Politics of Sunday, 12 September 2021Source: 3news.comA section of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth based in the Ashanti Region has said the Umbrella Family needs a new flagbearer who can “build a formidable party” going into the 2024 elections. In a press statement, a group calling itself NDC Ashanti Youth said the defeated 2020 flagbearer of the party, John Mahama, is no longer fit to lead the party because “he neglected us when he had the power.”The group said Mahama paid little attention to the Ashanti Region, in particular, while forming his cabinet and gave priority to other regions. “How come only Tamale metropolis had three cabinet ministers yet the biggest region in the country, Ashanti was neglected? It added: “John Mahama is scheduled to hit the region on 13 September with his thank you tour, but the youth of the party is sending a signal that they are fed up with him. “How come John Mahama appointed five cabinet ministers from Central Region in addition to having the vice-president from the same region.

General News of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: GNACecilia Dapaah, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has said the Government was delivering on its promise to distribute water to all communities in the country. According to her, close to six million Ghanaians were being placed on safe water networks, thanks to a billion-dollar recent investments in water projects across the country, which was an ambitious venture that endorsed the President’s mantra of “water for all”. “Our mantra of ‘water for all’ is not just a slogan. Madam Dapaah appealed to community stakeholders to continue to support the intervention and demanded that the Ghana Water Company Limited paid the necessary compensations on land and other resources acquired. The Keta Water extension is an 85-million-Euro project to supply to some 422,000 people in the Keta environs.

Togbe Keh, speaking on behalf of the chiefs and people of the Gbi and Alavanyo Traditional Areas during President Akufo-Addo’s tour to the Volta Region, commended the President and his government for the commitment to fixing the challenges Hohoe faced. Togbe Keh commended the President for his numerous visits to the area, which made him the only sitting President to have visited Hohoe multiple times. Togbe Keh thanked the President for appointing and retaining a number of sons and daughters of the area in his government. However, Togbe Keh mentioned the Hohoe Water Expansion project, crafted since the 1970s, which was still pending and appealed to the President to facilitate its execution to help supply water to Hohoe, Jasikan and nearby communities in the Oti Region. He said Mr Amewu was an outstanding member of his government, who had proven to be a worthy son of the soil and holding high the banner of the communities.

Regional News of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: GNAOne in every 100 deaths that occur globally is as a result of suicide, Kwame George Osei, the Nkoranza South Municipal Coordinator of Mental Health has said. The WSDP celebrated annually on September 10, is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and represents a global commitment to focus attention on suicide prevention. This year's event is celebrated on the theme "creating hope through action" and reflects the need for collective action to address this urgent public health issue. Mr Osei expressed concern about rising cases of attempted suicide in the municipality as they recorded 11 cases this year. "Parasuiciders are likely to repeat within 10 years," he said, adding suicide prevention was possible and appealed to the public to support people with mental illnesses to access medication.

Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The GIS is clamping down on illegal residents in the country• A landlady accommodating some of them has been arrested• The GIS has arrested 31 of such undocumented migrantsA woman whose house served as accommodation for some 31 out of 128 ECOWAS nationals arrested by the Ghana Immigration Service for illegal entry and illegal residency, has also been arrested. According to a report by citinewsroom.com, the landlady, whose East Legon Hills residence housed these illegal residents, is currently with the police, aiding with investigations. During a swoop on Friday dawn, the Ghana Immigration Service followed up on a n intelligence that took them to the location, from where the illegal residents were picked up. “We received intel days ago that there were some undocumented migrants around East Legon hills. “If this landlady had gone by the dictates of the law, she would not find herself wanting,” he said.

Sports News of Sunday, 12 September 2021Source: footballmadeinghana.comGhanaian midfielder Thomas Partey made an injury return in Arsenal 1-0 win against Norwich in the English Premier League on Saturday. The midfielder appeared as a second-half substitute in the 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium to end the run of three games without a win in the League. Partey has been out since the start of August after injuring his ankle in a pre-season friendly against Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the only goal of the for Arsenal in the 66 minutes, with a finish from almost on the goal-line after Canaries’ keeper Tim Krul turned Nicolas Pepe’s effort. Partey’s return is a big boost for Mikel Arteta who considers the Ghanaian midfielder as a key member of his team.

