The convoy of the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagin has been involved in an accident which occurred in the early hours of Friday August 6.
His dispatch rider, Chief Inspector Kaakyire Abednego. died in the process
Speaker of Parliament, Albin Bagbin
An eye witness Papa Richie with Ahenepa FM in Juaso told 3news.com that the accident occurred ” The dispatch rider who was clearing the way for the Speaker died in the process which occurred at around 9AM exactly Juaso, before Juaso Junction in the Ashanti Region”
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is a Ghanaian highlife musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. The first musician from Ghana and the world to formally incorporate rap forms into local highlife rhythms, Ambolley created the musical genre Simigwa.
News reaching the doors of Dikoder.com, Blay Ambolley has received an Award and induction into the Hall of Fame in America at the Jazz at Drew Festival in Los Angeles U.S.A.
Gyedu Blay Ambolley upon his arrival at the event was acknowledged with five (5) great awards given to him for his excellent leadership in the music industry.
Blay Ambolley received a life time Achievement from the Congress of U.S.A.
Follow up by a recommendation from the government of Califonia Commander to his service to Califonia.
Blay Ambolley
Again, received another Awards for his excellent leadership in the Jazz at Drew Festival.
Blay Ambolley received and Award of excellent leadership and recognition from Hon. James Mayor from the Jazz and Drew.
Lastly picked up an Award from the Council of women in the Congress as the best leader and his service to the Jazz scholarship program.
2020 VGMA BEST VOCALIST RELEASES A NEW LYRICS VIDEO FOR HER SONG ‘ME & YOU’. ‘I thought our love will be forever; when I wrote this song’ Abiana says – Enjoy
Jacob Zuma moved to an outside hospital for ‘routine observation’, says prison authority
Former president Jacob Zuma. File photo. Image: Rogan Ward
The department of correctional services said on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma has been admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation.
Zuma, who was sentenced last month to a 15-month jail term for contempt of court, has been medically supervised by staff from the SA Military Health Services since his admission at the Estcourt Correctional Centre.
“A routine observation prompted that Mr Zuma be taken for in-hospitalisation,” said spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.
The JGZ Foundation, which speaks on behalf of the former president and his family, downplayed Zuma’s move from the prison to hospital.
In a short statement posted on its social media page, the foundation said the 79–year-old Zuma “is attending to his annual medical routine check-up. No need to be alarmed … yet.”
Zuma began serving the prison sentence on July 8 on the order of the Constitutional Court after repeatedly snubbing a call to appear at the commission of inquiry into state capture. He is classified as a “short-term low-risk inmate”.
Two weeks ago, he joined his family for the funeral of his brother Michael, in Nkandla, after he was granted compassionate leave.
When asked how Zuma was doing in jail, his son Edward said at the time that while there were a few things his father was not happy with, he was doing well. “He is in top spirits.”
President Nana Akufo-Addo says despite the unfortunate events that led to the exit of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor, he does not regret appointing him.
The former Attorney General, Mr Amidu was appointed to lead the fight against corruption for seven years, but nearly three years after he had been sworn into office, the Special Prosecutor (SP), resigned.
Mr Amidu cited what he described as “political interference in the independence of his office” as the main reason for his decision to leave office.
Additionally, he said, his office was given inadequate staff who were mostly on secondment, a situation that made it nearly impossible for his outfit to effectively carry out its functions.
On the 4th floor of the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo sworn into office 43-year-old legal practitioner, Kissi Agyabeng, for a seven-year mandate as Special Prosecutor.
Describing him as highly qualified, the President charged him to fight corruption independently.
“Kissi Agyabeng comes into office with the needed capacity, experience and values and I am very confident he will do a good job and we in the executive will respect the independence of his office and will provide the office with the needed support to enable him work efficiently,” he said.
The President also assured government will increase budgetary support to other anti-corruption institution to help with the fight against the canker.
Kissi Agyabeng
Mr Agyabeng takes office as the second special prosecutor.
According to his profile on the University of Ghana School Of Law website, Mr Agyabeng has been a lecturer since October 2006, teaching and researching Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Corporate Law and Legal Research and Writing.
