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[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | By Joyce Danso, GNA Accra, Aug. 26, GNA - A Highway robber, Mohammed Abubakar, who robbed occupants of a VIP Joean Bus on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on November | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715167%2Fhighway-robber-jailed-18-years.html.json | en | null | Highway Robber jailed 18 years | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Joyce Danso, GNA
Accra, Aug. 26, GNA - A Highway robber, Mohammed Abubakar, who robbed occupants of a VIP Joean Bus on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on November 15, last year, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court, on Friday.
Abubakar, aka Karim Burger, a Niger illegal Miner, pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery and robbery.
He prayed the court to have mercy on him.
His accomplices, Osman Omoro aka Maanu, and Abubakar Aliu, aka Mallam Laiya, both cattle farmers, pleaded not guilty and the court remanded them into custody to reappear on September 9.
Before handing the sentence, Mr Eric Delanyo Alifo, acting as friend of the court, prayed the court that the accused person had not wasted the Court's time and he was a first offender.
The trial Judge, Mr Aboagye Tandoh, said he had taken into consideration the convicts plea for mitigation.
However, the conduct of the convict on the day of the incident traumatized the occupants of the Bus and, therefore, sentenced him on the charge of robbery.
In the case of the conspiracy charge, it deferred the sentence to the end of the trial.
Prosecuting Deputy Superintendent of Police Abraham Annor said the complainant was the driver in charge of VIP Joean passenger bus, with registration number GN 8047-13.
Abubakar, the prosecution said, was into illegal mining at Dunkwa-On-Offin and Kyebi. Omoro and Aliu are cattle farmers based at Kpaikpai near Nkroranza, and Chiraa near in Sunyani, respectively.
The Prosecution said on November 15, last year, the complainant's bus loaded with more than 40 passengers, set off from the VIP Terminal in Accra for Kumasi.
At about 16:30 hours, the accused persons together with four or five others, most of them wielding weapons including an AK 47 assault rifle and pump action guns, and with their faces partially covered with handkerchiefs mounted a robbery operation on the Accra - Kumasi Highway, the Prosecutor said.
DSP Annor said the accused persons and their accomplices at large, took positions at a high rump spot at new Jejeti, where vehicles were bound to slow down and attacked occupants of various commercial and private vehicles of their properties and money.
The complainant and passengers were caught up in the attack.
The Prosecution said the Police at Anyinam received a distress call from a traveller, who managed to escape and moved swiftly to the scene.
The robbers on seeing the Police run into the bush and started firing to keep the Police away.
In an exchange for fire, Mohammed Abubakar, sustained gunshot injuries in the process and was abandoned in the bush by his accomplices.
On November 19, last year, Mohammed Abubakar in severe pain, crawled from the bush to the roadside to seek assistance to be sent to the Hospital and he was arrested.
He named the king pin and outlined how they planned and executed the crime. In the cause of investigations Omaro and Aliu were arrested in different robbery case and they confessed their involvement as members of the Jejeti gang robbery.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715167/highway-robber-jailed-18-years.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8bdbe18dd114cc2d8a51e686ea54ed4be3f2bb56b2ba7db683938623b0a61cfc.json | |
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] | 2016-08-28T00:51:14 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | As Highway Africa, the continent rsquo;s most prestigious annual journalism conference, marks its 20th anniversary, MTN Group is proud to once again collabor | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715314%2Fmtn-marks-15th-year-of-highway-africa-partnership.html.json | en | null | MTN marks 15th year of Highway Africa partnership | null | null | www.modernghana.com | As Highway Africa, the continent’s most prestigious annual journalism conference, marks its 20th anniversary, MTN Group is proud to once again collaborate with Rhodes University on the event, which continues to drive conversation and debate around key issues related to the media and ICT on the continent.
Themed The Internet and Media – Celebrations, Reflections and the Future, Highway Africa 2016 will kick off this weekend in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The two-day event is set to explore the impact of the internet on journalism and media, including film, music and books.
“This year’s theme is one that resonates with MTN. As an organisation that is extending connectivity and providing digital services across Africa, we know that ICT is changing how we consume media. In addition, it is enabling greater access to information and to services in our communities, which is part of the positive narrative around this continent. We believe that Africa has many good news stories to tell and that platforms like Highway Africa go a long way to boost the media sector so that these stories can be shared. We have been part of this conference for the past fifteen years and our continued support is based on our commitment to the development and advancement of journalism on the continent,” says Xolisa Vapi, General Manager for Corporate Communication and Stakeholder Management, MTN Group.
As part of its support of Highway Africa 2016, MTN is sponsoring journalists from media houses in seven of its markets to attend the conference.
“We are humbled and grateful that MTN is once again partnering with us on this journey of development for African journalism. We have seen many changes and immense growth of the conference over the years. However, it is thanks to the support of our partners, that Highway Africa has been so successful and remains relevant to our media stakeholders across the continent,” says Chris Kabwato, Director, Highway Africa.
Using keynote addresses, plenary sessions, panel discussions, training workshops, book launches and networking dinners, Highway Africa 2016 will be at one level a celebration of twenty years of the existence of Africa’s premier journalistic assembly, and at another level an occasion for reflection on internet and society. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715314/mtn-marks-15th-year-of-highway-africa-partnership.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e1a5c666053a1294c3313fb0884a0ab547bb157aa8c6efffc22dc6dad4472e5f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T20:51:06 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Russia's Olympic medalists from this summer's Games in Brazil's Rio de Janerio received free luxury cars from BMW. The cars were transported to the Kremlin, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715298%2Frio-2016-russia-gifts-its-olympic-medal-winners-bmws.html.json | en | null | Rio 2016: Russia gifts its Olympic medal winners BMWs | null | null | www.modernghana.com | It is better to shut up and allow people to guess whether you are intelligent or not than to talk and remove all doubt. By: OB More Quotes | Submit Quote | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715298/rio-2016-russia-gifts-its-olympic-medal-winners-bmws.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/535c1617cda6fc346ccd05b2bb248b49f9651e02b5292d0307607b80c66a18bf.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:23 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | By Edna A. Qunasah, GNA Accra, August 26, GNA - The organisers of the 2016 Millennium Marathon race have announced that the first Ghanaian to cross the finishi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715165%2Fattractive-prizes-at-stake-for-2016-millennium-marathon-winn.html.json | en | null | Attractive prizes at stake for 2016 Millennium Marathon winner | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Edna A. Qunasah, GNA
Accra, August 26, GNA - The organisers of the 2016 Millennium Marathon race have announced that the first Ghanaian to cross the finishing line and break last years' time record will win a brand new Peugeot car and GH ȼ 40,000.00 and other consolation prizes from sponsors.
The ultimate prize will be contested by athletes in the 21km race and another special 5km fun race category for corporate organisations in a bid to create awareness of a healthy lifestyle.
The International Millennium Marathon, which comes off on Saturday, September 3, is expected to draw about 20,000 participants across the world with two-time Olympic Champion and marathon legend Haile Gebreselassie as race director.
According to the organisers, they wanted the car to be won by a Ghanaian as compared to the maiden edition which saw Ethiopians winning both the male and female categories race.
The second and third runners will pocket GH ȼ 25,000.00, GH ȼ 10,000.00 respectively and the first to 3000 runners will be handed medals.
At a press conference held on Tuesday at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly premises, Ambassador Mr. Ashim Morton, Managing Partner of the Millennium Marathon Sports Company also revealed that, will include wheel chair racing which offers the athletes to exhibit their skills and talent.
He added that, foreign athletes from Colombia and Kenya are expected to arrive in the country on August 31 and called on athletes and the general public to meet and interact with the finest and best marathon athletes and winners of last year's at the Accra Sports Stadium same day.
Mr. Morton stated that, professional coaches will give advice and tips on health and training when preparing for the competition and urged the participants to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas from the professionals.
The Chief Inspector of MTTU, Mr. William Kissi said, they are ready to ensure that there is total security regarding the event.
He noted that, all roads on the 21km and 5km routes will be blocked on the day and that, the Ghana Police Service will be at the various road intersections to regulate traffic flow.
The Mayor of Accra, Mr. Alfred Oko Vanderpuje challenged the Ghanaian runners to train well and win the ultimate prize and pledged his outfit's readiness to support the event to ensure the city is clean.
The marathon starts at the Independence Square through some selected principal streets of Accra.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715165/attractive-prizes-at-stake-for-2016-millennium-marathon-winn.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/17b74e0b4bbddde10c22cb50bbc179263329b23cecdb53a8a461b16a128d9949.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:25 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Some thirty nine female pilgrims from Ghana have been repatriated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 8220;The Pilgrims Affairs Office, Ghana (PAOG) regret t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715488%2F39-ghanaian-pilgrims-repatriated-from-saudi-arabia.html.json | en | null | 39 Ghanaian pilgrims repatriated from Saudi Arabia | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Some thirty nine female pilgrims from Ghana have been repatriated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“The Pilgrims Affairs Office, Ghana (PAOG) regret to announce the repatriation of some 39 female pilgrims from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” a statement from the Pilgrims office said.
According to the statement, those repatriated comprised of 9 minors and 30 others categorised as being “without guardians because they are less than 40 years.”
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia requires that all ladies less than 40 years old be accompanied by an adult male relative.
The statement however said PAOG is working with immigration officers and the Saudi Ambassador to Ghana to rectify the problem as soon as possible.
“Insha Allah It is our hope that when it is done the affected pilgrims will return to continue their pilgrimage,” the statement added.
Hajj pilgrims fly to Mecca
The first batch of 500 Muslim Pilgrims were flown directly from the Tamale airport to Jedda, Saudi Arabia on August 19, 2016.
According to the Hajj committee, about five thousand pilgrims are to fly from Ghana to Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
Follow @AlloteyGodwin | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715488/39-ghanaian-pilgrims-repatriated-from-saudi-arabia.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2b8a49c20c0517eb4cb00d7e8bc5f5e739b50baa36b13ee6dd81e558160eefc1.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:12 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Kumasi Asante Kotoko search for a win in four consecutive league games against Berekum Chelsea, couldn't materialise as they were held to a scoreless draw on ma | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715423%2Fghana-premier-league-kotoko-share-the-spoils-with-berekum-c.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League: Kotoko share the spoils with Berekum Chelsea | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Kumasi Asante Kotoko search for a win in four consecutive league games against Berekum Chelsea, couldn't materialise as they were held to a scoreless draw on match day 27.
Kotoko showed their intention to avenge their first half defeat against Chelsea from the blast of the referee's first whistle, yet the host were able to curtail all the attacking threats from the hosts.
The Kotoko attacking force of Dauda Mohammed and Kwame Boateng also wasted some of the opportunities that presented themselves to the Porcupine Warriors.
The Porcupine Warriors have won just two games in the second half of the season at home. The two wins came against Wa All Stars and Dreams FC and it seems the league title is now beyond their reach, since they are now trailing the league leaders Wa All Stars by 6 points, with four games to end the season.
It would be recalled that Chelsea defeated Kotoko 0-3 in Kumasi last season, after the first leg at Berekum had ended 1-1 and this season Berekum Chelsea maintained their unbeaten run against Kotoko the Porcupine Warriors when they edged them 2-0.
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715423/ghana-premier-league-kotoko-share-the-spoils-with-berekum-c.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/439f6560f0d52634ec3568d9f417103d8630fd4e03a5c1e6de54e928ca188af7.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:52:10 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Residents of Ashaiman close to the main bus terminal are said to be living in fear after fuel from a Total fuel station, started gushing out when water seeped i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716028%2Ffuel-gushes-out-of-underground-tanks-at-ashaiman.html.json | en | null | Fuel gushes out of underground tanks at Ashaiman | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Residents of Ashaiman close to the main bus terminal are said to be living in fear after fuel from a Total fuel station, started gushing out when water seeped into the underground storage tank following a downpour on Tuesday.
The incident, which is similar to what is believed to have caused the deadly explosion at the GOIL Fuel Station in Accra in 2015, reportedly had some residents fleeing the scene while others went to have a closer look.
According to Citi News' Tema Correspondent, Elvis Washington, the area has since been cordoned off by personnel of the fuel station but some oil stains are still visible.
“I'm at the Total Fuel station at Ashaiman which is situated close to the Ashaiman main lorry terminal. On the floor you can see oil stains. They have also cordoned off the area where the underground tanks are,” he reported.
Over 150 people died following the flood and fire disaster near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on June 3, 2016.
Preliminary investigations revealed that there were huge volumes of water in the Goil station's fuel tanks. The reports had suggested that because the water managed to get into the tanks, it carried the fuel into the flooded area which later ignited.
In the Ashaiman incident today [Tuesday], personnel at the fuel station denied the claims of a spill, insisting that the stains were there because the station was still under construction.
“I talked to one of the engineers here who told me that the fuel station is still under construction. They claim there is no spillage but the oil is visible. They are denying the report but you can see the oil stains on the road,” he said.
Elvis reported that, the fuel station is situated in front of a hospital and close to the main bus terminal, putting the lives of people at risk should there be an explosion.
The team members testing the presence of water in the tanks at the fuel station
“The area is close to a hospital. The health facility is directly behind the fuel station. The main lorry terminal is very close to the fuel station. It is at a very strategic location; but it is dangerous in terms of the facilities around. As it is now, there's some spillage but the management is denying that fact,” he said.
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By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716028/fuel-gushes-out-of-underground-tanks-at-ashaiman.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/401dbb821da90415b573122af98a4e2345160c85d0dcb8bf060dbeeefdd863fe.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:34 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The running mate to Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom in the 2016 election, Ms Brigitte Dzogbenuku, is rallying inhabitants of the Volta Region to massively vote the Nationa | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715700%2Fnduoms-running-mate-rallies-voltarians-to-vote-out-ndc.html.json | en | null | Nduoms running mate rallies Voltarians to vote out NDC | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The running mate to Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom in the 2016 election, Ms Brigitte Dzogbenuku, is rallying inhabitants of the Volta Region to massively vote the National Democratic Congress (NDC) out of power.
According to the Vice Presidential nominee, the NDC government has neglected the region for far too long so it is about time the people get angry and take their destinies into their own hands by voting out the NDC come this December 7th elections.
To her, it is only a Progressive People's Party (PPP) government headed by Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom that can bring about a real change in their lives so they should make the switch and vote massively for a PPP government this time around.
“Often, NDC calls the Volta as their world bank of votes but do you feel valued? If you truly are their world bank they will value your support for them and also give you something in return. As we sit here; ask yourself, how has your vote for the NDC benefited you and your families?” she quizzed.
Ms Brigitte Dzogbenuku was in Galo Sota in the Anlo constituency of the Volta region to help launch the campaign of the party's parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Francis Tamakloe.
“As the elections approach, I ask you to support Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom and the PPP. We are the party with a demonstrable track record in job creation and good policies to transform Ghana with pragmatic and competent leadership.”
On his part, the PPP candidate for the Anlo Constituency, Francis Tamakloe, urged the people of Anlo to reject the sitting member of parliament Clement Kofi Humado, who in his own estimation has failed miserably.
“I' am pleading with you to critically examine Clement Humado who has been our MP for so long. What has he done for the good people of Anlo? I am urging you to vote for change, change you can experience and feel in your pockets and lives. Let us reject the NDC for they have taken us for granted for far too long”.
Ms Dzogbenuku made a quick stop at Tebi Azumbgo, a suburb of Keta to preach the PPP's message of job creation and free compulsory basic education to the people.
The crowd gathered were very elated that Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom looked to the Volta region when he needed someone competent for an all-inclusive government that will eliminate the acrimonious winner takes all politics.
Vote for change; forget allegiance – Nduom to Voltarians
The Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party, (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, recently 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.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715700/nduoms-running-mate-rallies-voltarians-to-vote-out-ndc.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8484fc64828a855264519167e5506fd902fd1b3c871ebdf498cf6c25bd1b2b7e.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:55 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghana Black Stars head coach Avram Grant is not clear in his head when players of the Black Stars will arrive for their AFCON qualifier against Rwanda. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715552%2Favram-grant-uncertain-over-black-stars-plan-for-afcon-qualif.html.json | en | null | Avram Grant uncertain over Black Stars plan for AFCON qualifiers | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana Black Stars head coach Avram Grant is not clear in his head when players of the Black Stars will arrive for their AFCON qualifier against Rwanda.
Grant is finding life very difficult as Black Stars coach following orders from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to review his team that will play against the Amauvibi's of Rwanda on the 3rd of September.
Ghana has already qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations that will be staged in Gabon next years but their opponents Rwanda will be desperate for a win to boost their chances of making the competition.
According to inner reports the coach wants to use the game against Rwanda as a test match for the important 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Congo next month.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Nii Lantey Vaanderpuye however believes that the nation will benefit financially if we use home-based players for the game as it is a dead rubber.
This latest variance in opinion has left the coach in limbo with uncertainty surrounding the arrival of players and when preparations for the game will begin.
The GFA have however confirmed that the game will be played on the 3rd of September at the Accra Sports Stadium.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715552/avram-grant-uncertain-over-black-stars-plan-for-afcon-qualif.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/dfa7238c5dea078b13b68ab5d5d27f315e023d981bdabfc84a7c1290ca0595a6.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:59 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Giants Asante Kotoko will celebrate their 81st anniversary in Kumasi on Wednesday, 31 August. Nana Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI (Sylvester | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716145%2Fasante-kotoko-turn-81-today-club-plan-short-ceremony.html.json | en | null | Asante Kotoko turn 81 today; club plan short ceremony | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Giants Asante Kotoko will celebrate their 81st anniversary in Kumasi on Wednesday, 31 August.
Nana Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI (Sylvester Asare), a former Chief Executive will chair the short ceremony which will take place at the club's secretariat.
"There will be a ceremony at our secretariat. We will have both past and present managers of the club in attendance. Past chairmen, management members, players and others have been invited to the occasion," the club's Operation Manager George Kennedy.
Kotoko were named Africa's Club of the Century and the most successful Ghanaian club with 22 league titles and nine FA Cup titles.
The Porcupine Warriors are also two-time African champions.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716145/asante-kotoko-turn-81-today-club-plan-short-ceremony.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/ecbd58c60dc5b6caf228a80a7fe9e8f2b0d25ddc5c2f6e459836d44089903510.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:51:45 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The New Patriotic Party 8217;s (NPP) Presidential nominee for the 2016 polls, commenced his four-day campaign tour of the Northern Region today Augus | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715790%2Fnana-addos-campaign-tour-hits-northern-region.html.json | en | null | Nana Addos campaign tour hits Northern Region | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential nominee for the 2016 polls, commenced his four-day campaign tour of the Northern Region today [Tuesday] August 30, 2016.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo just wrapped up his campaign tour of the Upper East Region, and will begin his Northern Region campaign tour in the Walewale constituency.
He is to pay a courtesy call on the overlord of the Mamprugu traditional area, the Nayiri Mahami Bahigu Sheriga at his palace in Nalerigu.
Nana Akufo Addo's campaign team on day two of the visit will pay courtesy calls on some chiefs in the Tamale Metropolis.
The team on day three will visit the Eastern Corridor enclave where he earlier paid courtesy calls on the Regent of Dagbon and the Regent of the Abudu Royals.
Nana Addo's team will end the campaign tour in Gonjaland; and some of the constituencies to visit include Yapei-Kusawgu, Daboya, Damongo and Sawla-Tuna-Kalba.
The NPP's Northern Regional Communications Director, Mohammed Abdul Kudus in a Citi News interview ahead of Nana Akufo Addo's visit, appealed to supporters to exercise maximum restraint on the roads.
He urged them to respect traffic regulations as they flood some principal streets of Tamale Township to usher in Nana Addo's team into Tamale.
Mohammed Abdul Kudus stressed that the NPP will need the vote of all supporters to win the December 7 polls “One touch.”
The party has already decorated the area using paraphernalia such as miniature flags and banners to decorate electricity polls, streetlights and storey buildings within Tamale Township.
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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715790/nana-addos-campaign-tour-hits-northern-region.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/c2385dd2d272a42054abd4290bea0ab5d3a46cc110a3f58f0419926d021264ad.json | |
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"Jumia Travel"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:13 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The restaurant industry keeps evolving day after day, especially with the rise of millennials who will fore-go the trouble of self catering at home to enjoy | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715078%2Fmore-than-just-dining-a-glance-at-the-food-plating-art.html.json | en | null | More Than Just Dining; A Glance At The Food Plating Art | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The restaurant industry keeps evolving day after day, especially with the rise of millennials who will fore-go the trouble of self catering at home to enjoy a readily made meal at their favorite restaurant. With this trend comes competition among eateries to ensure they provide impressive services, not only on quality and quantity but also on presentation.
After working hard in the kitchen to see to it that your customers are left to lick their fingers and crave to return for more, the last thing you want is a not so appealing plating that looks disorganized on the table. Here are a few plating hints by Jumia Travel , Africa’s leading online hotel booking platform, on making sure your guests don’t just dine; stimulate their appetite and get them wowed by your visual food art.
Clean up
The best way to start things off is to ensure the eating environment, whether in the restaurant or at home is clean and tidy; it goes a long way in giving a positive first impression. Place a vase of flowers if necessary to add a touch of style and arrange everything in its place. At this step, see to it that the table arrangement fits your guests’ needs and numbers to avoid a last minute rush for extra seats or sets of cutlery.
Go plain on the plate color
You want to make sure every color in your dish is clearly visible and not interfered with by the flora patterns on the plates. Choose the right plate size depending on the portions you intend to serve; this provides for enough space to fit the meal without clumping it or leaving too much empty space on the sides.
Practice makes perfect
If it is your first time, do not wait until d-day to present your meal. Try it several times with friends and close family at home. If you are a professional hotelier, the opportunity may have presented itself during training. Master where the knives and forks are rightly placed; practice more and high chances are that you will thrill your guests with perfection.
Arrangement
The most important part in food plating is the arrangement of the different foods on the plate. Classical plating arranges the main elements of the meal on a clock style. Assume the plate is the clock and place the protein, which is usually the most sizable, between 3 and 9 o’clock. Starch/carbohydrates between 9 and 12 o’clock and vegetables of the same amount between 12 and 3 o’clock. This arrangement ensures that none of the dish overshadows the other and that each is accessible without necessarily trampling the others.
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Make it colorful
Without overdoing it, make the dish as colorful as possible. Color in any instance catches the eye first and gets one excited to dig in and taste what they eye has already consumed.
Make it more appealing with decorations
Decorations can take any form as long as they are edible. From sauces, to parsley, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, fresh coriander, to the commonly used pieces of cut lemon; these add a special finish to the plating.
The most important takeaway is keeping your food presentation as simple as possible. Additionally, personalized service will make your guests feel special and appreciated, boosting customer retention for the restaurants . See your guests indulge with every of their senses and be proud of your impressive art in dish styling.
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[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:02 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Dr. Johnson Asiama, Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana (BoG), has urged the banking industry not to see mobile money operators as competitors. He said the banks | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715853%2Fmobile-money-operators-not-competitors-bog-tells-banks.html.json | en | null | Mobile Money Operators Not Competitors. BoG Tells Banks | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Dr. Johnson Asiama, Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana (BoG), has urged the banking industry not to see mobile money operators as competitors.
He said the banks should consider mobile money as a vital channel in boosting financial inclusion and reducing cost of mobilization of investible funds.
Dr. Asiama, who made this known while speaking at the launch of the 2016 Banking Survey by PWC recently, said the mobile network operators have the technology and infrastructure to drive financial inclusion as envisaged.
“So let's leverage on the technology and agent network to promote financial inclusion without risking the general safety and soundness of the financial system,” he added.
He said as “regulators, BoG will continue to dialogue and fine-tune the regulatory and supervisory framework to ensure that we minimize the risks and vulnerabilities in the system so that we can achieve our financial inclusion objectives whilst we build a robust payments system infrastructure for the country.”
Mobile Money Soars
He said data available to BoG indicates that the volume and value of mobile money transactions far outstrips all other non-cash modes, except cheques (in value terms only) for obvious reasons.
Dr. Asiamah said total mobile money float balance at the end of June 2016 was GH₵679.2million compared to GH₵341.3million in 2015, adding that there were 108,531 registered mobile money agents as at June 2016 compared to about 38,400 in June 2015.
“This trend confirms the wide and growing acceptance of mobile money services as an alternative to other modes of transactions.
“Consider the June 2016 float balance of GH¢679.17 (equivalent to US$172.16million). These are funds mobilized for the banks at no cost to them: funds which could have been outside the formal banking system without such an ecosystem,” he said.
Dr. Asiama said with advancement in technology, the use of non-cash payment products has become more pronounced, thus moving the country gradually towards a cashless society.
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[] | 2016-08-30T08:51:49 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Hamburg Ghanaian starlet Gideon Jung has been ruled out of action between 2-3 weeks with an injury. The 21-year-old defensive specialist suffered a h | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715817%2Fhamburg-defensive-specialist-gideon-jung-ruled-out-between-2.html.json | en | null | Hamburg defensive specialist Gideon Jung ruled out between 2-3 weeks with hamstring injury | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Hamburg Ghanaian starlet Gideon Jung has been ruled out of action between 2-3 weeks with an injury.
The 21-year-old defensive specialist suffered a hamstring in the hip flexor muscles during their season opener against FC Ingolstadt.
The German outfit has confirmed the Ghanaian will be out for a period between two-three weeks.
The youngster was denied his 20th Bundesliga game last weekend due to the setback.
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[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:13 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Pep Guardiola 8217;s Manchester City maintained their 100 percent start to the Premier League season with a 3-1 win over West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715424%2Fsterling-nets-brace-as-man-city-beat-west-ham.html.json | en | null | Sterling Nets Brace As Man City Beat West Ham | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City maintained their 100 percent start to the Premier League season with a 3-1 win over West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium.
Raheem Sterling scored either side of a Fernandinho header for City, while Michail Antonio was on target in an improved second-half display for the Hammers.
City took the lead in the seventh minute when David Silva’s smart pass found Nolito who cut back for Sterling to slot the ball past goalkeeper Adrian.
The home side doubled their lead on 18 minutes when Fernandinho powerfully met Kevin De Bruyn’e superb free kick with his head.
City failed to further extend their lead, with De Bruyne missing a golden chance before the break, and West Ham pulled a goal back 13 minutes into the second half when Antonio nodded in Arthur Masuaku’s cross.
