Corruption: OSP announces toll-free line to assist Ghanaians report cases
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced a toll-free line to enable all Ghanaians and other persons to call the office and report corruption-related matters for further actions to be taken.
The toll-free number, 0800-000-700 was announced on the official Twitter handle of the Office of the Special Prosecutor on Sunday, September 12.
This move, according to the OSP, is to further help in reducing the corruption menace the country is saddled with at the moment.
The OSP urged everyone to “be part of the solution” in the fight against corruption.
It is recalled that the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng during his swearing-in by President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on Thursday, August 5 vowed to substantially reduce corruption, which he said was one of two pandemics confronting the country currently.
“Mr. President, we are confronted by two pandemics. One is a health crisis and its outlook is very macabre. The other is not a health crisis but it is also a pandemic which is corruption itself and corruption-related activities.
“The zeal with which your administration has approached the fight in respect of the health crisis are also seen in respect of the other pandemic, which is corruption.
“And as I come into this office, I pledge to the people of Ghana as I said exactly two weeks ago that I am going to work assiduously with deliberation to suppress and repress corruption.”
WATCH: GFA president Kurt Okraku blasts Premier League coaches over poor dressing
GFA president Kurt Okraku
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has charged Ghana Premier League coaches to endeavor to dress well in the upcoming 2021/2022 football season.
According to him, some coaches dressed poorly for match and post-match interviews during the last Premier League campaign.
“Let’s be mindful of our post-match interviews, the way some of you coaches dress to appear for games is terrible,” Kurt Okraku said while speaking at the Uefa Assist programme organised for coaches last week.
The Ghana FA President continued, “Please, we are here to speak about the brand position and brand reposition, we are here speaking about adding value to the product we offer our consumers and you come to the game not well dress, you come to the game not properly dressed, please I will plead to you coaches to dress properly henceforth.”
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image captionVeiled students attend a Taliban rally at the Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul on Saturday.
Afghan universities will be segregated by gender, and a new dress code will be introduced, the Taliban has said.
Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani indicated women would be allowed to study, but not alongside men.
He also announced a review of the subjects students would be taught.
Women and girls were banned from schools and universities under Taliban rule between 1996 and 2001.
The Taliban have said they will not prevent women from being educated or having jobs. But since they seized control on 15 August, they have asked all women, except those in the public health sector, to stay away from work, until the security situation improves.
Sunday’s announcement of the higher education policy comes a day after the Taliban raised their flag over the presidential palace, signalling the beginning of their administration. They seized control from the elected government a month ago.
The policy marks a significant change from the accepted practice before the Taliban takeover. Female students did not have to abide by a dress code, and universities were co-educational, with men and women studying side by side.
But Mr Haqqani was unapologetic about that change. “We have no problems in ending the mixed-education system,” he said. “The people are Muslims and they will accept it.”
Some have suggested that the new rules will exclude women from education because the universities do not have the resources to provide separate classes. However, Mr Haqqani insisted there are enough female teachers and that where they are not available alternatives will be found.
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image captionVeiled students attend a Taliban rally at the Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul on Saturday.
“It all depends on the university’s capacity,” he said. “We can also use male teachers to teach from behind a curtain, or use technology.”
Girls and boys will also be segregated at primary and secondary schools, which was already common throughout Afghanistan.
Women will be required to wear hijabs, however Mr Haqqani did not specify if additional face coverings would be made compulsory
The newly installed minister also said that the subjects taught in universities will be reviewed. He told reporters that the Taliban wanted to “create a reasonable and Islamic curriculum that is in line with our Islamic, national and historical values and, on the other hand, be able to compete with other countries”.
The announcement comes after a demonstration by women supportive of the Taliban’s gender policies at Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul yesterday.
Hundreds of women, most of them wearing black niqabs and carrying small Taliban flags, listened to speeches that praised the new regime and attacked those involved in large demonstrations across the country demanding the protection of women’s rights.
Since the Taliban were removed from power in 2001, enormous progress has been made in improving Afghanistan’s education enrolments and literacy rates – especially for girls and women.
