Extend amnesty to bandits in South, everyone with gun —Gumi
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday said the amnesty he proposed for bandits in the North should be extended to the Fulani involved in kidnappings in the South. Gumi, who stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents, also said the bandits involved in kidnappings were not foreigners, but Nigerians. The prominent cleric had after a meeting with bandits in Zamfara State forests two weeks urged government to grant them amnesty. He also met bandits along Kaduna-Abuja road, which had witnessed a series of kidnappings and killings. After the kidnapping at Kagara, Niger State on Wednesday, Gumi also visited the state and held a meeting with some bandits. Justifying his call for extension of amnesty to the South, Gumi said everyone carrying a gun should also be included for the country to have a fresh start. He noted that northern governors, except Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had accepted his reaching out to bandits in the North. Gumi insisted that the bandits involved in kidnappings were not foreigners, but Nigerians. He said, “People don’t know the Fulani at all. They are not after money. Even when they are burning houses in Oyo, don’t you see where they live? They stay in huts. They are not into buying flashy cars. They just like their cattle. The money they are collecting from kidnappings, they are buying weapons with them. The more you fight them, the more they fight back. They don’t surrender. They are saying if the air force continues to pester them, they will have to get anti-aircraft. “Not all of them are criminals; the hard-line (position) taken against them turned them into the militants that they are. They showed me a village, which does not belong to the Fulani, but was bombarded by the air force. A well was filled with dead bodies. The air force killed them because they thought it’s a Fulani enclave, if they are Fulani, what about the wives and children? It is the military that produced these monsters, just like they did with the Boko Haram. We need dialogues with them. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
Nana Ama McBrown celebrates daughter’s birthday in church
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian actress and media personality, Nana Ama McBrown has expressed an over-whelming joy and excitement as her daughter, Baby Maxin turned two years on Sunday, February 21, 2020. She took to her Instagram page to show more love to her daughter and gratitude to God by sharing some adorable photos of Baby Maxin as she celebrated her. In some of the photos she shared on social media, Nana Ama McBrown was seen in the same outfit with her daughter and they both look really beautiful together. Also, as part of ‘Baby Maxin’ 2 years birthday celebration, the empress together with her husband and some family members were at the Christ Apostolic Church International, Osu branch for thanksgiving to God for his love and faithfulness. Mcbrown took the opportunity to donate several baskets of goodies to the church members of CAC, Osu branch who were 50-years and over. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
KiDi, Kelvyn Boy, others didn’t respond to my call for features – Tutulapato
Former winner of TV3’s talented kidz show, Tutulapato in an interview with Sammy Kay on the Go online show has opened up on his life after he was declared the winner of the talented kidz show. The all grown up Tutulapato disclosed that he had to put music on hold and focus on his education but after completing his JHS education, he is now going all out to serve his fans and Ghanaians with good music. According to ‘Tutu’ he is coming up with an album which features some senior musicians, but this notwithstanding, he claims his effort of reaching some musicians such as Adina, Kofi Kinaata, KiDi, Fameye and others for features have proven futile as they have all failed to respond to his call. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
Tributes pour in for Sports Journalist Thomas Freeman Yeboah
Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Sports Journalist Thomas Freeman Yeboah. Colleague journalists have been badly hit by the news of Thomas Freeman’s death and have thus taken to various social media platforms to mourn the passing of the dynamic journalist. Saddick Adams ( Sports Obama) Fentuo Tahiru, Yaw Ofosu, Akoto Boafo and a host of renowned journalist have been sharing their fondest memories of Thomas Freeman on the handles. About Thomas Freeman Affectionately called Continental Freeman, he carved a niche for himself as one of the most reliable data-driven journalists of his generation. Details of his death remain sketchy but GhanaWeb has learned he died from an accident sometime over the weekend. Freeman