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Music Maestro, Kojo Antwi yesterday paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu at his residence in Fadama. Kojo Antwi said the visit was to pay homage to the Chief Imam who turned 100 years in April this year. “I am here to pay homage to you, Your Eminence on attaining the glorious years of hundred and also to congratulate you for this blessings on you by the Almighty God,” Kojo Antwi told Sheikh Osman. The music legend added that he was honoured and delighted to be warmly welcomed into the home of the Chief Imam for the second time. “My first time here was many years ago when I needed you to support a project I embarked upon to raise funds for the victims of the spillage of the dam in the north. You willingly supported with a campaign message, and I am happy to be here again,” said Kojo Antwi. “This won’t be my last and I pray to the Almighty God to continue to give you good health and long life so that we can continue to visit you.” In...

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome will have some property of his sold to pay debt owed the state. The Supreme Court gave the order on Thursday, June 27 after Mr Woyome failed to pay all the GH¢51.2 million debt ordered in 2014 to be paid. He has only paid GH¢14 million after five years, it emerged in court. The Attorney General’s Department has therefore been given the greenlight to sell two houses of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) sympathizer at Trassaco Estate, one house at Kpehe, a stone quarry as well as plants and equipment at the quarry to defray the remainder of the debt. However, that may not be enough. According to a Deputy Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, a total of GH¢20 million will be realized from the sale. Speaking to journalists after Thursday’s ruling, Mr Yeboah Dame said it emerged in court that Mr Woyome had colluded with UT Bank over some of his property just to avoid the satisfaction of judgement debt. Presiding judge Justice Anthony A...

Midfielder Thomas Agyapong has been ruled out of Ghana’s game against Cameroon on Saturday but captain Andre Ayew will be fit to play, Fentuo Tahiru reports from the team camp in Ismailia. The two players sat out the Black Stars’ recovery training on Wednesday following injuries in Ghana’s opening game against Benin on Tuesday. Team doctors sent both players for scans on Wednesday which have now confirmed the degrees of their injuries. “Andre Ayew will will be ok to play against Cameroon Agyeapong will need a minimum of one week to recover,” a source close to the team told our reporter Fentuo Tahiru in Egypt. Agyapong sustained a thigh injury and had to be substituted in the first of Ghana’s 2-2 draw against Benin and Ayew injured his ankle towards the end of the game. The Black Stars are desperate to beat Cameroon in their second game on Saturday to boost their chances of booking a last 16 berth. Source : citisportsonline

Per a report in the BBC, FIFA has begun investigating Cameroon for “team misconduct, offensive behavior and fair play breaches.” Specifically, Cameroon’s players appeared to lose their emotions surrounding two incidents that involved video assistant referees, or the VAR. In the first case, just before halftime, England’s Ellen White was initially ruled offside on a goal she scored, only for VAR to overturn the assistant referee and rule White’s goal could stand, because she was onside by about two feet. After that instance, Cameroon’s players appeared to make an on-field protest, and it wasn’t clear if the game would restart. In the second half, Cameroon had a goal that was somewhat harshly disallowed after Ajara Nchout had scored to make it 2-1 for England and cut the deficit in half. Gabrielle Onguene, who played the pass into Nchout, was ruled by the VAR to be offside but only by the absolute slightest of margins, her heel. Again, following this decision, players lost their...

Police at Goaso in the Ahafo Region have arrested the Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Eric Aduamah, over missing 14,500 bags of fertilizer meant for farmers under the Planting for Food and Jobs. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture embarked on special auditing of the Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizer supplied to the various districts, Municipal and Regional offices of MOFA in the northern regions. Mr. Aduamah, allegedly could not account or produce names of beneficiaries farmers of the fertilizer amounting to some GH¢946,000. The Head of the Special Audit on planting for Food and Jobs, Baffour Amo Kofi II, subsequently reported the case to Goaso Divisional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for his arrest for further investigations. The Goaso Divisional Crime Officer, Florence Sackey Clark has so far confirmed the arrest but declined to give details. Credit : citinewsroom 

The Ashanti Region Police command has arrested Ghanaian gospel singer, Brother Sammy over claims that he has drugs that can cure HIV/AIDS and other diseases. A statement released by the Food and Drugs Authority on Saturday, June 22, 2019 said the gospel artiste has no permit to sell such drugs. “The FDA wishes to inform the general public that it has not registered any product for the cure of HIV/AIDS, neither has any approval been given to the said artiste for the production and sale of any FDA regulated product,” FDA said in the statement. In the past weeks, Brother Sammy has been spotted in video interviews purporting to have been divinely gifted with holy water that cures, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis B, cancer and other diseases. In one of the interviews with blogger Zionfelix, the ‘Mmobrohunu Agya’ singer said he had cured about 50 people with the ‘drug’. “God has blessed me with the gift of healing. It is not a drug. It is Spiritual Divine Healing Water; it is not ...

