Author: Kofi Tutu

Kofi Tutu is a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, History, Health, Lifestyle and many more.(www.Gnews.com)
Posted in Politics

Mahama corrects errors in his election petition

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Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has filed a motion at the Supreme Court to correct some errors in his election petition.

Mr. Mahama  said in the motion that “in indorsing on the Writ, the addresses of the parties to be served, an error was made in the description and positioning of the parties in Paragraph 6, which l seek leave to correct”.

It further said “in the relief numbered (f) on the Writ which was repeated in paragraph 35(f) of the Petition, there is typographical error in the third and fourth lines, which refers to “1st Respondent” instead of “2nd Respondent”, which I also seek leave to correct”.

“Counsel has advised me that the parties to the Petition have otherwise properly been indorsed on Writ and correctly described in the Petition.

“In the Appearances which Respondents have caused to be filed on their respective behalves, they acknowledge their correct and proper designations and descriptions. They would therefore not be prejudiced in any manner if the amendment is granted.

“A copy each of the proposed Amended Writ and Petition are attached and marked compositely as Exhibit “AMENDMENT 1. I seek the amendment in good faith”.

Posted in Entertainment

Jullie Jay-Kanz Wins Blogger of the Year at Glam Style Awards 2020/21

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The organizers of Glam Style  Awards, Madcon’s Ghana Limited on Friday, 8th January 2021 successfully held the  4th edition of the award ceremony at the AJ Plaza Hotel at the Bono East Regional Capital.


The award is aimed at celebrating true inspirational success, recognizing, projecting, and honoring hardworking personalities and brands whose relentless efforts have aided in the growth of the entrepreneurial, entertainment, and creative art industry in the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions.

This year’s edition saw amazing stage performances from various music greats from the region.

Glam Style Awards
Jullie Jay-Kanz

Ace female entertainment Blogger Juliana Ntiamoah known popularly as Jullie Jay-Kanz won the blogger of the year award on the night of the event among her competitors.

Jullie Jay-Kanz is the owner of hello-gh.com and Gospel Spotlight GH and has become a household name in Africa when blogging is made the topic of confabulation. She has excelled to become one of the best the continent has seen and has become an inspiration to other young ladies who are in the blogging profession.

The organizers gave out a Lifetime Achievement Award to  Nana Araba Aku I, Fante Queen mother for her relentless achievements as a queen mother.  Nana Owusu Gyare II was also rewarded with the Walk of Fame and Excellence in Leadership Honor.

Special Recognition Awards were given to  Micheal Edward Kwasi, the Founder of Bra Dea Foundation, and  Clinton Yeboah Bones Man of Bones Media

Source: HelloGh

Posted in General News

Young African created an App just like WhatsApp

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A young African called, Hassan Hafiz has released an app many tout as one that is faster than whatsapp and it has since gone viral on many African platforms.

The application which is named Supfrica has been tested by many people and the review is so far good.

The reception attracted by this innovation shows how hungry Africans have been over the years for something of that nature.

Supfrica has quality audio and video recording features with capacity to create group with unlimited membership.

The application is currently on playstore with thousands of downloads; Have you tried it yet? what is your review? Kindly click this link to download if you haven’t.

(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supfrica.Appsfrica)

Posted in General News

I have never had a single hair on my head before-Bald lady tells her story

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Beautiful bald-headed lady,Phoebe Samira Mohammed says she has never had hair on her head since she was aged four due to a medical condition,Alopecia Areata which has affected her immune system resulting in the hair loss.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kofi Adoma,Samira disclosed that,she used to tie a scarf on her head during her school days and wore wigs when going out because she was shy of being mocked by people.

According to her,at a point,her parents thought it was spiritual and sought assistance from several places but the situation still remained the same.

She further stated the challenges she faced publicly because of body shaming by persons who did not know about her issue.

Samira said that,over the years,she has learnt to accept herself and regained her self-confidence.

