COVID-19: Ghana's active cases drop to 856

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Ghana’s active cases of the coronavirus disease has dropped to 856, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed.

In all, the country has recorded 44,713 positive cases after recording 55 new cases.

Out of the total number of recorded cases, 43,577 recoveries have been recorded with 280 deaths.

Below is the Cumulative Cases per Region

(Case Count from Highest to Lowest)

Greater Accra Region – 22,363

Ashanti Region – 10,878

Western Region – 2,959

Eastern Region – 2,320

Central Region – 1,878

Bono East Region – 777

Volta Region – 666

Western North Region – 619

Northern Region – 528

Ahafo Region – 524

Bono Region – 511

Upper East Region – 282

Oti Region – 237

Upper West Region – 90

Savannah Region – 62

North East Region – 19

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Virginia man buys 20 lottery tickets, wins 20 times

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A Virginia man won $100,000 from a lottery drawing with a top prize of $5,000 by taking a gamble on 20 identical tickets.

Tony Miles of South Boston told Virginia Lottery officials he bought 20 tickets for the Aug. 22 Pick 4 night drawing and each ticket bore the number combination 1-9-2-9.

The tickets, purchased from Centerville Mart, matched all four numbers in the drawing and each earned Miles a $5,000 top prize — a total jackpot of $100,000.

Miles said his only immediate plan for his winnings is to pay off some bills.

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Prof. Opoku-Agyemang decries deplorable state of abondoned Asempaneye Day SHS project

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The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has described as financial loss to the state, abandoned projects across the country.

According to her, the situation where projects undertaken by the erstwhile NDC administration were left to rot is unacceptable.

“We have seen these structures over grown by weeds and shrubs as well as iron rods that have disappeared. We definitely have to return to this project, in which case we have to conduct a reevaluation and spend more money and all of this cannot be very helpful to us as a nation,” she said.

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was speaking to media men when she made a stop over at the abandoned Day Senior High School project site at Asempaneye of the Joaboso Constituency in the Western North Region as part of her campaign tour of that part of the country.

Describing the situation as unfortunate, the NDC’s running mate said the practice of abandoning projects that have started under a particular administration impedes the nation’s progress.

“It is not as if we just cut the sod and abandoned it. We started, the foundations are done, the columns are being raised. You can all see the structures beside and behind me.” She pointed out to the journalists.

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KLM and Etihad among airlines barred from Nigeria

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Nigeria has barred airlines from a number of countries as it resumes international passenger flights on Saturday.

Ten airlines have not been allowed to operate – including Air France, KLM Royal Dutch from the Netherlands, Lufthansa from Germany, and Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates.

This is because Nigerians with tourist visas are not allowed entry into those countries.

Nigeria had said it would retaliate any entry ban against its citizens.

Some of the airlines are not allowed to operate in Nigeria because their own countries have yet to resume international passenger flights.

But flights from 14 airlines will be allowed to land including from British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Airlines.

Passengers will only be allowed into the country under strict conditions:

Nigeria suspended international flights in March as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The resumption of the flights comes after a week delay due to logistical issues.

It is part of what the authorities called “reopening the economy” affected by the pandemic.

Nigeria has recorded more than 54,000 cases with just over 1,000 deaths but daily infections are beginning to decline.

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NDC's manifesto is the will of the people – Prof Opoku- Agyemang

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The vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says it is high time the will of the people is brought to mainstream governance, hence the NDC’s People’s Manifesto.

She intimates that the times when leaders sat in Accra and drafted manifestos for the people are long gone.

“We must make sure the exact cry of the people are incorporated into policy documents to ensure the people benefit directly”.

She made this known when she took her campaign tour to Kwasiadukrom in the Bodi constituency of the Western North Region.

Addressing chiefs and people of the area, Prof Opoku-Agyemang said the NDC’s yet to be launched manifesto is a document that will address the felt needs of the people towards national development.

