A communication team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the offinso south constituency in the Ashanti region. Mr Amoah Owusu a.k.a (Abode3 ) is calling for the resignation of President Akufo Addo even before his required four- years term ends in January 2024.
Blame Nana Akuffo Addo
According to him, President Akufo Addo has failed drastically in handling security issues in the country despite being Commander in chief of the Ghana Arm Forces.
Speaking to Dikoder multimedia, Mr Amoah Owusu said President Akufo Addo must do the needful by quitting his post as President of Ghana.
Five people have been stabbed after mayhem erupted at a funeral in Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central region.
FUNERAL TURNS
According to eyes withness, the chaos erupted after some allege land guards believed to be coming from Ashaiman in Accra stormed the funeral sparking tension between them and the youth of the Apam town.
Funeral Turn Bloody In Gomoa West
A gun battle ensued after the police were called in to restore order. Vehicles and other properties were destroyed in the melee.
The victims are currently receiving treatment at the Apam government hospital. Men of the community have reportedly gone into hiding fearing either arrest by the police and attack by the land guards.
FUNERAL TURN
Speaking to 2018 best fisherman Mr Appiah Bonsu he also a victim to the chaos and his finger was cut by Cutlass he explained further .One Abusuapayin who was beaten by Ashaiman boys and dam him somewhere he also voice out to the media.
Funeral Turn Bloody In Gomoa West
Some of the resident who was also explain that whenever they see you coming from the town and they start beating you so they force to make arrest some to the police station they also explained how it goes or fear they have put in the Apam community.
Funeral Turn Bloody In Gomoa West
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The assembly man for Wassa Akyempim electoral area in the Wassa East district of the western region Hon Joseph Akomiah has expressed bitterness in the Wassa East district police command for failure to arrest the suspects of stabbing case against the assembly man.
BETRAYED
In an interview with the media, Hon. Joseph Akomiah disclosed that when he, together with Samuel Akomiah a Unit committee member were going to install street bulbs on the streets of Wassa Akyempim. His attention was drawn to a bloody fight that was ongoing at the time.
I Feel Betrayed
According to Hon Joseph Akomiah, he rushed to the scene only to see a certain twin brothers Kwame Evans snr and Kwame Evans jnr aggressively fighting one Kwame Aboagye who was at the point of death.
The assembly man recounted that, as he and his unit committee member tried to separate the fighters, six other men who are friends of the twin brothers also joined the fight with knifes, sticks and stones. where one of the men suddenly pulled out a knife from his pocket and stabbed him at the back.
I Feel Betrayed
The assembly man was quickly rushed to the Church Of Christ Hospital at Wassa Ateiku for medical treatment he noted.
Hon Joseph Akomiah, assembly man for Wassa Akyempim electoral area
He explained that, a few days after the incidence, chief inspector Robert Atsutse of Akyempim police station where the case was initially reported to, called him that the district commander has invited him (the assembly man) and so the chief inspector gave him a sealed envelope to be sent to the commander. Unknowingly, the content of the sealed envelope was a wild complaints made against him by the suspects and as at now, no arrest has been made by the police he lamented.
I Feel Betrayed
“I am highly disappointed in the chief inspector Robert Atsutse for sending me with a case filed against me by my enemies meanwhile, no arrest has been made since the incidence happened.”
Hon. Joseph Akomiah appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) James Opong Boanuh to intervene in the matter for justice to prevail.
Meanwhile, the Wassa East district police commander Superintendent Asiwome Agbemenyale has refused to comment on the matter.
The Psychiatric Nurse and Concern Citzen if Ghana, Bismarck Kpobi upon research discovered that Drug abuse has become a global phenomenon affecting almost every country though the extent and characteristics vary depending on the country in question.
Drug Abuse by the Youths
In an interview with Dikoder.com, he explained that, marijuana and alcohol have been identified as the major drugs of abuse among the youth in Ghana. These drugs are becoming more and more a public health concern and they represent one of the leading causes of preventable deaths , illnesses and injury.
