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President Denies Interfering With Amidu’s Job

President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims by the immediate-past Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, that he interferes with his investigative work.

Mr Amidu, it would be recalled, on Monday, November 16, 2020, tendered in his resignation in a letter addressed to Mr Akufo-Addo.

In the letter, Mr Amidu, among other things, accused the President of interfering with investigation works into alleged corruption cases.

He mentioned for instance that the President sought to interfere with his corruption risk investigation into the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal.

But the President, through his Secretary, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has responded to each of the claims made against him by the Mr Amidu.

In a letter addressed to Mr Amidu and signed by Mr Asante, the President made it clear that throughout the tenure of Mr Amidu, he (Mr Akufo-Addo) nor any member of his government interfered or sought to interfere with his work.

According to the Presidency, in Mr Amidu’s letter to the President dated October 16, 2020, he stated, in part in relation to the novel nature of the report on the analysis of the risk of corruption and anti-corruption assessment of the gold royalties monetization transaction that “this has been made possible by the courage and commitment of H.E. the President of Ghana on redeeming the promise he made to Ghanaians when he was a Presidential candidate of a political party to establish an independent anti-corruption statutory entity to male meaningful any real commitment to prevent and fight corruption.

The Presidency stated that on August 3, 2020, Mr Amidu in a letter to the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, noted that “I have remained in this Office this long out of personal respect for the President’s shared commitment with me to fight corruption.”

Thus, the Presidency says it found it surprising that Mr Amidu will come out to question the commitment of President Akufo-Addo as far as the fight against corruption is concerned and even go on to accuse him (Akufo-Addo) of interfering with investigative works into alleged corruption cases.

The Presidency could not also understand why even before the President had been given the opportunity to reacts to the contents of Mr Amidu’s four-page letter, it had been circulated into the public domain prior to receipt by Mr Akufo-Addo.

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November 18, 2020
Ghanaian Businessman, Atu Mould is Dead

Report reaching Dikoder.com reveals that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Makam Plant, Mr Atu Mould has died.

The Family of Mr Atu Mould confirmed the news of his death a while ago with sketchy details of the cause.

His company was in charge of the Axim Sea Defence project undertaken to save lives and property

The seven-kilometre project which stretched from Brawire to Apewosika was meant to protect the ancient coastal town in the Nzema East Municipality from the ravages of the sea and the Sea.

Update will be given soon

Culled from Mynewsgh

November 18, 2020
Fire guts parts of Odawna market again.

Hundreds of stalls at the Odawna Market at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra are on fire following an outbreak, Wednesday dawn.

The fire, which eyewitnesses say has been raging on for hours, has left residents of the area and shop owners at the market, also known as the Pedestrian Shopping Mall in shock.

Although the cause of the fire remains unknown, videos show the fire spreading to other parts of the market.

Already, a crowd has gathered at the scene along with personnel from the police and fire service.
An eyewitness who spoke to JoyNews accused some market women of being responsible for the spread of the fire.

According to the witness, when the personnel from the fire service got to the scene, the entrance of the market had been blocked, making it impossible for the fire tender to move to where the fire was.

He explained that when the personnel got in touch with the market women to move their items, they refused to allow the men in the area to assist.

“Around 10:30 to 11 pm I was moving from the VIP Station heading to the market when I saw smoke. It was from a small fire. We started to put it out with water that we could find before rushing to call the fire service.”

The eyewitness further narrated that “the team rushed over with a vehicle and asked for the entrance to be cleared but the women insisted that they will move the items alone. When we finally had access to the market, we decided to remove all the cylinders from the stores close to the fire to prevent an explosion but again the women refused.”

“They accused us of trying to steal their stuff and locked up the market again,” he added.

“Within seconds, a cylinder exploded and caused the fire to spread. The fire service tried to put it out but it was difficult because of the cylinders and the types of items lying around. The fire service came back with about 10 cars but the fire is still burning.”

This is, however, not the first time, the Odawna market has caught fire.

In January last year, about 80 stalls were destroyed after fire swept through the market.