She pointed out that ‘The Big Push’ agenda in the manifesto, for instance, when implemented will ensure job creation for many people, adding the youth will be given hands on skills training and projects started by the NDC government, which have been abandoned by the current government, will be completed.

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang specifically called on women to rally behind the John and Jane ticket especially as issues affecting women and children are on top of the NDC’s agenda.

“This is our time as women and we must take advantage of the opportunity”, she said.

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Africa to get 220 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that once a Covid-19 vaccine is approved, Africa will get at least 220 million initial doses.

The first batch will prioritise front-line healthcare workers and vulnerable groups, according to the WHO Africa Program Area Manager Richard Mihigo.

He said distribution will be based on the population of each country.

Mr Mihigo said all 54 countries had expressed interest in a Covid-19 vaccine.

Africa has a population of more than 1.3 billion people.

The global vaccine initiative, called COVAX, intends to help purchase and fairly distribute 2 billion doses of approved vaccines by the end of 2021.

The initiative has nine vaccine candidates that are being tested globally.

Two of the vaccine candidates are currently being tested in Africa, according to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) boss Richard Hatchett.

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Ghanaian is first woman to win Africa engineering prize

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Technology entrepreneur Charlette N’Guessan has won this year’s Royal Academy of Engineering Africa prize for engineering innovation.

The 26-year-old, who is based in Ghana, is the first ever woman to win the prestigious prize.

Her team’s invention, Bace API, uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to verify identities remotely, the academy said.

It takes live images or short videos recorded on phone cameras to detect whether the image is of a real person, or a photo of an existing image.

It is aimed at institutions that rely on identity verification. Two financial institutions are already using the software to verify customers’ identities, the academy said.

Ms N’Guessan won £25,000 ($33,000) for the top prize.

The winner was voted for by a live audience during a virtual awards ceremony held on Thursday where four finalists delivered presentations.

Three runners-up received £10,000 ($13,000).

They are Aisha Raheem from Nigeria – whose digital platform provides farmers with data to improve their efficiency, Dr William Wasswa from Uganda – whose low-cost digital microscope speeds up cervical cancer screening and David Tusubira from Uganda – who devised a system that manages off-grid power grids by monitoring the condition of solar arrays.

“Fifteen shortlisted Africa Prize entrepreneurs, from six countries in sub-Saharan Africa, received eight months of training and mentoring, during which they developed their business plans and learned to market their innovations,” the academy said in a statement.

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"I was urinating and the baby came out" –Mother who buried baby alive narrates

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Rita Mensah, the 28-year old mother, who buried her daughter alive in Ekwamase in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam in the Central Region says the baby gushed out of her when she was urinating in her farm.

Rita Mensah  says she  had no intention of killing her daughter.

A newly born baby girl was found buried  in a bush at Ajumako Ebowkurase, a suburb of Ekwamase in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam in the Central Region by an unknown person.

Earlier reports suggested that cry of the baby attracted a passerby who quickly rushed into the bush and found the baby partly covered by sand.

The baby is currently at the Abura Dunkwa Government hospital in the Central region for medical examination.

Rita Mensah’s husband has, however, attributed the wife’s act to poverty.

“I was not aware that I had given birth to a baby girl. I only noticed that my pregnancy was not there. I didn’t know what had come over me. Please forgive me”, Rita Mensah told the Ajumako police command.

Meanwhile the Ajumako Enyan Essiam DOVVSU commander, Madam Rita Wilson has revealed that preliminary investigations at the scene of the incident suggest that the suspect intentionally decided to kill the baby.

Rita Mensah is currently at the Ajumako District Police custody assisting Police in their investigations.

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Dagbon is deeply grateful to President Akufo-Addo – Ya Na

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The Overlord of Dagbon, His Majesty Ya Na Abukari II says the Kingdom is grateful to President Nana Akufo-Addo for the immense role he has played in ensuring peace in the Kingdom.

