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  • We are sorry for brutalising soldiers – Obom-Domeabra residents

    We are sorry for brutalising soldiers – Obom-Domeabra residents

    The Odum Plala Okyeame, Okyeame Adukwei on behalf of the residents of Obom-Domeabra has apologised to the military and the entire nation for brutalising two soldiers at Dome Faase earlier this week.

    According to him, they mistook the soldiers for land guards hence the unwarranted attack on them.

    “We thought they were land guards, but we have come to realise that they are soldiers and so we are very sorry. We are not justifying that landguards deserve to be brutalised but the President said he has stopped landguards from operating and i am not justifying our actions because every life matters. We really apologise,” he said.

    Speaking on Atinka FM’s AM Drive, hosted by Ekourba Gyasi, Okyeame Adukwei admitted that the youth who attacked the soldiers had faulted, therefore calling on the military to forgive them.

    However, he said they had complained about the mistreatment by those who were claiming the land, including destroying their farm produce on several occasions but they had no positive response from their authorities.

    Soon after the clash between the soldiers and residents, about three hundred soldiers reportedly stormed Obom-Domeabra to retaliate and as well look for two missing guns.

    It was reported that all the men in the town fled leaving their wives and children at home.

    When the military got to the town, they went to each house to search for their guns and marched all the women to a park as a form of punishment.

    The Deputy Defence Minister, Derrick Oduro made it known that the soldiers were sent there by their authorities, adding that the military will deal with the people of Obom Domeabra for attacking the soldiers.

    Meanwhile, reacting to the Defence Minister’s comments, Okyeame Adukwei said the military men in question had been stationed on the disputed land for a while, acting like landguards and therefore they did not believe those soldiers were sent by their authorities.

    He, therefore, called on government to come out with the truth and intervene on their behalf, stating that they had occupied the land for so many years without knowing it belonged to some people of Akyem.

    “They have hidden the truth on what really happened from the public. We are appealing to the President, if it is true that he sent them, then he should intervene because we have all gone to hide in the bush and we do not know where our children and wives are,” he said.

    Okyeame Adukwei added, “The authorities should exclude the soldiers from this matter and bring in the police to help solve it peacefully. We are in an election year and we do not want chaos. We have been to the site several times and we saw land guards in army uniforms so we thought these two soldiers were land guards.”

    He added that the people of Dome Faase intend to send the matter to court immediately after the press conference, adding that it was unfortunate the issue took a violent turn.

    Atinkaonline

  • More than 500 girls to benefit from ICT skills training in Oti

    More than 500 girls to benefit from ICT skills training in Oti

    Some 570 girls from deprived Junior and Senior High Schools in the Oti region are undergoing skills training in ICT to broaden their scope in the subject area.

    The package is being rolled out by the Ministry of Communication through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC).

    The participants, who excel, would be rewarded with a device, certificate and their institutions benefit from the establishment of an ultra-modern ICT resource centre and laboratory.

    The team visited five ICT District Centres in Oti Region, where teachers involved in the programme are being equipped to become train-the-trainees models in ICT.

    Abraham Kofi Asante, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIFEC, in a speech on behalf of Ursula Owusu-Ekufu the Minister of Communications, said, ‘Girls in ICT’ is a programme organised to train and help girls acquire computer skills.

    He said the government was building a digitised economy championed by ICT and had prioritised training for JHSs students to be literate in the subject area.

    The Chief Executive Officer said the Ministry for Communication would establish ICT centres in the Oti Regional Capital to serve as a resource centre to build capacities.

    He encouraged the students to demonstrate a passion to excel in ICT, which is now the driver for undertaking tasks in the global space.

    He said as part of the implementation of Girls in ICT in line with the International Telecom Union strategy some 680 JHSs and 380 SHSs ICT laboratories had been established.

    Mr Asante said about 141 community laboratories were activated with 242 centres at various stages of completion compared to 28 that were operational at the end of 2016.

    He said the girls would be introduced to coding and other tools to sharpen their intelligence to become problem solvers.

    He said Dambai is benefiting from the community ICT Centre as part of the President’s digitisation programme.

    The training centres the team visited are Kyabobo Girls Junior High School laboratory in the Nkwanta South Municipal, Nkwanta South Municipal ICT laboratory, Nkwanta South SHS Technical laboratory and Oti SHS Technical laboratory in the Krachi East Municipal.

    Students under the ICT training programme expressed gratitude to the Ministry for Communication and GIFEC.

    Ghanaweb- Dikoder.com

  • Construction of Tema industrial-Kpone road begins

    Construction of Tema industrial-Kpone road begins

    Kwesi Amoako Attah, Minister of Roads and Highways, has cut sod for the rehabilitation of the 7.2 kilometer Tema Industrial Area to Kpone link road.