was a journalist with Pulse Ghana. His death has been rendered the more painful considering that he lost his mother only last month. He previously worked with Metro FM, now Ezra FM in Kumasi before moving to Asempa FM and Hot FM in Accra. He was also a regular contributor to various sports in the country. He is survived by a wife. Sad to hear the loss of a colleague Thomas Freeman Yeboah. A sports journalist who was well versed in history and stats of Ghana Football and one of the most valuable tanks of information. Thomas was a former member of the GFA Research Team. RIP Mr “Setting the Records Straight” pic.twitter.com/y4dck5pRUn — Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) February 21, 2021 Shocked to hear of the death of sports journalist Thomas Freeman Yeboah. A frequent voice on Citi FM’s Scoreline, Freeman distinguished himself as a historian of Ghana football, and until his untimely death, remained a valuable resource to the Citi Sports desk.This is painful ???? pic.twitter.com/sf0QoT5paW — Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo (@Fentuo_) February 21, 2021 Thomas Freeman’s death has hit me so hard. Such terrible news. He was an exceptional colleague, my hall president back in uni and a tank of knowledge. I am so so sad. What?! — Yaw (@theyawofosu) February 21, 2021 Oh!, I still don’t believe it. I remember the day you called me commending me for the good work am doing when it comes to research. Always calling me ‘name’ because we are called ‘Yeboah’. Sad to hear about your sudden death. Farewell Thomas Freeman Yeboah. ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/4vpUCXyeWT — Bright Yeboah Taylor ‘BYT’ (@brightaylor) February 21, 2021 Oh Charley! ???????? Rest In Peace Thomas Freeman! This guy’s in-depth analysis in sports made me a huge fan of his years ago, totally devastated by this news — Mr. Whyte (@RevErskineGH) February 22, 2021 Screw this life. Rest In Peace Thomas Freeman Yeboah. Ghana has really lost a good sports historian — Tordia Chicago (@okpoti_evans) February 21, 2021 Some deaths hits you so hard. They leave so many questions to ponder over.— Michael Oti Adjei (@OtiAdjei) February 21, 2021 Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
Laryea Kingston deserves the Hearts of Oak job – Mohammed Polo
Hearts of Oak legend Mohammed Polo has backed former Ghana International Laryea Kingston to be the next head coach of the club. The Ghana Premier League giants are currently without a head coach following the mass resignation of the technical team led by Kosta Papic a week ago. The resignation was followed by protest from the fans on how the Togbe Afede Board and management were running the club. Mohammed Polo, also a former coach of the club says Laryea Kingson has the experience and skills to manage the club when given the opportunity and support. “Laryea has tasted football before so he has the requisite skills and experience to become a good manager”, he told Light FM. “This is an opportunity for him to be successful as a young manager. Grinding success at Hearts or Kotoko will certainly make you so let’s see what he brings on board”, he added. Hearts of Oak fans have demanded the Board to only appoint a local coach for the club. The team is currently being coached by Samuel Nii Noi, the youth team coach for Hearts of Oak and assisted by former Black Stars goalkeeper Richard Kingston. Hearts ended their four-game winless run on Sunday against Ebusua Dwarfs at the Accra Sports Stadium on matchday 15. A brace from Victor Aidoo and Isaac Mensah ensured Hearts of Oak handed Ebusua Dwarfs their first defeat against an Accra-based side in the ongoing campaign The Phobians will lock horns with their bitterest rivals Asante Kotoko on matchday 16 at the Accra Sports Stadium this weekend. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
Ajax coach Erik ten Hag laps up Mohammed Kudus return to top form
Ajax coach Erik ten Hag believes Mohammed Kudus is on the verge of recapturing his nerve after scoring on his return to the starting line-up. The 20-year-old played for one hour and found the back of the net at the Johan Cruyff Arena in the 4-2 win over Sparta Rotterdam. It was his second goal in the Eredivisie. Kudus has now fully recovered from the serious knee injury that kept him out of action for about four months. “His goal was fantastic. In the beginning, he had to look for his position a bit, but I think he played well,” ten Hag said in his post-match interview. ”He has been away for a long time. He can use this match to get one step further.” Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
Performance of Ghanaian players abroad
