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  • NADMO DIRECTOR VISIT TAIFA BURKINA DOWN TO DOME CROSSING

    NADMO DIRECTOR VISIT TAIFA BURKINA DOWN TO DOME CROSSING

     The NADMO BOSS MR. Seth K. Kissi with his team paid a courtesy visit to the victims of Taifa Burkina down to the Dome Crossing in the Ga East after the heavy downpour on Sunday and to provide them with a temporary tent for living and clothes including foods stuff.

    The NADMO boss Mr. Seth K. Kissi told the victims NADMO will do their best to help them but the best help comes from them themselves by advising themselves not to build on waterways and avoid dumping refuse into drainage systems putting kiosks and containers on waterways to block easy access of water passage.

       Mr. Seth K. Kissi, in conclusion, admitted that they have poor drainage systems in the Ga East Municipal which the Assembly has awarded some drainage systems for construction. He stated

    BY: Emmanuel Koranteng|DIKODER.COM| DFM

  • PRAY FOR GHANAIAN JOURNALISTS

    PRAY FOR GHANAIAN JOURNALISTS

    The Founder and Leader of New Jerusalem Chapel, Bishop Dr. J. Y. Adu popularly known as Sunsum Mu Nsem Wura, has called on all pastors across the country to pray seriously for journalists in Ghana.

    According to Bishop Dr J. Y Adu, Journalists need a lot of prayers seriously because there are death traps across in spiritual realm waiting for media practitioners this year.

    Bishop, therefore, urging all the pastors in Ghana here to fight for our Journalists because they are the fourth Arm of Government, without journalists our country Ghana can’t move as is moving right now. He lamented.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • PROSECUTE COMPLICIT BOG OFFICIALS -DR NANA YAW AGYENIM BOATENG

    PROSECUTE COMPLICIT BOG OFFICIALS -DR NANA YAW AGYENIM BOATENG

    The leading communication team member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, Dr Nana Yaw Agyenim Boateng is calling on the state to extend prosecution of individuals complicit in the banking sector challenges to officials of the central bank.

    The firebrand communicator Dr Nana Yaw Agyenim Boateng believes that officials at the banking Supervision Department of the Bank of Ghana should be held responsible for the various banking regulation breaches by the collapsed banks.

    Dr Agyenim Boateng also said even if the past and current BoG Governor has connived in the matter, then they should be held responsible for their failure. We should be able to retrieve every state money that has gone out, we should be able to recover them. Because these monies must have been invested in institutions or there is something we call tracing process, Dr Nana Yaw Agyenim Boateng added.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • ACCIDENT AT OFANKOR OVERPASS 15 PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

    ACCIDENT AT OFANKOR OVERPASS 15 PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

    Fifteen people are in critical condition following an accident on the Ofankor Barrier overpass on the Accra-Kumasi road.

    The accident Monday morning involves three vehicles; a commercial ‘trotro’ vehicle,  a trailer truck and a saloon car.

    More soon.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM

  • GUTA THREATENS TO HIT STREET

    GUTA THREATENS TO HIT STREET

    The government has been urged to make a definite pronouncement that will quell the rising tension between Ghanaian Traders and their foreign counterparts, particularly those from neighboring Nigeria in the retail trade arena.

    The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Ashanti region, are threatened to stage a Massive Demonstration against gov’t over foreigners infiltrating local business in the country.

    “He has described the recent closure of Nigeria’s trade borders to Benin and other neighboring countries as Ghana as an outright breach of ECOWAS treaties.

    According to the Public Relations Officer of the Association, Mr. Albert Mensah Offei said, failure on the part of the Foreign Affairs Ministry as well as the ECOWAS parliament to put the member state in check is enough evidence of all treaties and protocols under ECOWAS being ineffective.

    “Nigeria has blatantly flouted ECOWAS protocol if there is even something like that. Surprisingly, the foreign affairs ministry has failed to deal with this issue and for two months Ghanaian goods have been locked up in Nigeria.