    Amoako-Attah said the existing single carriageway collector road would be widened to a 2×2 dual carriageway with improved drainage systems adding that the first two kilometers within the heavy industrial zone would have a concrete surface while the remaining five would be asphaltic.

    He said a wholly owned Ghanaian M/S Joshob Company Limited would build the road within 24 months after winning an open competitive tender.

    “The main objectives of the project include improvement of the capacity and riding quality of the road, reduction of traveling times between communities, ensuring safety of commuters and other road users, and improving drainage on the road”, he said.

    He disclosed that the ongoing concrete road construction of the Tema Steel Works to the Nestle factory was about 70 per cent complete and it would be commissioned by November this year.

    He said other critical projects including partial reconstruction of selected roads ongoing within the Tema Metropolitan area and Tema West Municipality were 30 per cent complete while other roads were also between 20 to 57 percent completed in the two areas.

    Ishmael Ashitey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, expressed gratitude to the Ministry for remembering the people of Tema and Kpone, saying the road served many companies and commuters.

    Ashitey appealed to the contractor to do a good job and within time and asked that they employed the local youth on the project.

    Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, in a welcoming address, reiterated the importance of rehabilitating the road and invited investors to invest in Tema and Kpone.

    Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover Member of Parliament for Tema East, Solomon Tettey Appiah, Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive, and Hopeson Adorye, Parliamentary Candidate for Kpone-Katamanso all lauded the good works of the government.

    GNA

  • Government to set up Kente Village

    Government to set up Kente Village

    Government is considering the idea of setting up a Kente Craft Village to boost the production of the Ghanaian indigenous cloth for both local and international markets.

    The proposal, put together by the Royal Kente Weavers and Sellers Association, was presented to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo by the group’s representatives at the Jubilee House, Accra on Wednesday.

    The plan, which targeted high kente production in the Western, Ahafo, Oti, Central and Eastern regions, aimed at training some 5,200 persons between the ages 15 to 24 on art of kente weaving to sustain the Kente tradition and its allied industry and to help promote it as part of Ghanaian cultural heritage.

    Receiving the proposal from the group, President Akufo-Addo Addo said the Kente cloth embodied the rich identity of Ghana, and had over decades become visible on the world stage, particularly among people of black descent in the diaspora where it had become a symbol of connection to Africa.

    He cited the adornment of kente vestments by the members of United States Senate and Congress as they solidarised with a black man whose life was taken unlawfully, saying the Kente cloth was a source of pride and dignity beyond Ghana.

    The President said the proposal was noteworthy and would be given the needed attention by government.

    He assured the group that government would lend support to help raise the level of Kente production.

    Kwami Nyami, leader of the association who expressed appreciation for the audience granted the group by the President, appealed to government to give the needed attention to the kente weaving industry as it could create jobs for the teeming youth of Ghana.

    GNA

  • First Lady presents $20,000 to sick pencil artist

    First Lady presents $20,000 to sick pencil artist

    First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has officially presented an amount of $20,000 to ailing pencil artist Emmanuel Apraku to help in his treatment.

    Apraku, popularly known as Ray, has received widespread support on social media since his illness was made public.

    Several Ghanaians subsequently donated to a GoFundMe account which was created to raise funds for him to undergo surgery.

    The First Lady also reached out to the team behind Apraku’s global fundraiser and pledged to donate $20,000 for his treatment.

    She went ahead to send the ailing pencil artist a hand-written letter wishing him a speedy recovery.

    “Dear, Emmanuel, I wish you the very best and speedy recovery. God bless,” Mrs. Akufo-Addo wrote.

    The First Lady has now delivered on her promise by personally donating an amount of $20,000 to the sick artist.

    Pulsegh

  • Tell Ghanaians you won’t repeat past mistakes – Asantehene to Mahama

    Tell Ghanaians you won’t repeat past mistakes – Asantehene to Mahama

    The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has admonished NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to assure Ghanaians that the mistakes that happened under his tenure as President will not be repeated if he is re-elected in the upcoming December polls.

    The Asantehene made the comments during a visit by the former President to introduce his running mate, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang to him on Wednesday at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.

    According to the king, it is important for Mahama to do an introspection and explain to Ghanaians the mistakes of the past and how he has corrected those mistakes to warrant a second chance.

    “You have been a President before and you want to return again as President. I have spoken to you a lot and I have said that if you want to come back, let Ghanaians know what went wrong yesterday. Also let Ghanaians know that the mistakes won’t be repeated.