He was awarded the Bentsi-Enchill Prize for Best Graduating Student of the University Of Ghana School Of Law in 2001.
He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law and was called to the Ghana Bar in October 2003, earning the E.N. Sowah Memorial Prize for Best Student in Family Law.
Since then, he has successfully argued numerous cases before the superior courts of Ghana and participated in several international arbitration hearings.
Mr Agyebeng has a wide range of expertise in consulting for public sector institutions, including the A-G’s Department, EXIM Bank Ghana Ltd, the Youth Employment Authority, the National Lottery Authority, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited, and the Ghana Olympic Committee.
He is also an associate at the African Centre for Cyber Law and Cyber Crime Prevention and the National Moot Court Coordinator for the Commonwealth Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Justice.
He has also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association.
About the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Martin-Amidu
The Office of the Special Prosecutor of Ghana was established after an act of the Parliament of Ghana passed the Office of Special Prosecutor Bill in 2017.
The office serves as an independent investigating and prosecution body to make inquiries into corruption, bribery, or other criminal cases at the national level whether they be in public or private sector.
Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona weren’t able to solidify a new contract, which means the star forward won’t re-sign with the club, according to an official statement.
The football club via their website had the following announcement to make following the news that broke:
Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations).
As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of the player and the club will ultimately not be fulfilled.
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FC Barcelona wholeheartedly expresses its gratitude to the player for his contribution to the aggrandisement of the club and wishes him all the very best for the future in his personal and professional life.
EMY awards 2021, Adjetey Annang, Yaw Tog, Amb. Prince Kojo Hilton nominated. Check out the rest of nominees
The nominees of the competitive categories for the 6th EMY Africa Awards 2021 were announced at the official launch event on 31st July. Vote for your favourites!
The nominees of the competitive categories for the 6th EMY Africa Awards 2021 were announced at the official launch event on 31st July. The EMY Awards Faculty President in his speech encouraged people to vote for their favourite nominees as the voting lines have been officially opened. He furthered stated that the winners of the honorary award categories would be announced on the main awards night.
The EMY Awards Faculty also announced the introduction of new awards categories this year. What was hitherto, the Man of the Year – Entertainment Award has been broken down into the following:
Music Man of the Year Actor of the Year Creative and Support Arts Award The nominees for this year’s competitive award categories are as follows:
GIOVANI CALEB DAN KWEKU YEBOAH BERNARD AVLE NATHANIEL ATTOH FRANCIS ABBAN
Music Man of the Year Award
STONEBWOY KIDI KUAMI EUGENE MR DREW KOFI KINATA KING PROMISE
Creative and Support Arts Award
PRINCE KOJO HILTON GILBERT ASANTE DANCEGOD LLYOD TONY TOMETY FRANCIS BROWN KELVIN VINCENT NANA ASAASE (PHILIP BOAKYE DUA OYINKA)
Discovery of the Year
WODE MAYA YAW TOG KWABENA OFFEI-KWADEY NKRUMAH STEVE FRENCH THEODORE OHENE-BOTCHWAY
Man of the Year – Sports
JONATHAN MENSAH BENJAMIN AZAMATI JOSEPH PAUL AMOAH VICTOR KOFI AMPOFO
Brand of the Year
LAWEN TAYLOR ATTO TETTEH CAVEMAN WATCHES SKIN GOURMET BÖHTEN
Actor of the Year
ADJETEY ANNANG MAWULI GAVOR AKROBETO AKWASI BOADI KOFI ADJORLOLO PRINCE DAVID OSEI
Designer of the Year
MICHAEL AKOTUA ADDO (QUOPHI AKOTUAH) NANA ADU BOATENG (BLACK AND PHAMOUS) PRINCE SACKEY TAWIAH (TOE TALK) KOFI OKYERE DARKO (NINETEEN 57) OMONIYI MAKUN (YOMI CASUAL)
Young Achiever (Male)
BABA SADIQ ABDULAI ABU FAROUK KHAILANN MR. EAZI RICHIE MENSAH SHADRACK O. FRIMPONG
Young Achiever (Female)
ALBERTA NANA AKYAA AKOSA BERLA MUNDI DELORIS FRIMPONG MANSO (DELAY) GWYNETH GYIMAH ADDO JULIET BAWUAH
The following is how you can vote for your favourite nominee:
Visit www.emyafrica.com/vote , like the nominee’s post on EMY Africa Instagram page or text EMY plus name of preferred nominee and category to short code 1393.