But Slaven Bilic’s side could not find a leveller and City wrapped up their victory to go back to the top of the table when Silva slipped in Sterling who rounded Adrian and rolled home.
-espnfc | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715424/sterling-nets-brace-as-man-city-beat-west-ham.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/62147774e06d8e75cb8263a4a706d8e4ed1649f5420c102db25faaa1d7b94ac9.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:32 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghana rsquo;s fastest growing financial service provider, Ideal Finance limited, has received an honorary award at the 21st Ghana journalist awards 2016 at the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715522%2Fideal-finance-receives-honorary-award-at-21st-gja.html.json | en | null | Ideal finance receives honorary award at 21st GJA | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana’s fastest growing financial service provider, Ideal Finance limited, has received an honorary award at the 21st Ghana journalist awards 2016 at the banquet hall in Accra.
A citation mentioned Ideal Finance Limited, the flagship subsidiary of Groupe Ideal, as a trail blazer in taking sponsorship of the GJA to a monumental height.
Complementing the accolades, the award addressed the company as pacesetter to enhancing development of journalism in the country. The award also underscored Ideal Finance’s massive support towards the Ghana journalist association awards as the lead sponsor for this year’s award.
This is first in history for a company to have come on board with two cars as prize packages since the inception of the journalist awards, a gesture that has been endorsed by many especially journalists.
The president of Groupe Ideal, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani said, the move is to motivate and inspire journalist to bring out their best in their writing and reporting. He promised that to enhance a free, fair and peaceful elections, he is looking forward to instituting other awards that will drive and inspire journalists and media houses reportage in election 2016.
The president of GJA, Mr. Affail Monney reiterated that, courtesy ideal finance, this year’s scheme is awarding a Hyundai SUV for ultimate winner while winner of Nii Kotei Dzani award for best financial reporting will take home a brand new Hynudai saloon car.
He lauded the Groupe Ideal’s gesture and asked for more in the year to come. This year’s awards is under the theme ‘’Media for undisputed and peaceful 2016 election: the support of civil society.’’
Ideal Finance is Groupe Ideal’s flagship brand established in 2010, licensed and regulated by Bank of Ghana. They specialize in providing tailored financing solutions to businesses with emphasis on SMEs, organizations and individuals. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715522/ideal-finance-receives-honorary-award-at-21st-gja.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/129ed82a9579caf4ddc49d0f23fb093ab2a7dd91ff2e907968a993a6ac261c6c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:17 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | By Iddi Z. Yire, GNA Accra, Aug 28, GNA - The redesigned website of the Electoral Commission (EC) has started attracting global attention, hence making the Com | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715385%2Fredesigned-ecs-website-attracts-global-attention.html.json | en | null | Redesigned EC's website attracts global attention | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Iddi Z. Yire, GNA
Accra, Aug 28, GNA - The redesigned website of the Electoral Commission (EC) has started attracting global attention, hence making the Commission more visible to the rest of the world.
Mrs Charlotte Osei, the EC Chairperson, said since the launch of the website in April, there had been 161, 732 visits to the website comprising 97,175 representing 60 per cent from
Ghana, 30,725 representing 19 per cent from Kenya, 4,709 (2.91 per cent) from the United States, and 3,546 (2.19 per cent) from Sudan and other countries.
She said a total of 11,920, representing 72.29 per cent were first time visitors and 44,812 (27.71 per cent) were returning visitors.
Mrs Osei, who was speaking at the press launch of the EC's Communications Strategy, gave the assurance that the Commission was fully poised for action in the conduct of the 2016 general election.
'We are excited about the new momentum at the Commission to raise the standards further when it comes to credible elections in Africa,' she said.
The Communications Strategy Document, which is the EC's first-ever, gives a clear roadmap in support of the Commission's five-year Strategic Plan.
The 88-page document, if thoroughly implemented, would result in transforming the image of the Commission, improve its relationship with stakeholders, result in better publicity for the Commission's electoral activities and increase public confidence in it.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715385/redesigned-ecs-website-attracts-global-attention.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/41cd222acf12405d03a0bf88af65aa626c9766a480cba73e8adcc98c40f4ae78.json | |
[
"Ransford Antwi"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:24 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The Upper East Regional Capital of Bolgatanga took its turn in the 2016 MTN Savana Festival, which features inter-community soccer gala competition and healt | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715645%2Fmtn-savanafest-2016-train-touches-bolga.html.json | en | null | MTN Savanafest, 2016 Train Touches Bolga | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Upper East Regional Capital of Bolgatanga took its turn in the 2016 MTN Savana Festival, which features inter-community soccer gala competition and healthwalk.
According to the organisers, the festival aimed primarily at promoting unity and peaceful co-existence in the area, as well as ensuring healthy life styles of the people.
Eight Communities in the Bolgatanga Municipality comprising; Bolga Soe, Tindomniogo, Tanzui, Dawmeo, Dapotindongo, Gumbisi, kotoko line, and Atulbasisi, participated in the one-day soccer tournament, over the weekend.
Bolga Soe beat Tanzui 2 – 1 in the grand finale to win the completion, held at the Bolga Mobil Park.
In the health walk, dubbed, “MTN WALKATHON, 2016”, members of the Magani (New General), Mobile, Roxkland, Areeba, Vatican and Lafia Keep Fit Clubs turn out in their numbers to walk for health.
Led in the exercise by the Upper East Regional Commander of the MTTU, Mr. Dan Teye and the Regional Football Association (RFA) Chairman, Mr. Salifu Zida, participants later converged at the Bolga Mobil Park, to go through some aerobics. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715645/mtn-savanafest-2016-train-touches-bolga.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/ac7f69157079263f537b544d4108bb7042ba178d4fd11c69016a8bcd817952d4.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:50:57 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Frank Ocean 8217;s long-awaited new album has gone to the top of the UK album chart, beating Dolly Parton and Ricky Gervais 8217;s comedy alter-ego David Bren | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38523%2Ffrank-ocean-beats-dolly-parton-and-david-brent-to-uk-number.html.json | en | null | Frank Ocean beats Dolly Parton and David Brent to UK number one | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Frank Ocean’s long-awaited new album has gone to the top of the UK album chart, beating Dolly Parton and Ricky Gervais’s comedy alter-ego David Brent.
The R&B singer’s album Blonde has had combined sales of 32,000, including 26,000 downloads, since being released via iTunes and Apple Music on Saturday.
That put it ahead of Dolly Parton’s 43rd studio album Pure & Simple.
And David Brent’s Life On The Road, the soundtrack for Gervais’s new film of the same name, is at number three.
Canadian rapper Drake is at number four with Views, followed by Bob Marley, whose compilation Legend is a non-mover at number five.
ELO, Christine and the Queens, Adele, Justin Bieber and Coldplay have all shuffled down the top 10 to make space for the three new entries at the top of this week’s chart.
But after two weeks at number one, Stockport pop band Blossoms have plummeted to number 13.
Top five albums 1) Frank Ocean Blonde 2) Dolly Parton Pure & Simple 3) David Brent Life on the Road 4) Drake Views 5) Bob Marley Legend Top five singles 1) Major Lazer feat Justin Bieber and MØ Cold Water 2) DJ Snake feat Justin Bieber Let Me Love You 3) Chainsmokers feat Halsey Closer 4) Calum Scott Dancing On My Own 5) Twenty One Pilots Heathens
Meanwhile, Justin Bieber has kept his stranglehold on the top two places in the singles chart.
Cold Water, his collaboration with Major Lazer, has remained at number one for a fifth week, while Let Me Love You, with DJ Snake, has stayed in second place for a third straight week.
There are two new entries this week – Ellie Goulding’s Still Falling For You, from the Bridget Jones’s Baby soundtrack, at 25, and Ain’t Giving Up by Craig David and Sigala at number 29.
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[] | 2016-08-26T14:50:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Man United have been handed a tricky group alongside Robin van Persie's Fenerbahce, while Southampton draw giants Inter Milan Jose Mourinho's side will face | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715075%2Fuefa-europa-league-van-persie-returns-to-man-u-with-fernaba.html.json | en | null | UEFA Europa League: Van Persie returns to Man U with Fernabache, headlines Europa League draw | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Man United have been handed a tricky group alongside Robin van Persie's Fenerbahce, while Southampton draw giants Inter Milan
Jose Mourinho's side will face the Dutchman's Fenerbahce, as well as Feyenoord and Zorya Luhansk, a Ukrainian team who enter this stage of the competition for the first time in their history.
Southampton, the other Premier League side still in the competition, will play Inter Milan, Sparta Prague and Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Full draw:
Group A: Man Utd, Fenerbahce, Feyenoord, Zorya Luhansk
Group B: Olympiacos, Apoel Nicosia, Young Boys, Astana
Group C: Anderlecht, St Etienne, Mainz, Qabala
Group D: Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Dundalk
Group E: Plzen, Roma, Austria Vienna, FC Astra Giurgiu
Group F: Athletic Bilbao, Genk, Rapid Vienna, Sassuolo
Group G: Ajax, Standard Liege, Celta Vigo, Panathinaikos
Group H: Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga, Gent, Konyaspor
Group I: Schalke 04, FC Red Bull Salzburg, Krasnodar, Nice
Group J: Fiorentina, PAOK Salonika, Liberec, Qarabag
Group K: Inter Milan, Sparta Prague, Southampton, Hapoel Beer Sheva
Group L: Villarreal, Steaua Bucharest, FC Zurich, Osmanlispor
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715075/uefa-europa-league-van-persie-returns-to-man-u-with-fernaba.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/465268be2cabc348ded09e33ed98794427c59835c64a38f990d369a4d389b8d1.json | |
[
"Bossu Kule"
] | 2016-08-29T18:51:28 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The theme, I Dont Think Far by comic actor Kwadwo Nkansah Lil Win is undoubtedly the current anthem on the street. The actor after composing a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38561%2Fkwaw-kese-medikal-yaa-pono-opanka-stay-jay-and-strongman.html.json | en | null | Kwaw Kese, Medikal, Yaa Pono, Opanka, Stay Jay And Strongman On Lil Win "I Dont Think Far' All Star Remix | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The theme, I Dont Think Far by comic actor Kwadwo Nkansah Lil Win is undoubtedly the current anthem on the street.
The actor after composing a song with I Dont Think Far featuring other Boss Nation Music artistes including Young Chorus,Sprmy and Top Kay seems to be getting positive response from fans and music lovers.
Few days after the original version was made available to the public, Lil Win made a remix of the song featuring Zack, Sherry Boss, Guru & Flowking Stone. As if that wasnt enough, he brings to us the All Star Cypher/Remix of the song.
This time, he features Medikal, Strongman Burner, Yaa Pono, Kwaw Kese, Stay Jay and Opanka.
Produced by Slo Deezy, the All Star Remix of I Dont Think Far by Lil Win will be out in no time soon.
If you missed the previous versions of I Dont Think Far, you can listen to them from below..
Listen Up - Lil Win Ft Top Kay, Young Chorus & Sprmy - I Dont Think Far (Original)
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[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:38 | 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%2F38582%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.
Chris Brown ‘considered suicide’ after Rihanna assault
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.”
– | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38582/singer-chris-brown-arrested-for-pointing-gun-at-woman.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/eb109962bfc656e2a0f3d661797a691f82450d8061ab80fcfe6d129b159050f0.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:53:14 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's economy nosedived into a recession official data revealed Wednesday with oil production hammered by militant attacks on pipelines and fo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716188%2Fnigerian-in-recession-with-record-low-foreign-investment.html.json | en | null | Nigerian in recession with 'record' low foreign investment | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Nigeria, Africa's top economy, has been battered by low oil prices hammering government revenues. By Pius Utomi Ekpei (AFP/File)
Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's economy nosedived into a recession official data revealed Wednesday with oil production hammered by militant attacks on pipelines and foreign investment at a "record" low.
Output in the three months to the end of June was -2.06 percent with the oil sector reporting a double-digit decline following a wave of attacks by rebels in the oil-producing south.
The slowdown was recorded across many sectors in a sign that Africa's largest economy is wrestling with deeper structural issues than just the low price of crude.
Foreign investors, wary of the Nigerian government's controversial currency peg, avoided putting money into the country leading to a "record" decline in capital importation, reported Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics.
The $647.1 million worth of capital imported into Nigeria in the second quarter represented a "fall of 75.73 per cent" compared to 2015.
"This provisional figure would be the lowest level of capital imported into the economy on record, and would also represent the largest year on year decrease," said the statistics agency.
"There was considerable uncertainty surrounding future exchange rate policy which may have deterred investors," added the statistics agency.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's government finally devalued the naira in June after upholding the currency peg for months, yet experts say the negative impact of the controversial monetary policy will still be felt in months to come.
"It's really, really grim," John Ashbourne, Africa economist at research firm Capital Economics, told AFP.
"I think people underestimated the degree to which the oil sector would contract," said Ashbourne, speaking from London.
"Investors want to see some direction from Buhari, there is a sense that the policies they have implemented so far aren't working," Ashbourne said.
"Nigeria is very dependant on foreign investment to improve the infrastructure and get the economy back on track, we need investor confidence," he said, "people are staying away because they don't have any faith that things are turning around."
This year Nigeria's domestic product could contract by 1.8 per cent, according to the International Monetary Fund. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716188/nigerian-in-recession-with-record-low-foreign-investment.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/c4fc73c91a7fe0bee339c7451af04af5f51fb6dd8341df58f4964ca480e1a432.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:51:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Tens of Tigo customers have won various cash prizes and branded gift items as part of the telecom operator rsquo;s biggest consumer promotion for 2016. The i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715964%2Ftigo-customers-win-cash-prizes-from-wo-suro-aaa-wondi-pro.html.json | en | null | Tigo Customers Win Cash Prizes From Wo Suro Aaa Wondi Promotion | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Tens of Tigo customers have won various cash prizes and branded gift items as part of the telecom operator’s biggest consumer promotion for 2016. The instant cash rewards won so far range from GHS5,000 and below.
One of such winners, Eben John Normegbor, a Travel consultant was on Monday presented with a cheque for GHS5,000 at the Tigo shop on Barnes road in Accra. Another winner, a 42-year-old petty trader at the Kasoa market in the Central region, Bertha Yartey was also presented with a cheque for GHS2,000.
Eben John Normegbor, a Tigo loyal customer for more than 20 years, said he bought a GHS5 recharge card at Kwashiman, a suburb in Accra and scratched the silver panel to see a cash reward of GHS5,000.
Elated Eben hinted that he would use the money to pay for his wife’s medical bills and settle the new semester’s school fees for his two children. “My wife has been on admission at the Bator General Hospital for weeks and this money will help me settle her medical bills and take her home”, he said.
Narrating how she also became a winner, Bertha Yartey, said she purchased a GHS5 airtime and asked her daughter to load it unto her phone. After scratching off the silver pane, her daughter started jumping excitedly that they had won GHS2,000. “I have been with Tigo for 3 years and I am a huge fan of particularly their mobile money service, Tigo Cash.
Both Eben, Bertha and several others are aiming for the Bingo cash prizes of GHS100,000 while they continue to win airtime and Tigo branded souvenirs.
Customers automatically win the Bingo prizes of GHS100,000 by collecting all the images of the Big Six in Ghana’s political history which hidden behind silver panel on recharge cards costing GHS2 and above. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715964/tigo-customers-win-cash-prizes-from-wo-suro-aaa-wondi-pro.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/ba5f9a112e6ca2c34a82fb4b4c56e4e5c4ee9852148b03ac41822f083a1aa882.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:52:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Carlos Kojo Adusei, parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nkwanta South, says the ruling government cannot win this year's electio | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716030%2Fndc-cant-deceive-us-with-eastern-corridor-road.html.json | en | null | NDC cant deceive us with eastern corridor road | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Carlos Kojo Adusei, parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nkwanta South, says the ruling government cannot win this year's elections in the constituency with the construction of the eastern corridor road.
Though he admitted the government had done very well in giving the area a major road, Carlos said that should not be the basis for the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) victory, arguing that there were other major roads that needed equal attention.
“There are miserable roads like the Nkwanta-Dambai, and roads to the major farming communities in the district,” he said.
Carlos Kojo Adusei was a participant at a forum dubbed the 'Nkwanta Declaration' that brought together opinion leaders, political youth groups, and representatives of the Electoral Commission (EC) from three districts of the Volta Region – Nkwanta South, Nkwanta North and Krachi- Nchumuru – to pledge their commitment to uphold peace before, during, and after this year's election.
The forum was under the auspices of Royals Health Organisation (ROHEO), with funding from Star Ghana and its partners – UKAID, DANIDA and European Union – and speaking with the Nkwanta South NPP parliamentary candidate after the programme, he said: “Farm harvests are rotting in the farms because there are no accessible roads to convey them to the markets for sale.”
Those who could afford the cost of transportation using tricycles had had their tubers of yam and other food crops perishing, because there was no ready market for them, he noted.
Another point, he said which would send the NDC into opposition, was the collapse of all the social interventionist policies the NPP and former President Kufuor initiated.
He said, for instance, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Free Maternal Health Care, School Feeding Programme and National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) had all collapsed in the district.
“But I want to tell Ghanaians that there is hope in the NPP and Nana Addo if they vote us to power when they go to the polls on December 7.
“Nana Addo and the NPP have workable policies that would relieve every Ghanaian of the cruel economic hardship the NDC government has visited on us,” he indicated.
Ending, he said the NDC government had had eight years, and they had done their best by plunging the economy into an abyss, “but the NPP says it has what it takes to correct the wrongs of the NDC.” | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716030/ndc-cant-deceive-us-with-eastern-corridor-road.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/9be6334fc376d2a9b809588a26f6c1f1181e2af6e74ec69eb4455e499c8cf437.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:51:48 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Majority of home owners in Ghana over the years have had to grapple with the growing cost of interest charged by banks on home loans. The situation is said t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715791%2Fgn-bank-offers-cheapest-mortgage-loans-in-ghana-bog-report.html.json | en | null | GN bank offers cheapest mortgage loans in Ghana BoG report | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Majority of home owners in Ghana over the years have had to grapple with the growing cost of interest charged by banks on home loans.
The situation is said to be one of the issues impacting hugely on the country's inability to solve its 1.7 million housing deficit gap which is also anticipated to increase to about 1.9 million by 2019.
According to a new report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest(AI) paid on deposits by banks as at May, 2016 the average annual percentage interest rate charged by banks for a mortgage was 30.6.
The figures reveal that out of the 29 banks covered in the report, GN bank had the cheapest mortgage rate of 15.1 percent.
The second bank with the cheapest mortgage is Stanchart whose interest on home loans starts at 18.4 percent to 28 percent.
The third bank with the cheapest home loan according to the repot is Bank of Baroda at 21 percent.
The report, which the BoG says, it published, to promote transparency in the pricing and provision of banking services, puts SG Bank at number four with 21.8 – 29.8 percent, Energy bank at number 5 with 28.5 percent and Zenith bank at number 6 with 29 percent.
FBN Ghana occupies the seventh position with 29.1 – 31 percent, HFC bank which is known to be the bank with the highest focus on home loans in Ghana comes in at number eight with 29.7 – 30.3 percent, while Stanbic bank comes in at number nine with 30 percent and UT Bank at number ten with 32.2 – 35.2 percent.
At number eleven is GCB at 32,4 – 38.1 percent, ADB at number twelve with 32.9 percent, Prudential bank number thirteen with 33.6 percent, Ecobank at 34.1 percent and Sahel Sahara at number fifteen with 34.6 – 39.6 percent.
According to the report the banks with the highest mortgage interest is Unibank at 40.8 – 45.8 percent, Royal bank follows with 40.2 percent, the rest are Bank of Africa 36.5 percent, Barclays Bank 36.1 – 40.1 percent and Cal bank at 35.3 percent.
Meanwhile Access bank, First Atlantic bank, Capital bank, Fidelity bank, First National bank, GT bank, NIB,UBA and Universal Merchant bank do not offer mortgage loans.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:49 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | To Ga South Municipal Hospital The First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama continues to save lives of Ghanaians particularly the under privileged by donating medic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715047%2Flordina-foundation-donates-medical-supplies.html.json | en | null | Lordina Foundation Donates Medical Supplies | null | null | www.modernghana.com | … To Ga South Municipal Hospital
The First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama continues to save lives of Ghanaians particularly the under privileged by donating medical supplies and equipment to health facilities across the country. Most rural clinics and hospitals lacking basic medical equipment to enable them deliver quality healthcare have been supported by the first lady through her foundation, Lordina Foundation with support from Medshare USA.
The latest of such donations is a partnership of the Lordina and Obuobia Foundation, which donated an ambulance and medical supplies to the Ga South Municipal Hospital in Accra.
At a ceremony to hand over the items to the hospital, the Aspiring NDC Member of Parliament of the Weija Gbawe Constituency, Obuobia Darko Opoku stated that it was her greatest wish to see her constituency and its constituents having the best healthcare especially women and children.
“I am very convinced that no life should be lost due to lack of any medical equipment, be it oxygen kits, ambulance, hospital beds or anything else” she emphasized.
Madam Obuobia noted that it is by this conviction that she pledged to herself to donate an ambulance and some medical equipment and accessories to the Ga South Municipal hospital which serves as the major health care facility in the whole municipality.
She asserted that “As an individual and a politician, nothing makes me happier than seeing smiles on the faces of others over a simple gesture from me, which goes a long way to transform their lives and uplift their spirit.”
The Aspiring NDC MP for Weija Gbawe constituency pledged to work with the people in Weija Gbawe constituency to improve the quality of healthcare in the community and make Ga South Municipal Hospital one of the most enviable heath centre beyond the shores of Ghana after she has won the parliamentary elections hopefully.
According to the Aspiring NDC MP for Weija Gbawe constituency, her foundation, the Obuobia Foundation has engaged in many interventions in the Weija Gbawe Constituency but healthcare has always been a topmost priority.
“On my recent campaign tour to the various electoral areas in the Weija-Gbawe constituency, I heard a very unfortunate and sad story about a pregnant woman who lost a twin at Tetegu because of inadequate access to healthcare” she narrated.
This story she said troubled her and encouraged her to promise the people of her constituency to lobby for CHIPS compound for them. “By God's grace work has commenced on the project and it's scheduled to be completed by November 2016” she stated.
Aside the CHIPS compounds, the foundation has donated a 15,000 litre polytank to the Ga South Municipal Hospital to mitigate routine acute water shortage in the hospital. She also donated wheel chairs and white canes to persons with disabilities in Weija.
“I have reiterated my reasons for going into politics, that's my passion for humanity. This I know may sound strange to many especially my opponents who think I do all these for political gains but that is far from the truth.” she asserted.
Madam Obuobia believes the donation which forms part of activities to mark her 39th birthday will help save lives of the citizenry and improve healthcare in the constituency. She commended the first lady who she described as sympathetic and kindhearted for her support to the people of Ghana. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715047/lordina-foundation-donates-medical-supplies.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8f8c92e0e24425fd424cac3212b13d5d6b49b6d8597acf4d8e6046fe24218fc1.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:51:42 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Kinshasa (AFP) - Crunch talks between the DR Congo government and opposition will start next week, aimed at avoiding political chaos when the president's term e | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F432425%2Fdr-congo-summit-to-avoid-poll-chaos-planned-for-september.html.json | en | null | DR Congo summit to avoid poll chaos planned for September | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Opposition supporters hold banners, wave flags and cheer during a rally organised by political opposition parties in Kinshasa on July 31, 2016. By Eduardo Soteras (AFP/File)
Kinshasa (AFP) - Crunch talks between the DR Congo government and opposition will start next week, aimed at avoiding political chaos when the president's term expires late this year, an African Union mediator said Saturday.
Congo's opposition had originally spurned the talks, proposed by President Joseph Kabila in November 2015, insisting that several political prisoners must first be released.
Most however still remain in detention.
Former Togolese prime minister Edem Kodjo, who brokered the talks on behalf of the AU, said in Kinshasa that the negotiations will begin on September 1 and last for two weeks.
He added that the release of some opposition figures was a palpable sign that "nothing is closed, nothing is lost, everything is open".
"We are not here to concern ourselves with our own problems, we came here for Congo's future," he said.
Tension has been building for months in the vast mineral-rich nation of 71 million over fears that Kabila will follow in the footsteps of neighbouring heads of state and change the constitution to extend his rule into a third term.
The country's highest court earlier this year ruled that Kabila could stay in office beyond the scheduled December date if no election were held.
Under the constitution Kabila must call elections three months before the end of his term on December 20.
Opposition spokesman and parliamentarian Jean-Lucien Bussa said Kabila's political rivals had agreed to join the national dialogue to "allow the Congolese people who aspire to the first democratic transition in the DRC" to be involved in the presidential vote.
Government spokesman Lambert Mende said: "We have finally found a compromise." | http://www.modernghana.com/news/432425/dr-congo-summit-to-avoid-poll-chaos-planned-for-september.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/79b9d5c8318176a14f4ba5df8c268b26f97a2bad6503d8691103c9f3f368f871.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:52:04 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The National Women 8217;s Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Otiko Afisa Djaba, has urged Ghanaian women, particularly young ladies, to vot | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715640%2Fvote-massively-for-nana-addo-otiko-djaba-urges-women.html.json | en | null | Vote massively for Nana Addo Otiko Djaba urges women | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The National Women’s Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Otiko Afisa Djaba, has urged Ghanaian women, particularly young ladies, to vote massively for Nana Addo Dankwa Addo and the NPP in the December 7, 2016 polls for jobs.
She said an NPP government will put in place the right policies and programmes that will create jobs for women, opportunities for all Ghanaians and reduce the poverty levels in the country.
Advancing reasons why Ghanaian women should vote for the NPP, Otiko Djaba bemoaned the massive corruption and mismanagement of the economy by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration as the cause of unprecedented suffering of Ghanaians.
She pointed out that, a vote for the NPP is a vote to turn around Ghana’s fortune for the better.
Addressing a party rally at Chiana-Paga in the Upper East Region, Otiko Djaba said, the failure of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), has added to the suffering of the people in the Northern sector of the country.
She stressed mockingly that if the guinea fowls under the SADA programme had not flown to Burkina Faso as claimed by managers of the policy, it would have created a number of jobs for the people of Paga and many more in the country.