10 million studentswere enrolled in school in 2018, compared to one million in 2001.
image captionVeiled students attend a Taliban rally at the Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul on Saturday.
Source: UNESCO
The report also said the female literacy rate had nearly doubled in a decade to 30%.
The Taliban’s new government has also replaced the Women’s Affairs Ministry with the Ministry of Vice and Virtue.
The much feared department was responsible for deploying religious police to the streets to enforce Sharia law during the Taliban’s previous spell in power. It became known for beating women for infractions such as dressing immodestly and being outside without a male guardian.
Many prominent professional women fled Afghanistan in anticipation of the group’s return to power. The country’s biggest pop singer Aryana Sayeed left the country on a US cargo plane and the famed film director Sahraa Karimi was evacuated to Ukraine.
I will beat you for insulting me – Shatta Wale tells Nicol-Sey
• Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has threatened to beat David Nicol-Sey
• David in a tweet described Shatta as “one big empty barrel”
• Shatta also dared the music director to report him to the police
Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale has promised to physically take on anybody who disrespects his brand.
Shatta has threatened to beat up music video director, David Nicol-Sey for calling him “one big empty barrel” and disrespecting him on social media.
“David Nicole-Sey, I will beat u personally for insulting me so go report to police cuz I will beat u …the worse is arrest ..am too gangster if u care to know… I never know u to insult you but from afar u did ur best…Don’t let us meet ..trust me, I will beat u,” Shatta Wale wrote in a tweet dated, September 10.
In his response, this is what David had to say to Shatta’s threat, “Hahahahahahaha! Try make we see. Meet me physical and try am. Ego over you!”
In a series of tweets sighted by GhanaWeb, the SM Boss who has been under attack for his comments on the state of the music industry and also the high cost in shooting music videos dared his critics to confront him physically if they are men enough.
“You guys can talk to other celebrities like that but as for me this time dierrr beatings paaa ..cuz most of you don’t respect .. #BANDANAISBACK #NIGHTMARE,” he wrote.
Shatta Wale
In a separate tweet, the Dancehall King added: “Sometimes people talk on the internet as if they can talk like that in real without a slap .. Internet will make u feel you are losing whilst you winning out there I said our music industry is a shame .. Come and let’s fight.”
VIDEO: ‘Poverty darkened my skin’: Florence Obinim reminds me of Ama Boahemaa – Entertainment pundit
• Florence Obinim has been accused of bleaching her skin
• The gospel musician has explained that poverty made her skin dark
• Her explanation has been linked to Ama Boahemaa, who was also called out for bleaching
Gospel musician Florence Obinim in response to rumours of her bleaching her skin has noted that poverty made her skin darker; adding that she is naturally fair.
In a news report by Mynewsgh.com, the wife of popular preacher, Prophet Daniel Obinim is quoted to have said, “Someone has a chocolate colour but because she’s not financially sound, she cannot buy good cream to make the skin glow, now she has money to buy good creams to make her skin glow why should that be a problem?”
Reacting to the explanation given by the singer, Columnist, Vida Adutwumwaa Boateng speaking on Bloggers’ Forum on GhanaWeb TV, stated that Ghanaians must put a stop to giving “excuses” when called out for bleaching their skin.
Vida told the host of Bloggers’ Form, Abrantepa that, the actions of these celebrities tend to influence the youth into also bleaching and toning their skin.
She said: “Florence Obinim says she has always been fair adding that poverty darkened her skin. She reminds me of Amma Boahemaa who claimed to have become fair after drinking milk. In fact, I don’t know what kind of milk she took that was able to rip her black skin off, I can only imagine what damage it caused to her intestines and other organs if the outer layer was completely washout off.”
Vida has charged dark skin women to wear their melanin skin in confidence and not fall victim to the pressures of society.
“Let’s not make excuses for these things, after all, it’s your body and you decide what to do with it. Don’t make excuses for toning and bleaching. It is a big issue, now pregnant women are taking pills that will lighten the skin of their unborn child. Let’s cherish our skin, don’t give the young ones an excuse to go for other chemicals to bleach their skin,” she charged.
