After the heavy downpour on Monday which led to the distraction of properties and claimed the lives of nine (9) persons including a female medical doctor, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has released a list of flood-prone areas in the capital.
The assembly also provided safe havens where residents could seek shelter in the event of flooding.
Below is the list provided by the AMA:
Source: Atinkaonline.com
Daniel Asiedu, the prime suspect in the murder of J.B. Danquah Adu has confessed that he was contracted to kill the lawmaker.
Daniel Asiedu on Wednesday said that he will name his contractors when the time comes and that they are officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Asiedu’s confession in court came as a surprise. When the case was called Wednesday morning, he raised his hand and indicated that he had something to say.
When he was offered the opportunity, he confessed that he was contracted to kill the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North.
J.B. Danquah Adu was killed in his house at East Legon in February 2015. Daniel Asiedu is currently facing a committal process at the District Court for a murder trial at the High Court.
The Attorney General will therefore take account of his confession at the District Court and add it to the bill of indictment for the court to consider whether the state has a prima facie case against Asiedu for him to be tried for murder. It is at the High Court that the jury will determine whether Asiedu is guilty.
Daniel Asiedu, the prime suspect in the murder of J.B. Danquah Adu has confessed that he was contracted to kill the lawmaker.
Daniel Asiedu on Wednesday said that he will name his contractors when the time comes and that they are officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Asiedu’s confession in court came as a surprise. When the case was called Wednesday morning, he raised his hand and indicated that he had something to say.
When he was offered the opportunity, he confessed that he was contracted to kill the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North.
J.B. Danquah Adu was killed in his house at East Legon in February 2015. Daniel Asiedu is currently facing a committal process at the District Court for a murder trial at the High Court.
The Attorney General will therefore take account of his confession at the District Court and add it to the bill of indictment for the court to consider whether the state has a prima facie case against Asiedu for him to be tried for murder. It is at the High Court that the jury will determine whether Asiedu is guilty.
President Akufo-Addo has asked the director of the Lands Commission, Dr Wilfred Anim-Odame to proceed on leave.
Dr. Anim-Odame has also been directed to hand over to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu and proceed to collect any terminal benefits or facilities due him.
His contract is expected to end on July 14, 2018 but a letter signed by Mr Peter Amewu informed Dr Anim-Odame that the “President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo is not in a position to renew your contract as Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission for another term.â€
The letter further urged him to “report to the Hon. Minister [John Peter Amewu] for re-assignment at the end of your leave.â€
Meanwhile, Alhaji Suleimana Mahama, a former Chief Director of the Lands Ministry has been asked to act in the interim.
About Dr. Wilfred Anim-Odame
Dr. Wilfred K. Anim-Odame started his career as a Valuer at the erstwhile Land Valuation Board in December 1993 after obtaining his BSc. (Hons) Land Economy Degree from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in 1990.
He has an MSc. in Property Investment and PhD. in Finance (with specialization in Real Estate Finance and Investment) from the prestigious Cass Business School, City University, London in 1998 and 2009 respectively.
He also obtained Post-Graduate Diplomas from Lund University, Sweden in 1996 and the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2001.
Dr Anim-Odame is a member of the International Federation of Surveyors, American Real Estate Society and the African Real Estate Society. He is also a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors and a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Source:citinewsroom.com
President Akufo-Addo has asked the director of the Lands Commission, Dr Wilfred Anim-Odame to proceed on leave.
Dr. Anim-Odame has also been directed to hand over to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu and proceed to collect any terminal benefits or facilities due him.
His contract is expected to end on July 14, 2018 but a letter signed by Mr Peter Amewu informed Dr Anim-Odame that the “President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo is not in a position to renew your contract as Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission for another term.â€
The letter further urged him to “report to the Hon. Minister [John Peter Amewu] for re-assignment at the end of your leave.â€
Meanwhile, Alhaji Suleimana Mahama, a former Chief Director of the Lands Ministry has been asked to act in the interim.
About Dr. Wilfred Anim-Odame
Dr. Wilfred K. Anim-Odame started his career as a Valuer at the erstwhile Land Valuation Board in December 1993 after obtaining his BSc. (Hons) Land Economy Degree from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in 1990.
