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A two-year-old girl met her untimely death on Wednesday morning after allegedly drowning in stagnant water at Abura Adabodo, a farming community in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region.
The Assembly Member of the area, Hon. K.B Heyford explaining the issue to Atinka News said the deceased was chasing her grandmother to the farm a few hours after the granny had left for the farm.
Upon reaching a dugout on the road leading to the farm, she reportedly slipped and drowned.
The grandmother after spending several hours searching for the whereabouts of the girl without success, informed committee members of the town.
They subsequently found her in the dugout.
Meanwhile, information gathered indicates that the biological mother of the 2 -year-old is only 18 years.
According to sources, the Mother, Faustina is now living in Accra.
Th Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Godwin Ako Gunn says the First Lady’s decision to return allowances amount to gross disrespect to the people of Ghana.
The First Lady has refused to take salaries and has also decided to refund all monies paid her as allowances from the date of the President’s assumption of office, i.e., from January 2017 to date, amounting to GH¢899,097.84.
Her decision was informed by some extremely negative opinions being expressed by some Ghanaians in the raging debate on emoluments for First and Second Ladies.
Speaking on Atinka TV’s morning show, Ghana Nie, Ako Gunn said, “It is a gross disrespect to the people of Ghana.”
He said that,”There are some status you do not attain because of your own qualification or hard work, you attain it because the man you are married to holds a certain position and you are automatically honoured. If you do not understand politics, and you do not see what God has done for you, these are some of the abuses you give to Ghanaians.”
Ako Gunn explained that the issue raised was based on the fact that the First Ladies did not fall under the Article 71 and so returning the money was very disrespectful and immature on the part of the First Lady.
“The article 71 office holders are covered by the Constitution. First Ladies are not part of it, and so if indeed you decided to give First Ladies salary, that must come through an Act so that it will change Article 71 office holders and then the First Ladies can be included. Even that, some of us do not agree with it; those allowances should be enough,” he said.
He added that, “If the First Lady says we should take our money because we’ve mentioned her name in a public discourse, I find it offensive and disrespectful.”
The Head of Census Methodology at the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Mr Owusu Kagya has encouraged all Ghanaians who have not been enumerated to call the Service in order to be counted.
He observed that people still have the notion that the census is over, stating clearly that the exercise is still ongoing.
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) extended the deadline for the 2021 Population and Housing Census to Sunday, July 18.
This was to allow enumerators complete work in the outstanding enumeration areas. The exercise, which started on Monday, June 28, was expected to end today, July 11, 2021, in all sixteen (16) regions of the country.
Speaking on Atinka TV’s morning show, Ghana Nie with Co Host Abena Dufie Adjepong, Mr Owusu Kagya encouraged those who have not been enumerated to call them on toll free number 0800426426/0591476893 or visit their offices in their offices.
He also urged them to send the GSS message on WhatsApp line, 0591476884.
Mr Owusu Kagya said even after the one week, if they are not able to cover all Ghanaians, they may extend the deadline.
Listing their challenges, he said some people had refused to be enumerated, adding that some do not come out at all.
He therefore urged all to ensure they are enumerated.
The Head of Census Methodology at the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Mr Owusu Kagya says the service expects to cover all Ghanaians in the ongoing population census at the end of July 18.
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) extended the deadline for the 2021 Population and Housing Census to Sunday, July 18.
This is to allow enumerators complete work in the outstanding enumeration areas.
The exercise, which started on Monday, June 28, was expected to end today, July 11, 2021, in all sixteen (16) regions of the country.
Speaking on Atinka TV’s morning show, Ghana Nie with Co Host Abena Dufie Adjepong, Mr Owusu Kagya said they could not count everyone due to some challenges, stating that the GSS has put in place measures to ensure that all Ghanaians are enumerated at the end of July 18.
He said one of the challenges confronting the census was that it was difficult getting some people on weekdays .
Their new strategy, he said is to deploy enough enumerators to go out on weekends in order to enumerate those who have not been counted. Mr Owusu Kagya also said it was illegal for the enumerators to leave their contact or note in the absence of the people.
