-for-tunisias-new-unity-govt.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2ae6f027cf6c05d5271d24190b202e4bb2fee8ca2c0cddd51cfd4619b9cc7d30.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:04 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Asante Kotoko failed to make the most of their home advantage as they were held to a goalless draw by Berekum Chelsea. The Porcupine warriors huffed and puff | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715428%2Fkotoko-held-by-chelsea-at-home-to-dent-title-hopes.html.json | en | null | Kotoko held by Chelsea at home to dent title hopes | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Asante Kotoko failed to make the most of their home advantage as they were held to a goalless draw by Berekum Chelsea.
The Porcupine warriors huffed and puffed all game but a combination of last ditch tackles and superb reflexes by Chelsea keeper John Mosi kept Kotoko at bay.
Kotoko dominated large portions of the game but were unable to find the back of the net as they go six points behind leaders Wa All Stars with three games remaining.
Two successive draws for Kotoko mean they will need to win their next three games and hope Wa All Stars and Aduana slip up.
The only positive for Kotoko is the fact that they climb above rivals Hearts of Oak despite being level on points with the Phobians by virtue of a superior head to head.
OTHER RESULTS
1) Bechem United 3-1 Hearts of Oak
*Abednego Tetteh (Bechem)-- 3 goals
*Owusu Bempah(Hearts)
2) Asante Kotoko 0-0 Berekum Chelsea
3) AshantiGold 1-0 Sekondi Hasaacas
*Emmanuel Osei Baffour
4) Ebusua Dwarfs 0-2Medeama Sc
*Bernard OFORI
Enoch Atta Agyei
5) Inter Allies 4-0 New Edubiase United .
*Emmanuel Nertey
*Ropapa Mensah
*Prince BAFFOE (2)
6)Techiman City 1-1 Liberty Professionals
*Fataw Adbulman (Techiman)
*Mohammed Shaibu (Liberty)
7) Wa All Stars 3-1 Dreams FC
*Emmanuel Ocran--3 goals
*Ben Nash QUANSAH(Dreams)
8) WAFA 1-1 Aduana Stars
*Bright Adjei(Aduana)
*Komlan (WAFA)
Story by Ghana/Joy Sports/Kweku Arhin | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715428/kotoko-held-by-chelsea-at-home-to-dent-title-hopes.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/187d3497fbf5db8dde1591603b2f35fd92324c016b3b630fa1095b6914909129.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:50 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | One of Ghana's foremost dancehall and reggae artistes and host of Campus Rocks on 3FM, Root Eye, has received the highest nomination for this year | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38503%2F3fms-root-eye-nominated-for-6-awards.html.json | en | null | 3FMs Root Eye Nominated For 6 Awards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | One of Ghana's foremost dancehall and reggae artistes and host of Campus Rocks on 3FM, Root Eye, has received the highest nomination for this year's Ghana Tertiary Awards.
Speaking exclusively to 3news.com, Root Eye, born Kwesi Nyarko Ofei, expressed profound gratitude to his fans for their support.
According to him, “I think I put in enough work into what I do whether I'm on TV hosting a show or acting on radio. I have a great team that understands and diligently pursues the purpose for which Campus Rocks, my radio show was created. We are grateful to God and the Youth Web Group and the organisers for the recognition.”
Root Eye's show airs every Friday between 7:00pm and 10:00pm every Friday on 3FM.
The categories he has been nominated include Student of the Year, Most Influential Student in Music and Most Influential Student in Acting.
Others are Most Influential Student in TV Presenting, Most Influential Student in Radio Presenting and Host of Campus Rocks on 3FM. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38503/3fms-root-eye-nominated-for-6-awards.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b30d4d38c699b940739e675c1459c7787a15e2d8275a5ae6b7815f03b0e9b498.json | |
[
"El-Amisty Nobo",
"Info"
] | 2016-08-30T22:52:16 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | President of Dansoman Celtic Football Club, Nana Kaabi Bonsu, otherwise known as lsquo;Slim rsquo; has said that his team is fully prepared ahead of the 201 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715966%2Fwe-are-more-than-prepared-for-the-new-season-says-slim.html.json | en | null | We Are More Than Prepared For The New Season, Says Slim | null | null | www.modernghana.com | President of Dansoman Celtic Football Club, Nana Kaabi Bonsu, otherwise known as ‘Slim’ has said that his team is fully prepared ahead of the 2015/2016 Accra West District Division 3 League.
Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Slim revealed to www.sports24gh.com that they have put in place an appropriate measures to ensure that they top the group and eventually seal qualification to Division 2.
“Sure, we are more than prepared for the upcoming season. We have recruited some few players to augment the team and if what I saw from the pre season is anything to go by then I think we are going to qualify with ease,” Slim said.
According to Slim his players are in good condition and are highly motivated ahead of the season.
“We have done adequate preparations and the boys (players) are well motivated so I don’t think any team can stand our way,” he noted
Dansoman Celtic returned from a-three-week intensive training camp in the Central Region last Friday having played six friendly matches, winning four, draw one, and lost one.
Slim acknowledged that every team in the zone has what it takes to challenge Dansoman Celtic for the title, especially Liberty Youth but none has the ability to surpass Celtic.
Dansoman Celtic will travel to Darkuman to face Royal Eagles in the first match of the season come this Saturday.
Below are the fixtures for the 2015/2016 Accra West District 3rd Division League:
WEEK 1
Home Away
H.S Redemption vs. Youth Soccer Exchange
Royal Eagles vs. Dansoman Celtic
Dansoman United vs. Liberty Youth
WEEK 2
Home Away
Youth Soccer Exchange vs. Dansoman Celtic
Royal Eagles vs. Dansoman United
Liberty Youth vs. H.S Redemption
WEEK 3
Home Away
Dansoman Celtic vs. Dansoman United
Youth Soccer Exchange vs. Liberty Youth
H.S Redemption vs. Royal Eagles
WEEK 4
Home Away
Royal Eagles vs. Youth Soccer Exchange
Dansoman United vs. H.S Redemption
Liberty Youth vs. Dansoman Celtic
WEEK 5
Home Away
Liberty Youth vs. Royal Eagles
Youth Soccer Exchange vs. Dansoman United
H.S Redemption vs. Dansoman Celtic
Follow Amisty on twitter @ElAmistyNobo
Email: [email protected]
sports24gh.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715966/we-are-more-than-prepared-for-the-new-season-says-slim.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/20d900516bde90894717ebd36b4d5f4871387e3c6eecc019385f943cdeb9e26f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:53 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Three young and talented gospel artistes have been invited to perform alongside Bernard Amankwah at this year's gospel musical event dubbed 'Celebration of His | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38538%2Firene-logan-jackie-to-rock-celebration-of-his-grace-conce.html.json | en | null | Irene Logan, Jackie To Rock Celebration of His Grace Concert | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Three young and talented gospel artistes have been invited to perform alongside Bernard Amankwah at this year's gospel musical event dubbed 'Celebration of His Grace' concert which will come off on Sunday, September 18 at the National Theatre in Accra.
The artistes, according to the organisers, have promised to thrill the audience with spectacular live band musical performance.
Jackie Mpare, as far as gospel music is concerned, is one of the few upcoming gospel stars making a huge impact on the gospel music scene with her soul-inspiring messages and stagecraft.
The concert will be one electrifying worship moment where Christians will be drawn closer to God through pure worship.
This will be the first time Irene Logan, Alexandra and Jackie Mpare will be performing at the event which is held annually. Already, the enthusiasm is building up, with a lot of people buying tickets ahead of the show.
The concert which has Bernard Amankwah as the headline act will feature some selected choir groups which include the Holy Ghost Temple Choir and a host of others.
By George Clifford Owusu | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38538/irene-logan-jackie-to-rock-celebration-of-his-grace-conce.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/db25e2021fb1ffd3a1eba232602579c2c14f5195a33cee1e5d9e7d79368a5c94.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:55 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | BET award winner, Stonebwoy; lsquo;King of Highlife rsquo; Amakye Dede and the reigning VGMA 2016 Artiste of the Year- EL, will headline the Ghana Music Week, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38558%2Fstonebwoy-amakye-dede-el-for-ghana-music-week-at-indigo-o.html.json | en | null | Stonebwoy, Amakye Dede, EL, for Ghana Music Week at Indigo O2 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | BET award winner, Stonebwoy; ‘King of Highlife’ Amakye Dede and the reigning VGMA 2016 Artiste of the Year- EL, will headline the Ghana Music Week, UK (GMW-UK) scheduled for the Indigo at the O2 in London on Friday, October 21.
This was revealed at the Ghana High Commission in London on Thursday August 25, 2016, at a Media Launch, which was attended by a broad spectrum of media persons and event managers in the UK.
“After four years of organizing GMW in Ghana, the team moved into achieving another of its key goals of using the platform to market Ghanaian music & Tourism to the world,” said Leslie Quaynor, CEO of Fantasy Entertainment.
Fantasy Entertainment is partnering Showbiz Africa and the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to run GMW Festival.
According to Mr Quaynor, last year, the GMW Festival launched its first extension- GMW-US, at the Ghana Embassy in Washington DC and had a very successful concert at the B.B. Kings Hall in New York on October 17, 2015.
“As a result of GMW-US,” he explains, “over 187 guests from the U.S and eight foreign missions in Ghana participated in the 2016 GMW in March this year. This big impact within a short period influenced a strong case to push an agenda for an even wider reach, hence the decision for GMW-UK,” he said.
He used the opportunity to give the gathering a gist of what to expect at the March 2017 Ghana Music Week Festival, which coincides with Ghana’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations; and promised to give further details at the Indigo O2 on October 21.
GMW-UK seeks to create the biggest platform in the UK, to market Ghanaian music and tourism, and in the process attract targeted tourist traffic from the UK to Ghana for the main Festival.
The headline artistes will be joined by seven other artistes to be announced later including a top Ghanaian live band and cultural troupe to sell Ghanaian music to the world.
GMW-UK would be a four-hour presentation of the #StoryofGHMusic from its many styles, traditional and modern forms, including the official celebration of the famous #AzontoDance.
It would be hosted by Abrantee Boateng aka DJ Abrantee of Capital Xtra, who doubles as the Ambassador and face of GMW-UK.
In her speech, the Head of Information & Media Relations, at the Ghana High Commission, Ms Zuwera Ibrahim reiterated the Commission’s pledge to ensure GMW-UK becomes an annual event and a significant one on the calendar of Ghanaian events in the UK.
The Minister for Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, in a video message, urged all Ghanaians to support GMW-UK.
All three headline artistes, took turns to invite their fans to the Indigo on October 21.
Tickets for the concert will be out on September 9.
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38558/stonebwoy-amakye-dede-el-for-ghana-music-week-at-indigo-o.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/d6a6aff8963408cfdcbf2a4e98d20953801077291b9fd0782eacf1bd7afb72d0.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:52:40 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - Off-spinner Dane Piedt ended a defiant partnership between Henry Nicholls and BJ Watling to nudge South Africa towards a series | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715915%2Fnicholls-watling-defy-south-africa-in-second-test.html.json | en | null | Nicholls, Watling defy South Africa in second Test | null | null | www.modernghana.com | South African bowler Dane Piedt (right) celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand batsman BJ Watling (Unseen)on the fourth day of their second Test match in Centurion, South Africa on August 30, 2016. By Gianluigi Guercia (AFP)
Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - Off-spinner Dane Piedt ended a defiant partnership between Henry Nicholls and BJ Watling to nudge South Africa towards a series-clinching win in the second Test against New Zealand on Tuesday.
New Zealand were 95 for five at tea on the fourth day after being set a near-impossible 400 to win.
Nicholls and Watling put on 68 for the fifth wicket after coming together in the fourth over with New Zealand's innings in tatters at seven for four.
They resisted South Africa's potent pace attack for two hours on a tricky pitch before Watling was leg before wicket to Piedt for 32 shortly before tea. Nicholls was 37 not out at the interval.
Dale Steyn bowled Tom Latham with the first ball of the final innings, then had Latham's fellow opener, Martin Guptill, caught at first slip, also for a first ball duck, off the final ball of the over.
The magnitude of New Zealand's task was shown in the second over when captain and first innings top-scorer Kane Williamson was struck a painful blow on the left hand by a ball from Vernon Philander which reared up off a good length. He required lengthy treatment before resuming his innings.
The team physiotherapist went onto the field twice more to treat the player before Williamson was caught behind off Philander for five.
In between, Ross Taylor was trapped leg before wicket by an unplayable ball from Steyn, which skidded through barely above ankle height off a pitch with increasingly unpredictable bounce.
Latham tried to leave the ball from Steyn that bowled him but it lifted sharply and bounced off his raised bat onto the stumps.
Guptill, a heavy scorer in limited overs international cricket, again raised doubts about his technique in Test cricket when he edged a ball that seamed away from him.
In three innings in the truncated series, Latham and Guptill scored a combined 23 runs and the highest total at the fall of the second wicket was 13, putting pressure on Williamson and the remaining batsmen.
Watling was dropped by Stiaan van Zyl at third slip off Philander when he had five and two runs later seemed lucky to get the benefit of the doubt from television umpire Richard Illingworth when the South Africans appeared convinced that he had gloved Philander to De Kock.
South Africa added 27 runs in 13 overs, for the loss of Philander's wicket, before declaring their second innings on 132 for seven. Temba Bavuma made 40 not out. Tim Southee bowled Philander and finished with three for 46. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715915/nicholls-watling-defy-south-africa-in-second-test.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/29b8ae19ef3475edfc737beac510ac0e5b18e0dcb5d893a3cd1508402bac02d9.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:51:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghana could miss out on qualifying to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals as their preparations for the upcoming qualifiers appear to be in shambles. Black Stars | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715737%2Fcrisis-ghanas-preparation-for-2018-fifa-world-cup-qualifie.html.json | en | null | CRISIS: Ghana's preparation for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in shambles | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana could miss out on qualifying to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals as their preparations for the upcoming qualifiers appear to be in shambles.
Black Stars had wanted to use Cup of nations qualifier against Rwanda - as they have already qualified - and the friendly with Russia to prepare for the opening World Cup qualifier against Congo in just four weeks.
But the decision of the Sports Ministry not to afford air tickets for the players due to lack of funds for the planned test matches, leaving the players to do so themselves has left the team frustrated.
And it may well have a telling effect on the performance of the players during the qualifiers.
Black Stars have been pitted in a tricky group against seven times Africa Champions Egypt, Uganda as well as Congo.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715737/crisis-ghanas-preparation-for-2018-fifa-world-cup-qualifie.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/cf3c2c20b24d9034df0faa91b2c496837cebfb087af488c73d100ced5328c4f8.json | |
[
"Bunmi Odunowo"
] | 2016-08-26T22:49:54 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | New Dad, Actor lsquo;Deyemi Okanlawon took a trip down memory lane by sharing a throwback picture of his wife Damilola 39;s beauti | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38513%2Factor-deyemi-okanlawon-shares-gorgeous-throwback-maternity.html.json | en | null | Actor Deyemi Okanlawon Shares Gorgeous Throwback Maternity Photos of his Wife | null | null | www.modernghana.com | New Dad, Actor ‘Deyemi Okanlawon took a trip down memory lane by sharing a throwback picture of his wife Damilola's beautiful bump earlier today.
He took to instagram to share the picture which he captioned;
#BeforeBirth To the toughest chic on the planet... Thank You #BoneOfMyBone #FleshOfMyFlesh
Damilola who was glowing in a series of maternity looks birthed the couple’s first child in the United States on the 10th of July, 2016.
See more pictures from the shoot. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38513/actor-deyemi-okanlawon-shares-gorgeous-throwback-maternity.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b5a2d341a186f52bff114824279e91289fdbae97826d7a57d5cacf0348bcdcc0.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:50:45 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Doha (AFP) - Kenyan security guard Michael Douglas Ongeri has a dream -- and won't be daunted by poverty, a 13-hour workday or training in Qatar's searing heat, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715337%2Fqatar-security-guard-in-race-of-his-life.html.json | en | null | Qatar security guard in race of his life | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Six days a week Kenyan runner Michael Douglas Ongeri leaves work around 5pm, runs 12kms in Doha's biggest park in over 40C, gets five hours sleep and starts all over again. By Karim Jaafar (AFP)
Doha (AFP) - Kenyan security guard Michael Douglas Ongeri has a dream -- and won't be daunted by poverty, a 13-hour workday or training in Qatar's searing heat, far from his family.
Nor will he let the 11 kilometres (seven miles) he has to walk from work to the track then back home slow him down.
"You get used to it," Ongeri tells AFP matter-of-factly. "I have to do it, it is something which is me, I like running, I have to run."
While many dream of becoming an international track star, the 22-year-old Kenyan may actually have a chance.
Six days a week, he leaves work around 5pm and heads to Doha's biggest park, Aspire Park, in the shadow of the city's Khalifa Stadium that will host the World Athletics Championship in 2019.
In temperatures of over 40 degrees C (104 F) and stifling humidity, the Kenyan puts on his training gear and, sweat pouring, runs up to 12 kilometres (seven miles) through Aspire's green expanses.
If it is close to his pay day -- 1,400 Qatari Riyals a month ($385, 340 euros) -- it is possible Ongeri will go without food as he has no cash left, sleep for five hours in a room he shares with five others and then start all over again.
"He is talented and I think he could achieve his dream as a 1,500metre/5,000m runner," says former athlete Liz McColgan who with her husband, John Nuttall, founded and runs the Doha Athletics Club (DAC).
The couple help Ongeri train twice a week.
- Tough beginnings -
Michael Douglas Ongeri grew up poor in Kenya's Nyanza Province and always loved running, but as the oldest son of five siblings, his duty was to his family, not his passion
And as a former 10,000m world champion, silver medallist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and winner of the New York and London Marathons whose husband competed in the 1996 Olympics and whose daughter just ran in the 5,000m final in Rio, McColgan's opinion carries weight.
"He has a really good running style so I could see him being a better track runner," says McColgan who has been based in Qatar for the past two-and-a-half years.
"I met Michael when he sent me an email to the DAC website but I had seen him training alone at the park where we train, as it was unusual to see someone running so fast on his own," says McColgan.
On the night AFP watches him train, Ongeri is surrounded by younger members of the club as Nuttall barks out instructions.
"Come on Michael! Stop being so lazy!" he jokes as the security guard speeds at a pace that marks him out from the other runners.
"Madame Liz", as Ongeri calls McColgan, worries that any hopes he has of competing professionally could be scuppered by his lack of time to train.
"Unfortunately he works ridiculous hours so can only run once a day," she says. "If he wanted to race internationally you need twice a day."
Ongeri grew up poor in Kenya's Nyanza Province and always loved running. But as the oldest son of five siblings, his duty was to his family, not his passion.
- 'I will make it' -
"My background wasn't good, I faced hardship. I had to feed my family," he says.
He ended up working on the same farm as his father and mother but word of a job in Qatar offered a chance to earn more money and to run as well.
To secure his passage to the Gulf he paid an agent around $1,000 -- cash he did not have but borrowed from an Italian boss at a shop where he worked in Kenya.
Three years on and he has just repaid the loan and with the cash he sends to his family Ongeri survives in Doha on around $100 each month.
"Of course, now everybody (back home) is looking at me -- 'Please, I need this. Please I need that.' It's difficult, Doha is a very expensive place."
As the temperature finally dips below 40 degrees C, Ongeri has an hour's running behind him and a three kilometre walk home ahead.
It may be a short distance from Aspire Park to Khalifa Stadium but it would represent a lifetime's ambition if Ongeri one day ends up running there
"This is my dream, I will make it," he says. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715337/qatar-security-guard-in-race-of-his-life.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/05925dd8d018252a6d7660b37aa41aa2db834ab95f1e92722e9a8e111e83acac.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:49:56 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | President John Dramani Mahama shocked the nation on Monday by ordering an early release of the three men convicted for scandalising the Supreme Court. Before | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715151%2Fa-week-of-montie-3-remission-shock-obinims-troubles.html.json | en | null | A week of Montie 3 remission shock, Obinim's troubles | null | null | www.modernghana.com | President John Dramani Mahama shocked the nation on Monday by ordering an early release of the three men convicted for scandalising the Supreme Court.
Before this decree was announced, opposition political parties organised a demonstration dubbed: ‘Times are Hard’ in Tamale in the Northern region.
The demonstration coincided with the President’s visit to the three Northern Regions.
Also, the police withdrew their personnel from Donkorkrom where some unrest erupted over the weekend.
Related: Withdrawal of police personnel from Donkorkrom unlawful – Lawyer
Police PRO Superintendent Cephas Arthur gave an excuse that there was no shelter for the personnel after some irate residents set the barracks ablaze . But lawyers said the withdrawal was unlawful.
The Montie squad
On Tuesday, the President was panned by a large section of the public for the remission of the prison sentence of three of his supporters, Salifu Maase, Godwin Ako Gunn and Alistair Nelson.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) said the release was a bad precedent. Some people suggested that the act was a constitutional lawlessness and a complete disrespect to the judiciary.
But Communications Minister Dr Omane Boama insisted the President still had reverence for the judiciary.
A lawyer with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Ato Dadzie said the President had exercised his executive power by freeing the three.
Head Pastor of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim turned himself in but was arrested by the police for an alleged fraud.
Some of his indignant followers besieged the Nima Police Station but the pastor spent the night in police cells.
Some Obinim followers at the Nima police station
Related: Read: The letter that caused Obinim’s arrest
On Wednesday, lawyer for the embattled pastor, Atta Akyea said the arrest of his client was a diversionary tactic from the Montie 3 remission.
Also, the President while addressing some NDC faithful in the Northern, asked Ghanaians not to risk voting a divided New Patriotic Party presided over by a dictator, Nana Akufo-Addo into office.
President Mahama pictured in striped polo shirt
And workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) declared a three-day sit-down strike to protest the impending concession of the company.
On Thursday, controversial pastor Daniel Obinim was granted bail after spending two nights in police cells. He said the fraud allegation was false.
Bishop Obinim walking out of Nima police station
Also after an assessment to find out if the policies by political parties were measurable and attainable , policy think tank IMANI Ghana described many campaign promises as empty and without substance.
The NPP after questioning the basis for IMANI's assessment , accused the NDC of orchestrating internal wrangling in NPP.
Related: IMANI's promises assessment criteria flawed- NPP
Then on Friday, as was expected, Montie FM presenter, Salifu Maase, and two panelists Godwin Ako Gunn and Alistair Nelson were freed.
The three and one of their lawyers, Eduzdi Tamakloe posed for a photograph after their release
Related: Pomp, festival greet Montie 3 release as 'Mugabe' thanks Mahama for grace
At a welcome rally, the three thanked President Mahama, sympathizers and said they had learned their lessons from the experience.
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[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:14 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The African Union Commission (AUC) is hosting the Ninth Pan African Meeting of Directors of Veterinary Vaccine Laboratories, which kicked off on 29th August | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715983%2Fninth-pan-african-meeting-of-directors-of-veterinary-vaccine.html.json | en | null | Ninth Pan African Meeting of Directors of Veterinary Vaccine Laboratories Opens | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The African Union Commission (AUC) is hosting the Ninth Pan African Meeting of Directors of Veterinary Vaccine Laboratories, which kicked off on 29th August 2016, in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The main objective of the three day workshop is to review the reports from African Union Member States’ vaccine production laboratories, on the status of vaccine production on the continent, achievements and limitations so far.
Speaking at the opening ceremony H.E. Professor Marie Monique Rasoazananera, Madagascar’s Minister of High Education and Scientific Research, highlighted the situation of international and regional trade on the continent. “We must protect our livestock against the introduction of new animal diseases, with the economic and social consequences that implies. We need to work together to prevent the spread of certain communicable disease, such as the foot and mouth disease that is currently present in some of the neighbouring islands of the Indian Ocean”, she urged.
The Minister also acknowledged the opportunity presented by the ninth AU-PANVAC directors meeting to strengthen the partnership between countries through this important African network.
In her welcome remarks H.E. Mrs. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC also stressed the serious constraint of livestock sector development in Africa due to the burden of other infectious animal diseases, like Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), Rift Valley Fever (RVF), African Swine Fever (ASF) and many others, which are threatening to dwarf the monumental strides made and efforts being put into livestock development in Africa. According to her, animal diseases constantly reduce Africa’s capacity to achieve self-sufficiency in food proteins to assure livestock owner’s welfare, and continue to pose significant impediments to national, regional and international trade in livestock and livestock products. “In Africa these diseases alone cause annual losses estimated at US$4 billion. Using quality assured vaccines is one sure way of controlling these diseases”, she added.
Mrs Tumusiime noted the particular attention that the African Union Commission pays to the continent-wide programmes run under its three technical offices; AU-PANVAC, AU-PATTEC and AU-IBAR for livestock health and development as part of its contribution not only to regional and international trade but also towards a food secure and poverty free Africa. “Indeed, livestock forms part of the priorities under the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programmee (CAADP) which, is the strategic framework and process for increased agricultural production, productivity, as well as food and nutrition security on the continent”, she said.
The Commissioner also underscored the contribution of the meeting towards the Growth and Transformation of Agenda 2063 and the realization of the Malabo Declaration. (The Commissioner’s full statement is available on www.au.int).
Mr. Louis Muhigirwa, Programmee Officer and Deputy Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Madagascar, assured the meeting of FAO support to the countries and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) within the framework of its mandate. He also reiterated FAO’s collaboration in the implementation of the Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) world eradication programme, which was adopted during the 39th ministerial conference of FAO in June 1015.
The three-day workshop is expected to deliberate on AU-PANVAC achievements during the last two years (2014 and 2015) on vaccine quality control and biological reagents production, as well as presentations from Member States, partners and stakeholders. It will make recommendations on major issues concerning the quality of vaccines used to control livestock diseases in Africa; as well as strengthen collaboration between AU-PANVAC and its stakeholders. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715983/ninth-pan-african-meeting-of-directors-of-veterinary-vaccine.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/f205d5a38a30e9ad84c1afdb2fedd92e08c6ae1d9ddd0b6f3a17ecc31f72bd5c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:50:22 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | One of the lawyers for the Montie FM trio, George Loh, has said the ceremony held at the premises of Radio Gold to welcome them following their release from pri | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715195%2Frally-for-montie-3-not-heros-welcome-george-loh.html.json | en | null | Rally for Montie 3 not heros welcome George Loh | null | null | www.modernghana.com | One of the lawyers for the Montie FM trio, George Loh, has said the ceremony held at the premises of Radio Gold to welcome them following their release from prison, was not meant as a hero’s welcome as some have suggested.
“We made sure that they did not come to a hero's welcome. Ideally, we could have got people to know when and where they were going to be released. People were prepared to bus themselves there in their numbers but we stopped all that to reinforce the fact that the President was not endorsing a wrongdoing so we took pains,” he said on Eyewitness News.
Mugabe and two others panelists on his show, Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn, were released from prison on Friday following the remission of their four-month sentence after they were convicted of contempt and jailed by the Supreme Court.
Hundreds of supporters of the three, some clad in NDC attire, gathered outside the premises of the station after they were released from the Akuse prison.
According to George Loh, the three were public figures who had lots of followers so the number of people who turned up to welcome them back was not surprising.
“These are popular people, they sit on radio, talk to millions of people on a daily basis. They have families, admirers and friends who are excited. They have wives who are excited to have their husbands back,” he said.
“When the news filtered out that they were out and were heading to Radio Gold to meet with the Directors and managers, well-wishers trooped in there, we couldn't have done anything about that.”
George Loh is a member of counsel for the Montie three
Rally not orchestrated
Some suggestions have been made that the rally to welcome back the contemnors was planned.
George Loh, however, denied these claims insisting they had done what they could to limit the number of people who knew about the three’s presence at the premises of Radio Gold
“You could see that this was not an orchestrated crowd, they kept trickling in, in two, and threes just to see and believe that these people are out. In Ghana, anytime people go through some calamity and come out, powder is there to signify that there is a renewal. It doesn't necessarily mean that people hailed them as heroes. We all do it, whether it's an engagement, we all throw powder, even on birthdays people throw powder,” George Loh noted.
“I don't think anybody can say that we went out of our way to do this; we rather took pains to ensure that the normal euphoria that would have come with this release was completely calm.”
Grateful to Mahama
Salifu Maase, alias ‘Mugabe’ and two others panelists on his show, Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn expressed their appreciation to President Mahama for remitting their 4-month prison sentences.
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank the President, John Mahama for graciously exercising his constitutional powers under Article 72 in our favour in remitting the remaining custodial sentence imposed on us recently,” Mugabe said.
“We would like to thank the Council of State profusely for their role in our release…” he added.
The trio had expressed their regret for the comments they made on the Accra-based radio station and called on the President to bear in mind the embarrassment their conduct and incarceration has caused their loved ones, in his consideration of the petition and reverse the “harsh and excessive” sentence.
They expressed their gratitude to God for keeping them safe during their incarceration and taking care of their loved ones as well.
“We give praise and thanks to the Almighty for keeping us safe during our imprisonment and given our wives and families strength to cope in the situation we found ourselves in,” Mugabe said
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[] | 2016-08-27T00:50:01 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's parliament on Friday resoundingly approved the new unity government of Youssef Chahed, supporting a cabinet line-up which will have to t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F518766%2Ftunisia-parliament-approves-new-unity-government.html.json | en | null | Tunisia parliament approves new unity government | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's parliament on Friday resoundingly approved the new unity government of Youssef Chahed, supporting a cabinet line-up which will have to tackle the country's pressing socio-economic and security challenges.
There were 167 votes in favour, 22 against and five abstentions. The cabinet, headed by Chahed -- who at 40 will become the country's youngest prime minister since it won independence from France in 1956 -- is set to take office in the coming days. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/518766/tunisia-parliament-approves-new-unity-government.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/d81eee9950b3b54c3b784eab7cfc838f630e2378e078f56bd78a132af6bc2383.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African judge on Friday rejected an appeal by state prosecutors against Oscar Pistorius 39;s quot;shockingly lenient quot; six-ye | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715107%2Fcourt-rejects-appeal-over-shockingly-lenient-pistorius-sen.html.json | en | null | Court rejects appeal over 'shockingly lenient' Pistorius sentence | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was jailed for six years for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. By Alon Skuy (Pool/AFP/File)
Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African judge on Friday rejected an appeal by state prosecutors against Oscar Pistorius's "shockingly lenient" six-year jail sentence for murdering his girlfriend.
Thokozile Masipa -- the same judge who imposed the punishment on the Paralympic athlete last month -- said she was not persuaded there was a "reasonable prospect of success on appeal".
"The application for leave to appeal against the sentence is dismissed with costs," she said in the High Court in Johannesburg.
Prosecutors had been pushing for a tougher sentence against the fallen 29-year-old double-amputee sprint star over the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
They now have the option of directly petitioning the Supreme Court of Appeal to ask it to extend the term -- which is less than half the minimum 15-year sentence for murder in South Africa.
Masipa presided over Pistorius's lengthy trial in the glare of the world's media, and South African law empowers the trial judge to grant or reject applications to appeal their own judgements.
"The sentence of six years is shockingly lenient and disturbingly inappropriate," prosecutor Gerrie Nel argued in court.
Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013, saying he mistook her for a burglar when he fired four times through the door of his bedroom toilet.
At his sentencing in July, Masipa listed mitigating factors, including the athlete's claim he believed he was shooting an intruder.
The prosecution on Friday again questioned Pistorius's failure to testify during the sentencing hearings, saying it raised the question of whether he had shown remorse.
Oscar Pistorius (right) shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013
Nel also said the punishment had "resulted in an injustice and had the potential to bring the administration of justice into disrepute".
He described it as flawed and that "another court may find that this court misdirected itself".
Pistorius is serving his sentence at Kgosi Mampuru II prison in the capital Pretoria.
- 'Enough is enough' -
Masipa had also originally convicted Pistorius of the lesser charge of culpable homicide, the equivalent of manslaughter, in 2014.
But an appeals court upgraded his conviction to murder in December last year.
Pistorius's defence said it was an "insult" to suggest that the court's sentencing had been flawed and that it was time the case came to a close.
"Enough is enough. What does the state want?" defence lawyer Barry Roux said.
"This case has been exhausted beyond a point of any conceivable exhaustion," he added, accusing the prosecution of sending Pistorius "like a ping pong ball between courts."
However, the prosecution still has recourse to a higher court.
"Any party who has to apply to the trial judge for permission to appeal and is unsuccessful, the option is open for them to petition the Supreme Court of Appeal," said Stephan Terblanche, a law professor at the University of South Africa.
Terblanche said the Supreme Court would study the grounds of appeal and those opposing the appeal, and make a decision without conducting a hearing.
Pistorius, who pleaded not guilty at his high-profile trial, has always denied killing 29-year-old Steenkamp in a rage, saying he was trying to protect her.
South African media reports earlier this month said the athlete had been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries.
He said he sustained the injuries after falling from his bed and his family denied that he had tried to kill himself.
The year before he killed Steenkamp, Pistorius -- known as the Blade Runner -- became the first double-amputee to race at Olympic level when he appeared at the London 2012 Games.
The Steenkamp and Pistorius families could not be reached for immediate comment. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715107/court-rejects-appeal-over-shockingly-lenient-pistorius-sen.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/9368c4da592f162b528c13bfa66654c7707e89d202cef3261b09a934c5054805.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:52 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Alhaji Grusah has backed Accra Hearts of Oak to emerge as the Champions of the Ghana Premier League. Hearts of Oak have not won a major title, since the 200 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715130%2Fghana-premier-league-alhaji-grusah-backs-hearts-to-win-leag.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League: Alhaji Grusah backs Hearts to win league title | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Alhaji Grusah has backed Accra Hearts of Oak to emerge as the Champions of the Ghana Premier League.
Hearts of Oak have not won a major title, since the 2008-09 league season, but the closest they have come to ending their trophy drought is this season.
Despite, occupying the top spot in the league on different occasions, they have surrendered their lead to Wa All Stars and are now trailing them by four points with four games to end the season.
However, Alhaji Grusah wants the majority shareholder of Hearts of Oak Togbe Afede, who has invested so much into the running of the club to at least win a silverware to under his watch.
'I want Hearts of Oak to win this season's league title because it has been a long time since they became champions.
'Moreover, Togbe Afede IX has spent so much on the club, so it is a high time, he won something for his commitment to the club,' he told Happy FM.
Hearts of Oak will make a journey to the Brong Ahafo region to face Bechem United on match day 26 of the Ghana Premier League.
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[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he will prioritise the development of agriculture in three Northe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715433%2Fnana-akufo-addo-promises-1-village-1-dam-in-northern-ghana.html.json | en | null | Nana Akufo Addo promises 1-Village-1-Dam in Northern Ghana | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he will prioritise the development of agriculture in three Northern Regions by establishing and increasing the number irrigation systems if he wins power.
According to Nana Akufo-Addo, the only way to increase the total land area under cultivation in Ghana, which currently stands at a mere 30,000 out of 14 million hectares of arable land, is for the country to develop more irrigation systems.
“You have been hearing me talking about 1-District-1-Factory. As far as this part of the country is concerned, I even want to go further and talk about “1-village-1-dam”, to make sure that in every village, we have a functioning dam to support agriculture. If Ghana’s agriculture is working well, the nation is capable of feeding West Africa,” he said.
He was addressing the Bolgatanga Traditional Council on the second day of his tour of the Upper East Region, Sunday.
In his remarks, the NPP flagbearer explained that his government is going to ensure that “our lands have the water for a buoyant agriculture. We want to be able to make sure that the entire northern sector of our country, which is a potential bread basket of Ghana, has the irrigation platform to make agriculture work.”
“You are close to Burkina Faso, and you know what is going on there. They are able to conserve water and irrigate their lands. They are exporting vegetables, fruits, amongst others. With all the problems they have politically, their agriculture is working. We are at peace and ours is not working, because we don’t have correct policies. We believe we can put in correct policies to make agriculture work,” he said.
Addressing the concerns of funding for this initiative, he assured that “the money is there.”
However, he noted that “a lot of it is going into people’s private pockets and not developing the nation. We cannot continue along that road where contracts are inflated and half of the money that should be used in developing the welfare of our people is going into private pockets.”
The NPP flagbearer assured that “if you give me the opportunity to serve you, that is going to end in Ghana. We are going to bring to an end to it. I have said it before and I want to repeat it. If anybody wants to make money, stay in the private sector. Once you cross over to the public sector, it is about public service.”
SADA has become a monumental failure
Nana Akufo-Addo noted that it was a sad spectacle to see President Mahama, on his recent tour of the Northern Region, failing to talk about the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), in his interaction with the people.
This, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, is because “SADA has been a monumental failure. It has been a vehicle for public money going down the drain. Money that should have been used to establish the basis of a performing agricultural sector in the North has gone into people’s pockets.”
It will be recalled that in the run-up to the December 2008 elections, Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to establish a Northern Development Authority (NoDA) and a Northern Development Fund, vehicles which will help bridge the developmental gap between the North and the South.
Nana Akufo-Addo recollected that the then NDC vice presidential candidate, John Mahama, “laughed at it. He said if I was talking from the back of my head and that if I could find any monies for the Northern Development Fund, I should use that to pay the debts of VRA. When they came to power, they decided it was a good idea after all and brought us SADA.”
“Today, the President can tour the 3 regions of the North and cannot mention SADA – an initiative which he says is his baby. He cannot mention SADA anymore because it has become a big failure. We are going to re-establish the NoDA and pay attention to the infrastructural deficit in the North,” he reassured.
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[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:23 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Tension is brewing in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) due to an attempt by 71 out of the 135 total members of the assembly to impose a Presiding Member | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715528%2Fkma-boils-over-pm.html.json | en | null | KMA Boils Over PM | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Tension is brewing in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) due to an attempt by 71 out of the 135 total members of the assembly to impose a Presiding Member (PM) on the House.
The 71 members reportedly met at the KMA Common Hall on Friday without the knowledge of other members and elected Abraham Boadi aka 'Opooman', Assemblyman of the Ridge Nhyiaeso Electoral Area as their compromised candidate for the PM position at the assembly.
Other members of the KMA, led by Umaru I. Djagana, Fante New Town, Elliot Bannor, Atonsu Kuwait and Afranie Benjamin, Emena Boadi, among others, vehemently kicked against the election on Friday by the other 71 members, describing the move as illegal.
They alleged that Kofi Senya, who failed to gain the required votes in his bid to become the PM, wants to impose his lackey, Opooman on the KMA so as to steer the affairs of the assembly clandestinely after he withdraws from the race.
Umaru Djagana described the said meeting, which was called by Alexander Sarfo Kesse, Krobo Electoral Area Assemblyman, another staunch ally of Kofi Senya, as illegal and sternly warned that any attempt by Mr Senya to impose anybody on KMA would be strongly resisted.
He also told DAILY GUIDE that per the standing orders of the KMA, it is only the Coordinating Director, Michael Ataogye, who is the secretary of the House that has the power to call meetings of the KMA.
Umaru Djagana stated that members of the KMA are expecting the Coordinating Director to call a meeting during which Kofi Senya and Baffuor Agyei Kesse, the Adumhene, both contestants of the PM, would step aside for fresh nominations to be opened.
He stated emphatically that the other members of the House do not recognize Opooman as the next PM of the KMA, stressing that the assembly ought to operate fairly and transparently in the election of the next PM for peace to prevail.
Umaru Djagana stated that he and his group have the development of Kumasi at heart, adding that they only want to ensure that the necessary steps and regulations of the KMA are strictly are upheld.
He urged Kofi Senya not to attempt to manage the assembly like his personal property.
The Fante New Town Assemblyman appealed passionately to the KMA Coordinating Director to quickly summon a meeting to nominate new people and conduct a free and fair election to ensure peace and development.
From I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715528/kma-boils-over-pm.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/6f4ca688cb958b3d1ea8a52b2fb0c13a92b2b758e5c86858a48b9c9bc54ff821.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T02:50:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Fidelity Bank Limited has won the 15th edition of the Ghana Banking Awards held at the Kempinski hotel in Accra. Fidelity Bank was adjudged the be | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715336%2Ffidelity-bank-wins-15th-edition-of-ghana-banking-awards.html.json | en | null | Fidelity Bank wins 15th Edition of Ghana Banking Awards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Fidelity Bank Limited has won the 15th edition of the Ghana Banking Awards held at the Kempinski hotel in Accra.
Fidelity Bank was adjudged the best in the industry for the year 2015, ahead of 27 other banks shortlisted for the awards.
The bank also won the Corporate Social Responsibility Bank of the year, and Trade Deal of the year among others.
Capital Bank was adjudged the best bank for newly created category, “Best Bank, Savings and Deposit”.
Winners of the 14th edition of the awards, ECOBANK Ghana was adjudged Best Bank, Financial Performance.
According to organizers of the awards, Corporate Initiative Ghana, a careful assessment was done on the published financial results of the 28 banks by Auditing Firm Ernst& Young (EY).
Below is the full list of winners
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By: Lawrence Segbefia/citibusinessnews.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715336/fidelity-bank-wins-15th-edition-of-ghana-banking-awards.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8e5c6a73f4e3c92cd8eee2aa8c7ea141346b7b30b9c941ef62d9806df30acde2.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:54 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Government is planning to raise about GH 25 billion through bonds and treasury bills for the rest of year. This was contained in the revised issuance calendar f | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715694%2Fgovt-to-raise-gh25-billion-for-the-rest-of-2016.html.json | en | null | Govt To Raise GH¢25 Billion For The Rest Of 2016 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Government is planning to raise about GH¢25 billion through bonds and treasury bills for the rest of year. This was contained in the revised issuance calendar from August to December.
The report showed that about Gh¢24 billion of the funds raised will be used to clear previous bonds issued that are maturing, with the remaining going to support fresh commitments.
The calendar showed that government’s next auction will be a 5-year bond to raise GH¢1 billion in September, which government has indicated it is considering issuing it in US dollars.
A three-year bond will also be issued in November to raise GH¢700 million and it is also hoping to issue its first 10-year local bond this year to raise GH¢200 million.
However, it is not sure for now how this borrowing will impact on public debt which has hit 105 billion as at April this year.
According to government, the calendar aims at continuing the objective of lengthening the maturity profile by reducing the short-term borrowing.
It adds that the 3, 5, and 10-year issues will be done per the calendar through the book-building method with settlement on the last Mondays of each month.
The amount of GH¢400.00 million for the 5-year bond in August 2016 will be raised through reopening of the existing 5-year bond (coupon of 24.75%) maturing July 19, 2021, with settlement on August 29, 2016.
The 5-year bond of GH¢1,000.00 million in September 2016 may be issued partly in a US Dollar equivalent bond, with settlements on September 12, 26, 2016 for the cedi and US dollar bonds, respectively.
These instruments may be reopened to create liquidity in the instrument.
-myjoyonline | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715694/govt-to-raise-gh25-billion-for-the-rest-of-2016.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b19e12f750735d082921b609f8484f62e0c68a47d0ff74d7a34473bf8f4a747f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:33 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party, (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has urged the people of the Volta Region to vote for jobs and not based on allegi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715268%2Fvote-for-change-forget-allegiance-nduom-to-voltarians.html.json | en | null | Vote for change, forget allegiance Nduom to Voltarians | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party, (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has urged the people of the Volta Region to vote for jobs and not based on allegiance.
According to Dr. Nduom, the Volta Region has not been rewarded for their unflinching support to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) so they should endeavour to vote for someone who has the ability to create jobs and strengthen the cedi.
“Volta region is one region I hold dearly to my heart. The people of the Volta region are a hardworking people who will do wonders when given the opportunity that is why this year everywhere I go the people tell me they are voting for jobs and not on allegiance”.
He therefore asked the people to join the many Ghanaians who have decided to vote for jobs in the December 7 elections by voting for Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and the PPP.
“Everywhere I go, people say they are seeking for jobs, most people have identified Edwumawura as the solution, why don't you join them in delivering the jobs Ghanaians need?”
Dr. Nduom was addressing a mini rally at Peki Avatile to outdoor Felix Lartey as the PPP's parliamentary candidate for the South Dayi district.
Responding to loud cheers from the crowd, Felix Lartey, asked the people of South Dayi to support him to make his dream of using his position as a member of parliament to lobby for development for the area.
“I am seeking your mandate to go to parliament not to enrich myself, but to use my position to lobby for development for South Dayi. This constituency has been neglected for far too long despite our unflinching support to the NDC. So I am asking you to change the pattern just to feel real development”.
He implored on the crowd gathered to vote for Dr. Nduom for president and also vote for him to go to parliament.
Dr. Nduom was accompanied by the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the PPP, Mike Eghan Snr, National Chairman, Nii Allotey Brew Hammond, National Secretary, Murtala Mohammed and Mr. Ladi Nylander.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715268/vote-for-change-forget-allegiance-nduom-to-voltarians.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/5cbd41907d63c9e2670300987f99b02fb79ee9482221dc4028bdf389f2641cc0.json | |
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"Joseph Osei Oppong Brenya"
] | 2016-08-28T16:51:06 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A woman revealed Bishop Dr. Daniel Obinim revealed himself and performed Angelic Miracle for her whiles he (Bishop) was in police cells. She told Inte | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715379%2Fbishop-obinim-performs-angelic-miracles-for-member-whilst-in.html.json | en | null | Bishop Obinim Performs Angelic Miracles For Member Whilst In Police Grips | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A woman revealed Bishop Dr. Daniel Obinim revealed himself and performed Angelic Miracle for her whiles he (Bishop) was in police cells.
She told International God’s Way Church congregation in Kumasi that someone was owing her some amount of money and has refused to pay.
She prayed and asked Bishop Obinim and his father Jesus Christ to retrieve her money for her. She said the next day she heard Bishop had been arrested, so she was worried.
She said Bishop can’t retrieve it because he was in police cell. She slept and Bishop appeared in her dream and told her, am in cells but my spirit which has been made an Angel is not.
The woman reveals, she told Bishop Obinim to retrieve the money with interest. She narrates, Bishop told her he has given the money to a gentleman man called Wofa so he will bring the money to her the next morning .
Meanwhile this ‘Wofa ‘ in real life is someone who has been helping her physically to retrieve the money. The next morning Wofa brought some money to her, she checked and it was 1,200 ghana cedar even though the person owes her 800 Ghana cedis.
Bishop Dr. Daniel Obinim and Prophet Kinsley Bash Amuses were arrested when they reported at the Tema DOVVSU to answer questions about the flogging of two of his foster children in Church
Bishop and his Accra resident pastor were handed to the Police Headquarters by the Tema police to answer fresh fraud case levelled against him.
Scores of church members and Sympathizers besieged the Police headquarters and the Nima police station where he was kept over night
After a number of of ups and downs, the man of God was granted bail. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715379/bishop-obinim-performs-angelic-miracles-for-member-whilst-in.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e2e286cb77ed369bf6c00c2894810a54db579cd8798df701058d7781dc2bae7b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:51:56 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Asamoah Gyan has failed his medical and will not be joining Reading FC . The Ghana skipper was put through his paces by the club on Monday ahead of a season | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715923%2Fasamoah-gyan-fails-reading-medical-loan-deal-collapses.html.json | en | null | Asamoah Gyan Fails Reading Medical Loan Deal Collapses! | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Asamoah Gyan has failed his medical and will not be joining Reading FC .
The Ghana skipper was put through his paces by the club on Monday ahead of a season loan move from Chinese club Shanghai SIPG.
But getreading understands the 30-year-old did not pass the medical checks as he would not be fit enough to play for eight weeks.
So Royals have opted against signing the former Sunderland man.
Gyan made his name in England playing for the Black Cats, who he joined from Rennes in 2010. He spent two seasons with the Black Cats before heading to Al Ain in Abu Dhabi where he scored a staggering 73 goals in 65 games – including 44 goals in one season.
Then in July 2015 he joined Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG – having secured a contract which made him one of the best paid players on the planet – taking home £227,000 a week.
Source: getreading.co.uk/sport | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715923/asamoah-gyan-fails-reading-medical-loan-deal-collapses.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/cc1ccf9a868bd9488c5ae97e474043f78462e783c2a0f9f0781c5617f40a8e13.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T20:51:24 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences graduation saw a young lady sweep 12 out of 15 awards shattering the initial r | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715295%2Fwesley-girls-alum-graduates-as-medical-doctor-with-record-12.html.json | en | null | Wesley Girls alum graduates as medical doctor with record 12 awards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences graduation saw a young lady sweep 12 out of 15 awards shattering the initial record of 8 out of 15.
Fathia Ayodele Kareem, an alum of the Wesley Girls High School, was sworn in today [Saturday] as a medical doctor where she picked up the dozen prizes to adulation on social media.
In 2015, the Traffic Avenue on Citi FM welcomed 24-year-old Charles Djugbah who broke the then 40-year old record by raking in 8 awards at the end of his seven-year course at the university.
But Charles’ record stood for just a year with Fathia setting a new benchmark of excellence for future classes.
An understandably overjoyed Fathia spoke to citifmonline and expressed her gratitude to God for seeing her through her seven year journey in medicine.
The future is undoubtedly bright for Fathia and she hopes to narrow in on pediatrics/child care, a field for which she garnered the Ben Baffoe-Bonnie prize for Child Care.
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Photos courtesy Facebook
By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715295/wesley-girls-alum-graduates-as-medical-doctor-with-record-12.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/ef6f1c762692adc0315cf1751fc2383a87133f3fc4c775743205cd8ecf46daab.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T14:50:21 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | An ex-police constable who was arrested for allegedly taking part in an attempted robbery in Wa this week is in the custody of the Upper West Regional Police Co | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715245%2Fex-police-constable-arrested-for-attempted-robbery.html.json | en | null | Ex-police constable arrested for attempted robbery | null | null | www.modernghana.com | An ex-police constable who was arrested for allegedly taking part in an attempted robbery in Wa this week is in the custody of the Upper West Regional Police Command as he is being processed for court.
Ernest Koranteng, who was dismissed from the Ghana Police Service in February this year for what the police described simply as misconduct, will be arraigned next week for his alleged complicity in an attempted robbery of a Prisons officer, Sergeant Isaac Adams, in Wa last Sunday.
Koranteng has, however, denied the allegation, while two suspected accomplices are on the run.
Trapped on road
According to the Upper West Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent of Police Mr Huseini Musah Awinaba, Sergeant Adams reported a case of an attempted robbery attack on him at midnight last Sunday as he returned to his home at Kpaguri, a suburb of Wa.
He said Sergeant Adams rode his motorbike into a rope held across the road by persons standing on either side of the road and fell off his bike.
He said three persons emerged from the darkness of the bushes and attacked Sergeant Adams, but they failed to overpower him to take away his motorbike, which appeared to be their main target.
During the struggle, Mr Awinaba said the Prisons officer raised an alarm, and when it appeared his screams for help had attracted others, the suspected robbers fled the scene.
When they left, Sergeant Adams found a photocopy of a police ID card bearing the picture and name of Koranteng, along with a National Health Insurance Scheme card also bearing the name and picture of the ex-policeman.
He said on Koranteng’s dismissal from the Ghana Police Service, all police accoutrement in his custody were retrieved, together with the original of his police ID card.
Mr Awinaba said while the Prisons officer admitted he could not make out the faces of those who had attacked him, it was still curious how the ex-policeman's ID cards — including a photocopy of his police ID card — found their way to the scene of the robbery.
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Daily Graphic | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715245/ex-police-constable-arrested-for-attempted-robbery.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/a369e1351d97086dcbc94f330a99b04125b583543ed7de5a95e1431abfc5b687.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:53:01 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Amidst reports of a loan move, Arsenal forward Chuba Akpom has revealed that he wants first team action at the club. Akpom who joined Arsenal w | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716204%2Fchuba-akpom-arsenal-forward-eyes-first-team-action.html.json | en | null | Chuba Akpom: Arsenal forward eyes first team action | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Amidst reports of a loan move, Arsenal forward Chuba Akpom has revealed that he wants first team action at the club.
Akpom who joined Arsenal when he was six, has been on loan at Brentford, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest and Hull City.
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Chuba Akpom (Getty Images)
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716204/chuba-akpom-arsenal-forward-eyes-first-team-action.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b8e875374f47ee4903c2c3e0d18be6dfe14a33fec8162a3d1196e6ddf2ff4aef.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:52:02 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Chiefs and residents of Gbetsiley in the Kpone-Katamanso district in the Greater Accra Region have drawn out the battle line for a blood bath with land guar | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715917%2Fchiefs-residents-of-gbetsiley-draw-battle-line-with-land-gu.html.json | en | null | Chiefs, residents of Gbetsiley draw battle line with land guards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Chiefs and residents of Gbetsiley in the Kpone-Katamanso district in the Greater Accra Region have drawn out the battle line for a blood bath with land guards operating in the area.
Their vow is borne out of activities of land guards concerning more than 1500 acres of land belonging to Sino-Africa Development Company Limited (SADCL), which have resulted in the death of scores of their people.
They are getting increasingly frustrated because their numerous complaints to government have gone unattended to.
Chief of the area, Nii Tei Kodjo, told Joy News they have engaged Jospong Group of Companies – parent company of SADCL to have the issue resolved but there has been no result.
He says the unbridled activities of land guards in the area has grown to the extent that recently there were gun shots in Zenu which took a delegation from government to have the issue addressed.
Sensing no end to the constant attacks, he said, they have decided to reach out to the land guards in their hideouts to settle scores.
Nii Tei Kodjo said they are ready to face the land guards “boot for boot in the bush".
He believes a peaceful settlement of the issue is off the negotiation plate saying the only option would be for them to shed blood.
As a testament of the consequences of land guard activities in the area, Nii Tei Kodjo says the District Chief Executive (DCE), Alhaji E. A. Tetteh, was nearly lynched by the land guards but for his police escort adding "This is not what we want as a people."
Residents of the area are seething with anger over what they say is the terrorising way land guards treat them.
One resident who spoke to Joy News says they have been terrorised for far too long and it is about time something was done about it.
“If the MP fails to come and blood starts to flow we will see. We are not old men we are young men but because of the respect we have leaders, we have listened to them,” he said.
Another resident also lamented about the neglect of government for their challenges.
“If the government feels we are not part of the country, they should tell us,” she told Joy News.
According to Adom FM’s Kwame Yankah to visited the area said “the stakes are high” in the area because of the disputed land which has been walled.
According to him, the Member of Parliament (MP) in the area who also doubles as the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo, is aware of the nightmares of the people but has simply turned a blind eye to them.
Until something was done to salvage the situation, the battle line remained drawn for bloodshed in the area, Kwame Yankah reports.
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Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Austin Brakopowers | Email: [email protected] | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715917/chiefs-residents-of-gbetsiley-draw-battle-line-with-land-gu.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/854ef05d2176debe510e019f62f1ce813a035e3e196363a91c516cfb6268d501.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:51:06 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Ghana striker Patrick Nyarko scored and provided two assists as DC United hammered David Accam's 10-man Chicago Fire 6-2 in the MLS on Saturday. Nyark | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715349%2Fpatrick-nyarko-scores-as-dc-united-dismantle-david-accams-c.html.json | en | null | Patrick Nyarko scores as DC United dismantle David Accam's Chicago Fire | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana striker Patrick Nyarko scored and provided two assists as DC United hammered David Accam's 10-man Chicago Fire 6-2 in the MLS on Saturday.
Nyarko gave United a 4-1 lead in the 51 st minute with an overhead kick inside the box.
His cross in the 40th minute found Mullins who fired home for a 2-1 lead.
Mullins made it 3-1 in the first minute of first-half stoppage time and struck again in the 74th for a 5-2 lead.
Luciano Acosta gave United the initial lead in the 25th minute with a close-range smash of Marcelo Sarvas' cross.
Michael de Leeuw evened the score for the Fire six minutes later.
Khaly Thiam was sent off in the 34th minute when he threw the ball at Nyarko's face while Nyarko was still on the ground as a result of Thiam's tackle.
Razvan Cocis capped Chicago's scoring in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, making it 3-2 before the break.
Nick DeLeon netted D.C.'s final goal in the 89th minute.
Accam came off the bench for the second half but could not rescue Chicago Fire.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715349/patrick-nyarko-scores-as-dc-united-dismantle-david-accams-c.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/af3cacada7cb2c3cfc15c4e4673089da4c2c86f139a05192ad895fb4af42fda8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:33 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - South Africa held on to a strong position despite a top-order batting collapse in their second innings on the third day of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F395062%2Fsouth-africa-hold-aces-despite-collapse.html.json | en | null | South Africa hold aces despite collapse | null | null | www.modernghana.com | New Zealand batsman Mitchell Santner (C) is bowled by South Africa's Vernon Philander (unseen) on the third day of the second Test at Supersport Cricket stadium in Centurion, South Africa on August 29, 2016. By Christian Kotze (AFP)
Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - South Africa held on to a strong position despite a top-order batting collapse in their second innings on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand on Monday.
South Africa were 105 for six at the close, an overall lead of 372 runs on a pitch at Centurion's SuperSport Park offering assistance to bowlers, with swing, seam and uneven bounce.
New Zealand hit back after conceding a first innings lead of 267, with Tim Southee and Trent Boult taking two wickets each to reduce South Africa to 47 for four. Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner also picked up wickets, with only Quinton de Kock shining for the South Africans, with his second half-century of the match.
South Africa's three-pronged pace attack was mainly responsible for New Zealand being bowled out for 214 in their first innings.
Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada took three wickets each and Vernon Philander claimed two.
Last man
Only captain Kane Williamson was able to provide sustained resistance for New Zealand. He was last man out for 77. While his team-mates struggled, Williamson remained calm and well-organised, seemingly with time to spare as he combatted the pace threat. He batted for 286 minutes and faced 133 balls in an innings which included eight fours and a six.
With star bowlers Steyn and Philander both returning from long-term injuries, it was the first time they had played in the same Test match as Rabada, South Africa?s 21-year-old cricketer of the year.
The combination proved relentless, although it took South Africa more than an hour to take the first wicket of the day, when Rabada trapped Henry Nicholls leg before wicket for 36.
Williamson and Nicholls put on 60 for the fourth wicket and enabled New Zealand to make an encouraging start to the day after resuming at 38 for three.
South African wicket keeper Quinton de Kock (R) celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand batsman Tim Southee
New Zealand's resistance crumbled after the breakthrough, although South Africa lost control briefly when Rabada and Steyn peppered number ten batsman Neil Wagner with bouncers, probably in retaliation for Wagner's short-pitched assault during South Africa's first innings of 481 for eight declared.
Wagner was struck on the helmet by Rabada but responded by slogging four fours and a six in an innings of 31 before he was caught behind off Steyn.
Off-spinner Dane Piedt picked up the wicket of Tim Southee, while Ross Taylor was run out during
New Zealand's collapse on the second evening.
Three of the first five wickets came through successful reviews by South Africa after their initial appeals had been turned down.
After a maiden over from Southee to Stephen Cook to start the second innings, De Kock hit the first four balls of the next over from Boult for fours before hitting Southee for four and six off successive deliveries in the third over.
New Zealand hit back, however, with three wickets in 10 balls. Cook was trapped in front by Boult for four before Southee dismissed Hashim Amla, caught at first slip, and JP Duminy, leg before wicket, in the next over.
Captain Faf du Plessis and De Kock tried to rebuild the innings but first innings centurion Du Plessis made only six before he was caught at first slip off Boult.
De Kock seemed untroubled by the struggles of his team-mates, going to his second half-century of the match off 42 balls, with eight fours and a six. But one ball later he received a vicious bouncer from Doug Bracewell which he gloved to gully. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/395062/south-africa-hold-aces-despite-collapse.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/05b99e719247a186cff5871018f1433b00523e23da59b2659753e76b49018bf3.json | |
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"Reggie Tagoe",
"Regtagoe Yahoo.Com"
] | 2016-08-29T14:52:03 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Fort Hunk Park (area A) in Alexander, Virginia (US) will be set agog come September 17 as GaDangmes (natives from the Greater Accra Region in Ghana) in Ameri | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715637%2Fcelebrating-2016-national-homowo-festival-in-virginia-usa.html.json | en | null | Celebrating 2016 National Homowo Festival in Virginia, USA | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Fort Hunk Park (area A) in Alexander, Virginia (US) will be set agog come September 17 as GaDangmes (natives from the Greater Accra Region in Ghana) in America celebrates their National Homowo Festival.
The Big event will attract GaDangme Associations in Europe, and many GaDangme Associations in different parts of the world are making it to the festival grounds described as the biggest gathering of GaDangme natives abroad, to celebrate the festival.
The Chairman of the host Association, Nii Amoo Dodoo, said the GaDangme Association of Virginia has made enough preparations to happily welcome all celebrants, which will include Associations from Pennsylvania, Raleigh NC, Charlotte NC, Greensboro NC, Atlanta, Florida, Washington Metro, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Toronto.
He adds that special guests of GaDangme chiefs and kingmakers from Ghana are attending and will include King Tackie Adama Latse II, Nii Ayi-Bonte, Nii Adote Otintor II, Numo Sakumo Wulomo, Naana Akumtu Bisensu I, Numo Nai Wolomo, Nene Benta from Prampram, Naana Ohui Ametor I, Naana Adiku-Adi and Nii Borketey Asuade I,
Bishop T Evans (host of ‘Bo Oba’ Ga program on Hot Digital Radio in London) and Hon. Seth Badu Tawiah (Municipal Chief Executive of Ledzokuku Krowor Assembly) from Ghana are also among the tall list of invited guests.
The event is expected, as usual, to bring the historic culture of the GaDangme people to light and will be characterized with the ‘kpashimo’ songs/dancing and eating of ‘kpokpoi’ (a traditional food of GaDangme natives prepared with corn dough and eaten with palm-nut soup) especially for the occasion.