According to the young Psychiatric Nurse, he said, the age of abuse of marijuana and alcohol is relatively low , 10-15 years and experimentation has been found to be the main reason for the start of the abuse. These two drugs in addition to cigarettes, Cocaine, and many pharmaceutical drugs of high heroine origin, either in one or combine( mixed) usage are really destroying lives and the country’s human resources and economy.
Drug Abuse by the Youth
“The course of the alarming rate of the abuse especially among the youth can be traced to the high unemployment among the youth, the frustration of highly qualified students not having access for further education, and the general economic situations in the country” …
“Ignorance, on the part of the victims, interpersonal relationship with families and peer pressure, Media , availability of the drugs, cost of the drugs, urbanisation, slum communities and some culture factors are the causes” he said.
Pening down notes Bismarck further raised another concern of a disease called aphrodisiac. He said, aphrodisiac works by stimulating nerve centres in the spine , thereby improving the capacity for erection without increasing Sexual excitement. These drugs, some call it herbal Viagra . Unfortunately, there are side effects to taking these herbs which include; anxiety, weakness, overstimulation, paralysis, and hallucinations depending on the type.
“Too much use of these Viagra puts much pressure on the internal organs of the male partner which in long round leads to many Illnesses . Normal Sexual intercourse doesn’t take much time , the emphasis should rather be on the satisfaction to be given the female partner . Overworking ourselves with drugs to impressing women cannot be exclusive of many youthful death among the youth especially the males he stated.
However, Government spending on substance abuse treatment is seen as an extra financial burden on an already strained budget.
Furthermore, drug addictions can threaten Civic safety, given that people under the influence of drugs may have a distorted view of the world around them and are prone to participating in improper behaviors such as armed robbery, domestic violence which is rampant these days on our communities. Such victims of substance abuse can become danger to the families, general public and the environment. Substance Abuse also increases the risks of spreading infectious diseases such as HIV AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis since these victims share blades ,needles and many other sharps .
Drug Abuse by the Youth
“The aforementioned outline should be of utmost priority to the government to saving our future leaders now before the youth die and leave their parents. Government should come out with rehabilitation centres to attending to such victims by reorientating them back to the community for productive works. Appreciable percentage of the MoH budget Should be pushed into Mental Health Psychiatry to taking care of such fast looming time bomb when not control now. All stakeholders who matter in ensuring moral values and proper upbringing of children should add their voices for government to taking needed steps in addressing substance Abuse in the country among the youth” he said.
Ref: WHO Study Substance Abuse,2003, The Pan African Medical Journal, 30th Dec ,2019.
Ghanaians in recent days have engage in serious agitation and unquenchable debate over the Calls for Ban of Mallams and Money doublers on the various media space which has been fingured as a recipe of Murder of a 10yr old minor at Kasoa Adam Nana in the Awutu Senya East of the Central region by his Friends Nicholas Kini 17 and his counterpart Nyarko 16 years.
RAWLINGS
BLAME J.J RAWLINGS AND KOFUOR
According to the CEO of Onyame Kokroko Herbal Center, Dr Dirl Airl King Mashal has said, Ghanaians should put the blame on Former president J J Rawlings, J. A Kofuor because what we are witnessing today started from their redeem and they do not make any effort to ban such act.
It will be recalled that, the Suspected minor Killers in Kasoa murder case during and after their arrest testified that, they were asked by a Money doubler who is the Volta region to bring Human parts for money and after this revelation, Scores of Ghanaians have called for immediate Ban of this Spiritualists and Some self- acclaimed Men of God from our media space but up till date the leaders of this country has not been able to ban them, which is not fair, “he said”
BLAME J.J RAWLINGS AND KOFUOR
However, Dr King Airl Mashal said, he’s disappointed in our leaders for not banning the Azaa pastors and money doublers on television, radio and other social platforms.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will be held on Saturday and confined entirely to Windsor Castle following an eight-minute ceremonial procession within the castle’s grounds, Buckingham Palace has said.
