Tiemat Records first signee rising music star Yayo, a young versatile artiste from Takoradi who has so many streets followers and music fans claims doing music pays a lot than any job in Ghana.
The musician explains, Ghana and Africa as a whole don’t value talent but they do value white jobs than talent and craft. Also, he alleged in Ghana the Authority and most people in power sleeps on the creative Art sector making it the worse choice for the average Ghanaian youths who finds interest in there to meets their goals
Yayo who is credited as the most vibrant musician with good stagecraft in the western region and with his trending single song Wala Fawh3 promises to drop another road to Christmas song dubbed ‘Chipolopo’ which will have a surprise release on a blue moon.
He added, Many great countries in the world today became notable because of their music stars, Meanwhile he mentioned countries like America with their legend 2pac, Great legend like Michael Jackson whiles Bob Marley, Culture, Peter Tosh and other great legends were all a national assets to and it really boosted the Jamaican tourism, whiles gradually we have grown to understand how positively music has gradually changed the image and history of Africa.
YaYo confirms one payment for hiring a musician is worth a hundred thousand dollars per gig for just an hourly performance and this is what makes talent and being a musician pays much than any job,
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Top US diplomats Bill Taylor and Gordon Sondland’s text messages were released on Thursday
Texts show how US officials worked to prod the Ukrainian president into opening a public inquiry into President Trump’s leading opponent, Joe Biden.
The messages, released by congressional Democrats, emerge as Mr Trump faces an impeachment inquiry over the matter.
The exchanges show a senior diplomat saying it would be “crazy” to withhold military aid to Ukraine for Mr Trump’s political gain in the 2020 election.
US law bans soliciting foreign help for electoral purposes.
But Mr Trump denies any wrongdoing and, on Friday, said there was “no quid pro quo” in the communications.
His remarks came a day after he publicly called on Ukraine and China to investigate Mr Biden, a top Democratic White House candidate, and his son, Hunter.
The Republican president accuses his political opponents of a “witch hunt”.
Impeachment in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would trigger a trial in the Senate.
Senators would have to vote to convict Mr Trump by a two-thirds majority to remove him from office.
But that outcome is seen as unlikely given that the president’s fellow Republicans control the upper chamber.
What do the texts say?
The impeachment inquiry stems from a 25 July call in which Mr Trump asked President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his rival.
The wide-ranging text message discussions are connected to allegations by the Democrats that Mr Trump dangled military aid as a way to press Ukraine to dig dirt on Mr Biden.
Sent between July and September, they involve high-ranking officials:
Kurt Volker, Mr Trump’s Ukraine envoy who resigned a week ago
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, and a significant donor to Mr Trump
Bill Taylor, a top US diplomat at the American embassy in Ukraine
On 19 July, the three diplomats discussed arranging a phone call between Mr Zelensky and Mr Trump.
Mr Volker told the other two he had had breakfast with Mr Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani that morning – and identified the main purpose of the upcoming phone call.
Mr Giuliani is alleged to have sought to dig up dirt on Democrat candidate Joe Biden
“Most impt [important] is for Zelensky to say that he will help the investigation,” he told the others.
But Bill Taylor, the senior US diplomat in Ukraine, warned that President Zelensky “is sensitive” about Ukraine being seen “as an instrument in Washington domestic, re-election politics”.
Ahead of the call, Mr Volker texted that he had heard from the White House that Mr Zelensky would be offered a formal visit to Washington “assuming President Z convinces Trump he will investigate / ‘get to the bottom of what happened in 2016′”.
This is a reference to unfounded allegations that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 US presidential election and worked to help the Democrats.
In the call, Mr Trump asked Mr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden.
But text messages show US officials discussed what the Ukrainian president should say in a statement afterwards.
Mr Zelensky was reportedly “sensitive” about being seen as a US “instrument”
By 13 August, Kurt Volker advised that Mr Zelensky’s statement should address interference in US politics, “especially with the alleged involvement of some Ukrainian politicians” – and Burisma, the company Joe Biden’s son was involved in.
There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden.
Then, on 29 August, the tone of discussions changed. Mr Zelenksy’s aide Andriy Yermak sent a curt message to Mr Volker, including a link to a Politico story headlined “Trump holds up Ukraine military aid meant to confront Russia“.
Mr Taylor, the senior diplomat in Ukraine, seemed to voice his concerns about the motives for the delay.
“I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign,” he said.
That suggestion, however, was firmly pushed back by Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who said Mr Taylor was misunderstanding the president’s intentions.
What else is going on with the impeachment inquiry?