Speaking during a courtesy call on him by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Gbewaa Palace on Thursday September 3, 2020, Ya Na Abukari II expressed profound gratitude to President Akufo-Addo and the government for the wind of peace blowing in the Dagbon Kingdom, as well as his commitment to the development of the area.

“Today is a special day in the life of the people of the North. A moment of pride which reflects the development through which Yendi, and for that matter Dagbon, has gone through the last three years,” the Ya Na said.

“His Royal Majesty Ndan Ya Na Abukari II, wish to express his gratitude for the inviable contribution of Dagbon Malti Naa I, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana and the people for the ensuring peace we enjoy today in Dagbon.”

“I wish to state categorically that the state of Dagbon is being affirmed with each passing day and is a factor of peace and stability in the country.”

The Ya Na continued his commendation of President Akuffo-Addo’s commitment to the progress of Dagbon, by acknowledging his presence during last year’s Damba Festival with a high profile guest, as well as development projects in the area.

“Dagbon is particularly grateful to H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for gracing last year’s Damba Featival and most importantly, his accompanied august guest, H.E. Mia Amar Motley, QC, MP, the Prime Minister of Barbados and her high level dignitaries and ambassadors which automatically catapulted our previously local Damba celebration onto the international scene.”

“We are also deeply grateful for the commissioning of the Yendi Water Supply Project in July, 2020.”

The Ya Na also commended Vice President Bawumia for his efforts at ensuring development in the north.

Addressing the Ya Na and his elders, Vice President Bawumia assured Dagbon and the entire northern regions of President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to ensure more development in the north, especially in the areas of providing critical infrastructure and education.

Apart from countrywide social intervention programs of the government such as Free SHS, One Constituency One Ambulance, Planting For Food and Jobs, One District One Factory, etc., Dr. Bawumia listed a number of development projects the government of President Akuffo-Addo has specifically undertaken in the north and the Yendi Kingdom, as a demonstration of President Akufo-Addo’s sincerity towards the progress of the north.

The Vice President announced that government is in discussion with the University of Development Studies (UDS) to set up a satellite campus in Yendi.

He also announced government’s decision to convert the Pong Tamale Veterinary College into a university for agriculture..

The Vice President is on a working visit to the five northern regions of Ghana, where he is expected to meet chiefs and community leaders.

He will also inspect and commission government projects during his tour.

Accompanying the Vice President include Defence Minister Hon Dominic Nitiwul, Local Government Minister Hajia Alima Mahama, Deputy Roads Minister Hon Anthony Karbo, Deputy Energy Minister Hon Mohammed Amin Adam, the CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, and Hajia Abibata Shani Mahama Zakaria, Deputy CEO of MASLOC

The policies of Akufo-Addo are people-centred and impactful- Mion Lana

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The Overlord of the Mion Traditional area, His Eminence Alhaji Abdulai Mahamadu III, has described the policies and programmes of the governing New Patriotic Party as “people-centred”, achieving “positive, far-reaching impacts” across the nation.

“Though I am a chief and without political inclination, permit me to say that the NPP Government’s policies and programmes are truly people centred”, the Mion Lana declared on Thursday, 3rd September when the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia paid a courtesy call on him at the beginning of a 10 day working visit to the five northern regions.

In a speech delivered at his Palace at Mion, HE Abdulai Mahamadu stated: “Mention cannot be made of the flagship Free SHS policy, Planting for Food and Jobs, NABCO among others without placing emphasis on their positive far-reaching impacts on livelihoods and the general economic wellbeing of the people.

“For we here in Dagbon, the peace we are enjoying today is enough for everyone to recognize that you are the peoples’ government. Thank you for helping us sail through the conflict.”

The Mion Lana praised the Akufo-Addo government for the “timely and appropriate interventions” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding, “We have watched with admiration and appreciation for the excellent approach and handling of the pandemic. Congratulations!”

