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  • Former NEIP CEO appeared before NIB voluntarily, he wasn’t arrested – Lawyers

    Former NEIP CEO appeared before NIB voluntarily, he wasn’t arrested – Lawyers

    The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, voluntarily appeared before the National Investigation Bureau (NIB), his lawyers have clarified.


    Their clarification follows the CEO of Ghana Digital Centre Limited, Dzifa Gunu’s Facebook post, which alleged that the NIB nabbed Mr Nkansah for failing to honour its earlier invitation to support his claims that the Scholarship Secretariat was selling government-funded overseas scholarship slots. 

    In response, President John Dramani Mahama ordered his arrest to ensure that due process was followed and the law took its full course. A letter from the presidency noted “The Bureau has also been directed to submit its findings to the President for consideration and any appropriate action that may arise.”

    The former CEO is said to have made such an allegation during a recent interview. His allegations have raised concerns about transparency and fairness in the award of government-sponsored educational opportunities.

    Allegations of bribery and corruption in Ghana’s scholarship awards are not new. The current claims by the former NEIP CEO have reignited scrutiny, but similar narratives have surfaced in the past, including petitions and investigations into the Scholarship Secretariat.

    The cases of purchased scholarships in Ghana is a long-standing issue.In September last year, a group called Positive Transparency and Accountability Movement-Ghana (PTAAM-GH) petitioned the OSP to begin investigating alleged corruption at the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, which the anti-corruption institution launched the probe.

    The petitioners claimed that scholarships were being awarded based on political connections, favouritism, and payments, rather than merit.

    This probe followed earlier complaints dating back to 2024.

    Meanwhile, in July last year, Ghanaian students on the Ghana government scholarship were reported to be in distress following various threats of eviction, revocation of visas, and potential deportation over unpaid tuition and other fees.

    Earlier that month, it emerged that Ghanaian students in Memphis faced a housing eviction deadline of August 9, 2025, if they failed to pay a $3.6 million scholarship debt owed by Ghana’s Scholarship Secretariat.

    The eviction threat was formally communicated to students in a circular dated July 14, 2025.

    President of Memphis, Dr. Bill Hardgrave, during an interview on Action News 5’s Better on Wednesday, July 16, publicly validated the situation and the current condition of Ghanaian students facing eviction due to unpaid scholarship funds.

    “The students are sponsored by the government of (sic) Ghana, which has not paid the students’ tuition for some time. I think there was a regime change in Ghana, and that affected the budget, but we’re hopeful that gets corrected because we’d love to keep those students on campus,” he confirmed.

    In reaction to this, the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, during an appearance on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, July 23, revealed that the debt owed in terms of scholarship is owed to several schools across the world and not just one or two.

    He said that an audit is underway to investigate the circumstances surrounding the scholarship debt crisis; however, the acting Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, has been on trips in the past few months to countries where students face threats of eviction, among other repercussions of the government’s failure to settle their fees.

    This, he revealed, is to negotiate and to help mitigate the pressure coming from these authorities on the affected students.

    “There is a debt of fees that we have across the world. And so my registrar now has to go around the world and negotiate with schools, and that is what we’ve been undertaking in the last four, five months. I keep sending him, go here, go there, because you keep getting threats all over the world: ‘We are going to sack your students.’”

    The former government left a startling GHC 700 million in unpaid scholarship debt, according to the Minister. He described the current situation as a “bad, bad, bad mess” that threatens the future of Ghanaian students abroad and the country’s international reputation.

    “The current bill that I have is over ¢700 million in debt that we have to find money to pay,” he said.

    Given the current state of our economy and the ballooning debt crisis, the Minister was asked whether the government had enough to pay, or was even willing to pay,the GH¢700 million.

    In an empathetic response, he said, “It involves Ghanaian students; it involves lives. It involves our citizens. And so we must find the money to pay.”

    While admitting that Ghana currently doesn’t have this money in cash, he said negotiations are ongoing. He also commended the Chief of Staff for his input while they negotiated the terms of the debt.

    “The Chief of Staff has been very helpful. With the Finance Minister and the Chief of Staff, we are working closely to offset the debt… So yes, we will pay, but we have to negotiate.”

    Some schools, Mr. Opare said, have shown a positive response, understanding that the debt was inherited from the erstwhile government.

    “They know that we are a new government that has come in. We inherited these problems, and so we are aligning and fixing them gradually.”

    He also responded to reports of students receiving threats of eviction from their schools.

    “You can’t blame this government for the mess we inherited. And most of these things have been outstanding for a year or two,” he continued.

  • Presidency launches probe into alleged ‘sale’ of govt-sponsored overseas scholarship

    Presidency launches probe into alleged ‘sale’ of govt-sponsored overseas scholarship

    The Presidency has announced a probe into allegations of bought scholarships made by a former public official during a radio discussion on Sompa FM on February 2.

    During the discussion, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, claimed that someone paid a bribe to secure a government-sponsored overseas scholarship.

    Reacting to the allegations, President John Mahama has ordered the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) to investigate alleged improprieties in the award of overseas scholarships.

    This comes after the former public official’s allegations garnered widespread concern and reactions from the public.

    According to the Minister of State for Government Communication, Mr Felix Ofosu Kwakye, the President views such an allegation as a serious matter of grave public concern, particularly given the government’s commitment to transparency, integrity, and equal access to educational opportunities.

    In the President’s directive to the NIB, he ordered an immediate probe into the matter to establish the factual basis of the claim, identify any persons involved, and determine the veracity of the allegations.

    “The Bureau has also been directed to submit its findings to the President for consideration and any appropriate action that may arise,” the letter added.

    The directive was contained in a letter dated February 3, 2026, signed by Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, and addressed to the Director-General of the National Investigation Bureau.

    Meanwhile, allegations of bribery and corruption in Ghana’s scholarship awards are not new. The current claims by the former NEIP CEO have reignited scrutiny, but similar narratives have surfaced in the past, including petitions and investigations into the Scholarship Secretariat.

    The cases of purchased scholarships in Ghana is a long-standing issue.In September last year, a group called Positive Transparency and Accountability Movement-Ghana (PTAAM-GH) petitioned the OSP to begin investigating alleged corruption at the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, which the anti-corruption institution launched the probe.

    The petitioners claimed that scholarships were being awarded based on political connections, favouritism, and payments, rather than merit.

    This probe followed earlier complaints dating back to 2024.

    Meanwhile, in July last year, Ghanaian students on the Ghana government scholarship were reported to be in distress following various threats of eviction, revocation of visas, and potential deportation over unpaid tuition and other fees.

    Earlier that month, it emerged that Ghanaian students in Memphis faced a housing eviction deadline of August 9, 2025, if they failed to pay a $3.6 million scholarship debt owed by Ghana’s Scholarship Secretariat.