    “When you lost the election, I said that Ghanaians voted against you out of disappointment and anger. And when you were re-elected as flagbearer and you informed me, I asked you whether you have looked at your mistakes in the past and how you can convince Ghanaians how you will correct those mistakes.”

    The Asantehene added “the sitting President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wants to be re elected for another 4 years and he has been going round explaining to Ghanaians what he has done. You have just told me what you did when you were President, and what you want to do if you get another chance. What you have to do is to tell Ghanaians the wrongs of the past and how you will correct those wongs.”

    Starrfm

  • EC is overburdened, can’t regulate political parties – CHRAJ boss

    EC is overburdened, can’t regulate political parties – CHRAJ boss

    Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Joseph Whittal, has said he backs suggestions that a new independent body should be established to take over the Electoral Commission’s role of regulating political parties.

    According to Mr Whittal, the EC already has its hands full with conducting elections and referenda to take other roles like ensuring that political parties adhere to the rules on financial audits.

    “The Electoral Commission is certainly overburdened with all public elections and referenda and so to add a regulator of political parties or as we call them ‘Registrar of Political Parties’, as we call them in other countries, I think it is an over-kill,” the CHRAJ Commissioner said at an event to launch the Citizens’ Anti-Corruption Manifesto in Accra.

    Mr Whittal was responding to concerns that the EC has reneged on its mandate to audit the finances of political parties in Ghana, which some have said fuels corruption since there is no transparency in the financing of the parties.

    The CHRAJ Commissioner said Ghana can adopt the system in other African countries where there is an independent Political Party Registrar responsible for ensuring registration of political parties granting certificates, going through their audits and their statement of accounts.

    “If the evidence shows that the EC has not been able to activate that aspect of this law, we must be thinking of hacking it off and giving it to an independent body that can handle that aspect…and making sure that the outstanding issues of monitoring political party financing are addressed,” he stressed.

    The citizens’ manifesto is a project that seeks to inform strategic policy direction for the political parties before they are elected into office.

    The project is funded by STAR-Ghana Foundation with support from UKAid and European Union.

    It is titled, “Making All Voices Count in the 2020 Anti-Corruption Agenda of Political Parties’ Manifestoes” and reveals, among other things that, citizens want legislative reforms to prioritise stronger sanctions against proceeds against criminal activity.

    On the administrative fronts, citizens proposed that there should be an introduction of anti-corruption and integrity curricula in schools.

    ghanaweb

  • Prophet Nigel Gaisie Drops Five Political Prophecies; Predicts A Win For Mahama In The December Polls

    Prophet Nigel Gaisie Drops Five Political Prophecies; Predicts A Win For Mahama In The December Polls

    Founder and leader of the Prophetic Hill Church, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has dropped five new political prophecies ahead of a very volatile election period in Ghana.

    His prophecy also announces a win for Former President Mahama who is seeking a come back to the presidency.

    In a Facebook post, Prophet Nigel Gaisie who has been in the news in recent times for all the wrong reasons said, amongst other things, there is a political plot to terminate his life because he has been deemed as a thorn in the flesh of the governing party.

    Below Are The Five Prophecies Prophet Nigel Gaisie Put Forth:

    1. 1. I saw a SERIOUS ATTACK ON A VICE RUNNING MATE, let them PRAY
    2. 2. Ghana Will PROSPER, I SAW IT FROM 2021, MIDYEAR
    3. 3. I saw a hatched plan against my person and my church thus they will CRASH MY CAR AND KILL ME BECAUSE I HAVE BECOME TORN IN THEIR FLESH BUT BE ASSURED THE LORD SEETH ALL THINGS AHEAD OF THEM AND REVEALS IT TO HIS Servants.
    4. 4. I saw an attack on Burkina Faso
    5. 5. I sense a GREAT WIND BLOW ON THE NATION OF AMERICA

    Prophet Nigel Gaisie is part of a crop of pastors who many describe as “politically-biased preachers who allow their affiliation to political parties to determine the angle of their so-called prophecies.”

    Also, recent controversies surrounding the dealings of the pastor has eroded his reputation in the eyes of the public who believe there may be something up his sleeves. There has been a breakdown in the trust the people used to repose in him and others based on their conduct and attitude.

    As the election period draws closer, prophecies upon prophecies would Ghanaians be bombarded with. Each preacher or prophet will claim he or she has heard from God concerning the outcome of the elections in a subtle bid to court the attention and admiration of the citizenry when these prophecies somehow materialize.

  • You stopped visiting me after losing the election in 2016-Otumfuo to John Mahama

    You stopped visiting me after losing the election in 2016-Otumfuo to John Mahama

    The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has scolded the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), John Dramani Mahama for abandoning the Manhyia Palace ever since he and his party lost the general elections in 2016.