The program will also highlight the collective contributions of GaDangme Associations in the US towards development of their communities in Ghana. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715637/celebrating-2016-national-homowo-festival-in-virginia-usa.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/a0343bad5753aafa6bf70a5844c57c1e5ae14315d235a8e5cfc6502195ad601f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:50:00 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Libreville (AFP) - Ali Bongo of Gabon, running for a second term in Saturday's presidential election, has spent more than half his 57 years cruising the corrido | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715183%2Fgabons-bongo-seeking-to-be-a-brand-new-man.html.json | en | null | Gabon's Bongo, seeking to be a 'brand new man' | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Libreville (AFP) - Ali Bongo of Gabon, running for a second term in Saturday's presidential election, has spent more than half his 57 years cruising the corridors of power.
Known variously by his initials ABO, Ali B and the less flattering "Monsieur Fils" for succeeding his father who ruled Gabon for 40 years, the usually reticent Bongo has emerged as a man on fire during the campaign.
"We used to criticise him for being in his own bubble, but he seems to have emerged from it," said one senior civil servant.
Some have suggested the transformation is due to extensive coaching by his large team of advisors.
In recent weeks the people of Gabon have seen a new side to their president -- one who is relaxed, cracks jokes and performs pop songs.
- Getting on down -
As a teenager, Bongo dabbled in pop music making an album called "A Brand New Man" that was produced by James Brown's longtime personal manager Charles Bobbit.
Now he's back to singing, and even went head-to-head with rappers hired to spice-up the campaign.
But there have been limits to the president's new-found flamboyance: he has refused to take part in a televised debate with his only credible rival for the presidency, former African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping.
Supporters of Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba rally for his last campaign meeting at the Nzang-Ayong stadium in Libreville
He was born Alain Bernard Bongo on February 9, 1959, in the Congolese city of Brazzaville, which at the time was still part of France's rapidly shrinking colonial empire.
Bongo has strenuously denied his detractors' allegations that he was actually an adopted son born in Nigeria, and therefore ineligible to run for president in Gabon.
His father, who came to power in 1967 upon the death of Gabon's first post-independence leader, was serving at the time of his birth in the French armed forces.
His mother, Patience Dabany, was a singer, who went on to serve as first lady of Gabon for almost 20 years. She returned to pursuing a musical career in the United States after her divorce from Omar Bongo.
The young Bongo attended some of Brazzaville's top schools and went on to study law in France.
But his prestigious education did not extend to learning any of his country's local languages, a lapse that many have held against him.
From a young age, Bongo worked as a close aide to his father, travelling the world and building up extensive contacts in the US and in the Arab world.
- From Alain to Ali -
Like his father, Bongo junior converted to Islam and took an Arabic first name in the 1970s, at a time when Arab oil-producing nations were flexing their economic muscle.
In August 1989, he was appointed foreign minister at the tender age of 30, but had to step down two years later when a new constitution stipulated that cabinet members had to be at least 35.
He was back in government by 1999, at the head of the defence ministry, where he remained until shortly before the start of the election campaign caused by the death of his father in 2009.
Stocky and curly-haired, Ali Bongo is one of two of the late president's children who have occupied key posts -- his elder sister Pascaline served as her father's chief-of-staff from 1994 until his death.
Omar Bongo liked to claim that the two children who worked for him were only there because of their talent, and not due to nepotism.
Well before Omar Bongo's drawn-out illness and death, it became clear that his son had his eye on the presidency, despite some opposition in the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), and the shadow of corruption left by his father who had been under investigation in France over the ownership of luxury properties. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715183/gabons-bongo-seeking-to-be-a-brand-new-man.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/70bb69ffdf51bb8614a36bcb2fa39f4fb170ea12c4cc9f2fefaca27d92a2dbda.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:51:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A private health facility, New Crystal Health Services has maintained its position as the leading healthcare service provider in the Ghana Club 100 rankings. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715647%2Fnew-crystal-health-services-top-health-sector-in-club-100-ra.html.json | en | null | New Crystal Health Services top health sector in Club 100 rankings | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A private health facility, New Crystal Health Services has maintained its position as the leading healthcare service provider in the Ghana Club 100 rankings.
The company which has consistently claimed a top spot in the prestigious ranking among its peers in health services, has attributed its success to quality customer service and professionalism.
New Crystal Health Services is headquartered in Ashaiman with six branches in other areas including Tema, Michel Camp and Takoradi. The company also operates an Invitro Fertilisation facility, an ultra-modern diagnostic centre and health training schools.
Speaking after receiving the award, the Chief Executive of New Crystal Health Services, Dr Wisdom Amegbletor attributed the success to consistent quality healthcare delivery.
He dedicated the award to his management and staff and urged them to “continue to work hard in the service of humanity”.
Dr Amegbletor emphasised the role of the private sector in healthcare and urged closer collaboration with government to ensure that healthcare was available to all.
He bemoaned the rate at which young people are dying and called on the public to pay attention to their health.
“The fact that you look well does not mean you are healthy, so let’s regularly undertake medical check-ups to know the status of our health,” he stressed.
He said New Crystal Health Services has started a podcast which is posted on social media to inform people on how to take care of their health.
He invited the public to listing to these podcasts and urged the media to also give more space for health education so that lives could be saved.
The company’s ranking as the 54th most prestigious company in the list of the Ghana Club 100 is due to impressive financial performance, Corporate Social Responsibility activities and corporate governance.
The Ghana Club 100 is an annual ranking by the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) to honour companies that excelled in their various areas of operations in the previous fiscal year.
Story by Ghana| Myjoyonline.com | Joy Business | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715647/new-crystal-health-services-top-health-sector-in-club-100-ra.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/f4af74fb2ff1026e4f379eee6b062a9c22cc5f9a2d06ca802eeaa25c7af4c684.json | |
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"Expose Nigeria"
] | 2016-08-28T16:51:19 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | ?Here Is The Volume One Of The Urban Playlist Mixtape Hosted By The Two Veteran DJs, quot;DJ Vibez quot; amp; quot;DJ Foby quot;. This Sco | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38525%2Fdj-vibez-dj-foby-ft-tee-blaq-urban-playlist-mix-deejay.html.json | en | null | DJ Vibez & DJ Foby Ft. Tee Blaq - Urban Playlist Mix @deejayvibez @djfoby1 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Here Is The Volume One Of The Urban Playlist Mixtape Hosted By The Two Veteran DJs, "DJ Vibez" & "DJ Foby".
This Scorching Mixtape Attained "Eldar Record's" Front Act, "TEE BLAQ" As The Utmost Featuring Artiste.
The Mixtape Comprises The Popular Demands Of Major Naija 2016 Hit Urban Vibes.
Track List
💥 Dj Vibez
1. Ajebutter22 x Falz - Bad Gang
2. Runtown x Wizkid - Lagos 2 Kampala
3. Olamide - Igara Chicken
4. Chinko Ekun - Enemies
5. Wande Coal x Sigzeey - We Ball (Remix)
6. Burnaboy - Soke
7. Wizkid - Ojuelegba
8. Orezi - Double Your Hustle
9. Dj Jimmyjatt x Wizkid - Feeling The Beat
10. Ketchup - Pam Pam
11. Navy Kenzo - Kamatia Chini
12. LK Kuddy x Yung6ix x Wizkid - With You (Remix)
13. Korede Bello x Tiwa Savage - Romantic
14. L.A.X - Gimme Dat
15. Mr Eazi - Hollup
16. Mr Eazi x Eugy - Dance For Me
17. Dotman - Akube
18. Ycee - Omo Alhaji
19. Aban x Gasmilla - Red Lite
20. Davido x Mayorkun x Dremo x Ichaba - Back 2 Back
21. Maleek Berry - Kontrol
💥 Dj Foby
22. Tee Blaq - Gbemileke
23. Reekado Banks - Standard
24. Rajomovic - Celebration
25. Runtown - Walahi
26. Kcee x Timaya - Alkayida
27. Tee Blaq - Shope
28. Phyno x Olamide - Fada Fada
29. Mayorkun - Eleko
30. Tekno - Wash
31. Dj Xclusive - Shawarma
32. Timaya - Some More
33. Olu Maintain - Excuse My French
34. Niniola - Shaba
35. Olamide - Don't Stop
36. Dj Kentalky x Lil Kesh - Blessings
37. Dj Baddo x Small Doctor - Kelegbe
38. Terry G - Totori
39. Kcee x Uhuru - Talk & Do
40. Young John x Lil Kesh - Bend Down Select
41. Dj Consequence x Ycee - In A Benz
42. Kardinal Official - Head, Shoulder, Knees & Toes
43. Small Doctor x Olamide - You Know
44. Timaya x Flavour - Money
45. Dj Osas x Rayce x Slyde x Niniola - Aunty
46. Tee Blaq - Vasa Shii
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Twitter: @deejayvibez
Instagram: @deejayvibezz
Twitter: @djfoby1
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[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:28 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Parliament Youth and Sports Committee has hinted of its readiness to intervene in the impasse between the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Sports Minist | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716095%2Fparliament-to-mediate-in-gfa-sports-minister-standoff.html.json | en | null | Parliament to mediate in GFA, Sports Minister standoff | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Parliament Youth and Sports Committee has hinted of its readiness to intervene in the impasse between the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye.
Member of the Committee Kwadwo Baah Agyeman says they are compelled to intervene because of the worsening nature of the relationship which, if not curtailed would affect the chances of the country in the “AFCON and a match with Russia.”
“Our responsibility is to oversee these agencies and ministry under our jurisdiction. I have spoken to some of our members and I know that by Thursday we will end the matter,” he told Joy News’ Dzifa Bampoh, host of Newsnite programme.
The GFA and the Minister have both been breathing fire on each other’s neck over handlings of football activities in the country.
Mr Vanderpuye had earlier described the Association as cow dung that is magnificent and beautiful on the surface but stinks and filled with maggots beneath.
The FA rebutted saying it will not allow some government functionaries to run down its leadership as though it has no clue of what it is doing.
The nation’s senior team the Blackstars is expected to have an encounter with the Rwanda over the weekend in a Nations Cup qualifier but attempts by the FA to have the Minister pay for the flight tickets of players abroad have been met with cold treatment.
Deputy Captain of the Blackstars Dede Ayew has promised to foot the flight ticket of those of his colleagues who would be unable to afford it.
The standoff between the Association and the Minister has gained international attention with some sports pundits describing it as outlandish. They believe a media battle on football issues will not help matters.
Even though the Committee has not been officially notified about happenings, Mr Agyeman said they picked the signal during a stakeholders meeting they held in July.
According to him, at that meeting, “one Mr Doku raised the attention” of the Committee to the problem but they advised that the matter be formally channeled to the Committee.
Vice Chairman of the Blackstars Management Committee, Wilfred Osei, says the team has refused to let the current impasse distract them from putting up a good performance over the weekend.
“We have epic encounter with Russia and you don’t go into such game with the kind of controversy going on in the country,” he said.
With the exception of Blackstars Captain Asamoah Gyan and Christian Atsu, he said: “most of the players have confirmed their arrival.”
He explained the two had delayed their arrival because of contractual issues with their clubs.
Full of praise for the players, Mr Osei said: “If you have set of players who are willing to buy their own plane tickets it shows the kind of confidence they have in the FA.”
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Austin Brakopowers | Email: [email protected] | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716095/parliament-to-mediate-in-gfa-sports-minister-standoff.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e8922fb83ad0a61b7a5e2fcb4fd6faa33d1e9c9d85407a474b23e928f99cb998.json | |
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"Al Jazeera Africa Pr"
] | 2016-08-30T16:52:28 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | ldquo;In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but...we tortured some fo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715963%2Flibyan-cia-torture-victims-speak-to-al-jazeera.html.json | en | null | Libyan CIA Torture Victims Speak To Al Jazeera | null | null | www.modernghana.com | “In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but...we tortured some folks.”
President Obama, August 2014
In Search for the Dark Prison, a moving two-part Fault Lines documentary on Al Jazeera, Sebastian Walker sets out on a global quest to find the victims of the CIA’s infamous torture program.
Post 9/11, the CIA tortured 119 detainees from 20 countries, according to a heavily-redacted 2014 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) report. 26 of these did not meet the CIA's own standards for detention, according to the US government report.
The victims Sebastian speaks to all spent time at what they call The Dark Prison, widely believed to be the same purpose-built torture facility that the SSCI code-named Detention Site Cobalt. Sebastian tracks the black site’s most likely location to an old brick factory on the outskirts of Khwaja Rawash airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Even with redactions, the SSCI report of what happened there reads like a horror film: isolation in total darkness, constant deafening music, rectal rehydration, keeping detainees in coffin-shaped boxes, and chaining one detainee to the wall in a standing position for 17 days.
Dozens of those tortured – like Mohamed Ahmed al Shoreiya Ben Soud and Khalid Al-Sharif – were never charged with a crime and have now been released.
Mohamed and Khalid were both members of The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which opposed Muammar Gaddafi. In 2004, the US state department designated LIFG as a terrorist group, but Mohamed and Khalid were detained the year before, and say their battle was with Gaddafi, not Washington.
The two men understandably do not want to go into everything that happened to them, but say they are haunted by flashbacks and nightmares.
“Often times I’m sitting with my family and I disconnect completely, disconnect emotionally, and I drown in these painful memories,” says Mohamed. “Many times my children ask me, ‘Dad, why are you staring into space?’”
He says he doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to tell his children what he went through.
“The most dangerous thing I was thinking of was that they had no red lines,” Mohamed says. “They are willing to do anything.”
Khalid says their torturers threatened to kill them. “They would say to us: ‘We can kill you now. No one would know where you are or who killed you.’”
Mohamed says what happened to him and other torture victims should concern everyone. “Today it happened to us; tomorrow it'll happen to someone else. Maybe in the future, the American government will consider some segment of the population as threats and it will torture them as well.”
As lawyer James Connell tell Sebastian, “If another future president decides to use torture again, they already have an infrastructure built.”
To this day, only one individual has been jailed in connection with the CIA's torture programme: whisteblower John Kiriakou, the first person to confirm the agency's use of waterboarding in 2007. No other prosecutions have been pursued.
Search for the Dark Prison premieres on Al Jazeera English on 13 September 2016 at 2230 GMT and will be available to embed from YouTube after it airs. Part two premieres on 20 September 2016.
Watch | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715963/libyan-cia-torture-victims-speak-to-al-jazeera.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b3954ad26d4f2befe30f2bb7d8fec8badf804c5d5b0082d1267da98d98c0c373.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:13 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | What happens when you give Kanye West four minutes to do whatever he chooses? That was the question heading into Sunday rsquo;s VMAs after reports that produ | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38533%2Fkanye-west-pays-tribute-to-himself-at-2016-mtv-video-music-a.html.json | en | null | Kanye West pays tribute to himself at 2016 MTV Video Music Awards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | What happens when you give Kanye West four minutes to do whatever he chooses?
That was the question heading into Sunday’s VMAs after reports that producers gave the polarizing pop disrupter the green light to do whatever he wanted onstage.
So what did he do? He emerged onstage and approached a podium and immediately began to pay tribute to, well, himself.
“I am Kanye West. And that feels really great to say, especially this year,” West started, amid chants from the audience.
West was there to premiere his new video, “Fade,” but before that he wanted to talk. And talk, and talk.
“Later tonight ‘Famous’ might lose to Beyonce but I can’t be mad, I’m always wishing for Beyonce to win,” he joked, making reference to his controversial stage-crash.
The rapper went on to defend “Famous,” his polarizing music video that featured an art display of West and celebrities and public figures like Donald Trump, Chris Brown and George W. Bush lying naked in bed.
“It was an expression of our now, our fame right now, us on the inside of the TV. The audacity to put Anna Wintour next to Donald Trump. I put Ray J in it, bro. This is fame bro. I see you Amber,” West joked pointing to his ex-girlfriend in the crowd. “My wife is a [gangsta], not a lot of people’s wives would let them say that.”
West referenced the ongoing crime in his native Chicago. And he strongly defended himself against Taylor Swift’s claims that he didn’t consult her over the song.
It was one of his usual freewheeling, remarkably self-indulgent stream-of-conscious rants that has made him an incendiary, unpredictable figure in pop music. And, love him or loathe him, he’s an exciting watch.
West then introduced the premiere of the Tidal-sponsored visual for “Fade,” a single from his recent hit album “Life of Pablo.”
Starring R&B singer Teyana Taylor, the video featured the singer clad in workout attire and voraciously dancing in an empty gym. West didn’t appear in the clip.
The VMAs have infamously provided the backdrop for some of West’s most scandalous moments.
There was the earth-shattering interruption heard around the world, when a miffed West — woozy off half a bottle of Hennessy — stormed the stage when Swift was named the winner of the female video award instead of his pal Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” at the 2009 ceremony.
"Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish,” he said to a then-19-year-old Swift, “but Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!" He was met by a wave of boos and flipped off the audience as he returned to his seat.
The two made up and Swift even presented him with his Video Vanguard honor at last year’s awards. (That reunion was short-lived, though after West’s wife, Kim Kardashian West, leaked audio of Swift and West discussing a song in which he planned on dissing her.)
West’s appearance might have stayed clear of courting controversy — but it certainly reminded us of why the rapper can be as exhausting as he is entertaining. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38533/kanye-west-pays-tribute-to-himself-at-2016-mtv-video-music-a.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/d84c8dd083464361f274ec8b1756f38215818f3f366109b40be69d2b8ee7defe.json | |
[
"Ralph Benko"
] | 2016-08-29T00:51:16 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The mainstream media is relentlessly smack talking Donald Trump for his smack talking. Most mainstream headlines on Trump can pretty much be boiled down to m | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715396%2Fthe-melodramatic-criticisms-of-donald-trump-and-hillary-clin.html.json | en | null | The Melodramatic Criticisms Of Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Are Overdone | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The mainstream media is relentlessly smack talking Donald Trump for his smack talking. Most mainstream headlines on Trump can pretty much be boiled down to more or less harsh variations on Tsk! Tsk!
Trump proves undeterred. Meanwhile he, and various Republican commentators, have criticisms of Hillary Clinton surpassing the histrionic.
I here described Donald Trump (like me a native of Queens, New York) as a galoot (like me). Sometimes I find what he says beyond galootish all the way to deplorable. That said, I find the refined superciliousness of the Eastern Establishment at least as bad and in some ways worse.
Count me skeptical about the Establishment’s claim to moral and practical superiority. It may be that a Check Your Privilege moment for the political elites is overdue.
The Establishment considered both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton to be déclassé galoots. The Establishment really did not deign to learn from their successes in job creation and upward mobility. As Paul Hoffmeister recently pointed out in Trump/Pence, and the Coming Economic Boom in RealClearMarkets:
As Rich Lowrie of Put Growth First has shown, real incomes for the bottom 90% of wage earners grew 85% during the 23-year post-War period; whereas between 1971 and 2012, income adjusted for inflation for the bottom 90% has been flat.
Reagan and Clinton were job-creating outliers during a long and elite-managed Little Dark Age. I yearn for some signs of humility from the elites. Sixteen years — by some counts, 40+ — of economic stagnation for working people? Forgive me if I’m underwhelmed by the Establishment's excellence.
Meanwhile, of course, the candidates naturally are Saying Mean Things About One Another directly and by proxy. Trash talk is the calliope at the political carnival. It’s also a distraction. As Mental Floss usefully reminds us of both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two of our most revered Founders:
Jefferson’s camp accused President Adams of having a ‘hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.’ In return, Adams’ men called Vice President Jefferson ‘a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed Indian squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father.’ As the slurs piled on, Adams was labeled a fool, a hypocrite, a criminal, and a tyrant, while Jefferson was branded a weakling, an atheist, a libertine, and a coward.
Rather puts one in mind of Harry Truman's famous observation that "A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years."
The mass media hysteria over presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is vastly overdone. As my absolutely favorite gonzo journalist, the chronically hysterical Matt Taibbi, discerningly observed at Rolling Stone :
One of the great propaganda successes of the past few decades has been the myth of the liberal media. The idea that a monolithic herd of leftist snobs somehow controlled the news spread in part because of a seemingly key but really irrelevant demographic truth, i.e., that most individual reporters lean blue in their personal politics. …
But whatever their personal leanings, influential reporters mostly work in nihilistic corporations, to whom the news is a non-ideological commodity, to be sold the same way we hawk cheeseburgers or Marlboro Lights. Wars, scandals and racial conflicts sell, while poverty and inequality do not. So reporters chase one and not the other. It’s just business. …
Any halfway decent boxing promoter will tell you the public must be made to believe the fighters hate each other in order to sell the fight…. (Emphasis added.)
Two necessary digressions here.
Matt Taibbi writes that “influential reporters mostly work in nihilistic corporations.” You, as reader, and I, as writer, are occupying a shared journalistic space whose signature standards are “Speak Truth to Power” and “Tell It Like It Is.” We, if only temporarily, have here escaped the Rolling Stone Zone. Welcome to Forbes.com, what progressives call safe space.
Taibbi’s signature style is to say mean things about Republicans who are saying mean things. The irony is delicious.
Taibbi has a real gift for pure viciousness. Free sample : “… Republicans managed to get back in the game anyway by plucking an assortment of nativist freaks, village idiots and Internet Hitlers out of thin air and training them into a giant ball of incoherent resentment.” Impressive.
Digressions over, Taibbi, beneath the bile, nails a home truth. “Any halfway decent boxing promoter will tell you the public must be made to believe the fighters hate each other in order to sell the fight.”
Donald Trump invited Hillary (and Bill) Clinton to his wedding to Melania. The Clintons attended.
Not a signal of mutual hatred. Don't fall for it.
Having temporarily cleared away the Noise, a previously unheard Signal manifests: we mere voters have conjured two formidable candidates.
The vilification of both candidates is wretchedly overdone. One can barely utter those words without accusations of heresy from both right and left.
Yet there it is. The System, much to the consternation of the Establishment, is working in its ostentatiously preposterous, lurid, and resilient way.
Trump and Clinton are not merely formidable. They, despite their manifest imperfections, impressively reflect fundamental, powerful, and legitimate aspects of America’s values.
The candidates best reflecting these legitimate, and legitimately competing, values have managed to emerge as the nominees. They did so despite the heroic efforts of our political betters to save us from ourselves. Time to put an end to the melodramatic criticisms. "A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years."
Originating at Forbes.com | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715396/the-melodramatic-criticisms-of-donald-trump-and-hillary-clin.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/c6a4dedcc3489888f6dcc44a89ae1dce03bdfdf6d3962f1c445fb94d597171ed.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T12:50:41 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Championship side Newcastle United are in advanced talks to sign Christian Atsu from Chelsea, according to reports. Atsu, 24, has not made a first-tea | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715229%2Freport-newcastle-poised-to-sign-atsu-ghanaian-set-to-sign.html.json | en | null | REPORT: Newcastle poised to sign Atsu; Ghanaian set to sign soon | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Championship side Newcastle United are in advanced talks to sign Christian Atsu from Chelsea, according to reports.
Atsu, 24, has not made a first-team appearance for the Blues since being signed from Porto in 2013.
He has been sent out on loan to Everton, Bournemouth, Vitesse Arnhem and Malaga since joining the former Premier League champions from the Portuguese giants.
Reports have it that a number of Championship clubs have expressed interest in signing the Ghana winger and Newcastle are leading the race to add him to their squad.
Some reports are suggesting that Atsu will undergo a medical in the next 24 hours.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715229/report-newcastle-poised-to-sign-atsu-ghanaian-set-to-sign.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/7798432bcf94cef823ca55bb355ae7ab479d04f3b4c277f1dc8b83af0e89769a.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo-Dankwah Akufo Addo, has called for a change in leadership to ensure a turnaround in the c | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715600%2Fgod-didnt-make-us-poor-bad-leadership-did-nana-addo.html.json | en | null | God didnt make us poor, bad leadership did Nana Addo | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo-Dankwah Akufo Addo, has called for a change in leadership to ensure a turnaround in the country’s economic fortunes.
In a statement to mark the third anniversary of the party’s failed election petition following the 2012 presidential polls, Nana Addo said that the mismanagement by the current Mahama administration had resulted in the country’s economic woes.
“With three months to the holding of the December 2016 election, our economy is in crisis, businesses are collapsing, the cost of living is unbearably high for the ordinary person, our youth remain without employment, our children are failing in their examinations, cash and carry is effectively back in our hospitals, and we are experiencing strikes all over,” the statement from Nana Addo said.
“God did not put us on this rich land to be poor. It is bad leadership that makes us poor”
He added that, an NPP administration led by him would provide the leadership needed to lift the country out of the ‘crisis’ it is in.
“I believe I can in all humility, provide with God's guidance and the assistance of a capable team, the leadership that is needed to return Ghana onto the path of progress and prosperity, when the Ghanaian people entrust me with their mandate. I am appealing to Ghanaians to repose their confidence in me in December, and together we shall make the Black Star of Africa rise and shine again,” he said.
Country’s democracy supreme
Nana Addo reiterated his commitment to democracy, noting that his acceptance of the Supreme Court’s final verdict on the petition despite his issues with it as a case in point.
He believes that his and the NPP’s acceptance of the verdict demonstrated leadership and a dedication to Ghana’s democratic growth.
“I said on the day the judgement was delivered, that everything in my bones, in the way I was brought up and in how I have conducted my life thus far, made it imperative that I accept a decision of the highest court of our land, even though I might disagree with it. I thank the Lord that He gave me that inner strength to display the leadership when required,” Nana Addo said.
He urged all Ghanaians to respect the country’s democratic processes and adhere to all the rules governing the elections to ensure free and fair polls in December.
“It must be pointed out that the sanctity of the ballot is and must be supreme. It is the expression of preference involved in the casting of the ballot that is sacred – the rest of the activities are, at best, administrative exercises. The count, the collation, the transmission and the declaration of results cannot and should not be more important than the sacred, God-given right of a citizen expressing his or her choice represented by the casting of his or her ballot.”
“The strength of any democracy is very much determined by the credibility of its electoral system. It is in our collective interest that we ensure that the rules and regulations for the conduct of elections are fair and transparent, and that we all develop respect for them. There should be no lingering questions about the legitimacy of an election, and the winning candidate at the end of the process should receive the unalloyed support of all. That is how we can strengthen our democracy and the peace and stability of our nation.”
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By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715600/god-didnt-make-us-poor-bad-leadership-did-nana-addo.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/04c1c2559a8490493bd033fcca4c6b0f3b63dfcc2c68eb7cde3ef608972112a7.json | |
[
"Margaret Okai",
"Anthony Kwaku Amoah"
] | 2016-08-26T14:49:46 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | What is Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)? Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is a holistic approach to the implementation of polic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715064%2Fhow-far-with-ghanas-early-childhood-care-and-development.html.json | en | null | How Far With Ghanas Early Childhood Care And Development? | null | null | www.modernghana.com | What is Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)?
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is a holistic approach to the implementation of policies and programmes for promoting the growth and development of children between zero and eight years of age.
As Care, in this context, refers to the provision of special services for effective child growth, Development is a process of change in which the child is helped to gain mastery of crucial life activities, such as movement, thinking, feeling and interaction with people and objects in his or her physical environment.
ECCD, therefore, features major issues of the child’s life, including health, nutrition, education, protection and sanitation for better life.
Policies and programmes of ECCD
Government, in its efforts to provide the needed environment for children to access essential ECCD services, developed the ECCD policy, which was launched in August 2004.
The rationale behind the ECCD policy is to provide a framework for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to meaningfully contribute to the growth, development and survival of the child. It also enhances the collaboration between MDAs and stakeholders in providing integrated and well-coordinated services for the optimum development of the child.
In 2012, a Government White Paper was released to redefine the initial nine-year Basic Education programme to include two years of kindergarten (KG) education making it eleven years of basic school education so as to promote proper management and transition of the child.
As a country, we have been able to successfully mainstream our KG school system with the basic school education as part of the recommendations of the Dakar World Forum for Education and the Millennium Development Goals. The provisions of the Education Strategic Plan (2010-2020) also support the prioritisation, expansion and improvement in the delivery of ECCD services.
GES, in July 2011, embarked on a process of developing an operational plan to scale up the quality of KG education in the country where learning activities and processes were mostly participatory, collaborative and interactive with the participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including our foreign donors.
The operational plan lays out a Ghanaian pedagogy and a new vision for KG education with emphasis on activity-based learning. The vision of KG education is driven by the new pedagogy, which is based on the teacher’s understanding of how the child develops and learns.
It is appropriate to also state that this new development of child education and training calls for an enhanced approach to the implementation and use of the current curriculum and assessment tools so as to make the system more manageable, effective and relevant.
Achievements
There is an increase in basic school enrollment with a total of 1,766,715 pupils at KG as against 1,199,967 pupils in 2011/2012. In 2014/2015, the gross and net enrollment rates at KG were 128.8% and 82.7% respectively with a Gender Parity Index (GPI) of 1.04.
There has been a rise in the number of KGs. The total number of KGs stood at 18,915 in 2011/2012 compared to the current figure of about 20,960.
We have also had an exponential increase in the number of trained teachers of KG with a total of 42,417 in 2011/2012 as against the current figure of 52,007 teachers.
Accelerated training programmes for KG teachers and caregivers are being run with a huge number of untrained teachers and caregivers having been trained and certificated so far.
Series of campaigns on the importance of KG education and age appropriateness of enrollment are also being organised at the community, district and regional levels of the country.
Creation of awareness on the policy of Inclusive Education is ongoing in communities, districts and regions with ancillary facilities under the Child-friendly School concept.
As part of ECCD service-extension and pre-service training programmes, the University of Cape Coast and University of Education (Winneba) currently offer certificate, diploma, degree and even post-graduate courses in Early Childhood Education. Seven out of the 38 public colleges of education have also been running various courses in Early Childhood Education.
The National Nursery Teacher’s Training Centre also conducts training programmes to build the capacity of teachers of KG children with In-service Education and Training (INSET) programmes also being operationalised to focus on effective KG teaching methodology.
A five-year Quality Operational KG Plan aimed at scaling up the quality of KG education service delivery has been developed with their assessment tools also being reviewed.
As we speak, a process has been initiated to review the KG curriculum to focus on literacy, numeracy, creative arts and play. A National Steering Committee for ECCD has, therefore, been established to fast-track this review process. Teaching and learning materials on National Literacy Acceleration Programme (NALAP) have been properly developed to help teachers teach children effectively in their “mother tongue”. GES has also been working hard with stakeholders to develop, implement and monitor basic guidelines for establishing and managing KGs and early childhood development centres in the country.
Conclusion
KG education gives children the best start in life. It has the potential of producing a positive and lasting effect on the child. It is, therefore, necessary for all of us to support the implementation of all policies and programmes on KG education for the benefit of the child and the nation.
The writers are the Head of the Early Childhood Unit and a Public Relations Officer respectively of Ghana Education Service | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715064/how-far-with-ghanas-early-childhood-care-and-development.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/c1c50b2973864f5c990788f9b8b8e9fcfd0e37026f7bdd6acb1b52263ea7deca.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Ebusua Dwarfs suffered yet another setback at home as Medeama handed them 2-0 defeat. The Mauves put their sad exit from CAF Confederation Cup behind them to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715431%2Fmatch-report-ebusua-dwarfs-0-2-medeama-atta-agyei-inspire.html.json | en | null | Match Report: Ebusua Dwarfs 0-2 Medeama - Atta Agyei inspires Mauves to stun Dwarfs | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ebusua Dwarfs suffered yet another setback at home as Medeama handed them 2-0 defeat.