    This act by the Nigerian government nullifies the entire ECOWAS Treaty on the free movement of people and goods,” he said.

    “We will stage a massive demonstration against the government, if he refused to address our Challenges.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • 5 Million Employed in Illegal Mining Sector – Report

    5 Million Employed in Illegal Mining Sector – Report

    Five million Ghanaians are directly and indirectly employed in the illegal mining sector, which is popularly called galamsey, a new report by the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has revealed.

    The report, dubbed: “Ghana Social Development Outlook (SDO) 2018” has, therefore, urged the government to re-examine the sector by streamlining it instead of banning the activities of those involved in the sector.

    In an interview after the launch of the report at the University of Ghana in Accra, the Coordinator of the Social Development Outlook at ISSER, Dr. Elizabeth A. Asante, said putting a total ban on galamsey meant that five million people were going to be put out of a job.

    According to her, the government could prevent job losses in the galamsey sector by ensuring that the activities of the illegal miners were properly regulated.

    You are putting five million people out of a job when you criminalised galamsey,” Dr. Asante said, pointing out that “and we are asking you (the government) to reconsider it; why don’t you regularise the galamsey sector?

    She explained that when illegal miners (galamseyers) were taught on what to do and what not to do, it would help to protect the country’s environment whilst creating job opportunities for the various people whose livelihoods depended on the sector.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • Gareth Bale is Angry and Wants to Leave Real Madrid.

    Gareth Bale is Angry and Wants to Leave Real Madrid.

    Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is angry and fed up at the Spanish giants and wants to leave the club.

    Gareth Bale is fed up,He can do this no longer. At a time when he began to stand out, knowing that as he plays matches his fitness would be sharpened, he suddenly had to watch the game against Bruges in the stands. Nobody knows why.

    He is angry, confused. When Zidane returned to the club, he decided he did not want Bale, without anyone having offered a clear reasoning. Bale was told that Zidane, with whom he has a professional relationship, had made an unequivocal decision and was preparing for his departure.

    His agent, Jonathan Barnett, set out to find his alternative options, but Bale preferred – ahead of any other possibility – to remain at the club.

    Bale had been set to join the Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a three-year contract in the summer – earning a reported £1m a week – but Real canceled the deal because they wanted a transfer fee.

    According to a report, Welshman does not quite understand is why the doors were opened, and then they did not let him go. Madrid agreed not to charge a transfer fee to the Chinese side Jiangsu Suning, but ultimately they backed down because they believed that another Chinese team was willing to pay a large amount for James Rodriguez, a rumor that ended up being false.

    Bale has played well in recent weeks – partly because he is angry – in response to the distance and coldness with which the coach treats him, and he has finally rebelled at his situation.

    In July, Real manager Zinedine Zidane said we hope he leaves soon a comment to which Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett replied: “Zidane is a disgrace – he shows no respect for a player that has done so much for Real Madrid.

    Filled by Theresah Mensah.

  • DANGEROUS BRIDGE THREATENS LIFE OF STUDENTS

    DANGEROUS BRIDGE THREATENS LIFE OF STUDENTS

    Residents and students of Abisim Yeboah in the Suhum constituency of the Eastern Region, are crying over movements and economic activities disruptions, following the increasingly dangerous state of the only bridge that linked them to their schools called Abisim Yeboah Junior High school, primary and nearby communities, making life unbearable and scary.

    The bridge, which links to Dawa, Abisim, Nankese, Akwadum, and other related communities, is increasingly becoming a threat to life each day, affecting class hours of students, with tragic occurrences reported that some students sometimes fall into the below water while crossing the bridge.

    Some parents, as a result, have redrawn their children from the school in their only attempt to protect them from any unforeseen danger. Residents and students speaking are therefore calling on the MP Hon. Opare Ansah and MCE Margaret Darko to come to their aid immediately.

     Speaking to DFM, the Assemblymember for the area Hon Bright Ernest Nyakotey, expressed his extreme worry towards the footbridge, saying that this bridge has caused many people a lot of challenges in the area. He appealed to the government to come to their aid.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • La Liga: Suarez & Messi Star in Sevilla Thrashing.