Bemoaning lack of jobs in the country, Otiko Djaba said “It is our sons and daughters who are out of jobs; every mother has a dream that their children will get jobs, you can go sit in the market, under the sun, in the rain to sell ‘Kooko’ T.Z or cloths to pay your children’s school fees and when the children complete tertiary education they cannot get jobs to do.”
According to her, all the children who failed the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) need change in their lives, adding that a vote for Nana Akufo-Addo will create opportunities for their parents to take care of their education as well as jobs for school leavers.
“This is because mothers of these failed children must pay for the children to re-write the exams. Meanwhile, the sister or the brother who is a trainee teacher or a trainee nurse has completed school but no job.”
Otiko Djaba said this is why all women and young ladies must vote out the NDC because all the suffering is as a result of corruption, mismanagement of the economy and wrong priorities, alleging that the poverty is caused by the “thievery of the NDC.”
She entreated all women in the Chiana-Paga constituency to propagate the message of change to all villages and from door to door to ensure victory for the NPP come December 7.
By: Frederick Awuni/ghelections.com/Ghana
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[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:26 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Suspended Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng has delivered a touching message to the earthquake victims in Italy after scoring in the Spanish top-fligh | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715487%2Fkevin-prince-boateng-delivers-touching-message-to-italy-eart.html.json | en | null | Kevin-Prince Boateng delivers touching message to Italy earthquake victims after scoring in Spain | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Suspended Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng has delivered a touching message to the earthquake victims in Italy after scoring in the Spanish top-flight on Sunday.
About 300 people were killed last week in Italy when the earthquake with the 6.2 magnitude struck central Italian cities including Amartrice, Pescara del Tronto and Accumoli.
The Germany-born player, whose wife is from Italy, used the opportunity of scoring for his club Las Palmas to deliver his message on a T-shirt.
Boateng, who played for Italian giants AC Milan before joining the Spanish top-flight, sent the message as he scored the second goal in their 5-1 thrashing of Granada.
The Ghana ace produced as T-shirt with 'Forza Italia' and a date August 27, 2016 written on it to remember the victims on the date the disaster struck
Boateng scored his second goal in two La Liga games for Las Palmas on Sunday evening.
The 29-year-old netted the second goal for the Yellow and Blues on the 51st minute as they dismantled Granada CF at the Estadio de Gran Canaria.
The former AC Milan star was replaced after 55 minutes and has now scored in both of his opening La Liga games for Las Palmas.
Boateng arrived inside the box to head home a Marko Livaja cross to restore the home side's lead.
The former German youth international joined Las Palmas as a free agent after leaving AC Milan at the end of last season.
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[] | 2016-08-28T08:51:07 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has emerged the Journalist of the year 2015 for his investigative piece on the judicial corruption scandal. H | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715346%2Fanas-aremeyaw-anas-wins-journalist-of-the-year-2015.html.json | en | null | Anas Aremeyaw Anas wins Journalist of the year 2015 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has emerged the Journalist of the year 2015 for his investigative piece on the judicial corruption scandal.
His work exposed some 22 Lower Court Judges and 12 High Court Judges who were caught on tape taking bribes to undermine justice.
For the first time in the history of the Ghana Journalists Association Awards, Anas Aremeyaw Anas received a brand new Hyundai Sports Utility Vehicle – SUV as his prize.
Below is the list of some winners on the night.
Best journalist in sports [radio]: Benedict Owusu [Joy news] – Juju in football Best journalist in sports
Crime and court: Beatrice Adu [Joy FM] – Corrosive love
Sustainable development goals: Joseph Opoku Gakpo [Multimedia] – Jungle poor
Environment: Seth Kwame Boateng [Multimedia] – Candidate for death
SME: Famous Kwesi Atitsobi [Multimedia] – Juice from the baobab
News reporting electronic: Seth Kwame Boateng [Multimedia] -Talented arts in prison
Teachers for television: Seth Kwame Boateng [Multimedia] – Locked and forgotten
Arts entertainment and tourism Famous Atitsobi [Multimedia] – Mole Ghana’s wide life for tourism
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] | 2016-08-28T22:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The tertiary experience is kind of different and has the ability to be a bit overwhelming. Finding yourself, making friends, staying on track while making th | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38530%2Ffresha-fair-the-one-stop-shop.html.json | en | null | Fresha Fair: The One Stop Shop | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The tertiary experience is kind of different and has the ability to be a bit overwhelming. Finding yourself, making friends, staying on track while making the most out of your social life are some of the things that come with it. However, the experience doesn’t always come easy. As a freshman from SHS, your expectations and traits leave you more vulnerable and ripe for exploitation.
As some will take advantage of you and the naïve state you find yourself in, there are always other options and that is what EchoHouse, the firm dedicated to making the school life as comfortable as it can get organized the first of its kind, Fresha Fair. A fair that brings together buyers and sellers of top and quality products within cool rates that each student be it continuing or freshman can afford.
For years, the life on campus has been you come home with all the things you will need because when you get to campus you actually don’t know your way around and how things function. But last year, students got a different feel. They got to buy appliances, food items, mingled and jammed to the best of artistes in Ghana.
And the experience returns this year with a repackaged deal, beefed up with the best of the best experiences. The 3 campus affair starts from UCC on the 15th to the 17th of September as school is reopening, KNUST from the 22nd to the 24th of September and a finale at Legon from 29th September to 1st October.
The line-up of activities will start with an Inter-Schools game on Thursday, Friday is all about the style and fashion so a Fashion show and Saturday comes with all the goodies, ‘All you can Eat’ and finishes with the BAR 3 concert with the artiste of the Year, EL.
And if it’s too good to be true, last year, Sarkodie launched his live album ‘Mary’ at the Fresha Fair amidst guest performances from Efya, Akwaboah, Mr. Eazi and a host of other artistes. With an addition of a GH 10 shop experience, you get to buy and enjoy everything available at just GH 10. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38530/fresha-fair-the-one-stop-shop.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/c18fc483fba6bb76e0163e26bc37d9202a700e17208c12c3c487d69a71578587.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T00:52:17 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Former public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Dr. Emmanuel Osei Acheampong has disclosed that the immediate past Moderator of the c | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716101%2Fprof-martey-lied-about-100k-bribe-and-v8-former-presby-p.html.json | en | null | Prof. Martey Lied About $100k Bribe and V8 Former Presby PRO | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Former public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Dr. Emmanuel Osei Acheampong has disclosed that the immediate past Moderator of the church, Prof. Emmanuel Martey indeed took money and a vehicle from some politicians.
This however contradicts earlier claims by the respected man of God who claimed otherwise and said he almost unleashed his dogs on the said politicians who came to bribe him.
According to him, Prof Martey is throwing dust in the eyes of the public after denied receiving money from the unnamed politicians.
Speaking to Kasapa News' Akwasi Nsiah, the former PRO explained that a leading member of one of the opposition parties presented the money to him (Prof. Emmanuel Martey), indicating that claims he refused the money are false.
Prof.Martey addressing press today said he refused to accept 100,000 dollar bribe meant to shut him up from commenting about the NDC.
Dr. Acheampong said Prof, Martey's posture does not befit a man of God and wondered why a man of his calibre will tell such a lie.
He revealed that he was sacked when they drew the Prof's attention to the fact that he was overly dabbling in politics in variance with principles of the office he held.
He narrated that the Man of God gave him 50,000 dollars but he rejected it.
'Today marks a sad day for the Christian religion, the statement from Prof Martey is one of the most unfortunate that I have heard in recent times, a leader should have ethical communication which will not escalate into violence. Jesus never talked this way. Prof Martey is speaking in the opposite way, when he came into office, he presented to us a statement from one of the strongest political party, when we kicked against it, he sacked me,
In July 28, 2013, around 8:15pm, he invited me to the office of one of the leading opposition parties not the ruling government, when I got there he had received the 100,000 dollars and a V8 he is claiming to have rejected. And he gave me 50,000 dollars, I am speaking on authority that he received the money,' he alleged.
He said they were given money to influence their sermons, thereby pursuing the agendas of the party in the church.
'We were told they will present us with statements and we will read as communique to the church because of our larger number,' he claimed.
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[] | 2016-08-31T00:52:19 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | After leading the pack with 11 nominations, Beyonc eacute; won big at the 2016 MTV VMAs last night (August 28). Queen Bey won eight trophies at the annual affai | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38547%2Fbeyonc-wins-big-at-2016-vmas.html.json | en | null | Beyonc Wins Big At 2016 VMAs | null | null | www.modernghana.com | After leading the pack with 11 nominations, Beyoncé won big at the 2016 MTV VMAs last night (August 28). Queen Bey won eight trophies at the annual affair, including Best Female Video for “Hold Up” (so no need for Kanye West to intervene this year) and Breakthrough Long Form Video for Lemonade.
Beyoncé's lead single for her album, “ Formation ,” won several awards, including that for Video of the Year and Best Pop Video.
Drake won the Moonman trophy for Best Hip Hop Video with “ Hotline Bling .”
Check out the complete list of winners below.
Video of the Year
Adele: “Hello”
Beyoncé: “Formation”
Drake: “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber: “Sorry”
Kanye West: “Famous”
Best Female Video
Adele: “Hello”
Beyoncé: “Hold Up”
Sia: “Cheap Thrills”
Ariana Grande: “Into You”
Rihanna [ft. Drake]: “Work” (short version)
Best Male Video
Drake: “Hotline Bling”
Bryson Tiller: “Don't”
Calvin Harris [ft. Rihanna]: “This Is What You Came For”
Kanye West: “Famous”
The Weeknd: “Can't Feel My Face”
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé [ft. Kendrick Lamar]: “Freedom”
Fifth Harmony [ft. Ty Dolla $ign]: “Work From Home”
Ariana Grande [ft. Lil Wayne]: “Let Me Love You”
Calvin Harris [ft. Rihanna]: “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna [ft. Drake]: “Work” (short version)
Best Hip Hop Video
Drake: “Hotline Bling”
Desiigner: “Panda”
Bryson Tiller: “Don't”
Chance the Rapper: “Angels”
2 Chainz: “Watch Out”
Best Pop Video
Adele: “Hello”
Beyoncé: “Formation”
Justin Bieber: “Sorry”
Alessia Cara: “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande: “Into You”
Best Rock Video
All Time Low: “Missing You”
Coldplay: “Adventure of a Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy [ft. Demi Lovato]: “Irresistable”
twenty one pilots: “Heathens”
Panic! At the Disco: “Victorious”
Best Electronic Video
Calvin Harris & Disciples: “How Deep Is Your Love”
99 Souls [ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy]: “The Girl Is Mine”
Mike Posner: “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Afrojack: “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers [ft. Daya]: “Don't Let Me Down”
Breakthrough Long Form Video
Florence and the Machine: The Odyssey
Beyoncé: Lemonade
Justin Bieber: PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown: Royalty
Troye Sivan: Blue Neighborhood Trilogy
Best New Artist
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
Best Art Direction
Beyoncé: “Hold Up”
Fergie: “M.I.L.F.$”
Drake: “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie: “Blackstar”
Adele: “Hello”
Best Choreography
Beyoncé: “Formation”
Missy Elliott [ft. Pharrell]: “WTF (Where They From)”
Beyoncé: “Sorry”
FKA twigs: “M3LL155X”
Florence and the Machine: “Delilah”
Best Direction
Beyoncé: “Formation”
Coldplay: “Up&Up”
Adele: “Hello”
David Bowie: “Lazarus”
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David Bowie: “Lazarus”
Alesso: “I Wanna Know”
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Beyoncé: “Formation”
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David Bowie: “Lazarus”
Ariana Grande: “Into You”
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[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:23 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | In the face of questions about the feasibility of their latest policy proposal, the opposition NPP is maintaining that its one-village, one-dam policy in Northe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715581%2F1-village-1-dam-project-feasible-it-is-based-on-science-.html.json | en | null | 1-village, 1-dam project feasible; it is based on science - NPP | null | null | www.modernghana.com | In the face of questions about the feasibility of their latest policy proposal, the opposition NPP is maintaining that its one-village, one-dam policy in Northern Ghana is based on science and will be done.
“Agriculture doesn’t happen without water”, the Chairman of the Agriculture Sector Committee of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Monday.
NPP flagbearer Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the policy whilst addressing the Bolgatanga Traditional Council in the Upper East Region.
He said if voted into office in December, his government would implement a policy to sink a dam in every village in the three northern regions - Northern, three East and Upper West regions - as part of its measures to enhance agricltural productivity in the Savanna regions.
Since the announcement, some critics have questioned the viability of the policy, saying it is simply too expensive and impracticable to build a dam in every village.
Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurial Studies at the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Dr. Paul Kwame Nkegbe, said, "realistically, we do not need to create a dam at every village."
He said currently there are existing dams which are falling apart because of lack of maintenance. These dams, he said, should be maintained to make them accessible to farmers, "then we will know exactly how many other places will need whether it's a micro irrigation scheme of a small dam."
He said the cost of constructing a dam is simply too prohibitive it may not be possible to build one in every village.
The NPP MP for Kwadaso in the Ashanti region disagreed.
“What Nana Addo is talking about are small community dams…you could even have two or three dams in a village”.
Uncertainty over number villages
Dr Afryie was, however, unable to tell how many villages there are in the three regions which would benefit from the project.
“I wouldn’t know how many villages there are because I don’t want to speculate. The experts know the villages”, he said on the Joy FM Super Morning Show.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said the one village, one dam policy of the NPP looks to replicate the agricultural successes of Burkina Faso.
The Kwadaso MP said it is common to see ‘seven, eight, ten’ truck-loads of onions from Burkina Faso lined up by the road in his constituency to do business in Ghana.
The NPP believes that Burkina Faso has been successful because it has answered the question of constant water supply to farms.
But there is uncertainty not only about the number of beneficiary communities, but also the cost and even whether it is a borehole or a dam.
Dr. Afriyie Akoto recalled sinking a borehole at a cost of GHC 50,000 in his constituency and expects that the NPP proposal may cost less per project.
He explained that the 1-village, 1-dam policy is not expected to be costly because the NPP is not looking at huge multi-million dollar dams associated with high cost of maintenance.
In a submission that could generate further controversy, Dr. Afriyie Akoto suggested it may not be a dam but a borehole.
“A lot of it will be boreholes…these are low cost but strategically a very effective way of boosting agriculture…It is only digging a hole. It is nothing huge,” he maintained.
He said the three regions of the North have only one rainfall season to bank their fortunes of the farm lands on unlike the southern regions which enjoy two seasons of rain.
“If there is a failure in the rain season, there is a disaster” he said and indicated that there are reports that failed farms have led to highly indebted farmers committing suicide.
He said farmers need not be apprehensive about the rainfall in a farming season because Ghana has a favourable water table.
The NPP policy is feasible because it is based on the science of the soil. It is also cost effective because building dams is “not something that is going to require all the resources of the country to implement”.
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[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:33 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | By Kwamina Tandoh, GNA Accra, Aug.30, GNA - Nana Kwarteng Amanfo - Nyansa Kyeame, a Broadcast Journalist, has urged Ghanaians particularly, the youth, to uphol | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716092%2Fbook-on-cultural-values-launched.html.json | en | null | Book on cultural values launched | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Kwamina Tandoh, GNA
Accra, Aug.30, GNA - Nana Kwarteng Amanfo - Nyansa Kyeame, a Broadcast Journalist, has urged Ghanaians particularly, the youth, to uphold the rich cultural values and practices, which engender respect for old age, honesty and hardwork to ensure rapid socio-economic development.
The Host of (Abibifo Abako sem) on Light Tv noted that Ghanaians were gradually losing touch with their roots and the sense of belongingness, values and practices in favour of foreign ones, which were unfavorable to the development of Ghana.
Nyansa Kyeame made this call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) during the launch of a 162-paged book on Ghanaian Culture, titled: 'M'AMAMMERE', in Accra over the weekend.
The book, authored by Nyansa Kyeame to enhance local literature, covers clans, marriage, language, names, among others.
Nyansa Kyeame noted that most of religions were culture-based, and they developed around the same concept, therefore, people must reject the impression that culture was associated with deities.
'We should be proud of our culture, lets uphold it,' he added.
Nana Kofi Ehuren, the Chief of Gomoa-Amanfrom, also reiterated the need to use local languages to teach in schools, particularly at the basic level, saying, 'This is an ideal way of ensuring effective transfer of knowledge'.
The chief, who lauded the efforts of the author to use culture as a way of promoting development, therefore, urged chiefs to use their platforms to sensitise people, especially parents, on the need to use the local languages as means of communicating.
Nana Kofi Ehuren said using only the English Language to teach in schools would amount to a disservice to students, their parents and Ghana at large; and cited that China and some European countries were practising otherwise.
He told the GNA that the neglect of our traditional heritage and culture as Africans could be attributed to the challenges the continent encountered, explaining that, 'We have lost our identity'.
'All stakeholders, including the Government, should adopt a Language Policy to identify the roles of Ghanaian languages,' he said.
As part of the ceremony, the Obradwenesem CD was also launched.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716092/book-on-cultural-values-launched.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/0f2e4373980e1da6b46d6d1dbad12c25eb755394a984620d0cc219cba3c38bee.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:29 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the party is certainly going to win a minimum of 23 out of the total number of 34 parliamentary seats in the Gre | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715535%2Fndc-targets-25-accra-seats.html.json | en | null | NDC Targets 25 Accra Seats | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the party is certainly going to win a minimum of 23 out of the total number of 34 parliamentary seats in the Greater Accra Region and also increase its aggregate votes from the 1.1 million the party had in 2012 to a minimum of 1.5 million during the December 7 polls.
Out of the total number of 34 constituencies in the region, the NDC currently occupies 20 but the party has revealed that it has an overall target of winning five additional seats to make it 25.
The information was put out over the weekend by Sylvester Mensah, the party's 2016 Campaign Coordinator for the region.
Mr. Mensah made the remarks at the inauguration of the region's campaign task force which consists of some 15 personas and an additional 12 co-opted members.
“This responsibility is for service and sacrifice. It is one that requires emptying all political struggles to achieve victory bearing in mind that results and not effort is rewarded. We need your sustained support, trust and confidence.
“By the targets we have set, December 7 would see a straight 'one-touch' victory for the NDC and the Greater Accra Region would increase its aggregate votes from the 1.1 million of the year 2012 to a minimum of 1.5 million. Our strategies would deliver a victory margin in excess of 300,000 in the region,” Mr. Mensah projected.
He continued, “The NDC goes into this election with one of the best governments the world over, though we acknowledge areas we could have done better…Our emphasis in the last four years has been largely infrastructure. The next shall be focused on industry, employment and policies that improve human satisfaction index.”
The newly inaugurated campaign task force has Mr Sylvester Mensah as Campaign Coordinator in a team comprising the NDC Regional Chairman, Ade Coker; the Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo and the party's Director of Election, Emefa Sika Nartey.
The other members are the party's Regional Secretary, Victor Quarshie Adonoo; the Regional Organizer; Anthony Nukpenu; the Regional Communication Officer, Jerry Johnson; Regional Youth Organizer, Thomas Ashong and Regional Women Organizer, Felicia Bortey.
Dr. Valerie Sawyer is in the team as a Senior Policy Advisor; Sena Okiti-Duah as a representative of NDC MPs in the region; Jerry Akwei Thompson as the representative of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives; Alhaji Yahaya Kundow as the Regional Treasurer; Danny Annan, former NDC Regional Chairman and Sedinam Tamakloe, Chief Executive for MASLOC.
By Halifax Ansah-Addo | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715535/ndc-targets-25-accra-seats.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e3d508874919c5cda62c2e699ea82c01b3a2467dd1fcd42aa967651fb4b83a06.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:50:59 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - South African captain Faf du Plessis ground out a century and was rewarded for his patience when New Zealand lost three quick w | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F293541%2Fsouth-africa-strike-at-new-zealand-top-order-in-second-test.html.json | en | null | South Africa strike at New Zealand top order in second Test | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - South African captain Faf du Plessis ground out a century and was rewarded for his patience when New Zealand lost three quick wickets before the close of play on the second day of the second Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday.
New Zealand finished the day on 38 for three, 443 runs behind South Africa's first innings total of 481 for eight declared.
In an era of rapid scoring in Test cricket, much of South Africa's innings was a return to a more attritional age, with the run rate hovering at around three runs an over.
Du Plessis was particularly cautious as he tiptoed to a fifth Test century off 225 balls.
But it paid off for South Africa as reunited fast bowling pair Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander ripped out both openers before Ross Taylor was run out.
It left New Zealand in deep trouble in a match which will decide the series after the weather-hit, abandoned first Test in Durban.
Martin Guptill survived a sharp chance to Stiaan van Zyl at third slip off Philander when he was on four, with the ball bursting through the fielder's hands for four more runs. But he gave a more straightforward chance to the same fielder in Philander's next over without adding to his score.
Steyn then had the left-handed Tom Latham caught behind off an inside edge for four, although it seemed a controversial decision. Umpire Paul Reiffel gave the batsman not out and South Africa sought a review.
It was clear that the ball had deviated off the batsman's trousers but only the faintest flicker on the ultra-edge device gave any indication that it had touched the bat first. But television umpire Richard Illingworth decided it was enough evidence to overturn his colleague's decision.
Taylor run out
New Zealand bowler Neil Wagner (R) celebrates the dismissal of South African batsman Themba Bavuma (C) during the second day of the second Test in Centurion, South Africa on August 28, 2016
Much then depended on New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, his most experienced team-mate. Taylor was struck twice, on the shoulder and arm, by lifting deliveries from Steyn and scored only one before pushing a ball from Kagiso Rabada to midwicket. He set off for a run, was sent back by Williamson and was beaten by a direct hit from Temba Bavuma.
Du Plessis bemoaned the failure of his batsmen to convert good starts into big scores in the first Test and seemed determined to set an example against steady bowling on a pitch still offering some help to the seam bowlers.
Apart from a burst of scoring immediately after lunch, it was slow going for Du Plessis, who reached fifty off 130 balls.
A largely defensive innings included one extravagant shot which almost cost him his wicket. After labouring to 18 off 86 balls, he pulled a short ball from Trent Boult and the ball went for six through the hands of Henry Nicholls, running along the midwicket boundary.
It took South Africa 66 overs to add 198 runs to their overnight total of 283 for three. JP Duminy, 67 not out overnight, made 88 off 158 balls, with 13 fours, before he was caught behind off Tim Southee, getting a faint edge to an attempted pull against a bouncer. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/293541/south-africa-strike-at-new-zealand-top-order-in-second-test.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/cb0f7b0f5eff8edfd0d7940de4c16a9ab0a740679793f6e82d9d657eedb6c5e8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:36 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | By D.I. Laary, GNA Accra, Aug. 30 GNA - SEND-Ghana, a civil society organisation, has begun a national stakeholders' dialogue on donor inflows to Ghana's agric | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716091%2Fsend-ghana-leads-discussions-on-donor-investment-in-agricult.html.json | en | null | SEND-Ghana leads discussions on donor investment in agriculture | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By D.I. Laary, GNA
Accra, Aug. 30 GNA - SEND-Ghana, a civil society organisation, has begun a national stakeholders' dialogue on donor inflows to Ghana's agricultural sector to curb problems relating to the impact of donor investment.
Policy makers and implementers, researchers, civil society groups, and development partners thought through research findings of donor assistance over the years to support food security and solve problems confronting smallholder, women, and rural farmers.
Mr Siapha Kamara, Chief Executive Officer of SEND-Ghana said government needs to give priority to the agricultural sector, given its huge important roles in the economy as major source of livelihoods to many people, especial the rural poor.
What the sector required, he noted, is not just provision of capital in agricultural budget but qualitative investment that aims at getting the nation to focus on activities of small scale farmers and food production.
Smallholder and women farmers, in particular, should be given access to improved seeds and quality extension services to boost their output and guarantee food security, he added.
Mr Kamara expressed worry that often times, huge part of agriculture budget are sunk into cocoa and export schemes at the neglect of food production to sustain the national economy.
'Holding government accountable for agriculture budget is very important that agriculture becomes important component or priority of government expenditure,' he said.
The Country Director for Oxfam Ghana, Mr Sebastian Tia, noted that five per cent of citizens are food insecure, describing the development as unacceptable.
He asked for stakeholders support to build momentum on influencing private-public sector investment in agricultural and expand fertilizer subsidy to many smallholder farmers.
An independent consultant, Mr Evans Gyampoh, presented a draft report on the analysis of the World Bank and the USAID agriculture aid to Ghana from 2011 to 2014.
He said the report showed heavy concentration of multilateral and bilateral support in the poorest regions of Ghana, but there may not to be any significant impact on poverty reduction and improvement in the quality of lives of the beneficiary communities in these regions.
He enumerated major needs of smallholder farmers such as unavailability or insufficient credit facilities, access to credit itself, poor adoption of agronomic practices and ineffective extension services.
There is also poor aid co-ordination in the agriculture sector, he said, because there is confusion over which document to use.
SEND Ghana is a subsidiary of SEND Foundation of West Africa, GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716091/send-ghana-leads-discussions-on-donor-investment-in-agricult.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/0bbc317498721b93e69cc83bff47e8667261ef08632ae222b14b0e566c1f298c.json | |
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] | 2016-08-30T08:51:53 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Managing Director of Unilever Ghana, Ms. Maidie Arkutu has been honoured by the Business Excellence Magazine. She was presented with the award for the Mo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715812%2Funilever-ghana-md-maidie-arkutu-receives-feminine-ghana-ac.html.json | en | null | Unilever Ghana MD, Maidie Arkutu, Receives Feminine Ghana Achievement Award | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ms. Akutu (left), left being presented with her trophy and plaque by the Deputy Finance Minister, Mrs. Mona Quartey at the Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards
The Managing Director of Unilever Ghana, Ms. Maidie Arkutu has been honoured by the Business Excellence Magazine. She was presented with the award for the Most Outstanding Manufacturing Executive - Personal Products at the 2nd Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards 2016.
The Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards, which took place at the Golden Tulip Hotel recently, identifies exemplary conduct, performance and achievement by women in specified sectors of public governance, professional and business activities or in their contributions to the wellbeing of society.
The awards scheme also aims to identity and publicize these role models whose accomplishments encourage and inspire women in general across the country to similar conduct and behavior in exemplary fashion.