The Mauves put their sad exit from CAF Confederation Cup behind them to collect maximum points at the expense of lively Dwarfs at the Robert Mensah stadium.
A brace from Enoch Atta Agyei was enough to ensure that Medeama secured all spoils as well as condemn Dwarfs to a second straight home loss.
In-form goalkeeper Daniel Agyei proved again why he is preferred at the expense of Muntari Tagoe saving Christopher Bonney's penalty.
Before, Medeama took the lead in the 68th minute through Atta Agyei and with barely a minute to end proceedings Agyei striked again.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715431/match-report-ebusua-dwarfs-0-2-medeama-atta-agyei-inspire.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/33c2c4ac8b9bbfdb742df37748fd07a8fa9b84704141bfc11aeb500645630f7d.json | |
[
"Ntillam Ofori Betasun John"
] | 2016-08-28T00:51:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The first and newly crowned Mid Morning show host in Ahafo is Annor Clement, known on air waves as Miki Darling of Anapua Fm. He got this at the just ended m | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715316%2Fmiki-darling-the-best-mid-morning-show-host-in-ahafo.html.json | en | null | Miki Darling: The Best Mid Morning Show Host In Ahafo | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The first and newly crowned Mid Morning show host in Ahafo is Annor Clement, known on air waves as Miki Darling of Anapua Fm. He got this at the just ended maiden edition of Ahafo Media Award (AMe Awards 2016).
The event which had other categories like Radio Personality of the year and Best Entertainment Show of the year took place at Goaso Assembly Hall on Friday, 19th August, 2016 and was attended by dignitaries like the National Project Manager of Tigo, Evelyn Richison; Nana Kwadwo Kuma Yenhyira, Kontihene and Nana Atta Duku, Nefahene both from Goaso Traditional Council etc and was opened to only radio stations in the Ahafo part of the Brong Ahafo region.
After two months of voting and program monitoring, Miki Darling emerged as the winner in the category of Best Mid Morning Show Host of the year. The aforementioned was nominated in this category with DJ Pilato of Adunu Fm, Sankore.
Darling Boy in an interview with Kwaku ‘B’, Host of INFOTAINMENT on anapua105.1fm said,
“I thank God for giving me this. Of course I wouldn’t have achieved this without the support of my fans, so this is for the fans. Big thanks to ProLight Innovation limited for this initiative”
“AMe Awards 2016 is the first of its kind in Ahafo so am calling on all media stakeholders in Ahafo to come on board in support of this event to help make it bigger than what we have now”
You can listen to Miki Darling from Monday to Friday, 10am – 12pm with the Mid Morning Affair - work and happiness, a program full of educative segments on Anapua 105.1fm. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715316/miki-darling-the-best-mid-morning-show-host-in-ahafo.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/7bfacbbc6ad269b65dc59383887d74aba3c0b74e8e010ff388b4390fcab1cae8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:16 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Actor John Dumelo's dedication to the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) transforming Ghana mantra has taken him to the hinterlands. John Dumelo has made no | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715225%2Fjohn-dumelo-takes-campaign-for-mahama-to-the-hinterlands.html.json | en | null | John Dumelo takes campaign for Mahama to the hinterlands | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Actor John Dumelo's dedication to the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) transforming Ghana mantra has taken him to the hinterlands.
John Dumelo has made no secret his support for the NDC, and has endorsed the second term bid of President John Mahama who he has been seen campaigning for in the last couple of months.
His campaigning for President Mahama has seen him try to connect with the ‘common man’ a evidenced by this Facebook post:
John Dumelo’s standing in the NDC appears to be growing as he was not only spotted at the NDC campaign launch at Cape Coast, but was also given the honour of delivering a speech behind no less a person than former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Speaking at the campaign launch of the ruling NDC in Cape Coast, the controversial actor revealed “I decided to join the NDC after I met a certain group of people whose message didn’t convince me”.
The actor has also showed a knack for playing a little dirty when he told some party supporters in Wa that they should be proud that they support the NDC because they wouldn't be bathed with acid over dissenting views.
There are rumours that John Dumelo is nursing political ambitions, some even as high as the presidency.
‘I don't regret campaigning for Mahama’
John Dumelo has repeatedly stated that, he is not perturbed by criticisms and insults hurled at him over his open support for President John Dramani Mahama, and the NDC administration.
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715225/john-dumelo-takes-campaign-for-mahama-to-the-hinterlands.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/81a2118daa7700b559b3f0bbdae19dd06aa79c8a263409dd108a2fd5e1d41dff.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:37 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the election petition, said the entire process proved to Ghanaians | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715563%2Felection-petition-proved-im-a-true-leader-nana-addo.html.json | en | null | Election Petition Proved Im A True Leader Nana Addo | null | null | www.modernghana.com | New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the election petition, said the entire process proved to Ghanaians he is a true leader.
“I said, on the day the judgement was delivered, that everything in my bones, in the way I was brought up and in how I have conducted my life thus far, made it imperative that I accept a decision of the highest court of our land, even though I might disagree with it. I thank the Lord that He gave me that inner strength to display the leadership when required,” the former attorney general said in a statement to mark the third anniversary of the petition which challenged the 2012 presidential results.
The Supreme Court in its judgment affirmed the NDC candidate John Mahama as the president after eight months of legal tussle.
Below is the full statement of Nana Addo:
Exactly three years ago, on August, 29, 2013, the Supreme Court, the highest court of our nation, delivered a 5-4 majority judgement that brought an end to the election petition that the late Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, Mahamudu Bawumia and I had filed in the court, challenging the validity of the results of the 2012 presidential election. The majority decision rejected our challenge.
After proceedings that lasted eight months, Ghana came out with her democratic credentials enhanced. We proved to the world that we were willing and able to submerge our individual and partisan preferences for the common good. We demonstrated clearly that it was not the ambitions of Akufo-Addo, nor the fortunes of the NPP, that we sought to promote. The stability and progress of Ghana, and the enhancement of her democracy were the paramount considerations that guided our every action in those difficult days.
I said, on the day the judgement was delivered, that everything in my bones, in the way I was brought up and in how I have conducted my life thus far, made it imperative that I accept a decision of the highest court of our land, even though I might disagree with it. I thank the Lord that He gave me that inner strength to display the leadership when required.
The message from the majority on the Court was clear, and to the effect that, regardless of the infractions or irregularities that might happen on Election Day, what happens at the polling station is sacred and results declared there will not be reversed. We, in the NPP, have taken that message to heart.
However, it must be pointed out that the sanctity of the ballot is and must be supreme. It is the expression of preference involved in the casting of the ballot that is sacred – the rest of the activities are, at best, administrative exercises. The count, the collation, the transmission and the declaration of results cannot and should not be more important than the sacred, God-given right of a citizen expressing his or her choice represented by the casting of his or her ballot.
The strength of any democracy is very much determined by the credibility of its electoral system. It is in our collective interest that we ensure that the rules and regulations for the conduct of elections are fair and transparent, and that we all develop respect for them. There should be no lingering questions about the legitimacy of an election, and the winning candidate at the end of the process should receive the unalloyed support of all. That is how we can strengthen our democracy and the peace and stability of our nation.
With three months to the holding of the December 2016 election, our economy is in crisis, businesses are collapsing, the cost of living is unbearably high for the ordinary person, our youth remain without employment, our children are failing in their examinations, cash and carry is effectively back in our hospitals, and we are experiencing strikes all over. God did not put us on this rich land to be poor. It is bad leadership that makes us poor.
I believe I can, in all humility, provide, with God's guidance and the assistance of a capable team, the leadership that is needed to return Ghana onto the path of progress and prosperity, were the Ghanaian people to entrust me with their mandate. I am appealing to Ghanaians to repose their confidence in me in December, and together we shall make the Black Star of Africa rise and shine again.
The battle is still the Lord's!
God bless our democracy! God bless Ghana! God bless Mother Africa!
……signed……
Nana Akufo-Addo
2016 NPP Presidential Candidate | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715563/election-petition-proved-im-a-true-leader-nana-addo.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/6a52d7fb32bc95f0df258d0ecab3cd6b4a354edbb45d95ca140f52fb887d5e32.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T14:50:17 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Queen mother of New Edubiase in the Adansi South district of the Ashanti region, Nana Akua Dwum II, has urged men not to bite the nipple whilst sucking thei | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715250%2Fbreasts-are-for-men-but-theyre-not-chewing-stick-queen-m.html.json | en | null | Breasts are for men; but theyre not chewing stick Queen Mother | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Queen mother of New Edubiase in the Adansi South district of the Ashanti region, Nana Akua Dwum II, has urged men not to bite the nipple whilst sucking their wives' breasts.
According to her, the best way to go about it is for men to use their tongues to lick the nipples and not the teeth.
The Queen mother complained that some men do not know how to suck the breast at all and that they (men) should not allow their teeth to touch the breast.
Speaking at an Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA) sponsored cancer awareness programme in Obuasi recently, the Edubiase Queen Mother, whose comment was met with uncontrollable laughter, urged men to use their tongues in a steady up and down movement around the nipple.
Nana Dwum II declared: “There will be war should men be barred from sucking breasts. We would be prosecuted one after the other if it comes to that.”
Still at her educating best, Nana Dwum, however, made a clear distinction between men who are “really exceptionally” good at breast sucking compared to those men who use their teeth.
She cautioned women to be careful with men who use their teeth whilst sucking the breast, to avoid being hurt or injured.
“I will plead with you (women) to give him your tongue if you realize he is about to reach orgasm,” she advised, adding “when you sense your man is going wayward take away your breast and give him your mouth.
“When he bites it, you also bite his, so that both of you will fast the following day.”
The queen mother pleaded with women to direct the men as to how best they (women) want it when the men are about to suck the breasts – “else just engage him with the tongue so that any bite would not have any serious repercussions on the breast.”
Nana Dwum also urged women to always do intermittent self-breast check-up at the hospital and called on AGA to organize such programs in all the traditional areas in the Adansi state and beyond.
Nana Amoanimaa Dede II, Queen mother of Adansi Traditional Area, advised women to give their breast priority attention to reduce the high fatality rate from cancer.
Nana Amoanimaa Dede II also corroborated the position of her New Edubiase counterpart that some men do not know how to suck the breast at all.
“It will not be out of place to hit your man hard to let him know it hurts, if he bites the nipples whilst sucking.”
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By: Chronicle/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715250/breasts-are-for-men-but-theyre-not-chewing-stick-queen-m.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/76fade3c45621da47b3fafa6fe0a590c81c71455235efa3d209a7d3e27ff0253.json | |
[
"Monte Oz"
] | 2016-08-30T14:52:10 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The inaugural Miss Ghana South Africa pageant in association with the Ghana High Commission took place this past Saturday, 27 August 2016, at a glitzy black | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38568%2Fmichelle-danso-wins-2016-miss-ghana-south-africa.html.json | en | null | Michelle Danso Wins 2016 Miss Ghana South Africa | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The inaugural Miss Ghana South Africa pageant in association with the Ghana High Commission took place this past Saturday, 27 August 2016, at a glitzy black tie gala dinner at the Bryanston Country Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, which saw 21 year old final year University of Witwatersrand Industrial Psychology student, Michelle Danso, take the crown.
The sold out event was hosted by prominent radio Programs Manager, Tony Soglo, and Communication Specialist, Nonye Omotola. The event was attended by dignitaries such as His Excellency, Kwesi Ahwoi, and members of his esteemed Ghana High Commission team. Former SABC Chairperson, Ellen Tshabalala and reigning Miss South Africa 2015 1stPrincess, Refilwe Mthimunye, formed part of the judging panel alongside businessmen Anthony Afordofe of Akweni Construction and Project Management, Mckevin Ayaba Founding Partner of Africa Business Radio and accomplished registered pharmacist, Dr Ralph Tetty-Amlalo.
Reigning Mrs Tshwane 2015 and Mrs Africa International 2016, Refilwe Fosu-Amoah, played a key role alongside the organisers as Pageant Coordinator, taking the finalists under her wing and managing their activities.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the successful launch of the inaugural Miss Ghana South Africa pageant. It’s been a concept 6 years in the making and we believe we have laid a strong foundation for the longevity of this pageant in South Africa and we look forward to journeying with Michelle Danso over the next year. Congratulations to all the finalists. Every one of them would have made a fitting winner. We would also like to extend a big thank you to His Excellency and the Ghana High Commission for partnering with us and to all the sponsors and team members who came on board.” expresses Mavis Anim and Sheila Afari, co-founders and organisers of Miss Ghana South Africa.
Miss Ghana Sa | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38568/michelle-danso-wins-2016-miss-ghana-south-africa.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/cce27b1462ac0f2685c4138f8ab1c84803bf45f18a7e5e21c27af3d2a2602ad2.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:31 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Talented Ghana U 20 star Yaw Yeboah has been handed a late call up by Black Stars coach Avram Grant following the injury to Leicester City winger Jeffery Sch | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715133%2Fconfirmed-talented-ghana-u20-star-yaw-yeboah-replaces-injur.html.json | en | null | Talented Ghana U20 star Yaw Yeboah replaces injured Jeffery Schlupp for Ghanas Afcon clash with Rwanda | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Talented Ghana U 20 star Yaw Yeboah has been handed a late call up by Black Stars coach Avram Grant following the injury to Leicester City winger Jeffery Schlupp, the Ghana FA has confirmed.
Yaw, 19, replaces Jeffery Schlupp who has been ruled out of action for four weeks.
The FC Twente winger has been in top form and guided them to their first win in the Eredivise last Sunday with a 4-3 win away at Groningin.
Yaw Yeboah, a member of the 2015 Ghana U20 side also played for the Black Satellites in the 2017 U20 Afcon qualifiers which Ghana lost to Senegal.
Schlupp was ruled out of next week's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier just a day after Avram Grant named the squad for the qualifiers.
England-based player, who can also play in several positions, was left out of the Foxes squad that played in the goalless draw against Arsenal over the weekend.
By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715133/confirmed-talented-ghana-u20-star-yaw-yeboah-replaces-injur.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e2c26bdde54c605633c473ff04f70cfe4f0cd5729f615a29987b753f33c43f2b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:08 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Ampem Darkoa Ladies playmaker Sonia Opoku insists she unworried by their ejection from the Sanford Women's FA Cup but elated for being the best player of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715429%2Ffabulous-ladies-star-sonia-opoku-calm-despite-shock-womens.html.json | en | null | Fabulous Ladies star Sonia Opoku calm despite shock Women's FA Cup exit | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ampem Darkoa Ladies playmaker Sonia Opoku insists she unworried by their ejection from the Sanford Women's FA Cup but elated for being the best player of the match.
Fabulous Ladies FC advanced to the final of the first Sanford Women's FA Cup after beating the Techiman-based outfit on 4-3 penalties after a 2-2 stalemate in regular time on Saturday.
"Losing is normal, it can happen to anyone. Winning the best player of match, I'm content and I thank God for that," she told the media.
"I tried my best because I didn't play my game but at least I did something and thanks everyone that made me to be the most valuable player of the game."
By Nuhu Adams
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[] | 2016-08-30T12:52:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The chairman of the Pilgrims Affairs Office Ghana (PAOG) Alhaji Abdul Rauf Tanko Ibrahim has explained that this year's operations have been bedeviled with chal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715880%2Fhajj-chairman-explains-challenges.html.json | en | null | Hajj Chairman Explains Challenges | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The chairman of the Pilgrims Affairs Office Ghana (PAOG) Alhaji Abdul Rauf Tanko Ibrahim has explained that this year's operations have been bedeviled with challenges which are avoidable.
He mentioned that delayed payment, which has become more like an annual ritual, caused the Hajj processes to delay by over two weeks, adding that “the net effect was delay in the issuance of visas. It also led to a situation whereby prospective pilgrims handed money over to agents at a time the quota was exhausted, thus making it practically impossible to obtain visas much less, travel. And when this was communicated to them, some of them got a bit agitated initially, but later understood why it would be impossible to process them at the time they paid. As a matter of fact, there has been over subscription this year.”
The importance of early payment, he said, has been hammered over and over again to agents but such entreaties have not been heeded to.
He also hinted that yet another challenge was the backlog of pilgrims from last year which exerted a little pressure on this year's quota and had to be cleared.
Alhaji Tanko intimated that “because of the huge desire to travel this year, albeit all slots are filled, some unscrupulous individuals are taking advantage to defraud unsuspecting Ghanaians.
He therefore called on all aspiring pilgrims to desist from giving monies to people who promise to procure Hajj visas for them through other means.
There are still over 270 visas to be issued from the Saudi Embassy, which with the support of the Office of the President, should be done by close of day on Monday 29th August, 2016.
When these are done, I am sure we would have succeeded in lowering the anxiety of those whose passports have been submitted for a while now,” the chairman said.
The delay in releasing the 270 passports from the Saudi Embassy, we gathered, was due to some technical challenges.
The chairman therefore called on pilgrims and families to exercise restraint.
He also urged the Muslim Ummah to continue to lend the Hajj Office their maximum cooperation.
There is still one more flight from Ghana and we have also made some special arrangement for an aircraft to come through Senegal to collect the remnants of our pilgrims who for one reason or the other missed their flights, he added.
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[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:36 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun. Beauty queen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38581%2Fsinger-chris-brown-arrested-for-pointing-gun-at-woman.html.json | en | null | Singer Chris Brown Arrested For Pointing Gun At Woman | null | null | www.modernghana.com | US singer Chris Brown has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman told police he had threatened her with a gun.
Beauty queen Baylee Curran told the LA Times Mr Brown had pointed the gun at her face after she had been admiring his friend’s jewellery.
Mr Brown came out of his home after a stand-off with police on Tuesday.
The singer has several convictions for violence, including a 2009 assault on his then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
Police went to Mr Brown’s home following the emergency call early on Tuesday from Ms Curran, who by that time had left the property.
Ms Curran told the LA Times that she and a friend had gone to Mr Brown’s house with a business associate on Monday evening.
She said she had been admiring the diamond necklace of a man who had been showing off his jewellery when the man got angry and told her to back away.
That is when she says Mr Brown pulled out a gun, pointed it at her face and told her to get out.
“If somebody put a gun to your head, what would you do? Call the police,” Ms Curran said on her Instagram account, AFP news agency reported.
Once at Mr Brown’s sprawling mansion, police officers were allegedly denied entry and had to wait for a judge to approve a search warrant before going inside to search for a weapon.
It wasn’t until Mr Brown’s lawyer arrived that the singer eventually emerged.
Police said about half a dozen people had been escorted out of the residence and would be interviewed.
During the stand-off, Mr Brown posted videos online accusing the police of harassment.
“When you get the warrant for whatever you need to do, you’re going to walk right up in here and you’re going to see nothing, you idiots,” he said in one Instagram video, posted to 30m followers.
In another, Mr Brown also voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality, saying: “You’re all the worst gang in the world, the police.”
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[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:17 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi A MEMBER of the Ashanti Regional Communication Team of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Bobobi, has accused ex | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715994%2Fndc-execs-chasing-women-communication-officer-alleges.html.json | en | null | NDC EXECS CHASING WOMEN Communication officer alleges | null | null | www.modernghana.com | From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi
A MEMBER of the Ashanti Regional Communication Team of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Bobobi, has accused executives of the party in the region of sleeping on their duties and rather engaging in immoral acts of chasing girls and drinking.
According to the NDC Communication Member, executives of the party are only interested in their positions, but not the duties associated with them, adding that instead of concentrating on their core duties, they are busily grabbing ladies and drinking expensive wines. Godwin Bobobi, who made the statement on Silver FM Breakfast show, when enumerating challenges facing him and his colleagues, said the lackadaisical attitude of most of the executives could spell doom for the party in the upcoming elections.
The NDC Communicator’s ranting follows similar complaints by some of his colleagues about the poor service conditions and failure on the part of the party hierarchy to address them, despite several appeals. According to him, though they (communicators) were bent on working to ensure that the NDC and President Mahama succeed in the agenda to win one million votes in the Ashanti Region, the attitude of top executives has become great disincentive to some of them.
He indicated that apart from three or four of them who are working and, therefore, have the means of livelihood, the rest of his colleagues are jobless and, therefore, find it difficult to bear the cost of having to move from one station to another.
“Our party executives are not working; about 90% of them engage in chasing girls and breaking bottles. How can we succeed with such attitude,” He told host of the show, Oheneba Asiedu. Members of the NDC Regional Communication Team were on record at the beginning of the year to have threatened to lay down their tools because of the refusal by the party and government to address their basic needs, including monthly stipends and transportation allowances. When contacted, the Regional Communication Officer, Sammed Akalilu, said he had listened to the tape and that it sounds like the voice of his subordinate – Godwin Bobobi. According to him, he shares all the sentiments expressed by Godwin, except that of NDC executives chasing women and drinking. According to him, though the ruling party wants to maintain power, it does not value the importance of communication. He alleged that a Pick Up vehicle given to the party to aid its campaign in the Ashanti Region has been locked up in a room, because the party hierarchy in the region feels it is below their standard to use such a vehicle. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715994/ndc-execs-chasing-women-communication-officer-alleges.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/ce2f4dcf87530ce87a37258ccdb029575c4e4ef75786fb39b1ab70b9158219cd.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:00 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Juventus coach Max Allegri has lauded the qualities of Kwadwo Asamoah who exceeded expectations on opening weekend of the Serie A. The 27-year-old was | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715108%2Fjuventus-coach-allegri-kwadwo-asamoah-has-great-personality.html.json | en | null | Juventus coach Allegri: Kwadwo Asamoah has great personality and technique | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Juventus coach Max Allegri has lauded the qualities of Kwadwo Asamoah who exceeded expectations on opening weekend of the Serie A.
The 27-year-old was adjudged man of the match as he lasted the entire duration in the Bianconeri 2-1 win over Fiorentina last Saturday.
Asamoah had battled injuries for two seasons but looks re-energized this season after impressing in pre season.
"It's great to have Asamoah back. He's an important player for us and possesses great personality and technique," Allegri in a pre-match conference ahead of Saturday's trip to Lazio.
Asamoah has been named in the 20-man squad for match to be played at the Stadio Olimpico.
Juventus squad:
Buffon, Chiellini, Benatia,Pjanic, Khedira, Higuain, Hernanes, Alex Sandro, Barzagli, Mandzukic, Lemina, Pjaca, Dybala, Asamoah, Dani Alves, Rugani, Neto, Lichtsteiner, Audero, Evra
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[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:59 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | By George-Ramsey Benamba, GNA Accra, Aug 26, GNA - Mr Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of agricultural development bank (adb) has commended the Ghana Police Se | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715101%2Fadb-md-commends-ghana-police-service.html.json | en | null | adb MD commends Ghana Police Service | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By George-Ramsey Benamba, GNA
Accra, Aug 26, GNA - Mr Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of agricultural development bank (adb) has commended the Ghana Police Service for the maintenance of peace and security in the country.
He said the Police have contributed in ensuring the safety and security of banks thereby enabling them to work in a secured environment.
'We have had instances of robbery attempts in some banks, but the police have been timely and brave in responding and I wish to commend them for their commitment to duty,' he said.
Mr Asiedu gave the commendation when the Accra Central Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah paid a courtesy call on him.
He pledged the Bank's commitment to support the Accra Central Division of the Ghana Police Service in their quest to maintain peace and security for the business community.
'As a bank we need a peaceful and secured atmosphere to operate and I am glad the Police Service has shown over time that they are up to the task in providing us with the peaceful environment needed for our businesses to thrive,' he said.
Mr Asiedu said the adequate security provided by the Police Service had boosted the confidence of customers to walk into banking halls to transact business.
He indicated that the bank would soon roll out tailored made products and services for selected institutions including the police service so as to enable them enjoy the full benefits of banking.
Maame Addo-Danquah, Accra Divisional Police Commander expressed gratitude to the Bank for its assistance over the years and pledged that her administration's continuous provision of security.
'We want to ensure that companies and organisations operating within our jurisdiction enjoy the necessary peace and security as they go about their business, she said.
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[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Funeral arrangements for the burial of late highlife musician, Daasebre Gyamena, is in limbo as a misunderstanding has ensued between his maternal family relati | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38585%2Fblows-over-daasebre-gyamena-burial-mothers-side-vs-fathers.html.json | en | null | Blows Over Daasebre Gyamena Burial Mothers Side Vs Fathers Side | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Funeral arrangements for the burial of late highlife musician, Daasebre Gyamena, is in limbo as a misunderstanding has ensued between his maternal family relations of one side and his paternal family on the other side.
Members from Daasebre’s mother’s family in Anomabo have placed a court injunction on the funeral arrangement because his father’s family in Koforidua has refused to release the body to be buried at Anomabo as their tradition demands.
Since his untimely demise at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra on Friday, July 29, 2016, there have been disputes between the Muslim community and his father’s family in Koforidua over who has the right to bury his remains.
After both parties(the Muslims community and his father’s family) agreed on a burial date set for October 14, members from Daasebre Gyamena’s mother’s family are demanding that his dead body must be moved from Koforidua to Anomabo where his mother hails from for him to be buried there instead of Koforidua.
Speaking on Peace FM‘s Entertainment Review, Nana Kwaku Appah from Daasebre Gyamena’s mother’s family confirmed that they have asked his father’s family in Koforidua to release the remains to them.
“Yes, it is true we are demanding the body of our royal son,” he added.
Nana admitted that they sent a delegation to Koforidua to be part of the meeting where the burial date was chosen, but according him, their delegation couldn’t articulate their position properly in the meeting.
“We agreed for the one week celebration to be held in Koforidua on condition that his father’s family would allow us to take the body to Anomabo after the one week but they have refused to allow us to take the body from Koforidua and our family tradition demands that if a member of the family dies no matter what or where the person dies, the person must be buried in Anomabo,” Nana Kwaku pointed out.
He disclosed that they went to Koforidua last Wednesday to transport the body to Anomabo, but Daasebre’s father’s family did not allow them, adding that both families agreed initially that Daasebre would be buried in Anomabo.
Nana Kwaku continued…”Daasebre is a royal from Anomabo so we would never allow him to be buried anywhere else apart from his mother’s hometown. So, if they don’t release the body to us, we will take it to court. The court is there to settle misunderstandings and issues like this so we have placed court injunction on the funeral for the court to decide who has the right to bury him and where he should be buried”
Asked if the injunction has been placed already or the family is yet to place it, Nana Kwaku said, “We have already placed injunction on it and they have been summoned to court to come and explain. We have finished all arrangement and our lawyers have served them so we are waiting to meet them at Koforidua High Court.”
He added that names on the court summons are Godfred Oti and Samuel Boakye from Daasebre’s father side and they are expected to appear in court on behalf of the family.
Meanwhile, Mr Oti who represents Daasebre’s father family disclosed on Peace FM that as at Saturday, August 27, 2016, they hadn’t received any court summons.
He, however, added that he is very disappointed in members of Daasebre’s mother's family for blowing what is supposed to be a family issue out of proportion. According to him, Daasebre Gyamena’s mother died when he was just seven months old and the same family who are now fighting for his body abandoned him at that age and have no idea how he survived to become the music star he was before he died, but now that he is no more, they are fighting to bury him.
“If they have taken the issue to court, I have nothing to say about it. If the court decides and the court wants the body to be given to his mother’s family we will give the body to them to do whatever they want with it,” Mr Oti emphasized.
As it stands now, it is not too clear if Daasebre would be buried on the proposed October 14 date.
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[] | 2016-08-30T14:52:04 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Police administration has dismissed reports accusing it of unfairly delaying the implementation of its internal inquiry against its interdicted Director Gen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715921%2Ftimbillas-case-is-not-being-delayed-police.html.json | en | null | Timbillas case is not being delayed Police | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Police administration has dismissed reports accusing it of unfairly delaying the implementation of its internal inquiry against its interdicted Director General of Human Resource COP Patrick Timbilla.
Mr Timbilla was indicted almost two years ago for his alleged role in a recruitment scam that hit the service.
But the Police are yet to act on its report months after it completed the inquiry.
In a Citi News interview, the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, said the seeming delay is to ensure that the rights of the COP Timbilla are not violated.
He explained that they are done with their internal investigations adding that “the reason why this thing has taken such a long time is because of the witnesses involved.
“…This is somebody's fate and so you can't make any wishy-washy investigation and trial and then that is the end of it because his right is at stake. So there is the need for us to do due diligence and ensure that nobody's rights are trampled upon under the pretext of fast tracking the case. The defendant also kept on calling witnesses and you can't just say that stop because you don't know which witness will give him a weightier evidence to extricate himself,” he added.
Timbillah's docket forwarded to AG
The Police forwarded COP Timbilla’s docket to the office of the Attorney General for further action in September 2015 .
Former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Alhassan, told the media that “the matter is still under service enquiry,” adding that “you may note that this involve so many people throughout the country and due process sometime takes time because you have to call witnesses from all over the country.”
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By: Godwin A. Allotey & Franklin Badu Jnr/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:02 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Operations Unit of Stanbic Bank has donated a Neonatal Phototherapy Machine to the Ridge Hospital. This is part of the activities streamlined to mark the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715175%2Fstanbic-bank-donates-neonatal-phototherapy-machine-to-ridge.html.json | en | null | Stanbic Bank donates Neonatal Phototherapy machine to Ridge hospital | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Operations Unit of Stanbic Bank has donated a Neonatal Phototherapy Machine to the Ridge Hospital.
This is part of the activities streamlined to mark the celebration of OPS Week, the Operations Unit undertook this initiative to help fight against neonatal jaundice.
Neonatal jaundice, common among babies less than a month old, is the yellowing of the white portion of the eye or skin. If not given immediate attention, neonatal jaundice can lead to cerebral palsy, a condition that permanently affects children’s movement, muscle coordination and balance.
One way of treating neonatal jaundice is phototherapy, where the baby is put under blue light which helps to break down the bilirubin and clear the jaundice. In the past six months, the Neonatal Unit at Ridge has had to treat over one hundred babies with neonatal jaundice. The Unit, however, has only four Neonatal Phototherapy Machines, two of which do not function properly and thus take longer in treating the babies.
Head of Neonatal Department for Child Health at the Ridge Hospital, Dr. Hillary Andoh, said, Neonatal Phototherapy machine donated by Stanbic will ease the load on the machines they have so far.
“Ridge is a referral center so we treat a lot of referral cases in addition to the babies delivered here,” DrAndoh said. “Sometimes we are forced to refer some of the Jaundice cases to Korle-Bu and 37 Military Hospital. With this new machine, we will be able to treat and discharge the babies faster and admit more babies.No jaundiced newborn requiring phototherapy should die from the condition, as it is curable".
For his part, Prince Anderson of the Operations Unit of Stanbic Bank, said staff of the unit identified this life saving initiative, contributed towards it and the Bank supported them to buy the machine by doubling the amount they had raised.
“We found out that a lot of hospitals in Ghana need Neonatal Phototherapy Machines to treat the many babies born with signs of jaundice,” he said.“A number of our staff are parents, some of whose children have once had this condition, and so they understood the importance of contributing to buy this machine.”