Battle in NDC as Asiedu Nketia contests National Chairman against other stalwarts
It has emerged that there is a split in the National Democratic Congress(NDC) as factions are beginning to emerge on its leadership ahead of the 2024 polls.
Sources indicate that the General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia fondly called General Mosquito is lacing his boots to contest for the National Chairmanship position of the party.
According to Mynewsgh sources, he will be backing the ticket of Kwabena Duffour who according to our information has come to save the NDC after two straight electoral defeats at the hands of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Johnson Asiedu Nketia’s chairmanship of the NDC is believed will save the party from decline and will unify the party’s base which is currently disorganized and not unified.
It is believed that in Asiedu Nketia’s camp, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah will contest for the General Secretary position whiles Kobby Barlon contests for the National Organizer position.
Our sources say the current women organizer Hannah Bissiw is also in the camp of Johnson Asiedu Nketia and will be contesting to be maintained as women organizer for the party as they join hands to save the NDC from John Dramani Mahama’s shackles.
Meanwhile, in John Dramani Mahama’s camp, it is said that Ofosu Ampofo will contest for the Chairmanship position whiles Fiifi Kwetey goes for the General Secretary position.
Our sources say Obuobia Darko will contest for Women’s Organizer whiles the National Organizer position is contested by the incumbent Akamba Joshua.
Owusu Bempah arrested for storming Agradaa’s home with guns
The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has been arrested by the Police for storming the home of converted fetish priestess Agradaa.
He was picked up at his home Sunday evening.
In a video gone viral, the maverick preacher, who is often boastful of his relationship with the President was seen with his men, some of whom wielded guns, at the home of Agradaa threatening her to step out of her room if she was brave enough.
You always make hollow arguments – 3Music Awards boss slams Shatta Wale
• Sadiq expresses concern over some remarks Shatta Wale made recently• He refuses to accept that a claim that musicians cannot know the amount they make on songs
• Such claims, he insists, affect the progress of the industry
Sadiq Abdulai Abu, the founder and CEO of 3 Media Networks tackled Shatta Wale’s claim that musicians cannot tell how much they make on a song or video.
The musician had explained on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz that one of the reasons he is not enthused about collaborations with local acts is that it is not financially rewarding.
Citing his collaboration with Sarkodie as an example, Shatta Wale said: “If people want us to do collaborations like this, I’d say the structures are not right for us to know how much we’d make if Sarkodie and I do a collaboration. If you call Sarkodie and ask how much we made for ‘Megye Wo Girl’, I swear, he can’t tell you. He can’t give you a figure.”
His remark was an elaboration on why his ‘Gift of God’ album had been delayed. According to him, efforts to get some notable international artistes on the album has not been successful but that will not compel him to “impress Ghanaians” by collaborating with equally great countrymen.
He said: “I’m about the business. Shatta Wale featuring Samini could have been the biggest song in Ghana but I did a song with Samini at a point where he realized we should do a song. The business around this thing is not to create an impression but it’s about making money and feeding fans.”
Responding to Shatta Wale’s comment in a series of tweets, Sadiq shot down the assertions of the dancehall musician.
Considering that artistes receive money from various digital music platforms based on metrics known to the musicians and the general public, Sadiq, without equivocation, described Shatta Wale’s point as hollow.
3Music Awards boss slams Shatta Wale
Shatter Wale
“Wale is always making hollow arguments and running in circles. Who says that today, one can’t know exactly how much one makes on a song or video? How such narratives are allowed to fester is shocking”, Sadiq stated.
“Industries can’t be built without thought leadership. Wrongful narratives from people who have next to nothing idea on how industries are enabled shouldn’t be allowed to fester. It’s the reason we keep talking about the same issues year in year out without much progress”, he continued.
Sadiq posited further posited that for the industry to progress, conversations must be elevated
He said: “The business of media, entertainment & the creative industry is a serious one & can’t be limited to cheap, populist & simplistic takes. Wrongful narratives create perception. Deeply held perceptions become reality & soon we will be back to a downward spiral drive one more time. Majors are looking in. The shifts has started. This isn’t the time to allow the small and simplistic talks to erode the gains. Forward we must and that can’t happen on this small mind talks.”