    The eviction threat was formally communicated to students in a circular dated July 14, 2025.

    President of Memphis, Dr. Bill Hardgrave, during an interview on Action News 5’s Better on Wednesday, July 16, publicly validated the situation and the current condition of Ghanaian students facing eviction due to unpaid scholarship funds.

    “The students are sponsored by the government of (sic) Ghana, which has not paid the students’ tuition for some time. I think there was a regime change in Ghana, and that affected the budget, but we’re hopeful that gets corrected because we’d love to keep those students on campus,” he confirmed.

    In reaction to this, the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, during an appearance on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, July 23, revealed that the debt owed in terms of scholarship is owed to several schools across the world and not just one or two.

    He said that an audit is underway to investigate the circumstances surrounding the scholarship debt crisis; however, the acting Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, has been on trips in the past few months to countries where students face threats of eviction, among other repercussions of the government’s failure to settle their fees.

    This, he revealed, is to negotiate and to help mitigate the pressure coming from these authorities on the affected students.

    “There is a debt of fees that we have across the world. And so my registrar now has to go around the world and negotiate with schools, and that is what we’ve been undertaking in the last four, five months. I keep sending him, go here, go there, because you keep getting threats all over the world: ‘We are going to sack your students.’”

    The former government left a startling GHC 700 million in unpaid scholarship debt, according to the Minister. He described the current situation as a “bad, bad, bad mess” that threatens the future of Ghanaian students abroad and the country’s international reputation.

    “The current bill that I have is over ¢700 million in debt that we have to find money to pay,” he said.

    Given the current state of our economy and the ballooning debt crisis, the Minister was asked whether the government had enough to pay, or was even willing to pay,the GH¢700 million.

    In an empathetic response, he said, “It involves Ghanaian students; it involves lives. It involves our citizens. And so we must find the money to pay.”

    While admitting that Ghana currently doesn’t have this money in cash, he said negotiations are ongoing. He also commended the Chief of Staff for his input while they negotiated the terms of the debt.

    “The Chief of Staff has been very helpful. With the Finance Minister and the Chief of Staff, we are working closely to offset the debt… So yes, we will pay, but we have to negotiate.”

    Some schools, Mr. Opare said, have shown a positive response, understanding that the debt was inherited from the erstwhile government.

    “They know that we are a new government that has come in. We inherited these problems, and so we are aligning and fixing them gradually.”

    He also responded to reports of students receiving threats of eviction from their schools.

    “You can’t blame this government for the mess we inherited. And most of these things have been outstanding for a year or two,” he continued.

  • Former National Service CEO paid an MP to suppress ‘ghost names’ scandal – A-G

    Former National Service CEO paid an MP to suppress ‘ghost names’ scandal – A-G

    Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has indicated that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Service Scheme (NSS) made payments to a Ghanaian Member of Parliament (MP) to prevent a major scandal involving ghost names from making headlines.

    Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Dr. Ayine revealed that his office had gathered substantial evidence linking top NSS executives, private vendors, and other individuals to suspicious financial transactions. These transactions, he said, were part of an orchestrated effort to cover up fraudulent activities within the scheme.

    “Indeed, we now have evidence of payments that were made into the accounts of the top executives of the National Service by vendors, private vendors, and staff of the scheme,” he stated.

    Providing further details, Dr. Ayine alleged that in November 2024, the then-CEO of the NSS, along with other individuals, facilitated payments to an MP to bury the scandal in the media and defend those implicated.

    “We also have evidence that in November 2024… the CEO of the National Service Scheme and others paid a Ghanaian MP to kill the story in the media, and to defend them. Now, this is a developing story, and more of it will come out very soon,” he added.

    The revelation comes amid ongoing investigations into a large-scale payroll fraud scheme within the NSS, where thousands of ghost names were allegedly inserted into the system, allowing corrupt officials to siphon public funds.

    This latest disclosure is part of the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative, aimed at retrieving state funds lost through corruption. Last month, President John Mahama, in his State of the Nation Address, announced a nationwide crackdown on those implicated in the ghost names scandal.

    “I have already tasked our investigative bodies to bring the culprits of the National Service ghost names to justice. Such brazen theft of public funds must not go unpunished. It is estimated that more than 80,000 ghost names could have yielded the suspects over GH¢50 million every month.

    “Unfortunately, some of these suspects have absconded the country already, and I have directed that they be declared wanted and their assets traced and frozen until investigations are completed,” President Mahama stated.

    The payroll fraud, uncovered during a nationwide audit of the National Service Authority (NSA), exposed a network of NSS officials, district directors, and payroll administrators who allegedly created fictitious names to claim salaries for non-existent service personnel.

    While the Attorney General did not disclose the name of the MP involved, he hinted that more details would be made public soon.

  • I will not evade investigation – Fmr NPA CEO to OSP

    I will not evade investigation – Fmr NPA CEO to OSP

    The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has expressed his willingness to engage with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in connection with an ongoing probe into the alleged misappropriation of GH¢1.3 billion from the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF).

    This follows an announcement by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng during a press briefing on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, where he disclosed that Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, along with three others, is under investigation for potential financial misconduct involving the petroleum fund.

    The UPPF plays a vital role in Ghana’s petroleum sector, ensuring price uniformity nationwide by subsidizing transportation costs for oil marketing firms.

    Responding to the OSP’s disclosure, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid took to social media to acknowledge the inquiry, clarifying that he has yet to receive any formal notification or summons from the OSP or any other state investigative institution.

    Nonetheless, he assured his full willingness to cooperate with authorities if called upon.

    “My attention has been drawn to an announcement by the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, that I am under investigations for some alleged embezzlement of funds at the Unified Petroleum Price Fund (UPPF) during my tenure as the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority.

    “As at this afternoon, I have neither received any invitation by any State investigative body nor have I been under investigation for any such alleged crime. However, I am willing to avail myself to assist in any investigations of the alleged embezzlement of funds.”

    The Special Prosecutor disclosed that the probe involves four individuals, among them Jacob Amoah, the UPPF Coordinator, as well as NPA officials Wendy Ashong Newman and Freda Tandoh.

    The claims suggest that during Mustapha Hamid’s tenure, a considerable sum from the UPPF may have been mismanaged, resulting in potential financial inconsistencies in the petroleum industry.

  • Shame on you for completely destroying COCOBOD – Edudzi to CEO

    Shame on you for completely destroying COCOBOD – Edudzi to CEO

    A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tameklo, has described the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, a “very wicked man” who has “completely destroyed” the once-creditworthy state enterprise.

    According to Mr Tameklo, Mr Aidoo has run down COCOBOD to the point where international banks now view it as unattractive for business.