On Friday, the impeachment inquiry escalated significantly as the Democratic chairmen of the three House committees leading the investigation served their first subpoena directly to the White House.
They have demanded documents and records relating to the Ukraine investigation and Mr Trump’s call with Mr Zelensky.
“The president has chosen the path of defiance, obstruction, and cover-up,” wrote the heads of the intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight panels.
Earlier in the day, House Democrats also requested Ukraine-related documents from Vice-President Mike Pence, giving him a deadline of 15 October.
Mr Pence – who was reported this week to be frustrated by White House handling of the Ukraine affair – has not yet responded.
Trump calls for China and Ukraine to investigate the Bidens
Most Republicans are standing squarely behind Mr Trump, though two Republican senators have spoken out against the president.
Mitt Romney of Utah on Friday labelled the president’s actions “appalling”.
When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.
Ben Sasse on Nebraska told the Omaha World-Herald newspaper: “Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth.”
He added that if Hunter Biden “broke laws by selling his name to Beijing, that’s a matter for American courts, not communist tyrants running torture camps”.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general announced on Friday that he would review the closed investigation into Burisma, adding that he was not aware of any evidence against Hunter Biden.
All-out political warfare
Mr Trump and his defenders have insisted there was no quid-pro-quo in his dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Text messages between members of the US team involved in Ukrainian diplomacy, however, suggest a different story.
It was very clear to them what Mr Trump wanted: a publicly announced Ukrainian investigation of political rival Joe Biden and the 2016 election hacking.
It also was very clear what they had to offer the Ukrainians: not only US military aid, which had been put on hold by the White House, but also a meeting between the two presidents in Washington that would have been extremely valuable in bolstering the legitimacy of the newly elected Ukrainian leader.
Drawing a straight line between the offer and the ask doesn’t take much imagination.
It may not be long before the White House falls back to its final line of defence – that threatening and cajoling Ukraine to investigate Mr Biden was justified by the egregiousness of Mr Biden’s alleged corruption.
With Mr Trump backed into a corner, it’s a recipe for all-out political warfare.
Four quick questions on Trump-Ukraine
Why is Mr Trump being investigated?
A whistleblower alleges he used “the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the US 2020 election”, by asking Ukraine to investigate his main rival, Joe Biden.
Is this illegal?
If this is what he’s proven to have done, then yes: it’s illegal to ask foreign entities for help winning a US election. Mr Trump says it’s a witch-hunt and he did nothing wrong.
What could happen next?
If the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted to impeach Mr Trump, there’d be a trial in the Senate.
Could he be removed?
A Senate vote needs a two-thirds majority to convict, but Mr Trump’s Republican party controls the Senate so that’s unlikely. And the Mueller inquiry made clear you can’t charge a sitting president with a crime.
Augustine Okrah was named the Man of the Match award in Ghana’s win over the Stallions of Burkina Faso at the ongoing 2019 WAFU Cup tournament in Senegal on Friday evening.
A 38th-minute header from Shafiu Mumini cancelled out an early goal scored by Ilias Tiendrebeogo.
Ghana managed to whip their neighbouring country 5-4 on penalty shootouts to make it to the semis of the tournament.
The Asante Kotoko winger was instrumental in his first match at the ongoing tournament after watching the team’s first match against Gambia from the bench.
Ghana are yet to know their opponent for the semifinals clash.
You can’t call yourself a true Harry Potter fan without knowing the most popular plot theories, taking all the Harry Potter quizzes, and, this time of year, carving yourself a Harry Potter pumpkin. Ahead, check out some of our favorite jack-o’-lantern designs, then peep these stellar Harry Potter Halloween party ideas.
Top US diplomats Bill Taylor and Gordon Sondland’s text messages were released on Thursday
Texts show how US officials worked to prod the Ukrainian president into opening a public inquiry into President Trump’s leading opponent, Joe Biden.
The messages, released by congressional Democrats, emerge as Mr Trump faces an impeachment inquiry over the matter.
The exchanges show a senior diplomat saying it would be “crazy” to withhold military aid to Ukraine for Mr Trump’s political gain in the 2020 election.
US law bans soliciting foreign help for electoral purposes.
But Mr Trump denies any wrongdoing and, on Friday, said there was “no quid pro quo” in the communications.
His remarks came a day after he publicly called on Ukraine and China to investigate Mr Biden, a top Democratic White House candidate, and his son, Hunter.
The Republican president accuses his political opponents of a “witch hunt”.
Impeachment in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would trigger a trial in the Senate.
