Category: HEADLINES

John Dumelo To Donate 4,000 Laptops To Students In Ayawaso West
Ghanaian actor, farmer and politician, John Dumelo is planning on donating free laptops to needy students in his constituency.

According to John Dumelo in a post sighted by GhBase.com, the distribution of 4000 laptops will start from September 2020.

John in collaboration with the “John Dumelo Foundation” aims at giving quality education to students in his constituency.

SEE ALSO: Nana Addo, NPP using the free hot meal to desperately campaign for votes – Apaak

As the 2020 elections is fast approaching, John Dumelo who is aspiring for as the MP for West Wuguon Municipality is leaving no stone unturned.

He recently sent relief items to some victims of fire outbreak at Shiashi and now he is donating free laptops to students in his constituency.

Well, looks like the former actor is ready to battle it out in the incoming election.

See his post below;
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August 25, 2020
Nana Addo, NPP using the free hot meal to desperately campaign for votes – Apaak

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak has described the government’s free hot meal for final year Junior High Students (JHS) as a desperate move in the face of an impending defeat in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary polls.

The MP who is also a Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament says the move was an attempt to force the students to see posters of the NPP’s presidential candidate and also to shout four more years for Nana before given their hot meal.

Dr. Apaak added the government is only seeking to exploit the students for their selfish political interest.

SEE ALSO: NDC describes Bawumia’s 13 housing unit project in Sekondi as a scam

According to him, he has received several videos by some students on the free hot meal exposing the desperation of government.

In the said videos, mini posters of the president and a parliamentary candidate were embossed on the package that came with the food served.

The students were also seen expressing their displeasure about the quality of the food.

The students were also asked to shout “four more for Nana” before they were handed their food.

“Folks, such desperation is a clear sign that NADAA and his NPP government know they are heading for a massive defeat. Why would a government that claims to have done better than any other in the history of Ghana resort to such exploitation? It was the SHS students, it backfired, and now JHS students? Well, we now know that the real motive for the hot meal for JHS students is to force students to see posters or say 4 more for a failed President. Just watch the videos below. I’ve received several, but the two make the point!”

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August 25, 2020
Akufo-Addo pays working visit to GSE, BoG

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday August 25 paid a working visit to the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) and the central bank, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in Accra.

The visit, according to Akufo-Addo, was to afford him the opportunity to ascertain how the GSE and the BoG have been impacted by the ravages of the Coronavirus pandemic and to find out how best he can suppor especially the GSE.

The president told the workers of the GSE that “All of us are aware that a robust and strong stock exchange is usually a very good mirror and reflection of a strong market economy. So whatever can be done to strengthen the exchange is inevitably tied up to what we can do to strengthen the economy.”

SEE ALSO: Nana Addo, NPP using the free hot meal to desperately campaign for votes – Apaak

He added “we have in the last four or five months gone through some very harrowing times not just here in Ghana but the entire world.

“It has had a major impact on the economies of virtually all the nations in the world. The stock exchange is one of the critical instruments for growing a country’s economy and thereby growing the possibility of the people becoming more prosperous. I think it is important that those of us who have to make decisions affecting the economy have a clear idea of what is going on here.

“That is the main reason I came here to find out the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on your activities, where you are in terms of growing the exchange and what obviously government on kits part can do to assist the process of getting Ghana a really stock exchange.”

The Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) told the president that his visit makes it the first time a sitting president has familiarized himself with the operations at the GSE.

He said, “This is the first time we have a sitting president coming to the floor to witness what goes on here, so you are welcome. GSE will be 30 years this year. As am exchange we made some modest achievements, we have created trade markets, we have only 40 companies listed on the main market.”

He added “All operations are electronic, we have won two afterwards in the last decade as the most innovative stock exchange in Africa, an ward normally given by African Investor.”

For his part, the Governor of the BoG Dr Ernest Addison said “Your Excellency, the Bank of Ghana, over the last three and half years, has played a critical role in the government’s transformation agenda. Through reforms that were effectively coordinated with the fiscal authorities, macroeconomic stability was re-established following the significant imbalances at the end of 2016. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ghanaian economic was once again classified among the fastest growing economies in the world, under your leadership. Growth averaged [7] percent; inflation was reduced significantly and maintained in single digits and well within the Banks target range, and exchange rate stability was well anchored. In fact, the economy had all the ingredients for broad-based inclusive growth.