About 97 Elephants have invaded Datoko and surrounding communities in the Upper East Region, causing insecurity to farmers, women and children. The scare from the elephants has prevented residents from embarking on their seasonal farming activities in the area. The Elephants destroyed about 79 hectors of farm produce last year, and this season, they are back to the communities at the period when farmers are busy making efforts to prepare their farmlands for the season. Mr Emmanuel Boabil Tiwol, Assemblyman for the Datoko Electoral Area who made this known in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), indicated that “Women in the communities cannot carry out their farming activities, which has been Shea nut picking as these nuts have become food for the Elephants. Mr Tiwol expressed worry that the safety of the community members was not guaranteed and said the people had been denied livelihoods “as they can no longer be engaged on their farms and Shea nut picking act...

Neymar has told Paris Saint-Germain he has no intention of playing for the club again as the Brazilian looks to complete a return to former club Barcelona. The Ligue 1 giants broke the world transfer record for Neymar in 2017 when they triggered a £199.5million release clause in the forward’s contract. Neymar was attracted by the chance of becoming the face of the club in Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s absence but he quickly found a club that was pale into comparison to Barcelona. The Brazilian was far from impressed by the lack of competition in Ligue 1 and bemused by playing in front of crowds of less than 20,000 people. Neymar also clashed with Edinson Cavani over who should take the club’s penalties and the Brazilian’s been sidelined for Champions League knockout matches against Real Madrid and Manchester United. According to Sport, Neymar can’t help but compare the club with Barcelona and now regrets his decision to leave the Camp Nou. It’s claimed the Brazilian...

A MAN murdered school girl Lucy McHugh after she told him she had become pregnant after a secret year-long relationship, a court heard yesterday. Stephen Nicholson, 25, of no fixed address, is accused of repeatedly stabbing the 13-year-old in the neck and upper body in woodland at Southampton sports centre before leaving her to die in July last year. The defendant, who works as a carer and as a tattoo artist, is charged with Lucy’s murder as well as three counts of rape against her when she was 12. He also faces two charges of sexual activity with a child – Lucy – on multiple occasions when she was 13. Nicholson is also charged with sexual activity with another girl aged 14, on June 29, 2012. William Mousley QC, prosecuting, told Winchester Crown Court that Nicholson had “an interest in underage sex” and exploited Lucy, whom he described as “vulnerable”. He said Nicholson told police after he was arrested that on the night before her death, Lucy had sent him a Facebook ...

Prosecutors in the case involving Dancehall artistes Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, and Livingstone Etse Satekla, aka Stonebwoy, have appealed for adequate time to compile evidence for the trial process. Appearing before the Adjabeng District Court Thursday, the state, represented by Superintendent Emelia Asante argued, that the plea will allow for the statement of the last witness out of the four presented to the court to be taken and subsequently presented for hearing. The court granted the appeal and adjourned the case to the 16th of July, by which time all statements must have been filed to facilitate proceedings. This is the second appearance made by the duo after they were arraigned before court for Breach of Peace contrary to Section 2017 (1) of the Criminal and other Offences Act 1960 (Act 29). Both artistes pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them and were granted bail during the first hearing. Background Shatta Wale and Stone...

Former Ghana international, Laryea Kingston, has been selected to join a host of football pundits, coaches and former players in SuperSport’s coverage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The ex-Hearts of Oak winger will use his rich experience acquired in the game to provide in-depth analysis for viewers of the African pay TV channel throughout the tournament. A statement on their website reads; A host of big names from African soccer, from Teko Modise to Jay-Jay Okocha and Shaun Bartlett, have been roped in to ensure that Afcon 2019 – starting on Friday – is more than a mere spectacle of soccer action. There will be analysis, background stories, colour pieces and breaking news, ensuring that SuperSport is the destination of choice for the continent’s soccer lovers. Each match will include a one-hour build-up, plus a post-match wrap designed to give fans the full picture. There will be several language options, including English, Zulu and Sotho. Moreover, SuperSport will ...

