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  • Challenges with purchasing prepaid credit fixed – PDS

    Challenges with purchasing prepaid credit fixed – PDS

    Power distributors, PDS say they have fixed the challenges that made it impossible for some consumers to purchase power during the weekend.

    “Affected customers can now visit their District Office or the closest prepaid vendor shop to buy,” a communiqué from PDS said.

    Consumers took to social media to complain about the difficulty in purchasing power over the weekend.

    Others shared pictures of long queues of people waiting at vending points after dark to purchase the utility.

    PDS did not state the cause of the challenge but apologised “for the inconvenience caused to affected customers.”

    Story by: Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam

  • They are also Ghanaians-Okyeame Kwame hints

    They are also Ghanaians-Okyeame Kwame hints

    A highlife musician and a rapper, Okyeame Kwame have advised Ghanaians notably, those who seek the services of what we call ‘ Kayeye’ to treat them well. According to Okyeame Kwame, the treatment that some Ghanaians give to Kayeyes is so appalling to the extent that, they see them as people who are not their class, therefore, they need no respect.

    Nevertheless, the state of the Kayeyes is not their choice but due to some circumstances that end them on the street. Therefore, Okyeame Kwame is appealing to everyone to treat Kayeyes as the way we treat those working in high institutions of which they can also advise them on their current predicament and help shape their lives.

    Also, the small hitmaker also admonishes the Government to come to the aid of these innocent souls (Kayeyes) on the street. He can bring some sort of social interventions on board to elevate the status of them especially those under school-going age.

    He made this comment during his encounter with the Jewels, characters of “A jewel in the street” , a reality show on TV Africa.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM

  • GOVERNMENT SHOULD PRIVATIZE THE MMDCE’S – SOCIAL COMMENTATOR URGES.

    GOVERNMENT SHOULD PRIVATIZE THE MMDCE’S – SOCIAL COMMENTATOR URGES.

    A social commentator, Mr. Stephen Amankwah who is popularly known as Abiola has called on the Ministry of Local government and Rural Development and the President to privatize our Municipal and the District Assemblies to ensure proper accountability and fast track developmental projects in our localities.

    Mr. Stephen Amankwah speaking on Time FM Morning Show on Friday  4th October 2019 said, most of our rural areas and the cities are witnessing a Snail pace developments due to the bad and inactive attitudes by the technocrats at the municipal and the district levels.

    Mr. Stephen reveals that the state resources are oozing at the assemblies because they have failed to monitor the financial and projects initiated by the assemblies.

    Emphasizing on his call for the municipal and the district Assembly privatization, Mr. Abiola said the move will help ensure vivid accountability and fair drive of the assembly in our localities.

    He narrated that, private entities would be the best to provide and manage the affairs of the assembly due to the effective supervision on their part thus, calling for private privatization.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • FARMERS, FISHERMEN’S TO HIT STREET WITH A MASSIVE DEMO

    FARMERS, FISHERMEN’S TO HIT STREET WITH A MASSIVE DEMO

    The Ghana National Association of Farmers, Fishermen, and members across the country announced to embark on a massive demonstration over poor livelihood and demand payment of monies owed them by the government.

    According to the Eastern regional chairman of the Ghana National Association of Farmers, Fishermen, Nana Apagyahene Annim, has given the government ultimatum to address their challenges with immediate effect, or They will stage massive demo against the government over poor livelihood; he said.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng |DFM|DIKODER,COM|

  • GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO FOCUS ON CASHEW FARMERS

    GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO FOCUS ON CASHEW FARMERS

    The former NPP Berekum Youth Organizer in the Bono region Mr. Yaw Berko has appealed to the first gentleman of the land H. E  Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and his NPP government to focus also on cashew farmers and other cash crops like he did to cocoa farmers on prices to make it attractive to others especially the youth.

    In an exclusive interview with Rainbow News by Abdul Razark said, though is perfect to focus on cocoa as just yesterday re-opening of cocoa and it’s increasment,  just came is good but the government should not focus on cocoa only on prices but  cashew and other cash crops to make it attractive to the youth also join farming to reduce unemployment in the system.