He has an MSc. in Property Investment and PhD. in Finance (with specialization in Real Estate Finance and Investment) from the prestigious Cass Business School, City University, London in 1998 and 2009 respectively.
He also obtained Post-Graduate Diplomas from Lund University, Sweden in 1996 and the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2001.
Dr Anim-Odame is a member of the International Federation of Surveyors, American Real Estate Society and the African Real Estate Society. He is also a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors and a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Source:citinewsroom.com
One of the accused standing trial in the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, Daniel Asiedu, has told an Accra District Court that he was hired by some persons in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to commit the crime.
He said his “contractors†told him to rather say the National Democratic Congress (NDC) contracted him when asked about the crime.
He made the confession in court on Wednesday.
He told the court, presided over by judge Arit Nsemoh, that he was told to execute the plot after which he would be given whatever he asked for.
But he said after his arrest, nothing had been heard or seen from his “contractorsâ€.
He confessed that only one person from the NPP has visited him since his arrest and stands ready to reveal the names of the persons who contracted him if he is asked to.
TV3s correspondent Godfred Tanam reported that after the judge asked whether he was making the confession because of the promise or out of a threat, Daniel Asiedu, nicknamed Sexy Don Don, said he is making the confession because he is now a changed person and wants the truth to be out.
The judge told the accused that he cannot be released for confessing because he is in a committal stage of trial.
She said he can only provide evidence on what he is saying at the High Court, where proper trial will take place.
But he was asked to return to think about what he has told the court, and to consider whether to add more or retract them.
Meanwhile, the second accused, Vincent Bosso, told the court that he knew nothing about the case and has been frustrated since his arrest.
He says his arrest has hampered efforts to take care of his only son as he has been rejected by family, who see him as a criminal.
Source: 3news.com
One of the accused standing trial in the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, Daniel Asiedu, has told an Accra District Court that he was hired by some persons in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to commit the crime.
He said his “contractors†told him to rather say the National Democratic Congress (NDC) contracted him when asked about the crime.
He made the confession in court on Wednesday.
He told the court, presided over by judge Arit Nsemoh, that he was told to execute the plot after which he would be given whatever he asked for.
But he said after his arrest, nothing had been heard or seen from his “contractorsâ€.
He confessed that only one person from the NPP has visited him since his arrest and stands ready to reveal the names of the persons who contracted him if he is asked to.
TV3s correspondent Godfred Tanam reported that after the judge asked whether he was making the confession because of the promise or out of a threat, Daniel Asiedu, nicknamed Sexy Don Don, said he is making the confession because he is now a changed person and wants the truth to be out.
The judge told the accused that he cannot be released for confessing because he is in a committal stage of trial.
She said he can only provide evidence on what he is saying at the High Court, where proper trial will take place.
But he was asked to return to think about what he has told the court, and to consider whether to add more or retract them.
Meanwhile, the second accused, Vincent Bosso, told the court that he knew nothing about the case and has been frustrated since his arrest.
He says his arrest has hampered efforts to take care of his only son as he has been rejected by family, who see him as a criminal.
Source: 3news.com
Nigerian rap icon, Olamide Adedeji, aka Olamide has shared a trending video mocking Ghanaian music star Patapeezy on social media.
The Nigerian music star took to his Instagram page to post a video of Patapeezy singing a song not yet in the market and him, Olamide mimicking Patapeezy’s mannerrism in a mocking way.
The video captioned: “#Repost @pheelzonthebeat ??? Ladies and gentlemen NOTHINER ???????????? @baddosneh @patapaa_amisty ????. No matter what we do in this life, we are nothiners but pencil in the hand of the creator ????????†has been currently viewed 106,713 times with over 21,000 likes.
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Source: asempanews.com
Nigerian rap icon, Olamide Adedeji, aka Olamide has shared a trending video mocking Ghanaian music star Patapeezy on social media.
The Nigerian music star took to his Instagram page to post a video of Patapeezy singing a song not yet in the market and him, Olamide mimicking Patapeezy’s mannerrism in a mocking way.