Ms. Maidie Arkutu has served as Managing Director of Unilever Ghana Limited since May 1, 2013. She previously served as Marketing Director and Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Under her leadership, Unilever Ghana has seen tremendous growth in the last 3 years. Maidie Arkutu has led various innovative activities that has resulted in significant and sustained growth for the business.
Currently, Ms. Arkutu is the Chairman of the executive council of the Executive Women Network, a non-profit organization of women in senior management and executive positions in private organizations/ institutions and women entrepreneurs of well established businesses in Ghana.
The network operates with a vision to inspire, empower and support women executives to be successful and influential both at the local and international level. Miss Arkutu is a founding member of this women network along with five other women business executives.
In all, twenty-five Ghanaian women were honoured for their accomplishments in various fields, ranging from entrepreneurship, through managerial excellence to exemplary public service. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715812/unilever-ghana-md-maidie-arkutu-receives-feminine-ghana-ac.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/30e42484fdb74120471c9ebec7c507b288ce7d14be80a157cd0ea2cd7d3f5ffc.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:50:51 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Electoral Commission boss Charlotte Osei has reminded the media to be guided by the principles of journalism and avoid any careless reportage which could pl | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715360%2Felection-2016-avoid-careless-reportage-ec-boss-tells-medi.html.json | en | null | Avoid Careless Reportage EC Boss Tells Media Houses | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Electoral Commission boss Charlotte Osei has reminded the media to be guided by the principles of journalism and avoid any careless reportage which could plunge Ghana into chaos on Election Day.
Speaking at the 21st Awards Night of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Saturday, Mrs Osei said the media must not underestimate how powerful they are in influencing decisions, and must not relegate that responsibility to politicians and serial callers.
She stressed the media must uphold the truth before, during and after the elections since the destiny of Ghana lies in their hands.
“Please check everything you report on the electoral exercise,” Mrs Osei counseled members of the inky fraternity.
According to her, a report which is purely based on “mere speculations and rumours” has the potential of stoking crisis hence media practitioners should be circumspect in “opening their microphones to people.”
Mrs Osei promised an “open door relationship with the media” going into the December 7 elections in an effort “to explain, clarify and educate” because the media's failure to “report accurately may create the condition for disputed electoral outcome without basis.”
“As a nation we don't need that,” the EC chairperson noted. “So I'm pleading for a return to first principles; the principles and ethical values that make journalism a profession worthy of our respect and the protections which our constitution provides journalists.”
Ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas won the GJA Journalist of the Year 2015. He took home Hyundai SUV plus a certificate and a plaque.
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[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:54 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Exasperated fans of Medeama prevented head coach Prince Owusu from training the team on Friday afternoon for causing the team's CAF Confederation Cup elimina | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715134%2Fbreaking-news-angry-medeama-fans-chase-head-coach-prince-ow.html.json | en | null | Breaking News: Angry Medeama fans chase head coach Prince Owusu out from training ground | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Exasperated fans of Medeama prevented head coach Prince Owusu from training the team on Friday afternoon for causing the team's CAF Confederation Cup elimination.
The former Tema Youth coach has been fingered by the fans for failing to mastermind a historic semi-final slot when they needed just a point to reach the last four.
Medeama were beaten 1-0 at MO Bejaia on Tuesday and fell short of making it to the next stage.
He had also lost three consecutive league matches with his best result being the 1-1 draw at Inter Allies.
Owusu was going to prepare his team for Sunday's Ghana Premier League clash at Ebusua Dwarfs.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715134/breaking-news-angry-medeama-fans-chase-head-coach-prince-ow.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/93a64f1b575c7244e94471d2866265c1c2f5f9e02403bc5064a929cf5310c20c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:52:36 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Nollywood actress, Amanda Ebeye, is not new to controversies but this time, she is boiling hard and not happy with some parts of the media as a whole. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38576%2Fim-having-issues-in-my-relationship-because-of-rumours-ama.html.json | en | null | Im having issues in my relationship because of rumours -Amanda Ebeye | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Nollywood actress, Amanda Ebeye, is not new to controversies but this time, she is boiling hard and not happy with some parts of the media as a whole.
Amanda knowing how smart the media can be has for a long time tried avoiding granting interviews to print medium and will be ready to jump at the visual medium when she is being approached with the excuse that the print tends to temper with what she has said.
Well, the actress is currently not happy with viral reports that went rounds some weeks back that she was in love with an officer which is why she has been absent from the movie industry for a while and was trying to hide the relationship from her fans.
She could not hold back her anger as she decided to blow hot as she disclosed that negative things written about her is affecting her relationship with her man.
Amanda admitted that she is in a relationship but not with the said officer whom she met just once but with another man and the rumours have been affecting their love.
In her words, “It’s very pathetic how people can just sit down and cook up all sorts of things about someone. I don’t know this celeb police green news or whoever they are. That they know my family and how desperate I am. They even know my location, know my situation and know who I’m with. Wow.
“You want stories on your blog so you don’t mind writing bull. I’m having issues in my relationship because you’re linking me to a man I met only once in my life, at an event. Please, please, please, for the last time I have no business with this man.
“Please. I’m in a relationship; I’m not getting married now. When I’m ready you’ll definitely be invited. You say I’m hiding in Ghana and all sorts of things. Finally I’ll tell you to get your facts right before posting, because these horrible stories can be very hurtful. Thank you.”
Source: nigeriafilms.com | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38576/im-having-issues-in-my-relationship-because-of-rumours-ama.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/cc58a08e37537ebca7b28e80bf3d708ca34bcc7a97fc16207567ec8120ec17b8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:39 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The New Patriotic Party 8217;s running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will next week, Thursday, 8th September, speak on the State of the Ghanaian econom | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716109%2Fbawumia-to-speak-on-state-of-economy-next-week.html.json | en | null | Bawumia to speak on state of economy next week | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The New Patriotic Party’s running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will next week, Thursday, 8th September, speak on the State of the Ghanaian economy.
The Lecture will be chaired by former President John Agyekum Kufuor and will see Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia speaking on the topic – “The State of the Ghanaian Economy : A foundation of Concrete or of Straw.”
The event is scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre at 4.00 pm on the said date.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has become famous for his lectures which in recent years have gained prominence for foretelling economic occurrences ahead of time and for its in-depth analysis and revelations of policies and economic indicators.
Economy needs re-engineering
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has argued that Ghana’s economy needs re-engineering .
This he said is because the economy has contracted following close to eight years of mismanagement by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by President John Dramani Mahama.
Dr. Bawumia while speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show in June, 2016 observed that the economy currently is bedeviled with high interest rates, depreciating currency, joblessness, poverty, declining agriculture rate as well as power crisis which he said has led to the collapse of numerous businesses in the country.
“You need to re-engineer the economy to provide the incentives for growth that will create the jobs,” he added.
We'll repeal 'nuisance' taxes
He has also said his party will repeal what he describes as “ nuisance ” taxes.
“Under a Nana Akufo-Addo government, you are going to see us put together the most business and people friendly economy on this continent. It's very clear and we've been very consistent on what we want to do and some of the taxes that we say will come down. Corporate taxes we want to bring down for sure. The capital gains taxes are too high, the tax on financial services doesn't make sense, the tax on bringing solar panels to Ghana doesn't make sense when we want to solve an energy problem. We are going to take away what we call some of these nuisance taxes.”
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/Pearl Akanya Ofori/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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[] | 2016-08-30T00:51:45 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter The position of the Sports Minister with regards to the Black Stars in saying the Ministry has | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715784%2Ffeature-sports-ministers-posture-on-black-stars-ticketing.html.json | en | null | FEATURE: Sports Minister's posture on Black Stars ticketing for Rwanda clash is UNPROFESSIONAL | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter
The position of the Sports Minister with regards to the Black Stars in saying the Ministry has no money to buy tickets for the foreign-based players to honour the AFCON clash with Rwanda keeps me thinking and I am tempted to say such a posture is unprofessional.
Inasmuch as I partly agree that we could use fringe players for the game because we have already qualified, I must quickly condemn the posture of the Sports Minister on the subject.
But let me swiftly ask yhis question; Is it really true that the Ministry cannot take care of the Paralympic team and Maidens unless money is diverted from Black stars budget or just maybe the motive is different?
If it is true that the Minister has to divert funds from the Black Stars' budget in order for the Black Maidens and the Paralympic team to survive, then I think government should forget about funding of sports entirely and concentrate on other sectors of nation building because they are not really committed to developing sports in the country.
Even if the country is broke (I disagree the country is broke), should we accept a situation that government has to forgo air tickets of one national team in order to support other national teams?
For how long can government continue on this path? Clearly not sustainable.
I refuse to accept that in this era of modern football, Ghana cannot buy plane tickets for the Black Stars because of other commitments.
Since when did Ghana care about other disciplines and national teams in such a way that we have to forgo Black Stars tickets to cater for them?
If this is not a convinient and opportune coincidence to show someone "where power lies" then Ghana sports have no future.
If not the Minister trying to show someone where power lies, what stopped him from alerting the management committee of the Black Stars and for that matter the FA when Ghana played the penultimate group game with Mauritius in June?
I think some of us are myopic minded to be calling for locally-based players to face Rwanda when we have World Cup qualifiers coming up in a month or so. Egypt, Congo and Uganda are all using their first team players to play their last games even though they have all qualified but for Uganda. They are doing this because they have the world cup qualifiers at the back of their minds. Yet, we are still fighting over tickets for players to honour the game against Rwanda.
I am not saying the locally-based players cannot represent the nation against Rwanda, more especially when we have already qualified. But the approach of the Minister is wrong and a total disrespect to the handlers of the national team. Do you have to announce your intentions on WhatsApp platforms and on radio? Do we still have the qualifiers in mind which comes off next month?
Hope they will call for local players for the World Cup qualifiers in October well as the AFCON which comes off in January.
Are we simply saying that when clubs do not necessarily need points at a particular match, they can afford to use any other player, and not necessarily their main team?
My point is where will Ghana get the money from to buy tickets for the foreign players during the WC qualifiers in October and the AFCON in January.
Is ANDRE going to be responsible for that too, or local players will be called to play?
Andre stepping in to buy tickets has both serious implications and connotations
I have come to the conclusion that officialdom are never serious about sports including even football in Ghana even though they pretend to.
Even if we would use local players as the Minister has been calling for, couldn't the call have been made earlier?
The Sports Minister keeps saying he understands the game but his approach to matters of football indicates he is completely bankrupt when it comes to football management.
Our glorious days are in the past and we can only hope the situation will change one day during our lifetime.
But from all indications, the posture of the Minister gives no hope.
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[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:34 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | FA Vice President, George Afriyie, has dropped a big hint he could step down from his current position following perceived mistrust amongst members in the assoc | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715582%2Ffa-vice-president-hints-at-leaving-post.html.json | en | null | FA Vice President hints at leaving post | null | null | www.modernghana.com | FA Vice President, George Afriyie, has dropped a big hint he could step down from his current position following perceived mistrust amongst members in the association.
This follows a reported rift between himself and FA President Kwasi Nyantakyi.
For Afriyie, his well-built image cannot be tarnished after his integrity was questioned.
“There have been a lot of hearsays. I have gone through all that so many years but seriously maybe at the right time when I am off the scene, people will realize there was one man,” he told Luv Sports.
"Following football now personally as George Afriyie isn’t really worth it, of course if you are not appreciated for all the years and the sacrifices that you have done, why should you worry yourself?”
When I leave the FA, they will know that they had someone like George Afriyie. Some of us were not paupers when we got into football.
Some of us were well to do before we became football people. I won't sit there for people I have worked with, for people we've come this far to question my honesty and integrity at the association.
“I will not trade that for anything. I am not angry.”
The FA Vice President did not deny the fact that he had not spoken to the President in a while.
I have not spoken to the FA President. Not in the last week.
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] | 2016-08-29T14:52:06 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The organizers of the prestigious award scheme for young entrepreneurs; Young Entrepreneur Awards has announced that the public nomination for potential winn | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715641%2Fnomination-for-young-entrepreneur-awards-2016-ends-on-monday.html.json | en | null | Nomination For Young Entrepreneur Awards 2016 Ends On Monday, Sept. 5th | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The organizers of the prestigious award scheme for young entrepreneurs; Young Entrepreneur Awards has announced that the public nomination for potential winners for the 2016 edition will end on Monday, September 5th.
The Young Entrepreneur Awards is organized by the Youth Business Network (YBN) in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and the National Youth Authority, to Recognize, Honor and Celebrate Entrepreneurs from the ages of 18 and 40, for their courage, inspiration and determination as jobs creators.
In a press release, the coordinator of the event; Solomon Adjei, stated that vetting process by an independent panel of judges, starts right after the Nomination ends. He also explained that, all entrepreneurs below age 40 whose businesses reside in Ghana are eligible to be nominated.
Solomon also touched on the winner selection criteria, saying; “the judging criteria include a thorough assessment of recent financial performance, strategic direction, product or service innovation, company leadership including personal integrity and risk-taking, values and key employee initiatives, and community involvement (e.g., philanthropic activities).
Touching on the benefits of the award winning, he said, being adjudged as the Young Entrepreneur of the Year comes with lots of corporate and social benefits, including Brand Elevation, Exclusive Publicity, Strategic Networking, Confidence building, among others.
The award scheme, which will proceed the biggest gathering of young entrepreneurs in Ghana; Young Entrepreneurs Summit 2016 ( www.youngentrepreneurssummit.com ), is slated for Friday, October 14th, in Accra.
Among the various categories to be awarded is the Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Social Entrepreneur of the Year, StartUp Entrepreneur of the Year, Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Celebrity Entrepreneur of the Year, Non Ghanaian Entrepreneur of the Year, Mentor of the Year and Financier of the Year.
The general public and all entrepreneurs are to log on to www.youngentrepreneurawards.com to nominate deserving winners of their choice. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715641/nomination-for-young-entrepreneur-awards-2016-ends-on-monday.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/da48bcd87a2c0f223d72657250621776a03daceb4035055f228026a14316cdea.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:52:47 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Award winning Kumasi-based sound engineer, George Forest has died, according to reports. The engineer died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi ea | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38593%2Fsound-engineer-george-forest-has-died.html.json | en | null | Sound engineer George Forest has died | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Award winning Kumasi-based sound engineer, George Forest has died, according to reports.
The engineer died at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi early Wednesday morning after battling an undisclosed illness.
He was taken ill and admitted at the hospital in the Ashanti regional capital on Tuesday, August 30.
George Forest’s illustrious career spans over three decades and is known to have worked with some of the biggest names in the Ghanaian music industry.
Some big names he has worked with include, Nana Acheampong, Nana Aboagye DaCosta, Akwesi Ampofo Adjei, Obaapa Christy, Ohemaa Mercy, Gifty Osei and Philip Baafi.
He also founded the Adepa Band.
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38593/sound-engineer-george-forest-has-died.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/1f03845c0d0586615c29e8da2a1d34116fd232bb6750d3d317abcd0ec0d17fce.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:09 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | From left, Sam Ato Gaisie, Nii Osah Mills with an awardee and US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson Dr. Kwabena Adjei, Founder and Chairman of Kasapr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715859%2Fkasapreko-chairman-others-honoured.html.json | en | null | Kasapreko Chairman, Others Honoured | null | null | www.modernghana.com | From left, Sam Ato Gaisie, Nii Osah Mills with an awardee and US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson
Dr. Kwabena Adjei, Founder and Chairman of Kasapreko Limited and Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Groupe Nduom, have been honoured at the fourth edition of ‘Made in Ghana Product and Service’ Awards held in Accra.
The two were among 37 most celebrated and outstanding Ghanaian business personalities, products and service organizations that were acknowledged.
The 'Made in Ghana Product and Service' Awards is an initiative of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG) endorsed by the Ministries of Trade and Industry and Finance and Ghana Standards Authority.
The event was held on the theme: 'Industrialization, the key Strategy to Accelerated Economic Development and Job Creation.'
Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, who was the guest speaker of the event, said government has made the promotion and consumption of “Made in Ghana” goods and services a cardinal pillar for the future development of the economy.
Sam Ato Gaisie, President of the EFG, in his remarks, said the ‘Made in Ghana’ Awards is about seeking the pride of Ghanaian most celebrated high quality and competitive products and services to create awareness.
He said the awards is also to boost the business profile and reputation, increase the products' credibility in international markets and build product loyalty to save the local manufacturing industries from collapse.
Awardees
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom was adjudged Business Personality of the Year, while Dr. Kwabena Adjei received the Industrialist of the Year Award.
Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), EIB Network, won the Young Personality of the Year, while Medi Moses Prostacure Herbal tea was adjudged the overall best product of the year and Herbal Tea of the Year.
Other outstanding products were: Reroy Cables & Power Systems, Distell- Savanna dry & Hunter’s Gold cider, Everpure purified drinking water, Chocho herbal fresh soap, Beatex- lord mosquito & old soldier jumbo mosquito coils, Kleesoft washing powder, Tex styles- GTP & Woodin, Anowah Afrique apparel, Phastor Kwick Floors, Kofi Ababio & Sons and Azartex emulsion paint.
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[] | 2016-08-30T14:52:38 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Rwanda are determined to beat Ghana in Accra on Saturday although victory will not be enough to secure qualification to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715926%2F2017-afcon-qualifiers-eliminated-rwanda-keen-on-victory-gha.html.json | en | null | 2017 AFCON qualifiers: Eliminated Rwanda keen on victory Ghana in Accra | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Rwanda are determined to beat Ghana in Accra on Saturday although victory will not be enough to secure qualification to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Amavubi missed out on reaching the finals in Gabon after when they lost 1-0 to Mauritius in Belle Vue in March before succumbing to a shock 3-2 loss to Mozambique in Kigali in June.
That notwithstanding, caretaker coach Jimmy Mulisa, says he and his troops are preparing very hard for a win at the Accra Sports Stadium.
"Our main objective is to win the match against Ghana because we need to improve our position in FIFA rankings but also, the match is important for the pride of the country," the former Amavubi striker.
"In the first week of training, we have been focusing more on improving the players' fitness levels.
"We have players who are really working hard, are determined and devoted to ensure that this match goes well. The mood and spirit in camp is positive."
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715926/2017-afcon-qualifiers-eliminated-rwanda-keen-on-victory-gha.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/992cff7f3e173c3b2019a912ad42ac2aa5db87dc8660c3fef1967c99529d725c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | GNA Reporter Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - Stanbic Bank has won five awards at the 15th Ghana Banking Awards ceremony held in Accra. The Bank's Slydepay Application | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715772%2Fstanbic-bank-wins-five-awards-at-2016-ghana-banking-awards.html.json | en | null | Stanbic Bank wins five Awards at 2016 Ghana Banking Awards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | GNA Reporter
Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - Stanbic Bank has won five awards at the 15th Ghana Banking Awards ceremony held in Accra.
The Bank's Slydepay Application was also adjudged the Product Innovation of the Year 2015.
The Bank was adjudged the second runner-up for four other categories. These include: Most Cashless Bank, Best Bank for Long Term Loan Finance, Trade Deal of the Year, and Best Bank for Savings and Deposits.
Mr Mawuko Afadzinu, Head of Marketing and Communications, Stanbic Bank said these awards were in recognition of Stanbic's commitment to deliver excellent banking experience.
'These awards go a long way to entrench Stanbic's position as a great force to reckon with in the Ghanaian Banking industry,' he said.
He said, the Product Innovation of the Year Award and Cashless Bank Awards also prove Stanbic's commitment to drive the cashless revolution by coming up with innovative products that make payment and collection easy for customers and non-customers alike.
'The bulk of Stanbic Bank's Personal and Business Banking strategy is about using digital capabilities to deliver an even better customer experience,' Mr Afadzinu added.
He said it entailed putting customers in control, providing more convenience, and extracting key customer insights from our rich data so that the bank becomes more proactive, relevant and easy to use.
Some of the Bank's digital platforms include the Stanbic Ghana Banking App, BOL and Enterprise Online.
Mr Afadzinu said the Slydepay App, takes the cashless revolution further by providing carefully thought off solutions for both web based and mobile environments.
The Ghana Banking Awards, organised by Corporate Initiative, is a vehicle to showcase and applaud best performing banks in various categories of the Ghanaian financial services market.
The assessments are made through a nationwide survey of consumers of banking products and services.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715772/stanbic-bank-wins-five-awards-at-2016-ghana-banking-awards.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/a6a1b9f1072167f69d04a3fa2dc91a98dbf69903c113484fc205734f32504297.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:52:34 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Ten foreign Black Stars players paid from their pockets to make it for the first training session for Saturday's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations against Rwanda. T | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716059%2Fblack-stars-13-players-showed-up-for-first-training-session.html.json | en | null | Black Stars: 13 players showed up for first training session ahead of Rwanda clash | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ten foreign Black Stars players paid from their pockets to make it for the first training session for Saturday's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations against Rwanda.
The players were joined by home-based trio of Richard Ofori, Kadri Mohammed and late invitee Dauda Mohammed of Asante Kotoko.
FC Twente winger Yaw Yeboah also honoured his debut Black Stars call up after training with his new teammates.
Black Stars players who trained today include;
Richard Ofori, Daniel Amartey, Kadri Mohammed, Baba Rahman, John Boye, Edwin Gyimah and Mubarak Wakaso.
The rest are Frank Acheampong, Alfred Duncan, Afriyie Acquah, Yaw Yeboah, Dauda Mohammed and David Accam.
The Black Stars who are leading the group with 13 points will take on second placed Rwanda at the Accra Stadium on Saturday September 3.
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716059/black-stars-13-players-showed-up-for-first-training-session.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/482fd66c99850f023b4c8c720192f771c80dc98f0b5557468f9c0b5f8a345bf8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:22 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | By Stephen Asante, GNA Kumasi, Aug. 28, GNA - The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has inducted 176 newly-qualified doctors of the School of Medical Sciences, K | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715383%2Fknust-inducts-176-qualified-doctors.html.json | en | null | KNUST inducts 176 qualified doctors | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Stephen Asante, GNA Kumasi, Aug. 28, GNA - The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has inducted 176 newly-qualified doctors of the School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), at a ceremony in Kumasi.
The inductees, including 19 dental surgeons, had successfully undergone the certified medical training as required by the Council and as such licensed to practice.
They comprised 16 foreign students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Benin, and this brings to more than 2, 300 the number of doctors trained so far by the School of Medical Sciences since its establishment some four decades ago.
Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, the KNUST Vice-Chancellor, said the university had over the years worked assiduously to expand the scope of medical training to cover Dentistry and Veterinary, as well as Herbal Medicine, Allied Health Sciences and Public Health.
The development, he said, had contributed immensely to the advancement of healthcare in the country, noting that they were committed to producing highly-skilled health personnel for the benefit of the nation.
KNUST, per an agreement signed recently with the Ghana Health Service, had been mandated to mentor all the health training institutions of the Ministry of Health.
They encompass nursing and midwifery training colleges, community and environmental health training colleges, as well as health assistants' training schools across the country.
Prof. Obiri-Danso said the KNUST College of Health Sciences, in collaboration with the Department of Modern Languages, had launched a novelty Twi Medical Glossary for clinical students and health workers.
The booklet, funded by the Medical Education Partnership Initiative, a project of the university, is to facilitate learning by clinical students and also act as an aid for clinicians not conversant with the Twi or Akan language.
The Vice-Chancellor expressed optimism that the initiative would help improve communication between the doctors, nurses, pharmacists and related health workers with clients in their clinical practice.
Dr Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, charged the inductees to demonstrate commitment to their work as mandated by the Hippocratic Oath.
He urged them to be selfless, committed and dedicated in their practice in line with the medical profession which demanded that practitioners must have an unquestionable sense of duty.
Professor Tsiri Agbenyega, the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, stressed the need for the newly-qualified doctors to be receptive to their clients to enhance the patient-doctor relationship.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715383/knust-inducts-176-qualified-doctors.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/37688fd5337bd7b024e9d19f57ff5465d3004dcd3502666d22af269127cd833f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:51:47 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ross County have agreed a deal for Hearts midfielder Prince Buaben , according to Sky sources. However, Buaben has failed to agree personal terms with the cl | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715757%2Fprince-buaben-ross-county-agree-deal-with-ghanaian-midfield.html.json | en | null | Prince Buaben: Ross County agree deal with Ghanaian midfielder | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ross County have agreed a deal for Hearts midfielder Prince Buaben , according to Sky sources.
However, Buaben has failed to agree personal terms with the club for the move to come to reality.
The 30-year-old midfielder has made 60 league appearances for the Scottish Premiership side and has scored six goals.
Initially a trainee at Ajax, Buaben spent four seasons at Dundee United before moving south of the border to Watford in the Championship, where he stayed until October 2013.
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715757/prince-buaben-ross-county-agree-deal-with-ghanaian-midfield.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/34cc2e54c074b43a2a208efcdcccbf4d9d04d078ddfb8fff357131966b7c4706.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:07 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | By Laudia Sawer Tema, Aug 26, GNA - Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Tema have debunked assertions that they were fighting against the plan | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715105%2Fwe-are-not-fighting-for-ourselves-ecg-workers.html.json | en | null | We are not fighting for ourselves - ECG workers | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Laudia Sawer
Tema, Aug 26, GNA - Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Tema have debunked assertions that they were fighting against the planned concession of the Company due to selfish reasons.
They replied their critics on Friday when they gathered at the Tema South District Office to climax their three days, three hours daily sit down strike and demonstration activity.
Mr Frank Adjetey Badu, National Secretary of the Junior Staff Union, said they were rather fighting for the ordinary Ghanaian as the planned concession if allowed would be unfavourable to all.
Mr Badu added that the workers were Ghanaians before becoming workers and that their relatives and friends as well as themselves would continue to consume electricity even if they stopped working at the ECG.
According to him, a similar concession was done in Uganda and other countries which has brought untold hardship on the people.
He questioned why government would not pay all its debts to the Company now to enable them provide better services to the people but was prepared to pay the debts over five years to the Company which would takeover.
He also wondered what would happen to the payment of the power being consumed by government currently, "will it be added to the current debt and paid within the agreed five years?".
Mr Badu assured workers that leadership of the Union would continue to resist the said concession.
He also called for some sensitization programme for workers on their fate after the concession.