The arrangements, which “very much” reflect the duke’s wishes, have been adapted in light of the Covid pandemic. The Duke of Sussex will fly in from his home in the US to join other members of the Royal Family at the ceremony.
Earlier, royal gun salutes across the UK and at sea marked the duke’s death. There will be eight days of national mourning ahead of the televised funeral, which will be a ceremonial event rather than a large state affair usually associated with the death of a monarch.
Prince Philip will also not lie in state – where members of the public would have been able to view his coffin.
A period of national mourning began on Friday, with the announcement of the duke’s death, and will continue until after the funeral, the government has said. The Queen has decided that a two-week period of royal mourning will be observed by members of the royal family, who will continue to undertake appropriate engagements only, and will wear black mourning bands.
A palace spokesperson said: “Although the ceremonial arrangements are reduced, the occasion will still celebrate and recognise the duke’s life and his more than 70 years of service to the Queen, the UK and the Commonwealth.”
Philip lies at rest in the chapel at Windsor Castle. There will be no lying in state, which accords with his wishes. On Saturday 17 April, the coffin will be moved in a small ceremonial procession from the state entrance of Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel for the service.
Coronavirus restrictions mean that the congregation will be a maximum of 30 mourners, including the Queen, members of the royal family, and the duke’s private secretary. The number excludes the bearer party and clergy.
At the conclusion, the duke will be interred in the royal vault in St George’s Chapel.
“While it is naturally a time of sadness and mourning for the royal family, and the many others who knew and admired the Duke of Edinburgh, it is hoped that the coming days will also be seen as an opportunity to celebrate a remarkable life – remarkable both in terms of his vast contribution and lasting legacy,” said the palace spokesperson.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has of course required us to make some adaptations to the original arrangements for His Royal Highness’s funeral; however, we are certain the occasion will be no less fitting a farewell to His Royal Highness, marking his significant duty and service to the nation and the Commonwealth.
“While there is sadness that the public will not physically be able to be part of the events to commemorate the duke, the royal family ask that anyone wishing to express their condolences do so in the safest way possible, and not by visiting Windsor or any other royal palaces to pay their respects.”
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, father of Prince Charles and patriarch of a turbulent royal family that he sought to ensure would not be Britain’s last, died on Friday at Windsor Castle in England. He was 99.
His death was announced by Buckingham Palace, which said he passed away peacefully.
Philip had been hospitalized several times in recent years for various ailments, most recently in February, the palace said.
A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”
He died just as Buckingham Palace was again in turmoil, this time over Oprah Winfrey’s explosive televised interview last month with Philip’s grandson Prince Harry and Harry’s biracial wife, Meghan. The couple, in self-imposed exile in California, lodged accusations of racism and cruelty against members of the royal family.
Philip was married to the queen for more than 70 years, Philip was a steady presence behind her at thousands of public events, becoming as familiar to the British people as the queen if not always as beloved.
Details regarding his funeral were not immediately released, but looking at feeds from air and on social media, Dikoder.com reports that the queen will sign off on final plans in the coming days, adding that the duke requested a royal ceremonial funeral rather than a state funeral.
Echo Conscience Citizens (ECC) upon a research discovered noise pollution the country by some citizens of Ghana. The Echo Conscience Citizens group went ahead to the government pleading with them to band the noise making of some self claimed Pastors who preach in buses and on the street, the medicine sellers on street and in the environs of some communities and many others.
PASTORS
BAND THEM FOR MAKING NOISE
With this actions, the Echo Conscience Citizens took a step to the government with the theme “Actions Against Noise Making “. In an interview with one member of the ECC on Accra FM, Samson Samari said that, the group went on a demo to police stations and other security agencies pleading with them to cease some of these self claim Pastors and doctors from noise making.
PASTORS
According to Samson, it a criminal Offense to make much noise exceeding your premises. He quoted Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) Section 287 (a) “ A person who, without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on that person, carries on a noxious, an offensive, or a noisy; business at a place… so as to impair or endanger the health of the public inhabiting or using the neighbourhood of that place… or as to cause material interruption to the public in their lawful business or occupations…commits a criminal offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five penalty units and for a continuance or repetition of that criminal offence commits a misdemeanour.”