Black Stars forward, Christian Atsu, has stated that a lot of his teammates in the Black Stars team will retire if they do not win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana has not won the trophy since 1982, and have since come close in 1992, 2010 and 2015 but lost in the finals of those competitions. Atsu believes this tournament might be the last bow for a number of his teammates. “This is what the whole country wants. We have not won this trophy for 37 years despite all the good players this country has produced. “I think if we get all the support we need, we can win it this year. Because if we don’t win it, many people are going to retire,” the Newcastle United forward stated in an interview with Football Made in Ghana. Since 2008, the Black Stars have made the semi finals of the competition, the most number of consecutive appearance in the last four by any country. Kwesi Appiah’s men, who are currently camping in Dubai, are hoping to end that 37 year wait for the trophy...

A member of Ghanaian hiplife duo, Keche, Andrew Cudjoe, has been fined GHc770 by the La District Magistrate Court for making an illegal U-turn on the Tema Motorway. Andrew was among 40 other drivers nabbed on the Tema Motorway making illegal U-turns. Andrews didn’t fight Police Andrew’s Cudjoe colleague, Joshua Kojo Ampah in a Citi News interview dispelled rumours on social media that the group tried to fight the Police or couldn’t pay the 50 pesewas toll. He further urged their fan base not to repeat the wrong example of using illegal U-turns. Four out of the 40 offenders were on Monday arraigned and slapped with fines ranging from GHc600 to GHc780. Citi News can confirm that one of the culprits spent last night at the Accra Central MTTD cells for failing to pay his fine. Police sources say his family is making efforts to pay his fine. The crackdown follows Citi FM and Citi TV’s campaign, dubbed War Against Indiscipline. The campaign since it started has charged c...

People have been captured running in panic from a parade celebrating the Toronto Raptors' victory as shots were fired. Toronto Police say two people have been injured and two more were arrested amid the melee. The injuries are serious but not thought to be life-threatening. Millions are out in the streets of downtown Toronto celebrating the Canadian team's historic NBA championship title win. Toronto Police said on Twitter they have two people in custody and officers have recovered two firearms as they responded to reports of a a woman shot in Nathan Phillip's Square, where crowds have been captured surging in panic. Footage shows the huge crowd heaving as people scream. According to reports gunshots were heard in the square around 4pm local-time. A bystander told the Toronto Star he was standing in the crowd when he heard popping sounds. “We tried our best to escape,” he said. “We saw a lady get trampled, a pregnant woman fall. We saw some kids gettin...

Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, yesterday married reporter and TV presenter Pilar Rubio, his longtime girlfriend with whom he has three children, at a wedding ceremony in Seville, Spain.  The crowd, who had gathered at Seville's famous 16th century cathedral to watch the many celebrity guests arrive, were delirious at the sight of former Real player David Beckham and his wife and former pop star Victoria, former and current La Liga stars Jordi Alba, Luka Modric, Keylor Navas, Roberto Carlos and Alvaro Morata, as well as matador El Cordobes. Below  are some pictures👇 

Maurizio Sarri has left Chelsea to become manager of Serie A champions Juventus on a three-year deal. Sarri, who joined the Blues from Napoli in July 2018, led them to third in the Premier League and won the Europa League in his one season in charge. It is understood a compensation fee in excess of £5m has been agreed between the two clubs for the 60-year-old. Sarri will replace fellow Italian Massimiliano Allegri, who left Juventus at the end of last season. "In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native country, explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant," said Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia. "He also believed it important to be nearer his family, and for the well-being of his elderly parents he felt he needed to live closer to them at this point." Sarri signed a three-year deal last July but now becomes the ninth full-time manag...

Argentina's bid to reach a third straight Copa America final began with a 2-0 loss against Colombia - a first defeat to their South American rivals in 12 years. Roger Martinez and Duvan Zapata scored in the final 20 minutes after an Argentina side featuring Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero had dominated. Messi, 31, said the Group B defeat left his side "feeling bitter". "We didn't want to start this way," the five-time Ballon d'Or winner said. "But now we have to lift our heads and keep going." Argentina have won the tournament 14 times - second only to Uruguay - but have not triumphed since 1993 and lost the last two finals on penalties against Chile. Barcelona's Messi missed his side's best chance to score in Salvador, heading a rebound wide after David Ospina had saved from Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi. Colombia, managed by former Portugal and Real Madrid head coach Carlos Quieroz, scored b...

