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  • Akufo-Addo, Mahama debate must happen – Ofosu Ampofo

    Akufo-Addo, Mahama debate must happen – Ofosu Ampofo

    The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, says the NDC still wants President Akufo Addo to debate John Dramani Mahama ahead of the December polls.

    He said the debate will help set the records straight for Ghanaians to make informed decisions on December 7,2020.

    “We have just a month to the Election, we still want the debate between John Mahama and Nana Akufo Addo.That debate is very very important to set the records straight. President Mahama is prepared for that debate even if wife of President Akufo Addo will be the moderator.

    “It is very important that, that debate comes on to set the records straight because nobody reaps what he has not sowed. When we build Hospital and he is Commissioning he doesn’t give credit to us, everywhere he goes he goes to Commission our projects he doesn’t give credit to us” Mr.Ofosu Ampofo said when addressing a mini rally at Atimpoku in the Asuogyaman Constituency of the Eastern region as part of President Mahama’s Campaign tour of the region.

    The Presidential Candidate of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama said he is ready for the debate.

    He explained that the Tema-Akosombo-Mpakadan railway project was initiated and funded by his government .

    “I went to India to appeal to the Indian Prime Minister for an agreement to construct a railway lines for us because our neighbors in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger when they load goods from Tema Port they cart it with articulated truck which causes accident and also cause damage to the roads.

    “When they support us with the railway lines all the goods to Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger will be transported through here (Akosombo) then ferried to Buipe .Indian Prime Minister agreed and we signed the agreement . Unfortunately the project didn’t start before we left government .So we secured funding for this railway project “.

    “That is why as Chairman (Ofosu Ampofo) said the debate should happen so we speak to the issues but they they have not agreed to the debate me. It is not late if they want to debate I am ready”.

    The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Asuogyaman Thomas Ampem Nyarko said the Constituency witnessed massive development under the leadership of John Mahama. He said the NPP has not been able to undertake any major developmental project in the four years in office.

    Ghanaweb

  • Letter to my Church pastor and Deacons.

    Letter to my Church pastor and Deacons.

    Dishon Kinyanjui Kinuthia a citizen and a native of Kenya ,lower Kabete who has been a member from the year 1997 to 2018 demand immediate attention from his pastor’s to refund offering contributed to the church, Revival Mission Church.


    He stated that , intimidation,duress and violence has been used on the members of the church all in the name of God .

    ” I hereby demand reimbursement of all the monies I contributed to the church while I was a member from the year 1997-2018 .This is approximately 58,000 00 KES from my estimated calculations,He stated.


    I confirm that the contribution were not Voluntary and blame this undue influence ,duress and intimidation .(If you do not give offering you will go to hell).


    Dishon has therefore asked the church to deposit money in his account on or before November 31, 2020, or he will sue the church in the law court.

    Story by ; Abigail Essel

  • Manasseh Azure Awuni worried about the decline in critical journalism.

    Manasseh Azure Awuni worried about the decline in critical journalism.

    Manasseh Azure Awuni worried about the decline in critical journalism.


    The freelance investigative reporter described the performance of Ghana’s media in recent times as being “below average”.

    “In the last ten years, however, the number of media houses committed to the fight against corruption in Ghana has dwindled,” Manasseh Azure Awuni stated at the 2020 Baah-Wiredu Memorial Lecture held in Accra on October 29.

    “If you ask me how the media has performed in the fight against corruption in the Fourth Republic, I will say it is below average. Out of 10, I will award three marks for the effort of the media. It is getting worse by the day and critical journalism is dying.”

    Azure Awuni indicated that the state-owned media houses are unable to be objective about government-related issues and are thus not able to critique the actions of the government.
    He, however, applauded the works of private firms in holding the government accountable despite their late entry to the media industry.

    “The state-owned media have never been truly independent and have therefore lacked the ability to be critical of the government.

    “Private radio and television stations were late entrants to Ghana’s media industry. They came in the Fourth Republic but a few of them still contributed to the fight against corruption,” he added.

    Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the Akufo-Addo bi administration as the most corrupt in the history of the fourth republic.

    ghanaweb

  • Bawumia makes Central Region stand still

    Bawumia makes Central Region stand still

    Yesterday the vice president of the republic of Ghana His Excellency Dr Mahamadu Bawumia continued his working tour at the central region, he commissioned some of the great projects of the the government.

    Bawumia writes:

    Day 2 of my tour of the Central region began in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam constituency where I joined Chiefs and People of Enyan Abasa traditional area for a durbar. I also commissioned the Ghana Education Service training centre and later participated in a Durbar of chiefs and people of Nkusukum in the Mfantseman constituency.

    I ended the day with a Durbar of chiefs and people of Eguafo/Abirem Traditional area in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Constituency. My message to them was to give President Akufo-Addo another 4 years to continue with his impactful policies geared toward all-inclusive development.

    We have less than two months to Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections in December. This year’s election is going to be one of the toughest elections to have ever happened in the history of Ghana as the immediate past president John Dramani Mahama contests the incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo.

    Ghanaians will have to weigh the two parties with their various policies and vote on merit.

  • Don’t kill yourself for politicians – Afia Schwarzenegger to youth

    Don’t kill yourself for politicians – Afia Schwarzenegger to youth

    Sunday’s acts of violence by some supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress at Jamestown in the Odododiodio constituency has been condemned by the general public.


    Speaking on the back of the recent clash, actress and radio presenter Afia Schwarzenegger has cautioned the youth against being used as instruments of violence by some politicians.


    Afia Schwarzenegger who made an appearance on Angel FM on Thursday, October 29, 2020, said that party supporters are free to campaign for their preferred candidates without causing unrest in the society.


    “Don’t kill yourself for politicians, we can join them make merry during their campaigns. Support your candidate without violence,” she advised.
    “Don’t kill yourself for politicians, we can join them make merry during their campaigns. Support your candidate without violence,” she advised.


    According to her, party faithful should rather channel their energy into developing themselves rather than being puppets for politicians.
    According to her, party faithful should rather channel their energy into developing themselves rather than being puppets for politicians.

    ghanaweb

  • Business of Fashion Seminar at Glitz Africa Fashion Week 2020.

    Business of Fashion Seminar at Glitz Africa Fashion Week 2020.

    Glitz Africa Fashion Week, Ghana’s biggest annual fashion event is coming back with its 8th edition.


    Produced by Glitz Africa, the exciting, Pan-African celebrity, fashion and lifestyle brand, GAFW brings together esteemed industry players and fashion enthusiasts to interact in an interactive weekend from 6th to 8th November 2020 at the Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre.


    GAFW returns with its annual Business of Fashion seminar which seeks to bring together key industry figures to share insights and current trends with fashion students, designers, influencers and enthusiasts.


    The theme for this year’s BoF seminar is, “Ethical issues in the business of fashion – tackling imitation among young designers & building a distinctive brand.”
    Speakers include:

    Mai Atafo – fashion designer and bespoke tailor (Nigeria)

    Ann McCreath – Fashion designer, KikoRomeo (Kenya)
    Anna Toure – Founder, founder of ANNA TOURE (a boutique PR agency specialized in fashion, beauty and lifestyle)

    Tonyi Senayah – CEO, Horseman Shoes (Ghana)

    Roberta Annan – Founder, African Fashion Foundation;

    Chiedza Makonnen – Fashion designer, Afrodesiac Worldwide

    Ejiro Amos Tafiri – Fashion designer (Nigeria)

    Details of the event are as follows:
    Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020

    Time: 10am

    Venue: Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre

    Registration is free.

    Glitz Africa Fashion Week – Projecting African Culture Through Design.


    Source: Glitz Africa

  • Mr Drew and Krymi stole their dw3 hit son g from me – Rasteo

    Mr Drew and Krymi stole their dw3 hit son g from me – Rasteo

    Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Rasteo has joined the tall list of artistes claiming signees of the Highly Spiritual label, Mr. Drew and Krymi stole their monster hit, ‘Dw3’ from them.