Also, Director of Ridge Hospital, Dr. Thomas Ninson Anabah, commended the Operations Unit for contributing towards the improvement of Ghana’s health care delivery system.
Meanwhile, Stanbic Bank’s OPS Week is celebrated annually to foster team work and unity as well as devise ways of improving in productivity.
Every year, staff of the Operations Unit of Stanbic Bank crown the OPS Week celebration with a CSR initiative.
Some of the projects undertaken over the years include painting of the Children’s Block of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and donations to various orphanages in the country. These projects are in line with the Bank’s commitment to supporting society in the areas of health, education, sports, agriculture, environment and poverty relief.
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:40 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Andre Ayew's new club West Ham United have renewed record principal partnership deal with Betway. The Club's original deal with Betway was a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716148%2Fandre-ayews-west-ham-united-renew-record-partnership-deal-w.html.json | en | null | Andre Ayew's West Ham United renew record partnership deal with Betway | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Andre Ayew's new club West Ham United have renewed record principal partnership deal with Betway.
The Club's original deal with Betway was agreed in February 2015, and thanks to the great success of the sponsorship agreement to date, both parties were keen to secure the significant extension.
Betway are one of the biggest players in the European betting, casino, poker and bingo markets, employing more than 1,000 people, and priding itself on providing its customers with a bespoke, fun and informed betting experience, supported by a safe and secure environment.
This is expected to boost the activities of Betway Ghana, where their record signing Andre Ayew comes from.
The shirt deal is the seventh highest amongst Premier League clubs.
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[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:49 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | One of the health training institutions listed by the Nurses and Midwifery Council as part of the fake Nursing Training Colleges is kick-starting a legal action | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715693%2Fnursing-school-to-sue-nmc-over-fake-nursing-training-colleg.html.json | en | null | Nursing School To Sue NMC Over Fake Nursing Training College List | null | null | www.modernghana.com | One of the health training institutions listed by the Nurses and Midwifery Council as part of the fake Nursing Training Colleges is kick-starting a legal action after efforts to get the National Media Commission (NMC) to stop publishing their name have proved futile.
St. Andrews College of HealthCare based in the Central Region says it will go ahead action if the NMC does not retract and right the wrongs it has done.
The Nurses and Midwifery Council last week published a list of nursing training institutions in the country that do not have accreditation and thus have to cease operations.
According to the director of St. Andrews College of HealthCare, the Nurses and Midwifery Council has no right to malign his institution which is not under the NMC but the National Vocational and Technical Institute (NVTI) in Accra.
The director, Dr Richard Asiedu, intimated that two years ago, the NMC orchestrated a similar action, albeit, listing his health institution among institutions that were operating without accreditation from the Nurses and Midwife Council.
“We cannot take this. When they listed our institution two years ago, we prompted them that we were not under the NMC but our accreditation is from the National Vocational Technical Institute (NVTI),” he said told Joy News.
“We run one of the health modules of the NVTI. We felt they were going to do the honourable thing by stopping their illegal act of publishing our institution again. So why is the NMC misbehaving like this?”, he questioned.
He said they feel scandalized and “enormous embarrassment” by the act adding, “we have no option than to head to court. I have instructed my lawyers to begin the process and we have to stop them from perpetrating further wrongs against us,” he stressed.
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:46 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Coach Ben Owu has taken temporal charge of Medeama following uncertainty surrounding the future of Prince Owusu, GHANAsoccernet.com understands.[/B | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716147%2Fben-owu-steps-in-as-medeamas-interim-coach-in-the-absence-o.html.json | en | null | Ben Owu steps in as Medeama's interim coach in the absence of embattled Prince Owusu | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Coach Ben Owu has taken temporal charge of Medeama following uncertainty surrounding the future of Prince Owusu, GHANAsoccernet.com understands.
The former Ghana Under-17 goalkeeper supervised the side's 2-0 win at Ebusua Dwarfs last Sunday.
The ex-King Faisal goalkeepers' trainer has assumed the role in the absence of technical director Augustine Evans Adotey.
Adotey is currently in charge of the country's Under-17 female team preparing for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.
Owu is qualified coach as he holds a CAF Licence B certificate.
He previously worked as Medeama's goalkeepers' trainer.
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[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:44 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Paris (AFP) - Even without poachers, Central Africa's forest elephants would need almost a century to get their numbers back up to 2002 levels, said a study Wed | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716105%2Fstudy-sounds-alarm-for-africas-slow-breeding-forest-elephan.html.json | en | null | Study sounds alarm for Africa's slow-breeding forest elephants | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The population of Central Africa's forest elephants has been decimated by illegal hunting, with an estimated 65 percent decline between 2002 and 2013, researchers say. By Laudes Martial Mbon (AFP/File)
Paris (AFP) - Even without poachers, Central Africa's forest elephants would need almost a century to get their numbers back up to 2002 levels, said a study Wednesday that pried into the elusive creatures' slow-breeding ways.
The population had been decimated by illegal hunting, with an estimated 65 percent decline between 2002 and 2013, said researchers.
Roaming the tropical forests of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo, the tusker sub-species is thought to have numbered about one to two million at its peak, study co-author George Wittemyer of Colorado State University told AFP.
In 1993, the rough estimate was 500,000, and in 2013 some 100,000.
"The forest populations are reproducing now, though at a very slow rate," Wittemyer said by email.
"The problem is that poaching is removing individuals at a rate that either drives the population to decline or negates any increases due to births."
Forest elephants are smaller than savannah elephants -- the other, much better studied, African sub-species.
Their ears are more oval-shaped, while their tusks are straighter and point downward, according to environmental group WWF.
African forest elephant
Targeted by poachers for their meat and ivory-bearing tusks, the forest elephant is categorised as "vulnerable", which means "facing a high risk of extinction in the wild," the WWF website says.
Wittemyer and a team analysed data obtained from decades-long, on-sight monitoring of the births and deaths of elephants at Dzanga Bai, a park in Central African Republic.
90 years to recover
In what is claimed to be the first-ever study of forest elephant demography, they concluded the creature was a much slower breeder than its open-air cousin.
Female forest elephants only start reproducing after the age of 20, and give birth once every five to six years, the team observed.
Their cousins from the savannah, by comparison, typically start breeding at 12 and produce a calf every three to four years.
"Their reported low birth rates mean that it will take forest elephants at least 90 years to recover" from poaching losses, the researchers said in a statement.
The data suggested that what are considered sustainable levels of trade in forest elephant ivory, were calculated on the basis of overestimated population growth rates, they added.
This should be kept in mind when ivory trade limits are next debated, said the team -- crucially at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species which opens in Johannesburg on September 24.
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[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:27 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Ghana's Black Sharks took a giant step towards reaching the next round of Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers by pummeling Kenya 10-3 in Mombasa on Saturday. After | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715271%2Fafcon-2016-beach-soccer-qualifier-black-sharks-annihilate-k.html.json | en | null | AFCON 2016 Beach Soccer Qualifier: Black Sharks annihilate Kenya 10-3 in Mombasa | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana's Black Sharks took a giant step towards reaching the next round of Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers by pummeling Kenya 10-3 in Mombasa on Saturday.
After conceding the first goal just minutes into the game, the Black Sharks of Ghana produced one of the performances of the round with a ruthless display of goal execution against Kenya.
The scoreline at full time was a bit misleading because at the mid point of the game it was just 3-1 to Ghana.
However, the hosts suffered a couple of injuries to key players which reduced their attacking threat.
Kenya missed several chances to increase their lead before Ghana equalised and from then on, experience, sheer power and determination won the day for the Black Sharks.
Watched by a sizeable crowd, Alfred Torsu was the outstanding performer with three goals and three assists for the Black Sharks.
But it was striker Richard Osa who smashed in four goals including two spectacular scissors kicks. Defender Huseini Mohammed grabbed a brace with captain Michael Sema also finding the net.
Ghana will host the return leg on 17th of September in Accra.
By: Wallas Wallanyo
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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Injured Ghana defender Jeff Schlupp will return to action for Leicester City in their English Premier League clash against Liverpool. The left-back su | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715484%2Fleicester-city-ace-schlupp-to-be-fit-for-liverpool-clash.html.json | en | null | Leicester City ace Schlupp to be fit for Liverpool clash | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Injured Ghana defender Jeff Schlupp will return to action for Leicester City in their English Premier League clash against Liverpool.
The left-back suffered a muscle injured while training with the Foxes which has ruled him out of action for three weeks.
He was not available for Leicester when they defeated Swansea City over the weekend and won't be available for Ghana when they take on Rwanda on Saturday in Accra.
However Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City coach, is confident Schlupp will be back in action after the international break.
"Jeff had a little muscle injury - unbelievable, he was so good before the Arsenal match, Ranieri said.
"I also hope he will be okay after international break."
This means Schlupp will be available for the trip to Anfield on September 10.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:30 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | This week, fans of the increasingly popular Glo-sponsored TV drama series, Professor Johnbull, are in for another exciting package in the family entertainment s | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38508%2Fglos-prof-johnbull-parades-mama-g-bimbo-akintola-other-s.html.json | en | null | Glos Prof. Johnbull parades Mama G, Bimbo Akintola, other stars | null | null | www.modernghana.com | This week, fans of the increasingly popular Glo-sponsored TV drama series, Professor Johnbull, are in for another exciting package in the family entertainment series on UTV.
In the episode entitled “Half bread and Puff-puff”, viewers will be treated to more laughter and challenging life lessons as this episode's plot dissects the subject of dating and marriage amongst eligible ladies in contemporary African society. The preference of some ladies for overseas-based suitors is scoffed at in this thought-provoking episode.
Mama G with the warring ladies.
This episode casts leading actors from Nollywood like the famous Mama G (Patience Ozokwor) who plays the role of Madam Christiana, Sani Danja who acts as the lover boy Malik and vivacious Bimbo Akintola who stars as Ufoma.
To find out the meaning of “puff puff” and “half bread”, viewers across Ghana will have to tune to UTV at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.
Professor Johnbull with Mama G.
Those who watch will also discover the new tricks of some desperate unmarried women and their latest love preferences. The fight between Bimbo Akintola (Ufoma) and Bidemi Kosoko (Jumoke) over Sani Danja (Malik), a Spain-based Casanova, is a must-watch as it is really rib-cracking and educative at the same time.
How is this love triangle resolved? What are the views of the peerless Mama G on the phenomenon of ladies running after rich men? What will be the conclusion of bombastic Professor Johnbull and how many new verbose adjectives will he deploy in this episode? Viewers will find out all these in this weekend package on Saturday at 7.30pm.
Professor Johnbull with Malik (Sani Danja)
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[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:44 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The Progressive People rsquo;s Party (PPP) will hold a mammoth national rally at the Kanda Schools Park, Nima 441, near Kawokudi Junction in Accra on Saturday, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715698%2Fppp-to-hold-mammoth-dont-waste-your-vote-national-rally.html.json | en | null | PPP to hold mammoth Don't Waste Your Vote national rally | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will hold a mammoth national rally at the Kanda Schools Park, Nima 441, near Kawokudi Junction in Accra on Saturday, September 17, at 10 a.m. prompt.
Structured to bring together thousands of supporters and sympathizers, the rally will focus on the wasted vote phenomenon.
The “wasted votes” perception has been one of the weapons in the arsenals of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and NPP against the PPP in the Ghanaian electoral space.
The national rally will be used as a platform to explain to the Ghanaian electorate what a wasted vote really is and why a vote for the duopoly is rather the wasted vote, as promises they made for previous votes in their favour have not been delivered.
Speakers at the rally will include the Presidential Candidate and his Running Mate, the National Chairman, National Secretary, Youth and Women Coordinators, Presidential Policy Team (PPT) members, Parliamentary Candidates and politicians who have defected from NDC, New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Convention's People's Party (CPP) to join the PPP.
Speaker after speaker; will be expected to make the case why a vote for both the NDC and the NPP is a wasted vote and why a vote for competent incorruptible leadership, education, preventive healthcare and jobs, which are the PPP’s canons for governance, constitute valuable vote.
It is expected that the “Don’t Waste Your Vote” national rally will expose the incumbent as the vote wasters and turn around the perception in favour of the alternative PPP.
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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:24 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghanaian players went goal-crazy abroad before the international break after EIGHT players got on target for their clubs across various league. FOUR p | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715476%2Fperformance-of-ghanaian-players-abroad-yaw-yeboah-and-kevin.html.json | en | null | Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yaw Yeboah and Kevin Boateng dominate headlines, Narh, Nasiru among EIGHT scorers plus Amartey wins Ranieri praise & more | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghanaian players went goal-crazy abroad before the international break after EIGHT players got on target for their clubs across various league.
FOUR players were also assist givers - Nana Ampomah, Eric Ocansey, Patrick Nyarko and Isaac Sackey all set up goals.
Nana Akwasi Asare announced his return to action with an off-the-bench goal for Gent in Belgium while Nasiru Mohammed scored to inspire BK Hacken in Sweden.
Black Stars debutante Yaw Yeboah scored in the Netherlands. Youngsters Emmanuel Gyasi and Tariqe Fosu also netted in Italy and England.
Francis Narh, Patrick Nyarko and Kevin-Prince Boateng were also among the scorers.
GHANAsoccernet.com's El Akyereko has a comprehensive lowdown on how Ghanaian players fared abroad over the weekend.
ENGLAND
English-born Ghanaian midfielder Hiram Boateng warmed the Crystal Palace bench for their 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the Selhurst Park. Striker Kwesi Appiah could not make the Palace squad.
Ambidextrous Ghana defender Daniel Amartey was deployed in midfield by Leicester City as the Foxes nicked a slender 2-1 win over Swansea City. Attacker Jeffrey Schlupp missed the tie with injury.
Albert Adomah was axed from the Middlesbrough squad that held West Bromwich Albion to a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile in the Championship, striker Jordan Ayew played the entire period for Aston Villa who suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of Bristol City.
English-born Andy Yiadom assisted a goal for Barnsley who clobbered Rotterdam United 4-0. He played the entire game minutes at the Oakwell Stadium.
Youngster Tariqe Fosu remained with the Reading U23 side as the first team pipped Cardiff City 1-0.
Elvis Manu was left out of the Brighton squad for their trip to Newcastle United which ended 2-0 in favour of the home side.
Belgian-born Ghanaian Denis Odoi was in full time action for revitalised Fulham who stole a 1-0 win from Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers.
Burnley loanee Daniel Agyei played 57 minutes for Coventry City who drew 1-1 with Northampton Town. English-born striker Kwame Thomas could not make the City squad for the game.
In the League Two, former Liberty Professionals starlet Koby Arthur who is on loan at Cheltenham Town from Birmingham City was unused as Cheltenham won 2-0 against Crewe Alexandra.
Notts County posted a 3-1 win over Crawley Town. Former Chelsea youth defender Daniel Pappoe Mills was unused by the losers while son of former Ghana international Stanley Aborah, Stanley Aborah Jnr. also watched from the bench of the victors.
In the U23 league, Ghanaian forward Tariqe Fosu scored the for Reading U23 side in their 3-2 defeat of Manchester City U23.
GERMANY
German-born Ghanaian midfielder Gideon Jung lasted 66 minutes for Hamburg SV in their 1-1 draw with Ingolstadt.
Daniel Opare warmed the Augsburg bench for their 2-0 home loss against Wolfsburg.
Chelsea loanee Baba Rahman climbed off the bench in the 66th minute to play for Schalke 04 in their 1-0 away loss against Eintracht Frankfurt. Youngster Bernard Tekpetey could not make the Schalke squad for the game.
In the Bundesliga II, Ghanaian youth defender Jans Gyamerah warmed the Bochum bench for their 1-1 draw with Hannover 96.
Philemon Ofosu-Ayeh played the entire game for Eintracht Braunschweig who posted a 6-1 win over Nurnberg. Swedish-Ghanaian Joseph Baffo was unused.
Christopher Avevor warmed the St Pauli bench in their 1-0 away loss against Dynamo Dresden.
Elsewhere Wurzburger Kickers helped themselves to a 2-1 win over Heidenheim. Former Red Bull Salzburg midfielder David Atanga came off the bench to play the last 23 minutes for the losers.
Midfielder Manfred Osei-Kwadwo lasted the entire period of the game for Sonnenhof who mauled Hallescher FC 3-0.
Former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Evans Owusu Nyarko came off the bench to play for Holstein Kiel in their 3-0 battering of Zwickau in the Liga 3.
Ghanaian pair of Okyere Wriedt and Marcel Appiah were in action for Osnabrück who lost 4-2 against Werder Bremen II.
Defender Kwame Kusi suffered injury in the 11th minute while in action for Fortuna Koln. Fortuna lost 3-0 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt.
In other games, Ghanaian starlet Mike Owusu scored a brace for Hertha BSC II in their 3-1 win over ZFC Meuselwitz.
Youngster Bernard Tekpetey was not in action for Schalke 04 II in their 2-0 win over Sprockhövel.
Randy Edwini-Bonsu played 73 minutes for Homborg who lost 2-0 against Waldhof Mannheim.
FRANCE
Striker Abdul Majeed Waris played for Lorient who slipped to a 2-0 loss against Olympique Marseille.
Ghana U20 midfielder Geoffrey Acheampong failed to make the Bastia squad for their 2-0 loss at Caen.
Enock Kwateng warmed the bench for Nantes in their 1-0 away loss against Bordeaux.
Elsewhere in the Ligue 2, Ghana youth defender Emmanuel Ntim was not in the Valenciennes side that won 2-0 against Laval.
French-born attacker Grejohn Kyei lasted 60 minutes for Stade de Reims in their 1-1 draw with Tours.
In the third-tier league, Avranches nicked a slim 3-2 win over Beziers. Midfielder Charles Boateng could not make the Avranches squad for the game while Joachim Adukor also missed out for the home side.
SCOTLAND
Striker Joe Dodoo suffered an ankle injury and was stretched off in the 15th minute while in action for Rangers in their 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock.
Hearts emerged 2-1 victors over Partick Thistle. Ghanaian midfielder Abdul Osman captained Thistle in the game but midfielder Prince Buaben was unused by Hearts.
SPAIN
Midfielder Thomas Partey missed Atletico Madrid's game with Leganes due to injury.
Midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng scored the second goal for Las Palmas in their 5-1 drubbing of Granada CF on Sunday.
Inaki Williams played the entire 90 minutes for Athletic Bilbao who suffered a 1-0 loss against Barcelona.
In the Segunda Division, Ghana goalkeeper Razak Brimah warmed the bench for Cordoba who drew 1-1 at Real Murcia.
Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Michael Anaba was not in the Elche FC side that lost 3-1 against Sporting Girona.
Clifford Aboagye played 83 minutes for Granada CF B who won 3-0 against El Ejido on Sunday. Richard Boateng was not in the victors squad for the game.
NETHERLANDS
Kumasi-born Ghanaian attacker Asumah Abubakar came off the bench to play for Willem II in 0-0 draw with Roda JC.
AZ Alkmaar coasted to a 2-0 win over NEC Nijmegen. Dutch-born defender Derrick Luckassen played the full 90 minutes for the victors. While Quincy Owusu-Abeyie and Reagy Ofosu both started for NEC but were replaced in the second-half.
Leeroy Owusu warmed the Excelsior Rotterdam bench for their 4-1 loss at Feyenoord.
Yaw Yeboah scored the second goal for FC Twente in their 3-1 win over Sparta Rotterdam. The Manchester City loanee lasted the entire period of the game.
In the second-tier league, Dutch-born forward Rodney Antwi played the full time for FC Utrecht II in their 2-0 loss against PSV II.
Manchester City loanee Thomas Agyepong was a second-half substitute for NAC Breda in their 0-0 draw with Den Bosch.
Raymond Gyasi played the entire game for FC Cambuur in their 1-0 loss against Helmond Sport.
Fred Benson was in full time action for RKC Waalwijk in their 3-2 win over Ajax II.
Johnathan Opoku was absent from the VVV Venlo squad as the Yellow and Blacks beat De Graafschap 2-0.
In the third-tier league, Ghanaian forward Lovette Felicia played the entire game for Sparta II in their 0-0 draw with HHC.
AUSTRIA
Austria Lustenau and Liefering shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw on Friday. Samuel Tetteh and Gideon Mensah both played for Liefering but goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was unused. But striker striker Raphael Dwamena lasted 66 minutes for Lustenau.
BULGARIA
Former Ghana U20 striker Francis Narh scored a 7th minute opening goal for Levski Sofia in their 4-0 victory over Vereya.
CROATIA
Former Inter Milan starlet Said Ahmed Said played for Hajduk Split in their 2-0 win over Lokomotiv Zagreb.
DENMARK
Kevin Mensah was in full time action for Esbjerg in their 1-1 draw at SønderjyskE.
BK Odense succumbed to a 1-0 home loss against Horsens. Ghanaian starlet Nana Addo Mase Welbeck watched from the Odense bench while Joseph Mensah also unused by the winners.
Danny Amankwaa was introduced in the last 3 minutes for FC Copenhagen who drew 1-1 with Brondby.
Ghanaian pair of Godsway Donyoh and Ernest Asante started the game for Nordsjælland in their 1-0 away win over Lyngby. Abdul Mumin came off the bench to play for the winners but Collins Tanor was unused.
BELGIUM
Ghanaian pair of Mitch Apau and Elton Acolatse played for Westerlo in their 2-1 home loss against KV Mechelen.
Bennard Kumordzi was introduced in the 87th minute by Genk who won 1-0 against Zulte-Waregem.
Nana Akwasi Asare announced his return from injury with a strike for Gent in their 2-2 draw with Gent. The former WAFA player climbed off the bench to score. While Frank Acheampong played the entire game for Anderlecht and youngster Emmanuel Sowah came off the bench. French-born Dennis Appiah missed the game with injury.
Striker Benjamin Tetteh could not make the Standard Liege squad for their 2-2 draw at Club Brugge.
Nana Ampomah climbed off the bench to assist a consolation goal for Waasland-Beveren in their 2-1 away loss against KV Oostende.
Former New Edubiase United midfielder Asiedu Attobrah failed to make the Kortrijk squad for their 2-1 win at St Truiden.
Youngster Eric Ocansey was in action for KAA Eupen who succumbed to a 3-2 away loss against Sporting Charleroi. The former Aspire Academy graduate assisted the second goal for his side.
ESTONIA
Haminu Dramani and Michael Ofosu Appiah were both involved in Infonet's 0-0 draw with Sillamäe Kalev on Saturday.
FINLAND
Striker Ransford Osei was introduced to play the last 7 minutes for RoPS who humiliated Lahti 3-0.
Elsewhere at the Finnish-born forward Solomon Duah was introduced in the second-half by Inter Turku who lost 1-0 against Ilves. Reuben Aryana played 75 minutes for the victors.
Anthony Annan was booked in the 76th minute and played full throttle for HJK Helsinki in their 1-0 win over KuPS. Ghanaian pair of Evans Mensah and Richard Gadze were unused.
ITALY
Kwadwo Asamoah excelled in midfield for Juventus as they managed a 1-0 win over Lazio on Saturday evening.
Isaac Cofie watched from the Genoa bench in their 3-1 away win over new-boys Crotone.
Swedish-born Ghanaian Robin Quaison was in action for 55 minutes for Palermo who held Inter Milan to a 1-1 draw at the Giuseppe Meazza.
There was no Amidu Salifu in the Fiorentina side that pipped Chievo Verona 1-0.
Midfielder Alfred Duncan assisted the opening goal for Sassuolo in their 2-1 win over Pescara on Sunday. The former Inter Milan star lasted the entire period of the game. Ransford Selasi warmed the bench for Pescara. Claud Adjapong was not included in the Sassuolo squad for the game.
Afriyie Acquah was introduced in the second-half by free-scoring Torino who disgraced Bologna 5-1. Youngster Godfred Donsah was not in the Bologna squad for the game.
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu played the full 90 minutes for Udinese who posted a 2-0 win over Empoli on Sunday.
Former Ghana U20 midfielder Moses Odjer played 73 minutes for Salernitana who drew 1-1 with Spezia.
Both Patrick Asmah and Isaac Donkor were in action for ten-man Avellino who drew 1-1 with Brescia.
Kingsley Boateng watched from the bench as his Bari side slipped to a 2-1 loss against Cittadella.
Raman Chibsah, Bright Gyamfi and Daniel Agyei were all in the Benevento team that won 2-0 against SPAL.
Maxwell Acosty and Richmond Boakye-Yiadom were involved in Latina's 4-1 away loss at Hellas Verona.
Former Parma defender Bright Addae came off the bench to play the last 15 minutes for Ascoli in their 1-1 draw at Pro Vercelli.
Young midfielder Abdallah Basit warmed the Carpi bench for their 2-0 win over Vicenza.
Prince Besea replaced Amidu Salifu in the 77th minute when their Modena side were held to a 0-0 draw by Parma. 18-year-old Ghanaian kid Nana Ardy was unused by Modena.
Former Atalanta midfielder Gullit Asante Okyere played 70 minutes for Giana Erminio for Carrarese.
Former Torino starlet Emmanuel Gyasi scored the opener for Pistoiese in their 2-2 draw with Pistoiese on Sunday.
NORWAY
Mohammed Abu and Bismark Adjei-Boateng were both in action for Stromsgodset in their 2-0 home loss against Molde.
Edwin Gyasi was in full time action for relegation-trapped Aalesund who drew 2-2 with Sarpsborg 08.
Gilbert Koomson assisted the equaliser for Sognal IF in their 1-1 draw with Stabaek. Striker Mahatma Otoo also started for Sogndal but Kamal Issah was not in the Stabaek squad for the game.
Dennis Antwi was not in the IK Start side that lost 2-0 against Bodø / Glimt.
Ghana goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey manned the post for Rosenborg BK in their 3-1 win over Tromso.
In the second-tier league Danish-born Jeff Mensah warmed the bench for Hodd in their 8-3 loss against Ullensaker / Kisa.
POLAND
Sadaam Sulley was not in the Legia Warsaw side that posted a 2-0 win over Ruch Chorzów.
Aziz Tetteh played the entire period of the game for Lech Poznan who won 2-0 against Piast Gliwice.
PORTUGAL
Midfielder Bernard Mensah came off the bench to play for Vitoria Guimaraes in their 5-3 win over Paços de Ferreira. Youngster Osei Barnes played 74 minutes for the losers.
Midfielder Alhassan Wakaso was in full time action for Rio Ave in their 1-0 win over Feirense.
Ernest Ohemeng watched from the Moreirense bench as they slipped to a 1-0 loss against Maritimo. Emmanuel Boateng was excluded from the squad.
In the second-tier league, former FC Porto starlet Lumor Agbenyenu starred in defence for Portimonense in their 2-1 win over Sporting Covilhã.
Former Liberty Professionals starlet Emmanuel Hackman played the entire 90 minutes for Desportivo Aves who lost 2-1 against Benfica II.
SWEDEN
Midfielder Kwame Bonsu played for Gefle IF in their 2-1 loss against Djurgarden.
Hammarby held AIK Solna to a 0-0 draw. Joseph Aidoo and Ebenezer Ofori played for Hammarby and AIK respectively. Patrick Kpozo was not in the AIK squad for the game.
Nasiru Mohammed scored on the 51st minute for BK Hacken who crawled from a goal down to defeat Ostersunds 3-1. Mohammed Abubakari started the game while Baba Mensah came off the bench to play for Hacken.
Midfielder Enock Adu Kofi played 78 minutes for Malmo FF in their 1-0 win over Sundsvall.
Enock Kwakwa played the entire game for Falkenberg in their 3-2 loss against Orebro.
SWITZERLAND
Neither Ebenezer Assifuah nor Ishmael Yartey was in the FC Sion squad that won 3-1 against Vaduz.
Kassim Nuhu could not make the BSC Young Boys squad for their 4-1 loss against Grasshoppers.
RUSSIA
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong was introduced in the second-half by Arsenal Tula who held Ural to a 1-1 draw. Defender Awal Mohammed was unused.
Jonathan Mensah came off the Anzhi bench in the second-half to play in their 1-0 loss against leaders Spartak Moscow. Rabiu Mohammed was excluded from the team.
TURKEY
Joseph Attamah warmed the bench for Istanbul who won 2-0 against Bursaspor.
Samuel Inkoom was not involved in the Antalyaspor side that lost 2-1 against Alanyaspor. Former Liberty Professionals midfielder Isaac Sackey played the entire game for the winners but Nuru Sulley was not included in the Alanyaspor squad for the game.
Seidu Salifu could not make the Adanaspor squad for their 1-1 draw with Kasimpasa.
Defender John Boye warmed the bench for Sivasspor in their 6-0 battering of Mersin.
Jerry Akaminko was not in the Eskişehirspor side that drew 1-1 with Sanlıurfaspor.
USA
At the Talen Energy Stadium, Philadelphia Union posted a 2-0 win over Sporting KC. Ghanaian starlet Joshua Jaro and JC Sapong played the entire game for Union while Sampa-born American passport holder Emmanuel Appiah was unused by the losers.
Meanwhile Patrick Nyarko scored in the 51st minute and assisted a goal for DC United who annihilated Chicago Fire 6-2. Ghanaian winger Lloyd Sam was in full time action for United but Black Stars attacker David Accam climbed off the bench to feature in the game for the losers.
Dominic Oduro played 77 minutes for ten-man Montreal Impact who defeated Toronto FC in the Canadian derby in the MSL on Saturday evening.
Black Stars defender Harrison Afful excelled in lateral defence for Columbus Crew who won 2-0 against San Jose Earthquakes.
Former Right to Dream Academy graduate Ema Boateng was in full time action for LA Galaxy who shared the spoils in a 0-0 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps.
Gershon Koffie played the entire period of the game for New England Revolution who slipped to a narrow 1-0 loss against New York Red Bulls. Injured Gideon Baah watched from the stands.
In the second-tier league, midfielder Kwadwo Poku scored a 50th minute opening goal for Miami FC at the FIU Stadium in their 1-1 draw with Minnesota United.
Still in the second-tier league, former Ghana international Derek Boateng was booked in the 39th minute and was replaced after the end of the first-half by Rayo Oklahoma who lost 2-0 against Tampa Bay Rowdies.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715476/performance-of-ghanaian-players-abroad-yaw-yeboah-and-kevin.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/9052db7054608a685b281880d7d3adc7899c0d5d8934576f0b8a752184daca53.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:23 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The chiefs and people of Akyem Awisa in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region celebrate the 2016 Afahye (festival) with a grand durbar today, August 27 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715212%2Fakyem-awisa-marks-odwira.html.json | en | null | Akyem Awisa Marks Odwira | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The chiefs and people of Akyem Awisa in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region celebrate the 2016 Afahye (festival) with a grand durbar today, August 27, 2016 at Abontenkesiem.
The festival, themed, “Education and tradition for development,” is meant to showcase the significance of education and tradition as far as community development is concerned.
The festival was launched in March 2016, by the Awisahene, Nana Kwarteng Karikari III, and has a series of activities to deepen the essence of the theme to community building and development.
The special guest speaker is the Essikado Omanhene of the Central Region, Nana Kobina Nketsia V.