Wale is always making hollow arguments and running in circles. Who says that, today one can’t know exactly how much one makes on a song or video? How such narratives is allowed to fester is shocking.
Industries can’t be built without thought leadership. Wrongful narratives from people who have next to nothing idea on how industries are enabled shouldnt be allowed to fester. It’s the reason we keep talking about the same issues year in, year out without much progress.
The business of media, entertainment & the creative industry is a serious one & cant be limited to cheap, populist & simplistic takes. Wrongful narratives creates perception. Deeply held perceptions becomes reality & soon we will be back to a downward spiral drive one more time.
Jachie-Pramso SHS: Interdicting headmaster not enough – EduWatch
Education think-thank, the Africa Education Watch, has made a strong case for the GES to sanction the interdicted headmaster who flogged a student at the Jachie-Pramso Senior High School.
He said “the interdiction is welcome because we need to make this so clear that you cant treat our students like that even if they have wronged, and we want to discipline them we have to do it in a more sublime way. And not in a way that will inflict body pain on them or to the extent of them having an injury, that is so unexpected.
“So, I’m okay with the swift nature the GES has taken steps to investigate this issue.”
He added “interdiction is just a step, we are yet to carry out a full-scale investigation to come out with details as to how the whole thing happened. And I’m sure it will attract another level of punishment or sanction.”
Ghana version of 2021 International Literacy Day Celebration held in Techiman with a call on Ghanaians to take advantage of technology in studying and doing business in the midst of COVID-19
The Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) of the Ministry of Education with sponsorship from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other partners have celebrated the Ghana version of annual International Literacy Day in Techiman the Bono East regional capital under the theme, “Complementary education for human development in COVID-19 era, the role of digital literacy”.
In his welcome address, Hon. Kwasi Adu Gyan Bono East regional Minister and former Director-General of the Ghana India Kofi Annan Center of Excellence in ICT revealed that though technology has its negatives, Ghanaians could take advantage of the internet to study and do business to improve upon our livelihoods.
Speaking on behalf of her Boss Minister for Education Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, a Deputy Minister in charge of TVET Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo (MP for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region) advised all, especially girls who could not acquire formal education to capitalize on NFED’s programs to become literates in order to be able to achieve something better for themselves.
Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo, deputy Minister of education in charge of TVET
Hon. Gifty Twum Ampofo, deputy Minister of education
Ghanaians to take advantage of technology in studying and doing business in the midst of COVID-19
Guest Speaker at the function Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi a former Minister for Education and Board Chairman of Public Procurement Authority in his address commended the President Akuffo Addo-led NPP government for the good interventions made in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to salvage our educational system.
Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, NPP National Chairman hopeful and Board Chairman of Public Procurement Authority.
Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi
Later on after the program, Mr. Francis Asumadu acting Executive Director of NFED spoke in an interview with Peace Nana Kwadwo Adu of Techiman.
Mr. Francis Asumadu acting Executive Director of NFED.
Mr. Francis Asumadu acting Executive Director of NFED.
Finally, some girls who had dropped out and given birth but through NFED’s intervention had enrolled back to school also spoke Nana Kwadwo Adu
TRAINING ORGANIZE FOR FARMERS IN THE JAMAN NORTH DISTRICT IMPROVE THEIR WORK
The Department of agriculture in the Jaman North district has organized a workshop for farmers in the district.
The training came off at the Pentecost district church. In attendance at the workshop were the district coordinating director of the district, farmers in the district, agric office staff both regional and district, and media.
The aim of the program is to identify the problems facing current farmers and how stakeholders can assist in resolving such challenges as pest and disease attacking their animals and cash crops which is affecting their work.
At the end of the program, some of the farmers express their joy to the organizers of the workshop and wish that such activities will be organized regularly to help curb challenges farmers face on their work.
The residents in the community says since the town came into existence the people have not witnessed a coated road before.
According to them in an interview with Silver FM, they said political figures always induce them with sugar-coated words to win their votes but abandon them after the election.