Senators would have to vote to convict Mr Trump by a two-thirds majority to remove him from office.
But that outcome is seen as unlikely given that the president’s fellow Republicans control the upper chamber.
What do the texts say?
The impeachment inquiry stems from a 25 July call in which Mr Trump asked President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his rival.
The wide-ranging text message discussions are connected to allegations by the Democrats that Mr Trump dangled military aid as a way to press Ukraine to dig dirt on Mr Biden.
Sent between July and September, they involve high-ranking officials:
Kurt Volker, Mr Trump’s Ukraine envoy who resigned a week ago
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, and a significant donor to Mr Trump
Bill Taylor, a top US diplomat at the American embassy in Ukraine
On 19 July, the three diplomats discussed arranging a phone call between Mr Zelensky and Mr Trump.
Mr Volker told the other two he had had breakfast with Mr Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani that morning – and identified the main purpose of the upcoming phone call.
Mr Giuliani is alleged to have sought to dig up dirt on Democrat candidate Joe Biden
“Most impt [important] is for Zelensky to say that he will help the investigation,” he told the others.
But Bill Taylor, the senior US diplomat in Ukraine, warned that President Zelensky “is sensitive” about Ukraine being seen “as an instrument in Washington domestic, re-election politics”.
Ahead of the call, Mr Volker texted that he had heard from the White House that Mr Zelensky would be offered a formal visit to Washington “assuming President Z convinces Trump he will investigate / ‘get to the bottom of what happened in 2016′”.
This is a reference to unfounded allegations that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 US presidential election and worked to help the Democrats.
In the call, Mr Trump asked Mr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden.
But text messages show US officials discussed what the Ukrainian president should say in a statement afterwards.
Mr Zelensky was reportedly “sensitive” about being seen as a US “instrument”
By 13 August, Kurt Volker advised that Mr Zelensky’s statement should address interference in US politics, “especially with the alleged involvement of some Ukrainian politicians” – and Burisma, the company Joe Biden’s son was involved in.
There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden.
Then, on 29 August, the tone of discussions changed. Mr Zelenksy’s aide Andriy Yermak sent a curt message to Mr Volker, including a link to a Politico story headlined “Trump holds up Ukraine military aid meant to confront Russia“.
Mr Taylor, the senior diplomat in Ukraine, seemed to voice his concerns about the motives for the delay.
“I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign,” he said.
That suggestion, however, was firmly pushed back by Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who said Mr Taylor was misunderstanding the president’s intentions.
What else is going on with the impeachment inquiry?
On Friday, the impeachment inquiry escalated significantly as the Democratic chairmen of the three House committees leading the investigation served their first subpoena directly to the White House.
They have demanded documents and records relating to the Ukraine investigation and Mr Trump’s call with Mr Zelensky.
“The president has chosen the path of defiance, obstruction, and cover-up,” wrote the heads of the intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight panels.
Earlier in the day, House Democrats also requested Ukraine-related documents from Vice-President Mike Pence, giving him a deadline of 15 October.
Mr Pence – who was reported this week to be frustrated by White House handling of the Ukraine affair – has not yet responded.
Trump calls for China and Ukraine to investigate the Bidens
Most Republicans are standing squarely behind Mr Trump, though two Republican senators have spoken out against the president.
Mitt Romney of Utah on Friday labelled the president’s actions “appalling”.
When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.
Ben Sasse on Nebraska told the Omaha World-Herald newspaper: “Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth.”
He added that if Hunter Biden “broke laws by selling his name to Beijing, that’s a matter for American courts, not communist tyrants running torture camps”.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general announced on Friday that he would review the closed investigation into Burisma, adding that he was not aware of any evidence against Hunter Biden.
All-out political warfare
Mr Trump and his defenders have insisted there was no quid-pro-quo in his dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Text messages between members of the US team involved in Ukrainian diplomacy, however, suggest a different story.
It was very clear to them what Mr Trump wanted: a publicly announced Ukrainian investigation of political rival Joe Biden and the 2016 election hacking.
It also was very clear what they had to offer the Ukrainians: not only US military aid, which had been put on hold by the White House, but also a meeting between the two presidents in Washington that would have been extremely valuable in bolstering the legitimacy of the newly elected Ukrainian leader.
Drawing a straight line between the offer and the ask doesn’t take much imagination.
It may not be long before the White House falls back to its final line of defence – that threatening and cajoling Ukraine to investigate Mr Biden was justified by the egregiousness of Mr Biden’s alleged corruption.