    Mr Tameklo’s remarks come in response to COCOBOD’s recent announcement at a media briefing on August 20, 2024.

    The announcement revealed that the organization is departing from its 32-year tradition of relying on offshore borrowing for cocoa purchases through its syndication program.

    Mr. Aidoo stated that, starting with the 2024/2025 cocoa crop season beginning in September 2024, COCOBOD will shift to self-financing in an effort to reduce its reliance on external funds.

    “Is it good that always, COCOBOD should be heard going to borrow? Are we comfortable with that tag?” he asked rhetorically before announcing: “Today, you have heard that COCOBOD is not going to borrow,” adding: “It is quite a good time for any human being to learn his or her lessons.” 

    “In 32 years, we have learned our lessons, and we think that it is high time we wean ourselves from the offshore international financial markets and then finance the crop ourselves here. And that is exactly what we are going to do. And I think it comes with a lot of projectory benefits,” Mr Aidoo noted.

    He mentioned: “We are looking for $1.5 billion this crop season, and looking at the interest rates last year, which were over 8 per cent, plus the cost, it means that we can save more than $150 million by the decision not to go offshore.”

    Mr. Tameklo who doubles as the Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress, took to Facebook to criticize Mr. Aidoo’s announcement.

    Mr Tameklo argued that rather than acknowledging his role in COCOBOD’s financial difficulties and poor production figures, Aidoo is attempting to capitalize on the “mess” he created for personal gain.

    “Cocoa production has fallen to 500,000 metric tonnes. Instead of admitting that you are responsible for this mess, you are here creating [a] useless impression,” wrote Mr Tameklo, who insisted: “This man should be arrested.”

    According to Mr Tameklo, “All he [the COCOBOD CEO] is interested in is the award of sole-sourced contracts to Bawumia’s brother and others,” exclaiming: “Shame!”

  • “C.E.O at 20, it can only be God’s favor!”- Afronitaa brags

    “C.E.O at 20, it can only be God’s favor!”- Afronitaa brags

    Celebrated Ghanaian dancer Afronita made headlines as she proudly announced her role as CEO at just 20 years old, following the successful launch of her dance academy, AfroStar Kids Academy.

    The Instagram sensation shared captivating images from the academy’s inauguration, sparking widespread celebration and admiration from her fans.

    The academy targets youngsters aged 3 to 12, offering tailored tools and training to potentially pave the way for dance careers.

    Many people took to the comment section to celebrate her.

    With a curriculum finely tuned to children’s needs, Afronita’s academy promises a holistic dance education nurturing talent from early stages.

    This venture showcases Afronita’s dedication to community support and her belief in dance’s transformative potential.

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  • Afia Schwarzenegger expresses outrage over police report on Kikibees CEO’s death

    Afia Schwarzenegger expresses outrage over police report on Kikibees CEO’s death

    Controversial socialite and media figure from Ghana, Afia Schwarzenegger has voiced her worries regarding a police report on the passing of Mr. Bennet Adomah, the late CEO of Kikibees and Noire Lounge.

    She claims that the late Bennet Adomah was not a drug user previous to his passing, therefore the police report’s assertion that she used drugs and became hyperactive is dubious.

    The media celebrity also criticized the police for not doing an autopsy to see whether their statements were credible enough for the court to accept in handling the case before submitting a report.

    Afia Schwarzenegger repeated her call for justice for the passing of the late Bennet Adomah, who perished in peculiar circumstances that have drawn questions from the public.

    “The Ben I know doesn’t do drugs…That’s all I’m saying…And how do you make this claim without an autopsy? We demand justice #Justice4Kikibee” she wrote on her Instagram page in reaction to the poster of the one-week observation of the late Bennet Adomah.

    Even though Ben was at his lover’s house the night he passed away, it is incorrect, according to the police report that was produced in court, that she shot or stabbed him.

    According to the reports, Ben used drugs before seeing his girlfriend, which caused him to become hyperactive and cause an argument when he got to her house.

    According to the sources, their argument became heated and the dead began damaging everything within the home, which forced the girlfriend to even flee the scene.

    “According to the facts the police gathered, the lady did not harm the deceased. Per Police findings, he took in some substances and became very high. So, because he was in a hyperactive state, he tried to harm the lady when he got to the house. This caused him to smash a glass on the floor and the lady managed to escape from the room.

    “They said he started destroying things in the room and it appears that he slumped and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the ground in the process. The only marks on his body were on his arms and his thumb. His nose was bleeding and it somehow proves that he slumped and fell on the tiles.”

    Additionally, it was reported that the suspect’s attorney denied allegations that his client fatally stabbed the victim.

    He maintained that the’murder’ allegation that had been brought against his client was unwarranted.

    “Because it is a murder case, she has not been asked to plead guilty or not. Her lawyer is even saying that the murder charges being leveled against her are inappropriate. They said they would go to every length to prove that their client is not guilty. He wasn’t killed by his side chick. Also, news that his side chick’s other boyfriend confronted and killed him is false,” the reports added.

    Meanwhile, the case was adjourned to October 27.

  • Nigerian CEO receives an honorary education award

    Nigerian CEO receives an honorary education award

    CEO of Junior Achievement Africa (JA Africa), a non-governmental organization (NGO), Simi Nwogugu, has been honored with the prestigious Africa Education Medal in recognition of her efforts to enhance youth education.

    JA Africa, an NGO that focuses on equipping young individuals with entrepreneurial skills, currently impacts over 300,000 young people each year, preparing them for the evolving landscape of work.

    The Africa Education Medal, established in collaboration with T4 Education, HP technology company, and Microsoft, is regarded as a highly esteemed accolade in the field of education.

    “I am so honoured to receive this accolade, but it is not just about me. This award is for all the fantastic staff at JA Africa, and for all the inspirational young people they have worked with, helping to pave the way to a brighter future for our continent’s young,” Nwogugu told the BBC.

    Several of the Junior Achievement Africa alumni have gone on to have successful careers in business.

    The NGO currently has a presence in 16 sub-Saharan African countries according to its website.

  • Who is Twitter’s new CEO?

    Who is Twitter’s new CEO?

    Elon Musk has revealed that he has identified a new chief executive to head Twitter.

    The announcement was made by Musk on the social media platform, which he acquired last year for $44 billion.

    Although he did not disclose the identity of the incoming CEO, Musk stated that “she” would assume the role in six weeks.

    But what is known is that this individual is a woman.

    If Mr Musk has indeed appointed a female executive, it would make her one of the few women to reach the top of a major technology company.

    Women accounted for fewer than 10% of chief executives of tech firms included in America’s 500 biggest companies last year.

    Musk himself will transition to the positions of executive chairman and chief technology officer.

    The decision to appoint a new leader comes amid mounting pressure on Musk to delegate Twitter’s management responsibilities and concentrate on his other ventures.