It is expected that Nana Nketsia will use his expertise as one of the finest traditional rulers and an experienced academician in Ghana, to dissect the critical roles that tradition and education play in enhancing development.
This year’s Afahye celebration will also mark 100 years of education at Awisa since Nana Kwabena Karikari I opened his doors to Christianity and gave plots of land to the Basel Missionary for the building of the first primary school in 1916. Nine years later, his successor, Nana Atta Dankwa Karikari II, supported the missionaries to build a boarding middle school to absolve the products from the primary school.
In 1950 the chief fought for girls to be admitted into the sole male middle school and in 1952 Nana gave out a piece of land for the Methodist church to build a primary school.
This festival therefore, recounts how tradition, alongside education, has made Awisa the hub of professionals for the Ghanaian society and the world at large.
Awisa can boast of having produced prominent people like J.E.Y. Bosompem who was deputy clerk of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly; District Commissioner (DC) Kwame Kwakye (first African DC in post-independent Ghana) and Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, a former minister of finance.
Awisa is also boastful of their Krontihene, Profs K.A. Danso, Opoku Amankwa and Kwame Karikari. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Dr Adjei Maafo and three of the only seven female Colonels in the Ghana Armed Forces as at last month – Col Sally Mensah, Col Yelbert and Col Amantana – are others.
The uniqueness of this year’s festival has to do with the many activities that have been lined up, including spelling bee, debate, MTN health walk, cross country, Bob Santo Nite and others, meant to deepen the values of tradition and education to drive development. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715212/akyem-awisa-marks-odwira.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/1993a3d61b4e64d7947e992223d54d84acefa228e92351a4f13e56d9783e5831.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:24 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | West African Football Academy frustrated title-chasing Aduana Stars to a 1-1 stalemate at the WAFA Arena in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. Togole | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715415%2Fmatch-report-wafa-1-1-aduana-stars-togolese-agbengniadan.html.json | en | null | Match Report: WAFA 1-1 Aduana Stars - Togolese Agbengniadan strikes to frustrate Aduana title ambitions | null | null | www.modernghana.com | West African Football Academy frustrated title-chasing Aduana Stars to a 1-1 stalemate at the WAFA Arena in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.
Togolese forward Komlan Agbengniadan scored in the second-half from a Gideon Waja assist to cancel out a spectacular strike by Bright Adjei in the 2nd minute.
Cioaba Aristica's side needed victory to pile pressure on leaders Wa All Stars.
But WAFA were tough customers at the WAFA Arena in Sogakope. Komlan Agbengniadan and Richmond Lamptey all came close but were unable to convert their chances.
Bright Adjei claimed the lead for Aduana Stars moments before the end of the first-half.
The former Ghana U23 midfielder darted home from just outside of the area with a spectacular finish.
Togolese Agbengniadan restored parity for WAFA when he resisted a strong challenge inside the box to score the equaliser.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715415/match-report-wafa-1-1-aduana-stars-togolese-agbengniadan.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/1cfc375b7244552dd9e79575c91483116a1051535ae9eadc03bfb9e3a27b0a84.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:52:01 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The Progressive People rsquo;s Party (PPP) will hold a mammoth national rally at the Kanda Schools Park, Nima 441, near Kawokudi Junction in Accra on Saturda | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715644%2Fstatement-ppp-to-hold-mammoth-dont-waste-your-vote-natio.html.json | en | null | PPP To Hold Mammoth Dont Waste Your Vote National Rally On September 17, 2016 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will hold a mammoth national rally at the Kanda Schools Park, Nima 441, near Kawokudi Junction in Accra on Saturday September 17, 2016 at 10am prompt.
Structured to bring together thousands of supporters and sympathizers, the rally will focus on the wasted vote phenomenon. The “wasted votes” perception has been one of the weapons in the arsenals of the NDC and NPP against the PPP in the Ghanaian electoral space.
The national rally will be used as a platform to explain to the Ghanaian electorate what a wasted vote really is and why a vote for the duopoly is rather the wasted vote, as promises they made for previous votes in their favour have not been delivered.
Speakers at the rally will include the Presidential Candidate and his Running Mate, the National Chairman, National Secretary, Youth and Women Coordinators, Presidential Policy Team (PPT) members, Parliamentary Candidates and politicians who have defected from NDC, NPP and CPP to join the PPP.
Speaker after speaker; will be expected to make the case why a vote for both the NDC and the NPP is a wasted vote and why a vote for competent incorruptible leadership, education, preventive health care and jobs, which are the PPP’s canons for governance, constitute valuable vote.
It is expected that the “Don’t Waste Your Vote” national rally will expose the incumbent as the vote wasters and turn around the perception in favour of the alternative PPP.
Signed:
William Dowokpor
Convener,Don’t Waste Your Vote National Rally.
Tel: 0243588422 E-Mail: [email protected] | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715644/statement-ppp-to-hold-mammoth-dont-waste-your-vote-natio.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/3e8fd392144a54c38bbece1db2db1abdb3f8013dc52689156a48fb502808838b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Batouri (Cameroon) (AFP) - President Ali Bongo, who is seeking reelection Saturday, has turned to Asia in his bid to diversify Gabon's oil-dependent economy, bu | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715127%2Fgabon-looks-to-asia-to-diversify-economy.html.json | en | null | Gabon looks to Asia to diversify economy | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba gesturing as he speaks to journalists during an interview in Libreville on August 12, 2016. By Steve Jordan (AFP/File)
Batouri (Cameroon) (AFP) - President Ali Bongo, who is seeking reelection Saturday, has turned to Asia in his bid to diversify Gabon's oil-dependent economy, but his critics dismiss the changes as largely cosmetic.
The economy is a key issue in the presidential election, which Bongo hopes will deliver him a second seven-year term.
In the north, a large area of forest is being cleared to make way for a rubber plantation developed by Singapore's giant Olam group as part of a $400 million investment the company says will generate 5,000 jobs in the long term.
Olam is also set to build a factory to process the rubber and has invested in 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of palm oil plantations in the south.
The agrifood group has also partnered with the Gabonese state to finance a special economic zone at Nkok, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from Libreville, to process timber and other raw materials.
Since coming to power in 2009 after the death of his long-ruling father Omar Bongo, the president has courted Asian investment to the point that former colonial power investor France has been somewhat sidelined as a favoured investor.
"I've urged French companies to invest much more," Bongo recently told AFP.
The continent today "attracts everybody... and Africans have a choice of partners," Bongo added.
Gabon has been pumping oil since the 1960s and its 200,000 barrels a day for decades accounted for the lion's share of government revenue.
But the global fall in oil prices has pushed the country to diversify its economy.
Chinese companies are building dozens of projects, including roads, football stadiums and a marina.
In January, a 20,000-seater stadium at Oyem, in the north, built by Shanghai Construction General, is set to host the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
- Window dressing -
In the run-up to the election, Bongo's critics have dismissed his efforts as window dressing.
Despite its immense mineral and natural wealth and one of the highest annual per capita incomes in Africa at $8,300, a third of Gabon's population live in poverty.
Some 35 percent of young people, according to the World Bank, are unemployed.
An off-shore oil rig is seen on August 22, 2016 off the coast of Port-Gentil
"There were good ideas to start with," said Anaclet Bissielo, a former minister of planning who is now a key player in opposition circles.
"But in the end, we realised that it's all cosmetic."
"Many construction sites are at a standstill because of corruption in the current government, which has wasted resources and no longer pays the private sector," he said.
Bissielo added that the current administration had done little to build up the tourism sector and had notably failed to develop 13 national parks established by Bongo's father during his 41-year stint in power.
Bongo strongly defends his record. "We have been able to bring down oil's share of gross domestic product from above 40 percent to a little more than 20 percent," he said.
Gabon has also launched an ambitious agricultural programme to reduce its dependence on food imports. More than 80 percent of food supplies are currently acquired abroad.
The project called "Graines" ("Seeds") is meant to help thousands of families get land and titles to property so as to encourage the farming of cassava, bananas, tubers and cocoa.
"At least this will allow us to eat," said Eric, a farmer near the Olam plantation.
"We don't want the rubber. That's a cash crop, big business that ruins our land." | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715127/gabon-looks-to-asia-to-diversify-economy.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/04fd37fe5957a5e4f0d6f83d48e8d7ac8c5b879b4ea78697495f2a3d61a93219.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T08:52:06 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | English championship side Reading are set to announce the loan signing of Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan. The Ghanaian plays as a striker for Sh | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715818%2F10-things-you-should-know-about-incoming-reading-fc-striker.html.json | en | null | 10 things you should know about incoming Reading FC striker Asamoah Gyan | null | null | www.modernghana.com | English championship side Reading are set to announce the loan signing of Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan.
The Ghanaian plays as a striker for Shanghai SIPG of the Chinese Super League and captains his national team.
getreading takes a look at the player's history as preparation begins to bring Gyan to Royals on a one-year loan.
Who is he?
Gyan first began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier League club Liberty Professionals. During his time there he scored a total of ten goals in sixteen matches.
He then spent three years in Italy, moving on to Serie A club Udinese who he netted for 11 times. During this period he spent two seasons on loan at Modena where he scored 15 goals in 53 league matches.
In 2008, Gyan joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, netting 14 times in 48 league matches during two seasons.
What about English football?
In 2010, Gyan moved to the Premier League and broke a club transfer record at Sunderland.
Staying with the club for two seasons, he netted on ten occasions in 34 Premier League matches.
What's he been doing since?
In 2011, Gyan joined Al Ain of the UAE Pro-League on loan and become the league's top-goalscorer.
In three seasons he has scored an incredible 92 times in 99 matches (44 goals in 40 matches during the 2013-14 season) and helped them retain the UAE Pro-League title.
What about international football?
Gyan is the all-time leading goalscorer for Ghana, with 48 goals.
He has represented his home team in three World Cups (2006, 2010 and 2014) and with four goals is the top African goalscorer in the history of the competition.
Gyan also represented Ghana at the 2004 Athens Olympics and in six Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
His team finished in third place in 2008 and as runner-up in both 2010 and 2015.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715818/10-things-you-should-know-about-incoming-reading-fc-striker.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/99983595c14e83144a1f207bdd7825067b734e25062b40b45a48595eff7a4348.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:49:59 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | By Stephen Asante, GNA Kumasi, Aug 26, GNA - Ghanaian businesses have been asked to make deliberate effort to become more abreast of global trade policies to t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715169%2Fghanaian-businesses-must-be-abreast-of-global-trade-policies.html.json | en | null | Ghanaian businesses must be abreast of global trade policies | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Stephen Asante, GNA
Kumasi, Aug 26, GNA - Ghanaian businesses have been asked to make deliberate effort to become more abreast of global trade policies to take advantage of them to grow.
Mr. Fredrick Alipui, Policy Advisor to the Trade and Industry Ministry, said they should be conversant with the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Trade Liberalization Scheme and the ECOWAS External Tariff and their relevance to trade.
He was speaking at a day's stakeholders' meeting held in Kumasi to build the capacity of the local industries to explore opportunities to expand their operations.
The programme was organized by the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and was part of its 'Business network session', a project designed to bring efficiency into the business value chain.
It was held under the theme 'Promoting Ghana's domestic trade and industry for the ECOWAS market'.
Mr. Alipui, who is also the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Chamber, underlined the need for the local businesses to adopt best practices and said that was vital to penetrate the international market.
He said, it was refreshing, the considerable improvement of the economic performance of the continent over the past 15 years and said the momentum should be sustained.
A recent Africa competitiveness report of the World Economic Forum, said Africa's economic performance had improved.
After two decades of negative per capita growth, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, has averaged five per cent per year.
Mr. Alipui, however indicated that, despite the significant achievement, the region's participation in the global trade and investment flows remained relatively low compared with other continents.
It was to help change the trend that GCCI was increasing its engagement with members to expose them to the dynamics of the global trade for their own benefit.
Nana Appiagyei Dankawoso, President of the Chamber, said the National Export Development Programme developed by MoTI was meant to empower the local industries - for a vibrant private sector.
The goal, he said, was to turn the nation into an export-driven economy, delivering high levels of productivity and decent jobs on a scale significant to achieving equitable socio-economic development.
Nana Dankawoso appealed to the government to make private sector growth an urgent priority. GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715169/ghanaian-businesses-must-be-abreast-of-global-trade-policies.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/3657992601899139bad219a39495b6aa5e8ebe3600c57054ae82dcd939777b18.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:51 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Dan Quaye, who currently plays for his boyhood club Accra Great Olympics in the GN Bank National Division One League has stated that Avram Grant has invited a h | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715123%2Fdan-quaye-im-better-than-most-black-stars-players.html.json | en | null | Im better than most Black Stars players | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Dan Quaye, who currently plays for his boyhood club Accra Great Olympics in the GN Bank National Division One League has stated that Avram Grant has invited a host of players who have limited playing time in their respective European clubs into Black Stars
The Black Stars coach has named a 23-man squad for his team's final group African Cup of Nation Qualifying game against Rwanda on 3rd September 2016.
There are only two local based players in the team against calls by many Ghanaians for Avram Grant to pay particular attention to players plying their trade in the country to sustain their desire to stay
And Dan Quaye, who was part of the Black Stars team that participated in Ghana's maiden FIFA World Cup in Germany has indicated that few of the players called into the Black Stars command regular play at the club level.
'I have not changed you can ask some of your colleague journalists that watch our matches, they will testify everything to you,' Quaye told Takoradi based Radio Aseda FM
'John Boye and those at Europe, they don't play regular football, if anyone tells you they do it is not true'.
'Ghanaian players who play regularly for for their teams in Europe is not even up to ten players or they think we don't know. I have been there for so many years and I have the self-confidence to play in Black Stars."
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715123/dan-quaye-im-better-than-most-black-stars-players.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/a2a758d4912cd4cf271041e403f8db68b804242071cb3dfeeceb89372a2ba818.json | |
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"Francis Kwarteng"
] | 2016-08-26T18:50:37 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | ldquo;Using the structures of the party to deal with the problems of the party is what we have to do. So I am asking everybody to respect that even senior memb | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715128%2Fprof-aaron-mike-oquayes-foolish-talk-3.html.json | en | null | Prof. Aaron Mike Oquayes Foolish Talk 3 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | “Using the structures of the party to deal with the problems of the party is what we have to do. So I am asking everybody to respect that even senior members of the party like the redoubtable Kennedy Agyapong, I am pleading with him…I want to assure you that I am focused on the main goal, which is to win the election of 2016” (Akufo-Addo).
“Some of their leaders have come out to say that they will never condemn him, and I’m not surprised and beginning to agree with Kennedy’s statements he made years back that NPP are fools. If not, they would have condemned him. He said they are fools and the fools said they will not condemn his foolish act, it tells you the caliber of people in NPP. The fools in NPP will not condemn Kennedy Agyapong” (Divine Nkrumah).
“Every day the bucket a-go a well; one day the bottom a-go drop out…” (Bob Marley…”I Shot Sheriff”).
NPP’S KATAKYIE KWAME OPOKU AGYEMANG ON KENNEDY AGYAPONG
“In the lead up to the NPP National Conference in Tamale, Ken accused the then National Chairman and Secretary, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey and Sir John of thievery. The sad thing is that, Ken never provided evidence to support his allegation.
“Though, Ghana is governed by laws and citizens are expected not to take the law into their own hands, the same Ken Agyapong supported the physical attacks on Kwabena Agyepong and Afoko at the party headquarters last year. This was after the duo, in conjunction with NEC, had tried to bring innovation to the party headquarters.
“Also, the insults Ken Agyapong has rained on former prez, John Agyekum Kufuor, Mr. Kwadwo Mpiani, Otumfuo, and Hon. Richard Anane cannot be recounted, yet, Ken's lifetime experience and age come nowhere near any of the aforementioned personalities.
“Not quite long ago, Ken Agyepong was on national television calling every single member of the party as a "stupid fool" and that, all members lack home sense. But, this is a party that has no mean a person than Nana Akufo-Addo as its Flagbearer.
“Seriously, when people chased Afoko and Kwabena out of the Upper East Region a couple of months ago, this so-called sensible Ken Agyapong praised the organisers for that barbaric act.
“After that, Ken was on his Oman FM accusing ex-prez Kufuor, Mpiani, Afoko, and Kwabena of masterminding the untimely and unfortunate death of the late U/E Regional Chairman. How could any party member call former president Kufuor, a "murderer", but Ken had the effrontery to do that without shame.
“Just recently, this same man disrespected the Flagbearer, Nana Addo by doing what he does best, insulting some fine brains in the party, when the Flagbearer had called for ceasefire.”
Where has our outmoded professor of political science and a trained lawyer been all this while? To wit, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, is Kennedy Agyapong not an NDC mole planted in the NPP?
OUR FINAL THOUGHTS
Like the fake blind man that he is, Prof. Oquaye totally ignores the lumbering logs in his own canthi while lamenting the anorexic toothpicks in others’.
And, like the proverbial ostrich which buries its head deep in the sand of partisan politics and meritocratic elitism, Prof. Oquaye quickly forgets his exposed rear has become a laughing stock and a troubling trend as part of the cynosure of public scrutiny.
What is probably lost on him, Prof. Oquaye, as well is the notion that Akufo-Addo looks more like the doting parents of Apartheid, President Mahama more like the nymphomaniacal concubine of Apartheid.
One, President Mahama, is a fallen angel, the other Akufo-Addo is a rising-risen yet fumbling, wobbling fallen angel. Prof. Oquaye is more like the spiritual godmother of these fallen angels.
Then again President Mahama looks more like a chameleonic magician, Akufo-Addo more like a Frankenstein fraud.
Yet both President Mahama and Akufo-Addo are also potential liabilities and wasteful extravagancies.
And though President Mahama is a failed national leader, Akufo-Addo is not the answer.
One is not too sure where the redeeming qualities of these national figures are.
Akufo-Addo is not the expected savior-prophet of progressive transformation, neither is incumbent President Mahama.
It is as though all the expected saviors and prophets of economics are already dead and gone for good, forever.
Never to return.
That black star is forever lost in the thick cloudy expanse of strategic and tactical comparative-advantage terms.
Prof. Oquaye inhabits the periphery of this abandoned antiquated political geography.
Interestingly, the man’s entire political existence has revolved around the ideological pillar of intellectual accismus until this remarkable point in our modern history, thanks to the larger vision of the world’s “Africa’s Man of the Millennium” whose rich legacy and redoubtable personality continue to give him emotional migraines and sleepless nights from time to time, when he took on the incompetent NDC.
Further, he, together with the leadership of the NPP including acting General Secretary John Boadu, should put an immediate stop to the poor handling of the party’s internal crises by conveniently shifting culpability to and blaming its intelligence liability on external source, the NDC. It makes their party and its leadership look weak, incompetent, clueless and unfit for the Flagstaff House. As a matter of fact, doing so actually gives more ammunition to the NDC to do the political campaign and aspirations of Akufo-Addo in. Thus the blame game should cease at this point.
In the final analysis, Prof. Oquaye has yet to come to terms with the fact that the blame-shifting NPP under Akufo-Addo is even far less incompetent, hence his lame attempts to explain away the paralyzing incompetence of the post-Kufuor leadership of the NPP with his inexcusable tangential verbal attacks upon the NDC. Both political parties are just as clueless and useless.
This Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, a structural illogic of his own political thinking, is an intellectual dinosaur and dodo bird, and as it is also brain-dead, extinct, a political coffin.
His generation is the reason Ghana is in such a cacotopic conditions today.
Maybe, just maybe, he is doing all that lachrymose praise-singing because he wants a place for himself and his lawyer-son in a potential Akufo-Addo government.
His tendency to cry, cry and weep at a funeral when there is no funeral, where there no one is actually dead, where there is no corpse, when it is his own intellectual and political funeral he is crying, crying and weeping at. Some elements within the NDC fraternity are equally guilty of this too!
Such spineless political animals, political animals lost in their own depressing chiaroscuros of emotional obscurity! Such empty-barrel serpentine dodo birds with sharp political teeth, with their NDC-looking cat eyes!
Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye should do something about his ethnocentric party, a well-known blame-shifting political organization some of whose misguided members incinerate or cremate living internal political opponents in acid-baths and then blame it on everybody but themselves.
Oh yes, an inglorious boneless hypocrite of a clueless political animal is Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye!
Oh yes, Paul Afoko, Sammy Crabbe, Kwabena Agyapong, and Afari Gyan worked against the political aspirations of Akufo-Addo in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections!
Oh yes, what about the possible role of Kennedy Agyapong’s rhetorical indiscretions in Akufo-Addo’s defeats on two different occasions?
Oh yes, has Prof. Oquaye ever considered the fact that Kennedy Agyapong could be an NDC mole?
Oh yes, why are Akufo-Addo and the leadership of the NPP, including political patriarch Prof. Oquaye, afraid of firebrand male chauvinist Kennedy Agyapong?
Oh yes, this NDC-looking man called Prof. Oquaye is none other than a paralyzing confusion of cause and effect, even as he behaves, acts, speaks and carries himself just like one of those infamous Sam Okudzeto NDC “illiterates.”
CONCLUSION
Oh yes, talking about NDC moles in the NPP we may as well do well to remind our old-school political junkie Prof. Oquaye the following great words by the legendary Bob Marley (“Who the Cap Fit”):
“Man to man is so unjust, children…
“You don't know who to trust…
“Your worst enemy could be your best friend…
“And your best friend your worst enemy…
“Some will eat and drink with you…
“Then behind them su-su 'pon you…
“Only your friend know your secrets…
“So only he could reveal it…
“Some will hate you, pretend they love you now…
“Then behind they try to eliminate you…
“Hypocrites and parasites…
“Will come up and take a bite…
“And if your night should turn to day…
“A lot of people would run away…
Oh yes, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye should furnish us with rather commonsense anecdotes or forensic evidence for his grandiose daydreaming special effects and stop reading from his dated exotic grimoires which are none other his clean shaven hydra- or medusa-head grimoires, for, when everything is said and done, as they, he himself could potentially be one of those very slick hands behind the carefully orchestrated leakages within the NPP.
And we dare not put such political machinations past him because he is a Baptist cleric. Just take a closer look at Bishop Obinim, Rev. Dr. Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, Pastor Kumchacha, Prophet Badu Kobi, Odifour Kwabena Tawiah…the list is endless…all fake political theologians.
Thus, Akufo-Addo and the NPP should closely monitor Prof. Oquaye, Kennedy Agyapong…
People are smarter these days!
TO ALL OUR POLITICIANS: GREAT LESSONS FROM BOB MARLEY’S “AMBUSH IN THE NIGHT”
“See them fighting for power…
“But they know not the hour…
“So they bribing with their guns, spare parts and money…
“Trying to belittle our integrity now…
“They say what we know…
“Is just what they teach us…
“And we're so ignorant…
“'Cause every time they can reach us…
“Through political strategy…
“They keep us hungry…
“And when you gonna get some food…
“Your brother got to be your enemy, well…
“Well, what we know…
“Is not what they tell us…
“We're not ignorant, I mean it…
“And they just cannot touch us…
“Through the powers of the most I…
“We keep on surfacing…
“Through the powers of the most I…
“We keep on surviving yeah…
This concludes the three-part series.
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Ghanaweb. “Prof. Oquaye Claims NDC Has Moles In NPP.” August 17, 2016.
Ghanaweb. “I Did Not Say All Northerners Are Cattle Farmers—Ursula Owusu.” December 4, 2012.
Ghanaweb. “Only ‘Misguided Idiots’ Insult Women—Ursula.” August 10, 2016.
Ghanaweb. “Nana Begs Kennedy Agyapong To ‘Shut Up.’” September 10, 2016.
Ghanaweb. “The ‘Fools’ In NPP Will Not Condemn Agyapong—PPP Organizer.”July 1, 2016.
Katakyie Kwame Opoku Agyemang. “Call Hon. Ken. Agyapong To Order; He's Our Bane To Victory.” Ghanaweb. September 14, 2015.
Ghanaweb. “NDC Masterminded Troubles In NPP—John Boadu.” August 26, 2016. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715128/prof-aaron-mike-oquayes-foolish-talk-3.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e6c00529e5b95971ac987db5619ec82b3f2218da0343ad12b8e77ea2319a2a82.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:21 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Cairo (AFP) - Egyptian authorities on Sunday released a renowned human rights lawyer arrested after protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715425%2Fegypt-frees-renowned-rights-lawyer.html.json | en | null | Egypt frees renowned rights lawyer | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A demonstration against a controversial deal to hand two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia on April 15, 2016 outside the Journalists' Syndicate in central Cairo. By Mohamed El-Shahed (AFP/File)
Cairo (AFP) - Egyptian authorities on Sunday released a renowned human rights lawyer arrested after protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia.
Malek Adly had been held in pre-trial detention since being arrested by plainclothes police on May 5.
His defence team confirmed his release.
"The case has not been referred to trial yet," Tarek Khater, one of Adly's lawyers, told AFP.
Adly had supported protests in April against the decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, which provoked outrage in Egypt and accusations that Sisi "sold" them in return for Saudi investments.
Police arrested dozens of activists ahead of an April 25 protest, after more than 1,000 people had chanted for "the fall of the regime" in an earlier demonstration in Cairo.
The police dispersed the April 25 protest before raiding the Journalists' Syndicate to arrest two reporters who are part of the same case as Adly.
The three were accused of "attempting to topple the ruling system" and "spreading false news", a prosecution official had said.
Egypt later on Sunday also released one of the two journalists, Amro Badr, on bail of the equivalent of 500 euros, his lawyer Doaa Mostafa said.
Badr, editor-in-chief of the yanair.net news website, was arrested at the syndicate in early May, sparking a confrontation between the union and the interior ministry.
Three top members of the union are now standing trial for "harbouring fugitives", in reference to Badr and his colleague.
An Egyptian administrative court ruled in June that the islands of Tiran and Sanafir, strategically situated at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, must remain under Egyptian sovereignty.
But the government has appealed the decision.
Sisi has defended the move, saying the islands were Saudi to begin with and were leased to Egypt in the 1950s.
The former army chief come to power after toppling his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013, unleashing a crackdown on his supporters that killed hundreds of protesters and imprisoned thousands. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715425/egypt-frees-renowned-rights-lawyer.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/41e7f5979481e29082d6287a10118233b43de77bd8d6fbd621a125f868d11e23.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:50:24 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Government has contracted a $50 million loan facility from Societe Generale Ghana (formerly SG-SSB) to finance the rehabilitation of Ghana 8217;s missions abro | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715194%2Fgovt-borrows-50m-to-rehabilitate-embassies.html.json | en | null | Govt borrows $50m to rehabilitate embassies | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Government has contracted a $50 million loan facility from Societe Generale Ghana (formerly SG-SSB) to finance the rehabilitation of Ghana’s missions abroad.
This comes at a time when government has been criticized for excessive borrowing, which has ballooned the public debt.
The facility according to government, is coming at an opportune time to support the government address some of the challenges faced by Ghana's foreign missions.
Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, led the government team during the agreement’s signing ceremony.
A statement issued by Societe Generale, said they are happy to support Ghana improve infrastructure at its foreign missions.
“Societe Generale Ghana is happy to support the rehabilitation of Ghana's Missions abroad with this financing of $50 million. The signing of this Credit Facility Agreement has come at an opportune time to support the Ghana Government to address some of the challenges faced by the Ghana Foreign Missions,” the statement added.
“It is Societe Generale Ghana's desire to partner Ghana in the socio economic development of the country and to strengthen the already cordial business relations that has existed for many years between the Societe Generale Group, Societe Generale Ghana and the Government of Ghana.”
Societe Generale Ghana and the Societe Generale Group have financed various government projects to the tune of USD600 million between 2009 and 2016.
Some of the projects the bank has financed totally or as a participating bank in a syndication include the Aboadze Thermal Plant; Fire Tenders for the Ministry of Interior; Steel Bridges for the Ministry of Roads & Highways; E-Government Project for the Ministry of Communication; 2 GRIDCo Transmission Projects; the Accra Streets Asphalting; the Kwame Nkrumah and Kasoa Interchanges and the Ghana Cocobod Cocoa Syndication since 1997 to date.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
Follow @AlloteyGodwin | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715194/govt-borrows-50m-to-rehabilitate-embassies.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/736c7fa4bbacf9950ba24beb4753011b6c09285f3dbe35e466b8081d3a3084d1.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African judge on Friday rejected an appeal by the state against a six-year jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murder | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F445770%2Fpistorius-from-olympic-glory-to-jail-for-murder.html.json | en | null | Pistorius: from Olympic glory to jail for murder | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African judge on Friday rejected an appeal by the state against a six-year jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murdered his girlfriend in 2013.
Prosecutors had protested against the length of term -- which is less than half the minimum for murder in South Africa -- as "shockingly lenient".
Here is a timeline of events that followed the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013.
- 2013 -
February 14: Police arrest the double-amputee Olympic and Paralympic sprinter for killing Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, who was shot four times at his Pretoria home.
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa celebrates after winning the final of the men's 200 metre T44 classification event at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
February 15: Pistorius bursts into tears as he is charged, denying murder "in the strongest terms".
February 19: Pistorius claims in an affidavit he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder. He fired through a locked bathroom door in what prosecutors term "premeditated" murder.
February 21: Global sportswear manufacturer Nike suspends its sponsorship contract with the athlete.
February 22: Pistorius is granted bail.
- 2014 -
March 3: The trial opens in Pretoria before an army of journalists from around the world, with the testimony of a neighbour who tells the court she heard "terrible screams" from a woman. Ten days later, Pistorius vomits when a picture of Steenkamp's body is flashed on the court's television screens.
April 7-15: Pistorius takes the stand and begins with a tearful apology to Steenkamp's family. This is followed by five days of often intense cross-examination, marked by bouts of tears and breaks in the session. Pistorius steadfastly denies any intention to kill Steenkamp.
Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead on valentine's Day in 2013
June 30: After a six-week break, a panel of three psychiatrists and a psychologist conclude that Pistorius does not suffer from mental illness.
September 12: Judge Thokozile Masipa finds Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter.
October 21: The judge sentences him to a maximum of five years in jail. He is immediately taken to Pretoria prison.
- 2015 -
October 20: Pistorius is allowed out of prison after just one year to spend the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
December 3: The Supreme Court of Appeal convicts him of murder, saying his testimony was "vacillating and untruthful".
December 8: Pistorius is released on bail pending sentencing, and remains under house arrest.
- 2016 -
March 2: Pistorius, now 29, loses his final bid to appeal his murder conviction.
July 6: He is sentenced to six years in jail for murder, but prosecutors later appeal.
August 14: South African media reports say Pistorius is put on 24-hour suicide watch.
August 26: Masipa, the same judge who issued the six-year term, rejects the state appeal for a longer sentence. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/445770/pistorius-from-olympic-glory-to-jail-for-murder.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/4127c91e870598f9196324782c3eedfd513d8c50fcf610e4a0d34a97455f12e3.json | |
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] | 2016-08-28T00:50:56 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The organizers of the maiden diplomatic comedy show supposed to hit the Accra International Conference Centre yesterday, Friday, August 26th, have | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38521%2Fklint-da-drunk-apologies-to-ghanaians.html.json | en | null | Klint Da Drunk Apologies To Ghanaians | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The organizers of the maiden diplomatic comedy show supposed to hit the Accra International Conference Centre yesterday, Friday, August 26th, have rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the cancelation of the program at a very latter hour of the evening.
