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Cwesi Oteng Promises To Release A Song Every Month In 2017

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Cwesi Oteng
Cwesi Oteng

Contemporary Gospel Artiste, Cwesi Oteng has asked Ghanaians to expect more from him this year as he has prepared adequately in the previous years to take the world by storm this year.

Cwesi Oteng who was speaking to Kofi Asante on A1Radio’s midmorning show, Work and Happiness said: ” we were doing a lot in previous years and this year is when we think we are ready to bring them out. This year, we are throwing in a lot. We intend to throw in songs and videos every month and in March we will move it to weekly releases. We intend to work hard for God this year”.

Asked whether the songs he intends to release are already recorded, the artiste mentioned that “no, but that is the easiest thing to do. However, I have recorded some songs two years ago and I was just waiting and I feel I am ready now. So when we are about to release them you will get to hear”.

Cwesi Oteng however, indicated that as the year goes forward, the strategy may change and the release could be on any day his team feels like they want to release a song adding that the first song to be released this year is ‘Testify’, a song he recorded in London with two Nigerian artistes and that will be ready before the end of January.

On whether he intends featuring some foreign artistes this year, Cwesi mentioned that his work this year will not be about the collaborations but the relevance of his work to Ghana and the world.

By: OFFEI-AKOTO AYEH/A1RADIOONLINE.COM/

 

Inarticulate Political Leaders in U/E Region Blame for the Region’s Development Shortcomings-BONABOTO

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Ministers, Members of Parliament, Municipal and district chief executives from the Upper East region have been criticised for playing a role in the region’s several shortcomings in development.

The Upper East region being a deprived region appears to be the only region in the country with poor road network. Also, the region is the only region in country that has failed to get an ultramodern regional hospital.

This lack of development in the region according to BoNaBoTo, a non-partisan civil society organization comprising of people of Bolgatanga, Nangode, Bongo and Tongo and their environs in the region should be blamed on political leaders of the region for their continues silence which is derailing development in the region.

BoNaBoTo made these remarks during its 10th biennial national delegates congress held in Bolgatanga. The association called on political leaders in the BoNaBoTo area and the region at large to as a matter of importance appraise them of development in the area.

Out-gone national president of the association, Vitus Azeem on behalf of the group therefore called on the incoming government to review all ongoing contracts and re-award contracts that have come to a standstill in the region to capable contractors.

“Besides, and more seriously, various ministers have tendered to award too many contracts to a few individuals because they are party people and close relatives of the powers that be but who end up not delivering because they are have too much on their hands and do not have the capacity to deliver.”

Paramount chief of the Talensi traditional area, Tongraan Kugbilsong-Nanlebetang faulted contractors, some of whom are natives of the region for taking the citizens for granted, hence the defect of development in the region.

“The whole of Tema roads can cover the whole of Upper East roads all together and if you look at Tema roads they are all tarred up. But look at the Bolga, the region, the roads are so poor. It is just the problem of contractors. Some of these contractors take us for granted and I tell you that most of them are our own brothers who don’t want to see our welfare.” Tongraan Kugbilsong-Nanlebetang bemoaned.

The members at the end of the congress which was under the theme “Climate change, agriculture and poverty alleviation in northern Ghana” issued a communiqué calling on the next government to as a matter of priority support the BoNaBoTo catchment area and the region at large with the one village, one dam manifesto promise to mitigate the effects of climate change and improve dry season farming.

Some individuals who performed creditably in various fields of professions were honored during the congress.

By: Joshua Asaah|A1radioonline.com|Ghana

 

Humility, Patience and Hardwork Sums Up The Story of Emmanuel Akayeti

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For a man who is wealthy and has so much influence, one would have expected a very luxurious and imposing look, but no, that wasn’t the case when Emmanuel Akayeti, founder of Akayet Group of companies Clad in a check long sleeved shirt over simple trousers walked into the studio looking so unsuspecting to take his turn on ‘Personality Profile’ on A1Radio’s DayBreak Upper East.