    Last year, after Twitter users voted for him to step down in an online poll, he said: “No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive.”

    However, although Mr Musk had said he would hand over the reins, it was by no means clear when or even if it would happen.

    Tesla shares rose after the announcement. Mr Musk has previously been accused by shareholders of abandoning Tesla after his takeover of Twitter and damaging the car company’s brand.

    “We ultimately view this as a major step forward with Musk finally reading the room that has been around this Twitter nightmare,” Dan Ives from the investment firm Wedbush Securities said.

    “Trying to balance Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX as CEOs [is] an impossible task that needed to change,” Mr Ives added.

    According to two US media reports, NBCUniversal’s head of advertising Linda Yaccarino was in talks to become the chief executive of Twitter. The Wall Street Journal and Variety cited people familiar with the matter.

    Although Mr Musk has talked about paid subscribers to Twitter Blue, it is advertising that brings in the vast majority of revenue at Twitter.

    The new boss will no doubt seek to improve relationships with advertisers, and smooth their fears over content moderation.

    Mr Musk, a self-proclaimed free speech absolutist, has said he took over Twitter to protect free speech. However, advertisers do not want their content next to misinformation or extremist content.

    He purchased Twitter in October only after a lawsuit forced him to go through with the deal. Upon taking charge, Mr Musk controversially fired thousands of staff in a bid to cut costs at the firm, which has struggled to be profitable.

    In March, Mr Musk said those efforts had paid off and the platform’s finances were improving.

  • Golden Movie Awards may be scrapped – CEO

    Golden Movie Awards may be scrapped – CEO

    The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Golden Movie Awards has announced that the programme may be scrapped due to lack of support from big sponsors.

    In a statement on social media, the CEO of Golden Movie Awards, Mimi Andani Micheals revealed that their biggest support has come from industry players, jury members, and individual donors, with few companies stepping in to sponsor once or twice.

    “We invested in the industry for 7yrs and there has been close to zero support with ‘SPONSORSHIP’,” she lamented

    Despite their efforts, there has been no major support to take even half of the cost for the past seven years.

    The lack of support has caused investors to withdraw their funding, and the event will no longer be organized.

    “Apart from few companies who sponsored once or twice with their products @starbeer_gh (Not Cash) and @maltaguinnessgh Guiness with a small amount (we appreciate), there has not been any major support to at least take half our cost for 7yrs,” she disclosed

    The organizers expressed their appreciation to the actors, directors, producers, and film lovers who have been their biggest support and motivation over the years.

    She also thanked those who made individual donations, such as HRH Oscar Yao Doe and Faddick, for their efforts in supporting the industry.

    “We appreciate individuals like @hrhoscaryaodoe who donated and supported our nominee announcement in Ivory Coast and @faddick who donated to the scheme once, but how long could we go asking for donations from individuals who just did their best to support but have other responsibilities too?” she quizzed

    The announcement has come as a disappointment to many who believed in the Ghana Movie Awards and saw it as an opportunity to put the country on the map through the film awards.

    However, the organizers emphasized the need to re-strategize and focus on other events that will be more sustainable in the long run.

    The Golden Movie Awards attracted participants from several African countries, including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Morocco, but the absence of financial support from companies has led to its demise.

  • NAM1’s case adjourned again

    NAM1’s case adjourned again

    On March 23, three years and eight months after his initial arraignment on July 12, 2019, Nana Appiah Mensah, the embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, made his 33rd court appearance.

    Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM1 was initially charged with some 13 counts but that had since been amended with his plea yet to be taken on the amended charge sheet filed on September 3, 2019, which introduced some 61 new charges.

    In court on Thursday, March 23, 2023, when NAM1 made his 33rd appearance, the case was again adjourned with the trial yet to commence.

    Before a relieving Judge, Her Honour Afia Owusua Appiah, Prosecution represented by ASP Emmanuel Haliga who was holding Superintendent Sylvester Asare’s brief told the court that the prosecution is still awaiting advice from the Attorney General’s office for the next line of action.

    He, therefore, prayed for an adjournment and after consulting his diaries together with Lawyer Audrey Twum, who was holding lawyer Kwame Boafo’s brief agreed with the court and settled on April 25, 2023.

    According to EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, NAM1 made his 30th, 31st and 32nd appearances on November 9, and December 14, both in 2022 and January 2, 2023, respectively.

    From July 12, 2019, the CEO of the gold dealership firm has trekked the court at least 29 times by September 27, 2022.

    EIB Network’s Murtala Inusah who compiled the number of times NAM1 had appeared in court since July 12, 2019, said, the businessman would make at least his 34th appearance on April 25, 2023.

    Previous appearances

    In 2019, NAM1 made six appearances at the Circuit Court in Accra while in 2020 he appeared in court eight times. He then made further nine appearances in 2021 and five times in 2022.

    In 2019, the CEO of Menzgold appeared in court on July 12 (his first) and made subsequent appearances on August 6, September 3, October 23, November 20 and December 23.

    For 2020, the CEO of Menzgold made appearances on January 21, March 6, June 24, July 20, September 7, October 1, November 4 and December 16.

    In 2021, NAM1 made nine appearances on January 20, March 2, April 1, May 27, July 6, September 2, October 11, November 22 and December 21.

    In 2022, the embattled CEO of Menzgold was in court five times on February 21, April 4, May 16, July 15 and August 16 with the next court hearing fixed for September 27.

    Meanwhile, he had also made court appearances in a Dubai Court before his return to Ghana following the collapse of Menzgold.

    Main trial

    On August 17, 2019, the embattled NAM 1 was released from police custody after meeting his varied bail conditions.

    NAM1 together with his wife Rose Tetteh and his sister Benedicta Appiah (both at large) were facing a total of 13 counts of defrauding by false pretences, money laundering, abetment and carrying on deposit-taking business without a licence.

    Two of his companies- Menzgold Ghana Limited and Brew Marketing Consult Limited – have also been charged with seven counts of defrauding by false pretences and carrying on deposit-taking business without a licence.

    On July 26, 2019, NAM1 pleaded not guilty to all the charges and the court presided over by Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye granted him bail to the tune of GH¢1 billion (about $185 million) with five sureties, three of which are to be justified.

    Additionally, he was ordered by the court to report to the police every Wednesday.

    But the condition that required him to ensure three of the five sureties for justification was removed when he could not meet his initial bail terms.

    Charges

    The initial counts preferred were defrauding by false pretences, abetment to defraud by false pretences, carrying deposit business without a licence, abetment of sale of minerals without a licence, sale of minerals without a licence, abetment of unlawful deposit-taking, unlawful deposit-taking and money laundering.