    John Mahama today introduced his running mate, Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang to the overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.

    One of the wealthiest Kings in Africa, Otumfuo, in a welcome address to John Mahama and his team who visited him noted that for a very long time, the leadership of the NDC had not visited him as they did before when they were in government.

    “You only visit me when you were in power, it has been a while you came to visit me. Today I have seen people who for a very long time, I haven’t set eyes on”, he said in an address. 

    Per the reports sighted on Wontumionline, the Asante King, at the end of his speech, advised them to visit the Manhyia Palace like they used to before.

    “My grandchildren, today I have seen you all, next time come and visit me”. Otumfuo stated.

    ghpage- Dikoder.com

  • Prince David Osei declares support for Akuf-Addo, says his campaign ad is ‘artistically executed’ (WATCH)

    Prince David Osei declares support for Akuf-Addo, says his campaign ad is ‘artistically executed’ (WATCH)

    Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei is throwing his support behind President Nana Akufo Addo for the forthcoming December general elections.

    As part of his campaign plans, Akufo-Addo has released a campaign video which shows how ‘persistency and perseverance’ helped him become president after several attempts.

    The “Merciful Heart” actor shared the campaign video and accompanied with a caption that suggests that Ghanaians should give him another term.

    He described the ad as ‘beautifully and artistically executed’, adding that people should ‘be Inspired and never give up on your dreams’ because ‘everything is possible’.

    He added that he wasn’t paid for the post and that he did it because he supports Nana Addo’s campaign message.

    Prince David said he is ‘just a discerning citizen, who believes in the good governance of Nana Addo’.

    He wrote: “Persistency, Perseverance is the Key‼️ Beautifully and artistically executed‼️ Be Inspired and Never Give Up on Your Dreams‼️ Everything is Possible‼️ @nakufoaddo @sammiawuku #4more4nana Just so we on the same page haven’t taken money from no one to post or promote this post‼️ Just a discerning citizen, who believes in the good governance of @nakufoaddo .. Thank You…#4more4nana #longliveghana P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E”.

    https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEWZlYygvXS/?igshid=1o5y56ywjzxmw

    Pulsegh – Dikoder.com

  • Central Region Doesn’t Need An Airport, NPP Has To Apply Wisdom – Blakk Rasta

    Central Region Doesn’t Need An Airport, NPP Has To Apply Wisdom – Blakk Rasta

    Ghanaian radio presenter and Raggae  musician, Blakk Rasta, has spoken against the incumbent NPP government’s decision to construct an Airport at Cape Coast in the Central Region.

    According to Blank Rasta in an interview on Zylofon FM, there is already an airport at Takoradi which is very close to Cape Coast so it will be a waste of money and resources to construct another one.

    Blank Rasta furthered that the Government needs to apply wisdom in developmental projects because going to the Takoradi Airport is just an hour drive.

    Stressing on the closeness of the cities, Blakk Rasta stated he can use 45 minutes to drive to Cape Coast.

    Few days ago, the incumbent NPP government disclosed their plans to build an Airport at Cape Coast during the launch of their manifesto. This has since caused different reactions from the general public.

    Ghbase- Dikoder.com

  • Double-track system is a leapfrogging concept – Adutwum

    Double-track system is a leapfrogging concept – Adutwum

    Ghana’s double-track system being implemented at the senior high schools is a “leapfrogging” concept, Deputy Minister of Information Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has said.

    It was introduced by the government to absorb the spike in enrolment following the implementation of the free SHS programme in 2017.

    So far, 1.2 million students, according to the government, have benefitted from the free SHS programme.

    Though the stopgap double-track system has been widely criticised by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) with its flagbearer, former President John Mahama, indicating that he will scrap that aspect of the free SHS policy should he win the 2020 polls, Dr Adutwum told Kwabena Prah Jr on Accra100.5FM’s morning show, Ghana Yensom, that the double-track system “is a leapfrogging concept, so, instead of taking 50 years to put up school infrastructure to accommodate the influx of students, we’re using that to circumnavigate the infrastructure hurdles”.

    “We can’t wait for 126 years” before doing so, he noted.

    According to him, “if our generation wants to transform this country, we need to rush but with a mindset of not forgetting about quality”.

    “So, you don’t just rush but look for leapfrogging strategies”, he added.

    Dr Adutwum said the government is adopting innovative strategies to ensure that Ghana catches up with the rest of the world as far as human resource and development are concerned.

    “We’re in a hurry because time has run out on you”, he said.