BAND THEM FOR MAKING NOISE
Section 296 (g) “A person commits a criminal offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding ten penalty units in a town, wilfully and wantonly, and after being warned to desist makes a loud or unseemly noise in a manner that causes or is liable to cause noise or disturbance of a person” he said.
BAND THEM FOR MAKING NOISE
With all these evidence from the constitution Columnist Samson Samari is Pleading to government on behalf of the Group that all these noise Pollution must be band in our Country.
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Do you Agree with Samson Eliasu on the band on Noise Pollution?
The Branch communicator and Junior Comrade of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says that upon his research there has been surge in advocacy campaign activities for potential party executives at all levels, especially at National and Regional levels; which if care not taken will stagnate the reorganisational schedule the party will be undertaking.
According to him, many supporters daily are projecting their choices and in some cases hitting heads against one another, and also, denigrating their potential contenders on most political platforms, and most dangerously in the silence . This is already raising tensions since the current executives seeing one another as opponents than co-executives who are to plan and reorganize the party for formidable front for 2024 general election.
NDC Party Leadership Should Curtail Things Now
It is high time party leadership set some restrictive roles before we reach the uncontrollable state where suspicion, sabotages and undermining of one another will cause deep cracks in the party.
It is a known knowledge that when John Mahama is coming, no victory loving party members will contest him, but we should leave that to JM and party leadership to consider , that notwithstanding, some utterances should be curbed to avoid further cracks .
Bismark Kophi pointed out that, 2024 victory is highly possible and simple, but if we don’t control the over zealousness among we the supporters of various potential contestants at all party executives levels, will be the source of our impending doom.
“Those lacing their boots should do so in decorous manner if a must to do, and must control their support base from going personal on others . That nevertheless, we shall continue to boldly talk about certain behaviors of leaders which is undermining, populist and head knocking” he said.
NDC Party Leadership Should Curtail Things Now
In conclusion, let us all keep praying for the party leadership in this stormy moments of the great NDC, he pleaded to his fellow comrades. We shall overcome, God is our helper.
If care is not taken, soon people will be sacrificing parents, siblings and friends publicly to making monies through any available means.
The issues of two 16 years old boys murdering a boy of 10 years to doing money rituals should awake the government and the neccessary stakeholders concerned in preserving our morals and culture values in the country.
CLOSE DOWN MEDIA HOUSES
Daily advertisements of mallams, priests and juju people boasting of their powers to doubling monies and making luxuries for interesting victims must be clamped down now before our children and youth venture into such stuffs. We all know there is no money rituals without blood sacrifice before, during or after. Many vehicular accidents happening on our major roads cannot be isolated from such blood monies used to purchasing those vehicles hence the evil spirits hunting for bloods in returns.
I am calling on the government and the media committee in parliament to as a matter of urgency revoke the licenses of all those media stations who in their quest to making profits assist these juju men and women in advertising their activities.
CLOSE DOWN MEDIA HOUSES
How long will it take us before we come to our conscious state that such evil adverts and programs aiding the criminal activities happening all around us in Ghana?
Partners murdering their partners , children killing or denying their parents all because some evil demonic prophets or Juju men telling them their problems are from those people. If nothing at all, let us learn from the Tanzanian president late Paul Magufuli who sanitised their media activities to curb vices in his country.
CLOSE DOWN MEDIA HOUSES
The numerous mushrooms TV stations and radio stations into such activities must be worked on now before our future leaders all get destroyed because they looking for shortcut to making riches for living luxurious lifestyles.
How can normal youth of less than age 40 wants to live and drive vehicles people of above 40 years achieved?
Our churches too are part because they deviated from preaching morals and values by venturing into miracles and only prosperity messages and ignoring salvation messages of repentance and good character and name .
CLOSE DOWN MEDIA HOUSES
It is not too late now, government and communication and information Ministry must act now to saving the country Ghana from such evil news headlines .