With Mr Trump backed into a corner, it’s a recipe for all-out political warfare.
Four quick questions on Trump-Ukraine
Why is Mr Trump being investigated?
A whistleblower alleges he used “the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the US 2020 election”, by asking Ukraine to investigate his main rival, Joe Biden.
Is this illegal?
If this is what he’s proven to have done, then yes: it’s illegal to ask foreign entities for help winning a US election. Mr Trump says it’s a witch-hunt and he did nothing wrong.
What could happen next?
If the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted to impeach Mr Trump, there’d be a trial in the Senate.
Could he be removed?
A Senate vote needs a two-thirds majority to convict, but Mr Trump’s Republican party controls the Senate so that’s unlikely. And the Mueller inquiry made clear you can’t charge a sitting president with a crime.
Augustine Okrah was named the Man of the Match award in Ghana’s win over the Stallions of Burkina Faso at the ongoing 2019 WAFU Cup tournament in Senegal on Friday evening.
A 38th-minute header from Shafiu Mumini cancelled out an early goal scored by Ilias Tiendrebeogo.
Ghana managed to whip their neighbouring country 5-4 on penalty shootouts to make it to the semis of the tournament.
The Asante Kotoko winger was instrumental in his first match at the ongoing tournament after watching the team’s first match against Gambia from the bench.
Ghana are yet to know their opponent for the semifinals clash.
Goalkeeper Eric Antwi Ofori made two fantastic saves in the penalty shootout to see Ghana beat Burkina Faso 5-4 in the quarterfinals of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after regulation time ended 1-1 at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Friday.
It was the perfect start for Burkina Faso who opened the scoring after only four minutes when a free-flowing move down the right side concluded with Ilias Tiendrebeogo tapping home a pin-point cross from Mody Cisse for the 1-0.
Ghana almost hit back eight minutes later when Augustine Okrah tried his luck from long-range, but his powerful effort went just wide of the post.
The Black Stars persisted in attack after that and managed to find the equaliser in the 38th minute when Mumini Shafiu headed a left-sided cross from Joseph Esso past the keeper to see the half end 1-1.
The second half saw Ghana continue their dominance of the game, but their passing in the final third let them down.
The first decent chance of the half came in the 62nd minute when Okrah found some space on the edge of the box, but he fired his shot inches over the target.
Burkina Faso saw very little of the ball in the second 45 although Tiendrebeogo almost grabbed the winner for them in the 84th minute when a loose ball fell to him just inside the box, but the striker blazed narrowly over the crossbar.
The game ended 1-1 and went to penalties to decide the winner where Ghanaian keeper Ofori saved two spot-kicks to see his side win 5-4 in the shootout.
Ghana will now face the winner of the match between Ivory Coast and Togo in the semifinals of the Cup competition on Oct. 9.
Goalkeeper Eric Antwi Ofori made two fantastic saves in the penalty shootout to see Ghana beat Burkina Faso 5-4 in the quarterfinals of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after regulation time ended 1-1 at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Friday.
It was the perfect start for Burkina Faso who opened the scoring after only four minutes when a free-flowing move down the right side concluded with Ilias Tiendrebeogo tapping home a pin-point cross from Mody Cisse for the 1-0.
Ghana almost hit back eight minutes later when Augustine Okrah tried his luck from long-range, but his powerful effort went just wide of the post.
The Black Stars persisted in attack after that and managed to find the equaliser in the 38th minute when Mumini Shafiu headed a left-sided cross from Joseph Esso past the keeper to see the half end 1-1.
The second half saw Ghana continue their dominance of the game, but their passing in the final third let them down.
The first decent chance of the half came in the 62nd minute when Okrah found some space on the edge of the box, but he fired his shot inches over the target.
Burkina Faso saw very little of the ball in the second 45 although Tiendrebeogo almost grabbed the winner for them in the 84th minute when a loose ball fell to him just inside the box, but the striker blazed narrowly over the crossbar.
The game ended 1-1 and went to penalties to decide the winner where Ghanaian keeper Ofori saved two spot-kicks to see his side win 5-4 in the shootout.
Ghana will now face the winner of the match between Ivory Coast and Togo in the semifinals of the Cup competition on Oct. 9.
The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.
Documents have been filed on behalf of Prince Harry over the alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
His wife Meghan this week began legal action against the Mail on Sunday.
It is accused of unlawfully publishing a private letter to her father.
A spokeswoman for News Group Newspapers (NGN) – the publishers of the Sun and the News of The World – said: “We confirm that a claim has been issued by the Duke of Sussex.”