    Rasteo motioned that he recorded the song way back in 2018 and shared it on various platforms before the Highly Spiritual duo released the same song in 2019.


    “I recorded the song and shot the video for the song way back in 2018. I would not argue about it for long because I have the proof and any discerning mind will agree with me after seeing the proof”.
    Rasteo made this revelation in an interview with Happy 98.9 FM’s Doctar Cann on the ‘Showbiz Xtra’ entertainment show.


    When asked why he did not sue the duo for ‘stealing’ the song, Rasteo stated that he does not have the capacity to do so. “Comparing Mr. Drew and Krymi to me, you’ll notice that they have the resources as opposed to me. I don’t have the money for a law suit and I just leave everything into the hands of the Lord”.


    Soon after the release of ‘Dw3’ by Mr. Drew and Krymi which featured Ghanaian rap star Sarkodie, former signee of Highly Spiritual, Kurl Songx came out to claim the song was stolen from him.


    He argued that he wrote the song with his former boss, Kaywa who then gave the song to the duo to record after he (Kurl Songx) parted ways with the Highly Spiritual label.


    Source: e.TV Ghana

  • Delay Started Selling Mackerel After I Gave Her Broken Heart- Clemento Suarez

    Delay Started Selling Mackerel After I Gave Her Broken Heart- Clemento Suarez

    Ghanaian comic actor Clemento Suarez, real name Clement Ashiteye, has revealed that he once gave Deloris Frimpong Manso aka Delay a broken heart.

    According to Clemento, Delay started selling sardines after he gave her a broken heart.

    Clemento was a guest on the ‘Delay Show’ to have a chat with Delay.

    The interview was going well until Clemento started claiming that Delay is in love with him.

    According to him, Delay used to chase him all the way back when he was in Nkawkaw but he never loves her.

    Delay denied it but he added that Delay is denying him now because he’s nobody but when he becomes infamous in the entire world, she would come out and confess that she used to date Clemento.

    He then claimed that Delay started selling mackerel after he gave her broken heart.

    The comic actor of course was fooling around and he had Delay in stitches the entire time with his comments.

    Watch the episode below…

    Celebritiesbuzz

  • Lydia Forson Finally Blast Rumours About Being Desmond Elliot’s Lover

    Lydia Forson Finally Blast Rumours About Being Desmond Elliot’s Lover

    Ghanaian award winning actress, Lydia Forson reacts to being busted for allegedly being in an intimate relationship with Desmond Elliot and also being caught red handed in a hotel room for having a love affair by his wife.

    Nigerian blogger, Cutie Julls together with some other Nigerian bloggers have exposed Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson and Nigerian actor cum politician Desmond Elliot over their alleged amorous relationship.

    Cutie Julls has revealed that the two were caught in a hotel in Lagos by Desmond Elliot’s wife after severally warning them.

    Desmond Elliots expose came immediately after he made a derogatory comment while addressing issues at the parliament concerning the End Sars protest in Nigeria.

    Desmond Elliot got netizens furious after he reportedly said that the Nigerian government should regulate social media as the young are full of bitterness and hate.

    Desmond Elliot’s comment has got the likes of Davido, Naira Marley among many celebrities in Nigeria blasting him which is making him to at the moment trend on Twitter with some calling him ‘Desmond Idiot’.

    The blogger has angrily exposed Desmond Elliot because of his recent comment over the EndSARS protesters.

    Reacting to the incident, Cutie Julls has hit hard on Desmond Elliot, exposing his relationship with Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson though he’s married with kids, 

    Finally, Lydia Forson has reacted to Desmond Elliot’s comments advocating for social media regulation that has got many netizens angry.

    According to Lydia Forson whose reactions were in line with the masses, she also expressed her disappointment in Desmond Elliot.

    According to Lydai Forson who was surprised at the way Desmond Elliot spoke, she thinks Desmond Elliot is looking at the aftermath of the protest and not what triggered Nigerians to protest.

    Lydia Forson only expressed herself as to why Nigerians are blasting Elliot however, she kept quiet to react to her allegations of being busted for sleeping Elliot by his wife at a hotel.