President Nana Akufo-Addo will be in Jamaica today, Saturday, for a two-day official working tour. Nana Akufo-Addo is to participate in key activities there including a tour of the Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St Ann. The visit by the President is part of his working visit to five Caribbean nations to promote the “Year of Return”. Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness will hold talks with President Akufo-Addo at Jamaica House after which they will address the media. On Sunday, President Akufo-Addo will meet with the leadership of the University of the West Indies to give a floral tribute at the shrine of National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. He is expected to round up the tour later at the opening of the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre. The countries already visited by the President are Guyana, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The Ghanaian delegation comprises of the Minister for For...

Lampard is the overwhelming favourite to replace Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea. Sarri is set to leave the club after just one season in charge to take the vacant Juventus job. Lampard has had just one campaign as a manager, leading Derby County to the Championship play-off final where they lost to Aston Villa. But Wise does not think that should be enough to land the legendary Chelsea midfielder the Blues job. “I’m surprised, if I’m being honest,” Wise told talkSPORT. “He did a good job getting them into the play-offs. But getting to the play-off final and not going up isn’t good enough. “In the last five seasons, they’ve been in the play-offs three times. It’s something they’ve done before. “I think it would be good if he stays there. The expectation at Derby is to try and get them into the play-offs and get them up. “The expectation of Chelsea is to get into the Champions League and try to win trophies against the best teams. “That’s a big jump from Derby to Chelsea ...

Ghanaian dancehall artist, Jupitar has married Maame Afia Nyametease Ampadu in a simple traditional wedding in Koforidua. Our sources say Maame is the cousin of radio and TV personality, Abeiku Santana; and that the latter was not aware of the relationship between his ‘sister’ and the musician until the day of the marriage ceremony. Abeiku was capture beaming with smile and excitement in photos with the couple. Here are some photos from the wedding, and know it is not a music video shoot. Credit : Ameyawdebrah.com

An uncharacteristic auction of goats is expected to be conducted by the Ga West Municipal Assembly this afternoon (June 14) at Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region. The rare event will see four stray goats which were arrested a week ago, put up for sale to the highest bidder at exactly 3:00pm at the premises of the Assembly, an action notice announced. “The goats would be auctioned to the general public on Friday, 14th June 2019 at 3pm prompt in the municipal assembly yard”, the notice signed by the Municipal Environmental Health officer, Christian Marku Teye-Angmor read in part. According to the auction notice, the four goats were arrested within the municipality on June 3 and brought to the Assembly; but the Assembly has not been able to identify and or locate the owner(s) of the goats to either fine or prosecute them. Per the Assembly’s by-laws, it is an offence for anyone to leave their animals to free range on the streets. Under the by-law, where an impounded animal i...

Sudan has been in the midst of a political crisis since December when the country had an uprising. More than 100 people were killed and as many as 700 were injured in an attack last Monday. Doctors also believe paramilitary troops carried out more than 70 rapes during the attack. So what is happening in Sudan and what happened to affect the level of widespread violence? Massive protests began in Sudan on December 19, 2018, after the government decided to triple the price of goods. The country was already suffering an acute shortage of foreign currency and inflation had hit 70 percent. Cuts to bread and fuel subsidies sparked demonstrations in the east of the country and anger spread to the capital Khartoum. On top of this, Protesters demanded the removal of President al-Bashir and his government, who has led the country since 1989. But Mr Bashir refused and to step down, leading to the convergence of opposition groups to form a united coalition. The government retaliated...