Although no deaths or injuries were recorded, eyewitnesses say large quantities of goods of assorted nature belonging to traders were lost along with huge sums of money.

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November 18, 2020
This will Be Your Last Term If We Loose the Election- Sammy Gyamfi Tells Mahama

Firebrand Communications officer of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has shared her worries while speaking Kumasi-based Kesben FM this morning.

According to the young legal practitioner who also doubles as the Communications Officer of the party, there is a lot that needs to be done by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, but she is simply not doing so.

He shared that education that needs to go and is not encouraging and this can lead to low turnout as we are some few days to the elections. This in the long run can lead to spoiling ballot papers, wrongly thumb printing among others.

The firebrand political figure shared that electoral education needs to go on and all this was captured by in the budget allocation for the elections but he is saddened by how things are been done by the currently Electoral Commission’s Chairperson .

He concluded by saying that this will definitely be the last term of the chairperson since her work is not been done well after they win power.

November 18, 2020
Martin Amidu Returns Ghc12,696 Given to him by the Government
The former special prosecutor has got people talking for what he did. A report has been sighted on citi news indicating that Mr Amidu has returned a sum of 12,696 being given to him by the government.

Mr. Martin Amidu has returned all sitting allowance paid to him by the Government since he assumed Office in 2018.

A documents has been sighted on citi news page showing six meeting attended by Mr. Martin Amidu between December 2018 and May 2020.

According to the documents, Mr. Martin Amidu was giving GHS 5,560 as August to December 2018 board allowance.

He received an amount of GHS 1,440 each on four (4) different occasions in a board sitting meeting.

Mr. Martin Amidu was further presented GHS 1,376 for sitting in an Entity Tender Committee Meeting Allowance.

According to sources Mr. Martin Amidu has returned all the allowances because he sees board meeting as part of his official work and see no reason to take a separate money for it.
November 18, 2020
Kimathi Rawlings React to Martin Amidu’s Resignation as Special Prosecutor

Kimathi Rawlings, the son of ex-president and founder of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) J.J Rawlings who passed on about a week ago has joined netizens to share his thought on the resignation of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.

The former Attorney General wrote to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Monday saying his decision is to enable his appointing authority “to take steps to appoint a replacement to that position as required by law.”

Kimathi Rawlings reacting to the news wrote on twitter:

” When the security man realises the Landlord is the real thief, he flees”.

https://twitter.com/KimathiRawlings/status/1328434151507324929?s=19

November 18, 2020
Nana Ama Mcbrown Finally Reveals The Political Party She Is Voting For On December 7th

Celebrities affiliating with political parties has been a topic for discussion for the past month since election is few weeks away.

Celebrities are influential in diverse ways, their influence runs from fashion trends, lifestyle and political affiliations. Over the years, as political candidates have rallied ahead of elections, some entertainment personalities have publicly declared their support and allegiance to some political parties.

In Ghana, there are several political parties in Ghana but the main two parties who have led the country’s democratic rule are the National Democratic Congress and the ruling party, the National Patriotic Party led by President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo.

As such several celebrities have openly and publicly declared their support for some political parties. Some of these celebrities include; Agya Koo, Cwesi Oteng, Afia Schwarzneggar, Daddy Lumba, Nana Ampadu, Samini, Great Ampong, Philippa Baafi, Diana Asamoah, Shatta Wale, Mzbel amongst others.

The newest celebrity to declare her political affiliations is actress and television presenter Nana Ama Mcbrown.

Nana Ama Mcbrown made an appearance on the Zionfelix uncut show to talk more about her political ambition and why she hasn’t made an effort to throw her support with any political party in Ghana.

According to Nana Ama Mcbrown, she has no love for any political party but she is going to vote for the party who she thinks is going to bring development and progress in the country. She also added that it will be bias if she accepts any deal to campaign for any political party in Ghana just for money knowing perfectly well that this political party in question is doing nothing significant for its citizens.

She also stated that by virtue of the fact she was born and raised in Kumasi, people will expect her to automatically support the NPP, but since she knows better, she will not blindly support a party that is not bringing change into the country.