    He therefore acknowledged the NPP government for increasing the price of cocoa from Ghc 475 to Ghc 515 to make it’s farmers enjoy the Christmas this year .

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • Transport operators to emabrk on 3days nationwide strike

    Transport operators to emabrk on 3days nationwide strike

    GPRTU super branch chairman at sofoline in the kwadaso municipality of Ashanti region has threatened to go on strike soon over poor road infrastructure.

    According to him, they have complained about poor road conditions over the past years but it seems both Gov’t and his subordinates have decided not to listen to them.  

    Speaking to DFM   morning show he said he has toured the Ashanti region, Bono – Ahafo region, central region, Greater Accra Region and other regions in Ghana to see the mainly Difficulties on our road which causes an accident in the country.  He did this because when there’s a catastrophe,  police jump into the conclusion of blaming drivers but they won’t check out what caused the accident.  He lamented

    However,  if the gov’t continue to give those huge amounts of money to Road advocates and road Ghana road safety commission to train drivers on road accidents without looking out to the priority of fixing the Poor road signages and also drawing Attention to rough Surface roads and other necessary things drivers may need on our road during both raining and night driving.  

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • THE CURRENT COCOA PRICE INCREMENT IS AN INSULT MADAM AKUA DONKOR—-HINTED.

    THE CURRENT COCOA PRICE INCREMENT IS AN INSULT MADAM AKUA DONKOR—-HINTED.

    The founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor have said, the current cocoa price announced by Cocoabod from Gh¢475 to GH¢515 is an extreme insult and disrespect to farmers who are into cocoa business.

    Madam Akua Donkor said failing to increase the price of cocoa beans to a very welcome amount will discourage and drive away from the youths who want to venture into agriculture.

    Speaking Madam Akua said cocoa farmers in Ghana are not benefiting from the national cocoa profits and are hit with poor initiatives and cocoa policies.

    The GFP flagbearer reveals the government ought to have increased a bag of cocoa beans to Gh¢575 instead of the newly increment amount of Gh¢515 per bag with an increasing amount of Gh¢100.

    Madam Akua Donkor concluded by saying that, Ghana Freedom Party when voted into power come 2020 will provide favorable incentives with better cocoa price increments for cocoa farmers for a better living.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • KMA BOSS JOINS EU AMBASSADOR IN TREE PLANTING EXERCISE.

    KMA BOSS JOINS EU AMBASSADOR IN TREE PLANTING EXERCISE.

    Mayor for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Hon Osei Assibey Antwi has joined in a tree planting exercise undertaken by the European Union Ambassador to Ghana His Excellency Diana Acconia plus other representatives of EU member states within the Kumasi Metropolis.

    The activity was carried out with authorities of the assembly and the Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Madam Patricia Appiagyei precisely on a tract of land located within the Kumasi Cultural Centre to mark the European Union Climate Diplomacy Week Ghana 2019. The objective was to help regreen the Metropolis and for that matter, Ghana, fight against climate change and protect the planet as well.

    30 seedlings were planted by officials during the exercise. The trees represented the cooperation between the European Union, Ghana, and the 38 EU member states.

    Addressing the media, HE Diana Acconia expressed that the exercise was not done to benefit only Ghana but the whole world and therefore hope that the example will be followed by the citizens.

    She underscored the location as very appropriate considering Kumasi Cultural Centre being a symbolic place for Ghana’s cultural identity.

    Mayor for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Hon Osei Assibey Antwi expressed much gratitude over the laudable efforts which were displayed by the EU officials.

    He recalled that KMA is much committed towards ensuring that the Metropolis is restored to its former glory (garden City) hence the implementation of the assembly’s flagships programme dubbed ‘Keep Kumasi Clean and Green’.

    The assembly according him believes that the best possible way to ensure the sustenance of life on Earth is to plant more trees.

    Story By: Mavis Davor |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • Stop courting public sympathy, the world knows I never manhandled you – Shatta tells Michy

    Stop courting public sympathy, the world knows I never manhandled you – Shatta tells Michy

    Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has advised Michy to focus on making money rather than courting public sympathy on the internet.