The video captioned: “#Repost @pheelzonthebeat ??? Ladies and gentlemen NOTHINER ???????????? @baddosneh @patapaa_amisty ????. No matter what we do in this life, we are nothiners but pencil in the hand of the creator ????????†has been currently viewed 106,713 times with over 21,000 likes.
See post here:
Source: asempanews.com
Saudi Arabia’s king has reportedly sacked the head of the country’s entertainment authority after conservative citizens criticized a Russian circus show that featured female performers in tight costumes.
King Salman issued the royal decree relieving Ahmed al-Khatib of his post as head of the General Entertainment Authority.
Semi-official newspaper Sabq reported that Ahmed was fired because of a public backlash over the Russian Triumph Circus on Ice event in the capital, Riyadh.
An Arabic hashtag on Twitter that translates as ‘Naked Russian Women in Riyadh’ was trending in Saudi Arabia over the weekend with many blasting the appearance of the Russian female performers, including a trapeze artist, in body-hugging leotards.
According to the entertainment authority’s ticketing website, the circus was scheduled to run for five days and it’s meant to coincide with the presence of the Saudi national team at the World Cup in Russia,
It’s yet unclear if the shows had been canceled.
Source:ghanaguardian.com
Saudi Arabia’s king has reportedly sacked the head of the country’s entertainment authority after conservative citizens criticized a Russian circus show that featured female performers in tight costumes.
King Salman issued the royal decree relieving Ahmed al-Khatib of his post as head of the General Entertainment Authority.
Semi-official newspaper Sabq reported that Ahmed was fired because of a public backlash over the Russian Triumph Circus on Ice event in the capital, Riyadh.
An Arabic hashtag on Twitter that translates as ‘Naked Russian Women in Riyadh’ was trending in Saudi Arabia over the weekend with many blasting the appearance of the Russian female performers, including a trapeze artist, in body-hugging leotards.
According to the entertainment authority’s ticketing website, the circus was scheduled to run for five days and it’s meant to coincide with the presence of the Saudi national team at the World Cup in Russia,
It’s yet unclear if the shows had been canceled.
Source:ghanaguardian.com
The New Juaben Municipal Police command is investigating the circumstances which led to the unnatural death of a 60-year-old Treasurer of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Ascension Congregation, Koforidua, at a Guest House in Nkrukan.
The deceased, identified as William Osae-Ansah reportedly checked in to the Guest House known as “Su Su Sei Me Guest House†with a 40-year-old Woman also a member of the Church, at about 9:25 am but after some minutes of sexual intercourse, the woman rushed to the reception of the guest house her partner was unresponsive.
He was found dead in his nakedness when the workers rushed to the room. The Police were informed and a crime scene investigation team were quickly dispatched to the scene but did not detect any mark of violence.
The body was conveyed to the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua for preservation at the morgue pending post-morterm examination.
The Woman with whom the deceased lodged took to her heels and boarded a vehicle to an unknown destination but has been arrested by the Police to assist in the investigation.
Kasapa News has gathered that the deceased had with him some unspecified amount of money belonging to the Church which was retrieved by the Police.
Source:Â kasapafmonline.com
The New Juaben Municipal Police command is investigating the circumstances which led to the unnatural death of a 60-year-old Treasurer of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Ascension Congregation, Koforidua, at a Guest House in Nkrukan.
The deceased, identified as William Osae-Ansah reportedly checked in to the Guest House known as “Su Su Sei Me Guest House†with a 40-year-old Woman also a member of the Church, at about 9:25 am but after some minutes of sexual intercourse, the woman rushed to the reception of the guest house her partner was unresponsive.
He was found dead in his nakedness when the workers rushed to the room. The Police were informed and a crime scene investigation team were quickly dispatched to the scene but did not detect any mark of violence.
The body was conveyed to the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua for preservation at the morgue pending post-morterm examination.
The Woman with whom the deceased lodged took to her heels and boarded a vehicle to an unknown destination but has been arrested by the Police to assist in the investigation.
Kasapa News has gathered that the deceased had with him some unspecified amount of money belonging to the Church which was retrieved by the Police.
Source:Â kasapafmonline.com
The host of the award-winning sports program “Fire for Fire” Mr. Patrick Osei Agyeman popularly known as Countryman Songo has urged the government to clean the football system now.