The program dubbed “Let Ghana Laugh” is aimed at bringing Ghanaians from various angles, together with the Political heads from the over 20 political parties in a special night to laugh together, whiles easing the high tension mounting in the country due to the upcoming general elections in December.
Speaking at the scene of the event cancelation last night, the Head of the Organizing team; John Bosco Tieyiri stated that the unfortunate cancelation is due to some technical challenges beyond control.
“…I have just being informed that some key people expected to attend the event, including the President of the Republic and the Leader of the biggest opposition party; Nana Akufo Addo, among others won’t be able to honor the invitation due to various reasons; and the main purpose of this event won’t be achieved without their presence. We have therefore decided to reschedule the event to a later date, which will be announced soon, and all tickets sold will be valid on that date. We are so sorry for the inconvenience, he said”.
On his part, the main comedian billed to entertain the audience; Klint da Drunk, expressed his profound apology for this unfortunate incident.
“…I have come all the way from Nigerian to join hands with all of Ghana to preach peace towards your elections, and I am very sad that this event couldn’t hold today. My apologies to all my fans, friends and everyone who were going to be part of us tonight, but I want to assure all Ghanaians that I will be back for this event when the new date is set, and together, we can work towards maintaining the peace and stability being enjoyed in this country. I love Ghana very much and I wish you well”, the top Nigerian Comedian said.
The management of the Ghanaian comedy King; DKB who was billed to stage alongside his 9ja brother, also added their voice in apologizing to Ghanaians and their fans for the unfortunate cancelation, and is assuring all to stay calm whiles a new and appropriate date is set for the show. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38521/klint-da-drunk-apologies-to-ghanaians.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/9d30fa22df2bc09db4941ac7a6e54da4e92f28e84f565c9336aeabe84e73e46e.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:50:28 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Workers at the Atuabo Gas Processing plant of the Ghana Gas Company Limited, protesting against their poor working conditions have vowed not to rescind their de | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715084%2Fghana-gas-workers-protest-poor-working-conditions.html.json | en | null | Ghana Gas workers protest poor working conditions | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Workers at the Atuabo Gas Processing plant of the Ghana Gas Company Limited, protesting against their poor working conditions have vowed not to rescind their decision until their issues are addressed.
The workers who form the local union of the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers' Union today (Friday), demonstrated against what they say is a failure by the management of Ghana National Gas company limited to provide them good working conditions despite the high risk nature of their job.
“We are demonstrating against the systems that we find ourselves in; issues bordering on learning and development, remuneration of the ordinary employee of Ghana Gas as well as things that we need to work with. Whenever the engineers are undertaking any particular exercise at the plant, you go there and the only language they communicate in is Chinese. So we ask ourselves, how can we learn from these guys if they are communicating only in Chinese?” Chairman of the workers' union, Richard Alamu told Citi Business News.
Some of the demonstrating workers
Citi Business News however understands today's demonstration was met with the presence of heavy security personnel who denied the aggrieved workers entry into the Atuabo gas processing facility.
Richard Alamu however says they will not be discouraged by the development.
He explained that the inability by the management to grant them their request is due to the lack of funds which is attributed to the debts owed Ghana Gas Company Limited by Volta River Authority (VRA).
“Our company keeps saying that it's because of VRA's indebtedness that is why they are not able to really do the sort of financial commitment that they ought to. We are not demanding much.
“What we are saying is that the systems here ought to work. Management has to come down; they should make sure that the priority of the ordinary employee of Ghana Gas is taken care of,” he stressed.
Strike is illegal
Meanwhile the Ghana National Gas Company Limited has described the demonstration by its workers as illegal.
Communications and Corporate Affairs Manager of the Company, Alfred Obgarmey tells Citi Business News the company has already engaged the mother union of the petroleum workers on the concerns of the workers.
“Unfortunately for them, we advised them against it and the move will be that they are exposing the mother union to ridicule in the presence of the ministerial meeting that happened,” Mr. Ogbarmey remarked.
He however explains that any decision on the fate of the demonstrating workers will have to be determined by the top management.
“I cannot say specifically what decision management will take on the agitating workers but whatever action will be decided by the CEO and the top management and I cannot even anticipate what they have in mind.”
“But I will expect that the management to take stringent decision because to allow this conduct to go unpunished, could be disastrous as well,” Alfred Ogbarmey added.
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By: Jessica Ayorkor Aryee/Obrempong Yaw Amopofo/Pius Amihere Eduku/citibusinessnews.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715084/ghana-gas-workers-protest-poor-working-conditions.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/33244a5a9e2bcc4f73d9b5bbf62a51f7edd138b2cf48a0c40efd313828f2d456.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:19 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Mogadishu (AFP) - A suicide car bomb exploded outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, in an attack c | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F376973%2Fsuicide-car-bomb-targets-somalia-hotel-official.html.json | en | null | Suicide car bomb targets Somalia hotel: official | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Mogadishu (AFP) - A suicide car bomb exploded outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by Shabaab militants.
"There was a blast close to the SYL hotel area, near the main checkpoint of the presidential palace," said security officer Ibrahim Mohamed. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/376973/suicide-car-bomb-targets-somalia-hotel-official.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/fd7e5b18ebff66a755507d0e1d8b01f7819f71ca4c81721318d9a29018d3528c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T12:50:17 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Ayawaso West Wogon, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, has revealed that Parliament 8217;s decision to summon MPs from their b | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715240%2Fmps-recall-in-connection-with-mahamas-ford-gift-saga.html.json | en | null | MPs recall in connection with Mahamas Ford gift saga | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Ayawaso West Wogon, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, has revealed that Parliament’s decision to summon MPs from their break, has to do with the Minority's attempts to put forth concerns over President John Mahama’s Ford gift saga.
Speaking on Citi FM's News analysis programme, The Big Issue, the MP revealed, “We have asked Mr. Speaker to call back the house… we would want to raise the issue of the gift from Kanazoe to his Excellency the President on the floor of Parliament.”
This was in response to a circular indicating that the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has summoned parliament to sit on Thursday, September 1, in pursuance of Article 112(3) of the constitution and order 38(1) of the standing orders of Parliament.
Mr. Agyarko however gave no indication if the Minority wanted to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Mahama but he simply said “we will raise the issues…when we get to that bridge we will cross it.”
The Minority in Parliament has already hinted of a possible impeachment process against President Mahama, for accepting the Ford Expedition gift from a Burkinabe Contractor, Djibril Kanazoe.
In July 2016, Citi News reported that the Minority had started started collecting signatures of Members in the House in a move some insiders said could lead to a push for impeachment proceedings against President Mahama.
A Deputy Majority Leader, Alfred Agbesi, has however openly warned that the Majority will not tolerate any extra constitutional moves to investigate the President.
Background
President Mahama came under intense public criticism for accepting the Ford gift worth about US$100,000 allegedly to influence him.
Djibril Kanazoe, admitted giving President Mahama the Ford Expedition vehicle, for which the President called to thank him.
The gift, according to reports, was prior to an attempt by the contractor, to win a bid to execute the Dodo Pepeso-Nkwanta road construction project.
The same contractor had also been contracted to build a wall, at a cost of over half a million dollars, for the Ghana Embassy in Ouagadougou.
Mahama’s letter to CHRAJ
The Commission on Human rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) indicated that it has initiated steps that could lead to an investigation of President John Mahama, following the receipt of petitions from the youth league of the Convention People's Party (CPP) and another complainant, a private individual.
But President Mahama, in a letter signed by his lawyer, Tony Lithur, asked CHRAJ to dismiss the allegations of conflict of interest.
In the letter addressed to the acting Chairperson of CHRAJ, President Mahama held that he was innocent of all the allegations leveled against him.
Can the Minority remove the President?
For the Minority to succeed in grounding impeachment proceedings against the President, at least a third of MPs in the Ghanaian legislature must sign onto the petition for President Mahama's removal.
Furthermore, for a President to be removed from office under the 1992 Constitution, at least two third-majority of MPs in Ghana's 275-member legislature, must vote for a motion calling for the President's impeachment.
Such a vote will be taken only after a five-member committee set up by the Chief Justice indicts the President.
Was Mahama wrong to accept gift?
Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana states, “A public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts or is likely to conflict with the performance of the functions of his office.”
This constitutional provision has informed a new bill, Conduct of Public Officers Bill, 2013, presented by cabinet to Parliament.
According to Section 21 (b) a public officer many not “ accept a gift, favour or an advantage that has the potential to influence the proper discharge of the public officer's functions or judgment, from a person with whom the public officer comes into contact in relation to the public officer's functions.”
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[] | 2016-08-30T16:52:06 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Wa Fruit Juice Factory is expected to commence production of quality fruit juice by the end of September this year after it was closed down in 2011. The | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715990%2Fwa-fruit-juice-factory-to-commence-production-in-october.html.json | en | null | Wa Fruit Juice Factory to commence production in October | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Wa Fruit Juice Factory is expected to commence production of quality fruit juice by the end of September this year after it was closed down in 2011.
The factory which used to produce bottled juice from mango, pineapple and orange collapsed sometime 2011 due to what was said to be due management difficulties and with it came began the unemployment woes of several residents in the municipality.
The juice factory was established in 2007 as a result of a symbiotic sister city relationship between Wa and IEPER City in Belgium.
The factory however collapsed and the building was overtaken by overgrown weeds.
The Assembly worried about the situation decided to the open up for private partnership in order help manage and inject the needed capital into the refurbishment of the factory to bring it to life.
Out of the four companies that bid for the partnership, Ndaana Ghana Limited won and was given the onerous responsibility to resurrect the once flourishing and pet fruit juice factory of 0the Assembly.
Chief Executive Officer of Ndaana Ghana Limited, Gregory Lankono disclosed to journalists that the company will start operation again by the end of September.
He said a total amount of GH¢1.4 million is needed to completely refurbish the factory.
According to him, they have so far spent GH¢200,000 on the project and are optimistic the factory will be ready to operate by the end of September.
The Wa Municipal Chief Executive Issahaku Nuhu who visited the site with journalists was happy that the factory would once again commence production to create jobs for the youth and also create a market for fruit producers.
Story by Ghana| Myjoyonline.com | | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715990/wa-fruit-juice-factory-to-commence-production-in-october.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/02d0fde41d26f9b9adb3a25917f0cf9c8eec1981464812d23494b39b7acb884e.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:01 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | WAFA denied Aduana Stars three points at the Sogakope Park as they drew 1-1 with the Dormaa based side on match day 27 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League . | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715418%2Fghana-premier-league-wafa-deny-aduana-stars-three-points-t.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League: WAFA deny Aduana Stars three points, Techiman City held at home by Liberty | null | null | www.modernghana.com | WAFA denied Aduana Stars three points at the Sogakope Park as they drew 1-1 with the Dormaa based side on match day 27 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League .
Aduana Stars went into Sunday's game knowing very well that a slip will foil their dream of chasing for the league title as their title contenders Wa All Stars were in good position to beat Dreams FC at Wa.
The Dormaa giants started the game on a good, mounting an intense pressure on the home side. Their hard worked paid off as Bright Adjei before the break shot his side into the lead with a sublime finish.
The former Premier League champions, in the second half failed to curtail the swift movement of the Academy lads and Togolese import Komla Agbeniandan levelled matters for the home side. READ ALSO: AshGold pip Hasaaacas 1-0 at Obuasi
Aduana then fired from all angles in search of their second goal but WAFA frustrated them to deny them the three maximum points.
Cioba Aristica's side having amassed 45 points, are now three points behind the leaders who defeated Dreams FC 3-1.
At the Techiman Park, Techiman City were held to a 1-1 drawn game by Liberty Professionals.
All the odds were against Liberty as they have played poor in the second round of the ongoing Ghana Premier League. READ MORE: Kotoko share the spoils with Berekum Chelsea
The home side dominated the Dansoman based side in the first stanza of the game - Liberty failed to deal with Techiman City's pressure and before the break Fatau Abdulrahamn shot the hosts into the lead.
George Lamptey's side in the second abandoned their defensive strategy as they attacked Techiman City looking for the needed equalizer - their decision paid off as Mohammed Issah Shaibu restored parity for the visitors.
Late in the game it was end to end action but both sides couldn't score again as the game ended 1-1.
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715418/ghana-premier-league-wafa-deny-aduana-stars-three-points-t.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/718d062d5fbfd1f25931b28cd3875736af29a4e572eb867f7a5bdc13f2386465.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:51:46 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Self-acclaimed dancehall king Shatta Wale has told the BBC that his popular lsquo;Mahama paper rsquo; song was triggered by President John Mahama rsquo;s mi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38565%2Fmahama-paper-song-triggered-by-missing-speech-saga-shatt.html.json | en | null | Mahama Paper Song Triggered By Missing Speech Saga Shatta Wale | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Self-acclaimed dancehall king Shatta Wale has told the BBC that his popular ‘Mahama paper’ song was triggered by President John Mahama’s missing speech incident during his address to ECOWAS heads of state in Accra.
According to the controversial artiste, the song was not intended to flatter the president as has been interpreted by a section of society.
Ghana's President and immediate past ECOWAS Chairman, John Mahama shocked the gathering of heads of West African states and governments at an ECOWAS summit when he suddenly stopped in the middle of his speech and announced that some pages of his address were missing.
“Where is my speech…I am missing certain pages in my speech…,” he said, at first to himself, and then to the audience. As Ghana’s President searched for his missing speech, the audience including diplomats from the ECOWAS sub-region and beyond offered a thunderous applause.
Explaining the rationale behind the song for the first time, the ‘Kakai’ hitmaker said he was watching television the day the president got himself in the fix.
“I didn’t do that song for a political purpose, I wrote it out of love. I didn’t do it because of my President. One day I was watching TV and the president was speaking at the Conference Center and he was like ‘where is my page 13, I can’t find it,’ and I was like Mahama too why, where is his speech,” the ‘Chop kiss’ singer told Akwasi Sarpong.
Shatta, as he is also known, added that he is surprised the song has become such a hit. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38565/mahama-paper-song-triggered-by-missing-speech-saga-shatt.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2611c20f8e004433a3ccd0eff1f968ef0203f6e2fb7dde8040af59308735267b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:52 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | By Francis Ameyibor, GNA Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - The Producer Price Inflation for the fourth week of August (22-26) rose to 10.3 per cent year - on - year while | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715775%2Fstock-exchange-total-volume-traded-hits-13-million-shares.html.json | en | null | Stock Exchange total volume traded hits 1.3 million shares | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Francis Ameyibor, GNA
Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - The Producer Price Inflation for the fourth week of August (22-26) rose to 10.3 per cent year - on - year while investors responded by bidding down equities.
Total volume traded was 1.3 million shares which were valued at GHȼ7.9 million.
Fan Milk emerges as the most traded equity in value terms thereby retaining its position as the most traded equity, accounting for 75.7 per cent of all value traded during the week.
Consequently, the benchmark Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) - Composite Index shed by 0.2 per cent to close at 1,808.6 points.
This represents a year to date loss of 9.3 per cent, stock market analysis paper made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday said.
Nordea Capital is an investment bank licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which offers a comprehensive range of services in asset management, research and strategy, corporate finance and private equity to institutional, corporate and private clients.
According to the analysis Total Ghana Limited lost 3.3 per cent to close at GHȼ2.90 per share; described as the lowest price since the year began, representing a capital loss of 43 per cent.
Golden Star Resource shed 2.0 per cent to close at GHȼ1.95 per share. It company recently announced the injection of $ 90 million to revamp its activities at the Wassa and Prestea mines in the Western Region; and also settled its indebtedness of $ 25 million to Ecobank Ghana Ltd.
Benso Oil Palm Plantation dipped by 1.8 per cent to close at GHȼ2.70 per share. GCB Bank and CAL Bank fell by 1.5 per cent and 1.1 per cent each to close at GHȼ4.01 and GHȼ0.88 per share apiece and Tullow Ghana Limited slipped by 0.8 per cent to close at GHȼ27.65 per share.
The UT Bank led the gainers for the week under review as the stock bounced back from losses in two consecutive weeks to appreciate by 16.7 per cent to close at GHȼ0.07 per share.
The SIC Insurance rose by 13.3 per cent to close at GHȼ0.17 per share, whiles HFC Bank gained 1.4 per cent to close at GHȼ0.72 per share and Fan Milk added 0.8 per cent to the value of their shares to close at GHȼ9.50 per share.
Enterprise Group Ltd rounded up the gainers as it edged by 0.4 per cent to close at GHȼ2.39 per share.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715775/stock-exchange-total-volume-traded-hits-13-million-shares.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/5419ad5283387aa8ecc8f0664911aa19c5a32556baaf8aaba7326bf125b75503.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:50:39 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Police in the Nanumba North district in the Northern region have found the four-day-old baby girl stolen at the Bimbila government hospital Friday dawn. Two | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715275%2F4-day-old-missing-baby-found-two-arrested.html.json | en | null | 4 Day-Old Missing Baby Found; Two Arrested | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Police in the Nanumba North district in the Northern region have found the four-day-old baby girl stolen at the Bimbila government hospital Friday dawn.
Two persons have also been picked up to assist with investigation.
The suspects are 42-year-old Nanyim Nakwaja, and Samira, 21, who are natives of Kunkuna, a suburb of Bimbila.
DSP Benjamin Aniah who confirmed to Starr News said the baby was found in the hands of Samira by some community members.
According to Starr News sources, the first suspect Nanyim Nakwaja, a konkomba woman stole the baby from the hospital and handed it over to Samira.
Sources say Samira was tasked to kill the child because the baby had a deformity and it was seen as bad omen in the Konkomba tradition to give birth to a deformed baby.
Police is yet to establish whether parents of the baby have a connection to the suspects but the police commander in an earlier interview with Starr News said the mother of the baby didn’t look worried.
The four-day-old baby went missing in bizarre circumstances at the maternity ward of the Bimbilla Government Hospital.
The mother of the baby, Tinam Bechebilambi from a village called Juhanayili said she woke up Friday dawn to breastfeed her baby only to find an empty cot next to her.
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[] | 2016-08-26T20:49:57 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council is planning a trip to South Sudan next week to persuade President Salva Kiir to accept a new regi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715140%2Fun-council-plans-ssudan-visit-to-push-for-regional-force.html.json | en | null | UN council plans S.Sudan visit to push for regional force | null | null | www.modernghana.com | United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council is planning a trip to South Sudan next week to persuade President Salva Kiir to accept a new regional protection force or face an arms embargo, diplomats said Friday.
Ambassadors from the 15-member council are scheduled to travel from September 2 to 7 for meetings on the proposed 4,000-strong force to be deployed in Juba to strengthen the UN peacekeeping mission.
The mission, known as UNMISS, has faced criticism for failing to protect civilians, including dozens of women and girls who were raped near a UN base in Juba after a flareup of violence in the capital Juba in early July.
Kiir's government has expressed strong reservations about the proposed deployment that was authorized by the Security Council two weeks ago and has called for further discussions.
"We want to know the mandate of this protection force," said South Sudan Vice President Taban Deng Gai during a visit to the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday. "We want to sit with them in Juba, not in New York."
The council adopted a resolution on August 12 authorizing the force and threatening to impose an arms embargo if UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reports within a month that the Juba government is not cooperating with the plan for the regional force.
US Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Kenya this week and said following meetings with regional foreign ministers that there was "absolutely no question that we need to move forward with the deployment of the regional protection force."
South Sudan descended into war in December 2013 when Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup, and a peace deal signed last year was left in tatters during the flare-up in Juba in early July.
During the fighting, Machar, who had been persuaded to return to Juba as part of the national unity government agreed under the peace deal, fled the country and is now in Khartoum, having been replaced by Deng in Juba.
Tens of thousands of people have died in the fighting, with the United Nations reporting shocking levels of brutality from gang-rapes, killings and the wholesale burning of villages.
An estimated 16,000 children have been recruited by armed groups and the national army in the conflict and 2.5 million people have been driven from their homes. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715140/un-council-plans-ssudan-visit-to-push-for-regional-force.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8a15ee7c61188d6d098c39aaac579b9be3559154566feed5fcb4d300b27ce90b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:51:35 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Orios Capital, an emerging patient capital firm established to co invest into scalable and impact based startups in Africa, has announced plans to raise more | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715786%2Forios-capital-announces-plans-for-a-1million-dollar-fund-fo.html.json | en | null | Orios Capital Announces Plans For A $1million Dollar Fund For Startups | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Orios Capital, an emerging patient capital firm established to co invest into scalable and impact based startups in Africa, has announced plans to raise more than one million dollars.
The move is in line with the company's vision to become the name behind a global business giant from Africa. It also forms part of its strategy to engineer funding to Startups, helping bridge the funding gap to Startups in Ghana and Africa.Orios is expecting to raise its Seed Capital from Limited Partners, Donors and Private Equity firms.
According to a report entitled 'Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa', compiled in 2013 by the Omidyar Network, the philanthropic foundation established by Pierre Omidyar — the founder of e-Bay, in partnership with global strategy consulting film, Monitor Group; "venture capital in Africa is still an emergent phenomenon.
This is because Entrepreneurs are forced to pursue bank loans which simply are not tailored for startups. Banks see startup investments as high risk, low reward and like to quote statistics that show 9 out of ten startups fail within the first five years of operation".
Three years on, the situation remains the same and Orios Capital is prepared to change this trend through its innovative business model, underpinned by the goal of social change and job creation as solutions to reducing Global Poverty.
In a statement, the Board Chairman of Orios Capital and past Chief Executive of Ghana's Volta River Authority, Mr. Kweku Awotwi, said “Our work is pivotal in redefining solutions to poverty reduction in Africa. We want to be the Fund that provides the Patient Capital needed to transform such businesses to achieve that mandate. We strongly believe that our strong Governance Structure and cumulative experience will serve as a differentiating factor in disrupting the private equity market for Startups'.
Some of the key sectors that Orios is investing in includes Healthcare, Technology, Services, Agribusiness, Clean Water, Formal Housing and Quality Education. Orios Capital is set to formally launch its operations later this year as it continues its own fundraising to seed Ghanaian Startups when it announces its first call for Proposals.
About Orios Capital
Established in 2012 as the Ghana Centre for Entrepreneurship, Employment and Innovation (GCEEI), providing training and support services for SME's in Ghana with an enviable track record of engagement within the SME Sector, Orios Capital has metamorphosed into one of Africa's emerging venture capital fund for start ups. The company has over the past four years trained over 5000 SME's and been the brain behind some of the most successful startups from Ghana including Wear Purple, Oasis Websoft, CellAfrique.net , UTAMA Africa Ltd, Chaste clothing, and BKC Consulting, AgroSoft Ghana Ltd. And pioneered key policies to help shape Ghana’s Startup Ecosystem. Currently the company operates from its Head office in Accra with intention to extend its services into other African countries within the next 3 years.
For more information about Orios visit www.oriosgroup.com | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715786/orios-capital-announces-plans-for-a-1million-dollar-fund-fo.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/41323c9af2eff471acaca366d5f9b2b0e164bcc77652d25c96f2e8d5241024de.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T12:50:20 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | As part of efforts aimed at promoting a cashless society, the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) will award financial institutions | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715238%2Fghana-banking-awards-ghipss-to-honor-banks-for-promoting-ca.html.json | en | null | Ghana Banking Awards: GhIPSS to honor banks for promoting cashless transactions | null | null | www.modernghana.com | As part of efforts aimed at promoting a cashless society, the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) will award financial institutions that promote the use of electronic transaction.
GhIPSS which is subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana has the mandate to implement and manage interoperable payment system for banks and non bank financial institutions in Ghana.
Speaking to Citi Business News, the General Manager in charge of Project and Business Development at GhIPSS Clara Arthur explained two categories will be awarded to the most cashless bank award and the most E-zwich user .
“We are giving two categories of awards, the first one is the most cashless bank awards and the next one is the E-zwich awards,” she said adding that the target is to encourage member banks to promote cashless transactions.
According to her, GhIPSS has always championed the use of electronic payments to reduce cash flow in the economy.
Citing some of the criteria, Madam Arthur explained various banks will be assessed on how it promoted the use of electronic payments by encouraging its customers to sign up for it.
Ghana Banking Awards
The Ghana Banking Awards will come off today to award over twenty banks that excelled in 2015.
Despite tough times faced by banks in the country in 2015, Banking Consultant Nana Otuo Acheampong is optimistic this year's Ghana Banking Awards will bring out the best bank in the midst of the challenges.
According to him, the assessment will capture the overall performance of the 28 banks qualified by operating for over two years.
Speaking to Citi Business News, Nana Otuo Acheampong who is also the Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Ghana Banking Awards maintained that even though the banking sector recorded high Non Performing Loans last year, the award is based on relative performance of all qualified banks under the same period of time.
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By: Lawrence Segbefia/citibusinessnews.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715238/ghana-banking-awards-ghipss-to-honor-banks-for-promoting-ca.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/3f8c761783720f47718423c59220a8ac6ea2be5190e98ed10bd42e736ec45895.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:52:13 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tunis (AFP) - An Al-Qaeda-linked group Tuesday claimed responsibility for a blast that killed three Tunisian soldiers near Mount Sammama, a hideout for jihadist | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715890%2Fqaeda-linked-group-claims-deadly-tunisia-ambush-site.html.json | en | null | Qaeda-linked group claims deadly Tunisia ambush: SITE | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Tunisian forces have been tracking jihadists mainly in the mountainous regions of Chaambi and Sammama. By Fathi Nasri (AFP/File)
Tunis (AFP) - An Al-Qaeda-linked group Tuesday claimed responsibility for a blast that killed three Tunisian soldiers near Mount Sammama, a hideout for jihadists at war with authorities, SITE Intelligence Group said.
The Obka Ibn Nafaa Battalion, which has claimed a string of previous attacks, said on its Twitter account that it ambushed two military vehicles on Monday in Tunisia's western region, hitting one with an improvised explosive device, according to SITE.
The defence ministry blamed the attack, which came on the same day a new unity government took office, on "terrorists", adding that two militants were believed to have been killed by army fire and their bodies removed.
Jihadist attacks in Tunisia have cost dozens of lives among security forces as well as civilians, and 59 foreign tourists were also killed in 2015.
Tunisian forces have been tracking jihadists mainly in the mountainous regions of Chaambi and Sammama, southwest of the capital Tunis. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715890/qaeda-linked-group-claims-deadly-tunisia-ambush-site.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/056288a0fbc8c886e6051c63a64d743d7f77e238503701538824545fe9ab6555.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:53:02 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | One of the judges implicated in the judicial corruption scandal, Justice Paul Uuter Dery, has petitioned the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), for crowning i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716238%2Fjustice-dery-petitions-gja-over-anas-award.html.json | en | null | Justice Dery petitions GJA over Anas award | null | null | www.modernghana.com | One of the judges implicated in the judicial corruption scandal, Justice Paul Uuter Dery, has petitioned the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), for crowning investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas Best journalist of the year.
The GJA last Saturday decorated Anas with the award and gave him a brand new SUV for his investigative piece on the judiciary which saw about 26 out of 34 of the judges sacked.
Justice Dery, who is currently battling his case in court argued that, giving Anas the award was wrong and rather celebrates ‘ unethical journalism ‘ because his piece is under contention.
In his petition to the GJA, Justice Dery insisted that, the award “has the propensity of sending wrong signals to other journalists especially young and upcoming ones that blatant violations of our constitutional order pays.”
“You acquire fame and wealth by violating the constitutional order. That is what the GJA Award to Anas Aremeyaw Anas on 27th August, 2016 signifies,” he indicated.
The judge also said because “the Constitution of Ghana is the Supreme law of Ghana..one wonders why a person like Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who intentionally violated the Supreme law of the Republic of Ghana, qualifies for the Award the GJA gave to him for the very conduct that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional.”
“Is it that the GJA best award is given to law breakers? Or the award is given to spite the Supreme Court? Furthermore, there are still a number of cases pending in Court against Anas Aremeyaw Anas and/or his so-called company – Tiger Eye PI over the same subject matter of the Award. One of the cases which is pending at the Supreme Court which is yet to be determined is who is the person who conducted the so-called investigations and submitted the petition. Is it Anas Aremeyaw Anas or the so-called company called Tiger Eye PI?”
He also asked that “by the GJA Award, are you not prejudicing the outcome of the case before the courts especially the Supreme Court? Is it not contempt pendent lite?”
“I am therefore by this letter drawing your attention to the consequences of the Award GJA gave to Anas Aremeyaw Anas whilst I give you and your Honourable Association the opportunity to rectify a blatant wrong that has been inflicted on the whole of the Ghanaian public by the conferment of the said award,” he added.
Below is the full petition:
The President
Ghana Journalists Association Accra
Dear Sir,
PETITION FOR THE WITHDRAWAL/SUSPENSION OF THE BEST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 201 5 AWARD GIVEN TO ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS ON 27TH AUGUST, 2016
On Saturday, 27th August, 2016, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), at its 21st Awards ceremony, gave the overall best journalist of the year, 2015 Award to Anas Aremeyaw Anas for his so-called exposé on judicial bribery and corruption.
It comes as a surprise to some of us and we begin to wonder what value you attach to your Awards. On 4th February, 2016, the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment in Suit No. J1/29/2015, against this very Anas Aremeyaw Anas. One of the reliefs the court pronounced against Anas Aremeyaw Anas is that his conduct in publishing the so – called exposé on judicial corruption when his so-called company, Tiger Eye PI, had submitted petitions to the President and the Chief Justice, which petitions were yet to be addressed was unconstitutional (See pages 5, 7, 8, 14 and 15 of the judgment enclosed herein).
I hereunder for ease of reference and effect quote the relevant portions of the judgment. At page 5, the Supreme Court stated as follows:
“In the meantime the 1st Defendant (i.e. Tiger Eye PI) had taken steps to give wide publicity to the said allegations by public viewing of the video, and through social network as well as newspaper publications …
Any publication beyond the President violates the Constitution….. Consequently, the Plaintiff seeks these… reliefs from this court:
A declaration that the 1st Defendant's publication of its petition to the President in the media contravened Article 146(8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore
A declaration that the conduct of the 1st Defendant acting through its Chief Executive Officer and Acting Editor of the Crusading Guide newspaper, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, in releasing the contents of the petition, through publications in the Crusading Guide newspaper, his personal facebook page, public screening of the audio – visual recordings in support of the petition at the Accra International Conference Centre on the 22nd September, 2015, containing the evidence in support of the petition, is in violation of Article 146 (8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore unconstitutional…”
Some of the issues the Supreme Court addressed in the case as stated at page 7 of the judgment are:
Whether or not the 1st Defendant's publication of its petition to the President in the media contravened Article 146(8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore Whether or not the conduct of the 1stDefendant through its Chief Executive Officer and Acting Editor of the Crusading Guide Newspaper, his personal facebook page, public screening of the audio visual recordings in support of the petition at the Accra International Conference Centre on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2015, containing the evidence in support of the petition, is in violation of Article 146 (8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore
In its judgment, the Supreme Court answered the above issues in the affirmative and granted the reliefs indicated herein in favour of the Plaintiff. By this judgment, Anas
Aremeyaw Anas and his so – called company have been declared by the Supreme Court to have violated the Constitution by this so – called exposé of corruption in the judiciary by the publications referred to herein.