The details of the duke’s new legal action were first reported by the website Byline.
The BBC understands the duke’s allegations against NGN predate 2010, but it is not yet clear when his claims against the Mirror date from.
A source at Reach, which owns the Mirror, told the Press Association it was aware proceedings had been issued but had not yet received them, so was unable to comment further.
Jonny Dymond, the BBC’s royal correspondent, says the presumption is the legal action goes back to the phone-hacking scandal of the early 2000s.
Allegations of phone-hacking at the News of the World led to the closure of the tabloid in 2011 and an eight-month trial.
The story dates back to around 2007, when Clive Goodman, the then News of the World royal editor, and Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator were convicted of intercepting voicemail messages left for royal aides and subsequently jailed.
The technique saw journalists hack into voicemail messages of celebrities by using a default factory-set PIN number and subsequently use the information to write news stories.
Princes William and Harry and the then Kate Middleton were all named among the victims in the 2011 trial, which led to a public inquiry.
One journalist pleaded guilty to phone-hacking at both the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror, while a judge in a civil trail against the Mirror ruled that phone-hacking at the paper was “widespread”.
Between them, the two newspaper groups have paid out almost £500m to victims of phone-hacking in settlements and legal costs.
The duke’s fresh legal claim comes just days after he accused the British tabloid press of “relentless propaganda” in his statement announcing his wife’s legal action.
In the statement, which was issued during the couple’s tour of southern Africa, Prince Harry said the “painful” impact of intrusive media coverage had forced them to take action.
The Duchess of Sussex recently launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday
Referring to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, the prince said his “deepest fear is history repeating itself”.
“I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person,” he said.
‘Years of abuse’
Brian Cathcart, co-founder of Hacked Off, a campaign group which represents phone-hacking victims, told BBC News the move was a “measure of how far the couple have been pushed”.
“For years and years the royals have been a free shot for the press,” he said.
“This man has suffered very badly because of that – we know what happened to his mother.”
He added: “I think we’ve moved on from the idea that celebrities are not entitled to privacy.
“The duke and duchess need to draw a line, they’ve had years of abuse.”
The two newspaper groups could face a total bill for phone-hacking of up to £1bn, Hacked Off said earlier this year.
Dozens of celebrities have settled claims with the Mirror group, including actor Hugh Grant, while Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Heather Mills settled claims against News Group Newspapers earlier this year.
Paul Connew, former deputy editor at the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror, told the BBC the duke was “determined to attack the popular press” in suing over “allegations which date back about 15 years.”
Mr Connew suggested that the duke had launched the claim following “the rather over the top statement earlier this week attacking the press as a whole”.
He added: “Prince William has a more mature take of the press and I expect that in the long run Prince Harry could come to regret this.”
Media lawyer Mark Stephens said royals “rarely” take legal action because it can be a “high-risk strategy”.
He told the BBC that the processes of legal disclosure of information between lawyers and then the royals being cross-examined could take them to “places they don’t really want”.
“So it is a high-risk strategy because things are outside their control.
“But it’s also a high-risk strategy for the editors who are going to have to give evidence, too.”
The Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Her Excellency Shani Cooper paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah on Friday.
The visit among many other things saw the two top government officials discussing different ways of improving the provision of portable water whiles strengthening the ties between the two countries.
Israel despite being made up of 70% of dessert does not battle with water scarcity. They have managed to make good use of modern technology to recycle and reuse water for both domestic and industrial purposes.
Though Ghana is blessed with over 52 billion gallons of surface water, the constant misuse and contamination of water bodies often result in its shortage in several parts of the country.
Whiles the Ministry for Sanitation and Water Resources continues to work tireless to make potable water accessible to all, the Israeli embassy is looking to also collaborate to help in many ways.
This was disclosed today when Her Excellency Shani Cooper interacted with Hon. Cecilia Dapaah at her office.
“I am very happy to be here. First of all, it is a courtesy call because I am coming formally to meet with you. Secondly, we are coming towards similar projects in water and obviously before we begin and before we even plan and do the goals of the project, we wanted to hear your opinion and to consult with you”, Her Excellency Shani Cooper noted.
On her part, the Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah expressed her delight to the visit while admitting that Ghana needs help in curbing the use of pollutants that end up contaminating water bodies.
“What concerns me and my Ministry is that we need help. In the sense that we want to identify the pollutants and the contaminants that have been introduced into our water bodies. We have an idea but we need collaborative data to make sure we can tackle the menace”, she stressed.