Speaking on his show, the sports journalist stated that Ghanaians now have the opportunity to sanitize the football system with the right people and right measures.
His comments come after the Number 12 Anas exposé on football and politics and also the pulling out of Mr. Kujo Fianu from the government’s interim football committee.
Countryman Songo added that Ghanaians should not consider Anas’ investigation to be the end of the changes needed in the football system rather pressure needs to placed on government to immediately ensure that reforms are implemented.
He further lamented on the current state of the Ghana Premier League due to the greed, selfishness and corrupt nature of some football referees, match commissioners, and administrators.
Source: backend.theindependentghana.com
The host of the award-winning sports program “Fire for Fire” Mr. Patrick Osei Agyeman popularly known as Countryman Songo has urged the government to clean the football system now.
Speaking on his show, the sports journalist stated that Ghanaians now have the opportunity to sanitize the football system with the right people and right measures.
His comments come after the Number 12 Anas exposé on football and politics and also the pulling out of Mr. Kujo Fianu from the government’s interim football committee.
Countryman Songo added that Ghanaians should not consider Anas’ investigation to be the end of the changes needed in the football system rather pressure needs to placed on government to immediately ensure that reforms are implemented.
He further lamented on the current state of the Ghana Premier League due to the greed, selfishness and corrupt nature of some football referees, match commissioners, and administrators.
Source: backend.theindependentghana.com
Authorities at Ketan Methodist Primary School had a shock of their lives on Tuesday morning when they got to the school to see the storeroom broken into by thieves.
All items needed to cook for the over 400 pupils under the Ghana School Feeding Programme were made away with by the thieves.
The storeroom is where the caterers kept the ingredients for the daily meals of the school kids.
The school authorities have, as a result, decided to close school early to get the kids home.
Speaking on 3FM on Tuesday, Western Region correspondent Paa Kwesi Simpson said sacks of rice, 400 pieces of fried chicken, fried fish, beans and boxes of spaghetti were among the items carried away.
No arrests have been made yet as the police have just been informed, 3news.com gathers.
Source: 3news.com
Authorities at Ketan Methodist Primary School had a shock of their lives on Tuesday morning when they got to the school to see the storeroom broken into by thieves.
All items needed to cook for the over 400 pupils under the Ghana School Feeding Programme were made away with by the thieves.
The storeroom is where the caterers kept the ingredients for the daily meals of the school kids.
The school authorities have, as a result, decided to close school early to get the kids home.
Speaking on 3FM on Tuesday, Western Region correspondent Paa Kwesi Simpson said sacks of rice, 400 pieces of fried chicken, fried fish, beans and boxes of spaghetti were among the items carried away.
No arrests have been made yet as the police have just been informed, 3news.com gathers.
Source: 3news.com
Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has resigned from the West Africa Football Union (WAFU), Federation of International Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) pending the outcome of investigations for fraud against him by ace journalists Anas Aremeyaw Anas in a documentary aired last week.
Mr. Nyantakyi, was caught on camera engaging in some shady deals with some potential investors and sponsors of the Ghana premier league was caught on camera by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and the Tiger Eye PI undercover team, who has since reported Mr. Nyantakyi to both FIFA and CAF respectively for investigations and ban.
Mr. Nyantakyi, who has been banned by FIFA from all football related activities for 90 days, has communicated his decision to resign to both FIFA and CAF, which prompted CAF President Ahmad Ahmad to announce at the on-going FIFA Congress in Moscow that the African Football Governing body would hold an Extraordinary Congress on 30th September, 2018 in Egypt.
Nyantakyi, who was appointed GFA President in 2005, has seen the senior National team the Black Stars make a three consecutive appearance at the World Cup in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, with the Black Satellites also winning the African U-20 cup in 2009 and went further to win the U-20 world cup in same year.
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Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has resigned from the West Africa Football Union (WAFU), Federation of International Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) pending the outcome of investigations for fraud against him by ace journalists Anas Aremeyaw Anas in a documentary aired last week.
Mr. Nyantakyi, was caught on camera engaging in some shady deals with some potential investors and sponsors of the Ghana premier league was caught on camera by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and the Tiger Eye PI undercover team, who has since reported Mr. Nyantakyi to both FIFA and CAF respectively for investigations and ban.