Like his name Akayeti, he is a man of few words and will rather influence the younger generation to be achievers rather on any day in order to change the world and turn the face of development in the Upper East Region.

Growing up in Bongo in the Upper East Region, Akayeti mentions that although he believed in education and the need for knowledge, he wasn’t that good when it came to academics and therefore had to search himself thoroughly in order to find himself and his capabilities.

Akayeti a member of Fountain Gate Church in Bolgatanga, Emmanuel Akayeti believes that the influence of God should never be overlooked because it is God who favours man and through his help, man survives the storm. He recalls that giving himself to God afforded him the opportunity to discover who he truly was and that has moved him to a higher height.

“I believed in education when I was growing up. I enrolled in school but when I got to Secondary school, I realised I am not fit for schooling. Whiles there, I discovered myself and realised that I am good at business so I ventured into business and it has brought me thus far. I used to go to Lome during vacation and sometimes when school was in session to work.”

There are several theories of starting businesses without capital and that is what Akayeti represents. To him, one does not need capital to start a business but honesty and self-confidence and that is the recipe for success.

“You don’t need money to start a business. All you need to do is to be confident and be honest as an individual. After Secondary school, I started buying gold without any money but my honesty and my self-confidence. It wasn’t easy but people trusted me and the trust they instilled in me also helped me to grow. I moved on from gold buying to accessories and later put up a mining company called Akayet Mining Services which is currently running.”

Another virtue relished by the soft-spoken Emmanuel Akayeti is his patience in approaching everything that he has done in life. He notes that a major key to failure is the lack of patience; something perculiar to the current generation.

“You see, the young people fail because they lack patience. God has a purpose for everybody. Some need to sow for others to reap but some people want to sow and also reap and that is a contributory factor in their to their failure. It takes time to be successful and rushing will make you fall easily.”

From a humble beginning, Emmanuel Akayeti employs over one hundred youthful individuals in the Upper East region in all his businesses and intends to do more to see the Upper East Region develop to a higher pedestel.

BY: Offei-Akoto Ayeh/A1RADIOONLINE.COM/GHANA

 

Nana Akufo-Addo Names His Chief of Staff and Her Two Deputies

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Nana Akufo-Addo

Frema Osei-Opare will be the Chief of Staff of President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.

Nana Akufo-Addo made this announcement during an address at his residence today [Wednesday] where he also announced Francis Asenso-Boakye and Samuel Abu Jinapor will be the two deputies to the Chief of Staff.

Mrs. Osei-Opare becomes the first female Chief of Staff.

The Chief of Staff is primarily known as the coordinator of the supporting staff at the Presidency and the primary aide-de-camp of the President.

Mrs. Osei-Opare, a former Ayawaso West Wuogon Member of Parliament, is currently serving as a representative of the President-elect’s side on the transition team as the head of the Staff of the office of the President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo.

Mrs. Osei-Opare is a former lecturer and Head of the Department of Home Science at the University of Ghana and she has also served as the Country Director of Action Aid Ghana.

Ahead of the announcement, speculation was already rife that the President-elect’s choice would be Mrs. Osei-Opare whilst Abu Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye had been projected to be her deputies.

Some NPP youth activists had kicked against the prospective appointment of Mr. Jinapor saying he was not deserving of the job because they claim he did not show enough commitment to the party after their defeat in the 2012 elections.

But some prominent personalities in the NPP including Nana Akomea and Gabby Asare Otchere Darko said the prospective choice of Mr. Jinapor as a deputy Chief of Staff was laudable.

Francis Asenso-Boakye

Francis Asenso-Boakye activity in the NPP goes back to his tertiary education days where he founded Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

By: Citifmonline.com/Ghana

 

Akayet Discloses Plans of Establishing A Hospital In the Upper East Region

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Founder of Akayet Group of Companies has disclosed to a1radioonline.com that his company has plans of building a hundred bed hospital in the Upper East Region to complement the existing hospitals.