    This comes on the back of Michy’s confession that Shatta Wale’s proposal to her on stage was a cooked up proposal.

    She indicated in a yet-to-be aired interview that Shatta Wale tormented her even after him proposing to her and that was a clear indication that he never meant his proposal.

    Shatta Wale reacts to claims by Michy on Snapchat advised women not to listen to their friends but focus on building a life with their men.

    Story by Mavis Davor |DFM|DIKODER.COM |

  • Philanthropist Donates To Abroma D/A JHS.

    Philanthropist Donates To Abroma D/A JHS.

    Mr. Edward Owusu-Korkor, a Philanthropist, has donated 100 furniture dual desk worth GHc8,000 to the Abroma D/A JHS, situated in the Afigya Kwabre North District of Ashanti Region.

    The chairs were donated alongside a well-furnished computer laboratory to the school with the purpose of helping solve the problem of furniture and improving ICT skills, hampering the effectiveness of teaching and learning at the Junior high school.

    The donation was in response to a request made by Master Boakye Douglas, Head-teacher of the school in a call to the stakeholders depicting the plight of the children due to the lack of furniture.

    Mr. Edward Owusu-Korkor, when speaking to media after the presentation says, it’s his wish to help the students obtain a better future.

    “Scholarship has already been awarded to some of the students in the senior high school before the introduction of free SHS, a French teacher has been employed to teach in the school from my own coffers and other infrastructural projects has been done for the school”, he reveals.

    He noted that it is his personal goal to build Abroma University in the next 11 years, to Foster the education level in the Afigya Kwabre North District and beyond for Abroma name to be registered in the public domain.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • COCOA FARMERS REJECT PRODUCER PRICE OF COCOA FOR 2019/2020 COCOA SEASON.

    COCOA FARMERS REJECT PRODUCER PRICE OF COCOA FOR 2019/2020 COCOA SEASON.

    Cocoa farmers of sefwi Bodi, Juaboso and Akontombra are unhappy about the new producer price of cocoa announced by Nana Addo’s government in this economic hardship. higher cost of living, a higher increase in electricity bills, communication service tax, bad environment for business activities and among others.

    Since this government assumed office in 2017, there is no pesewa added to cocoa price for two years but to make an increment in 2019/2020 cocoa season, the government added only gh40 and It is a fact that in the Last 3 years Nana Addo’s government has only added 40 Ghana cedis to the existing price of 475 which we understand it as a cheat and way of stealing farmers.

    To be sincere and honest to cocoa farmers, the government of Ghana over the years considered some factors that determine the producer price of cocoa, these are some of the factors;

    a. World market price (Free On Board price of cocoa).

    b. Premium receipts (quality of cocoa produce)

    c. The exchange rate (cedi and dollar relationship)

    d. Cost of Operation

    All things being equal, the exchange rate is favorable for the huge producer price of cocoa. To expand and explain the above factors, the FOB price of $2300 secured for the 2019/20 crop year is higher than the 2018/19 price of $2200. We should be mindful of the fact that Ghana through forwarding sales has sold the 2019/20 produce, even though we are yet to harvest.

    Now let us do these basic mathematics by using our exchange rate.

    PREMIUM INCLUSIVE

     a. 2016/17 cocoa season, $1=gh3.9

    FOB price+Premium $2950 (Per tonne which is 16 bags), so gh3.9×$2950=ghc11,505

    Value in ghc11,505

    NOTE, NO PREMIUM ADDED

    b.  2019/20 cocoa season, $1=gh5.3

    FOB price-Premium   $2300 (Per tonne which is 16 bags), so, gh5.3×$2300=ghc12,190

       Value in ghc12,190

    If the government had added the premium receipts to the FOB price of cocoa, the price per bag of cocoa as of today would have been not less than ghc800. Let us also note that, if the government has even overlooked premium receipts and rogue farmers, the cocoa price for farmers should have been ghc630

    We haven’t forgotten how President Mahama government increased producer price of cocoa for 2016/2017 to ghc475 indicating an increase of ghc263 over his 4 year period from our late president Atta Mills ghc212

    Story by  Emmanuel koranteng |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • MOST GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES ARE EMBARRASSING AND MAKING THE GOVERNMENT UNPOPULAR

    MOST GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES ARE EMBARRASSING AND MAKING THE GOVERNMENT UNPOPULAR

    Most of the government appointees haven’t lived to their expectations in their areas of appointments, they have equally developed some egos and making it difficult for people to approach them.


