President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that late senior journalist, Alhaji Bature Iddrissu, was a good opponent .
The ace journalist, who was also the Editor of the Alhajj Newspaper, a pro-NDC paper, passed away three weeks ago at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness.
Speaking at a media encounter Wednesday in Accra, the president said, Mr Bature was a good opponent and that his death was a big loss to the journalism fraternity .
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A new mineral, lithium has been discovered in Ghana, the Ghana Minerals Commission has confirmed
The discovery was made in the Volta, Western and Ashanti regions.
Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission Mr. Kwaku Addai Antwi Boasiako told Joy News that the discovery was made during a nationwide exploration by the Minerals Commission.
Mr. Boasiako says the commission is in the process of exploring the commercial value of the mineral ahead of comprehensive exploration activities in the identified areas.
“The country can play a leading role in electronic car business if the mineral is discovered in commercial quantity,” he says.
Mr. Boasiako also says the commission is set to put up 14 new satellite stations to monitor the discovery sites and deter illegal miners from encroaching on them.
“…if we [authorities] don’t block it and give it the prominence it deserves, then we are going to lose it because this is the first time of hearing that the Volta Region is as good as any other region in terms of minerals”, he said.
Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission Mr. Kwaku Addai Antwi Boasiako
He also says the commission is keen on publishing the mineral map of the country so individual consigners can apply to take charge of them.
Mr. Boasiako says the commission hopes to change the notion of corruption at the minerals commission by making the application process by internet thereby depersonalizing the process.
Both lithium metal and its compounds have many uses. Lithium stearate is mixed with oils to make all-purpose and high-temperature lubricants.
Lithium hydroxide is used to absorb carbon dioxide in space vehicles
Lithium is alloyed with aluminum, copper, manganese, and cadmium to make high-performance alloys for aircraft.
Bahnmetall consists of lead-containing 0.04% lithium, 0.7% calcium and 0.6% sodium is harder than pure lead and was used for railroad car bearings in Germany.
Compounds such as LiAlH4 and organolithium reagents (LiMe, LiPh, etc.) are very important as reagents in organic chemistry
Lithium metal has the highest specific heat of any solid element and its sometimes used as battery anode material (high electrochemical potential). Lithium compounds are used in dry cells and storage batteries.
Lithium is used in the manufacture of special high strength glasses and ceramics sometimes, lithium-based compounds such as lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) are used as drugs to treat manic-depressive disorders.
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President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will meet the press on Wednesday to account for his stewardship after a year in office.
He is expected to respond to series of questions on the government’s performance on the various sectors of the economy.
The event begins at 11:30 am at the Banqauet Hall, State House.
Only invited journalists will be given access.
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Renowned gospel musician, Pastor Joe Beecham, has described Ghanaian songstress Ebony Reigns as a brilliant artiste with a sensational voice.
According to him, whenever he hears Ebony sing, it touches his heart hence he wants to write a song for the ‘sponsor’ hitmaker.
Throwing light onto the gift of the 90’s ‘Bad Gyal, the man of God said “when I hear the sponsor song, I am like the talent is amazing. The melodies and rhythm in the song is so beautiful.’ He told host Mike 2 on Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall show on Saturday.
Pastor Beecham stressed that, Ebony’s career has been ordained by God as such he believes the ‘Maame Hw3’ song maker can change the lives of people through her music.
“I just want to see the face behind the music. Maybe I can also write a song for her. I told Becca I will write a song for her and I have done that. It could be inspirational [song] or about the love of God. She has the voice and audience and she can carry a certain message…” he maintained.
Asked if he would want to collaborate with her on a song, he stated clearly that ‘I never said collaboration but I will only write for her.’
Myjoyonline
Police in Kenya have launched a manhunt for a woman disguised as a nun who robbed a money exchange office and escaped with $35,000 (£25,000).
The speed of the incident has baffled investigators.
The whole robbery took less than ten minutes and even guards manning the entrance did not realise it had happened.
CCTV footage of the incident on Sunday in Nairobi's wealthy Karen suburb shows the suspect walking to the service counter after an entry search at the door.
She then speaks to the attendant before being allowed to go to a backroom through a secure steel door.
After a short conversation the attendant opens a safe, she then slumps into a chair before the woman empties the contents from the safe and calmly exits.
It follows another audacious robbery in November, when robbers in the nearby town of Thika dug a 30-metre tunnel underground to break into a bank safe and stole $500,000 dollars.
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A 'fit and well' man's attempt to contain a sneeze put him in hospital for a week after he ruptured his throat.
The 34-year-old unnamed man found himself unable to swallow or speak when he held his nose as he sneezed, causing a spontaneous perforation of the pharynx.
The pharynx is the part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity.
He told doctors at hospital in Leicester that he had developed a popping sensation in the back of his throat and this had suddenly swelled up after he tried to hold in a sneeze by shutting his mouth and pinching his nose at the same time.