    Thedistin

  • Trotro Driver Left Passengers Stranded Just to meet Shatta Wale on Hitz FM

    Trotro Driver Left Passengers Stranded Just to meet Shatta Wale on Hitz FM

    There are some people we meet and they transform our lives completely. This was the case of a Trotro Driver who happens to be a die hard fan of Dancehall King Shatta Wale.

    Shatta Wale was in the studios of Hitz FM for an interview and the fan who couldn’t help himself lied on the floor and removed his shirt while begging Shatta Wale to bless him.

    An emotional Shatta Wale gently grabbed the man by the head and kissed it while blessing him.

    The man who couldn’t believe he was touching Shatta Wale thanked him and hugged him while saying he has made it in life.

    Despite his controversial side, Shatta Wale has proven to have a rather soft heart and he has shown it multiple times when he meets his die hard fans.

    Watch the emotional video below;

    Ghbase

  • Lydia Forson Counted Among Desmond Elliot’s Lovers

    Lydia Forson Counted Among Desmond Elliot’s Lovers

    Popular Nigerian blogger, Cutie Julls has made serious allegations against Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson as one of the lovers of Nigerian actor cum politician Desmond Elliot.

    According to Julls, Desmond Elliot and Lydia Forson were allegedly caught in a hotel in Lagos by Desmond Elliot’s wife.

    All these revelations are based on the Desmond Elliots recent rants about Nigerian Youths which angered a lot of his celebrity friends. He had stated that the Nigerian government should regulate social media as the youth are full of bitterness and hate.

    According to Desmond, he checked comments following the EndSARS protest and he couldn’t believe his eyes.

    The statement, “Desmond Elliot is a proof that a young person could be the President of this country and still fail u” has gone viral as Nigerians shockingly react to it.

    Reacting to the incident, Cutie Julls called out Desmond Elliot for being a hypocrite and despite being a young person in parliament he decided to take the sides of the government instead of the youth.

    Check out the post below,

    • Ghana's top resource for news, sports, business, entertainment & more..

    Ghbase

  • Afia Schwarzenegger Breaks Up with Mr. Drew

    Afia Schwarzenegger Breaks Up with Mr. Drew

    Comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger has revealed she has broken up with singer Mr. Drew.

    The Dw3 hitmaker and the comedienne have been the best of friends and at a point even admitted having an affair because they said Ghanaians were still going to speculate they are even if they’re not.

    On Angel Fm yesterday, when Afia was being the guest presenter for their mid-morning show, Afia refused to play Mr. Drew’s song, asking Ohemaa Woyeje, the original host to stop playing the song.

    Per an utterance by Afia, it seems the singer had wronged her and was just not ready to forgive him or let go. She said some people think they can offend you and just come ask for forgiveness later, showing how unhappy she was about what Mr. Drew had done to her.

    Video below;

    Ghbase

  • Parliament To Pass Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill 2020 Under Certificate Of Urgency

    Parliament To Pass Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill 2020 Under Certificate Of Urgency

    Members of Parliament have agreed in principle to pass the Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill, 2020 into an Act under a certificate of urgency before the House rises next week. 

    The purpose of the bill is to establish the Ghana Enterprises Agency to oversee, coordinate, promote and develop Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs)

    If passed, a fund would be established to provide funding for the MSME sector to address gaps in funding for the enterprises and to develop the sector, especially the ones in rural areas.

    At the second reading of the Bill in Parliament yesterday, the lawmakers said the yet to be enacted law would significantly address the bottlenecks that affect MSMEs. 

    In their view, the coronavirus pandemic and its associating effects makes the urgency of the bill more than ever before. 

    Given the merit of the bill and the need to ensure Ghanaian businesses are cushioned in these times of the pandemic, the bill needs to be taken through all the stages of the passage in one day”, the report of the Trade, Industry, and Tourism Committee on whether or not the bill was of urgent nature urged.

    The committee’s report observed that MSMEs play critical roles in national development and economic transformation. 

    “They constitute about 92 per cent of businesses in Ghana, account for about 85 per cent of manufacturing employment and contribute about 70 per cent to Gross Domestic Product of the country,” the report said. 