Ghana’s leading football website GHANAsoccernet.com brings to you a comprehensive report on the Performace of Ghanaian Players Abroad over the weekend. Our international football specialist Herbert Boakye Yiadom brings to a summary on how the players fared in their respective leagues. Ghanaian Players to have scored this weekend Christopher Antwi-Adjei scored the winning goal for Paderborn in their 2-1 win over Sandhausen Dennis Dowouna was on target for Skenderbeu as they drew 1-1 against Vilaznia Emmanuel Asante scored the only goal of the game to propel Omonia to a 1-0 win over APOEL Baba Rahman was on target for PAOK in their 4-0 win over Lamia Mohammed Kudus was on target for Ajax as they recorded a 4-2 win over Sparta Rotterdam Below is the report… ENGLAND In the Premier League, Mohammed Salisu impressed heavily on his full debut for Southampton in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea Thomas Partey missed Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City due to injury Daniel Amartey played 15 minutes for Leicester City in their 2-1 win over Aston Villa In the English Championship, Tariq Fosu climbed off the bench to play 33 minutes for Brentford in their 2-0 defeat to Coventry Andre Ayew played 90 minutes for Swansea City in their 4-1 defeat to Huddersfield Albert Adomah came on as a substitute to play 19 minutes for QPR as they recorded a 2-1 win over Bournemouth Andy Yiadom was in action for Reading as they lost 2-0 to Middlesbrough SPAIN In La Liga, Joseph Aidoo came off the bench to play 10 minutes for Celta Vigo in their 2-0 defeat to Valencia In the Segunda division, Iddrisu Baba played 51 minutes for Mallorca in their 2-0 win over Almeria ITALY In Serie A, Emmanuel Gyasi was in action for Spezia as they lost 3-0 to Fiorentina Alfred Duncan made a brief appearance for Cagliari in their 1-0 defeat to Torino Kwadwo Asamoah was on the bench for Cagliari GERMANY In the Bundesliga, Kasim Nuhu Adams played 90 minutes for Hoffenheim in their 4-0 win over Werder Bremen In Bundesliga II, Raman Chibsah played no part in Bochum’s game against Aue which they lost by a lone goal Christopher Antwi-Adjei scored the winning goal for Paderborn in their 2-1 win over Sandhausen FRANCE In the Ligue I, Alexander Djiku was in action for Strasbourg as they were held at home by Angers. Majeed Waris was an unused substitute in the game for Strasbourg John Boye played 90 minutes for Metz in their 2-1 win over Nice In Ligue II, Emmanuel Lomotey played the full throttle for Amiens as they lost at home to Sochaux by a lone goal Nicholas Opoku played no part in the game Ebenezer Assifiuah saw 19 minutes of action for Pau FC in their 2-1 defeat to Niort Alidu Seidu was on the bench for Clermont as they recorded a 2-0 win over AC Ajaccio ALBANIA Dennis Dowouna was on target for Skenderbeu as they drew 1-1 against Vilaznia Randy Dwumfour played 90 minutes in the game for the winners whilst Abbey Agbodzie was on the bench Isaac Gyamfi was on the bench for KF Tirana as they lost to Teuta by a lone goal ARMENIA In the Premier League, Nana Antwi saw 73 minutes of action for Lori in their 2-0 win over Shirak Gyumri AUSTRIA In the Tipico Bundesliga, Kennedy Boateng was in action for Ried in their 1-1 draw against Hartberg David Atanga saw 90 minutes of action for Admira in their 2-1 defeat to LASK Samuel Tetteh played 73 minutes and also picked up a yellow card in St.Polten game against Tirol Nana Kofi Babil missed Altach game against Austria Vienna due to injury BANGLADESH In the Premier League, Sadick Adams played the full throttle for Arambagh as they drew against Baridhara as the game produced eight goals Ibrahim Moro also featured in the game for Arambagh BELGIUM In the Pro League, Osman Bukari was on the bench for Gent as they drew 1-1 with KV Mechelen Majeed Ashimeru played 45 minutes for Anderlecht as they lost 2-0 to Kortrijk Dauda Mohammed came on as a substitute for Anderlecht to play 16 minutes in the game. Eric Ocansey played 90 minutes for the winners Daniel Opare was in action for Waregem in their 3-2 win over St.Leige BULGARIA Clinton Osei was on the bench for MTK Budapest in their goalless draw game against Mezokovesd-Zsory Bernhard Tekpetey saw 66 minutes of action for Ludogorets in their 3-2 loss to Lok, Plovdiv Carlos Ohene played 18 minutes for Beroe as they drew 1-1 against Slavia Sofia Mohammed Nasiru lasted 77 minutes in the game Levski Sofia in their goalless draw against Etar CROATIA Nasiru Moro played full throttle for Gorcia in their 3-0 win over Lok. Zagreb CYPRUS Benjamin Akoto was in action for Doxa as they lost by a lone goal to Anorthosis Emmanuel Asante scored the only goal of the game to propel Omonia to a 1-0 win over APOEL CZECH Emmanuel Antwi climbed off the bench to play 45 minutes for Pribram as they lost 4-1 to Slovacko DENMARK In the SuperLiga, Ghanaian trio, Ibrahim Sadiq, Sulemana Kamal Dean and Maxwell Woledzi were in action for Nordsjaelland in their 1-1 draw against Randers FC In the First Division, David Martin was on the bench for Fremad Amager in their 2-1 win over Hvidovre IF Clinton Antwi played the full throttle for Esbjerg in their 1-0 win over Fredericia CYPRUS Barnes Osei saw 73 minutes of action for Nea Salamis in their 4-0 win over Karmiotissa Kingsley Sarfo played 90 minutes for OL.Nicosia recorded a 1-0 win over AEK Larnaca EGYPT Issahuku Yakubu lasted the entire duration in the game for Wadi Degla in their 3-1 defeat to Misr Lel Makkasa Solomon Mensah saw 57 minutes of action for ASWAN as they recorded a 3-1 win over Al lttihad FINLAND Anthony Annan saw 62 minutes of action for Inter Tuku in their 1-0 win over Haka Nana