    The ministers, chief executives, MMDCEs and the various coordinators for the government institutions and agencies have lost touch with reality and in  dealing with others, most of this appointees use their positions to pay back people and suffocate them of vital information or prevelliges for which  they should benefit and the worse is the MMDCES dces who are doing absolutely performing abysmal prior to the government plans and policies 
    Mr. Alfred Ahiatsi who is the national chairman of loyal citizens was c government to have a ground listening ear and shouldn’t hesitate to fire nonperforming appointees.


    Mr. Alfred concluded that most of these appointees have their own agenda and that people should on the 12 of December come out massively and vote for the referendum to have mmdces elected to make them more responsible.

    Story by Mavis Davor

  • Electricity tariff up 5.94%, water 2.22%

    Electricity tariff up 5.94%, water 2.22%

    Three months after the last adjustment, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced an upward review of electricity by 5.94%

    It also announced an increase in water tariffs by 2.22% bringing the combined increase to over 8%.

    In a statement Monday, the PURC explained, the increase in tariffs was determined by the Automatic Adjustment Formula (AAF) which considers eight factors including inflation, in arriving at a review.

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    PURC announced, consumers should expect the increase to kick in on October 1, 2019.

    The PURC in June 2019 announced an 11% increase in electricity which took effect July 1.

    Story by: Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam

  • Grant me the opportunity again Ghana – Avram Grant

    Grant me the opportunity again Ghana – Avram Grant

    Former Black Stars Coach Avram Grant says he will welcome an opportunity to manage the senior national team again.

    “I really miss Ghana and I want to re-unite with Ghana again if I am given the opportunity. I have so many memories about Ghana and I must say that Kwesi Nyantakyi did extremely well as the President of the Ghana Football Association but it’s quite unfortunate,” he said in an interview.

    He added that “there is too much politics in the game which I don’t want to talk about or involve himself. I love Ghana and ready to come back again”.

    On February 28, 2017, The Ghana Football Association released a statement saying the FA and Mr. Grant have gone into a mutual agreement to end the contract upon its expiry.

    The former Chelsea manager took over from current coach Kwesi Appiah in November 2014 following Ghana’s disappointing World Cup which included poor performances on and off the pitch.

    Following Avram’s decision to part ways with Ghana, he is quoted by the BBC as saying “the time is right” for him to seek a new challenge and that he had enjoyed his time in charge as the Ghana Coach.

    story by: Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam |DFM |DIKODER.COM|

  • MUSLIM SCHOOL WILL STUDY ARABIC LANGUAGE COMPULSORY

    MUSLIM SCHOOL WILL STUDY ARABIC LANGUAGE COMPULSORY

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman for Islamic Education Unit who doubles as President for Muslim Executives Foundation, Sheik Osman Bawa Orlando has a passionate voice out about what the government led by H. E Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo,  the ministry of education headed by Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and other authorities saying the Arabic language is not allowed in Muslims schools anymore.

    According to Sheik Osman Bawa Orlando, the government, the education ministry, and other authorities should forget that the Arabic language is totally canceled from all the Islamic Schools, they will teach the Arabic language in all Muslims Schools across the country, thus; Ghana.

    Sheik Osman again said that all the Islamic Schools in Ghana here belong to Muslim Missions, so No government, No education ministry, and authorities can force them to stop teaching the Arabic language in Compulsory which is in possible to say that the Arabic language is out from the *New Curriculum*.

    Sheik Bawa further explains that the government and the ministry of education should forget that Islamic Schools will not study the Arabic language again because they own all Islamic Schools across Ghana here.

    He is, therefore, urging the government and the ministry of education should come back again by saying the Arabic language is been canceled compulsory in the New Curriculum.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.