“And these efforts were rewarded with Ghana’s first ratings upgrade, in 10 years, by Fitch global ratings agency from B- to a B with a positive outlook. Your Excellency, your support to the Bank during the reforms in the banking sector cannot be over emphasized.

“Your clear leadership and understanding of the role of the financial sector in the government’s transformation agenda, gave the leadership of the Bank the confidence and courage to embark on the comprehensive banking sector reforms over the last three years, which saw an increase in the minimum capital requirements, clean-up of the financial sector by the revocation of licenses of weak and insolvent institutions, and a revamp of the regulatory framework to stabilise and strengthen the sector.”

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August 25, 2020
NDC describes Bawumia’s 13 housing unit project in Sekondi as a scam

The Western Regional office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has refuted a claim by the Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawamia that government is building 13 affordable housing units at Ituma Estate which is about 75% complete

According to the party, the said project does not exist.

Western Regional Communications Officer of the NDC, Richard Kirk Mensah who embarked on a fact-finding mission with media personnel to ascertain the truth on Monday, August 24, 2020, found that the said project does not exist in the area.

The move by the Western Region NDC comes on the back of a presentation made by the Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawamia at a Town Hall Meeting held at the Academy of Arts in Accra on August 18, 2020, to tell Ghanaians the government’s story with regards to infrastructural development since they assumed office in 2017.

The Vice President put the total number of the housing projects initiated by Akufo-Addo’s government at 1,229 with 232 completed and 997 ongoing.

Mr Mensah stressed that the Vice President claims that the housing project at Ituma Estate which is about 75 percent complete and Essei Lagoon Bridge in Sekondi were done by this government are all palpable lies.

According to him, the bridge was constructed and commissioned by the regime of former President John Dramani Mahama at s cost of 4.8 million dollars by China Railway Wuju Corporation, the contractor.

Mr Kirk Mensah said he became shocked when he heard the Vice President spewing ‘lies’ in public against the oaths he swore to be honest and truthful at all times on January 7, 2017.

SEE ALSO: Nana Ama McBrown Is Lying About her Age – Her Face Without Makeup Shows She’s 50 Years Old – Social Media

He said the estate which belongs to the State Housing Corporation has been in existence for the past twenty years.

He added that he has personally acquired two properties from the place for his friends 10 years ago.

The Western Regional Communication Officer for the main opposition party described Dr Bawamia as a dishonest person who is full of ‘lies’ and deceit.

He, therefore, took the opportunity to call on Ghanaians to reject the government of Nana Akufo-Addo because he has failed to deliver his promises.

He said the NPP government could not boast of a single physical project in any District in the Western Region that had been completed and commissioned

He challenged the NPP government to come out and tell Ghanaians any physical project that they had completed and commissioned in any District in the region since 2017.

He also called on the good people of the Western Region to vote massively against the NPP government come December 7th and bring back Mr John Mahama who built the Ghana Gas Processing Plant at Atuabo, Sekondi Fishing Harbour, Gwiraman SHS, Sankor SHS, Fire Service Station at Nkroful, Axim among others.

A resident, Nana Kwame who has been residing at the estate for the past 10 years in an interview with the media denied having knowledge of the project.

He emphasized that “We have not seen any truck bringing load for government project here apart from the individual workers who are working on individual houses, there is no government affordable housing project at this estate as claimed by Alhaji Dr Bawamia”.

All efforts to get some responses from the State Housing Corporation in Sekondi-Takoradi proved futile at the time of filing this report.

Filled by: Daniel Kaku, Contributor

August 25, 2020
Nana Ama McBrown Is Lying About her Age – Her Face Without Makeup Shows She’s 50 Years Old – Social Media Detective
A social media detective has called out actress Nana Ama McBrown, claiming she’s a big-time liar.

According to this self-appointed social media detective, McBrown is not 43 years of age as she claims but is actually 50 years old!