    Brief facts

    The brief facts of the case as presented to the court by then ASP Asare, (now Superintendent Sylvester Asare) were that in October 2018, the police received a complaint from about 16,000 people that Menzgold had convinced them to invest GH¢1.68 billion in a gold purchase scheme that yielded 10 per cent monthly interest.

    ASP Asare told the court that, the complainants said their money was locked up and they could not find Mensah and the other principal officers of the company.

    He said investigations revealed that Menzgold and Brew Marketing Consult were incorporated as limited liability companies in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

    DSP Asare (now said Menzgold obtained a licence from the Minerals Commission in August 2016 to purchase and export gold from small-scale miners, and to successfully engage in the business, Nana Appiah founded Brew Marketing Consult to be a gold buying agent.

    DSP Asare said although Menzgold was licensed to purchase gold, it was not licensed by the Minerals Commission to trade in gold.

    Notwithstanding the lack of such a licence, he said, Menzgold went public after its incorporation and invited the public to deposit money for a fixed period with interest, on the pretext of gold purchasing.

    He said further investigations revealed that the three accused persons were the directors and principal officers of Menzgold and Brew Marketing Consult.

  • Elon Musk gives nearly $2 billion worth of Tesla shares to charity

    Elon Musk gives nearly $2 billion worth of Tesla shares to charity

    Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, claims to have donated approximately $1.95 billion (£1.6 billion) worth of company shares to charity last year.


    In a filing with US regulators, the donation of 11.6 million shares was referred to as “a bona fide gift.”

    The donation’s recipient or recipients were not identified in the filing.

    Also on Wednesday, Mr. Musk stated that it would be “good time” to find a replacement for him as Twitter’s CEO towards the end of the year.

    The document submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission states that the donation was made between August and December of last year.

    A BBC request for comment has received no immediate response from Tesla.

    It is not the first time Mr. Musk has given Tesla stock to charity. He donated around $5.74 billion worth of shares in 2021, according to a regulatory filing.

    He also said on Twitter that year, that he planned to donate $20m to schools in Cameron County and $10m to the Brownsville city in Texas, US for “downtown revitalization”.

    Mr Musk has also hinted that he plans to find his successor as chief executive of Twitter by the end of 2023.

    “I’m guessing probably towards the end of this year would be good timing to find someone else to run the company, because I think it should be in a stable position around, you know, at the end of this year,” he said.

    “I think I need to stabilise the organisation and just make sure it’s in a financially healthy place and that the product roadmap is clearly laid out,” he said on a video link at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

    The multibillionaire businessman bought the social media platform last year for $44 billion. He has since said the company was close to bankruptcy.

    However, he has been criticised by some Tesla investors for spending too much of his time focussing on trying to turn around Twitter.

    In November, addressing the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Mr Musk said he is working too much as he juggles his responsibilities as Twitter, Tesla, and his rocket company SpaceX.

    “My workload has recently increased quite a lot,” Mr Musk said. “I have too much work on my plate, that is for sure,” he added.

  • Shipping giant Maersk announces new CEO

    Vincent Clerc ,has been appointed by shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk to replace Soren Skou as Chief Executive Officer as of Jan 1. Vincent Clerc has been with the company for about two and half decades and was announced on Monday as the new CEO.

    Company veteran Clerc, who currently heads the company’s Ocean & Logistics business, is taking the helm at a time of slowing demand for transport and logistics as a global recession looms.

    “The strong tailwinds that benefited the supply chain industries during the pandemic are coming to an end,” said chair of the board Robert Maersk Uggla in a statement.

    “With an increasingly challenging outlook, the board believes Vincent holds the right experience and capabilities as CEO to pursue and oversee Maersk’s strategic and organizational development in the years to come,” he added.

    Clerc, a Swiss citizen born in 1972, joined Maersk in 1997 and has since held several senior positions, including Chief Trade and Marketing Officer and Chief Commercial officer.

    He has been pivotal in the firm’s expansion beyond its core ocean freight business. Copenhagen-based Maersk is one of the world’s biggest shipping and logistics companies, handling supply chain logistics for large customers like Walmart and Nike.

    It employs more than 100,000 people in 130 countries. Skou, who has been in the job since 2016, oversaw the group’s transformation from a conglomerate into an integrated logistics company.

  • KATH staff threatens to reject ‘stranger’ as next CEO

    Staff of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have served notice that they will reject any appointment of non-permanent staff of the Hospital as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

    This comes on the back of speculations within the premier hospital that the President in consultation with Ashanti Regional Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is considering announcing the appointment of Prof. Okyere Addai Mensah as a successor to the retired CEO Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso.

    The said notice from the staff read: “No KATH staff, No CEO; We are capable of managing our own affairs”

    Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso retired last week after serving the referral facility for over 3 decades.

  • UMB seeks more investment from stakeholders

    The Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) is in discussions with some of its key stakeholders who are willing to invest more in the bank, the Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Nana Dwemoh Benneh, has disclosed.

    He said the investment was to help the bank to build a sustainable banking model hinged on providing quality customer service to its cherished clients, some of whom had been with the bank for over 30 years.

    Mr Benneh said that in an interview with the Daily Graphic to mark the 2022 Customer Service Week celebrations.

    He said although the bank’s third quarter financials saw a dip in profit, the future was very bright as it still boasted of customers who continued to repose their confidence in the bank.

    “Some of these customers are some of the key companies we have in the country and in the economy, so even though we have had challenges, when we look forward to how to make ourselves sustainable, there are enough opportunities that give us the confidence that the future is bright.

    “In these discussions, we are speaking with a number of our stakeholders who are standing in readiness to invest more in the organisation because they know that the returns for investment into the organisation would be good,” he stated.

    Faithful clients

    The CEO said the bank had an anchor of clients who had still remained faithful even in times where it seemed challenging.

    He said that was a demonstration that UMB was offering them something useful and beneficial.

    Capital adequacy

    With regard to the new capital adequacy expectations by the regulator and the threat it poses to indigenous banks, Mr Benneh said the bank had stakeholders that would stand behind the organisation by providing the resources required to ensure that it ran a sustainable business.

    He said being an indigenous bank, UMB was focused on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), often labelled the engine of growth.

    “The SME sector seems to connect better with indigenous banks like ourselves, and so once that aspect of the economy takes a hit, the ripple effect obviously is going to be felt by the bank as well.

    “But we believe in the resilience of the Ghanaian businessman, we believe in the resilience of the local businesses,” he stated.

    He said a number of these local businesses had been able to constantly pull themselves up whenever there had been challenges with the economy, and having been around since 1972 meant that the bank had been walking this path with a number of these businesses.

    Digitisation

    Mr Benneh said the focus of the bank’s customer service had been on how to use digital services to better serve its customers.