Source: Kofi Tv

Posted in Politics

I Did It For Akufo-Addo, Grassroots – Carlos Ahenkorah Defends Snatching Ballot Papers

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The Member of Parliament for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah, has rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for causing a stir in Parliament during the counting of ballots for a new speaker.

In a statement, Mr Ahenkorah explained he meant well when he snatched some ballot papers in the Chamber aimed at saving the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) from losing.

According to him, the NPP could not allow itself to be bullied in Parliament, especially when the NDC MPs led by Asawase lawmaker, Muntaka Mubarak, kept snatching and kicking the ballot box and the voting booth respectively without any retaliation from his members.

He said his action was out of love for the NPP but it is just unfortunate it did not go well.

The Tema West MP apologised for the incident especially to his family and friends both near and far who may be affected by his actions.

“The NPP in me couldn’t be controlled. I apologise but I tried!!!” He added.

Mr Ahenkorah said he couldn’t watch as NDC executed a well-orchestrated plan towards using NPP members to snatch the speakership adding that his apology is genuine.

Carlos Ahenkorah was among 275 MPs sworn in by the speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Alban Bagbin on 7th January 2021 for the 8th parliament of the 4th republic.

Source: hotfmghana

Posted in Politics

Bagbin Didn’t Win The Elections – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

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Majority Leader of the 7th Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has brought to bear happenings that culminated in the former MP for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Bagbin, becoming the Speaker of the 8th Parliament.

Reports are rife that the candidate of the National Democratic Congress caucus beat his contender, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye with 138 votes resulting in him getting sworn in as the Speaker of Parliament from 2021 – 2025.

But outlining the details on the night of the dissolution of the 7th Parliament in an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, the MP for Suame indicated that during the voting exercise to determine who was to be the leader of the House of Legislature, contrary to the reports, both candidates garnered 136 votes.

He further explained that two of the votes were unaccounted for, while one got rejected because both candidates had been tainted.

He noted that after the brouhaha surrounding the ballot sheets involving Member of Parliament for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah, he suggested to the leadership for a rerun of the polls to be carried out since it appeared two of the ballots could not be accounted for after they had been retrieved.

That suggestion was, however, shot down by the leadership on the other side of the divide since the House had spent over 8 hours and were short of time before the inauguration of the President-elect later in the day.

He indicated that after three failed attempts to decide on whether there should be a rerun or not the police were invited into the chamber to protect the ballots.

After several deliberations and taking into consideration the actions that marred the exercise, the leadership decided to compromise for the office of the Speaker of Parliament to be conferred on the candidate of the NDC, Alban Sumana Bagbin.

Listen to the full details from the night on the dissolution of the 7th Parliament by former Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu:

Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu gives vivid account of incidents at dissolution of 7th parliament

Source: hotfmghana

Posted in Politics

NDC vows not to recognise Akufo-Addo as President until

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The Opposition National Democratic Congress says notwithstanding the inauguration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President of Ghana for a second term in office, the party will not recognise him as such until all issues surrounding his election are resolved.

The declaration was made known by the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia at a press briefing in Accra on Friday.

In his words: “Notwithstanding the swearing-in, the NDC shall not recognise Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo until all the issues surrounding his flawed election are satisfactorily resolved”.

The opposition party is currently challenging the outcome of the December 7 Presidential Election at the Supreme Court.

Posted in Politics

NDC won’t use Bagbin to frustrate Akufo-Addo’s government – Sam George

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The Member of Parliament for the Ningo Prampram constituency, Sam Nartey George has assured Ghanaians that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not take advantage of the election of its member, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin as Speaker of Parliament to frustrate President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his second term of office.

Mr. Nartey George in an interview on Eyewitness News said “if we wanted to hold the President to ransom, the Speaker would not have been allowed to appear for the President’s swearing-in ceremony. We would have just asked the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei Owusu to replace him. We are not that kind of party.”

“We have proven to be consensus builders, after ceding the first Deputy Speaker position to the NPP, what did we do? We nominated the independent candidate as the Second Deputy. We have shown our interest in safeguarding the democracy of the country,” the Ningo Prampram legislator noted.

