January 2023 - Page 12 of 81

27 Jan

Court Orders For Pregnancy Test Of Woman Convicted In ¢50k Theft Before Sentence

wontumionlineNewsJoyce Enyonam Dedei, Pregnancy Test, Stealing

An Accra Circuit has deferred the sentence of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000 belonging to her employer. The Court presided over by Mr Kwabena Koduah Obiri-Yeboah ordered for a pregnancy test to be conducted on Joyce Enyonam Dedei before she was handed sentence. Dedei pleaded guilty to stealing and was convicted on her own plea. She has been remanded into Police custody to reappear on February 1, 2023. Before her conviction, she pleaded with the court for leniency adding that she did not commit the crime intentionally. In pleading for mitigation, the accused person said she had…

27 Jan

Man Butchered By Unknown Assailants At Krofrom In Ashanti Region

wontumionlineNewskofrom, murder

A young man in his early 30s has been butchered by unknown assailants at Krofrom in the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred around 7:00pm on Tuesday. Residents suspect a revenge attack by the assailants a year after the deceased harmed their colleague. The deceased is only known as ‘Candy’ in the Krofrom community. Residents who witnessed the alleged murder say the deceased died after receiving multiple cutlass wounds from the assailants. The man had his arms and legs all severed and later covered with clothes by residents. The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Komfo…

27 Jan

Court Threatens To Strike Out Case Against Nana Agradaa As Police Fail To Follow Orders

wontumionlineNewsCourt case, Nana Agradaa

The police may allow Evangelist Patricia Asiedu, previously known as Nana Agradaa to skip the law if orders given to them by an Accra Circuit Court hearing on one of her numerous cases are not adhered to. According to the Court, the police should make the necessary amendments to the charges and facts presented against the accused person. They said they would strike out one of the cases if the police do not follow the order given. The Court gave the warning at Circuit Court 10 after Evangelist Patricia Asiedu, founder of Heaven Way Champion Ministry, appeared before it. The Assistant…

27 Jan

CENDLOS To Create Sustained Digital Pathways In GTVET, CEA Education

wontumionlineNewsCENDLOS, TVET

The Executive Director of Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS) Nana Gyamfi Adwabour says CENDLOS is adopting edtech innovations to create sustained transitional pathways in digitizing TVET and Complimentary Education Agency (CEA) learning content. This initiative firmly fits strategically in the bold agenda of the sector Minister Hon.Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to transform Education using robust and innovative Edtech solutions. The Executive Director speaking during his opening remarks at a three-day workshop organized by CENDLOS in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL), Canada, alluded that the agency is adopting sustained Edtech innovations to digitize some TVET…

27 Jan

Debt Exchange Programme: Government Reaches Agreement With Ghana Insurers Association

wontumionlineNewsDebt exchange programme, Ghana Insurers Association

The Government of Ghana and the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) have reached an agreement on the participation of insurance companies in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Under the agreement, insurance companies will participate in the programme on similar terms as the Banks. This was contained in a joint statement issued by the Ministry and the GIA on Thursday January 26, 2023. “That the Government through the solvency window of the Ghana Financial Stability Fund (GFSF), will provide support for the insurance companies that are seriously affected by the DDEP. The objective is to protect jobs and the stability of…

27 Jan

Suspected Food Poisoning: Waakye Kills 5 Including Pregnant Woman

wontumionlineNewsFood Poisoning, Waakye, Yellow Sisi Waakye

Five people have reportedly died after eating a meal of rice and beans, popularly known as waakye, they bought from a food joint at Oyibi Bush Canteen Junction, in Accra. About 40 people were reportedly affected, out of which five, including a pregnant woman and a lotto vendor, died. The victims including the waakye seller, popularly known as Yellow Sisi, and some of her family members were rushed to the Valley View Hospital, Oyibi Hospital, Dodowa Hospital and other facilities when they complained of severe stomach aches after they had eaten the food last week Friday. The Yellow Sisi Waakye…

27 Jan

Randy Gonzalez, Father In Popular TikTok Duo Enkyboys, Dead At 35

wontumionlineShowbizEnkyboys, Randy Gonzalez, TikTok

Randy Gonzalez, the father in the popular TikTok duo Enkyboys has died. He passed away on Wednesday after his battle with colon cancer. Gonzalez was 35. According to TMZ, the father in the popular TikTok duo Enkyboys died while in hospice care. Gonzalez revealed in April that he had been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer six months prior, and was given two to three years to live. “The doctor said I had two, three years to live, and he said with chemo, I have five years to live,” he said. “And you know, I didn’t know how to take it. It was devastating.” https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdwqhyfjBq_/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=c883b6c0-cbf6-4411-97aa-88c2e735b4fa Gonzalez…

27 Jan

Not Everything Is Based On Luck – Camidoh Speaks About Making ‘Sugarcane’ A Hit

wontumionlineShowbizCamidoh, Sugarcane

Afro-pop artiste Camidoh says his song Sugarcane did not become a hit by chance. Speaking in an interview with Nana Qwame Larbi on Daybreak Hitz, the young singer revealed that he heavily invested in the song to make it a hit. According to him, marketing is one aspect that most artists don’t put a lot of effort into in music production. He is, therefore, advising his colleagues to be more intentional about music marketing. “Not everything is based on luck let no one tell you that it’s not your time to blow. Marketing is the god of all. We need to be…

27 Jan

Three Receive Treatment During Real Life Squid Game

wontumionlineShowbizNetflix, South Korea, Squid Game

Three people received medical treatment during filming of a real-life Squid Game show but “claims of serious injury are untrue”, Netflix said. Based on the South Korean hit series, the game show is being filmed at Cardington Studios in Bedfordshire. The streaming giant said three people were treated for “mild medical conditions”. “We care deeply about the health and safety of our cast and crew,” Netflix said. The show features 456 contestants vying for a $4.56m (£3.8m) prize. A spokeswoman for Netflix said medics were on set at all times and that it had “invested in all the appropriate safety…

27 Jan

Marine Drive Project Stalls; Over GH¢386k Misapplied Funds Unrecovered

wontumionlineShowbizCatherine Afeku Joseph, Marine Drive Project, Ministry of tourism, Yao Agbeko

Work on the Marine Drive Project, an initiative to develop the 241-acre prime beachfront of Accra is “progressing slowly” as a result of lack of funds. This was recently revealed at the Public Accounts Committee meeting by the Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, John Yaw Agbeko. Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, John Yaw Agbeko. While explaining that the project was no longer under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture but under the Office of the President, he stated that it had run out of funds. “There is no money in that account…