Organizers of the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards says they are done reviewing submitted works and will on Saturday, April 3 announce nominees for the 22nd edition of the prestigious awards.
We bring to you an hourly update of the ongoing unveiling of nominees for the 22nd edition of the annual Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (2021 VGMA).
The first batch of nominees for this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards was revealed on social media.
Check out the Nominees;
The rest of the nominations will be released at an event in Accra today.
The Ghana Education Service has announced an emergency Easter break for all educational Institutions across the Country from Primary to Tertiary.
In a statement issued by the Abuakwa North Municipal Directorate to all heads of Public and Private Basic School has confirmed the emergency break.
GES Announces Easter Break
According to the notice, all basic schools are expected to be closed down to observe the Easter break from Thursday, 1st April, 2021 to Tuesday, 6th April, 2021. Schools are to resume academic work on Wednesday 7th April, 2021.
On the other hand, Second Cycle Institutions are expected to go on the Easter break on Thursday 1st April, 2021 to Monday 5th April, 2021.
Power company GRIDCo says Ghana may suffer power cuts in the next three months due to various maintenance and repair works within the power transmission chain across the country.
ECoG
The power transmitter has thus served notice a schedule will be drawn and made public in the coming days.
According to Ebenezer Amankwah, a Corporate Communications Manager for GRIDCo the outages are based on requests from many contractors expected to carry out the maintenance works on power stations, bulk supply points among others.
Ghana to Suffer Power Cuts
ECoG
“There are are a plethora of projects ongoing currently to resolve inherent challenges in the distribution and transmission aspects of the power production value chain”, said Ebenezer in an interview with the CNR.
He further explained, “These projects are scattered across the country; we have some in Accra, some in Kumasi among others.”
Mr. Amankwah said GRIDCo is in talks with the ECG to decide on how best to go about the outages in order not to severely impact Ghanaians.
Ghana to Suffer Power Cuts
ECoG
“The contractors are asking for some outages within some specific periods so that they can complete projects by the first quarter of this year’s deadline…We have to discuss with ECG on the requests that are coming up to look at how we can balance the load so that we can minimize as much as possible the impact it will have directly on customers while making sure that they can keep to their schedule,” he was further quoted by the portal as saying.
Ghana to Suffer Power Cuts
He further revealed that the intermittent power outages will mainly be between April and June 2021 adding that while some areas may experience the outages intermittently within four days, it may be longer in other areas based on the magnitude of work being done on the related power supply line.
The Speaker of parliament is mandated by law to constitute the Parliamentary Service Board(PSB) (council of elders for the house). Are we saying Speaker who is NDC should appoint Npp persons to serve as his advisors?
All the people at the Speaker’s office have been replaced with NDC people. From the security, Secretary etc.
The PSB is not Based on Governmental Decisions
So what is wrong when the party agreed to allow general to serve on the board to help the speaker and our minority leader to put measures in place to steering the affairs of NDC towards victory 2024?
Remember, party decision needs to be taken into consideration to help the board as well, so surely a party person must be appointed by the speaker to serve both national and NDC interest.
The PSB is not Based on Governmental Decisions
Let us keep praying for our leaders and JM and hoping for the best in coming months.
NB: The PSB is not an executive appointed (Government). So general and hon Haruna are not serving on the parliamentary service board as Nana Addo appointees.
I know how disappointed all of us are but party strategies can’t be discussed in the public domain so let calm down and see what our leadership has for us towards victory 2024.
The PSB is not Based on Governmental Decisions Thanks.
The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia has been appointed to serve on the Parliamentary Service Board (PSB).
He was appointed by the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin.
Other members of the board are the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu and Mr Abraham Osei Aidoo, who is a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament and former Majority Leader.
Asiedu Nketia appointed to serve on Parliamentary Board
The Parliamentary Service Board is chaired by the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Bagbin. Also on the board is the Clerk of Parliament, Mr Cyril Nsiah.
Let there be calm among the grassroots since our MPs will be whipped in line with the party and of national interest. 2024, NDC will take over.
Asiedu Nketia appointed to serve on Parliamentary Board