The self-proclaimed detective says her evidence for this claim is that McBrown’s stated birthday – 15th August 1977 – does not fall on a Saturday. As someone called Ama, McBrown was most probably born on a Saturday to be given that name.

Therefore, according to this detective, if she wasn’t born on 15th August 1977 then it’s likely her real date of birth is 15th August 1970 – that would make McBrown 50 years of age!

She added that if you see McBrown’s face without makeup you would know she’s 50 years but she’s hiding her real age due to shame

If McBrown is a little bit older than 43 I can buy it but all the way to 50 years sounds completely ludicrous
Check out the post below…what do you think?
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August 25, 2020
Lilwin’s Girlfriend Sandra Ababio Flaunts Expensive Promise Ring – They’re Getting Married?
Kumawaa actress Sandra Ababio has flaunted her promissory ring in a new video.

The controversial loud actress deliberately flaunted her ring whilst driving in a new video.

Sandra Ababio and popular Kumawood actor and singer, Lilwin have been rumoured to be romantically involved though Lilwin has often ignored to speak on the claim.
Recently, he pretended not to know about Sandra Ababio when he was asked about his relationship with her on the McBrown’s United Showbiz show.

It is, however, not clear if it’s Lilwin who has given Sandra the promise ring or not.

Watch the video below;

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August 25, 2020
I felt bitter after I was accused of killing Bernard Nyarko – Christiana Awuni

Ghanaian actress Christiana Awuni has described as ‘bitter’, the experience when she was accused of killing colleague Bernard Nyarko.

The actress says the accusation was not only bitter but painful.

She said she could not fathom how people could make such wild allegations against her when she had no reason to kill a human being.

According to her, death is inevitable, hence it makes no sense for humans to kill each other.

The actress was recently accused of poisoning the actor just to gain favours from Reverend Obofour.

It was also alleged that she killed the actor and was later given a car by the same prophet but she denied it and described it as frivolous and unfounded.

She insisted she had nothing to do with the death of the late actor and asked those making suck claims to stop.

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August 25, 2020
I Am Still Single Because I Am Afraid Of Being Divorced Shortly After Getting Married – 41-Year-Old Genevieve Nnaji
Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji’s biggest fear about marriage is divorce which has influenced her decision to stay single even at age 41.

According to her, her desire is to stay in a marriage for life but her fears are heightened based on the high rate of divorces cases marriages are recording.

SEE ALSO: A woman’s chest is my comfort after heavy criticism – Kidi

The ‘Lion Heart’ director revealed her phobia on divorce and why it has influenced her status as the finest bachelorette in an exclusive interview.

“If I get married, I really want to stay married and staying married is not an easy thing. It means you are completely in tune with your partner,” she said.
“It means you have found your soul mate and will have to be able to stand a lot of disappointments that would definitely come but then again you have to learn how to forgive,” she added.

She may have a point but will she refuse to visit the hospital when she is sick with the fear that she may die shortly upon admission?
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August 25, 2020
“There Are So Many Thieves Around Akufo-Addo Hampering Corruption Fight” – Kwame A Plus

Musician cum politician Kwame Asare Obeng aka A Plus says the number of corrupt appointees around President Akufo-Addo has made and is making the fight against corruption hard and difficult.

According to him, if these corrupt appointees are not expunged from the government, their actions and inactions will continue to dent the image and reputation of the president and render all his effort inconsequential.

“There are too many criminals around the president. Too many people want to use his government for their personal interest and it will affect his legacy.

SEE ALSO: A woman’s chest is my comfort after heavy criticism – Kidi

This is someone we have been with and helping the President protect the public purse by fighting corruption. Some people around him have decided to fight us; which is very wrong,” he opined in an interview with Roland Walker on the AM Show on Joy Prime TV.

President Akufo-Addo in the led up to the 2016 elections promised to deal with corruption and nip the canker in the bud. He promised to prosecute all government appointees who have and will indulge themselves in corrupt practices.

This strong desire led him to set up the Office of the Special Prosecutor who was mandated to fish out and prosecute corrupt officials. However, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has metaphorically become a dog who barks more than it bites.

Pockets of corruption scandals have plagued the government and Kwame A Plus believes the president shot himself in the foot by appointing individuals who have zero values and are fostering corruption.