The Toronto Raptors delivered Canada its first NBA title with a 114-110 victory over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday that set off a country-wide celebration. With a nation hanging on their every shot, Canada's only NBA team put the finishing touches to a remarkable 4-2 series upset that denied the Warriors a fourth championship in five years. "I can't really think right now, this is crazy. This is awesome man," said Toronto guard Kyle Lowry. "Toronto! Canada! We brought it home baby! We brought it home!" When the final buzzer sounded, jubilant Raptors fans flooded the streets of downtown Toronto for a night of celebration not seen in the city since Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays last won a World Series title in 1993. Toronto forward Kawhi Leonard, who arrived in a blockbuster trade with the San Antonio Spurs last July, was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. "Last summer I was going t...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described Ghana as the safest country in West Africa. He has thus asked Africans in the Diaspora to visit the country and experience Ghana in this Year of Return. Addressing the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday, 12th June, 2019, President Akufo-Addo said “in today’s world, where sadly crime and terror have become part of everyday life, I can say that Ghana is certainly the safest country in the West African region, and remains one of the few places on earth where we are not embarrassed to see ourselves as each other’s keeper.” Ghana, the President stressed, is full of stunning views that Ghanaians tend to take for granted, but which visitors find breathtaking. “However, the most attractive and the greatest selling point of Ghana is and has always been her people, the Ghanaian people. The welcome that you find in Ghana is unique, and like none anywhere else.Our foods are interesting, and tend to be once...

A grandmother in Uganda has died from Ebola, health officials said Thursday, the second fatality in the country since a major outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo crossed the border . Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng announced Wednesday that Uganda had recorded three cases of Ebola in the first known cross-border spread since an outbreak began in eastern DRC last August . The patients were from a family of six, including four children, that travelled to DRC to care for a relative and later attended his burial after he died of Ebola. Upon returning to Uganda two brothers - aged five and three - and the 50-year-old grandmother tested positive for the virus, and the family was quarantined in Bwera, a border town in the country's west. The older boy died Tuesday - the first Ebola fatality in Uganda since the start of the DRC outbreak that has seen more than 2,000 cases recorded, around two-thirds of which have been fatal. A health ministry official said Thursday the gr...

THE opening fixtures for the Premier League season have been revealed, with Manchester United being handed an unwelcome tough match. The Premier League returns on Friday, August 9, with football fans ups and down the country eagerly-anticipating the start of the new campaign Defending champions Manchester City will look to scoop their third consecutive league title in the upcoming campaign and further lay the foundations for a legacy for manager Pep Guardiola. And they’ll kick off their defence of the title away to West Ham United on Saturday, August 10. Last season’s runners-up Liverpool, who missed out on the title by a solitary point, will be looking to go one better and end City’s dominance at the top of the table. Jurgen Klopp’s Champions League-winning troops will begin their pursuit of the Premier League title at home to last season’s Championship winners Norwich City on Friday, August 9. Manchester United and Arsenal fans will be hoping their teams can kick start...

The Ghana Police Service says it is counting on the general public to support it in efforts to rescue the three kidnapped Takoradi girls who have been missing for more than six months. ACP David Eklu made this known in a Citi News interview where he said the police service is collaborating closely with other security agencies in the country as part of its work to rescue the girls but it needs more information from the public. The police, together with other state agencies on Wednesday successfully rescued two Canadian women who were abducted last week. Although some Ghanaians are applauding the service for its swift action in finding the missing foreign nationals, others have criticized the service and accused it of prioritizing the rescue of the foreign nationals as against the three Takoradi girls who are yet to be found. But ACP David Eklu said although both cases looked similar, they were not the same and the police got adequate support and information from the public to...

Antoine Griezmann announced his departure from Atletico Madrid last month Antoine Griezmann will play for Barcelona next season, according to Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin. Griezmann announced last month he would be leaving Atletico Madrid this summer. The France international, 28, was linked with a move to La Liga rivals Barcelona last summer but decided to stay. Marin told a Spanish radio station: "I am very clear about where he is going to play, it is known since March, at Barcelona." Atletico finished the season second in La Liga, behind Barcelona and without a trophy, after blowing a 2-0 first-leg lead in the Champions League last 16 against Juventus, and losing to Girona in the same round of the Copa del Rey. Griezmann joined from Real Sociedad in 2014. Last season he helped Atletico win the Europa League.

“Best Rapper of the year” winner at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Medikal has said that he has saved rap music in Ghana: but for him, the genre would have been dead. According to him, he saved the genre from dying four years ago when he came into the limelight. Posting up on the gram today, Medikal wrote: “4 years ago I saved Ghanaian Rap music from dying and I promise to keep it alive 🤞🏾.” Medikal took the “Best Rapper of the year” crown from M.anifest at the VGMAs this year. Before M.anifest, the “Highest” himself, Sarkodie, was the king of rap music in Ghana. See his post below: Source : ameyawdebrah.com