According to him, the enumerators had been trained and advised to ensure that they meet the people and take their details, saying it was criminal for them to leave their cards in the absence of the people requesting for their info.
The country has so far conducted five post-independent population censuses in 1960, 1970, 1984, 2000 and 2010 with the last two consisting of both a population census and a housing census making the 2021 PHC the third Population and Housing Census to be conducted in Ghana. The 2021 PHC is designed to generate statistics that are essential for policy and planning purposes.
Atinka Media Village’s Broadcast Journalist, Ebenezer Kewaw Madugu has been honoured at the 2021 Doxa Awards by Private Communication Institution, Doxa Open University.
The Doxa Awards aims at motivating Young Professional Journalists in the industry.
Madugu, who is an alumni of the Institution was honoured for his speedy rise and professionalism in the Broadcasting industry with many works of impacts to his credit.
The CEO of Abro Media Campus at Dansoman, Mr. Francis Abroakwa described Ebenezer Kewaw Madugu as ‘smart, professional and humble.
“He is one of the best we have produced,” he said.
Madugu told Atinkaonline.com that he is elated about the honour and “will never rest until I climb Everest”.
Ebenezer Kewaw Madugu joined Atinka Media Village in 2017 and currently reads the News in Brief @2pm on Atinka TV and reports from risky scenes including Military exercises and Operations for all AMV Networks.
Kewaw Madugu was a sports commentator (Basket Ball, Football, boxing and volley Ball) at the Lizzy Sports Complex. Below are links to some of the developmental stories.
A disturbing video of an alleged gay being attacked by some residents in the Upper West Region has gone viral on some social media platforms.
The victim, identified only as Rahaman, was allegedly seeking for a gay partner on Tuesday night but was “apprehended” by residents at Kumbiehi, a suburb of Wa in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region.
The residents assaulted him and warned him not to engage in the act again.
Old students of Pope John Senior High School(POJOBA) have extended massive support to a student of the school who is suffering cancer.
The National President of POJOBA, Mr Isaac Aboagye Duah in the company of the National Vice President, Mr David Noi, National Treasurer, Mr Richard Fumey and National Organizer, Mr Dennis Nyawudzi made a presentation of GHS 61,800 plus USD 500 on behalf of POJOBA to support efforts aimed at getting medical attention for the treatment of a cancerous shoulder of Kelvin Abotsi Tetteh (a form three student of Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary).
The cheque and cash of USD 500 were received by the Head Pastor of the Church of Pentecost, Amazing Grace Assembly, Teshie Tsui Bleoo, Pastor Robert Sowah Annang
Present at the brief ceremony were wife of Pastor Annang, mother of Kelvin, madam Veronica Adjigbo, 3 elders of the church and an old boy Mr Kofi Asumadu-Appenteng.
Kelvin and his mum are due to fly out to India on Saturday 17th July 2021. They will spend between three and six months in India while Kelvin goes through all required tests and treatment.
“NEC is very grateful to POJOBA for their massive support and encourage all to bear them up in prayers for a successful surgery,” POJOBA Executives said in a statement.
The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.
Crowds looting and setting alight shopping centres clashed with police in several cities on Tuesday.
The BBC filmed a baby being thrown from a building in Durban that was on fire after ground-floor shops were looted.
A day earlier, 10 people were killed in a stampede during looting at a shopping centre in Soweto.
The military have been deployed to help police overstretched since the unrest began last week.
South African police said in a statement they had identified 12 people suspected of provoking the riots, and that a total of 1,234 people had been arrested.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it some of the worst violence witnessed in South Africa since the 1990s, before the end of apartheid, with fires started, highways blocked and businesses and warehouses looted in major cities and small towns in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.
Ministers have warned that if looting continues, there is a risk areas could run out of basic food supplies soon – but have ruled out declaring a state of emergency.
What happened to the baby?
The child was caught by a crowd of people who rushed to help those trapped in the apartment block in the central business district of Durban, a coastal city in KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday afternoon.
Those stealing from shops on the ground floor of Smith Street had started the fire which spread, affecting those living upstairs.
The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko in Durban says that after catching the baby, the passers-by and neighbours rushed to get ladders to help other residents, including children, escape.