Singling out “true son of Northern soil” Dr Bawumia for praise, the Mion Lana had this to say:

“You are indeed an inspiration to families of the Savanna. You have not only won the trust and confidence of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, but the entire nation.

“Your sterling qualities has reshaped the economy to its present stable state. Your role in every programme of the country is admirable and worthy of praise. You are indeed a beacon of hope for the North, a true statesman, and a politician who has successfully brought new dynamics of issue-based politics in the country. Well done!”

Outlining a number of interventions and projects undertaken in the last three and a half years in Dagbon in particular and Ghana in general, Vice President Bawumia assured the people of Mion of the NPP government’s commitment to fulfilling its promises to the nation, and urged eligible voters to retain Nana Akufo-Addo as President for another 4 years in the December elections.

The Vice President is on a 10 day working visit to northern Ghana. During visits to the Northern, Savanna, North East, Upper East and West regions, Dr Bawumia would pay courtesy calls on a number of chiefs, inspect ongoing projects and commission completed ones.

He is accompanied by a number of sons and daughters of the North, including Defence Minister Hon Dominic Nitiwul, Local Government Minister Hon Hajia Alima, Deputy Roads Minister Hon Anthony Abayifa Karbo, Deputy Energy Minister Hon Mohammed Amin Adam, the CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, and Hajia Abibata Shani Mahama Zakaria, Deputy CEO of MASLOC.: Mion Lana

The Overlord of the Mion Traditional area, His Eminence Alhaji Abdulai Mahamadu III, has described the policies and programmes of the governing New Patriotic Party as “people-centred”, achieving “positive, far-reaching impacts” across the nation.

“Though I am a chief and without political inclination, permit me to say that the NPP Government’s policies and programmes are truly people centred”, the Mion Lana declared on Thursday, 3rd September when the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia paid a courtesy call on him at the beginning of a 10 day working visit to the five northern regions.

In a speech delivered at his Palace at Mion, HE Abdulai Mahamadu stated: “Mention cannot be made of the flagship Free SHS policy, Planting for Food and Jobs, NABCO among others without placing emphasis on their positive far-reaching impacts on livelihoods and the general economic wellbeing of the people.

“For we here in Dagbon, the peace we are enjoying today is enough for everyone to recognize that you are the peoples’ government. Thank you for helping us sail through the conflict.”

The Mion Lana praised the Akufo-Addo government for the “timely and appropriate interventions” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, adding, “We have watched with admiration and appreciation for the excellent approach and handling of the pandemic. Congratulations!”

Singling out “true son of Northern soil” Dr Bawumia for praise, the Mion Lana had this to say:

“You are indeed an inspiration to families of the Savanna. You have not only won the trust and confidence of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, but the entire nation.

“Your sterling qualities has reshaped the economy to its present stable state. Your role in every programme of the country is admirable and worthy of praise. You are indeed a beacon of hope for the North, a true statesman, and a politician who has successfully brought new dynamics of issue-based politics in the country. Well done!”

Outlining a number of interventions and projects undertaken in the last three and a half years in Dagbon in particular and Ghana in general, Vice President Bawumia assured the people of Mion of the NPP government’s commitment to fulfilling its promises to the nation, and urged eligible voters to retain Nana Akufo-Addo as President for another 4 years in the December elections.

The Vice President is on a 10 day working visit to northern Ghana. During visits to the Northern, Savanna, North East, Upper East and West regions, Dr Bawumia would pay courtesy calls on a number of chiefs, inspect ongoing projects and commission completed ones.

He is accompanied by a number of sons and daughters of the North, including Defence Minister Hon Dominic Nitiwul, Local Government Minister Hon Hajia Alima, Deputy Roads Minister Hon Anthony Abayifa Karbo, Deputy Energy Minister Hon Mohammed Amin Adam, the CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, and Hajia Abibata Shani Mahama Zakaria, Deputy CEO of MASLOC.

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