No amount of Pressure will make government succumb to legalize LGBTQI–Sanusi Issah
Communication Director of the governing New Patriotic Party in the Region Sanusi Issah has said no amount of pressure will make the government succumb to the call for legalization of Lesbianism, Homosexuality, Bestiality and Transgender, and other related practices of LGBTQI. According to Mr. Sanusi, it will not be too surprising that God is angry with us humans due to such a devilish act by his creature, the reason why he is using COVID-19 to punish us. He said he is extremely happy because President since had made it clear that he will not legalize LGBTQI under his watch as a president. “No amount of pressure should calm us down to succumb to what these people want us to do, I am also extremely happy, the government has shown a way and also show resilience. So, no amount of pressure from anywhere that will let the government calm down and say they should legalize this thing”. “As back as 2018, the President of the Republic of Ghana made it clear even in the means of these people, that Ghana is not going to legalize it not under his watch. So am happy as a Ghanaian, this thing is been formed again by all that irrespective of your background unless those who are also someway somehow have gone wayward out of social norms that also involved themselves in some of these things. It uncalled for, it is uncultured, it is not religious and it is not meritorious for anybody to accept that these people should exist in society”. “Who Knows by our religion, by our faith, it is a combination of these things that made God angry and he will unleased something for you and you will not be able to contain it. So, we don’t want to get more or serious things than COVID-19 because of somebody’s activities. I support the call by the bishops and anybody at all who is against LGBTQI legalization in Ghana”. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
Extend one term of office from 4 years to 6 years– Dr. Abu Sakara Proposed
Lead Specialist Development Consultant at the international Development Organizations Dr. Abu Sakara Foster is advocating for a Six (6) year tenure for every government to enable them complete projects. According to Dr. Sakara a tenure of one term is extended to six years in office it will be sufficient for every government. He was making his point based on the continuous experience of government abandoning projects initiated by their opponent which should have been continued for the benefit of the ordinary citizens. Dr. Sakara said, “Attribution- new government want their own manifesto laden projects and are reluctant to complete projects attributable to their ousted opponent”. “Creating new opportunities for Rent-seeking behavior by political leaders, with the irresponsible signing of new contracts in the last year of their tenure of office”. “A short term of 4 years tenure is insufficient to conclude very large projects. Six (6) year tenure of one term in office is proposed”? “Again, some policy reforms are needed. More importantly, a referendum will be required to: A) Extend one term of office from 4 years to 6 years B) Ensure 5-year segments of a long-term 40-year national development plan is followed with some but limited latitude for adjustment. The liberal use of party manifestos is the major source of contract cancellation. If all manifestos were synchronized with the long-term plan in 5-year segments there would be no need for cancellation of contracts”. Below is his full statement Stop the diversion of public funds down judgment debt drain. Judgment debt is a major avenue for wasting (diverting) significant amounts of our limited funds. It has happened with every administration throughout the fourth republic. It is indeed a serious drain on national finances and occurs too frequently and predictably. To stop it we must focus on the cause of the problem. There are at least three main driving factors; 1. Attribution- new govts want their own manifesto laden projects and are reluctant to complete projects attributable to their ousted opponent. 