The mother was reunited with her baby, but was too emotional to talk. The rescue services arrived after about 20 minutes to help douse the fires.
How bad is the damage?
More than 200 shopping malls had been looted by Monday afternoon, Bloomberg news agency quoted the chief executive officer of Business Leadership South Africa, Busisiwe Mavuso, as saying.
Several shopping centres in Soweto – South Africa’s largest township which was once home to Nelson Mandela – have been completely ransacked, with ATMs broken into, restaurants, stores selling alcohol and clothing shops all left in tatters.
Soldiers working with the police managed to catch a few rioters; in total almost 800 have been arrested, but law enforcement remains heavily outnumbered, he reports.
In KwaZulu-Natal – where livestock has also been stolen – the unrest continues with ambulances coming under attack by rioters in some areas, South Africa’s TimesLive news site reports.
Video footage shows that a blood bank was looted in Durban as Mr Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night.
Analysis: What’s behind the riots?
By Farouk Chothia, BBC News
The catalyst was the arrest last week of Zuma, with his supporters blockading major roads – the economic arteries of the nation – as they demanded the release of their political hero.
Low income levels and unemployment – standing at a record high of 32.6% among the workforce and even higher at 46.3% among young people – are seen as the ticking bombs that have exploded.
Many South Africans have been shaken by the riots that have swept through Zuma’s political heartland of KwaZulu-Natal and the economic hub of Gauteng.
And many feel that his successor as president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has failed to provide decisive leadership – either to calm anger over Zuma’s imprisonment or to reassure South Africans that they will be safe.
Mr Ramaphosa was accused of belatedly deploying troops – and only 2,500 of them compared with the 70,000 he deployed to enforce a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 last year.
But there is no agreement over the deployment – the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has opposed it, saying the solution lies in “political intervention and engagement with our people”.
Many residents in affected areas have remained at home, and some have formed what local media call “defence squads” to protect their neighbourhoods and businesses as looting and burning continues.
There is no doubt that the unrest is the biggest security challenge that Mr Ramaphosa has faced since he became president in 2018 after ousting Zuma. It is bound to worsen the economic crisis, already hit by the pandemic, given the scale of destruction.
Why is Zuma in jail?
He was convicted of contempt of court last month after failing to attend an inquiry into corruption during his presidency.
The 79-year-old, who denies corruption, was given a 15-month prison sentence. He handed himself in to police last Wednesday.
He is hoping to get the sentence rescinded or reduced by the country’s constitutional court. However, legal experts say his chances of success are slim.
image captionPeople are being investigated for inciting the violence
Police Minister Bheki Cele has warned that “no amount of unhappiness or personal circumstances from our people gives the right to anyone to loot, vandalise and do as they please and break the law”.
State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said officials were “busy sorting fact from fiction” after receiving information that former security agents linked to Zuma had instigated the violence.
The Police on Tuesday, July 13th stopped an armed robbery attack on a victim who was being trailed by two suspected armed robbers on a Royal motorbike on the Amasaman to Nsawam main road in the Greater Accra region.
The victim who says he had suspected from his mirror view that the motorbike riders were following him felt safe to park closely to a private car, which unknown to him, was an unmarked car being used by Police to follow the pillion passenger, known as Suleman Alhassan alias MAN aged 35 for alleged involvement in series of robberies in Accra and Tema as part of surveillance on the suspect.
According to the Police, the Suspect, Suleman, on seeing the police opened fire hitting the passenger side headlight of the unmarked car.
The police returned fire hitting Suspect Suleman in his face.
Meanwhile, the police reports that the rider was also shot to prevent his escape.
Items retrieved include a Bruni MOD 92 foreign pistol loaded with two live rounds and a Motorbike.
The Police, however, urged the public to provide information on suspected criminals, assuring informants of the utmost confidentiality.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ejura-Sekyedumase Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Salisu Bamba, says he is no longer interested in the MCE race and has subsequently withdrawn his application for reappointment to the position.
The under fire MCE announced his withdrawal from the race in a letter addressed to the Ashanti Regional Minister.
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