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August 25, 2020
“We’ve Reduced Hardship”- Bawumia

Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akuffo Addo’s administration has significantly reduced the hardship of Ghanaians.

The Vice President in an exclusive interview monitored by Dikoder.com with host Kwame Sefa Kayi on Peace Fm morning show “Krokrokoo” gave detailed insight of the social interventions and intiatives of the incumbent government.

SEE ALSO: John Dumelo To Donate 4,000 Laptops To Students In Ayawaso West

According to him, although it can’t be said that the government has eliminated the sufferings of the populace, it is a known fact that the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo have comparatively brought relief to cushion the citizenry.

Citing the government free SHS policy, stable electricity supply, the payment of teachers and nurse trainee allowances and among others, Dr. Bawumia was optimistic the living conditions of Ghanaians will ultimately be better in the second term of the Akuffo Addo’s Administration .

“We haven’t eliminated hardship but compared to what we inherited, we have reduced hardship tangibly” he said.

August 25, 2020
A McDonald’s Worker In America Makes More Money Than Most Celebrities In Ghana – Efia Odo Throws Shade
Socialite Efia Odo is saying most celebrities in Ghana are very poor but hide behind social media glam and glitz to reveal fake lifestyle that is nonexistent and tallies not with their financial standings.

According to her, a worker at McDonald’s in the states makes more money than most of the so-called celebrities based here in Ghana.

Efia Odo shared these thoughts on her Twitter timeline where she called for a strong paradigm shift in all sectors of leadership to help the young secure a future that is devoid of a cosmetic show of grandiose and pomp.

“Somebody working in McDonalds in America makes more money than most of us celebs in Ghana. Ghana fame brings no money! All this fame and Artists are struggling. The people in position all need to be fired and new age minded people need to be hired. We need a reset button!”

Despite the affirmative responses her post has received so far, others believe Efia Odo sees herself a celebrity thus a pot cannot call a kettle black since she may be setting herself up for ridicule.

A comment from one commenter asked Efia Odo to go by her words by quitting her celebrity life and go work at McDonald’s.
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August 25, 2020
NPP Manifesto: The fulfilled and unfulfilled sports promises of 2016

The New Patriotic Party on Saturday launched its manifesto for the 2020 elections.

The manifesto detailed the government’s plans for all sectors of the economy and sports was no exclusion.

In sports, the government set aside four things it intends to achieve should it be given the nod to lead Ghana for the next four years.

If elected, the party says it will build four Youth Resource Centres in six new regions and also construct a National Olympic Stadium as well as introduce Zongo Youth Football Talent Hunt.

2016 promises

Unlike 2020 where the party made only four promises, the NPP earmarked nine key assurances to Ghanaians.

The party promised to enact the Sports Bill which was started by the Kufuor government.

In the 2020 manifesto, despite providing updates on some promises made for the sector, the NPP was silent on this.

It is, however, worth noting that the Sports Bill was enacted by the Mahama-led administration.

Develop in partnership with the private sector, Youth Development & Sports Centres in all Regions. Each centre will house a fully-equipped library, ICT hub, social hall, multipurpose pitches and courts.

The NPP followed through with its promises and began the construction of youth resource centres across the then ten administrative regions of the country.

The projects were due to finish in nine months, however, two years on, not a single one is ready for use.

The party wrote in its manifesto that works are still on going,

Complete the construction of the University of Ghana stadium started by the Kufuor-led NPP government

Not complete. Like the ten regional youth centres, the University of Ghana Stadium is still under construction though remarkable progress has been made.

Pursue the vision of providing modern multi-sport stadia for the regions currently without one, namely Brong Ahafo, Eastern, Upper East, Upper West and Volta

None of the above named regions has a stadium though they are all beneficiaries of the ten youth resource centres.

No multi-sports stadium has been built in any of them.

It was conspicuously missing in the listed updated projects in the 2020 manifesto

Establish three sports colleges in collaboration with the private sector

Not done. Not a single sports college has been established in any region. In fact, the only Sports College in Winneba which they promised to renovate has not witnessed the progress.