They said, the members in the community are die hard supporters for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) but has seen no development in the area especially constructing and coating of their deplorable road networks.
They were worried and furious that, authorities do not prioritise their concerns as they always play pranks to their grievances.
They disclosed that the situation has retarded the development of the community as it drives investors away adding that it also creates unfortunate news such as cutting short the lives of some pregnant women due to the road’s poor nature and it’s an inconvenience for transporting conceived women.
Adwumam is a farming community in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region. During the 2020 general election, Kwabre East District emerged the highest area that gave the NPP highest percentage as far as numbers/figures are concerned.
But the people are lamenting rejection on the part of the party to adhere to their grievances and help solve them.
They’ve therefore vowed to spill out the beans if the powers that be fail to address their concerns this time.
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When the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) was contacted, he shared the prite of the people saying they indeed ought to voice out.
Hon. Osei Assibey, the MCE added that he can’t dispute the fact that most of the roads linking localities in the district are un-motorable specifically the road network to Adwumam but appealed to the locals to calm down nerves as measures are in place to address the problem.
“Is true the roads in the area are not in a good state. My people deserve to complain but I’m assuring them that it will get solved soon by the government”, Hon. Osei Assibey consoled the people.
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Universities urged to train entrepreneurship oriented graduates than academicians who complete and look up to government for employment
A former Minister for Education Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi who has been appointed as Board Chairman for Public Procurement Authority has urged Universities in Ghana to give more attention to entrepreneurship programs or courses than producing graduates who only complete schools and come to look up to the government or former sector for employment.
According to the NPP National Chairman hopeful, time has come for University students to come to the realization that hundreds of thousands of graduates are produced yearly but the job opportunities are limited therefore one should be able to do something with the knowledge acquired in school after completion instead of expecting employment.
Professor Ameyaw Akumfi gave this advice when he spoke in an interview with Peace News correspondent Nana Kwadwo Adu in Techiman during the SRC Week celebration of the Valley View University (VVU) under the theme, “the role of universities in fostering entrepreneurship to mitigate unemployment”.
Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, Board Chairman for Public Procurement Authority and an NPP National Chairman hopeful.
For his part, Master Kingsley Kwarteng SRC President of Valley View University Techiman campus was grateful to school administration for preparing them towards entrepreneurship and pledged not to become burden to the government in terms of employment but will put whatever they have learnt to use.
Master Kingsley Kwarteng, SRC President of Valley View University (VVU) Techiman campus.
Assembly Members at Techiman North District grateful to Prez Akuffo-Addo for quick release of motorbikes to aid their work
Nana Akuffo Addo
From the time of late President J. E. A. Mills that Ghana government in the year 2011 through the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development introduced a policy to give each assembly member a motorbike during their four (4) year tenure to aid the discharge of their duties, the President Akuffo Addo led NPP administration’s era is the only time that these motorbikes have been released quite earlier or on time.
According to Hon. Yeboah Asuamah Daniel, Presiding Member for Techiman North District Assembly in the Bono East region, successive governments presented these motorbikes to Honorable Assembly members at a time their tenure had ended or coming to an end which did not meet its intended purposes.
Hon. Yeboah Asuamah made this observation when he spoke in an interview with Nana Kwadwo Adu at Tuobodom during a handing over of 35 motorbikes to all assembly members both elected and government appointees of the Techiman North District.
On behalf of the Techiman North DCE Hon. Peter Mensah, the Presiding Member advised his fellow assembly members to use the machines safely on our roads and for their intended purposes in order to bring development to the doorsteps of the grassroots or local electorates.
Hon. Yeboah Asuamah Daniel, Presiding Member for Techiman North District Assembly
In addition, some assembly members who received the motorbikes could not hide their joy and showered praises on President Akuffo Addo and DCE Hon. Peter Mensah promising to ride with care.
Some assembly members of Techiman North District in the Bono East region.
The Ghana FA President continued, “Please, we are here to speak about the brand position and brand reposition, we are here speaking about adding value to the product we offer our consumers and you come to the game not well dress, you come to the game not properly dressed, please I will plead to you coaches to dress properly henceforth.”
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