She then sent her heartwarming condolence to the late Jerry John Rawlings family and encouraged them to take heart. Watch Interview below.

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November 18, 2020
Man discovers weed in yams he was asked to deliver abroad (Video)

The world is indeed turning into something else as a video which has since been making rounds on social media has revealed moments a Nigerian man who was sent with some yams abroad saw weed in them.

According to the man, he received the yams from a friend who asked him to take them to somebody abroad when leaving Nigeria but felt a strong urge to see what the items were only to find out that there was weed in them.

He further revealed that he is an ex-serviceman and his friend wants to ruin his life.

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November 18, 2020
Ex-president Mahama saved my life – Wayoosi tells amazing story.

Joseph Osei, popular on screen as Wayoosi, has in a new video, thanked former President John Dramani Mahama for saving his life years ago.

According to him, Mahama through the then Creative Arts Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, donated to him when he was hospitalized.

Wayoosi said he was between life and death when the former President made the donations that saved his life. And he’s forever grateful for that.

He declared that he has been in search for the Ex-President Mahama to thank him for some time now but all efforts proved futile hence using the social media medium.

November 17, 2020
A boy take his life after checking his third WAEC results.

This is the story of this young boy who took his own life just because he has sat for WAEC three good times and couldn’t make it.

According to report from a Facebook group Known as Ride Africa (The International Youth and Children Transformation Forum), a secondary school student from Sierra Leone who was identified as Walker Johnson committed Suicide after he checked his last Waec Result which came out early this month and discovered he failed again.

According to the statement of Result, he failed all the core science courses he wrote. And out of depression he took his life.

November 17, 2020
She is my friend and not my rival – Regina Daniels.
Popular Nollywood actress Regina Daniel has broken silence on news report suggesting that her millionaire husband Ned Nwoko has gone in for another wife.

Yesterday, the news went viral that Ned had finally gone in for another wife which would be his 7th wife.
Some netizens believed it based on the fact that for months now there have been rumours that the politician was having a relationship with another woman who is based in the UK.

The rumours heightened when Regina took to her Insta-story and shared a photo of her alleged rival with a ring on her finger with the caption “Wifey”.
In a new twist to the story, Regina has come out to deny claims that the said lady is her rival and the 7th wife of her husband.

According to Regina, the lady in question is her friend who only came visiting and now what people are thinking or saying.
She posted: “The news about Sara being my husband’s wife is completely false, she’s my friend who came visiting.”
SOURCE :Ghpage
November 17, 2020
Traders at new Kejetia market cry over high electricity bills .

Traders at the newly constructed Kejetia market are complaining of high electricity bills and rampant defects on the facility.

According to them, the over 40,000 shops in the market are connected to one electricity meter, a situation they described as taking a toll on their sales and businesses.

The over $298 million facility adjudged to be the biggest market in West Africa is fast developing defects, the traders also complained.

Maintenance of the facility has been misplaced as traders complain about leakages at the slightest downpour.

The recent and most pressing downside of the market has been hike in electricity tariffs, the traders said.

Speaking on Akoma FM‘s morning show GhanAkoma on Monday, November 16, Spokesperson for Kejetia Petty Traders Association Andrews Quophy lamented that “we cannot pay the bills because is too high”.

“Can you believe that this whole facility has only one meter so when the bill comes, it is shared among the traders and we think this is bad and it’s really affecting our business?”

The traders called on management of the market to allocate separate meters for each shop to settle the issue of high electricity bills.

Community Relations Officer for Contracta, builders of the market, Emmanuel Danso appealed to traders to exercise restraint as the technical team assiduously works to correct the defects.

November 17, 2020
Rawlings’s contribution to the arts was exceptional – Rex Omar.

Chairman of the Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Rex Omar, has eulogised the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, saying his contribution to the creative arts is exceptional.

Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Rex Omar opined that the late Rawlings passed the Copyright Law through which we saw the formation of the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA).

Rex Omar attributed the construction of the regional National Commission on Culture branches in all the regions aside from Accra and Kumasi to the late Rawlings.