Scoring will be 40 per cent for public and 60 percent technical made up of expert and faculty vote. This process will be managed and supervised by our event statisticians – EY Ghana.
EMY Africa Awards has also partnered with Fan Milk to present the “Business for Good Award”, an honorary award presented to an individual who operates a small business (micro & SME) and uses the business to make positive impact in the community.
“We are looking forward to beautiful night of celebration and honor at the main awards night of the 6th EMY Africa Awards 2021 in October”
Former President John Dramani Mahama with the support of the Volta Caucus in Parliament, yesterday donated relief items to communities affected by tidal waves in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region.
The presentation was done when the former President and members of the Volta caucus of Parliament, visited the affected communities to abreast themselves with the level of devastation and to solidarize with the people.
The items donated include 1,000 bags of cement, 20 bundles of roofing sheets, 50 bags of rice, 200 bags of sachet water and additional 50 bags of rice to be distributed to head porters (Agbatekorlawo) at the Aflao boarder.
Former President Mahama demanded of the Akufo-Addo government to eschew petty politics and continue with the second phase of the sea defence project as started under the NDC, in order to ameliorate the plights of the people. He also used the opportunity to thank the electorates of Ketu South, for the impressive turnout and massive support during the 2020 general elections, and assured them that by the grace of God, the NDC would win the 2024 elections.
President Mahama concluded his speech with the quote “he who fights and loses, lives to fight another day.”
The Member of Parliament for Ketu South, Hon Abla Dzifa Gomashie bemoaned her tireless efforts in getting the attention of the current government to address the issue of tidal waves devastation in her constituency.
She also thanked the former President and the Volta caucus MPs for heeding to her call for support for the affected communities.
It would be recalled that, hundreds of residents of Adina, Agavedzi, Amutinu, Blekusu, and Salakorpe in the Ketu South Municipality took to the streets to protest and express their frustrations over what they describe as the Akufo -Addo’s neglect of their plight.
Present to witness the presentation were members of the Volta caucus of Parliament, led by Hon Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzra, some Volta Regional executives of the NDC led by the Regional Chairman, Hon Henry Ametefe, as well as some Constituency Executives led by the Constituency Chairman, Hon.. Bright Korku Kumordzi and the former MPs for Ketu South, Hon Fifi Kwetey, Hon Albert Kwasi Zigah and scores of party members.
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Bright Dzila (Ketu South NDC Constituency Communications Officer.) 0246497595
Asante Kotoko are mourning the death of their former defender Godfred Yeboah, popularly known as TV3.
TV3 was confirmed dead on Tuesday morning at age 41.
“We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Godfred Yeboah who represented us from 2001 to 2009. His passion for the club was undeniable and he will be missed. We send our condolences to his family, friends and everyone who cherished him,” the club tweeted.
Yeboah succumbed to death after battling sickness for almost a month in Sunyani according to reports.
TV3 featured for the Ghanaian giants from 2003 to 2012 having played a huge role in the successes of the club across that period.
He also had four caps for the Ghana national team including a 2006 Word Cup qualifier against DR Congo.
In the season 2007/08 he was champion with Kotoko and he won the President’s Cup with his team.
He moved on 4 January 2008 from Kotoko to Wa All Stars (Now Legon Cities) with the teammate Kobina Dodzie on loan, the third player in the deal Habib Mohammed while to a permanent move.
Yeboah was on loan from January 2007 to June 2007 by AshantiGold and stands here in the Ghana Premier League All Star team.
We're saddened to hear of the passing of Godfred Yeboah who represented us from 2001 to 2009.
His passion for the club was undeniable and he will be missed.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be allowed out of the prison to appear in person before the commission of inquiry on state capture.
Zuma is expected to appear before a Pietermaritzburg court next week Tuesday.