    “Ghana’s peers, in terms of nationhood and independence, are now into manufacturing aeroplanes and other things but the painful thing is that they are not any smarter than us except that they have the mindset that everything is possible”, he pointed out.

    The deputy minister also said the government intends incorporating virtual laboratories into the education system, so, as to expose students to a whole raft of things in the science realm which they cannot have physical access to at the moment due to financial constraints.

    Ghanaweb- Dikoder.com

  • Breaking News: Access Bank on fire (WATCH VIDEO)

    Breaking News: Access Bank on fire (WATCH VIDEO)

    Fire has engulfed a branch of Access Bank in Lagos on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

    The raging fire was captured on phone cameras by pedestrians from the road and people in surrounding buildings in Adetokunbo Ademola, Victoria Island where the building is located.

    We gathered that fire fighters are reported to have responded to the scene already.

    See video below

    We will soon Update you.

    Dikoder.com

  • Ghanaians have failed to hold President Akufo-Addo accountable – Mahama’s Aide

    Ghanaians have failed to hold President Akufo-Addo accountable – Mahama’s Aide

    An Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, says President Akufo-Addo has found confidence to contest for the presidency again because Ghanaians, especially the media, have not held him accountable for his stewardship so far.

    According to him, the performance of the Akufo-Addo government has been so abysmal within the 4 years in office than any administration in spite of receiving so much financial resources than any other government.

    “If we all decide to hold this government to the fire of accountability, Nana Akufo-Addo will not get the confidence to say that he will stand again for election,” he asserted on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ Morning Show.

    He maintained that President Akufo-Addo has nothing to show for all the borrowed monies and the financial resources at his disposal; claiming that the government of Akufo-Addo has performed abysmally compared to other governments in the history of the country.

    “I have never seen a government that has been so abysmal in its performance within 4 years than this administration with so much financial resources; over 300 billion Cedis financial resources at this government’s disposal and if you deduct the 6 billion spent on Free SHS from it, what has happened to the remaining money?”

    He said the Akufo-Addo government alone has received about 315 billion Cedis and then Mills and Mahama administration both received financial resources of about 248 billion Cedis.

    Aside the abysmal performance, Mr. Edudzi Tamakloe again said the 120 Ministers and deputies have crippled the economy as their monthly salaries are exorbitant compared to the previous administrations.

    “Only your government has 120 ministers and deputies and do you know how much a minister is paid for a month? If they say leadership for service, it should have been leadership for family and friends,” he said.

    To him, President Akufo-Addo has not been able to keep his campaign promise of not forming a family and friends government.

    “One of the campaign promises of Nana Akufo-Addo was that if Ghanaians vote for him, he will not form a family and friends government. Is Nana Addo still standing by that campaign promise?” he quizzed.

    Peacefm- Dikoder.com

  • Over 50 arrested for attacking two soldiers at Dome Faase

    Over 50 arrested for attacking two soldiers at Dome Faase

    More than 50 persons have been arrested after two military officers were attacked at Dome Faase near Accra.

    A military contingent was deployed to the town to restore calm forcing residents to flee to avoid arrest.

    The uniformed men reportedly clashed with rampaging residents on Tuesday, while protecting a parcel of land owned by a sub-chief of Akyem Apedwa.

    Images widely shared online capture the two soldiers bleeding profusely as they are being surrounded by the mob granting interviews to reporters at the scene.

    One of them who identified himself as Clement Asare-Addo said warning shots had been fired with the hope of dispersing the agitated residents. However, this backfired.

    “Our work is that we give a warning shot and when they stop then their leader and our leader will sit down and talk. But this one, it didn’t happen like that. They came to us and attacked us saying that we came here voluntarily,” he said.

    According to the army officer, the residents accused them of not having been officially assigned to that post.

    He added that even after explaining to the leader of the group that they were not criminals, the group simply would not listen to reason and proceeded to beat him and his colleague up.

    “Their leader came there and we informed him that we are not criminals. So if there is anything else, they should exercise patience and lead us to your chief or wherever then we continue,” he pleaded.

    Clement said their pleas and cries of innocence fell on deaf ears as the residents continued to beat them.

    The residents had been demonstrating over the ownership of the land when the incident occurred.

    They had earlier claimed that there have been rumours of armed land guards working with military personnel to terrorize their communities.

    “Three weeks ago we heard rumours of activities on Ga lands that fall precisely under the Domeabra Obong constituency. Further investigations revealed that the presence of a team of armed land guards was working with some military personnel terrorizing the communities, claiming the Akyem stool sent them,” a spokesman for the residents told reporters.

    Ghanaweb- Dikoder.com