The Junior Union Secretary said workers were aware of no retrenchment plans for the first five years of the takeover but have no clue of what would happen after those years.
The workers drawn from the Tema South District, Tema North District, Nungua District and Tema Regional Office clad in red apparel danced their hearts out as they ended the first phase of series of planned actions to resist government's plan to concede assets of the ECG to a private company for 25 years.
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"Jumia Travel"
] | 2016-08-30T22:52:29 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Social media is dynamic. This is why social networks are always coming up with new updates and features. Instagram is not an exception. As one of the biggest | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715985%2F5-essential-instagram-features-your-brand-should-know.html.json | en | null | 5 Essential Instagram Features Your Brand Should Know | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Social media is dynamic. This is why social networks are always coming up with new updates and features. Instagram is not an exception. As one of the biggest online mobile photo-sharing and video-sharing platform in the world with half a billion users, it is expected not to shy away from this. Hence, it is unsurprising that it regularly announces new features.
It is, therefore, important for brands that use Instagram and other social media networks for their marketing campaign to be aware of these features. Jumia Travel , Africa’s No 1 hotel booking portal shares some of these essential Instagram features your brand should know.
Instagram stories
This is one of the biggest updates that is new to Instagram. Instagram stories allow users or brands to tell their stories and events via photos or live videos that only last for 24 hours before disappearing. Brands can use Instagram to market their products or services. Instagram stories are only available through the app. You can also track the number of people that viewed your videos.
Activate notifications for your favourite accounts
Businesses may not be too keen to get notifications from their followers aside from their competitors. Despite this, brands should encourage their followers to enable this Instagram features to get notifications. Users who enable this will get up-to-date trending deals, and other important features about your brand.
Manage multiple accounts
It is now possible for Instagram users to switch between different accounts at the same time. With this feature, you can market multiple products or services without going through the hassles of logging in and logging out between different accounts. You can add as much as 5 different accounts.
Hide unwanted contents from your profile
Some of your Instagram followers will like to tag you when they are sharing their videos and photos. Although you cannot hide your profile from certain followers, it is possible to hide the photos or videos on your timeline especially if the content is not related to your brand.
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There are more than 40 unique Instagram filters that you can use to make your content look better. This rarely applies to brands because they always want their videos and images to be uniform. So, for a business, the social media manager can select a particular filter and apply it to all Instagram brand contents. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715985/5-essential-instagram-features-your-brand-should-know.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/9b9963190b2b7ce55a9d1902f9f4445d94273bf9c9b4d45cb76eae20172c0cc8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:51:51 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Sirte (Libya) (AFP) - Pro-government forces in Libya on Monday cornered the Islamic State group in one neighbourhood of Sirte, after two days of deadly fighting | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715753%2Flibyan-forces-tighten-noose-on-is-in-sirte.html.json | en | null | Libyan forces tighten noose on IS in Sirte | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed government on August 28, 2016 in Sirte during a military operation to clear IS group jihadists from the city. By Mahmud Turkia (AFP)
Sirte (Libya) (AFP) - Pro-government forces in Libya on Monday cornered the Islamic State group in one neighbourhood of Sirte, after two days of deadly fighting for the jihadists' last stronghold in the country.
The forces loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord launched an offensive more than three months ago to drive IS from the coastal city, and they have been backed by US air raids for almost a month.
IS overran the Mediterranean hometown of Libya's slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi in mid-2015, sparking fears the jihadists would use it as a springboard for attacks on Europe.
The pro-GNA forces announced late Monday they had "totally liberated" one of the two districts where IS fighters were holed up after an evening assault on their positions.
Fighting in Sirte
"Our forces have totally liberated district Number One" in northern Sirte, the campaign's media centre said.
Reda Issa, a spokesman for the loyalist forces, told AFP: "The price was costly but they liberated it."
Jihadists were still holed up in half of district Number Three in the east of the city, which they had seized in July last year.
The anti-IS fighters "seized a little more than half of district Number Three and 70 percent of district Number One" in the downtown seafront area, they said earlier.
The latest breakthrough came after loyalist forces launched a new assault in the evening against the jihadists' holdouts backed by tanks and artillery, and fought with IS snipers, Issa said.
On Sunday, at least 38 pro-GNA fighters were killed 185 others wounded in clashes, medical officials at a field hospital and the nearby Misrata hospital said.
Ten others died in fighting on Monday while 12 were wounded, they said.
IS casualty figures have been unavailable.
'Final battle'
Loyalist forces announced on Sunday the "final battle" to retake the last two districts where IS was entrenched, with about 1,000 pro-GNA fighters taking part in the offensive.
Fighters from the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord, wounded in the battle against Islamic State (IS) group in the eastern coastal city of Sirte, receive treatment at the hospital in Misurata on August 29, 2016
The Misrata hospital, which was already struggling to handle casualties at the weekend, was filled on Monday with wounded pro-GNA fighters, an AFP photographer said.
"It was a bloody day," doctor Akram Jumaa said.
"I carried out dozens of surgeries that lasted until this morning, and some others are still ongoing."
Mohammad Quweid, a nurse, bemoaned the lack of means to treat casualties.
"There aren't enough rooms so sometimes we have to put five or six fighters together in the same room."
The jihadists have sent in at least 12 suicide car bombers since Sunday, pro-GNA forces said.
Members of the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord fire their weapons at enemy positions on August 28, 2016, in the coastal city of Sirte
On Sunday loyalists had seized several IS positions in district Number Three, including the Qortoba mosque which the jihadists had renamed after slain Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
IS fighters seized Sirte in June 2015, hoisting their black flag above the city.
They had set fire to the mosque's library, killed an imam and used its courtyard for "torture and executions", the media office of the Sirte operation said.
Pro-GNA forces fought their way into Sirte a year later, on June 9, but their advance has been hampered by snipers, suicide bombings and booby traps.
More than 400 loyalist fighters have been killed and nearly 2,500 wounded in the battle for Sirte since May, medical sources say.
1,000 IS fighters
The pro-GNA forces are mostly militias from western cities backing the unity government of premier-designate Fayez al-Sarraj and the guards of oil installations that IS has repeatedly tried to seize.
Backed by US air strikes since August 1, they seized the jihadists' headquarters at the Ouagadougou conference centre on August 10, pinning down IS fighters near the sea.
As of August 24, American warplanes had carried out 82 strikes, the US military said.
The US also leads a coalition fighting IS in Syria and Iraq, where the jihadists seized large swathes of territory in 2014.
Analysts say ousting IS from Libya would be a symbolic boost for the fragile unity government, but unrest might continue as IS could carry out more scattered attacks across the country.
Before it was seized by IS, Sirte had about 120,000 residents, but a pro-GNA military leader said this month that all had fled except for the jihadists' families.
The Pentagon this month estimated there are fewer than 1,000 jihadist fighters in Sirte.
IS took advantage of the chaos in oil-rich Libya after the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed Kadhafi.
A UN-brokered deal struck in December led to Sarraj's unity government starting to work in Tripoli, but it has since struggled to fully assert its authority over the country. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715753/libyan-forces-tighten-noose-on-is-in-sirte.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/bf16480c4d900d3bf465ff367ef97050e8e671567fd63c7955c23b0cd4a34240.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:50:54 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) has challenged the media to avoid publishing careless, untrue and inaccurate stories that have the potential to thr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715369%2Fcareless-untrue-media-reportage-threatens-ghanas-stability.html.json | en | null | Careless, untrue media reportage threatens Ghana's stability - Charlotte Osei | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) has challenged the media to avoid publishing careless, untrue and inaccurate stories that have the potential to threaten the stability of the country.
Charlotte Osei was the special guest of honour for the 21st Ghana Journalists Association awards night, Saturday.
Mrs Osei said she speaks as someone who works closely with the media who believes the media is one of the most important institutions in ensuring free, fair and credible elections.
"Please check everything you report on the electoral exercise and do not base your election-related reports on mere speculations and rumours," she said.
The EC chair said the Commission is committed to engaging with the media and leaving its doors wide opened as key parties in the upcoming elections.
"We are willing to explain, clarify and to educate because your failure to report accurately may create the condition for a disputed electoral outcome without basis and as a nation, we do not need that," she said.
She pleaded for a return to first principles which she said are principles and ethical values that make the journalism profession worthy of the public's respect and the protection the Constitution provides to journalists.
Making reference to the 2012 elections and the ensuing landmark petition at the Supreme Court, she said it “made journalists and most of the electorates constitutional barristers and expert election administrators.”
“So surely, the media now knows how to report on elections in a responsible manner. Our media has now moved from just reporting election results, to actually setting the election agenda and carrying a large part of the responsibility of ensuring free, fair and transparent elections in our country,” she noted
However, she said, “it will not hurt to remind you that your place in history will be defined not by your mere participation in the democratic process, but by your desire and willingness to see to it that right prevails against wrong and that deserving leaders will be selected at all levels of our democracy.”
“It will not hurt to remind you that this election is not about political parties and the individuals seeking office, but is about the future of our country; and your special responsibility in helping to shape that future is non-negotiable," she added.
She further reminded journalists that they owe their freedom, and to a large extent, livelihood, to the general peace and stability of the nation adding, “whatever undermines the peace of this country also has the potential to undermine your industry and the journalism profession.”
The EC Chair said, “we must use the media to protect our most vulnerable: whether from greedy public servants who steal medical equipment meant to serve the needs of our population; or from abuse of power from any form of authority."
“Discussing trivialities from dawn to dusk on the radio about political leaders and allegations without basis in the electoral process, and allowing invectives to be poured on public persons and institutions alike, are not the reasons why we made so many sacrifices to guarantee free speech and an independent press,” she stressed.
According to her, Ghanaians live in a situation where complaints about media unfairness and excesses are rampant and worrying for a large majority of the citizenry.
“And here, I refer not only to wrong, inaccurate, defamatory, deliberately misleading articles and headlines about persons and institutions; but also untruths, errors, inaccuracies, unsubstantiated allegations which media organizations permit on their platforms by serial callers and political actors," Mrs Osei emphasised.
She noted that her checks revealed that the profession of ‘serial callers’ only exists in Ghana.
Click here to read the full speech
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Abubakar Ibrahim | Email: [email protected] | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715369/careless-untrue-media-reportage-threatens-ghanas-stability.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/d91967f881496a3b59a17cf2643ca1d7e02368da98094e4a599ce7970505dbca.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:21 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - New Zealand were plunged into deep trouble when they lost three wickets before lunch on the third day of the second Test agains | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715583%2Fnew-zealand-lose-three-before-lunch-in-s-africa-test.html.json | en | null | New Zealand lose three before lunch in S. Africa Test | 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) - New Zealand were plunged into deep trouble when they lost three wickets before lunch on the third day of the second Test against South Africa on Monday.
New Zealand were 118 for six at lunch, 363 runs behind South Africa's first innings total of 481 for eight declared at Centurion's SuperSport Park.
Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander picked up a wicket apiece.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was the only batsman to look comfortable against the South African attack. He was on 40 not out at lunch.
Left-hander Henry Nicholls survived a chance to South African captain Faf du Plessis off Steyn in the third over of the day and went on to play a plucky innings of 36.
Williamson and Nicholls saw out the first hour and took the score from the overnight 38 for three to 86 before Rabada made the breakthrough, trapping Nicholls leg before wicket with a full delivery with the batsman back on his stumps.
Nicholls was given not out by umpire Paul Reiffel but a South African review led to the decision being reversed.
Another successful review, the third of the innings, led to BJ Watling being dismissed caught behind off his glove against Steyn after he had been given not out by umpire Ian Gould.
There was no doubt about the third wicket of the morning when Mitchell Santner was bowled off an inside edge by Philander without scoring. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715583/new-zealand-lose-three-before-lunch-in-s-africa-test.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/47105a7e1537055ccd771cc8c9a11ee38f0444379dacb16e0838ea89198c1ff3.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:50:32 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Dreams FC coach CK Akonnor wants side to technically discipline to avoid defeat at the hands of WA All Stars this weekend. Dreams who are seeking a top fou | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715205%2Fdreams-fc-coach-ck-akonnor-urges-caution-ahead-of-wa-all-sta.html.json | en | null | Dreams FC coach CK Akonnor urges caution ahead of WA All Stars clash | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Dreams FC coach CK Akonnor wants side to "technically discipline" to avoid defeat at the hands of WA All Stars this weekend.
Dreams who are seeking a top four will travel up north to take on league leaders and favourites All Stars.
​Coach Akonnor said, 'We must be technically disciplined to stand a chance of winning the match against Wa All Stars on Sunday.'
'They will be favourites on Sunday especially when they are playing at home and seeking to win the title, for the first time in our history, he stated.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715205/dreams-fc-coach-ck-akonnor-urges-caution-ahead-of-wa-all-sta.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/00a6b182f6f6c38181012c4c2f252e4d796c122dd6ecd8998418b318a7ce1467.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T08:51:50 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | New Edubiase United are relegation bound after the Disciplinary Committee declared them losers of their match day 25 victory against Techiman City for fielding | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715819%2Fghana-premier-league-new-edubiase-united-relegated-to-divis.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League: New Edubiase United relegated to Division One League | null | null | www.modernghana.com | New Edubiase United are relegation bound after the Disciplinary Committee declared them losers of their match day 25 victory against Techiman City for fielding an unqualified player.
New Edubiase defied all odds to edge Techiman City 1-2 on match day 25 at the Nana Ameyaw Park, Techiman.
However, the debutants have been awarded the three points involved, after the DC upheld their protest against the Edubiase lads for using an unqualified player.
New Edubiase United apart from forfeiting the three points gained against Techiman City have been deducted three additional points as the penalty for using an ineligible player.
The 2012 FA Cup Champions are now on 19 points and are 10 points away from the 15th placed team, which is Sekondi Hasaacas and with three matches (nine points at stake) to complete the season. They are condemned to relegation unless the Appeals Committee overturns the decision.
New Edubiase United made their league debut season in the 2009-10 league season and had since made a mark, but it is unfortunate that we have to say good bye to them.
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715819/ghana-premier-league-new-edubiase-united-relegated-to-divis.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2558f24d6806f3a852fabdc1affedaedf07d0e82f14ce22c456a0705bd79db12.json | |
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"Stephen A.Quaye"
] | 2016-08-28T22:51:13 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The chief priest of Ga-Adangbe Association of Toronto in Canada, Wulomo Nunmo Nii Akrong has urged all Ghanaians living in Canada irrespective of their | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715399%2Fga-adangbe-wulomo-urges-unity-among-ghanaians-in-canada.html.json | en | null | Ga-Adangbe Wulomo Urges Unity Among Ghanaians In Canada | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The chief priest of Ga-Adangbe Association of Toronto in Canada, Wulomo Nunmo Nii Akrong [Dr.] has urged all Ghanaians living in Canada irrespective of their tribe or religion to unite as one people and live in peace.
According to the chief priest, in unity lies the great strength to achieve success and development in whatever field.
Wulomo Nunmo Nii Akrong [Dr.] urged the unity when pouring libation to pray for peace and development at the recently held Ga-Adangbe Homowo festival in Toronto-Canada.
Also, the Wulomo asked Ghanaians living in diasporan countries to pray without ceasing always asking for God’s guidance and counseling not forgetting asking God for the security of their wards outgoing and incomings.
“As you pray for yourselves, do not forget your wards and the host country you are living in. Pray for Ghana as well as Canada for peace to prevail everywhere at all times” advised receiving an applause for that.
Explaining Wulomo Nunmo Akrong, when peace prevails on the land both citizens and residents will live happily among themselves therefore wisdom demands that wherever one finds himself has to pray for peace for the land.
He prayed asking God to grant the request of those looking for marital partners and those, those who needs children, those who need jobs and even school going children to be granted scholarships to pursue their education in success to a bigger applause.
The atmosphere got charged when Wulomo Nunmo Akrong, after pouring the libation put his two hands together, raised them up and with open stretched arms of the chiefs lined up embraced each other to signify unity he preached about.
Afterwards, he officiated the sprinkling of the traditional food KPOKPOI by the Ga chief Nii Kwei Anku V which signified hooting at hunger by providing abundance of food.
The traditional and customary activity was crowned by dancing the Great Journey dance to the tune of the WOGBE DZEKE song which saw every one gathered taking to the floor and formed a moving circle as they took their steps two to the left and two to the right.
In pursuit of love care and protection for one another, Ghanaians living in foreign destinations have formed traditional and resident associations and Ga-Adangbe Association of Toronto is one of them.
What is interesting about these associations is that they are holding fast unto Ghanaian culture and tradition in foreign destinations to showcase Ghanaian heritage.
A typical example is when the Ga-Adangbe Association of Toronto in Canada held their annual Homowo festival on August 20, 2016. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715399/ga-adangbe-wulomo-urges-unity-among-ghanaians-in-canada.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/e918e96fbd76193842a61032ab9d9c9d1b8ad00a4e4b4bf17a2badf50f2bbe0f.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:51:00 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A proposed initiative by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to aid second-cycle students, especially, of less-endowed schools will s | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715358%2Fknust-tv-to-broadcast-educational-programmes-to-aid-less-end.html.json | en | null | KNUST TV to broadcast educational programmes to aid less endowed schools | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A proposed initiative by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to aid second-cycle students, especially, of less-endowed schools will soon have tuition support through a regular educational broadcast.
This will come to fruition when the university's television station (Tek TV) becomes operational.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, said the initiative will reduce the effect of the high attrition rate of good quality teachers in rural schools.
Interacting with the Kumasi management and staff of Multimedia Group Limited during a courtesy call, Professor Obiri-Danso said other social challenges will receive attention to impact positively on people.
“If for instance, the best mathematics teacher is in Mfantsipim, then we will record his tutorials and broadcast it. So those, especially, in the less-endowed schools can sit in the comfort of their schools and listen to what the teacher is teaching,’’ he explained.
Professor Obiri–Danso also announced the university has initiated processes to introduce communication studies programs.
He reiterated the university’s resolve to increase female enrolment for science, technology and engineering courses adding “the women are so important and if we want to grow as a nation, then the women should be at the forefront of education.”
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Samuel Nii Odai, stressed the need for the media, as stakeholders, to work closely with the university.
Jim Aglah, the General Manager of Kumasi Business Unit of Multimedia Group, said the visit was to congratulate the new Vice-Chancellor following his recent elevation to the high office.
Mr Aglah believes there are opportunities to leverage collaboration between the company and the university. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715358/knust-tv-to-broadcast-educational-programmes-to-aid-less-end.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/89459137179c1420614d56816b4f60d5c96bf198d1e30150b8f62ecde6f2c740.json | |
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"Michael J.K. Bokor"
] | 2016-08-30T08:52:24 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Folks, we have every reason to take on the leaders of the NDC as far as certain happenings that don 39;t augur well for the party in many parts of the country | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715788%2Felection-2016-the-woes-of-the-ndc.html.json | en | null | Election 2016: The woes of the NDC | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Folks, we have every reason to take on the leaders of the NDC as far as certain happenings that don't augur well for the party in many parts of the country are concerned. Let's face facts and bold to poke Asiedu Nketiah, Kofi Portuphy, Kofi Adams, Koku Anyidoho, and all others constantly in the news as if they are all the NDC needs to survive in the rough waters of Ghanaian politics.
As I said not long ago, the NDC's leaders haven't really done well to grow the party. Despite the massive goodwill that those who value the party and its accomplishments give the party, some happenings prove that there is a lot wrong with the way the leaders deal with issues. I am being my usual self to take them on at this point to prove to them that they are either too wrapped up in useless ventures or are self-satisfied with whatever their calling has given them as not to know how to grow the party. I gave hints not long ago that I will take them on. Now is the hour; and I want to hit them hard.
After all, I have nothing to lose or gain by doing so. None of them knows me personally nor have I bothered my head over who they think they are as far as my yeoman's job as a public intellectual is concerned. They don't butter my bread, and I don't owe any of them any debt of gratitude in any way. So, off I shoot!!
The NDC's chances of brushing aside its opponents at the polls seems to be needlessly dampened by happenings that could either have been prevented or handled at the initial stages to stem the danger that some of us have seen for it in many instances. Let's examine some of those instances for purposes of driving home our arguments that the NDC leaders need to do more to move the party forward.
I have already written to condemn the General Secretary, Asiedu Nketiah, when he showed up in controversial circumstances. In one such piece, I labelled him as a "human ostrich" who won't see the problems facing the party as far as its public image is concerned. That was when he was caught in controversies about the Bui Dam and many others. The dust might have settled to get him going, but he hasn't done enough to clean the stables.
I commended him later on for putting Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings where she rightfully belonged as a single lost sheep not to be sought after, given all the storm that she has been setting up in a fragile tea cup in front of her and all those she has used her influence to marshal against the NDC. Even then, those people in the FONKAR group are denying her, leaving her in the lurch; but Asiedu Nketia has a lot more to do to win lost grounds for the NDC.
How about Kofi Portuphy, the National Chairman? A lot more for him too to do. Former National Chairmen of the NDC were vigorously mobilizing support for the party's cause, even if they ended up being brushed aside later on. What is Portuphy doing?
Kofi Adams and Koku Anyidoho are in the news, making all kinds of utterances that irk the NPP people and don’t necessarily win voter support. Take, for instance, Kofi Adams’ claim that the ridiculous promises of Akufo-Addo on “One District, One Factory” and “One Village, One Dam” are President Mahama’s. How could one water down the force of such political gaffes by an opponent that should rather have been used to torpedo his attempts at winning political power? It's all part of the game; not so? But a wrong part it is, seen from a wider political angle.
Beyond all those unproductive publicity stunts are the real issues that the NDC's leaders aren't able to handle to retain public goodwill. The inadequacies of the party’s communication team are glaring. That’s not to say that the NPP’s own communication team is doing anything better. But the NDC has a heavier responsibility to sell its candidates, based on reality—what has been accomplished in the face of difficulties and why it is imperative to persuade Ghanaians to retain the incumbent in power at Election 20-16. Not much is being done to raise such arguments for political mobilization. What is happening?
We are even not talking about the anger among the party's footsoldiers who have felt left out and are so demoralized as not to want to do the trench work anymore for the party's good? Those who have turned their back toward the party are all over the place, which is a test case for the party's leaders. What is it that makes it difficult for them to keep the house together?
Of course, there are some like Nana Konadu and some others like Carl Wilson who have proved to be undesirables and should be left to their misguided choices. But others who felt alienated to become disaffected are not to be glossed over because they will be more wont to return to the NDC roots than swaying about in the wind of change that the NPP is blowing. It is the responsibility of the party's leaders to tackle such issues.
I will be blunt here to say that there is a more worrisome development that the NDC leaders have failed to tackle to put the party in good stead. It’s all about the bad-blood relationship between the "faces" of the NDC in many parts of the country that isn’t good for the NDC, especially given the limited time toward Election 2016.
Government functionaries at different levels have not been on good terms with those who matter in the various communities. Why? There is too much hostility just because some of those functionaries haven’t proved their worth as leaders. Instead of working closely with those who matter in their domains, they have chosen to lock horns. What for? Politics is a game of chance that they have failed to appreciate. Their kind of politics of attrition won’t endear the NDC to the people. The party’s leaders can’t tell me that they are ignorant of the flashpoints. They have simply been lazy and failed to solve such problems to keep the party in good stead.
Let me boil everything down to what is happening in the Atebubu area, where the NDC MP (Sanja Nanja) has incurred the acute anger of the traditional leaders (that I wrote about many months ago and offered ideas on how to solve that problem, but which the NDC leaders didn’t take up). The fracas has calcified to the point where the NDC risks losing support there. Why should it be so when the matter could have been handled amicably long ago to prevent the disgraceful recourse to bribing of conscience, which has itself been repudiated to deepen the party’s woes? (See http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Atebubu-chiefs-reject-MP-s-money-466059 ).
Is it money that will placate the offended traditional rulers for them to appreciate the worth of the MP and the political party that he represents? No!! A fat “No” again!! The repudiation of this corruptive gesture should tell those seeking to placate the traditional rulers that they have grievances that money cannot neutralize. They are resolute and should be dealt with in better ways. I admire them for being principled. The real issues angering them should be raised, discussed, and not brushed aside because “Money Talks”.
Is this MP not a representative of the people of the Atebubu area who put him in office to fight their cause for the national cake? What good will that representative serve if he chooses to undermine the authority, respect, and integrity of the very forces behind him? And why has it been difficult for the NDC leaders to step in as soon as the fracas cropped up to patch differences? They failed miserably and will bite their tongues if the voters in the Atebubu area advise themselves at the polls. Is Tain still a powerful reminder to the NDC on how its fate could be shaped at the polls? I am really saddened by the lethargy of the NDC leaders on this score.
There are many other areas that have similar crisis situations for the NDC leaders to tackle. But they haven’t. Why? Is it because they don’t know what to do or that they lack the skills to make peace and build bridges for the party’s good?
Folks, there is a lot to talk about. I will end everything here to pick up the pieces later. The truth that I will leave with you is that successful politicking calls for strategies to connect with the electorate. Any miscalculation that separates the politician from those who will determine his/her fate at the polls should be avoided. For the NDC particularly, the odds stacked up against it at Election 2016 are enormous, which explains why it shouldn’t lose traction anywhere.
All that has to be done to build bridges should be done. And it shouldn’t take the wanton donation of gifts, money or cars to do so. There is no guarantee that those recipients will root for the party at the polls. What can make the difference is nothing but the conscientious effort to level with the people to take them on board as people informed about the dynamics of the Ghanaian condition. It takes a bold step in truth, honesty, and patriotism to use politics for that purpose.
Are the NDC leaders willing to do what will add value to the party’s cause? If they are, then, they should quickly make amends and be up-and-doing. Otherwise, they will expend energy and resources to be in the news only to have a rude awakening at the end of the day. I don’t think that’s what they are looking for. If it is, let me assure them that they will not have the peace of mind to live their lives till their appointed time to leave this wretched, troubled, and sickened world dawns. Politicians who fail to listen to reason when expected, end up damning politics instead of themselves for their woes. I have spoken and will return with more.