Posted in World News

Turkey finalizes deal for 50M doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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Turkey’s health minister announced late Thursday that an agreement for 50 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine was finalized at the first meeting this year of the Science Committee.

“As of today [Thursday], we have finalized an agreement for 50 million doses of an inactive vaccine and received the first dispatch of 3 million doses,” Fahrettin Koca said in a press statement.

He noted that the committee revised the new supply plan in negotiations Thursday and signed an agreement for up to 30 million additional doses, with 4.5 million doses being certain.

Koca went on to say that negotiations for adenovirus-based vaccines developed in Russia and England are also ongoing.

The minister said the vaccine is sufficiently safe and effective according to the results of research and studies that Turkish scientists conducted.

The Urgent Use Approval process, which will be granted once the necessary tests are completed, has been started accordingly, he added.

Over 10,000 volunteers have received 17,700 doses of vaccine so far, and the results are still being observed, Koca said.

He said it was found out as a result of Phase 1 and 2 studies that the vaccine is safe to be applied to the elderly, people who are 60 or above, who were not included in the Phase 3 studies.

As the dispatches of the vaccines are received, citizens will be vaccinated according to the risk order determined by the Science Committee, Koca added.

The vaccination will consist of two doses, with the second dose to be applied 28 days after the first.

Source: www.aa.com.tr

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Cite Assin North MP for contempt for flouting court injunction – Godfred Dame

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A former Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame wants James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament for Assin North, cited for contempt.

He made the call on the back of the swearing-in of Mr. Quayson as MP despite a court injunction against his swearing-in.

Mr. Dame said the MP action is an affront to the court’s directive and lawyers for the plaintiff should bring the matter up in court.

He said this in an interview with Citi News.

“Clearly, if a person acts in violation of a court order and if a person acts in woeful disregard of the authority of a court, it is something that is in contempt of court. But of course, whether the contempt will be followed or not, is for the lawyers who were involved in the matter to take the necessary decision, and it is up to them to pursue the issue of contempt.”

A Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, granted an injunction restraining Mr. Quayson, from being sworn-in into the 8th Parliament on Thursday, January 7, 2021.

The injunction was granted in a case filed by one Michael Ankomah-Nimfa of Assin Bereku who claims Mr. Quayson holds dual citizenship of Ghana and Canada.

When the issue came up during the inauguration of the 8th Parliament, the Clerk, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, said he could not recognise Mr. Quayson since the injunction notice was served him.

“I was duly served, and I am therefore unable to recognize James Quayson as MP-elect for the purposes of the election of Speaker. I will therefore accordingly proceed in the conduct of this election”, the Clerk stated during the inauguration of the 8th Parliament.

But the decision did not go down well with the NDC MPs who accused the Clerk of being bias.

They insisted that because the MP-elect had not been served with the injunction documents, the Clerk should allow him to take part in the voting process.

The Clerk subsequently yielded to the demands of the NDC Caucus.

Source: citinews

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Cape Coast High Court Places Injunction On the Swearing-in of the Assin North MP

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A Cape Coast High court has granted an injunction restraining the Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North, Richard Quayson, from being sworn-in into the 8th Parliament on Thursday, January 7, 2021.

This is after a petition filed by one Michael Ankomah-Nimfa of Assin Bereku who claims Mr Quayson holds dual citizenship of Ghana and Canada.

In the substantive case, Mr Ankomah-Nimfa is seeking to annul the declaration of Mr Quayson as the winner of polls because of the dual citizenship claims.

Supporters of Assin North NDC has today gone wild with the ruling of the Cape Coast High court for placing court injunction on the swearing-in of the Assin North for allegedly holding dual citizenship at the time of filing to contest the 2020 election.

The ruling which was attended by heavy security personnels didn’t go well with some Assin North diehard NDC supporters and they thronged to the streets of Cape Coast Protesting about the ruling to express their displeasure.

The NDC supporters and residents from Assin north have threatened the petitioner, Michael Nina Ankoma not to step foot in Assin Breku. They say they will deal with him and his family seriously.