Sammy Awuku Hints New Direction For YEA

The new Board Chairman of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Mr. Sammi Awuku, has assured Ghanaians that under the tenure of the newly constituted Board, YEA will see a new life, new focus and new direction in its operations and service delivery.

According to Mr. Awuku, the new Board will provide clear direction to management with a revolutionary verve towards transforming YEA and positioning it as the foremost agency for youth employment in the country.

Mr. Awuku, who is also the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, was speaking during the inauguration of the YEA Board in Accra, September 15, 2017.

“As a board, we are determined to ensure every Ghanaian youth gets a fair opportunity of being employed by the agency,” he said.

“We will not discriminate on the basis of one's colour, religion, political persuasion or economic status. We shall rigorously encourage participation of youth with special needs (physically challenged or disabled) whom because of their circumstances are not gainfully employed in any venture.”

Mr. Awuku also acknowledged the challenges ahead, especially due to the past record of the YEA.
“It is public knowledge that this noble institution has been popular for all the wrong reasons in recent times. The institution became a vehicle for crony capitalism, grandiose looting and exploitation to the disgust of many,” he said.

The new Board Chairman, however, expressed optimism, stating that, the Board, will aggressively lead the rebranding of YEA to give it a new image and help management deliver on its core mandate.
“We can only achieve this by ridding YEA off any corruptible tendencies. We, therefore, intend as a matter of priority to critically tackle the institutional corruption and rot that has become endemic within the YEA setup,” he stated.

Members of the Board are: Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffour, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong who represents management on the Board, Lawyer Bright Wireko Brobbey, Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations. Other members include Emmanuel Sin Nyet Asigri (AG. CEO of the National Youth Authority) and a Forensic auditor, Mr James Quarshie.

SOURCE: MyJoyOnline

Ken Ashigbey Quits Graphic

Managing director of Graphic Communication Group Limited, Ken Ashigbey has resigned.

Mr. Ashigbey - who has been the boss of the state-owned company since 2011 - confirmed his resignation through an internal memo to his staff on Friday.

"I have followed your concern about the rumours of my resignation. Such a concern is legitimate because I owe you a duty to inform you that if I have resigned, and I admit that you should be the first to know. I am sorry for leaving you in suspense this while…," the memo stated.

He continued: "The truth is that, I have tendered my resignation to my employer, the NMC. However, they are yet to respond to my letter. This is the reason why I have not officially informed you of my decision. I believe courtesy demands that I receive the feedback before I announce it. I am still awaiting that response and I will inform you accordingly."

According to multiple sources, Ken Ashigbey quit GCGL to take up a new appointment as the Chief Executive Officer at the Telecoms Chamber.

Governor Okorocha Says IPOB Agitation Is Child's Play

Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has ridiculed the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra, calling it a child's play.

"I have always said that IPOB is an agitation group, but the captioning is bad when you talk of sovereignty within a sovereign nation and also talking of secession." he said yesterday after aleading a delegation of the forum on a visit to internally displaced persons, IDPs, and victims of the recent Benue flood disaster in Benue State.


He added: "Let me assure you that no Ibo person or man is in support of secession and people must see this as a childish act. We must stand up to address it before it becomes a national problem.

"As for us leaders in that area, it will be insane for anyone to think that the IPOB leader will ask us to follow him to seek secession"

Legalize Marijuana - Ghana Standards Authority Boss

The CEO of Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alex Baidoo has called for the legalization of marijuana, popularly known as 'Wee', in the country.

 He made this controversial statement when appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday.

Citing the the legalization of weed in the UK and the US as an example, Mr. Baidoo added that Ghana can get revenue from the exportation of weed.

"In UK, for instance, one can purchase nicely and neatly packaged marijuana from stores for both medical and social use," he said.

"Even though Ghana does not need the medical use of the drug, it will gain immensely from its exportation if it is legalized," he added.

Hmmm... very interesting!

Report: School Heads in Volta Region Are Sabotaging Free SHS

Apparently because of greed, some people want to destroy an amazing policy like Free SHS. Damn!

According to the Volta Regional Minister, Archibald Yao Letsa, some heads of senior high schools are trying to sabotage the free senior high school policy by extorting monies from parent who are anxious to get their children enrol in their school.

An example is Keta Senior High School, where parents are told to pay 250 cedis for hostel fees.
The regional minister upon hearing what is happening at Ketascho, rushed there and ordered them to stop.

"I quickly rushed there and asked them to stop but when I left, they told the parents the boarding house is full and turned them away," he said.

Mr. Letsa said he absolutely does not understand why some heads are behaving this way.

