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06 Jul

Ayawaso Central MCE Resigns On Health Grounds

wontumionlineNewsMohammed Quaye

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ayawaso Central Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, Mohammed Quaye has resigned from his position due to ill health. According to him, it has been his privilege and honour to serve the government of Ghana and contribute to the progress of the Ayawaso Central, however, his current health condition has significantly affected his ability to fulfill his duties and responsibilities effectively, despite his best efforts. In a letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo, Hon. Quaye stated that “The nature of my illness requires extended medical treatment and a period of rest and recuperation. "As…

06 Jul

Report Men Who Force You To Have Oral, Anal Sex To Police – Ursula Tells Women

wontumionlineNewsUrsula Owusu Ekuful

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has explained that anal and oral sex practices fall under unnatural carnal knowledge as contained in relevant laws. She, thus, called on especially women who are forced by theoir partners to engage in such acts to resist and or report them to the police for action to be taken. The MP, who doubles as Minister of Communication was speaking on the debate around the anti-LGBTQ+ law currently before parliament. “For the avoidance of doubt and the information of all Ghanaians, oral sex, anal sex regardless of whether it is between woman…

06 Jul

Gov’t Cancels Fertilizer Subsidy After GH¢3 Billion Invested, Replaces With Guarantor System

wontumionlineNewsBryan Acheampong

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong has stated that the government has cancelled subsidy intervention on fertilizers for farmers effective April 11, 2023. According to him, the subsidy cost the nation GH¢3 billion in the last six years, however, it did not achieve the intended purpose due to unbridled corruption that marred the intervention. “We have canceled subsidy since 11th April, 2023 when I assumed office. Because the subsidy has cost the nation GH¢3 billion in the last 6 years. Yes, it has moved Agriculture contribution to GDP from 2% to about 6% but the amount of money invested and…

06 Jul

KNUST Confirms Suicide Attempt At 5-Story Hostel, Victim In Stable Condition

wontumionlineNewsKNUST, suicide

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have confirmed the attempted suicide incident that happened earlier in the week on campus. The victim, a second-year medical science student, is currently in stable condition and is receiving treatment from medics and counsellors, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, the Public Relations Officer of KNUST told the media. “For now, he is stable and investigations are ongoing to find out the cause of his attempted suicide and the various support systems that we can afford him.” The PRO stressed that the authorities are also working to ascertain the reasons the…

06 Jul

Unidentified Beheaded Man Found In Oti

wontumionlineNewsbeheaded man found in Oti

The body of an unidentified beheaded man has been found in a bush at Ntewusae, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region. Some indigenes of the area found the body of the yet-to-be-identified deceased lying naked in a supine position, feeding the rumour as ritual murder. The discovery of the corpse was said to have angered community members, stakeholders, and the Assemblyman of the Electoral Area who alerted the Police. Confirming the sad incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Philip Donkor, the Assembly member of Ntewusae Electoral Area said upon receiving the information, he…

06 Jul

Using Sex Toys, Engaging In Oral, Anal Sex ‘Illegal’ In Ghana – Ursula Warns Couples

wontumionlineNewsUrsula Owusu Ekuful

MP Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said the use of sex toys and the practising of oral and anal sex, irrespective of the genders involved, is against Ghana's laws. Speaking about the promotion of proper sexual human rights and the Ghanaian family values bill that seeks to outlaw all forms of sexuality that find classification under the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, the minister of communication and digitalisation, said: “For the avoidance of doubt, and the information of all Ghanaians, oral sex, anal sex regardless of whether it is between woman and man, man and man, or woman and woman, is illegal under our law…

06 Jul

Black Satellites Land In Cote D’Ivoire For WAFU B U-20 Competition [FULL SQUAD LIST]

wontumionlineSportsBlack Satellites

The Black Satellites have landed in Cote D’Ivoire for the WAFU B U-20 Boys Cup of Nations. The tournament which is scheduled from July 7-21, 2023 will bring together six countries from the West African sub-region following the withdrawal of Nigeria. The Black Satellites have been training at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram where they have engaged in a number of teams in pre-tournament friendlies. The tournament is open to players born after January 1, 2003, however the Ghana Football Association has decided to use players who were born in 2005 as part of a conscious effort to…

06 Jul

Mbappe ‘Needs To Sign A New Contract’ Says PSG President

wontumionlineSportsKylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at Paris St-Germain, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says. Al-Khelaifi was speaking at a news conference to introduce Luis Enrique as PSG’s new manager following the sacking of Christophe Galtier. France striker Mbappe, 24, has told PSG that he will not extend his contract with them beyond 2024. “Our position is very clear,” said Al-Khelaifi. “If Kylian Mbappe wants to stay – we want him to stay – he needs to sign a new contract. “We cannot let the best player in the world right now leave for free.…

06 Jul

Great Olympics Coach Annor Walker Slams ‘Unserious’ Hearts Of Oak

wontumionlineSportsCoach Annor Walker, Great Olympics, Hearts of Oak

Following his departure from Samartex where he spent a single season, Walker was heavily linked with a move to the Phobians who are still seeking a replacement for Serbian trainer Slavko Matic. However, to the surprise of the masses, the veteran coach rather reunited with Great Olympics, a side he coached two seasons ago. While many have raised concerns about why Walker opted for the rivals of Hearts of Oak, he said there were no official contacts from the club. Describing the club as unserious, Annor Walker said the team wanted to get their choice of players before getting a…

06 Jul

NITA Should Be The Heart Of Ghana’s ICT Ecosystem – Minister For Communication

wontumionlineBusinessNational Information Technology Agency, NITA, Ursula Owusu Ekufful

The Minister for Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has emphasised the need to empower the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) with a Legislative Instrument (LI) to enable the agency effectively to regulate and enforce the laws in the ICT ecosystem in Ghana. She noted that there are laws intended to regulate ICT in Ghana but due to the absence of a backing of the Legislative Instrument, it is very difficult to operationalize them. “If you want to register service providers, they will ask you, how are you going to do it? We can’t just make it up if we go…