    La Liga: Suarez & Messi Star in Sevilla Thrashing.

    Luis Suarez scored a sublime overhead kick as champions Barcelona climbed to second in La Liga with a convincing win over Sevilla at the Nou Camp.

    Ernesto Valverde’s side swept Julen Lopetegui’s visitors away with three goals in eight first-half minutes.

    Suarez opened the scoring with an acrobatic finish after 27 minutes, before Arturo Vidal and Ousmane Dembele put the hosts in complete control.

    Lionel Messi completed the scoring with a delightful free-kick late on.

    Barcelona had 20-year-old debutant Ronald Araujo and Ousmane Dembele sent off in the closing stages, after Araujo brought down Javier Hernandez when last man – and Dembele was shown a second yellow card for dissent in the aftermath.

    Filled by Theresah Mensah. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • WE ARE GRATEFUL MR PRESIDENT FOR BEING A GENERATIONAL THINKER AND DROPPING THE (CSE).

    WE ARE GRATEFUL MR PRESIDENT FOR BEING A GENERATIONAL THINKER AND DROPPING THE (CSE).

    The controversial comprehensive s$xuality education (CSE), which has made a lot on the airwaves especially on political platforms for almost a week and more has finally been dropped by the president of the republic of Ghana.

    The youth, responsible and patriotic citizens are happy and grateful for the presidents decision on the CSE

    Mr Alfred Ahiatsi who in the course of the controversies made a lot of comments and youth gathering to solicitate views and explain detail of the CSE to his community members.

    Mr Alfred said the youth will forever be grateful to the president for taking the bold initiative to drop the CSE and also asked the youth to be more interested in things happening around them

    STORY BY MAVIS DAVOR

  • Tottenham Boss Pochettino Doesn’t Fear Sack

    Tottenham Boss Pochettino Doesn’t Fear Sack

    Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is not worried about the sack despite his side’s poor form.

    Spurs lost 3-0 at Brighton on Saturday to compound a miserable week that also saw them thrashed 7-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

    The club was also knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties by League Two Colchester last month.

    When asked if he feared for his job, Pochettino said: “No I am not worried, what worries me is life, not football.”

    Speaking at a news conference after Saturday’s game at Amex Stadium, Pochettino said: “Football is a game that sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. The problem for us – it was win, win, win and it was praise for everyone.

    “Now in the last two games, it was a tough situation to accept. But I don’t want to be a philosopher or talk in a way that is not good.”

    Filled by Theresah Mensah

  • FARMERS, FISHERMEN’S TO HIT STREET WITH A MASSIVE DEMO

    FARMERS, FISHERMEN’S TO HIT STREET WITH A MASSIVE DEMO

    The Ghana National Association of Farmers, Fishermen, and members across the country announced to embark on a massive demonstration over poor livelihood and demand payment of monies owed them by the government.

    According to the Eastern regional chairman of the Ghana National Association of Farmers, Fishermen, Nana Apagyahene Annim, has given the government ultimatum to address their challenges with immediate effect, or They will stage massive demo against the government over poor livelihood; he said.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng |DFM|DIKODER,COM|

  • THE CURRENT COCOA PRICE INCREMENT IS AN INSULT MADAM AKUA DONKOR—-HINTED.

    THE CURRENT COCOA PRICE INCREMENT IS AN INSULT MADAM AKUA DONKOR—-HINTED.

    The founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor have said, the current cocoa price announced by Cocoabod from Gh¢475 to GH¢515 is an extreme insult and disrespect to farmers who are into cocoa business.

    Madam Akua Donkor said failing to increase the price of cocoa beans to a very welcome amount will discourage and drive away from the youths who want to venture into agriculture.

    Speaking Madam Akua said cocoa farmers in Ghana are not benefiting from the national cocoa profits and are hit with poor initiatives and cocoa policies.