Reach me at: | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715788/election-2016-the-woes-of-the-ndc.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/302526c0dde1de6571062b6a710bbecedb133ce6fccd613d841e495ff4a4a5d4.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:58 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | In a massive show of patriotism most of the top players of the Black Stars are buying their own air tickets for Saturday's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715584%2Fafcon-2017-qualifier-black-stars-players-to-buy-their-own-t.html.json | en | null | AFCON 2017 QUALIFIER: Black Stars players to buy their own tickets to honour Rwanda clash | null | null | www.modernghana.com | In a massive show of patriotism most of the top players of the Black Stars are buying their own air tickets for Saturday's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.
The move by the Black Stars players is yet another demonstration of their desire to die for the country in the face of challenges.
The move by the players has been necessitated by Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye order for the exclusion of the foreign-based players from the squad
With a CAF ban looming on the country if it fails to honour Saturday's match the players have decided to pay for their own tickets to save the country.
Those among the invited who are unable to afford the airtickets will benefit from the benevolence of deputy captain Andre Ayew who has paid for them to turn up for the match.
Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, ordered the Travel Matters - the travelling agency of the Ministry to desist from issuing ticket to any foreign-based Black Stars player claiming his outfit can't afford because the side has already qualified.
The players who can afford to pay for the air tickets have bought their tickets to arrive for the game.
The Minister argues that local players must be used to honour the game since the nation has already qualified so the money can be used to fund other activities of the ministry.
Deputy captain of the team, Andre Ayew has also indicated that he will buy the tickets for the other Black Stars players who do not have the financial muscle to do so.
This development becomes the first time the country is experiencing such a controversial ticketing arrangement for the Black Stars in over fifteen years.
Many former Black Stars players continue to knock on the doors of the Sports Ministry for their unpaid monies used in buying tickets to honour national team matches and the development seem to be showing its head again.
Ghana will be playing the Rwandese on September 3 at the Accra Sports Stadium in the ultimate group game despite already qualifying for the continental fiesta.
By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter
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[] | 2016-08-30T14:52:22 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | GLICO Healthcare, a pioneer in the private health insurance sector in Ghana, has for the first time made it into the Ghana Club (GC) 100 companies at the 15th E | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715918%2Fglico-healthcare-makes-it-into-ghana-club-100.html.json | en | null | GLICO Healthcare makes it into Ghana Club 100 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | GLICO Healthcare, a pioneer in the private health insurance sector in Ghana, has for the first time made it into the Ghana Club (GC) 100 companies at the 15th Edition of the Club’s award ceremony held in Accra.
A member of the GLICO Group Ltd. and pacesetters in the private health insurance sector in Ghana, GLICO Healthcare has finally joined its sister companies GLICO LIFE and GLICO General who have been consistently listed on the GC 100 companies for the past five years.
GLICO Healthcare was ranked at the 41st position whiles its sister companies GLICO LIFE and GLICO General were ranked 92nd and 98th respectively.
The GC 100 awards ceremony organized by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), is an annual compilation of the top 100 companies in Ghana and selected companies are honoured for excelling in their various areas of operations in the previous fiscal year.
GLICO Healhcare is the first private health insurance company to be listed into the GC 100 based on its remarkable performance in the private health insurance sector.
Receiving the award on behalf of the company, Business Development Manager, Maame Akua Afriyie Boachie was excited with the feat.
She said “this award is a clear indication of the impact of our innovative and unique products and services that meet the needs of our clients and stakeholders”.
Scheme Manager of GLICO Healthcare, Harriet Tenge, who joined her team to receive the award and stated, “it is not only a deserving honour, but a great challenge to perform better in the highly competitive private health insurance industry”.
“We at GLICO Healthcare will continue to work hard, setting high standards to maintain our leadership position in the industry”, she emphasized.
Delivering a welcome address at the awards ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Mrs. Mawuena Trebarh stated that this year’s edition focused on ways to expand Ghana’s manufacturing sector.
The awards ceremony was held at the Kempinski Hotel under the theme ‘Manufacturing; Steering Ghana’s Development’.
The most prestigious awards ceremony in the country was attended by notable personalities such as President John Dramani Mahama as the Special Guest.
It is instructive to note that GLICO Healthcare appeared on the private health insurance scene a little over 10 years ago, and has grown and developed steadily to attain a leading position.
This is the second award GLICO HEALTHCARE has won shortly after celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2015.
It recently won the envious International Arch of Europe Award for quality and technology by Business Initiative Directions (BID) in May,2016.
This is a mark that the company is positioned for greater heights in the coming years.
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715918/glico-healthcare-makes-it-into-ghana-club-100.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2e0c742f2036a2bd170c3e454ce23608f63a83f88fca852af4c60875dafed9d7.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:52:24 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Sergio Traguil has been relieved of his post as the head coach of Hearts of Oak , after a poor run of results. The 34-year-old was appointed to handle the yo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716023%2Fbreaking-news-hearts-of-oak-sack-sergio-traguil.html.json | en | null | BREAKING NEWS! Hearts of Oak sack Sergio Traguil | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Sergio Traguil has been relieved of his post as the head coach of Hearts of Oak , after a poor run of results.
The 34-year-old was appointed to handle the youth team of Hearts of Oak, but he was named as Kenichi Yatsuhashi's replacement after the Japanese terminated his appointment with the Accra giants by mutual consent.
Yaw Preko has been named as the caretaker coach to run the affairs of the club until the end of the season.
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The statement from Accra Hearts of Oak
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[] | 2016-08-27T14:50:30 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Members of Parliament (MP) have been recalled to consider a motion seeking to impeach President John Mahama for accepting a ford Expedition vehicle as a gift fr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715244%2Fparliament-recalled-to-consider-mahama-impeachment-motion.html.json | en | null | Parliament recalled to consider Mahama impeachment motion | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Members of Parliament (MP) have been recalled to consider a motion seeking to impeach President John Mahama for accepting a ford Expedition vehicle as a gift from a Burkinabe contractor.
An investigative report by Joy News’ Manasseh Awuni Azure quotes Mr Kanazoe confirm giving the vehicle to the President through Ghana’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
But President Mahama in a breakfast meeting with the clergy in June denied using the vehicle for his personal comfort saying, it was given to the state.
A summon by the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho directed MPs to return to the house on Thursday, September 1, but fell short of disclosing the agenda for the sitting.
Joy News parliamentary correspondent Elton John Brobbey says the MPs have been summoned to debate the motion before them.
Joy News checks reveal that more than 50 percent of the minority have signed the petition to move the motion.
More soon...
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[] | 2016-08-26T22:50:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | 24th August 2016, Accra- Strategic Communications Africa Limited (Stratcomm Africa) has maintained its position as one of the top 100 companies in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715124%2Fstratcomm-africa-remains-on-the-list-of-top-100-companies-in.html.json | en | null | Stratcomm Africa Remains On The List Of Top 100 Companies In Ghana | null | null | www.modernghana.com | 24th August 2016, Accra- Strategic Communications Africa Limited (Stratcomm Africa) has maintained its position as one of the top 100 companies in Ghana. This was revealed at the Ghana Club 100 Awards where the organization was once again listed among Ghana’s high performing businesses.
The 2016 Ghana Club 100 Awards ceremony was held at the Kempinski Hotel with the President of the Republic, H.E John Dramani Mahama in attendance. Top level executives of companies in Ghana participated in the event. Some of the companies awarded as members of the club 100 included Newmont Ghana, Total, Ghana Oil and Ecobank.
Stratcomm Africa has maintained industry lead in the Ghana for the past 22 years. The total communications agency has been recognized with several awards both nationally and internationally for its outstanding work in communication as well as business delivery and growth.
CEO of Stratcomm Africa, Ms. Esther A. N. Cobbah, who received the award on behalf of the company, expressed delight at the achievement. “At Stratcomm Africa, the pursuit of excellence is central to our professional delivery and that is the Stratcomm Africa difference”. She congratulated the Stratcomm Africa team for continuing to strive to maintain superior quality of professional delivery. She added, ‘we should continue to pursue excellence in the firm belief that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us’. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715124/stratcomm-africa-remains-on-the-list-of-top-100-companies-in.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b4c906b1f5ffb494ec1c11b9d54162728df34062d6fc5d44e577a3287a94eae0.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:34 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Rwanda caretaker coach Jimmy Mulisa wants to improve the intensity and physical fitness of his side ahead of facing Ghana next Saturday in Accra in final Gro | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715129%2Frwanda-stop-gap-coach-concerned-about-players-low-fitness-le.html.json | en | null | Rwanda stop-gap coach concerned about players low fitness levels | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Rwanda caretaker coach Jimmy Mulisa wants to improve the intensity and physical fitness of his side ahead of facing Ghana next Saturday in Accra in final Group H AFCON 2017 qualifier.
The local season is yet to start and this has affected the fitness levels of the players.
Mulisa is determined he said he wants to focus on in his first few days.
"So far the training is going on pretty well but the main focus right now is to increase the intensity and physical fitness, the level of fitness is low among the players and that is why we are doing three sessions a day in order to try to get the desired (fitness) levels as soon as possible," Mulisa said.
Rwanda have already been eliminated from the qualifiers but will be aiming for a positive result against the Black Stars in a bid to improve their FIFA rankings.
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"Ibrahim Hardi"
] | 2016-08-29T08:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | History taught us that in the year 1886, rumors had been in Dagbon in the early days of the coming of the white man into the Dagbonland. News filtered from t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715519%2Fkanbon-napkem-ziblim-was-the-hero-on-that-day-the-germans.html.json | en | null | Kanbon Napkem Ziblim Was The Hero On That Day. The Germans Won The Battle But Not The War! | null | null | www.modernghana.com | History taught us that in the year 1886, rumors had been in Dagbon in the early days of the coming of the white man into the Dagbonland. News filtered from the Atlantic coast about them into Dagbon area of northern part of Ghana and various description of what they look like had been narrated. Some said the white men were like monkeys because they had long nose like those of the monkeys; others said they are like monkeys but with long hair; others said they looked like human but came from the sea.
And our forefathers believe that,what else could be coming from the sea other than fish?. In the northern party of Ghana,some people don't know what sea is due to the geographical location. It is recounted that the people of Sunsoŋ, north of Yendi in the northern region of Ghana,laugh at how easy it will be for them to catch these human fish; since these white men were coming from the sea they could be captured with the help of fishing net!. They went round looked for fishing nets and waited for the arrival of the white men.
There is a popular date in the history of Dagbon that every Great Son should know,it is recalled by Dagbon drum historians as Adibo Dali (The Day of Adibo). This was the day over a century ago in September 1896 after a decade my people were contemplating what a white man was. During the last quarter of the year of 1896, rumors intensified about the imminent arrival of the white men. On 27th November 1896 they had reach Kpandai and by 30th November they overrun Bimbilla and were now at Pusuga few miles south of Yendi. The Bimbilla Naa sent a messenger to inform the Yaa-Naa of the fall of Bimbilla to the white men, whose advance had been too swift and without notice. The long awaited clash with the white men had come but the Dagbon army had not been assembled to Stop the Germans.
When news of the capture and burning down Bimbilla reached Yendi, it was ordered that the big war drum of Dagbon be beaten to signify that the Yaa-Naa had declared Dagbon at war and that an attack on Yendi was almost at hand. The sectional elders of Gagbini, Balogu and Zoɣi rushed to the palace, hotfoot and dispatched messengers to all corners of the kingdom to tell chiefs, whom they represented in court at the palace, that all the armed might of Dagbon should rally to Yendi to repel an invader the white man. But as this move too late, the Germans advance was too swift and only a handful of chiefs were able to rally. The important and powerful chief of Kumbungu, Savelugu, Tolon, Tampioŋ etc, all in the western part of Dagbon and also great armies of the Paramount chiefs of Karaga, Gushiegu and Yelizoli (Zabzugu) had not got the news in time and were not in Yendi nor did they even have the time to prepare to come to the defense of Yendi.
The Yaa-Na was very old at that time, so after consulting his oracle advised his lieutenants to negotiate but KANBON-NAKPEM ZIBLIM will have none of this; the White man from Germany colonizers would not enter Yendi while he remained alive. This happened when Yaa Naa Andani ll, popularly called Andani Naanigoo. Kanbon Napkem Ziblim said,his kingdom Dagbon, would not be taken over by the white men and that he would protect it at all cost. But his kingdom was threaten by the European from all directions from the south by the Germans, from the west the British and the from the north by the french. In all Dagbon resisted colonialism for seven long years.
Yaa-Naa Andani Naanigoo's reign was long and in his youth he led and personally commanded the Dagbon army to score many victories. He had warded off the invading Zambarramas who had come conquering from afar; he also subdued the notorious slave raider Babatu and permitted him to settle in Yendi where he die and his grave is now a tourist destination. He had also undertaken the unpleasant duty of disciplining recalcitrant sub chiefs who had become bullies in their areas or had become treacherous. Unfortunately all these exploits were in his youth and when the treat from the white men became a reality, Naa Andani was very old and nearly blind. Nevertheless a hurriedly assembly army fought a heroic battle under the leadership of army divisional chief from Saŋ, Mioŋ, Sunsoŋ, Dimoŋ and Gbungbaliga.
At this battle at Adibo,one man whose name comes out for his bravery on the battle days 3rd and 4th December 1896 was the warrior chief of GBUNGBALIGA, KANBON-NAKPEM ZIBLIM. He had promise the Yaa-Na that he would apprehend any white man who would step foot in Dagbon. This chief warrior was indeed a remarkable soldier and fighter. Well built, brave and an inspiration to his troops. He was affectionately called KANBON NAKPEM WOHU and rode a white stallion horse, carried two guns and a sword to match his status, Kanbon Nakpem means chief warrior, and waɣu means snake. He was likened to a snake because he said that to kill him, the combined effort of many people wielding truncheons was need, as is done with Snake.
He was also known as the-one-who-sweeps-all that stands his way, he fortified himself wearing his powers, a Gba’ano a local bullet proof vest (the Gba’ano, a simple smock decorated with talisman and soaked with concoctions, is still abound today. It is the Gba’ano that is worn by southern kings and chiefs as "BATAKARIKESE", something which is obviously bequeathed to them from Dagbon, when Ashantehene Osei Tutu invited Yaa Naa Gariba for peace talks in 1715, and believed that no metal in the form of a bullet or knife could penetrate his body.
In Bimbilla the Germans proved an attack when they started burning the town but the Dagombas had met them for an open combat well outside Yendi. Therefore at Adibo the Germans had to take an initiative so Von Massow started to provoke a counter attack from the Dagomba. At high noon Massow commanded a VOLLEY-FIRE from each of the three platoons. Kambon Nakpem Waɣu responded by ordering his men to surge forward and so they did encircling the Germans expeditions. This was just what the Germans had wanted, to get the Dagombas closer to within the range of their modern rifles. But for the Dagombas something was amiss, at the distance they stood they did not expect to be hit by bullets.
They knew only the traditional rifles, the so called muzzle loaders after shooting once it took nearly two minutes until one could shoot again and even then the effective distance has to be at few meter. But the Germans bullets were coming too far and too fast, the Dagombas warriors had never seen a breach loader gun before and therefore many of them were shot or wounded before reaching an effective distances for their own weapons. It was after some amount of fighting that the Kanbon Nakpem realized that the Germans side could shoot repeatedly with their guns without having to reload. What sort of guns are these Germans using, they wondered? Realizing how fast his men were being depleted, Kanbon Nakpem waɣu then gave another order, The Dagombas warriors at once changed their method of attack.
They attacked in small groups and came close to 30 meters, but still Dagombas could not come close enough to start a direct fight man to man. The horse men could have covered the distance faster but by Dagombas traditional warfare they were situated behind the warriors. For the first time the Dagomba army broke and retreated ,confused at the new type of weapons and warfare they were encountering. The losses of the Dagomba were terrible; 430 dead on the battle field including war chiefs (sapashinnema) who, on the hill had tied themselves on chairs with cords to demonstrate to their warriors that they would not run away,some died along with their horses.
Tragically, Kanbon Nakpem Ziblim was shot with a pistol at point blank range when he tried to apprehend a white man with his bare hands. Also killed were the Chirifo and chiefs of Dimoŋ, Kunkoŋ and many other elder warriors "The Sapashinnema"
Many too on the German side were killed, including Sargent HEITMANN and a quarter of the mercenary force army were wounded. The Germans had won the battle but not the war, bulk of the Dagombas warriors escaped and Dr. Gunner’s men could not take any prisoner. In the afternoon of the same day 4th December 1896 the remainder of the expedition continued towards Yendi. When the Dagombas effort to stop the white man collapsed word quickly spread on the road from Adibo through Choo, Gbungbaliga to Zugu and to Yendi that the engagement with the white man at Adibo was disastrous. People then started to abandon their villages and to take cover in the bush, the Germans burnt every village they pass by and when they got to Yendi at sun down the market had been abandoned; and they met a ghost town.
The Yaa Na was informed that Kanbon Nakpem waɣu had fallen in the battle and that he was to be taken out of his palace to safety but he refused to leave. It was very difficult persuading the Yaa-Na to go to safety until one of his son the chief of sang arrived and persuaded him that if he had to die then he should be killed where his father Na Yakubu’s grave was. In present day, this grave is just in front of the newly built Gbewaa palace. In those days,marked by a big baobab about 400 meters behind the palace towards Kuga and so the Yaa-Na was taken to his father's grave where he remained till the next day.
Lieutenant Von Massow and his men then destroyed and burnt Yendi down. They also looted, taking with them some valuables from the Gbewaa Palace, but they were still afraid of counter attacks given the number of Dagombas warriors who escaped from Adibo. Also short of ammunition and could not stay too long in Yendi so they continue the same evening along the road and camped for the night at Sakpeigu. The following morning they hurried away towards Sunsoŋ on their way to Sansane-Mongu (a town in present day Togo).
The Achiri kpema of Yendi killed himself. He went to the Yaa-Na palace the day after and was questioned why he survived when the Kanbon -Nakpem waɣu and many of his colleagues died back in the battle,what do we live for?, Did he like food more than fame?, when he got back to his house he was further attacked by his wife as a good for nothing warrior ,that he could have done better at the battle, the Achiri kpema gone in his room ,loaded his gun and shot himself through the mouth. The day of Adibo fell on Friday a Yendi market day.
"The Day of Adibo" is remembered in Dagbon as a solemn occasion, the Ya-Na stays indoors and must not appear in public on any market day that falls on a Friday. It is remembered in so many other way- in drum history and on special occasions like the fire festival(Bugum Chugu) or Damba festival. Dagban warriors "Kanbonsi" also have a special brisk-dance in remembrance of those who fell in that battle. Kanbon Nakpem Ziblim has a special dirge composed by Dagbon praise singers in his honor.
For the next three years the white men was still trying to occupy Dagbon but faced the combined forces of Mole-Dagombas and Kokombas. In all the Germans colonialist(known in Dagbani as German do ziegu) were engaged in about 45 battles and skirmishes before they gain control of eastern Dagbon and only after the death of Na Andani Naanigoo, the white men then exploited local animosities which led to another important date in Dagbon history 'The Day of Sang'-(Saŋ Dal'la)after which they raided Yendi again and burnt the palace for the second time.
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[] | 2016-08-30T08:52:09 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The President rsquo;s Advisor on Governance and Corruption Daniel Batidam, has denied granting any interview to Joy Fm rsquo;s Manasseh Azure Awuni on Presid | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715823%2Fmanasseh-never-interviewed-me-on-mahamas-ford-gift-batida.html.json | en | null | Manasseh Never Interviewed Me On Mahamas Ford Gift | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The President’s Advisor on Governance and Corruption Daniel Batidam, has denied granting any interview to Joy Fm’s Manasseh Azure Awuni on President Mahama’s ford expedition gift received from Djibril Kanazoe.
“You can quote me and play it anywhere…I did not grant any interview to the journalist on the ford expedition gift”, he said.
He has been quoted as saying ““the motivation for a gift is even more important than the quantum. And so I think it goes without saying that you cannot take gifts from sources that have the potential of influencing your decision making. It’s not acceptable. I think a responsible leader, minister [or] senior public servant would not need to be advised on that”
But he has disclosed that Manasseh only booked an interview with him to speak on conflict of interest involving public officers and nothing in relation to the Ford gift.
According to him, Manasseh pieced together his voice to make it look like he explicitly spoke to him on the infamous ford gift when in actual fact, it was on a different subject matter.
Commenting on plans by the minority in parliament to impeach the president on the matter, he disclosed on the Ultimate Breakfast Show hosted by Lantam Papanko that it is needless for such an exercise insisting the president has not flouted any law.
A summon by the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho directed MPs to return to the house on Thursday, September 1, but fell short of disclosing the agenda for the sitting.
However, Article 112 (3) of the Constitution says if 15 percent of MPs sign a petition, parliament must sit to consider it. The current parliament has 275 MPs with 148 (National Democratic Congress), 121 (New Patriotic Party), 3 (Independent), 1 (Convention People’s Party) and 1(People’s National Convention). | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715823/manasseh-never-interviewed-me-on-mahamas-ford-gift-batida.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8b924e43613d5a6981ea5182272ff4a5519a87cce27da20884fdaa25481f00df.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:17 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Deputy Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Karbo, has said his party will not apologize to President John Maha | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715189%2Fnana-addo-wont-apologize-to-incompetent-mahama-karbo-to.html.json | en | null | Nana Addo wont apologize to incompetent Mahama Karbo to NDC | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Deputy Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Karbo, has said his party will not apologize to President John Mahama over claims that its presidential nominee, Nana Akufo-Addo, described him as incompetent.
“The description of government's records in office is either competent or incompetent, there is no middle ground,” he added.
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), demanded an apology from Nana Akufo-Addo, who made the said comment against Mahama on one of his campaign tours.
But Anthony Karbo while speaking on Eyewitness News argued that, Mahama has no reason to fail because of the abundant resources and revenues at his disposal.
“We [NPP] managed this country's economy very competently. Indeed we handed over an economy to this government by the close of 2008. So when we describe this government as incompetent it is to the fact because we are speaking to what the data is talking about. Especially when they have had so much of oil revenue and still the country's economy is lagging back.”
“What they are saying is that, international prices of commodities have accounted for the slowdown of the Ghanaian economy, however, other countries like Ivory Coast, Kenya have all been under this global economic crisis but the quantum of loans, resources from cocoa, gold that has come to this government, Ghana should have been on the pedestal by now. So when we describe the government as incompetent, it is to the fact,” Karbo insisted.
Stop the insults first
The NDC Campaign Spokesperson for the December 7 general elections, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, has charged the NPP to first stop the insults if they want a clean campaign.
President Mahama and Nana Addo, both on campaign trails have taken each other on in the last few days.
President Mahama while touring the Western and Northern Regions attacked Nana Akufo-Addo's personality and his leadership style, describing him as a dictator and divisive.
Speaking to Citi News, Joyce Bawa said “When you look at the accusation from the opposition, what I want to ask is who was the first to describe president Mahama as incompetent, a man who has credited himself as an assembly man, an MP, a Deputy Minister, Minister, Vice President and now President of Ghana.”
“No matter the circumstances, no matter the level of context I think that a flagbearer of any political party must at least show some respect and decorum in their speech and the way you describe your opponent so yes am saying President Mahama is in campaign mood and has decided to meet the opposition boot for boot,” she added.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:17 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Administration of Justice has received a massive boost at Obuasi and its nearby communities in the Ashanti Region, following the construction of an ultra-mo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715851%2Fobuasi-gets-high-court.html.json | en | null | Obuasi Gets High Court | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Administration of Justice has received a massive boost at Obuasi and its nearby communities in the Ashanti Region, following the construction of an ultra-modern high court complex.
The state-of-the-art facility, situated at North Nyamebekyere which was constructed by the government, boasts of amenities such as computer and internet facilities.
The grand opening of the edifice was attended by the Ashanti Regional Minister, John Alexander Ackon, and Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, the Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) and other top people.
Mr Agyeman Boadi expressed delight at the commissioning of the project, stressing that the project would help boost justice delivery in the area and reduce crime.
According to him, President Mahama whilst appointing him as the Obuasi MCE, charged him to work assiduously to develop the Obuasi township.
Apart from the project, three new clinics and a modern lorry terminal and a market complex at Kunka had been constructed by his administration in line with the president's order.
He stated that sod would be cut for the construction of a new modern market at Obuasi soon, adding that he is determined to initiate more landmark projects at Obuasi to uplift the image of the town.
John Alexander Ackon, on his part, stressed the need for the court system to be available and closer to the people so as to ensure discipline and social harmony, lauding the opening of the high court at Obuasi.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715851/obuasi-gets-high-court.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/62f86ea4def15c507b4ce017288573003d02b088e8590c95b198ddc9952fde15.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T08:52:13 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Andre Ayew is not just a superb footballer. He is a generous and humble man as well. The West Ham United record signing has offered to pay for the air ticket | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715615%2Finaya-ayew-cute-photos-of-andre-ayew-and-daughter-you-shoul.html.json | en | null | Inaya Ayew: Cute photos of Andre Ayew and daughter you should check out today | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Andre Ayew is not just a superb footballer. He is a generous and humble man as well.
The West Ham United record signing has offered to pay for the air tickets of members of the senior national team of Ghana, the Black Stars who can't afford for the Rwanda clash.
Aside Andre Ayew scoring goals for club and country or clapping to motivate players around him, here are pictures that perfectly sum up the Black Stars vice-captain is as good a father as her daughter is cute. This is Inaya Ayew, Andre Ayew's daughter
Inaya Ayew
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[] | 2016-08-29T18:51:49 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | 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 th | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715741%2Forios-capital-announces-plans-for-a-1-million-fund-for-star.html.json | en | null | Orios Capital announces plans for a $1 million 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
Media Contact: John Armah, +233 541 888 877 , email:[email protected] .
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[] | 2016-08-26T16:50:02 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Khartoum (AFP) - South Sudan's former rebel leader Riek Machar has been discharged from hospital in Khartoum after being treated for a swollen leg, his aides to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715112%2Fs-sudan-ex-vp-machar-discharged-from-khartoum-hospital-aid.html.json | en | null | S. Sudan ex-VP Machar discharged from Khartoum hospital: aides | null | null | www.modernghana.com | South Sudanese leader Riek Machar was replaced by Taban Deng Gai as first vice president. By Zacharias Abubeker (AFP/File)
Khartoum (AFP) - South Sudan's former rebel leader Riek Machar has been discharged from hospital in Khartoum after being treated for a swollen leg, his aides told AFP on Friday.