2. Creating new opportunities for Rent seeking behaviour by political leaders, with irresponsible signing of new contracts in the last year of their tenure of office. 3. A short term of 4 years tenure is insufficient to conclude very large projects. Six (6) year tenure of one term in office is proposed. Again, some policy reforms are needed. More importantly a referendum will be required to: A) Extend one term of office from 4 years to 6 years B) Ensure 5-year segments of a long term 40-year national development plan is followed with some but limited latitude for adjustment. The liberal use of party manifestos is the major source of contract cancellation. If all manifestos were synchronized with the long-term plan in 5-year segments there would be no need fo cancellation of contracts. Punishments for cancellation should begin by suing the officials at the point of cancellation not years later. Such suits should include political leaders that sign contracts in the last months of their last term of office if it is obvious that those contracts are unbudgeted in that last year’s budget. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093
NAPO searches for fire extinguisher as 2024 Vice Presidential ambition is set ablaze by Maths Set scandal
The alleged ambitions of former Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh popularly known as Napo to become Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2024 has been dented by a scandal covering the procurement of 853,000 pieces of mathematical sets which Africa Education Watch (AEW) has revealed were overpriced and fleecing and were not delivered on time and in full since 2019. The Maths Sets scandal which trended for several days on social media saw Napo come under severe attack from several quarters including from persons within his own party who said this scandal is likely to dent his image and chances at being running mate if he indeed has such ambitions. MyNewsGh.com is reliably informed this is only one out of a series of scandals that will hit the former education Minister over his stewardship of the education sector for the last four years for which he has to answer. This comes even before he officially starts work at the Energy Ministry where he has been reappointed. Maths set scandal MyNewsGh.com was the original website that broke the news of the maths sets contracts and the arrests of Kwadwo Darko-Mensah, which all other website picked from. This scandal came up over the procurement of 853,000 pieces of Kapek Mathematical Sets Instruments at Gh¢75 each, which Africa Education Watch revealed Liberia and Sierra Leone procured the same Kapek Mathematical sets Instruments from the same company even at retail price got it cheaper than what Ghana got for wholesale of 853,000 pieces. MyNewsGh.com was also informed that the person behind the contract is the wife of big man who owns a big beach resort in Ghana but used Bluegrass Limited owned by Onasis Kwadwo Darko-Mensah as a front. In a rather dramatic twist, Africa Education Watch also revealed that the actual price of the Mathematical Sets was Gh¢93 and not Gh¢75 as the Ministry of Education claimed. According to Kofi Asare who is Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch, the actual price of the Kapek Mathematical sets procured by Ghana on sole-sourcing basis was higher than the Gh¢75 government announced because the 75 cedis excluded the tax exemption of $3.6million granted to the contractor, one Kwadwo Darko-Mensah. CEO of Africa Education Watch, Mr. Kofi Asare said it is “very funny” for Education Ministry to justify the price of the mathematical sets using Kapek scientific calculator as decoy, as the same package costs far less in Liberia and Sierra Leone which also operate under WAEC. The difference between KAPEK and the real scientific calculator is, KAPEK has no memory and cannot be programmed; Just to prevent students from putting stuff on then into the exam room. That is all. So it is cheaper than the regular scientific calculator which is programmable. As for the plastic mathset it comes with, we know the price. Just go to Makola. Its less than GH 20. Infact, a similar KAPEK Mathematical Instrument sells for $10 In Liberia and $12 in Sierra Leone at retail; not wholesale. (Both WAEC member countries) This Blue Grass Company bought ours at international distributor bulk order quantity of 850,000 and still supplied to government at $17 (inclusive the taxes*) The unit cost is not GH 75; its GH 93. The GH 17 million tax exemption must be added to the GH 63 million and divided by the 853,000 pieces. He explained. He said WAEC also didn’t make it compulsory to acquire the math sets as claimed by Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh to justify the contract. My News Gh Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093