The construction of the National Theatre and the Accra International Conference Centre was also under the late Rawlings. And so, I would say he did a lot for the arts especially, the music industry, ‘he added.

The construction of the National Theatre and the Accra International Conference Centre was also under the late Rawlings. And so, I would say he did a lot for the arts especially, the music industry, ‘he added.

”I will remember Rawlings for ‘Meet me there’ a competition organised for musicians. He did a lot in the creative arts industry. We will miss him for his love for the arts.”
He gave the assurance the industry will surely organise an event in honour of the late Rawlings.
Rex Omar said he was still in denial that the former president has passed on.

Source: rainbowradioonline

November 17, 2020
Nigeria Sars protest: Army chief denies firing live bullets at Lagos protesters.

The Nigerian army has rejected claims it killed unarmed protesters at a rally in Lagos in October, saying its soldiers were firing blank bullets.

Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo presented video evidence to back up his claims made to a panel of inquiry.

Amnesty International says 12 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a protest about police brutality in the wealthy Lagos suburb of Lekki.

Multiple eyewitnesses have told the BBC they saw soldiers shoot people.
Some 1,000 protesters had gathered at the Lekki toll gate on 20 October to prevent cars using a major motorway. Soldiers were reportedly seen barricading the protest site moments before the shooting started.

In video footage shared on social media at the time, shots could be heard as protesters sat down, locked arms and sang the national anthem together. Live footage was also streamed from the scene showing protesters tending to the wounded.

The attack had followed days of protests against the much-hated police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars), which had morphed into greater calls for better governance.

Brig Gen Taiwo told the judicial panel investigating alleged historic abuses by Sars there had been “a lot of misinformation” about his troops. Their “only crime was to report for duty to protect us all”.
He pointed to video showing what appeared to be soldiers at the scene. “You can see they are firing in the air, and firing blank ammunitions.”

Responding to a claim that a witness had seen a dead body at the scene, he said “the casualty she saw had been overcome by shock”, AFP news agency reports.
It is not clear if he will respond to the many other accounts from eyewitnesses.

Since the shooting those involved in the protests say they are being targeted by the government, the BBC’s Mayeni Jones reports.

A number of protesters and companies say their bank accounts have been frozen and others have been arrested. The passport of a lawyer who organised legal aid for the protesters was seized as she tried to leave the country, although it has now been returned to her.

Nationwide protests erupted on 8 October calling for an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which had been accused of widespread human rights violations, including illegal detention, torture and extrajudicial killings.

President Muhammadu Buhari disbanded the squad a few days later, but the protests continued with demands for more changes in the security forces and reforms to the way the country is run.

Following the 20 October attack, Amnesty International Nigeria said it had evidence from hospital records and witnesses to show that “the Nigerian military opened fire on thousands of people who were peacefully calling for good governance and an end to police brutality”.

The Lagos state government said 30 people had been injured with one fatality.

Lagos and other parts of Nigeria have seen buildings torched, shopping centres looted and prisons attacked since the shooting.

Nigeria’s vice-president has promised justice for victims shot during the protests amid widespread condemnation from international leaders.

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November 17, 2020
Maame Yeboah Asiedu replies Funny Face.

After being labelled as a pimp and seen her name denigrated by Funny Face, Media personality and counsellor, Maame Yeboah Asiedu, has finally come out to speak her truth to the public.

In a video sighted by sammykaymedia, Maame Yeboah Asiedu refuted all the allegations made by Funny Face and disclosed that she has never engaged in any pimp activity.

In a video sighted by sammykaymedia, Maame Yeboah Asiedu refuted all the allegations made by Funny Face and disclosed that she has never engaged in any pimp activity.

In the video, “Mama gold” revealed a lot of intriguing incidents that lead to the failure of Funny Face’s relationship with his baby mama.
She added that she knows nothing about what the children’s president is saying and alleging that she feels surprised by the sudden change of the comedian.

She disclosed that she sees Funny Face to be sick because he is not the same person she used to know.

Source: Sammy Kay Media

November 17, 2020