The Minister further appealed to the entire populace to take a cue from Israel’s idea of making every drop of water count.
This she believes will go a long way to ensure the provision of potable water to communities at all times.
“Like you said you have mastered the water sector in a way that every drop counts. And this is a good motor and philosophy for us as well.
“Ghanaians should make sure that every drop counts”, Hon. Cecilia Dapaah stressed.
Her Excellency Shani Cooper took advantage of the visit to invite the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources to a conference in November which will give her the opportunity to interact with experts who have been successful in the work being undertaken by the sector.
The Ghana Black Stars B team has today defeated Burkina Faso 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the 2019 ESPN WAFU Cup of Nations tournament which is currently ongoing in Senegal.
The victors emerged as Champions of the last edition when it was hosted in Ghana last 2 years. They are now hoping to go all the way to ensure they see to the successful defense of the trophy.
Faced with Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals, they had to rely on the penalty shootout to book a place in the last four following a pulsating encounter at the Stade Lat Dior.
The first half ended 1-1 with Ilina Teindrebeogo opening the scoring for the losers after 3 minutes of play. They could however not defend that goal and conceded on the 37th minute following an impressive display from Ghana.
A good piece of play from Hearts of Oak poster boy Joseph Esso was finished off by Ashanti Gold marksman Shafiu Mumuni courtesy a thumping header from the left side of attack.
A nervy second 45 minutes of soccer action could not produce any other goal, forcing the quarter-finals to be decided by the lottery of the penalty shootout.
Ghana remained focused throughout the period and eventual won 5-4 to progress into the semi-finals.
They are well on course to defending their title but coach Maxwell Konadu and his charges still have a lot of work to do in the next stage.
Stonebwoy has made a passionate appeal to the government to invest in the creative industry since it’s a huge avenue for job employment for the youth.
Stonebwoy said, “there are so many job opportunities to be created through creative arts”.
Stonewbwoy was invited as a guest speaker at the launch of the Youth Employment Agency’s Job Centre.
He said:
There is so much job to be made around even the creative arts. Me as I roll out here at least I can count up to not less than 10 of people who are employed around me just to keep me running; devoid of the production, devoid of the managerial and all these things” he said.
”These ones create opportunities for people to put monies in our pocket. People print my T-shirts in the North, in the west and the East, people create BHIM fanbases and they sell stuff over there to eat and fend for themselves. I do not go attacking them whatsoever because this is what we can also do indirectly” he added.
”So we’ll just urge that the government would also look at the creative art sector beyond the artisan or whatever because it creates employment for people as well,” he concluded
Present at the YEA Job centre launch was the vice president of the republic of ghana Mahamudu Bawumia
A school known for it’s high excellence in learning and maintaining discipline in students beautifully located inside the Burma camp with the supervision of the military never hesitated to welcome their own student and the multiple award-winning songstress Euni Melo as she officially presented her 2 awards to the entire student population in an assembly on Thursday 3rd October 2019.
This was accompanied by her strong and juicy performance.
It all begun when Euni Melo and her management paid a courtesy call to the school authorities requesting to officially present her honors to the school she studies in.
The diva who grabbed awards as the best new act in Gome Awards (Ga Dangbe) and Dancehall song at the Emerging music awards, was excited to involve her school since that was where her talents were fully discovered and nurtured.
The headmaster was happy and stated how proud he and the school is of Euni Melo and prayed she win more honors and soar even higher, the assistant headmaster also seized the opportunity to declare a day within the school calendar as a Euni Melo Entertainment day, a day to allow her to display her full talent to the school
Euni Melo currently has 10 released singles with 3 official videos and 2 awards under her sleeves just 8 months into her professional music career.
Nothing less is expected from the PPP records artiste who is gradually gathering momentum into hitting mainstream fully.
The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.
Documents have been filed on behalf of Prince Harry over the alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
His wife Meghan this week began legal action against the Mail on Sunday.
It is accused of unlawfully publishing a private letter to her father.
A spokeswoman for News Group Newspapers (NGN) – the publishers of the Sun and the News of The World – said: “We confirm that a claim has been issued by the Duke of Sussex.”
The details of the duke’s new legal action were first reported by the website Byline.
The BBC understands the duke’s allegations against NGN predate 2010, but it is not yet clear when his claims against the Mirror date from.
A source at Reach, which owns the Mirror, told the Press Association it was aware proceedings had been issued but had not yet received them, so was unable to comment further.
Jonny Dymond, the BBC’s royal correspondent, says the presumption is the legal action goes back to the phone-hacking scandal of the early 2000s.