    He said the bank recognised that financial services had now been more democratised because of the use of technology and digital services.

    “You can now get basic financial services at a certain standard across the world, which means that barriers of entry in terms of competitiveness are relatively low now because everybody has access to these same systems. So the question is: how do we offer it in a different unique memorable way?

    “We believe that we’ve been serving Ghana since 1972, and so we have quite a sense of how the Ghanaian business person likes to conduct their business and how they will like to access their information and how they will like to be kept abreast of systems and how they will like us to suggest things to them, so we are holding on to that niche,” he said.

    Mr Benneh said the bank looked to digitisation and wanted to position itself as an aggregator of a number of fintechs and players in this area.

  • CEO of Ghana Free Zones Authority embarks on regional tour

    The CEO of the GFZA, Amb. Mike Oquaye Jr has kicked off a week-long engagement with licensed free zone companies in the Ashanti and Western Regions of Ghana.

    With two enclaves in the western region and one in the Ashanti region, Ghana’s lead agency for regulating the free zones scheme and Ghana’s Special Economic Zones remains ready to do more.

    Amb. Mike Oquaye Jnr. and his team kicked off the customer-facing engagement in the Ashanti Region.

    His first stop was at Angel FM, where he answered questions from listeners and the presenter centered on the mandate of the institution and the plans Ghana has to accelerate the development of the Great Kumasi Industrial City Project.

    The CEO stressed the need for Ashanti-based industrialists with export orientation to take advantage of available incentives.

    “It is our mandate as an institution to support you to achieve more exports as Ghana takes the needed steps to address its structural economic setup. Accelerating our export drive is imperative to becoming the Ghana we want,” Amb. Mike Oquaye Jr.

    As part of the regional tour, the team visited Juaben Oil Mills Limited, an agro-processing company at the heart of adding value to oil palm, among others.

    After touring the factory and engaging with its leadership, the GFZA team then paid a courtesy call to the Omanhene of the Juaben traditional area, Nana Otuo Siriboe II.

    Amb. Mike Oquaye thanked Nana for his continuous support for industrialization and for guiding and shaping the growth of Juaben Oil Mills from inception to date.

    Nana Otuo Siriboe II commended Amb. Mike Oquaye for his stellar performance at the GFZA and urged him to do more to achieve the mandate given to him by the President on behalf of the Good People of Ghana.

    The GFZA then visited OLAM Ghana Limited, one of Ghana’s largest licensed agro-food processing firms. OLAM Ghana is an adept buyer and exporter of processed cocoa, cashew, and rice in Ghana.

    Amb. Oquaye encouraged OLAM to do more for the sector as he committed to working closely with the company to clear bottlenecks that might impede their growth

    The next company visited by the team was Logs & Lumber Ghana Limited, one of the leading timber logging and processing companies in Ghana and the West African sub-region. Amb. Mike Oquaye noted the company’s concerns and committed to working with other state actors to address them.

    In the Western Region, Ambassador Oquaye and the team paid a working visit to the Regional Minister, Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, to discuss pertinent land-related issues before heading to the Lands Commission with the team.

    Before meeting the Regional Minister, Amb. Mike Oquaye was interviewed extensively on Skyy FM during which he updated listeners on a wide range of issues about Free Zones and its activities in the Western Region.

    The GFZA team then met with the CEO and management team of Wayoe Engineering & Construction Limited, one of the largest privately-owned Ghanaian engineering and construction companies in West Africa.

    The group toured the new factory of the company to get a sense of the investment the company had made and its growth potential. Amb. Mike Oquaye committed to working closely with the company to find lasting solutions to some identified problems.

    The team then visited Amalitech Limited, a social enterprise that harnesses the potential of remote work to build the future of work in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Speaking at the end of the one-week working visit, Amb Mike Oquaye expressed satisfaction with the achievements of many of the institutions in the two regions.

    He also charged the regional heads of the GFZA to continue delivering value to all GFZA-licensed businesses.

    Mr. Ziblim Alhassan, Director of Administration and Human Resources; Mr. Jesse Agyepong, Director of Corporate Affairs; and Mr. Lawrence Osei-Boateng, Director of Business Development and Research, accompanied Ambassador Mike Oquaye on the working visit. He was also accompanied by Mr. Ricky Osei Owusu, Regional Head of the Ashanti Region; Hajia Hanatu Abubakar, Regional Director for the Western Region; Mr. Fred Agyei-Gyane, Manager in Charge of Compliance; and Mr. Harry Ansah, Personal Assistant to the CEO.

  • Two jailed for 15 years for stealing GH¢102,000

    A manager and a fuel station attendant of the Kwabeng branch of Ready Oil in the Eastern Region have been sentenced to a total prison term of 15 years for stealing GH¢102,000.

    According to asaaseradio.com, the manager, Emmanuel Ohene Amankwah, 27, and the fuel attendant, Douglas Twumasi, 25, were found guilty of stealing and conspiracy to commit a crime and will serve prison terms of 8 and 7 years, respectively.

    The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Joseph Damfei, told the court that the complainant in the case, Samuel Kwaku Owusu-Manu, the CEO of Ready Oil Limited, indicated that the two accused persons had been siphoning fuel from the Kwabeng branch of the company.

    The prosecutor explained that the CEO reported that he found a driver siphoning fuel and, after several interrogations, found that the two accused persons were behind the crime.

    Inspector Joseph Damfei said that the complainant, after the interrogations, also found that daily sales for May 20, which was supposed to be GH¢48,000, was only GH¢17,617.

    He added that the CEO also found petrol and diesel shortage in the underground tank valuing GH¢19,109.50.

    Kwaku Owusu-Manu then called for an audit which revealed that revenues for fuel sold on credit to some customers amounting to GH¢53,800 could not be accounted for.

    In addition to the custodian sentences the two suspects received, the judge also directed that an unregistered Toyota Camry the manager had bought should be sold to offset part of the cost.

  • Dr. Michael K Obeng begins free reconstructive surgeries in Ho

    Barely three months after performing free reconstructive surgeries in Yaounde Cameroon, R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Worldwide Inc., the Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery led by renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Michael K. Obeng is currently in the Volta Regional Capital, Ho on a humanitarian mission.

    The team of selfless and dedicated health officials arrived in Ghana on October 8 and are expected to conduct some 120 free reconstructive surgeries within the one-week period.

    Screening of patients at the Ho Teaching Hospital began Sunday, October 9.

    The mission will be the team’s third medical mission this year after successful programs in Gambia and Cameroon early in the year.

    This will be the 15th year that the R.E.S.T.O.R.E. team has embarked on such a humanitarian mission. The team of selfless volunteers has visited and performed reconstructive surgeries in Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, and Vietnam.