Machar was replaced by Taban Deng Gai as South Sudan's first vice president after hundreds of people died in Juba last month in clashes between Machar's forces and government troops.
On Tuesday, the Sudanese government announced that Machar had arrived in Khartoum for "medical treatment", but did not elaborate.
"He has been discharged," Manasseh Zindo, a senior aide from Machar's party SPLM/A (IO), told AFP.
Another party aide, Sabiet Majok, said Machar had been discharged on Friday morning.
"His condition has improved. His leg has improved. Basically, what we know is that his leg had swollen due to long-distance walking," Zindo said.
Following last month's deadly fighting in Juba, Machar escaped to the Democratic Republic of Congo before travelling to Khartoum.
On Tuesday, Sudan said that when Machar arrived in the capital that he needed "immediate medical treatment".
"He's in good health now, but he will stay in Khartoum for some more days," Majok said.
He said Machar plans to meet President Omar al-Bashir, and also to hold a press conference.
Majok said Machar soon plans to travel to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda and Kenya -- the other member countries apart from Sudan of East African trading and security bloc IGAD.
After a 1983-2005 civil war, the mainly Christian south of Sudan split from the Muslim north on July 9, 2011, following a referendum six months earlier.
But in December 2013, a brutal civil war erupted in the world's youngest country between supporters of President Salva Kiir and Machar, after Kiir accused his deputy of plotting a coup.
Ties between Khartoum and Juba have been strained since then amid allegations that Sudan backs Machar in the civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than two million from their homes.
The civil war in South Sudan has split the country along ethnic lines and driven it to the brink of collapse.
A peace deal signed between the government and rebels almost a year ago has so far failed to end the conflict. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715112/s-sudan-ex-vp-machar-discharged-from-khartoum-hospital-aid.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/a2d01415b21f1c262cb8f61fd334d3c71d23f9ab55c0d01d8ed101deb88c7b3c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:51:50 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Three award-winning Ghanaian artistes, Stonebwoy, Amakye Dede and the reigning VGMA 2016 Artiste of The Year, E.L, will headline the maiden edition of Ghana Mus | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38570%2Fstonebwoy-amakye-el-to-headline-ghana-music-week-uk.html.json | en | null | Stonebwoy, Amakye, E.L To Headline Ghana Music Week-UK | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Three award-winning Ghanaian artistes, Stonebwoy, Amakye Dede and the reigning VGMA 2016 Artiste of The Year, E.L, will headline the maiden edition of Ghana Music Week-UK (GMW-UK) scheduled for the Indigo at the O2 in London on Friday, October 21, 2016.
This was made known at the media launch of the event held at the Ghana High Commission in London last Thursday, August 25, 2016, which was attended by a broad spectrum of media persons and event managers in the UK.
The event is being organised by Fantasy Entertainment, in partnership with Showbiz Africa and the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA).
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.
The event will be hosted by Abrantee Boateng, aka DJ Abrantee of Capital Xtra, who doubles as the ambassador and face of GMW-UK.
Addressing the launching ceremony, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fantasy Entertainment, Leslie Quaynor, said, “After four years of organising GMW in Ghana, the team moved into achieving another of its key goals of using the platform to market Ghanaian music and tourism to the world.”
According to him, last year, GMW Festival launched its first extension- GMW-U.S, at the Ghana Embassy in Washington DC; and had a very successful concert at the B.B. Kings Hall, New York on October 17, 2015.
“As a result of GMW-US, 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,” Leslie explained.
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-Adjare, in a video message, urged all Ghanaians to support GMW-UK. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38570/stonebwoy-amakye-el-to-headline-ghana-music-week-uk.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b6487deb6b4678d31c68c2ea55620f3cc63747399089c7b31df666ff2dbf96e6.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:52:01 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The fourth edition of the Bass Awards will be held in December this year, according to the organisers. The awards scheme is an annual event that seeks to rew | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38543%2Fbass-awards-ready-to-roll.html.json | en | null | Bass Awards Ready To Roll | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The fourth edition of the Bass Awards will be held in December this year, according to the organisers.
The awards scheme is an annual event that seeks to reward African reggae and dancehall musicians in Ghana.
Preparations for this year's event have begun with a series of intensive technical review sessions that seek to overhaul the entire awards scheme as parts of efforts to revamp the scheme.
This year's event, being the fourth year, promises to build on the giant strides taken last year to propel the industry to the next level.
The board of the awards scheme decided to begin the awards process with a series of consultations which include meetings with disc jockeys (DJs), industry players and musicians in a bid to broaden the base of the awards and make it more responsive to the needs of the industry.
The selection committee is made up of some of the industry players which include Empress Lomo of Radio Gold, King Lagazee of Hitz FM, Fiifi Selah of Pluzz FM and Nana Dubwise, a producer at Pluzz FM and a DJ.
There will be a stakeholder's forum to address some of the concerns of stakeholders, a nominees' jam and the main awards night which will feature a blend of contemporary and veteran reggae artistes.
The awards scheme has a board that supervises the nomination and selection process which involves public voting.
Some of the past award winners include Samini, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Ras Kuuku, Tsidi Fari, Dr Knii Lante and A.K Songstress.
By George Clifford Owusu | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38543/bass-awards-ready-to-roll.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/40a17c58795ef54e66451d53e4f11e1f44f8abd710d0dde23149642d742785ab.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | We wish we were not raising the issue about the number of law enforcement agents dragging the image of the agency in the mud. Unfortunately, given the rising nu | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715534%2Fmore-bad-cops.html.json | en | null | More Bad Cops | null | null | www.modernghana.com | We wish we were not raising the issue about the number of law enforcement agents dragging the image of the agency in the mud. Unfortunately, given the rising number, we are constrained to return to it albeit regrettably and with a lump in our throats.
What could account for the rising incidence of the impunity and nonsense when indeed other cases of similar dimension have made scathing headlines and attracted public opprobrium already?
Why must we gloss over the fact that within a short period three or so many cops have been implicated in criminalities belonging to the underworld?
We would not be serving our country's interest if we did not comment on this subject and pretend that all is well, much as we would have loved to be presenting a better picture of cops living up to the motto of the Ghana Police Service: “Service With Integrity.”
Unfortunately, we are unable to do so because those making the headlines are doing so as a result of their odd conducts which do not inure to the interest of, unfairly, their hardworking colleagues but for who the Service would have been left with nothing by way of deference to its image. To such selfless personnel – some of who suffer all manner of deliberate challenge – their indefatigable efforts hardly recognized, we doff our hats and ask that they continue to serve their God and country for there are better days ahead when sincere service to mother Ghana would be seen and appreciated.
As for the bad nuts, many of who have found their way into the Service as a result of the growing politicization of our institutions, someday their games would be up as others have had their cups already full and constitute subjects of discussions as we are currently doing.
It is regrettable that to date we have not as a nation treated this growing incidence of cops engaged in criminalities as a national discourse and requiring remedial treatment.
It would be important for instance, to point at the lowering of standards, especially doing background checks of persons desirous of joining the ranks of law enforcement officers.
Sometimes we wonder whether there is sufficient appreciation of the powers bestowed upon police officers – be they Other Ranks, Inspectors or Superior Officers.
The cop, regardless his rank, has the power to enforce the law and in the course of this he is able to use discretions which could be positive or negative. That is why the man or woman being enlisted should not be the one who would go and buy a car from a dealer and end up using a dud cheque to pay. That is why the man or woman being enlisted should not be the one who is a known foot soldier of a political party and who is therefore, ready to lower the standards of the Service for partisan reasons and above all, being pushed into the system by a top politician of the ruling party – whichever it may be.
Many more lurking in the law enforcement institution would soon have their cups full and humiliated when they go ambushing bullion vans, making their godfathers in the ruling party disappointed.
What a country! | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715534/more-bad-cops.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b0e79b96cd170fe22b60a06637aa31e6c0cbf1f65a0c66d00110b9c712b07347.json | |
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"Justice Abeeku Newton-Offei"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:44 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | After being in power for an unprecedentedly period of nearly 20years, the P bequeathed to the good people of this country a shameful legacy of HIPC, in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715631%2Fghanaians-need-solutions-and-not-delusions-2.html.json | en | null | Ghanaians Need Solutions And Not Delusions 2 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | After being in power for an unprecedentedly period of nearly 20years, the P[NDC] bequeathed to the good people of this country a shameful legacy of HIPC, in the year 2000, when they were booted out of power.Interst rate was in the region of 50%, with every sector of the economy in total ruins. The entire Ghana police serve, at the time, had only 10 roadworthy vehicles. Personnel of our security services went to work wearing ‘obroni-waawu’ t-shirts and ‘charle-wote’.
The NPP took over an economy which was virtually on its knees, and within a period of 7years, transformed it from HIPC to a lower-middle-income status, with a credible credit rating. Our many decades of oil exploration which was turned into avenue for reckless investments and foolish dissipation of our nation’s resources, was re-focused; and as a result of diligence and prudence, Ghana struck oil in commercial quantities.
When NPP took over the reins of power in January, 2001, Ghana did not have a drop of petroleum product in reserve.as a matter of fact, President Kufuor had to embark on a quick mission to Nigeria to plead with then President Obasanjo for a 90-day credit supply of fuel, and also request for some Peugeot salon cars for the Ghana police. These police cars were later augmented with fresh Toyota Tundra and Navara vehicles, which afforded personnel of the service to cruise around in air-conditioned vehicles in our nation’s history.
And after 8years of coming back to power through naked electoral fraud, these NDC people have totally destroyed every good policy alternative actualized by the NPP government, mercilessly looted our state coffers and rendered the economy in total shambles, inspite of the fact that Ghana has benefitted from over $3b of oil revenue which was not available to the Kufuor-led NPP administration.
Nana Addo’s amazing energy
Now, instead of telling Ghanaians how their taxes have been squandered over the last 4years, President John Mahama and his assigns are busily going about mounting blistering verbal attacks on the person of Nana Addo; and claiming he has all kinds of limitations and ailments. None of these NDC people is privy to Nana Addo’s personal medical records, yet, all kinds of diseases are being heaped on him by these insipid propagandists.
But one thing that really beats my imaginatively imaginative imagination, is the source of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's energy and enthusiasm, because, the moment we set-off on a day's campaign schedule, he will be on his feet at every stop, and also, pay courtesy calls on chiefs, religious/opinion leader and identifiable groups.
It gets to stages where some of us in his entourage actually runout of strength and be resting in our vehicles but Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will still be on his feet and rather encouraging us to press on.
Unquestionably, the attitude of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as I have come to realize, is someone being driven by unquenchable fire of patriotism and unprecedented zeal to spearhead a change to bring progress to his people.
And, indeed, this is the reason for my ceaseless call for divine wisdom upon the life of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, because, the man means well, and his course is impeccably genuine.
Crumbling Mahama government
Now, the Wednesday, 17th August, 2016 edition of ‘joy [email protected] ’,were three major news items. The first was about the chief of Mpohor telling John Mahama, right in the face, that, their newly-created district has been completely neglected and all their roads are in deplorable state. The chief further told the president to fulfill a promise he made to people of the area during the 2012 electioneering campaign and fix the roads, else, 2016 will spell a waterloo for him and his NDC government.
Second on the item was a total mayhem by way of massive street demonstrations in the Volta Region over deplorable roads, where the people also threatened to massively vote against NDC, if something urgent was done about their plight which has resulted in many fatal road accidents.
Third on the item was about the entire maternity department of our nation’s premiere medical facility, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, as a result of total breakdown of oxygen plant of the department. The report further said “the development has resulted in expectant mothers being turned away to literally go home and die”.
John Mahama’s dishonesty
I hear John Mahama is claiming to have fixed all the roads in the western region, and that, if Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the roads in those areas are terrible, then, the latter was sleeping during the tour of the area, only days ago.
Now, I was part of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's entourage on the recent campaign tour of the western region, particularly the northern parts, and I can put my hand on the heart and say that, such claim by John Mahama is very much disrespectful of inhabitants of the area.
As a matter of fact, the roads are damn atrocious to the point where vehicles in our convoy simply couldn't see the one in front of the other, even in broad-day-light. The dust was so intense that air-conditioning systems of some of our vehicles simply broke down.
It is this terrible nature of the roads and generalized depravity of the area, which has been the sole motivation factors for the chiefs and people of the area to overwhelmingly embrace Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's vision to creating the western north constituency.
Wherever we visited in those areas, the chiefs and other prominent opinion leaders Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on, bitterly complained of terrible nature of the roads and how this makes it exceedingly hazardous for them to travel to Takoradi, the regional capital, to perform official duties.
The chiefs, opinion leaders and people of the areas are therefore craving for a separate region because whenever they travel to Takoradi, they often have to stay overnight since a return journey is completely out of the question due to terrible nature of the roads.
So for John Mahama to go to the western region and claim roads in these areas which I personally had the opportunity to traverse, just over the weekend, have all been asphalted, actually cements the fact that, indeed, the man is at end of political survival, and that,he is going breath his last breath on the 7th December, 2016.
Regarding his utterance that "Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was sleeping during the tour of these areas and therefore didn't see the excellent roads", isn't something that should bother any right-thinking Ghanaian, because, foolish utterances is what John Mahama has become notorious for.
Justice Abeeku Newton-Offei
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"Godwin Xavier Ayeebo"
] | 2016-08-30T12:52:02 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Flag Staff House was the Seat of Government when Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the President of the Republic of Ghana. Osagyefo, as we all know did wond | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715882%2Fvisionary-leader-president-mahama.html.json | en | null | Visionary Leader - President Mahama | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Flag Staff House was the Seat of Government when Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the President of the Republic of Ghana. Osagyefo, as we all know did wonders by championing the development of this country beyond the comprehension of many.
Today, a young, competent, honourable, affable and visionary leader in the person of President, John Dramani Mahama occupies the Seat of Government at the same Flag Staff House and he has already been compared with the Founding Father of our country in terms of development.
It is an indisputable fact that President Mahama is changing lives positively and transforming Ghana generationally. Many people across the length and breadth of this country now have potable drinking water for drinking and for other purposes.
Today, many villages and communities now have first class Community Day Senior High Schools built for them by our indefatigable President, thereby improving quality education and making education easily accessible.
Today, many people can have access to more healthcare facilities than ever before through the provision of many modern health facilities across the country.
Today, many qualified students can have admissions to Colleges of Education and Nursing Training Colleges due to the visionary leadership of President Mahama. Many Ghanaians, who are called to teach or practice Nursing can now have their dreams realized.
Today, Ghanaians can travel to many parts of the country within shorter times than ever before because of the thoughtful works of a president who has delivered a wider network of modern constructed roads in the country.
Today, and for the first time in the history of Ghana, Moslems from Northern Ghana flew direct from the Tamale International Airport(TIA) to Madina, Saudi Arabia because of the deep thoughts of a president, whose presidency provides a friendly-enabling environment for every Ghanaian living everywhere.
Today, the Accra International Airport(AIA) as I would like to call it and the Kumasi Airport have all been renovated and have attained modern status and travellers now enjoy more using these facilities.
President, John Dramani Mahama promised to fix the perennial power problems and it took him sleepless nights to fix it. Never in the history of this country has a leader took to his heart the energy problems of this country and invested so much into energy and power like has been done under President, Mahama’s Administration to let Ghanaians enjoy power for business and for domestic purposes.
His Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama deserves a second term because he still has a lot to offer this country in terms of development.
JM is a unifier.
JM is a peace-loving person.
JM respects his country men and women.
JM is a team player.
JM is a true leader
#JM Toaso
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[] | 2016-08-28T16:50:55 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The 2016 flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo has promised to create at least, a dam, in every village in the Northern region, shoul | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715402%2Felection-2016-nana-addo-promises-1-village-1-dam.html.json | en | null | Nana Addo Promises 1 Village, 1 Dam | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The 2016 flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo has promised to create at least, a dam, in every village in the Northern region, should he emerge President after the December 7, polls.
“…As far as this part of our world is concerned, I want to go further and talk about one village one dam,” the former attorney general told the traditional council at Bolgatanga in the Upper East region during his campaign tour there.
The promise comes in the wake of his controversial 'one district, one factory' promise which has been shredded by policy think tank- IMANI Africa.
According to IMANI, of the 29 promise made by the NPP so far, only one appears feasible and carefully planned.
“Only one out of the 29 promises made by the NPP is quantifiable, 14, semi-quantifiable and 14 non-quantifiable,” IMANI said in their report.
It explained: “Under governance, 8 promises were found, 3, semi-quantifiable, and one interesting promise was to create a western north region during his [Nana Addo's] tenure of office. What does the constitution say about this promise? Article 5 of the Constitution says that a commission of enquiry must show the president that there is substantive demand for a new region and a referendum conducted must entail at least 50 percent of persons entitled to vote.
“And once the vote is cast, the pass rate must be 80 percent in favour of the issue. So these provisions are to be satisfied in order for the promises to fulfilled”.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi A FOUNDING Member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Mr. George Ayisi Boateng, has observed that Pr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715046%2Fmahama-is-jealous-of-nana-addo-npp.html.json | en | null | Mahama is Jealous of Nana Addo NPP | null | null | www.modernghana.com | From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi
A FOUNDING Member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Mr. George Ayisi Boateng, has observed that President John Dramani Mahama cannot compare himself to his main contender and leader of the opposition party, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, in terms of political maturity and competence.
Mr Ayisi Boateng contends that the NPP Presidential Candidate is among a political personalities on the African continent whose credentials and maturity have become deeply entrenched in the political arena.
According to the NPP founding member, the assertion by President Mahama that the NPP flagbearer is a dictator is not only outrageous, but also smacks of deceit and jealousy
Mr Ayisi Boateng opines that Nana Addo, throughout his political life, had fought hard to entrench rule of law in Ghana and defended fundamental human rights, asserting that it is surprising how such a personality could be labelled a dictator by a sitting President who is leading a party born out of dictatorship.
“I think that maybe it is President Mahama who is suffering from that strange disease called Kpokpogligli, because these days his comments on campaign platforms appear like someone who is possessed. His penchant for attacking Nana Addo without any provocation is getting out of hand,” the NPP leading member noted.
Speaking in an interview with a Kumasi-based radio station in response to the comments by President Mahama that Nana Addo is leading a disintegrated party, the NPP founding member noted that the party was more united than ever, pointing out that Nana Addo had on several occasions demonstrated his love for unity and inclusiveness.
Mr Ayisi Boateng recounted how in 2007 after winning the flagbearership, drafted all the 16 candidates who competed with him and gave them different duties in the campaign team.
He further noted that the NPP Presidential Candidate has been consistent in his position, stressing that he has never left anyone out in his effort to build a strong and formidable team for the elections.
According to him, there was no point in time that Nana Addo had called for any single party member to be expelled, as happened in the NDC and that as a man who believes in rule of law, he only advocates for the use of the party’s constitution.
“When it comes to the NPP and its constitution, Nana Addo is only a mere member and can do little to change things. NPP is a party that believes in the rule of law and so our flagbearer, if any party member does wrong or acts in any way that contravenes against the laid down procedure, the constitution takes its course, Nana Addo cannot in anyway influence a decision taken based on the constitution,” he observed.
Mr Ayisi Boateng observed that, the NPP leader and his followers will not be forced to tow the line of the NDC and President Mahama by resorting to personality attacks, stressing that the NPP flagbearer will continue to engage Ghanaians on issues and his vision to transform the country’s economy and safe Ghanaians from the abject poverty and economic hardships. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715046/mahama-is-jealous-of-nana-addo-npp.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/3831a958c4127c14a6e05c835944316df6f8ad3c2a4226523edce16ba977bd2b.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:49:59 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The marksman for Aduana Stars believes a victory against West African Football Academy (WAFA) will enhance his outfit's chances of winning the Ghana Premier Lea | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715146%2Fyahaya-mohammed-we-have-to-beat-wafa-to-boost-our-title-amb.html.json | en | null | Yahaya Mohammed: We have to beat WAFA to boost our title ambition | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The marksman for Aduana Stars believes a victory against West African Football Academy (WAFA) will enhance his outfit's chances of winning the Ghana Premier League.
Yahaya Mohammed is the leading top scorer in the ongoing season with 14 league goals to propel, Aduana Stars to 2nd place on the league log, with four matches remaining.
He has expressed that they are determined to end the unbeaten home run of WAFA.
'We are going all out for the three points. Although they put five goals in the net of the two big clubs in Ghana, Kotoko and Hearts, our match against WAFA is a different ball game altogether.
'If we put that in our mind we have already lost it before the match. We can't afford to lose any game if we want to win the league,' Yahaya Mohammed.
WAFA are unbeaten at home since match day one last season and have made the Sogakope astroturf a fortress, having defeated Kotoko 2-0 and Hearts of Oak 3-0 to make the grounds uncomfortable for visiting clubs.
They will take on Aduana Stars on match day 26 of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.
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[] | 2016-08-30T08:52:00 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | South African music superstar Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been announced as the Headline Artiste for this year's Vodafone African Legends Night organized by Global M | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38566%2Fyvonne-chaka-chaka-headlines-african-legends-night.html.json | en | null | Yvonne Chaka Chaka headlines African Legends night | null | null | www.modernghana.com | South African music superstar Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been announced as the Headline Artiste for this year's Vodafone African Legends Night organized by Global Media Alliance.
Yvonne becomes the first female singer to headline the show since it started last six years.
Yvonne, also known as the Princess of Africa, is expected to mount the stage of the African Legends Night alongside other Ghanaian music stars to thrill audience to some of her popular songs such as “I am in love with the DJ”, “I am Burning Up”, “Thank You Mr. DJ”, Umqombothi (featured in the Hotel Rwanda movie) among others.
With musical beats spanning afro-traditional to a world sound imbedded into several tracks, the power of the music equals the power of Yvonne's clear social and spiritual advice to her audience.
The multiple award-winning Yvonne has been in the music industry for more than 25 years. She has shared the stage with megastars such as Bono, Angelique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, Youssou N’Dour, Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.
Onetime named by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 40 most powerful African celebrities, Yvonne has performed for the Queen of England Queen Elizabeth, former US President Bill Clinton, Ex-South African President Thabo Mbeki, and many other world leaders.
For the past six years, African Legends Night has celebrated musical icons. Notable performers include South Africa's legend and first headliner of the concert, Hugh Masekela, Femi Kuti, Freddy Meiway, Gyedu Blay Ambulley, Amakye Dede, Ghanaian ace Saxophonist Steve Bedi, Ben Brako, among others and a blend of artistes across Africa.
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[] | 2016-08-27T18:50:41 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Daniel Amartey played the entire duration as champions Leicester won their first match of the season beating Swansea 2-1 at home on Saturday in a topsy-turvy | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715281%2Fdaniel-amartey-plays-full-throttle-as-leicester-win-first-ma.html.json | en | null | Daniel Amartey plays full throttle as Leicester win first match of the season | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Daniel Amartey played the entire duration as champions Leicester won their first match of the season beating Swansea 2-1 at home on Saturday in a topsy-turvy contest.
The 21-year-old started in a four-man midfield including Marc Albrighton, Danny Drinkwater and Riyad Mahrez.
It was his first start and second appearance of the season after coming off the bench in 68th minute against Hull City in their opening 2-1 defeat.
Jamy Vardy put the Foxes ahead on 32 minutes before captain Wes Morgan doubled in the 52nd minute from close range.
Leroy Fer got the consolation for the Swans with ten minutes left on the clock.
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[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero could miss the derby against Manchester United next month if retrospective disciplinary action is taken against him for ap | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715567%2Faguero-could-miss-manchester-derby.html.json | en | null | Aguero Could Miss Manchester Derby | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero could miss the derby against Manchester United next month if retrospective disciplinary action is taken against him for appearing to elbow Winston Reid.
The incident, which happened as he challenged the West Ham defender for a long clearance, was not punished by referee Andre Marriner but could see him banned by the FA for games including the Sept. 10 clash at Old Trafford.
“I didn’t see [the incident] so I cannot comment,” City manager Pep Guardiola said.
“Hopefully nothing happens. If it happens, we accept and adapt and we will try our best.”
The Football Association will await Marriner’s report before deciding whether to take action against Aguero.
But West Ham boss Slaven Bilic played down the incident, shortly after which he substituted Reid.
“I didn’t see it at all,” he said. “I reacted because we wanted to make a sub. We wanted to change the shape. I think he is okay. He is not injured.”
West Ham midfielder Mark Noble, however, said Reid did seem hurt afterwards.
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[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:46 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GAMBLS) has called off its strike following a fruitful consultation with stakeholders within the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F716194%2Fmedical-lab-scientists-call-off-strike.html.json | en | null | Medical Lab Scientists Call Off Strike | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GAMBLS) has called off its strike following a fruitful consultation with stakeholders within the sector.
The group's strike which lasted for seven days was to press home its demand for the immediate launch of a national health laboratory policy by government before they return to work.
“The national executive committee met and the strike action has been called off effective 29th August 2016,” the association said.
The National Labour Commission (NLC) last week sued the association and its striking workers, describing their action as needless.
However, GAMBLS called off their strike before the scheduled hearing of the suit against them by the High Court occurred.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of GAMBLS, Dennis Adu Gyasi, in an interview with local radio station explained that the strike was called off following several correspondences with government.
“We think that issues that have been discussed so far have been assuring and it is better we get back to the Labour Commission,” he said.
On the court issue, he said they will pray the High Court to force the Labour Commission to expedite action on their demands.
“Also as part of going to court, we are praying the court that the Labour Commission will recognise and identify us to be offering essential services and for that matter expedite the action as the law stipulates. We are inching in getting the implementation of the document. In a maximum of a month, we should have a closure to this whole trouble and issue,” he added.
Jamila Akweley Okertchiri | http://www.modernghana.com/news/716194/medical-lab-scientists-call-off-strike.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/9e7e120ee0ce7fe026fb7b72f32ac1ef0944dd58cc73c73974856597ec429839.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:27 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has received authorization from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to be a Primary Dealer (PD) in the purchase and sale of Government of Ghana | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715526%2Ffidelity-bank-to-deal-in-govt-securities.html.json | en | null | Fidelity Bank To Deal In Govt Securities | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has received authorization from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to be a Primary Dealer (PD) in the purchase and sale of Government of Ghana securities under the new wholesale auction system.