Allegations of phone-hacking at the News of the World led to the closure of the tabloid in 2011 and an eight-month trial.
The story dates back to around 2007, when Clive Goodman, the then News of the World royal editor, and Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator were convicted of intercepting voicemail messages left for royal aides and subsequently jailed.
The technique saw journalists hack into voicemail messages of celebrities by using a default factory-set PIN number and subsequently use the information to write news stories.
Princes William and Harry and the then Kate Middleton were all named among the victims in the 2011 trial, which led to a public inquiry.
One journalist pleaded guilty to phone-hacking at both the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror, while a judge in a civil trail against the Mirror ruled that phone-hacking at the paper was “widespread”.
Between them, the two newspaper groups have paid out almost £500m to victims of phone-hacking in settlements and legal costs.
The duke’s fresh legal claim comes just days after he accused the British tabloid press of “relentless propaganda” in his statement announcing his wife’s legal action.
In the statement, which was issued during the couple’s tour of southern Africa, Prince Harry said the “painful” impact of intrusive media coverage had forced them to take action.
The Duchess of Sussex recently launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday
Referring to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, the prince said his “deepest fear is history repeating itself”.
“I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person,” he said.
‘Years of abuse’
Brian Cathcart, co-founder of Hacked Off, a campaign group which represents phone-hacking victims, told BBC News the move was a “measure of how far the couple have been pushed”.
“For years and years the royals have been a free shot for the press,” he said.
“This man has suffered very badly because of that – we know what happened to his mother.”
He added: “I think we’ve moved on from the idea that celebrities are not entitled to privacy.
“The duke and duchess need to draw a line, they’ve had years of abuse.”
The two newspaper groups could face a total bill for phone-hacking of up to £1bn, Hacked Off said earlier this year.
Dozens of celebrities have settled claims with the Mirror group, including actor Hugh Grant, while Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Heather Mills settled claims against News Group Newspapers earlier this year.
Paul Connew, former deputy editor at the News of the World and the Sunday Mirror, told the BBC the duke was “determined to attack the popular press” in suing over “allegations which date back about 15 years.”
Mr Connew suggested that the duke had launched the claim following “the rather over the top statement earlier this week attacking the press as a whole”.
He added: “Prince William has a more mature take of the press and I expect that in the long run Prince Harry could come to regret this.”
Media lawyer Mark Stephens said royals “rarely” take legal action because it can be a “high-risk strategy”.
He told the BBC that the processes of legal disclosure of information between lawyers and then the royals being cross-examined could take them to “places they don’t really want”.
“So it is a high-risk strategy because things are outside their control.
“But it’s also a high-risk strategy for the editors who are going to have to give evidence, too.”
The Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Her Excellency Shani Cooper paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah on Friday.
The visit among many other things saw the two top government officials discussing different ways of improving the provision of portable water whiles strengthening the ties between the two countries.
Israel despite being made up of 70% of dessert does not battle with water scarcity. They have managed to make good use of modern technology to recycle and reuse water for both domestic and industrial purposes.
Though Ghana is blessed with over 52 billion gallons of surface water, the constant misuse and contamination of water bodies often result in its shortage in several parts of the country.
Whiles the Ministry for Sanitation and Water Resources continues to work tireless to make potable water accessible to all, the Israeli embassy is looking to also collaborate to help in many ways.
This was disclosed today when Her Excellency Shani Cooper interacted with Hon. Cecilia Dapaah at her office.
“I am very happy to be here. First of all, it is a courtesy call because I am coming formally to meet with you. Secondly, we are coming towards similar projects in water and obviously before we begin and before we even plan and do the goals of the project, we wanted to hear your opinion and to consult with you”, Her Excellency Shani Cooper noted.
On her part, the Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah expressed her delight to the visit while admitting that Ghana needs help in curbing the use of pollutants that end up contaminating water bodies.
“What concerns me and my Ministry is that we need help. In the sense that we want to identify the pollutants and the contaminants that have been introduced into our water bodies. We have an idea but we need collaborative data to make sure we can tackle the menace”, she stressed.
The Minister further appealed to the entire populace to take a cue from Israel’s idea of making every drop of water count.
This she believes will go a long way to ensure the provision of potable water to communities at all times.
“Like you said you have mastered the water sector in a way that every drop counts. And this is a good motor and philosophy for us as well.
“Ghanaians should make sure that every drop counts”, Hon. Cecilia Dapaah stressed.
Her Excellency Shani Cooper took advantage of the visit to invite the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources to a conference in November which will give her the opportunity to interact with experts who have been successful in the work being undertaken by the sector.