    This notwithstanding, the sector still faced challenges and constraints that impeded the growth of MSMEs in Ghana, the report added. 

    Notable among them, the report said included the high cost of doing business, limited access to credit and business development services and inability to meet production standards amongst others. 

    “There is therefore the need to support the growth and development of the MSMEs sector to generate jobs and incomes, increase government revenue and help eradicate poverty in Ghana,” it stated. 

    The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, supporting the motion for the bill to be passed under certificate of urgency said the politicisation of enterprises was not good for the growth of the sector. 

    Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader, said there had never been a metric to determine which enterprise qualified to be an MSME; one thing he said the imminent act would address. 

    He said it was time the Government of Ghana supported local enterprises to become global conglomerates like the Dangotes and the Mo Ibrahims.

    Peacefmonline

  • NPP, NDC Share Ideas On Financing Universal Health Care

    NPP, NDC Share Ideas On Financing Universal Health Care

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed divergent positions on what they would do to ensure universal health coverage as well as increase budgetary allocation to the health sector if voted to power.

    While the NPP touted revamping the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and making it more efficient through digitisation, the NDC believed its free primary health care for all proposal, was the panacea to ensuring universal health care for all in the country.

    They expressed their positions at a forum dubbed: “Zonal Engagement Session with Stakeholders on Health Specific Commitments of Political Party Manifestos”, held in Tamale on Thursday.

    The day’s event organised by SEND-GHANA, a civil society organisation, in collaboration with 123FM Constituency Connect programme with funding support from African Population and Health Research Centre, was to have a good appreciation of the health sector manifesto proposals of the two political parties.

    Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, Presidential Advisor on Health, who represented the NPP during the event, said the government was working to make the NHIS more efficient while promoting preventive health and minimising fraud in health insurance claims to ensure more resources to fund the health sector.

    Dr Asare said the government was already doing all what the NDC promised in its People’s Manifesto adding that there was no need to change the government at the polls in December.

    He gave the assurance that the government would continue to prioritise the health sector and build hospitals in all districts that lacked one and regional hospitals in the new regions and equip them with full complement of health staff to provide quality health care to the people.

    Dr Koma Jehu-Appiah, Spokesperson on Health, NDC Manifesto said if the NDC was voted into power in December, it would use resources from the country’s natural endowment sector, cut down on wastes and reduce the number of political appointees to free resources to fund the health sector.

    Dr Jehu-Appiah said the NDC had done it before in the area of building magnificent health infrastructure across the country, adding if given the nod, it would do more to eliminate barriers to accessing health care in the country.

    Mr Mumuni Mohammed, Regional Programme Manager for SEND-GHANA said political manifestos had become documents for governing the country, and urged political parties to commit to their promises to meet the aspirations of the people.

    Peacefmonline

  • NDC Manifesto Empty – Yaw Preko

    NDC Manifesto Empty – Yaw Preko

    A Deputy Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP), Nana Yaw Preko, has described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2020 manifesto as empty and unconvincing.

    According to him, the promises in the NDC manifesto are unrealistic and a ploy to lure unsuspecting Ghanaians to vote for them in the December polls.

    “If you look critically at the NDC manifesto, it is empty, a rehash of old promises in their manifestos of 2008, 2012 and 2016. It does not reflect the reality on the ground,” Nana Yaw Preko exclusively told Kwaku Owusu Adjei on ‘Pae Mu Ka’ on Accra-based Kingdom FM 107.7

    He added that “we can’t trust John Dramani Mahama and the NDC. They plunged this country into darkness for four years. We endured dumsor and it was God’s grace that Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP came to rescue Ghanaians. This same John Mahama was President when nurses and teacher trainee allowances were scrapped, today it has been restored. What shows that he will not cancel it if he comes back’?”

    “To be honest some of the policies of the NDC are dead on arrival.”

    He said the former president and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), failed to deliver on their promises to Ghanaians, mismanaged the economy, embezzled state funds hence should not be allowed to rule again.

    Peacefmonline