    CEO of the Ho Teaching Hospital Dr. John Tampuori expressed gratitude for R.E.S.T.O.R.E.’s medical mission.

    He pledged his full commitment to the initiative and called on other Non-Governmental Organisations to emulate such humanitarian initiatives.

    R.E.S.T.O.R.E. at 15

    Dr. Michael K. Obeng recently announced that R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Worldwide Inc., The Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery reached its 15th anniversary this year.

    As founder and CEO, he looks back at those years with nostalgic fondness and is proud of the continuous expansion and growth, all made possible with the assistance of a strong donor base that helped RESTORE reach the milestone.

    Since its inception in 2007, R.E.S.T.O.R.E. and its dedicated group of admirable volunteers have completed missions in 11 different countries on three continents. The team has performed over 1,600 surgeries all free of charge, with a great humanitarian aim to change people’s lives, and was not afraid to tackle complex reconstruction cases.

    The monetary value of surgeries performed has exceeded well over $80 million USD. Moreover, a countless number of patients of all ages have indirectly benefited from the foundation’s work through non-surgical management and the education and training of local doctors.

    As R.E.S.T.O.R.E. races towards its 15th anniversary, Dr. Obeng states he is not only keen on replicating the same success, but also envisions reaching new horizons with a goal of raising $2.5 Million USD in a year to make even greater impact. He says it is no secret that there is strong demand and constant requests for R.E.S.T.O.R.E. missions in new regions and countries, all unfulfilled because of the heavy weight of logistical costs associated with providing medical and surgical supplies and transporting the team. While some donors provide value by donating time and volunteering, the non-profit needs donors to provide crucial financial support.

    This past June, R.E.S.T.O.R.E. completed a mission to Cameroon and has upcoming trips that include the Volta Region of Ghana in October and Senegal in December. If RESTORE reaches its fundraising goal, it can envision expansion to Central and South America, as well as Southeast Asia, and grow to become one of the leading non-profit, charity organizations across the globe.

    Dr. Obeng says that any support, great or small, helps RESTORE to get closer to its very special goal to change lives and give hope, function, and aesthetic form to those in need. He is deeply grateful for everyone’s generosity and hopes it will inspire others to make the same move, by supporting R.E.S.T.O.R.E.’s noble cause.

    Dr. Obeng says that any support, great or small, helps RESTORE to get closer to its very special goal to change lives and give hope, function, and aesthetic form to those in need.

    He expressed dee gratitude for everyone’s generosity and hopes it will inspire others to make the same move, by supporting R.E.S.T.O.R.E.’s noble cause.

    He made special mention of Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa , Member of Parliament for North Tongu, the management of Volta Serene Hotel in Ho, Ms. Penelope M. Jones-Mensah, lawyer and founder of the 40 Roses Foundation, Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra and Mr. Yaw Boakye, CEO of West One Ghana Limited for their support and generousity of spirit.

    On his part, Okudzeto Ablakwa expressed excitement that the R.E.S.T.O.R.E mission is in the Volta Region this year. He applauded Dr. Michael K. Obeng and the team of volunteers for their humanitarian assistance to the people of the Volta Region and urged them to continue touching lives with their incredible benevolence.

    About R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Worldwide Inc.; The Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery

    RESTORE is an acronym that stands for Restoring Emotional Stability Through Outstanding Reconstructive Efforts. It is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit medical service organization that provides free reconstructive surgery and related medical services to children and adults with disfiguring deformities from birth, accidents, and diseases involving not only the head and neck region, but also the trunk, breasts, extremities, and genitalia. It was founded in 2007 by Dr. Michael K. Obeng.

    As part of its mission, R.E.S.T.O.R.E. also educates and trains local medical professionals on the latest techniques and safety measures in plastic and reconstructive surgery, effecting change long after the R.E.S.T.O.R.E. team leaves these communities.

    About Dr. Michael K. Obeng

    Dr. Michael K. Obeng, popularly known as The Surgeon’s Surgeon is a Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon.

    In March this year, Dr. Obeng reached an agreement with Sushen Medicamentos PVT LTD. to build a $50 million WHO GMP-certified first-class pharmaceutical plant in Akwamu in the Eastern Region of Ghana to curtail the importation of fake drugs into the country.

    He also runs Global Health Solution, a consulting firm that is bridging the gap between “morbidity and healthy living” in developing countries.

    Dr. Obeng is among the rare few plastic surgeons in the world to successfully reattach a limb and remove ribs to streamline the waist. He specializes in cosmetic surgery and complex reconstruction, hence the nickname, “The Surgeon’s Surgeon” as dubbed by his colleagues.

    The Ghanaian-born surgeon gained global recognition in 2021 after successfully removing Gorilla Glue from the hair of “internet sensation” Tessica Brown by using bio-friendly chemicals he put together in less than 48 hrs.

    He is a father, an award-winning motivational speaker, a philanthropist, a humanitarian, and a global health strategist.

    Dr. Michael K. Obeng was named among “America’s Top Plastic Surgeons” by the Consumer Research Council of America in 2011 and 2014.

     

  • Policy analyst wants act to regulate travels of state officials

    The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, Ghana (ILAPI Ghana), Mr. Peter Bismark has called for the enactment of a Government Travel Regulations Act (GTRA) to regulate the travelling of state officials.

    The Act, he said, should establish units in all Government institutions and agencies such that public officials travelling on taxes would be placed on a common platform for travel claims under administrative procedures prescribed by the Act.

    Mr Bismark who made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said such a common platform should be an E-Government Travel Service.

    He stressed the need for all state institutions and agencies to have Travel Management Services to provide for travel arrangements.

    With the Act in place, Mr Bismark believed that the public purse would be adequately protected because Government officials would be liable for any expenditure that was caused by negligence.

    He explained that Government officials without an approved exception under the Act would be responsible for any additional costs resulting from the failure to use the E-Government Travel Service such as service fees, cancellation penalties, or other additional costs like higher airfares, hotel rates, shuttle, feeding among others.

    According to the Policy Analyst, the Travel Management Divisions which would be created under the Act would provide data on total travels made by Government officials in a year and expose those who fed on taxpayers’ contributions.

    He contended that so much money was being wasted through Government delegation travels and called on Parliament to rescue the situation with the Act to regulate official state travels.

    Source: GNA

  • A/R: Sky petroleum filling station CEO shot dead

    The Chief Executive Officer of Sky Petroleum filling station at Asuadei in the Ahafo Ano South East District of the Ashanti region, Alhaji Abubakar Sadick, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen.

    The incident occurred on Wednesday, 28 October 2020 around 5:00pm.

    The four unmasked men stormed the fueling station with pump action guns, according to a worker of the company, name only given as Eric, who narrated the incident.

    He said the deceased together with him struggled with the armed men before he was shot dead.