Again, in the judgment, the Supreme Court prescribed various remedies available for the blatant unconstitutional conduct of Anas Aremeyaw Anas at pages 15 to 17 of the judgment. The Supreme Court states that”
“We have identified five different modes of expressing disapproval with breach of the in camera provisions. These are:
Treat the breach as contempt of the High Court Impose criminal sanctions if there is such legislation
Award damages as for a constitutional infraction, where
Treat it as breach of an injunction The person who is injuriously affected may sue in tort for defamation…
In India, the Contempt of Court Act of 1971 makes a person who violates a law prescribing proceedings in camera liable in contempt of court punishable by a jail term of six months or a fine of 2, 000 rupees or both…
At common law it is contempt, with intent to impede or prejudice the administration of justice, to publish material calculated to prejudice the fair trial of a pending imminent cause. Common law is part of our laws, per Article 11(1)(e) of the Constitution 1992. Thus in the absence of legislation the common law remedy is available…
We shall next consider damages. The US Supreme Court took the views in the case of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, US. 388 (1971) that money damages were an appropriate remedy for a violation of the right to privacy conferred by the 4th Amendment…
In an article titled “In–Camera–Proceedings” Azizur Rahman, Additional Judge, Farrakhabad, published in T.T.R.I, Journal-First Year, Issue 2-April-June, 1995, wrote this relevant passage that “… where the enactment itself makes it mandatory to proceed in camera, it required no order… (of court)… The said provision shall have the force of an injunction in itself.” This is a true representation of such a provision.
It prohibits publication of the proceedings to outsiders, thus inherently it is an injunction that is placed on disclosing the proceedings to unauthorized persons. Consequently an unlawful disclosure should be treated as though a court injunction has been violated. Whatever a violation of an injunction entails could then be effected by a court, which in our jurisprudence includes contempt proceedings…
Counsel for the 1st Defendant (Tiger Eye PI) took the view that in the event of a violation of the confidentiality rule the party affected may take action in defamation. It is a view we share. That is a right open to a party to pursue independent of or in conjunction with other remedies available for the violation.”
From the copies of the various suits against Anas Aremeyaw Anas and/or his fake company, Tiger Eye PI, (Enclosed herein are copies of the writs), they are facing claims for damages for defamation, damages for invasion of privacy etc.
It will be also be recalled that earlier on Anas Aremeyaw Anas and four others were cited for contempt of the High Court arising from his unconstitutional publication of the so – called exposé of judicial corruption. Torkornoo JA dismissed the application for contempt in breach of the audi alteram partem rule of natural justice. Subsequently however she realized the unlawfulness of the dismissal and set aside suo motu her own ruling and restored the contempt application which is also still pending at the High Court against Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
Anas Aremeyaw Anas attempted to violate the 1992 Constitution in October, 2015 when he went to Kumasi to publish the same so – called judicial corruption exposé but he was compelled to abandon it by a court action.
So the above is the true profile of Anas Aremeyaw Anas, your Award winner. And if an award of such weight is granted by the GJA to such a non – law abiding citizen, I wonder what the worth or value of the award is. Is the GJA rewarding lawlessness? Is it a sign for
other journalists to breach the supreme law of the law with such careless or reckless abandon in order to be rewarded by the GJA?
It must be realized that free press is a creature of the Constitution just like the Judiciary. The Supreme Court which is vested with jurisdiction to interpret the Constitution in 2006 decided in Agyei Twum v. Attorney – General [2005 – 2006] SCGLR 732 at 785 that:
“The constitutional requirement that the impeachment proceedings be held in camera would be defeated if the petitioner were allowed to publish his or her petition to anyone other than the President. This is likely to lead to the petitioner's allegations being aired in public while the judge's response can only be considered in private. This would lead to grave adverse public relations consequences for the judiciary. The institution of the judiciary could be undermined without any justification.”
Earlier in Ghana Bar Association v. Abban (GBA Case) [2003 – 2004] SCGLR 250 at page 311, the Supreme Court stated that:
“It is important to note article 146 (8) of the Constitution, 1992 provides that the Proceedings of the committee appointed to deal with any such petition 'shall be held in camera'. It is mandatory that such proceedings be held in private, not in public or open court as has unfortunately been done in this case. The reason for this important provision is obvious. It is to preserve, protect and safeguard the authority, dignity and independence of the judiciary.”
In the Agyei – Twum Case the Supreme Court was very clear that the privacy of impeachment proceedings extends even to the moment the petition is presented to the President and is referred to the Chief Justice. The Agyei – Twum Case is reaffirmed by Suit No. J1/29/2015 where the Supreme Court stated at page 12 of its judgment that:
“ ….. what the framers of the constitution really intended was that confidentiality and privacy should apply to impeachment proceedings under this article. It would indeed be meaningless to make provision for confidentiality if the entire process is allowed to be placed in the public domain even before the respondent has been heard. Commonsense could even be brought to bear on this interpretation that the framers of the Constitution could not have intended that even before prima facie determination has been made, or
before the committee has concluded its investigations and submitted its report, the whole world should be told of the contents of the petition. That would clearly be defeating the purpose of the confidentiality and privacy that is required to such proceedings.”
There is therefore ample evidence of how lawless the Award Winner is and yet the GJA blessed him for his lawlessness. It is worthy again to refer to the opinion of the Supreme Court in Suit No.J1/29/2015. At page 14 of the judgment the court states that:
“The 1st Defendant (Tiger Eye P1) caused an extensive publication of the contents of their own petition to the public at large. As at the time of these publications, the decision is the Agyei – Twum case had been published and was therefore binding on all the actors in this case. Clearly therefore, there was unconstitutional disclosure of the petition to the public. As decided in the Agyei – Twum Case, the right of the public to know did not detract from this provision which was specifically designed to achieve a certain effect. That was why the court decided in the Agyei – Twum Case that the right to know was curtailed in favour of the right to confidentiality. But the curtailment of free speech is not a permanent act. The public is not completely denied the right to know, but certainly not before a prima facie case has been made by the Chief Justice or the committee has completed its work and submitted its report, whichever of these terminates the proceedings. The rights of the people were merely postponed for a time lest the purpose of Article 146 (8) should be defeated. We would emphasize that these clear constitutional provisions must be respected if the intent and purpose are not to be rendered nugatory, which is to keep the proceedings private and confidential.”
It is worth making reference to Article 162 (5) of the 1992 constitution. It states this: “All agencies of the mass media shall, at all times, be free to uphold the principles, provisions and objectives of this constitution, and shall uphold the responsibility and accountability of the Government to the people of Ghana.”
Article 146 is part of the 1992 constitution. Indeed, Tiger Eye P1/Anas Aremeyaw Anas submitted its or his petition pursuant to Article 146 (1) of the Constitution. Article 146 (2) of the Constitution also provides that:
“A Justice of the superior court …. may only be removed in accordance with the procedure specified in this Article.” Article 146 (8) is part of the procedure that must be
followed but yet Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the architect of the petition brazenly refused to follow this mandatory requirement as enshrined and interpreted in Agyei – Twum. Is such a person worth to be awarded by GJA with the highest honour of “The Overall best Journalist of the year, 2015” for his unconstitutional conduct.
Let us be guided by our constitutional history. The Supreme Court declared the celebration of 31st December unconstitutional because it marks the overthrow of a government established by law. Similarly, Kwame Pianim was disqualified by the Supreme Court to stand for President because of being convicted for an unconstitutional conduct.
In the case of New Patriotic Party v. Attorney – General [1993 – 94] 2 GLR 35 (31st December Case), the Supreme Court expressed the following sentiments about unconstitutional conduct and the consequences. But before that the brief facts:
On 31st December, 1981, the Government of Ghana, established under the constitution, 1979 was removed from power in a military coup d'etat. The coup – makers then set up their own government provisionally (the PNDC), until such time that another constitutional government could come into being. The PNDC ruled the country from 31st December, 1981 to 7th January 1993. During that period 31st December was declared a public holiday and celebrated as such in commemoration of the military coup of 31st December, 1981.
On 7th January, 1993 Ghana's new Constitution, 1992 came into force, and with it, a new constitutional order. The PNDC was abolished and it ceased to exist with effect from that date by virtue of Section 36(1) of the transitional provisions of the Constitution, 1992.
On 14th December, 1993, the Ghanaian Times Newspaper published a release from the Information Services Department of the Ministry of Information detailing a programme of activities intended for the celebration of the twelve anniversary of the 31st December, 1981 coup and the first anniversary of the fourth Republic.
On or about 19th December, 1993, the government, acting by the Minister of Interior, announced to the nation that 31st December, 1993, among others, would be a public holiday and celebrated and observed as such. The announcement was carried by the People's Daily Graphic on 20th December, 1993.
On 21st December, 1993 the New Patriotic Party (NPP) instituted an action at the Supreme Court against the Government of Ghana per the Attorney – General for the following reliefs:
A declaration that the public celebration of the overthrow of the legally constituted Government of Ghana on 31st December, 1981, and the financing of such celebration from public funds is inconsistent with or in contravention of the letter and spirit of the Constitution, 1992 and more particularly to articles 3 (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), and 35(1) and 41(b) & (f) An order directing the Government of Ghana to cancel all preparations for the celebration of the overthrow of the legally constituted Government of Ghana on 31st December, 1981 aforesaid and to refrain from carrying out any such celebration financed from public funds.
The Supreme Court gave judgment in favour of the NPP. At page 72 of the Report Adade JSC delivered himself thus:
“Article 3(4) (a) of the Constitution, 1992 confers a right, and both articles 3(4)(a) and 41(b) of the Constitution, 1992 impose a duty, on all Ghanaians to defend the Constitution, 1992. The celebrations of 31st December with carnivals, route marches etc having a tendency to glorify the coup d'etat of 31st December, will weaken the people's resolve to enforce this right, or perform this duty, ie their resolve to frown upon, and/or reject coups, a result which will have the effect of undermining and subverting the Constitution, 1992; but surely it is an unlawful means under article 3(3)(a) of the Constitution, 1992 if only because its result is a subversion of the Constitution 1992…”
Francois JSC in his contribution to the judgment at pages 81 and 82 also delivered himself thus:
“ The Celebration
By definition, a celebration is a public observance which honours an event.it is accompanied by festivities and a general atmosphere of exhilaration. It extols and praises the event it commemorates. It is a public celebration, then obviously an entire public except those in perpetual disgruntlement with life itself, would participate in the jolly making. Example, Independence Day. But where with the advent of 31st December 1981, a sizeable section of the people recite a litany of ills and perpetual relive them, it cannot, with the best will in the world, be classified as an ideal scenario for a public celebration, nor can its baleful antecedents escape judicial notice. Logic and prudence would dictate the prohibition of such a public to-do that would only promote division and fly in the teeth of the constitutional injunction to let bygones be bygones.”
Amua Sakye JSC also had this to say at page 131 of the Report:
“ Article 3 (3) of the Constitution, 1992 makes it the offence of high treason for any person to suspend, overthrow or abrogate the constitution by violent or other unlawful means, or to aid and abet any other person in such acts. Article 3 (4) of the Constitution, 1992 places on every citizen the duty, and gives him the right, to defend the Constitution, and to resist any person who might seek to overthrow it and, in the case the Constitution, 1992 is overthrown, to do all he can to restore the Constitution….
For my part, I do not see how a law which requires all of us to celebrate with funfare, feasting and dancing the overthrow by force of arms of a democratically elected government can exist side by side with these constitutional provisions …”
Of relevance is also the case of Ekwam v. Pianim (No. 2) and Others[1996 – 97] SCGLR 121 the brief facts of which are that Mr. Kwame Pianim, the defendant, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), had been slated to contest the party's impending election of its candidate for the December, 1996 Presidential Election. Mrs. Ekwam, a member of the party, contended that the defendant was disqualified from contesting the 1996 elections. The basis of her claim was that the defendant had been
convicted by a public tribunal of the offence of preparing to overthrow in 1982, the then Government of the PNDC. The Supreme Court upheld the Plaintiffs case and held that the Defendant was disqualified from standing for election for the office of the President under Article 94(2) (c) (i) of the 1992 Constitution.
Article 94 (2) (c) (i) of the Constitution provides as follows:
“A person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he has been convicted for high crime under the constitution or high treason or for an offence involving the security of the State, fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude.”
Thus our constitutional jurisprudence abhors blatant breaches of the 1992 Constitution and anybody found to have breached any provision of the Constitution cannot be blessed with such Awards like the one GJA conferred on Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Aikins JSC in the 31st December case supra expressed a very relevant view at page 136 thus:
“In my view, the 4 June and 31st December processes occasioned a breakdown of law and order, the negation of the rule of law and a circumscription of the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual which the Constitution seeks to protect and preserve by its preamble. The stability of the nation was shattered and polluted. There is truth in the contention that the celebration has the propensity of sending wrong signals to the youth of this country that the overthrow of the constitutional order by means of a coup d' etat is glorious, and incites and excites disorder to institutional settlement, and a disrespect to constitutional authority,”
I adopt the same sentiments and state that the Awards the GJA honoured Anas Aremeyaw Anas with has the propensity of sending wrong signals to other journalists especially young and upcoming ones that blatant violations of our constitutional order pays. You acquire fame and wealth by violating the constitutional order. That is what the GJA Award to Anas Aremeyaw Anas on 27th August, 2016 signifies.
The Constitution of Ghana is the Supreme law of Ghana. So one wonders why a person like Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who intentionally violated the Supreme law of the Republic of Ghana, qualifies for the Award the GJA gave to him for the very conduct that the
Supreme Court declared unconstitutional. Is it that the GJA best award is given to law breakers? Or the award is given to spite the Supreme Court?
Furthermore, there are still a number of cases pending in Court against Anas Aremeyaw Anas and/or his so-called company – Tiger Eye PI over the same subject matter of the Award. One of the cases which is pending at the Supreme Court which is yet to be determined is who is the person who conducted the so-called investigations and submitted the petition. Is it Anas Aremeyaw Anas or the so-called company called Tiger Eye PI?
By the GJA Award, are you not prejudicing the outcome of the case before the courts especially the Supreme Court? Is it not contempt pendent lite?
I am therefore by this letter drawing your attention to the consequences of the Award GJA gave to Anas Aremeyaw Anas whilst I give you and your Honourable Association the opportunity to rectify a blatant wrong that has been inflicted on the whole of the Ghanaian public by the conferment of the said award.
Your response to my letter will determine my next line of action since I am determined to use all lawful and legal means at my disposal to ensure that the provisions of the 1992 Constitution are upheld and complied with by all persons.
I would conclude these sentiments of mine by correcting misinformation going around in both print and electronic media that I am on suspension arising out of the Tiger Eye P1 petition. I am not on suspension. No prima facie case has been made against me to warrant my suspension. I am on administrative leave which I applied to enable me to use the legal process to clear my name and reputation which Anas Aremeyaw Anas has sought to tarnish.
Be advised accordingly
His Lordship Justice Paul Uuter Dery
Cc: Vice President
Ghana Journalists Association
Treasurer
Ghana Journalists Association
Organizing Secretary
Ghana Journalist Association
General Secretary
Ghana Journalists Association
Public Relations Officer
Ghana Journalists Association
All Regional Presidents of the GJA
–
By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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[] | 2016-08-26T22:49:57 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Accra , Aug. 26, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for Nairobi, Kenya to attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715172%2Fpresident-mahama-leaves-for-kenya.html.json | en | null | President Mahama leaves for Kenya | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Accra , Aug. 26, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for Nairobi, Kenya to attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), according to a statement from the Flagstaff House Communications Bureau.
This is the first time the Conference is taking place in Africa.
According to the statement, President Mahama said he was looking forward to both the bilateral discussions at the political level, and discussions on boosting the private sector's role in the continent's growth agenda.
The Heads of State would take part in a special high level engagement with the continent's private sector and their counterparts from Japan, and also discuss the promotion of structural economic transformation through economic diversification and industrialisation.
Ahead of the Conference opening on Saturday, President Mahama would hold talks with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, later today and also grant audience to the Executive Director of The Global Fund, the statement said.
President Mahama is expected back home on Monday, August 29.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715172/president-mahama-leaves-for-kenya.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/587d4e70631dba4a5cb428d727cbdccaf98eb3dd92770e402499adbdd4cb5484.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:50:20 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Ghana Black Sharks will today square off with Kenya in the first leg of AFCON 2016 Beach soccer qualifier. The will be honoured at the Pirates Beach in M | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715200%2Fafcon-2016-beach-soccer-qualifier-black-sharks-ready-for-k.html.json | en | null | Black Sharks ready for Kenya test | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Ghana Black Sharks will today square off with Kenya in the first leg of AFCON 2016 Beach soccer qualifier.
The will be honoured at the Pirates Beach in Mombasa, with locals having high hopes of beating Ghana.
Led by captain Michael Sema, the Ghanaians were taken through final drills by coaches Daniel Kotey Neequaye and Theophilus Armah on Friday.
The Black Sharks had a feel of the smooth golden sand at the Pirates Beach arena for the first time and have declared their readiness to claim victory today.
Egyptian referees, Wael Mostafa El Sabagh and Hany Farouk El Eraky will be the match officials. They will be assisted by Mohamed Abdel Meguid Attya (3rd referee), and Khaleed Abdel Naby Bakhit (time keeper) also from Egypt.
Match commissioner for the game is Christopher Atanga from Cameroon.
The kickoff time is to 4pm local time (1pm GH). The Black Sharks will host Kenya in the return encounter on Sunday 17th September in Accra.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Kumasi-based hip-hop/Afro artiste, Ko-Jo Cue, will on Saturday, September 3, rock Alliance Française in Accra with a concert that is set to thrill fans with a c | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38502%2Fko-jo-cue-to-perform-alliance-franaise.html.json | en | null | Ko-Jo Cue To Perform @ Alliance Franaise | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Kumasi-based hip-hop/Afro artiste, Ko-Jo Cue, will on Saturday, September 3, rock Alliance Française in Accra with a concert that is set to thrill fans with a cool fusion of hip-hop and highlife.
Dubbed 'Cue For President', the concert will unveil compositions with lyrics that comment on Ghana's future alongside a vivid blend of rhythms, beats and stagecraft that will send audiences to the dance floor.
In April 2014, he released a single called 'Corolla Music', and it went viral, sparking a conversation about local hip-hop on YFM. The success of the song caught the attention of hip-hop star, E.L, who reached out to him so the two acts could collaborate.
He later released 'Low Key', the result of collaboration with E.L and the single quickly became a favourite on radio playlists across the country. It also served as the first single to his then anticipated mixtape titled 'The Shining'.
In September 2014, he released 'The Shining' as his first project on BBnZ Live. The project turned out to be more than a mixtape and felt more like a free album. It was downloaded more than 12,000 times and earned critical praise from pundits and fans alike. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38502/ko-jo-cue-to-perform-alliance-franaise.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2957e05f2bc97d36418d8a8615d348f193a68e26acf8490c4eb6803946513a01.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:51:18 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Accra, Aug 27, GNA - Societe Generale has signed a $50 million Credit Facility Agreement with Ghana to finance the rehabilitation of the Government missions abr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715302%2Fsg-ghana-signs-50-million-agreement-with-government.html.json | en | null | SG Ghana signs $50 million agreement with government | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Accra, Aug 27, GNA - Societe Generale has signed a $50 million Credit Facility Agreement with Ghana to finance the rehabilitation of the Government missions abroad.
A statement issued by Societe Generale Ghana and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the bank was happy to support the rehabilitation of Ghana's missions abroad with the $50 million financing.
The agreement has come at an opportune time to support the Ghana Government to address some of the challenges faced by the Ghana foreign missions, it said.
'It is Societe Generale Ghana's desire to partner Ghana in the socio economic development of the country and to strengthen the already cordial business relations that has existed for many years between the Societe Generale Group, Societe Generale Ghana and the Government of Ghana,' the statement said.
It said observers acknowledged that there was rule of law and respect for human rights in Ghana and that the country's democracy had deepened.
'Therefore, as a true development partner of Ghana, Societe Generale Ghana and the Societe Generale Group have financed various Government of Ghana projects to the tune of $600 million between 2009 and 2016.
'Some of the projects Societe Generale has financed totally or as a participating bank in a syndication include the Aboadze Thermal Plant; Fire Tenders for the Ministry of the Interior; Steel Bridges for the Ministry of Roads and Highways; E-Government Project for the Ministry of Communication; two GRIDCo Transmission Projects; the Accra Streets Asphalting; the Kwame Nkrumah and Kasoa Interchanges and the Ghana Cocobod Cocoa Syndication since 1997 to date,' the statement said.
Societe Generale has significantly invested in Ghana's financial sector in view of the stable political environment and improving economy with strong medium and long-term prospects.
The bank is one of the largest networked banks in Ghana with over 40 branches. Societe Generale Ghana is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange and is a member of the Ghana Club 100 of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.
Societe Generale Ghana has more than 11,000 business customers and 216,000 retail customers.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715302/sg-ghana-signs-50-million-agreement-with-government.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/97ff23b845b038a0b737561567ace45eac9b239dbf44c1d373d09f7a99df712b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:58 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | By Kodjo Adams, GNA Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - Ujuizi Laboratories in collaboration with Border less Alliance has launched a smart device technology application to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715769%2Fpilot-to-facilitate-transportation-of-goods-launched.html.json | en | null | Pilot to facilitate transportation of goods launched | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Kodjo Adams, GNA
Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - Ujuizi Laboratories in collaboration with Border less Alliance has launched a smart device technology application to address challenges in transporting goods across the West Africa sub region.
The platform christened: 'Chains of Human Intelligence towards Efficiency and Equity in Agro Food Trade along the Trans-Africa Highway,' (CHEETAH), is being piloted to tackle trade obstacles along the trade corridors within the sub-region.
The developers of CHEETAH are testing the innovation on an important trade corridor, Accra - Ghana to Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso.
The pilot project seeks to involve more than 100 stakeholders, including truck drivers from various transport associations in the West African Sub-region, as well as some graduate students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The objective of the pilot phase is to assess whether CHEETAH can inform effective post-harvest management decisions and policies by crowdsourcing post-harvest intelligence through human interactions and infrastructural status.
The technology gathers improved information on road pavement quality and post-harvest losses to help drive behavourial policy and infrastructure improvement.
The platform also provides on the ground intelligence to decrease unforeseen expenditure for traders and ensure transparent and accountability in the system.
The CHEETAH mobile application covers a wide range of fields including the interaction with law enforcement officials, location of drivers and their load and their navigation patterns.
The project is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supported by Essoko Ghana, the KNUST Department of Horticulture and the International Fertilizer Development Centre.
He explained that the platform consisted of two components food intelligence, which models post-harvest decay in vegetables and fruits during transport and displayed the information to users of the application to increase awareness of post-harvest losses.
The second model: CHEETAH Infra, which collects road conditions data and shares it in real time with fellow road users.
Mr Valentijn Venus, the Executive Director of Ujuizi Laboratories Netherlands, said the transportation of goods, especially food products in West Africa, was plagued with challenges such as poor road infrastructure, lack of processing and packaging technologies and unrefrigerated transport and storage.
He noted that in West Africa, post-harvest losses were aggravated by illegal toll stops and police controls and these prolonged transport journeys ad put profit margins under further pressures.
Ghana is said to have an annual infrastructure deficit of two billion dollars.
The trans Africa highway project, estimated to cost four to five billion dollars to construct and an additional annual maintenance cost of 33 million dollars, is yet to materialise.
He said the proliferation of telecommunication services and smartphones in Africa had created a viable platform for developing solutions that stimulated the participation of members of the public through crowdsourcing - the practice of gathering needed information by soliciting contributions from large group of people.
'The underlying premise of CHEETAH is that by crowdsourcing, post-harvest intelligence and distributing the information among value chain players would allow them to run faster,' he added.
He explained that by combining new information from vehicle and human centric sensing systems one could trace losses and reveal the sources of these losses.
Dr Kofi Mbiah, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Shippers Authority, said their outfit was ready to collaborate with the project to ensure its success.
He said the country's trade between the sub-region was slow, adding that the bottlenecks of post-harvest losses over the years were still persisting, and urged the Government to be proactive and adopt technology-based to address issues in trade facilitation.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715769/pilot-to-facilitate-transportation-of-goods-launched.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/68546e57084e01889ab5820c6277252b91588b0883eff40f3aaae2fbf4bdc6ae.json | |
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"Alex Tuffour"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:49 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The prerogative of mercy granted by the President was uncalled for and untimely The Muntie 3 were removed from prison on the basis that they are members of t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715031%2Fpresident-john-mahama-should-be-voted-out-of-the-flagstaff.html.json | en | null | President John Mahama Should Be Voted Out Of The Flagstaff House | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The prerogative of mercy granted by the President was uncalled for and untimely The Muntie 3 were removed from prison on the basis that they are members of the NDC , and their actions were to the benefit of the NDC . The President had been under pressure to pardon the Muntie 3 after petitions presented to him , endorsed by Ministers , Party Officials and some members of his party the NDC . Before the pardon, some members of the NDC had also threatened not to vote for the party unless the trio are released .
The President made the decision on partisan grounds and used it to rubbish the judiciary . John Mahama has proven that when one works or speaks for the NDC and rubbishes other parties , he will use the constitution to set them free if they are found guilty of an offence .
And again determined to do anything to please the governing NDC . It therefore gives an indication that whatever insults the Muntie 3 were insulting respected Ghanaians , they knew that whatever happens , they will be guided or pardon by the President . Impunity has been given a boost by the President ' s act , and certainly a stab in the back of the judiciary . This is bias , amateur and childish decision on the part of the President . He has open the door gate for insults in the country .
Acting within the remit of powers conferred upon the President is just not the issue . Constitutional power and discretion exercised on the basis of discrimination cannot be right.John Mahama is short sighted and do not care about the immediate and future repercussions of his actions , and without looking at the interest of the state . NDC supporters now have the licence to insult and use abusive words , because they know they will be pardoned even if they are disciplined . This proves that the President is not governing the country in the interest of everybody but favouring the NDC .
If Ghanaians make the mistake to vote for John Mahama , the country will go into chaos , because he has nothing to offer and will run this country down . All the cars and money President John Mahama is dishing out to Chiefs , Outboard motors being given out to fishermen , branded Chinese cloths and Aluminium pans being given to women , and again with the help of the EC , will not safe John Mahama leaving the Flagstaff House . Ghanaians must bury his political ambitions . Change is coming .
Alex Tuffour
Communication Director
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[] | 2016-08-31T10:53:12 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Mr Djan-Sampson and DSP Zah cut the tape to formally open the cells The renovated cells] Voltic Ghana Limited has rehabilitated the mal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716195%2Fvoltic-refurbishes-nsawam-police-cells.html.json | en | null | Voltic Refurbishes Nsawam Police Cells | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Mr Djan-Sampson and DSP Zah cut the tape to formally open the cells [Inset: The renovated cells]
Voltic Ghana Limited has rehabilitated the male holding cells at the Nsawam District Police Headquarters at a cost of GH¢45,000.
The company tiled and installed water closet, showers and a water storage tank.
Eugene Djan-Sampson, Plant Manager of Voltic, who was speaking at the handing over ceremony, which also coincided with the annual WASSA of the district police command, said the decision to refurbish the male cells was borne out of the company's respect for the dignity of every human being, including those that have been incarcerated for offences but are yet to be taken through the full judicial process.
“When we received the appeal from the district command for assistance, we took a critical look at the poor living conditions in the cell and we decided to embark on this project. This is not to say we encourage wrong doing-not at all. We believe the police also deserve to have the best of facilities to ensure the safety and security of Ghanaians,” Mr Djan- Sampson stressed.
He said, “As a passionate and engaging brand, we value our consumers and we endeavour to do our best for local communities through our Sustainable Development Initiatives.
“These initiatives underpin our ambition to create a thriving world for our business and also for the communities in which we trade.”
Mr Djan-Sampson said the focus is on the positive transformation and uplifting of communities by supporting basic education, health and social development.
He noted that at Voltic, social investment is not an add-on to business activities, but at the heart of how it engages with the communities where its customers, employees, investors and suppliers live.
Nsawam District Police Commander, DSP Michael Zah Dandy, commended Voltic for the immense support, noting that the rehabilitation of the police cells would give relief to the inmates.
By Cephas Larbi
[email protected] | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716195/voltic-refurbishes-nsawam-police-cells.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/014016623a3ae10d216014249661b17eb7983d42f5119f974021fffbe86bbc96.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:50:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Ghana's election management body, the Electoral Commission (EC) has pledged to make the 2016 general election exemplary and the benchmark for all other election | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715090%2F2016-election-will-be-benchmark-for-africa-ec-boss.html.json | en | null | 2016 Election Will Be Benchmark For Africa EC Boss | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana's election management body, the Electoral Commission (EC) has pledged to make the 2016 general election exemplary and the benchmark for all other elections in Africa.
A recent survey by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, revealed that 46 percent of Ghanaians sampled across the across the country believed the EC will likely announce wrong vote tallies or switch election results.
“63 percent deem the prospect of their votes not being counted unlikely, but nearly a third remain skeptical, while a large minority (46%), believe it is very/somewhat likely that the wrong vote tally would be announced,” the CDD survey revealed.
But speaking at the launch of a USAID funded communications strategy for the EC, the Commission's Chairperson, Charlotte Osei promised her outfit will ensure this year's elections are credible.
Citi News' Duke Mensah Opoku who covered the event reported the EC intends to deliver credible polls using a strong system of supervision and responsive communication with stakeholders.
“We are aiming to be the benchmark in Africa for the delivery of independent, trusted and world class electoral outcomes. Effective communication is therefore imperative to building understanding and trust among our stakeholders,” Charlotte Osei stated.
– citifmonline | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715090/2016-election-will-be-benchmark-for-africa-ec-boss.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/39a7a3c1ef1cc64ab36f4e8b1a19d1a3c004b4d3f7649b058efb5a95c32f2068.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:52:59 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Awudu Nafiu is disappointed Ashanti Gold failed to defend their league title but confident they will return to their best next season. The Miners, wit | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716223%2Fashgold-skipper-awudu-nafiu-promises-team-will-bounce-back-n.html.json | en | null | Ashgold skipper Awudu Nafiu promises team will bounce back next season | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Awudu Nafiu is disappointed Ashanti Gold failed to defend their league title but confident they will return to their best next season.
The Miners, with three matches to end the season have lost the title as they sit ninth due to their uninspiring displays.
'Things did go as we expected this season. Before the season we were hoping to defend the League title. That was our main aim,' he said.
'But we didn't start well and that affected us. We are will bounce back next season and make sure we win.'
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716223/ashgold-skipper-awudu-nafiu-promises-team-will-bounce-back-n.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/165ff5a5ba43221a4104944de4177ef7bec8cd41b42ca6cabd5d7bfb2be8c84d.json |
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