Month: July 2023

Volta Region Poised To Take Advantage Of AfFTCA
07 Jul

Volta Region Poised To Take Advantage Of AfFTCA

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Stakeholders in the trade and industry sector of the Volta Region have expressed readiness to take advantage of the numerous opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). They however, appealed to the government to resolve challenges impeding the progress of the sector which they believe would affect the effective implementation of the African intra-trade initiative. The industry players appealed at the Volta Regional AfCFTA Conference in Ho. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides a single-window borderless market across the 55 countries on the continent, aimed at promoting intra-trade and growing the economy of the continent. In a…
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Ohemaa Mercy Unveils Tehilla X, Scheduled For August 13 At Oil Dome
07 Jul

Ohemaa Mercy Unveils Tehilla X, Scheduled For August 13 At Oil Dome

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Award winning Gospel musician, Mercy Twum-Ampofo, most known as Ohemaa Mercy has unveiled the latest edition of her Tehilla Experience, Tehilla X. Tehilla X is the tenth edition of the Tehilla Experience which was started in 2013 by the singer to gather Christians in praise and worship. The press launch which took place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra, was attended by ordained men of God and other Gospel ministers including Prophet Dr. Kofi Oduro of the Alabaster International Ministry, Apostle BB Frederick of Omega Revival Center, Obaapa Christy, Piesie Esther, Efe Grace and Uncle Ato. The theme for this…
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It’s Improper To Strike Out An Act Without Consulting Us – Speaker To Supreme Court On Cannabis Ruling
07 Jul

It’s Improper To Strike Out An Act Without Consulting Us – Speaker To Supreme Court On Cannabis Ruling

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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has expressed his displeasure with the Supreme Court ruling which struck out the law granting license to grow cannabis in Ghana. The Apex court in July 2022 struck out section 43 which enables the Minister to give license to individuals for the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. According to the Speaker, the Apex court was wrong to carry out the ruling without verifying the right process and procedure a bill goes through before it is enacted. “I hope the three arms of government will work together and respect each other. In case…
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Ghana Football Is Designed To Fail – Nii Lante Vanderpuye
07 Jul

Ghana Football Is Designed To Fail – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

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Former minister for sport, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye believes the structure of football in Ghana is a breeding house for failure. Ghana’s tournament results have in the last four years, been characterised by back-to-back poor results across all levels, for both men and women. Vanderpuye, who was minister for sport between 2015 and 2017, reckons the seeds of today’s failure were sown right from the start. “All the [English] Premier [League] clubs have junior levels – U21, U19 – playing in a league. So the system is built in a way there will always be an infusion of new, younger…
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Kenyans Arrested After Alleged Period-Check Stripping Order
07 Jul

Kenyans Arrested After Alleged Period-Check Stripping Order

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Three people working at a Kenyan food manufacturer have been arrested following the alleged forcible stripping of female employees to check who was on their period, local media report. In a statement on its website Brown’s Food Company said it was “saddened” and that the matter “does not reflect the procedures of the company as a whole”. The incident, which allegedly happened on 4 July, got public attention after Senator Gloria Orwoba called out the company on a Facebook post, for period shaming and sexual harassment. According to the post, a senior official at Brown’s is said to have found a sanitary towel…
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Only GFA Cannot Develop Ghana Football – John Paintsil
07 Jul

Only GFA Cannot Develop Ghana Football – John Paintsil

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Former Ghana international John Painstil has become the latest to add his voice to the increasing concerns regarding the country’s football. The Ghana Football Association has come under strong criticism from Ghanaians as well as ex-players who played for the national team with many blaming them for the way they have handled the association. The development of football in the country has suffered retrogression in recent years and the GFA is said to be core in leading it to that route. However, Paintsil believes it is not just the duty of just the Ghana FA. “The weight of the job…
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He Is Disrespectful And Uncouth- Popular Radio Presenter Slams Muntala Mohammed
06 Jul

He Is Disrespectful And Uncouth- Popular Radio Presenter Slams Muntala Mohammed

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Renowned journalist of Wontumi Multimedia, Gordon Asare Bediako, has emphasised on his despondency in the utterances made by the MP for Tamale Central Muntala Mohammed, in Parliament during the anti-lgbt bill discussion. He vented out on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, about his disappointment in Muntala Mohammed for failing to filter his words during a dissension with Ursula Owusu Ekuful, in relation to the passing of the Anti-lgbt in Parliament. ''The bill went to Parliament yesterday during the second reading and the whole house accepted it. The Speaker asked if anyone was against where two hands were…
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Bawumia Launches His Ashanti Campaign Secretariat At Asokwa
06 Jul

Bawumia Launches His Ashanti Campaign Secretariat At Asokwa

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NPP flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and current Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will today, July 6, 2023, launch Ashanti Regional Secretariat for his flagbearership campaign activities at Asokwa in Kumasi. Dr. Bawumia yesterday arrived in Kumasi to start his regional campaign activities targeting delegates of the party ahead of its upcoming special delegates conference. The Vice President after the commission of his campaign secretariat at Asokwa will campaign in five constituencies including Subin, Manhyia North, Suame, and Manhyia South constituency. All Members of Parliament in constituencies where the vice president will be visiting today are all in the…
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Evangelist, Prophetess Jailed 11 Years For Stealing GH¢265,000 From Sick 72-Year-Old Lecturer
06 Jul

Evangelist, Prophetess Jailed 11 Years For Stealing GH¢265,000 From Sick 72-Year-Old Lecturer

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An Evangelist and Prophetess have been slapped with an 11-year jail term for stealing GH¢265,000 from a 72-year-old retired lecturer’s account. According to a DailyGuide report dated July 6, 2023, the two; Samuel Kwesi Tsogbe, 33-year-old evangelist and Esther Christ, 63-year-old prophetess who are self-ordained pastors of Cornerstone Ministry International, siphoned the money from the account of the lecturer who is sick and bedridden. After stealing the money, Tsogbe and Christ opened an account with another bank and channeled the stolen funds into the said account. The two were charged with stealing. The court presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo…
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What Happened Between Medikal And Myself Was Child’s Play Not Beef – Eno Barony
06 Jul

What Happened Between Medikal And Myself Was Child’s Play Not Beef – Eno Barony

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Talented female rapper, Eno Barony, has stated that she has never beefed any musician in the industry and that what transpired between Medikal and her was just child’s play. One would recall that in 2020, Eno Barony and Medikal engaged in a heated beef that got everyone talking and contemplating who would come out with the best diss track. Shortly after the beef started, the female rapper released a dissed track to Medikal titled ‘Force Dem to Play Nonsense’, which contained wild lyrics. Few days after the battle, the ‘Scarface’ hitmaker came out to say the beef between him and Eno Barony was a way of hyping the female rapper to…
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