This will allow the bank to purchase Treasury bills and bonds in bulk at the weekly primary auction and on-sell them to individuals and corporate investors and holders in the secondary market.
The authorization offers the opportunity to customers and non-customers of Fidelity Bank to buy and sell Treasury bills or bonds at their comfort.
Customers are now able to contact any of the 75 branches of the bank nationwide and make their purchases of treasury bills and bonds.
According to the bank, it is ever ready to offer investors competitive rates on their Treasury bills and bonds purchases or pay cash within minutes of selling their bills and bonds to the bank. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715526/fidelity-bank-to-deal-in-govt-securities.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/3c74c5f414d74f3b528eb04065a7d3366dcc8a2abaf8e7c57565c913fcdf6eb9.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:59 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A lot of things are not certain with Asamoah Gyan, but what is sure is he doesn 39;t want to spend the next few months at Shanghai SIPG. And with the final | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716207%2Fal-smith-the-most-important-transfer-window-of-asamoah-gyan.html.json | en | null | AL-SMITH: The most important transfer window of Asamoah Gyan's career | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A lot of things are not certain with Asamoah Gyan, but what is sure is he doesn't want to spend the next few months at Shanghai SIPG.
And with the final day of England's transfer window already started, the Ghana captain needs to get a move sealed, fast.
Having seen a potential move to Reading in the Championship fall through on Tuesday for reasons that remain unclear, Asamoah Gyan is now into his fourth day since flying into the south-east of England on Sunday to evaluate a number of offers.
The striker, 30, also has interest from Sunderland, Fulham and several other Championship sides, according to reports. The option on the table is a season-long loan from Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG.
The player does not mind not playing in the Premier League, since getting regular playing time in a tough league is what he wants ahead of the key challenge of leading Ghana in the 2017 African Cup next year.
Indeed, Gyan has hinted strongly through his network of contacts that Reading did not agree to a deal because the Royals wanted him to stay away from the Black Stars during next January's tournament. He wrote on Twitter: "Am proud of my Country, No one can stop me from serving my country.. Ghana made me who I am today..” suggesting that he could not forfeit his role as skipper for club football.
Initial reports from a local Reading website, Get Reading, said the player had failed a medical as he could not be match fit for the next eight weeks. The club were said not to be ready to sign him up because they need a striker to hit the ground running now, not later.
NO WAGES PROBLEM
The last fortnight saw intense links with Besiktas, with Emre Sarigul of Turkish-Football telling Joy Sports what was stopping a deal from happening. "They want Gyan because of the departure of Mario Gomez, but the sticking point is his wages. Besiktas aren't in a financially great position and they also have to buy within the remit of Uefa's FFP".
Financial Fair Play, in very simple terms, is a way for Uefa to ensure that clubs have a level playing field by paying bills due them. Clubs can spend up to €5million more than they earn per assessment period (three years). However it can exceed this level to a certain limit, if it is entirely covered by a direct contribution/payment from the club owner(s) or a related party. This prevents the build-up of unsustainable debt.
Besiktas have more debts than is allowed, meaning that someone had to foot Gyan's huge wage bill.
Later, it would emerge that Gyan's parent club was willing to pay a substantial part of his wages at whichever club he finds himself. But by that time, talks with the Turkish had cooled off.
This new turn of events piqued the interest of English clubs still looking to beef up squads before the window closes. But there was another problem.
THE INJURY CONUNDRUM
On form, Gyan can be unplayable.
His blistering goal to bury Algeria at the last Afcon. His thundering strikes - countless - to win matches for Ghana. The quick pop up to save Sunderland a win. And the accompanying dances.
Gyan knows how to make headlines with his goals.
But it is now going to be a battle to get a team that can allow the experienced forward to get into 100% shape after spending time on and off the injury tables.
He also has not had regular playing time at Shanghai SIPG since the club went for Brazilian star Hulk for an Asian record € 55.8 million.
“For now is like I’m not reliable that is why they brought in Hulk from Brazil and he is going to be part of the strikers so my situation at Shanghai SIPG is complicated but I’m looking at options," Gyan said recently.
“Hulk will be part of the strikers but definitely he will be the preferable choice upfront due to my persistent injuries. So my future at Shanghai is 50-50,” he told Hot FM in Accra.
Any club that goes for him will likely need a good backup for two reasons: the impending Afcon and the potential for injury.
THE GHANA CAPTAINCY
A touchy issue, but let's face it.
Black Stars fans like their captains to project a certain image. One of prestige. One of consistency. Certainty. An ambassador for the huge talent base available in the country.
For a long time, Gyan has been those things, but his struggles with fitness have made his position as the nation's most reliable striker shaky. The frightening thing is, after Gyan, there are not many names as ready replacements. Which is what makes his current predicament more frustrating.
If Gyan doesn't get game time, or somewhere to play regular football, his suitability to be captain will come under scrutiny once more. In the past, he has answered doubts about his mental toughness emphatically.
Post-World Cup 2010. The penalty miss at Afcon 2012. The many domestic problems he's had over the years. His 48 goals in 95 games over six African Cups and three World Cup tell their story.
But Ghanaians have very, very short memories. And many who worshipped him will not hesistate to crucify him and ask him to kindly pass on the armband so someone more worthy.
Gyan is notorious for this quote: "I have nothing to prove to anyone" But he must be aware that the special nature of these times means that for the umpteenth occasion - and perhaps most crucial time - he needs regular football, get himself in shape and deliver, yet again.
Whether he admits it or not, his skippership depends on it.
Isn't it strange that in the midst of all the politics going on back home about how Andre Ayew (the vice captain) is buying air tickets for players who cannot afford it, there has been no word from Gyan?
There is a reason: he has been busy sorting out his next career destination, but in that time, it is Ayew who has enjoyed total political capital and goodwill out of the existing crisis.
When the inevitable argument surfaces - and ot will come - about whether Ayew's time to wear the captaincy is due, people will not forget what he has done. And having signed a club record deal to be at West Ham, it is his stock that is rising.
And Ghanaians place premium on that.
GREAT SCORING RECORD
In all this, nobody should forget what Gyan has done. And what he can do. His figures speak for themselves.
After spending two years at Sunderland, the Ghana captain moved to UAE club Al Ain in 2012, where he scored a dizzying 73 goals in 65 games - including 44 goals in one season.
Then, in a surprise twist in July 2015, he joined Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG for a whopping £227,000 a week package.
But things did not go as planned there. Gyan scored four goals in ten appearances last season, making seven starts. This season, he's scored three in 10, making four starts. That's seven goals in 20 games.
Ordinarily, these are not bad numbers. But for the amounts used to procure his services and with his reputation, SIPG expected more. Injuries did not help at all, as has struggled to put together even five straight games since last July.
All that is behind him and he needs continuous competitive gametime. He says he is back to prove himself in England. But can he sign a deal before the clock strikes midnight?
Gyan may think this window is just another challenge to be scaled. It isn't.
Because sometimes, it is the still waters that run the deepest.
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[] | 2016-08-27T12:50:40 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association Oti Akenteng wants West Ham United record signing Andre Ayew to be flown back home for treatment fol | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715230%2Fghana-fa-technical-director-oti-akenteng-insists-andre-ayew.html.json | en | null | Ghana FA Technical Director Oti Akenteng insists Andre Ayew must fly back home for treatment | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Technical Director of the Ghana Football Association Oti Akenteng wants West Ham United record signing Andre Ayew to be flown back home for treatment following an injury he sustained in his first Premier League game for the Hammers.
Andre Ayew sustained a tigh injury in his debut for the Hammers in their clash against Chelsea and reports indicate that he will be out for a considerable period.
But the Ghana FA technical head says the deputy Black Stars skipper should be sent home for treatment.
The former AshGold coach is even ready to talk to Andre's father Abedi Pele on the need to fly him to Ghana.
"There are a lot of herbal medical doctors, who can use traditional medicine to cure Andre Ayew's injury in just two weeks," he told Nhyira FM in Kumasi.
"I will speak to his father about that. I believe that if he comes to Ghana and returns as a fit person, his manager would have no other option than to use him,' he added.
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:37 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - An Executive Member of the Tema East Constituency branch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Ashietey Adjei, has cal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715760%2Fpresident-mahama-should-make-akufo-addo-next-speaker.html.json | en | null | President Mahama should make Akufo-Addo next Speaker | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - An Executive Member of the Tema East Constituency branch of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Ashietey Adjei, has called on President Dramani Mahama, to consider the New Patriotic Party(NPP) as Speaker of Parliament .
He said leveraging the experience of his arch rival Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as Speaker of Parliament, would be an advantage.
According to Mr Ashietey Adjei, popularly called Moshake, in spite of the fierce politics between the NDC and NPP the desire to rally all Ghanaians behind the Better Ghana Agenda would gain grounds if Nana Akufo-Addo is brought on board in 2017 if he gets re-elected.
Speaking in an interview in Tema, he said: 'Considering his longstanding experience in law and politics, Nana Addo would be very suitable for the Speaker of Parliament position,' he said.
He added that since the December election would be Nana Akufo-Addo's last attempt, such an appointment would be a befitting tribute to his contribution to Ghana's statecraft.
Mr Adjei therefore asked the NPP flag bearer to consider the position if he is offered him.
'Apart from the fact that this appointment will engender peace after President Mahama has been elected, my call is also based on the materiality of Nana Akufo-Addo's vast experience in law and politics,' he said.
He said in addition to being the establisher of arguably the biggest law firm in Ghana, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co, which is credited with training many lawyers at the pupilage level, Nana Akufo-Addo is also a political stalwart who is a founding member of the NPP.
Since Ghana's return to democratic governance in 1992, Nana Akufo-Addo has been on the frontline of politics in the country.
'I especially respect Nana Addo for his contribution to the freedom in media practice in Ghana. 'It is no secret that his champion of the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law has been foundational to current press freedom in Ghana,' he said.
He said the NPP flagbearer also acquitted himself very creditably in his capacity as the Minister of various portfolios in the erstwhile Kufuor regime as Attorney General for instance, including the establishment of the Fast Track court system.
'I am dyed in the wool NDC, but the truth is that our opposition leader has a lot of experience that he can offer this country if he is offered the platform. I know he will never win the December election but I feel it would be such a terrible waste to let him go unused after the election.
'This is why I am pleading with President Mahama to consider making use of his rich experience and expertise. In my opinion, making him head of the Legislature would be very appropriate.'
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715760/president-mahama-should-make-akufo-addo-next-speaker.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/64cf92a6809caaea2d8dc927b8f448dea1cf6e63035613badf261ceb99185b86.json | |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:16 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Wa All Stars edged closer to their maiden league title after defeating visiting Dreams FC 3-1 at the Wa Park in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. Wi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715417%2Fmatch-report-wa-all-stars-3-1-dreams-fc-ocran-hits-treble.html.json | en | null | Match Report: Wa All Stars 3-1 Dreams FC - Ocran hits treble to keep All Stars title ambitions in sight | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Wa All Stars edged closer to their maiden league title after defeating visiting Dreams FC 3-1 at the Wa Park in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.
Winger Emmanuel Ocran was the architect of all three goals scored by the leaders as he scored twice from the spot before adding another with a superb strike.
Youngster Ben Nash Quansah pulled a consolation for Dreams.
The Northerners positioned their minds for victory to further fuel their quest to tighten their grip at the top of the table.
Dreams head coach C K Akunnor urged his side to press the league leaders at their own backyard. The former Ghana skipper named youngster Michael Sarpong, Emmanuel Hayford, Abdul Bashiru and the experienced Eric Gawu in his starting line-up.
But forward Emmanuel Ocran ensured All Stars stayed on track after firing them ahead in the 5th minute through a spot-kick. The 21-year-old hit a clinical ball to beat Mozart Adjetey in the visitors posts.
Ocran registered his brace in the 7th minute after ghosting into the box and pouncing on a loose ball to cushion the lead for the hosts. The former Schaffhausen triallist took his tally to three goals in the last two games for All Stars.
Youngster Ben Quansah halved the deficit for Dreams on 31 minutes. Veteran Eric Gawu won a free-kick in a vital area and Dreams took advantage of a defensive mishap to score for the visitors.
Dreams physio Commey-Bortsie was ordered into the stands following a touchline misconduct.
Moments later, Mozart Adjetey made a crucial clearance to prevent Emmanuel Ocran from scoring a hat-trick on the afternoon.
But Ocran eventually scored the third goal to seal victory for the leaders. The winger was fouled inside the box by Abdul Bashiru who was sent off as a result. Ocran clinically finished off for his 3rd on the day.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715417/match-report-wa-all-stars-3-1-dreams-fc-ocran-hits-treble.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b95079ed52f4533d08841d5cb2219dd6e73b84fa0a101d490ae991b2de6d3cd1.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:51:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Leaked confidential documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal the Kufuor administration committed Ghana to an agreement with a foreign company f | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715934%2Fkufuor-govt-leased-land-to-foreigners-without-parliamentary.html.json | en | null | Kufuor gov't leased land to foreigners without parliamentary approval | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Leaked confidential documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal the Kufuor administration committed Ghana to an agreement with a foreign company for development and operation of a five-star luxury hotel in Accra without parliamentary approval.
According to the leaked files, suspended chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Paul Afoko received over half a million US dollars for fronting for the offshore company.
Documents seen by Joy News show that on 15 February 2006, the government of Ghana signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a foreign company for the development of a three hundred thousand square meter Accra Race Course site.
The John Kufuor government reached an agreement with Cascade Development Company and its affiliates, the firm that constructed the Kempinski Hotel, to develop the site into a housing complex. The plan included a five-star hotel, office and residential buildings and a shopping mall.
Former Chief of Staff in the Kufuor government, Kwadwo Mpiani, says the president signed the MoU because the developers showed a lot of commitment.
The supporting agreement between government and Cascade Development Company was given executive approval by the president.
Mr. Mpiani explained the agreement didn’t go through Cabinet approval because the President had the power to approve such agreements if he was satisfied with the details after a review. That, he maintained, explains why the support agreement sent to parliament for approval did not have Cabinet but rather executive approval.
A confidential document from the office of the president dated 21st October, 2008, reads in part, “I refer to your request for executive approval on the above subject matter dated 14th October, 2008. His Excellency the President has given Executive approval for the support agreement between Government of Ghana and Cascade Development Company for the development of a five star hotel at the Accra Race Course.”
Government, per the agreement, committed to sublease the land for 50 years. The agreement, signed on January 11, 2007, also requires Cascade Development Company to manage the Accra International Conference Centre.
Article 181(5) of the Constitution provides that Parliamentary approval is required in respect of “international business transactions” to which Ghana is a party. Parliamentary approval for the Cascade agreement was, however, sought a year after government signed the agreement with the Company. Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Finance, James Avedzi, whose party, the NDC was in opposition at the time, says the government erred in signing the agreement before seeking parliamentary approval.
In the supporting agreement approved by Parliament, government indemnified the Cascade Development Company and Gold Coast Resort International “from any liability to pay any tax on the income, profits, whether actual or accrued, earned or made by Cascade Development Company and its affiliates in respect of each sub-phase for a period of five years from the completion of such relevant sub-phase.” Mr. Avedzi says these exemptions were granted in line with government’s vision of making Ghana a preferred tourist destination.
The exemptions also touch on imports of necessary materials and equipment for the project as well as the withholding tax on dividends, royalties, license fees, rental payments and management fees paid by Cascade Development Company.
But lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Ibrahim Bedi is raising questions about the exemptions on the withholding tax on dividends, royalties, license fees among others paid by the developer and its affiliates.
According to him, this exemption is meant for real estate developers in construction of apartments for low and middle-income earners and not a developer of a luxurious hotel.
Mr. Aedzi disagrees. He says the exemptions must not be singled out but must be seen as a whole package to attract investors.
The exemptions were granted under the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre incentives. Deputy Commissioner In Charge of Policy and Domestic Tax Unit at Ghana Revenue Authority Edward Gyamera explained there were circumstances under which an investor could enjoy tax exemptions.
Cascade Development Company and its affiliates were granted all the exemptions, incentives and tax concessions made available by the G.I.P.C.
Mr. Gyamera, who was not privy to this investigation, explained however, that it’s not possible for investors to enjoy all exemptions when they bring their wish list.
Two months after the government of Ghana signed the MoU with the developers, Gold Coast Resorts International was incorporated on 19th April 2006. It partnered Cascade Development Company through its Ghana subsidiary to develop the five star hotel, Kempinski. Gold Coast Resorts is a web of offshore entities, with the largest shareholder of the company (45 per cent) being Zakhem International SA, an entity registered in Luxembourg. The government of Ghana, through the Ghana Tourist Board, owns 10 per cent of Gold Coast Resorts.
Paul Afoko, a leading member of the NPP was a shareholder in the Gold Coast Resorts International according to records from the Panama Papers. He, however, transferred his shares to Zakhem International on 15th July, 2009. The transfer value of the shares was USD 640,000. Why he transferred the shares is unclear but Mr. Afoko is believed to have played a lead role in negotiations on behalf of the offshore company. Mr. Afoko has declined to comment on the story.
Secret records from the Mossack Fonseca suggest Marwan Zakhem, a management member of Kempinski Hotel may be a Director of Mr. Afoko’s oil company, West African Petroleum Company (WAPC).
The documents show Mr. Afoko and Marwan Zakhem are registered members of WAPC which is a BVI Company. Mr. Zakhem had 250 shares in the oil company which were entered in 13th January, 2005. He left the company on 12th August, 2010 and transferred his shares same day. However, Z2 Group Limited, of which Marwan Zakhem is a Director, entered as a registered member of WAPC on 12th August, 2010. In the leaked files, Mr. Zakhem is listed as a Director GCC Resorts Limited (mother company of Gold Coast Resorts International), Zakhem Construction (Ghana) Limited, and Cascade Development Company, the entity that constructed the five star luxurious hotel, Kempinski Hotel. When officials of Kempinski Hotel were contacted; they declined comment saying they only offer technical expertise to owners of the facility.
Our questions were directed at the owners of the facility, but, they said they would make contact when they find it necessary.
Mr. Afoko transferred his shares, valued at US$640,000, to Zakhem International SA on 15th July, 2009 two months after he was given the shares. The leaked files show, however, that Paul Afoko is still a shareholder in the company. When the company files were updated on 26th November, 2012, by Bryan Scatliffe, Assistant Secretary for and on behalf of Mossack Fonseca and Co limited, Paul Afoko’s name was on the list with 576,000 shares.
According to the records available at the registered office, the shareholders included the government of Ghana with 1,280,000 shares and Ghana Tourist Board also with 1,280,000 shares
The government was allotted the shares in terms of the support agreement signed on 15 July 2009.
George Kwatia, Ghana tax partner at PriceWaterHouseCoopers, said the benefits for the offshore companies far outweigh the benefits for Ghana’s economy.
Tax justice campaigner Bernard Adjei argues that incorporating offshore companies is a mechanism deployed by businesses to either pay low tax or avoid paying revenues to the government in the countries where they operate.
Adjei wants government to plug legal loopholes that give offshore companies one-sided advantages of bilateral agreements that are signed.
This report is a collaboration between Joy News the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist, African Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting .
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Kwetey Nartey | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715934/kufuor-govt-leased-land-to-foreigners-without-parliamentary.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8580d18e721e5dec2bb14c4a1535090bc27203475586c0ece7b1576102294ed8.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:04 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Black Stars have lined up an international friendly with Russia on Tuesday in Moscow. The international friendly is expected to offer Ghana the opportunity t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716150%2Fblack-stars-ghana-face-russia-on-tuesday.html.json | en | null | Black Stars: Ghana face Russia on Tuesday | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Black Stars have lined up an international friendly with Russia on Tuesday in Moscow.
The international friendly is expected to offer Ghana the opportunity to prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which start in October and also enable Avram Grant to hand new players the chance to make a case for themselves.
GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi confirmed the game, after the Black Stars first training session on Tuesday at the Accra Sports Stadium.
'We will play against Russia on Tuesday,' he told the media.
'Russia are the host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. They have lined up a friendly against the Black Stars, and we have confirmed our participation.'
Ghana will face Rwanda on Saturday in the final group game of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be staged in Gabon-Ghana have already booked their ticket to the continental showpiece.
For more sports news visit allSports.com.gh | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716150/black-stars-ghana-face-russia-on-tuesday.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/96c39c95a441be5b2a569d01f80aa0cc7295ff30dd5ff01fc28cc9f23ddb4f0e.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:40 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Electoral Commission is accusing political parties of busing people to the various district offices across the country to have them registered under the con | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715135%2Fec-accuses-parties-of-busing-registrants-to-centres.html.json | en | null | EC accuses parties of busing registrants to centres | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Electoral Commission is accusing political parties of busing people to the various district offices across the country to have them registered under the continuous voter's registration process.
The Commission is seeking to extend the deadline to tomorrow or Sunday to have prospective voters finally registered for the elections 2016.
Hundreds have besieged the various district offices of the Electoral Commission in a desperate attempt to register before the deadline later Friday.
That has caused some chaos at some of the registration centres Joy News can report.
The Commission gave a two-day window of opportunity- August 19 and 26, 2016, to have prospective voters registered for the last time before the 2016 elections in December.
However with hours to go on August 26, hundreds still queue at the various District Offices of the EC waiting for their turn to register.
Reports say the registrants have been left frustrated and agitated.
"We were unable to register during the limited registration exercise. This time too i don't if we will get the opportunity to register because the population here is quite huge.
"Once we are here we want to exercise our franchise," one of the frustrated registrants at the EC office in Accra said.
The situation was no different at the Northern Region where Martina Bugri reported of shortage of forms for proxy voters.
In the Ashanti Region, the situation was worse. Erastus Asare Donkor said there were over 500 people still in a queue at about 5:30pm Friday August 26 which is the final day for the continuous registration process.
There was some chaos and the police had a tough time maintaining order.
He reported the registrants have been assured by the Regional EC Director that the registration process has been extended to Sunday in order for all persons in the queue to register.
However the Deputy Director of Communications of the Electoral Commission Yssif Ayuba told Joy News he cannot confirm that the EC has extended the continuous registration exercise to Sunday.
He however confirmed that the process has been extended to Saturday 8:00 pm.
Ayuba however chastised the political parties for making life difficult for the Electoral Commission by busing the registrants to the place.
Story by Ghana|Myjoyonline.com|Nathan Gadugah | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715135/ec-accuses-parties-of-busing-registrants-to-centres.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/d7802dc044f5167069b9709642db69be8d9db83240dff6c6cd3d1a9c9caf7dd5.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:52:17 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Wife of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samira Bawumia was given a rousing welcome at Bibiani in the Western region where sh | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715879%2Fsamira-mobbed-at-funeral.html.json | en | null | Samira Mobbed At Funeral | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Wife of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samira Bawumia was given a rousing welcome at Bibiani in the Western region where she attended a funeral on Saturday.
Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia's wife, who was wearing a splendid black and white dress, seemed overwhelmed when other mourners at the venue mobbed her when it was announced that she had arrived to mourn with the bereaved family.
Mrs Bawumia was in the company of other NPP members.
Some of the mourners tried to use their mobile phones to take 'Selfies' with the wife of the NPP Vice Presidential candidate who also acknowledged people that were chanting her name.
Some of them temporarily turned the funeral into a political rally, as they chanted the names of Nana Akufo Addo, the NPP presidential candidate and Dr. Bawumia.
The mourners insisted that the signs were clear on the wall that the NPP would emerge victorious in the upcoming general elections.
Edmund Kyei, a key member of the Ashanti Regional NPP Communications Team, who was part of Samira Bawumia's delegation, told DAILY GUIDE that he was surprised about the development.
He noted that most of the mourners stopped crying and yelled 'change' when they saw Samira Bawumia, saying “what we witnessed at the funeral grounds indicate that the NPP will win the December polls.”
Mr Kyei, who is also the NPP Communications Director for Asokwa in Kumasi, stated that Ghanaians want the NPP to win the polls to save them from misery.
From I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715879/samira-mobbed-at-funeral.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/6b1ac549772e17dfdb1fabd7ac167031dc7eb78b87a71c02a3efefb4d3b62fec.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:52:56 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq, who is managed by Ghanaian agent Oliver Arthur, is undergoing medical at Bologna ahead of a loan move. The 19-year-old pl | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716200%2Fagent-oliver-arthurs-client-nigerian-umar-sadiq-undergoing.html.json | en | null | Agent Oliver Arthur's client Nigerian Umar Sadiq undergoing Bologna medical | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq, who is managed by Ghanaian agent Oliver Arthur, is undergoing medical at Bologna ahead of a loan move.
The 19-year-old played six matches for AS Roma last season and scored two goals.
But he is not guaranteed game time this term under Luciano Spalletti.
Sadiq was a member of the Nigeria Olympic team which won bronze in Rio this month.
For more Ghana football news visit www.ghanasoccernet.com | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716200/agent-oliver-arthurs-client-nigerian-umar-sadiq-undergoing.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/83c179164a4c92fc92fc8fd2583078e4cb6e4150e3afaad023afca6a3a9aa217.json | |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:00 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Actress Bibi Bright says she is for Nana Addo. The mother of one did not follow John Dumelo, Tracey Boakye and others to endorse president Mahama ahead of th | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38583%2Fbibi-bright-chooses-nana-addo-over-mahama.html.json | en | null | Bibi Bright Chooses Nana Addo Over Mahama | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Actress Bibi Bright says she is for Nana Addo. The mother of one did not follow John Dumelo, Tracey Boakye and others to endorse president Mahama ahead of this year’s election.
In a snapchat and Instagram post on Tuesday evening, she openly said that she wants Ghanaians to vote the sitting president out of office.
She posted a picture of the politician who ran for President of Ghana in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections as the New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and wrote “#TheBattleIsTheLord’s. #Npp #IAm4Change #NanaAkuffoAddo”.
When a fan commented that president Mahama should be given another term to complete his works, she replied that he shouldn’t worry because Nana Addo will finalize what he has started.
Bibi Bright joins Leo Mensah, Socrate Safo, Mark Okreku Mantey and other entertainers who are praying that Nana Addo and the leading opposition party, NPP wins power during the December polls. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38583/bibi-bright-chooses-nana-addo-over-mahama.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/8c67005967a9550158973466ec6701fdfa969fdba5396d0d7a11e610a67bd848.json |
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