Mzbel Defends Her Former Friend Afia Schwarzenegger - Says She Is Not A Prostitiute

Mzbel always keeps it classy.

After the leakage of Afia Schwarzenegger n*de video, folks were expecting Mzbel to throw epic shade or insult Afia Schwarzenegger because they are no longer friends but Mzbel didn't utter a word.

Now in a recent interview with Accra-based Joy FM, when asked her thoughts on the whole Afia-Abrokwa saga, the songstress took to high road - not taunting Afia as many expected she would do.
Instead she somewhat defended her former friend.

Mzbel said in the interview that she doesn't believe Afia is a prostitute as many are suggesting.

"I don’t think she is a prostitute. It doesn’t make sense to me," she said.

"I wasn’t sure of the whole thing going on. After seeing the full video, I think no one knows the truth in the matter. She is not that type. She is loud and all that but she is not into men. We don’t know the full story"

Akufo Addo Visits Buhari in Nigeria

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday visited Nigeria's president, Mhammadu Buhari, to check his health status.

Buhari, 74, only returned to Nigeria on August 19, after more than 3 months medical treatment in the UK.

Addressing a press conference after the visit, Akufo Addo said he was delighted when Buhari returned from his long health leave in August.

"It was very good news to hear that he had returned. We are Africans, and it meant that I had to come and see things for myself.

He continued that he is "very delighted to see that he has come back, and is very vigorous, and, as always, very engaged in the issues of the day. We had a good half an hour together; reviewing matters, both in Ghana and Nigeria, as well as matters to do with what is going on in the ECOWAS community"

President Nana Addo and President Buhari also discussed ways to strengthen the relationship between Ghana and Nigeria, the growth of their respective economy, and how to fight terrorism bothering African countries.

Entourage of Akufo Addo includes Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah; Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charles Owiredu and National Security Adviser, Gen. Emmanuel Otchere.

Eastwood Anaba Visits Gifty Anti and Her Daughter (PHOTO)

No blasphemy but it seems Gifty Anti's newborn baby has become some sort of little Jesus - that everyone is trying to catch a glimpse of.

Now the latest public figure to pay a visit to Gifty Anti and her daughter is Rev. Eastwood Anaba.

The respected man of God -- who is the founder of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, was joined by his wife Rosemond Anaba.

Gifty Anti took to her Instagram to share an adorable photo of Rev. Anaba holding her little daughter.

"And my Papa and Mummy, Rev EASTWOOD and Rev Mrs Rosemond Anaba came to unleash the Apostolic and Prophetic blessings. This God we serve....Hold on to your faith. I am a woman with a Super Crazy Faith in God," the former broadcaster said in the caption.

And my Papa and Mummy, Rev EASTWOOD and Rev Mrs Rosemond Anaba came to unleash the Apostolic and Prophetic blessings. This God we serve....Hold on to your faith. I am a woman with a Super Crazy Faith in God.

A post shared by Oheneyere Gifty Anti (@oheneyere_gifty_anti) on Sep 12, 2017 at 11:06am PDT

Reduce Electricity Tariffs Now - Akufo Addo

Flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo Addo has demanded for the reduction of electricity tariffs in the country.

In a statement released via his Facebook page, the 72-year-old three-time leader of his party slammed the recent increase in electricity tariff.

Read his full statement below....

Photo: Beyonce Looks Amazing In African Print

Beyonce is a beauty goddess--- everything she dons definitely slays!

Earlier today, Queen B took to her Facebook page to share a photo of  her looking absolutely amazing while wearing an African print (Ankara).

Becca Slays at Glitz Africa Women of The Year Honours

Becca was a ravishing sight at the Glitz Africa Women of The Year awards held last night at the Banquet Hall - State House in Accra.

The Ghanaian highlife singer looked incredible whilst donning a figure-hugging strapless dress which accentuated her curves and svelte figure.

"Was indeed an honour to be among some of Ghana most prestigious women who have paved the way for some of us!! " she wrote on Twitter.

Peep below to see more photos of Becca slaying at the Glitz Africa Women of The Honours event

Belema Don Pedro Writes: Overcoming Fear

My friend, Belema Don Pedro took to her website to share this thought-provoking piece about overcoming fear.

Check below to read the full article

New Video: Alicia Keys - 'In Common'

Alicia Keys has just dropped the official music video for her latest single "In Common".

The song, which is the lead single off her upcoming album, has so been a flop on the charts. Even though it was released May 4, "In Common" hasn't cracked the Billboard 100 chart yet. And this utterly surprising for an artist like Alicia Keys.

Hopefully, with the release of this cute and artsy black and white video, the song will do far better.

What are you waiting for? Watch the clip below...