    The GFP flagbearer reveals the government ought to have increased a bag of cocoa beans to Gh¢575 instead of the newly increment amount of Gh¢515 per bag with an increasing amount of Gh¢100.

    Madam Akua Donkor concluded by saying that, Ghana Freedom Party when voted into power come 2020 will provide favorable incentives with better cocoa price increments for cocoa farmers for a better living.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • COCOA FARMERS REJECT PRODUCER PRICE OF COCOA FOR 2019/2020 COCOA SEASON.

    COCOA FARMERS REJECT PRODUCER PRICE OF COCOA FOR 2019/2020 COCOA SEASON.

    Cocoa farmers of sefwi Bodi, Juaboso and Akontombra are unhappy about the new producer price of cocoa announced by Nana Addo’s government in this economic hardship. higher cost of living, a higher increase in electricity bills, communication service tax, bad environment for business activities and among others.

    Since this government assumed office in 2017, there is no pesewa added to cocoa price for two years but to make an increment in 2019/2020 cocoa season, the government added only gh40 and It is a fact that in the Last 3 years Nana Addo’s government has only added 40 Ghana cedis to the existing price of 475 which we understand it as a cheat and way of stealing farmers.

    To be sincere and honest to cocoa farmers, the government of Ghana over the years considered some factors that determine the producer price of cocoa, these are some of the factors;

    a. World market price (Free On Board price of cocoa).

    b. Premium receipts (quality of cocoa produce)

    c. The exchange rate (cedi and dollar relationship)

    d. Cost of Operation

    All things being equal, the exchange rate is favorable for the huge producer price of cocoa. To expand and explain the above factors, the FOB price of $2300 secured for the 2019/20 crop year is higher than the 2018/19 price of $2200. We should be mindful of the fact that Ghana through forwarding sales has sold the 2019/20 produce, even though we are yet to harvest.

    Now let us do these basic mathematics by using our exchange rate.

    PREMIUM INCLUSIVE

     a. 2016/17 cocoa season, $1=gh3.9

    FOB price+Premium $2950 (Per tonne which is 16 bags), so gh3.9×$2950=ghc11,505

    Value in ghc11,505

    NOTE, NO PREMIUM ADDED

    b.  2019/20 cocoa season, $1=gh5.3

    FOB price-Premium   $2300 (Per tonne which is 16 bags), so, gh5.3×$2300=ghc12,190

       Value in ghc12,190

    If the government had added the premium receipts to the FOB price of cocoa, the price per bag of cocoa as of today would have been not less than ghc800. Let us also note that, if the government has even overlooked premium receipts and rogue farmers, the cocoa price for farmers should have been ghc630

    We haven’t forgotten how President Mahama government increased producer price of cocoa for 2016/2017 to ghc475 indicating an increase of ghc263 over his 4 year period from our late president Atta Mills ghc212

    Story by  Emmanuel koranteng |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • Grant me the opportunity again Ghana – Avram Grant

    Grant me the opportunity again Ghana – Avram Grant

    Former Black Stars Coach Avram Grant says he will welcome an opportunity to manage the senior national team again.

    “I really miss Ghana and I want to re-unite with Ghana again if I am given the opportunity. I have so many memories about Ghana and I must say that Kwesi Nyantakyi did extremely well as the President of the Ghana Football Association but it’s quite unfortunate,” he said in an interview.

    He added that “there is too much politics in the game which I don’t want to talk about or involve himself. I love Ghana and ready to come back again”.

    On February 28, 2017, The Ghana Football Association released a statement saying the FA and Mr. Grant have gone into a mutual agreement to end the contract upon its expiry.

    The former Chelsea manager took over from current coach Kwesi Appiah in November 2014 following Ghana’s disappointing World Cup which included poor performances on and off the pitch.

    Following Avram’s decision to part ways with Ghana, he is quoted by the BBC as saying “the time is right” for him to seek a new challenge and that he had enjoyed his time in charge as the Ghana Coach.

    story by: Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam |DFM |DIKODER.COM|