In a court order dated 4 August, Koen said the hearing will be conducted “in open court at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg”.
Zuma’s lawyers have been adamant fighting for him to appear in court claiming it was a violation to virtually appear for the hearing.
“To do so would be unconstitutional and illegal, irrespective of the situation in a particular case, a particular date or the particular circumstance which may or may not prevail on 9 August 2021,” his lawyer said in a short two-page submission to the court.
The judge later turned the earlier ruling that the inquiry could be done virtually since no evidence was to be presented.
“The currently applicable Disaster Management (Covid) regulations, particularly those regarding the wearing of face masks, maintaining social distance, and the restrictions on the numbers of attendees at indoor venues, must at all times be adhered to strictly,” Judge Piet Koen said.
Zuma is currently serving a 15-month sentence for defying an order from the Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court, that he should testify at the commission of inquiry probing allegations of corruption during his term as president from 2009 to 2018.
The start of Zuma’s imprisonment on July 8 sparked off protests which quickly escalated into violent riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces that lasted a week.
The death toll in the unrest has risen to 337, and police are investigating 213 of those for murder, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, acting minister in the presidency, said Thursday. The rise in fatalities has been caused by people dying from serious injuries, she said.
The police investigations indicate that many deaths may have been caused by shootings and other intentional acts. Amnesty International is also investigating the deaths.
South Africa’s widespread poverty and inequality contributed to the wave of unrest which saw widespread ransacking of shopping centers, the burning of freight trucks, and the barricading of two of the country’s major highways.
Chelsea have seen an £85m ($118m) bid, that included Marcos Alonso heading in the opposite direction, rejected by Inter for striker Romelu Lukaku, Goal can confirm.
Thomas Tuchel is keen to add a world-class forward to his attack as the Blues look to challenge for the Premier League title in the 2021-22 campaign.
Chelsea were hopeful that they could capitalise on Inter’s financial difficulties by making a big offer for Lukaku, although the Nerazzurri have thus far proved resistant.
Lukaku said last week that he is gearing up for the new season with the Italian champions after he returned to training, suggesting he wants to stay.
Meanwhile, Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta has insisted that the forward will not be allowed to leave any time soon, saying: “Lukaku is not for sale. Lukaku is an important piece on the chessboard available to Simone Inzaghi.”
The Stamford Bridge side are in the hunt for a new striker, having seen Olivier Giroud leave this summer.
Chelsea already have Erling Haaland and Harry Kane on their list of targets, but Borussia Dortmund are not willing to sell the former during this transfer window and Tottenham are not letting their star man join their London rivals.
Chelsea have seen an £85m ($118m)
Lukaku, 28, has blossomed into one of the world’s top strikers in recent years.
He scored 24 goals and registered 11 assists in Serie A last season as the Nerazzurri secured the league title.
Only Cristiano Ronaldo scored more goals in the Italian top-flight in 2020-21.
Lukaku joined Chelsea from Anderlecht in 2011 but was unable to secure a place in the first team.
He ended up joining West Brom on loan for a year in 2012 and then went to Everton a year later.
Lukaku then joined the Toffees on a permanent deal, leaving Chelsea with just 15 competitive appearances to his name and no goals.
The Blues are already trying to sign Jules Kounde from Sevilla ahead of the new season.
They have been offering several players to the Spanish side in exchange for the defender.
Kurt Zouma, Emerson Palmieri and Kenedy are among the names the Premier League side have floated by Sevilla.
They are trying to get rid of Zouma first to make room in the squad for Kounde, with West Ham also in talks to sign the French centre-back.
Singer Rihanna is now officially a billionaire, second richest female entertainer in the world
Entrepreneur and singer Rihanna is officially now the richest woman musician in the world with net worth estimated at $1.7 billion. She may now be one of the richest musicians in the world but her music is not the primary source of her wealth, as per a report in Forbes magazine.
The Barbados-born singer, whose birth name is Robyn Fenty, derives an estimated $1.4 billion of her fortune from her 50% stake in the Fenty Beauty cosmetics line, Forbes reported.
The rest of Rihanna`s wealth comes from her share of the Savage x Fenty lingerie company and her income as a singer and actress, the magazine said.