Mr. Nyantakyi, who has been banned by FIFA from all football related activities for 90 days, has communicated his decision to resign to both FIFA and CAF, which prompted CAF President Ahmad Ahmad to announce at the on-going FIFA Congress in Moscow that the African Football Governing body would hold an Extraordinary Congress on 30th September, 2018 in Egypt.
Nyantakyi, who was appointed GFA President in 2005, has seen the senior National team the Black Stars make a three consecutive appearance at the World Cup in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, with the Black Satellites also winning the African U-20 cup in 2009 and went further to win the U-20 world cup in same year.
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Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Anum- Apapam, Nene Adjabeng who is also the Ga Dangbe Chief of Anum- Apapam called on the government to ensure the legal protection of cocoa farms which were being destroyed in his area by timber companies and illegal mining operations.
Nene Ashaley Adjabeng, Chief Cocoa Farmer of Anum- Apapam in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region, has called for a law for the protection of cocoa farms.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Anum- Apapam, Nene Adjabeng who is also the Ga Dangbe Chief of Anum- Apapam called on the government to ensure the legal protection of cocoa farms which were being destroyed in his area by timber companies and illegal mining operations.
The Chief Farmer said, timber merchants invaded cocoa farms in Annum-Apapam felling timber and carting them through cocoa farms, which had ended up in the destruction of many cocoa farms.
He said the situation of cocoa farmers was worsened by the activities of illegal gold mining operators, who used excavators to dig trenches through the cocoa farms, uprooting cocoa trees and destroying them.
Glo Mobile Ghana has introduced breakthrough products aimed at giving subscribers in Ghana additional value to significantly improve their communication experience.
First is a Voice and Data offer, Double Double, which doubles the subscriber’s credit on all recharges with free data.
The second is a Data offer that delivers benefits to subscribers who auto-renew their data subscriptions.
Also launched is another first in Ghana from Glo tagged the Ghana-Nigeria packs, which enable Glo Mobile subscribers to call or roam in Nigeria and also get huge benefits on their lines in Ghana.
These packs will also provide an opportunity for those who exhaust their airtime or data at odd hours or in difficult locations to top up airtime or data by simply borrowing!
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday inaugurated the new 12-storey eco-friendly headquarters building of the Cal Bank, a wholly Ghanaian owned bank, in Accra.
The facility depends mainly on renewable solar power generated in-house, complemented by the national grid, while the water system for the building is from harvested rain and underground water.
In an address at the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo stated that enough evidence abound that the recent financial sector reforms were yielding positive results.
He said as of the end of the first quarter of the year, total assets, deposits, loans and advances in the banking industry all saw positive growth, while the banks were well-capitalised, profitable, liquid and stable, with strong prospects for increased financial intermediation.
Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has said that he has learnt his lesson from events that happened during the Ghana Music Awards and those that have happened after.
Stonebwoy pulled a gun on the stage of the VGMA because Shatta Wale and his crew stormed the stage when he (Stonebwoy) was announced winner of the Reggae/Dancehall artiste of the year.
Stonebwoy after the show was arrested on the dawn of Sunday and was released on bail on Monday.
Musician turned pastor, Nana Gemann, has called on feuding Dancehall artistes, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale to use their talent to make an impact on society instead of engaging in public brawls.
According to him, the use of guns could land the two in trouble which would see the people who hailed them today turning against them.
In a Facebook Live session, Nana Gemann, who is the founder of New Life Christian Love Fellowship weighed in on the fight between the camps of Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) last Saturday.
He stated that, “Guns do not protect, they destroy and I am a perfect example of a gun episode which saw me spending 14 years of my life in prison and I am certain there are members of the society who have still not forgiven me for that incident.”
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has remained defiant towards US moves against his company, saying the US “underestimates” its abilities.
Speaking to Chinese state media, Mr Ren downplayed the impact of recent US curbs and said no-one could catch up to its 5G technology in the near future.
Last week the US added Huawei to a list of companies that American firms cannot trade with unless they have a licence.
The move marked an escalation in US efforts to block the Chinese company.
“The current practice of US politicians underestimates our strength,” Mr Ren said, according to transcripts from state media.