General News of Sunday, 12 September 2021Source: peacefmonline.comMajority Leader of Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says the ‘do or die’ comment of former President John Dramani Mahama should be condemned with all certainty without mincing words. “If you say that this is a ‘do or die’ issue, it means that if you don’t win, then you must kill yourself for losing the election. As you said, President Akufo-Addo said something similar and Ghanaians were not happy about it and he was criticised by the same NDC members who are now supporting what former President Mahama said,” he noted. “If what he has said is wrong, we should come out boldly to condemn it so that he does not repeat it .

According to him, when the idea was birthed and he was asked to host the show, he immediately turned it down and placed a call to fellow veteran actor, David Dontoh, to come fill the spot. Amankwah Ampofo was speaking on Personality Profile on Joy FM and monitored by GhanaWeb when he made this known. That was a program that I was supposed to host but I called David [Dontoh],” he said. Asked why he did that, he said “I know my capabilities in certain things so I said no. “So, I was the person who set the questions, we meet on Friday nights and we discuss it.

Sports News of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMajority of Ghanaians who took part in GhanaWeb’s poll set up after the Black Stars first two games in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers have spoken against the management style of coach Charles Akonnor. Coach CK Akonnor's Black Stars have been at the receiving end of backlash after Ghana's first two games in the World Cup qualifiers. The Black Stars were uninspiring in their 1-0 win against Ethiopia at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in their first Group G game. However, the anger of Ghanaians shot up on Monday, September 6, 2021, when the Black Stars played an entire 90 minutes of football without registering a single shot on target in the 1-0 defeat to South Africa with many calling for coach Akonnor’s contract termination as Ghana coach. Amidst calls for Akonnor to be sacked, GhanaWeb put up a poll asking for the opinions of Ghanaians on the future of the former Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko coach.

Entertainment of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: 3news.comMusician and songwriter Irene Logan has been vocal about dark periods in her life since her announcement as a minister of the gospel. Contrary to what may be expected, Irene shared her past life with nicotine addiction and depression with the Christian fraternity. Irene also reiterated that she cannot shy away from her past because those events molded her into who she is today. Irene Logan was nominated at the 2008 Channel O music video awards and the KORA awards in 2008. She also won best female vocalist at the 2007 Ghana Music Awards.

According to him, it is shameful for anyone to tag only English speakers with literacy considering literacy takes into consideration every language. “Literacy is the ability to read and write a language or languages, and all languages can be factored into that definition. If you look at it like that, if someone can read and write any of the Ghanaian languages, that person is a literate in that specific Ghanaian language. We have some people who are literates in English but illiterate in their own Ghanaian languages but that’s a shame,” he said. So they are literate in English but illiterate in their languages and they are not bothered about it.

In the first consignment of vaccines received in the country were some 600,000 doses that was subsequently distributed across the country. Since then, there have been other consignments of vaccines received in the country, from more than one manufacturer and from more than one country. March 5, 20212,000 AstraZeneca vaccines bought by the government of Ghana. July 24, 2021>177,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines from the African Union. September 3, 2021244,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines from the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust.

General News of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: GNAPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the second phase of construction works on the main University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Campus in Ho. President Akufo-Addo said China continued to hold firm her friendship with Ghana, which would continue to grow into progressive partnerships. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Education Minister, said the project showed government's commitment to expanding tertiary education intake to help meet the country’s educational needs. He said the coronavirus pandemic made it more crucial to prioritise educational demands, and expressed the hope that the project would be timeously delivered. He acknowledged government’s dedication to the development of the prime Health University to make it a centre of excellence.

The deceased, identified as Daniel Anane Wadie per an Adomonline report, died at the university’s hospital where he was being treated for an undisclosed ailment on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Daniel’s final message he reportedly posted on his WhatsApp status has drawn somewhat confusion. According to the Adomonline report, his status read,“When my body is gone, remember my heart.”He was said to be a member of the University of Ghana Parliament House. Reacting to his demise on social media, some of Daniel Wadie’s colleagues mourned him with the #RIPVandalDanny and #LegonIsRed. A candlelight vigil was also held in his honour on Friday, September 10, on the school campus.

Sports News of Saturday, 11 September 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comTalented Ghanaian singer King Promise has opened up on his relationship with Morocco and Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech. According to the multiple award-winning artist, Ziyech is one of his many football friends and loves the music he makes. King Promise met Ziyech in London and invited him to one of his studio sessions where the Moroccan is seen jamming to some of the afrobeat star's songs. I have a few football friends, a lot of them, maybe,” he told Citi FM. It’s all good vibes I guess.”King Promise is a big Chelsea fan and watches his favourite club dismantle rivals Arsenal at the emirates.