Rihanna`s beauty company is part-owned by LVMH. The brand is known for its broad range of 50 skin tones, including dark shades for women of color, which were rare when it launched in 2017. This made it a leader in inclusivity in the industry.
Rihanna is also known for hits like ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Love The Way You Lie’ although she has created new music for a very long time. According to Forbes, the singer now ranks second behind Oprah as the richest female entertainer in the world.
Acting Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare was up in action with his men ahead of the much anticipated #FixTheCountry demonstration which happened yesterday.
Having given the green light for the peaceful march to be held, COP Akuffo Dampare before the dispersion of his men, met officers at the Accra Regional Command together with members of the Police Management Board.
He sought to, through the meeting, brief the men who were going to be on the field himself. Though this is usually done by heads at the Regional Command, the IGP spearheaded this meeting to motivate and encourage the men to be professional before they set off to shepherd the demonstrators.
Photos available to GhanaWeb from his office show COP Dampare speaking to his men who had gathered to get some ‘morale’ from their chief.
George Akuffo Dampare
The #FixTheCountry demonstration which is the first demonstration exercise held under his leadership was an incident-free one.
Meanwhile, scores of citizens from various spheres joined the #FixTheCountry protest Wednesday morning, to register their displeasure about happenings in leadership and governance.
4% salary increment: Aggrieved Workers to petition Speaker, set to close down offices
The Aggrieved Public Sector Workers of Ghana have given an ultimatum to leaders of the various labour unions to come out clear on actions being taken against the 4% salary increment agreed on their behalf.
The workers, who are fumed over the unreasonable compromises reached by its representatives at the salary increment negotiations says its leadership have been adamant despite calls by the public sector workers to reject the chicken change given them.
In a statement released by the group and signed by its Lead Convenor, Norbert Gborgbortsi, it says all Union offices would be closed down by close of day Wednesday, August 11, 2021, if nothing comes from the leadership.
The group has also informed the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin, of their intention to petition his office Wednesday, August 18, 2021, which is slated for their demonstration.
Read the full statement below:
PRESS RELEASE
AGGRIEVED PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS GHANA – ACTION NOW OR NEVER
A timeline was given to the organised labour to reconvene a meeting with government and renegotiate the 4% salary increment but the leadership is adamant and is bent on perpetuating illegality by forcing members to accept the percentage increment.
The leadership which is supposed to be law abiding is doing otherwise whilst the members rather turn to be law abiding.
If by 11th of August 2021, nothing is heard about the leaderships’ position on the issue of renegotiations, members accross the country will have no option than to close down all Union offices until further notice.
We are reliably informed that the various leadership have recently increased their allowances to a minimum of 100% , some with effective date backdated to 2020 and arrears paid in full.
If you can spend and pay yourselves handsomely but will refuse to let us have what is due us from the government, we will be left with no option than to close all Union office accross the nation before our pending national demonstration scheduled to take place on the 18th of August 2021.
This pernicious and persistent effort by some vindictive and self-ego-massaging politicians to downplay Nkrumah’s legacy and role in the struggle for independence is not only short-sighted but suicidal long-term. If Nkrumah wasn’t that special or the standout performer among the Big Sixers, then the Big Six itself is nothing special among the many men and women who fought for Ghanaian Independence.
I can choose to perceive the Big Six as a political contrivance that sidelines the many men and women, unsung heroes, who played not insignificant roles in the fight for freedom.
Changing Founder’s day to Founders’ Day is good, but history revisionism for political capital is a race after the wind. Writing Nkrumah out of the history books and sneaking in your favourite Big Sixer makes your intention obvious.
Majority of Ghanaians will never revere the man who wrote letters to the Queen pleading with her to not grant us independence the same way they revere Nkrumah.
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Nkrumah was the standout performer, and no amount of history revisionism will change that.
Neymer didn’t need Messi performing less to shine, and an in-form Christiano Ronaldo took nothing away from Gareth Bale.
Fix the country instead of attempting to re-fix history to favour your political tradition.
Again, received another Awards for his excellent leadership in the Jazz at Drew Festival. 