    The gun wielded men, he said, made away with only GHS350 sales they had done for the day.

    The body of the deceased has been deposited at the Mankranso government hospital morgue for preservation.

    Superintendent Richard Boahen, the District Police Commander, said investigations have commenced into the crime.

    District Chief Executive for the area who doubles as the Chairman of the District Security Council, Joseph Agyemang Dapaah, said emergency security meeting will be held on the incident.

    He bemoaned the inadequate number of police officers in the district.

    Source: Class FM

  • NHIA CEO tests positive for coronavirus, calls on friends to isolate

    The CEO of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, has announced that she has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.

    Speaking in an interview on Asaase Radio, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, she revealed that tests conducted on her by health professionals came out positive on Sunday.

    Since then, she has tried her possible best to reach out to family and friends to appeal to them to isolate and contact appropriate health professionals.

    In her explanation, she noted that the NHIA head office has since been disinfected and some staff who came into contact with her also asked to self-isolate. The facility, together with its affiliates across the country remains operational.

    Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby in the same breath cautioned Ghanaians to continue adhering to safety precautionary measures to avert the dire consequences of contracting the disease.

    Meanwhile, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu who also tested positive for the virus has been discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre, where he was receiving treatment.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • I feel like a useless CEO, unhappy after divorce – Regretful man recounts

    “I am a CEO, well paid. I live well. I can afford anything I want. I can have any woman I want, but I feel I am useless. The love of my life is my ex-wife. I am in my second marriage, married to a far beautiful and younger lady. I am supposed to be content because I have it all – to put it mildly.

    But Dave, I feel useless. I am cheating on my second wife. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I thought I would be happy, but I am not, to be frank with you. Anytime I look at all these people who look up to me, and think life is or might be good for me, I wonder if they see my uselessness,” these are the exact words of a regretful Ghanaian man.

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    Having chanced on popular relationship expert David Papa-Bondze’s page, the man who shared his story on condition of anonymity poured out emotions he has never shared with anyone.

    Though he has remarried after the ‘love of his life’ paid him back for continually having several affairs, by also cheating on him just to hurt him.

    It’s been years after the divorce but he still can’t get over the fact his ex-wife cheated on him.

    Read his full story below:

    #InboxMessage

    “Mr. David Bondze, how are you doing? For the past two days, I have spent hours, reading from your wall. And this is so unlike me. I have a very busy schedule, I hate reading, I don’t have time for Facebook posts, but for some reason, your platform has gotten me hooked to Facebook since Wednesday. You have a very dangerous platform.

    I am a CEO, well paid. I live well. I can afford anything I want. I can have any woman I want, but I feel I am useless. The love of my life is my ex-wife. I am in my second marriage, married to a far beautiful and younger lady. I am supposed to be content, because I have it all – to put it mildly. But Dave, I feel useless. I am cheating on my second wife. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I thought I would be happy, but I am not, to be frank with you. Anytime I look at all these people who look up to me, and think life is or might be good for me, I wonder if they see my uselessness.

    Losing my first wife changed me. I have done everything to make life difficult for her. I have put her down in the lowest of lows, but even in the low, when I see her smiling or happy with herself, I feel useless. I can’t stop loving and wanting to hurt her so bad that, she would have to need me again. Dave, men will cheat, no matter what they come on your platform to say. They will lie about it and pretend about it. Let me speak for myself…

    When I married my first wife, I knew she wasn’t a virgin. She had dated other men before me. But when she became the love of my life, I knew I had in my heart, GOLD. We did 12 years with two kids. I cheated on her many times. And mind you, I was not cheating because I did not love her. If you can hear what I am really saying in my submission to you, I am still in love with her, even though I’d want to believe I have moved on.

    I was very careful with my moves outside the home. I did things accordingly, in the house just to fill in any suspected gaps. I handled my outside activities cautiously until one of my escapades thought it wise to blow my cover, by confronting my ex-wife with facts. Had it not been that, I would still be happily married.

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    When a woman cheats on you, it’s normal. In fact, life goes on. But Dave, when the woman you love cheats on you, you become useless a man. If I am using useless on myself many times already, it’s simply because I am still broken. When my ex-wife paid me back with an affair, I saw the light in the clouds, and it was bright as the sun. I heard angels singing, and trumpets sounding. I saw the snakes walk and a sheep crawl. I saw a baby’s sharp teeth, and a toothless adult. I saw an Imam lead praise and worship in church, and pastors bowing in mosques. I saw things. I experienced things. I understood things. I became a thing.

    My marriage to my ex was intended to be forever, but Dave, my affairs and her one-time affair just to hurt me made forever not to last. I told her I love her. I told her I could never live without her. I told her I cared. Dave, I feel all those about her, even now, though divorced. They weren’t empty words or some wishful thinking… I love Audrey.

    I never understood why I was cheating on my wife, until she had sex with another man. That was when I knew how my actions had made her feel.

    I thought I had needs as a man. I couldn’t keep it in my pants for just her. I thought she would understand once caught and apologized to. I never considered her need of me to be loyal to her in the marriage. It never occurred to me until she had her affair. I knew I could have another woman to replace her if she left, and I had a beautiful replacement, but Dave, the new is nothing like the old. The old stood for something. The new is just something. She doesn’t stand for anything, just something to replace something with.

    Audrey wasn’t supposed to find out about my escapades. But when she did, she cheated on purpose, and then, told me after the sex. She packed all of her belongings, took our kids, to rent another place of abode.

    I married my second wife to be happy, and not to feel alone. I married again with the intention of becoming a better man for this new woman, indirectly, hitting back at my first wife. But Dave, once a cheat, always a cheat. I am cheating on my new wife and I do not know why I am not becoming any better. I can’t stop the lies and cover-ups either.

    It is still hard for me to believe the love of my life cheated on me, and not only that, but also went ahead to divorce me. The reality of the truth hurts. I have nothing to hold on to – after I lost my first wife. I have nothing, though I seem to have everything. I have begged, but she’s moved on. She thinks I am no longer good enough for her. And that hurts.

    I am a man in every sense of it, and in as much as I believe we all may disappoint our spouses someday, I would want to believe a small percentage of you guys may want to be better at fidelity than some of us useless men.

    Do not allow lack of self control to rewrite the future you and your wife believe in. Have a clear end to the book you and your wife are writing on this journey called marriage. Do not let yourself down. Do not let your wife down. And if there are any children, do not let your children down.

    I feel like a garbage thrown in the streets by the one person I hoped would keep me. I wasn’t good enough for my first wife. The divorce hurts, but I am very happy she left me. Because she seems happy today. Whenever I visit my children, and I see the life and joy in her eyes, I smile. She’s happy, and that’s all that matters.

    If you love your wife, make her matter.”

     

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com