Doctors then heard the popping and crackling sounds in his neck, which extended all the way down to his ribcage. The sounds indicate that air bubbles had found their way into the deep tissue and muscles of the chest, which was later confirmed by a scan.
He had to spend seven days in hospital, being fed through a tube and given antibiotics through an IV drip, as doctors were concerned about complications that could arise.
Writing in the BMLJ case studies, the team said holding a sneeze in by clamping the nose and mouth shut is not a good idea and could lead to "numerous complications".
"Halting sneezing via blocking (the) nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre, and should be avoided," the authors said.
"It may lead to numerous complications, such as pseudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel in the brain)," they added.
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Ghana is tipped to lead Africa as the fastest growing economy in 2018 with a growth rate of eight per cent as a result of increased oil and gas production, which boosts exports and domestic electricity production.
In its latest report dubbed: “Global Economic Prospects: Sub-Saharan Africa,” the World Bank has forecasted that growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will pick up at 3.2 percent in 2018, and Ghana will lead the economies in Africa with eight per cent followed by Ethiopia and Tanzania, which is expected to grow at 7.2%
Ghana’s economic growth, which had slowed from 4.0% in 2014 to 3.7% in 2015, recover to 5.8% in 2016 and 8.7% in 2017, following consolidation of macroeconomic stability and implementation of measures to resolve the crippling power crisis.
However the forecasted recovery in economic growth in 2018 will depends on fiscal consolidation measures remaining on track, quick resolution of the power crisis, two new oil wells coming on-stream, and improved cocoa harvest and gold production.
“Growth in non-resource intensive countries is anticipated to remain solid, supported by infrastructure investment, resilient services sectors, and the recovery of agricultural production,” the report stated.
On the Sub-Sahara outlook, the bank said growth in the area was forecast to pick up to 3.2 per cent in 2018. It also predicated a moderate rise in commodity prices.
Per capita output, which was projected to shrink by 0.1 per cent in 2017, is also expected to increase to a modest 0.7 per cent growth pace over 2018-19.
“At those rates,” World Bank said “growth will be insufficient to achieve poverty reduction goals in the region, particularly if constraints to more vigorous growth persist”.
Growth in South Africa, the second biggest economy in Africa, which is projected to rise to 0.6 per cent in 2017, is expected to accelerate to 1.1 per cent in 2018. Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria, which is forecasted to go from recession to a 1.2 per cent growth rate in 2017, will gain speed to 2.4 per cent in 2018, helped by a rebound in oil production.
Growth is forecast to jump to 6.1 per cent in Ghana in 2017 and 7.8 per cent in 2018 as increased oil and gas production boosts exports and domestic electricity production. However the bank noted that militants’ attacks on oil pipelines could hold the key.
“If militants’ attacks on oil pipelines in the country decreases further the Nigeria economic will grow further”
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A private legal practitioner, Garry Nimako, has described the decision by the Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission to defy the orders of EOCO and report to work as unlawful.
Officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Monday 15th January 2018 stormed the Electoral Commission (EC) to force the Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission Georgina Opoku Amankwa out of her office.
Mrs. Amankwaa defied the order of interdiction by the EOCO and reported to work, Monday.
Georgina Opoku Amankwa is the subject of an investigation after several allegations of financial impropriety were made against her.
Speaking to Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, lawyer Garry Nimako stated that, Mrs. Amankwa was on interdiction and leave and that she had no right to report to her office until she is asked to do so.
“One thing we must understand is that, we are supposed to order our lives according to the constitutional regime. We live under a rule of law and not under a rule of mess”, he stressed.
According to Nimako, no person has the right to put the laws into her own hands. There are right channels to go through.
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The Public Relations officer (PRO) for the Ministry of Energy, Nana Kofi Oppong Damoah, has clarified that, only registered commercial users will benefit from the 14% cut in electricity tariffs announced by the President.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced that, as from January this year, non-residential users of electricity in the country would enjoy an average of 14% reduction in electricity tariffs.
According to President Akufo-Addo, not only has government succeeded in normalizing the power situation in the country, but "now want to boost private business in our country.”
“From January this year, the non-residential tariff rate, which is the rate which includes all of you here, is being reduced by an average of 14%. For barbers, it is being reduced by 18%; for hairdressers and beauticians, 15.7%, and for tailors, 9.8%,” he said.
However, speaking with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive Tuesday, Nana Oppong Damoah stated that the cut in electricity tariffs will only be enjoyed by non-residential consumers of electricity who have registered.
He stated that, the reduction was based on the average bills non-residential users of electricity were paying prior to the reduction.
“Users who acquired the meters for residential users but use it for commercial purposes will not benefit from the 14% cut since the meters will be classified as residential meters,” he explained.
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