The Ghana Black Stars B team has today defeated Burkina Faso 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals of the 2019 ESPN WAFU Cup of Nations tournament which is currently ongoing in Senegal.
The victors emerged as Champions of the last edition when it was hosted in Ghana last 2 years. They are now hoping to go all the way to ensure they see to the successful defense of the trophy.
Faced with Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals, they had to rely on the penalty shootout to book a place in the last four following a pulsating encounter at the Stade Lat Dior.
The first half ended 1-1 with Ilina Teindrebeogo opening the scoring for the losers after 3 minutes of play. They could however not defend that goal and conceded on the 37th minute following an impressive display from Ghana.
A good piece of play from Hearts of Oak poster boy Joseph Esso was finished off by Ashanti Gold marksman Shafiu Mumuni courtesy a thumping header from the left side of attack.
A nervy second 45 minutes of soccer action could not produce any other goal, forcing the quarter-finals to be decided by the lottery of the penalty shootout.
Ghana remained focused throughout the period and eventual won 5-4 to progress into the semi-finals.
They are well on course to defending their title but coach Maxwell Konadu and his charges still have a lot of work to do in the next stage.
The investigation into a knife attack in which an IT staffer stabbed four colleagues to death at Paris police headquarters has been handed over to the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office, sources said on Friday. The investigation into the attack on Thursday has so far been handled by the Paris public prosecutor but had now been passed to the Parquet National Anti Terrorisme (PNAT) sources at both prosecutors’ offices said.
Three men and a woman — three police officers and an administrative worker — died in a frenzied 30-minute attack with a kitchen knife that ended when the attacker was shot dead.
A fifth person was critically injured and was being treated in hospital after the deadliest attack on police in France in years, which sent shock waves through an embattled force already complaining of low morale.
Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz, who initially led the investigations, initially told reporters that a murder probe had been opened, while emphasising that no terror investigation had begun. But on Friday, he transferred the case to the PNAT, that deals exclusively with terrorism.
The PNAT is relatively new but differs from other Paris-based tribunals that it exclusively deals with terrorism. It was created in July 2019 and headed by Jean-François Ricard.
IT worker
The attacker, a 45-year-old IT worker in the police intelligence department, had converted to Islam 18 months ago, the sources said.
The man, who was born in the French Caribbean territory of Martinique and had worked for the police since 2003, suffered from deafness, the sources said.
Stonebwoy has made a passionate appeal to the government to invest in the creative industry since it’s a huge avenue for job employment for the youth.
Stonebwoy said, “there are so many job opportunities to be created through creative arts”.
Stonewbwoy was invited as a guest speaker at the launch of the Youth Employment Agency’s Job Centre.
He said:
There is so much job to be made around even the creative arts. Me as I roll out here at least I can count up to not less than 10 of people who are employed around me just to keep me running; devoid of the production, devoid of the managerial and all these things” he said.
”These ones create opportunities for people to put monies in our pocket. People print my T-shirts in the North, in the west and the East, people create BHIM fanbases and they sell stuff over there to eat and fend for themselves. I do not go attacking them whatsoever because this is what we can also do indirectly” he added.
”So we’ll just urge that the government would also look at the creative art sector beyond the artisan or whatever because it creates employment for people as well,” he concluded
Present at the YEA Job centre launch was the vice president of the republic of ghana Mahamudu Bawumia
A school known for it’s high excellence in learning and maintaining discipline in students beautifully located inside the Burma camp with the supervision of the military never hesitated to welcome their own student and the multiple award-winning songstress Euni Melo as she officially presented her 2 awards to the entire student population in an assembly on Thursday 3rd October 2019.
This was accompanied by her strong and juicy performance.
It all begun when Euni Melo and her management paid a courtesy call to the school authorities requesting to officially present her honors to the school she studies in.
The diva who grabbed awards as the best new act in Gome Awards (Ga Dangbe) and Dancehall song at the Emerging music awards, was excited to involve her school since that was where her talents were fully discovered and nurtured.
The headmaster was happy and stated how proud he and the school is of Euni Melo and prayed she win more honors and soar even higher, the assistant headmaster also seized the opportunity to declare a day within the school calendar as a Euni Melo Entertainment day, a day to allow her to display her full talent to the school
Euni Melo currently has 10 released singles with 3 official videos and 2 awards under her sleeves just 8 months into her professional music career.
Nothing less is expected from the PPP records artiste who is gradually gathering momentum into hitting mainstream fully.