Develop a Youth in Sports module to support young sportsmen and women and to create job opportunities for them

The party claims to have achieved this but it is difficult to point to any project. The only initiative that comes to mind is the YEA program for the various sporting disciplines but that module was designed as a coronavirus support package and no one in 2016 anticipated the coronavirus pandemic.

Invest in a special Women-In-Sports programme to help unearth and support female athletes and sports talents across the country, and award scholarships to promising young athletes so they can develop in the best of environments

Again, in the 2020 manifesto this project was marked as ‘done’ though it is difficult to assess its impact.

GhanaWeb will be speaking to officials of government to evaluate the impact of these promises.

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August 25, 2020
1D1F doing very well – Bawumia

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the I District I Factory (ID1F) policy is really doing well as far as the NPP government is concerned.

According to him, under the 1D1F policy, 76 factories are operational.

He explained that out of the 76, 28 factories are new whilst 48 of them are existing companies which have been financially supported by the government.

SEE ALSO: John Dumelo To Donate 4,000 Laptops To Students In Ayawaso West

Reacting to comments by some Ghanaians that the government has failed in building new factories but rather depending on already existing factories, he said some of the factories could have collapsed if the government did not intervene, saying supporting those factories saved jobs

Dr Bawumia, speaking on Accra based Peace FM said , “If a business was a the verge of collapsing and you support it, it means that you have helped the situation,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Bawumia said government will keep supporting existing factories and as well build new factories to create employment opportunities for the youth.

Meanwhile, he was sure that the NPP government will retain power to continue these projects.

Ghanaweb- Dikoder.com

August 25, 2020
We have superior records in all sectors of the economy – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has superior records in all sectors of the economy as against the records of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.

Dr Bawumia told Kwame Sefa Kayi on the Kokorokoo porgramme on Peace FM Tuesday, August 25 that “in all the sectors our records are superior.”

He further explained that the government has been able to stabilize the economy in all sectors, slowed down the rate of debt accumulation and also reduced lending rate.

SEE ALSO: Mahama accuses Akufo-Addo-Bawumia govt of borrowing for ‘chop chop’

“When we came into office, Ghanaians were saddled with a lot of difficulties but we have been able to manage the economy, delivered a few solid records.

“Our fiscal deficit between 2016 and 2019, we brought it down, 6.8 to 4.8 per cent. Between 2016 and 2017 and 2019 , we had surpluses for three consecutive years and that was the first time in a decade; first time in a decade that we have had that then the rate of debt accumulation, increase in our debt stocks has also slowed down, decline in inflation, interest rate, we have also seen a decline in lending rate from 32 to 23 per cent.

“The monetary policy rate came down from 25 to 14.5 per cent, our trade surplus between 2017 and 2019, this is the first time in two decades that we have had trade surplus three consecutive years.

“Our exchange rate depreciation, the rate of depreciation has been halved to 50 per cent less compared to what we inherited. That is a major achievement.”

Ghanaweb- Dikoder.com

August 25, 2020
24/7 police, army patrols at Mim following NDC financier’s murder

The Ahafo Regional Police Command has said it has instituted 24/7 patrols with the help of the army in the region to ensure there are no reprisal attacks following the murder of a businessman and stalwart of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Akwasi Banahene at Mim in the region.

The 38-year-old timber contracted was shot dead at his private home on Friday, 21 August 2020 by an assailant.

His body has since been deposited at the Goaso Municipal Hospital awaiting autopsy.

No suspect has been arrested yet in connection with the murder.

Speaking to Kwabena Prah Jr on Accra100.5FM’s morning show Ghana Yensom on Tuesday, 25 August 2020, the Public Relations Officer of the Ahafo Police Command, ASP Kwame Loh said: “When we got to Akwasi Banahene’s house, he was lying in a pool of blood”.

“We rushed him to the hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival, so, we are just investigating a case of murder so far”.

He said the police realised there was the possibility of reprisal attacks, “so, we have intensified patrols for 24 hours together with the military and, so,” the people of Mim are going about their normal daily activities.

Meanwhile, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, running mate to former President John Mahama of the NDC, visited the family a few days ago to commiserate with them on their loss.

Ghanaweb- dikoder.com

August 25, 2020