According to him, feasibility studies are currently ongoing in the region in order to find a place suitable for the project which will help see the development of the region soar and also help meet the health needs of the people, which have over the years been a headache.

“It is our plan that, we will build a hundred bed hospital in the Upper East Region to support the existing facilities in the region. There are more things to come under the company and it is our hope that, the will of God will be done.”

The owner of Akayet Hotel also revealed that plans are underway to build branches of Akayet Hotel in other parts of Northern Ghana adding that, it was imperative to broaden the knowledge of people in the tourism industry and will, therefore, complement the hotels with a school for hospitality in the offing.

“We are planning to put up an Akayet hotel in Northern Region and Upper West, before we think of moving to Kumasi and other places in Ghana.”

Akayet Hotel has been the talk of town in the Upper East Region after it was launched last year and it has rolled out several programs and events, but the owner of the establishment mentioned that, the edifice was not put up purposely for money making, but rather, to employ the teeming unemployed youth in the Region.

He used the opportunity to call on other business people from the region, to come together to help develop the Upper East Region to an enviable level.

By: OFFEI-AKOTO AYEH/A1RADIOONLINE.COM/GHANA

 

Mahama to deliver final state of the nation address on Thursday

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PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA
PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA

Barring any last minute hitches, President John Mahama will this Thursday, January 5, 2017, deliver his final State of the Nation address.

The address, a constitutional requirement, was earlier slated for Thursday, December 22, 2016, but was rescheduled.

The President is expected to use the opportunity to tout his achievements during his tenure of office., as he bows out on January 7, to make way for the incoming President, Nana Aakufo-Addo.

His address is also supposed to herald the end of the life of the 6th Parliament of the fourth Republic, which would officially be dissolved on January 6, 2017.

Deputy Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo, outlined the business activities of the House before its dissolution.

“…On Thursday, we have the State of the Nation Address which is a constitutional requirement of the President as per Article 67 of the 1992 constitution. Then on Friday at midnight, the House stands dissolved, so the life of the sixth Parliament will come to an end on the midnight of the sixth. Minutes after the life of the sixth parliament stands dissolved, the next one is activated by the inauguration ceremony that will take place on the midnight of the seventh,” she explained.

She also added that, prior to the outgoing President’s address, the Chinese government will on Wednesday officially handover some security equipment it donated to Parliament.

“Tomorrow [Wednesday] Mr. Speaker will officially take delivery of the security facilities that was provided to us by the Chinese. Some months back we had a visit from a Chinese delegation from the government of China that came to see us, and they promised to give us some equipment to beef up our security. We have taken delivery of the items and we have installed them. So as part of efforts to end the sixth Parliament and to increase security for the 7th Parliament, tools are being installed, official handing over will be done tomorrow at 9:00 am at the Speaker’s block,” she added.

By: Citifmonline.com

 

Avram Grant Calls For A Quota System To Get Locally Based Players in Black Stars

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Avram Grant, Black Stars coach

Coach of Ghana’s Black Stars, Avram Grant, has said if the country expects a good number of locally based players in the Black Stars squad, there should be a quota system in future.

The Black Stars Coach named his provisional squad for this year’s AFCON to be held in Gabon but only one locally based Ghanaian player made the list and this has got a section of the media and the general public criticizing the coach for the neglect of the locally based players.

But at a Press Conference in Accra, Avram Grant mentioned that he selects Ghanaian players and not players who ply their trade in other countries and expect that there should not be division as to where the players ply their trade but rather see them as Ghanaians.

He acknowledged that talents abound in Ghana’s league adding that he selects players based on quality and their desire to play for their country and not because of the teams they play in Europe and other countries.

Avram Grant indicated that if Ghanaians expect a lot of the local players in the Black Stars team, then it is imperative that going into the future, there should be a quota for every league where Ghanaian players ply their trade.

“If we want players in the local league featured in the Black Stars, then in future we have to set a quota such that we will have five players from the Ghana premier league, six from Europe, five from the USA and a number of players from other leagues.

The Black Stars will be in Dubai for training ahead of this year’s AFCON which will kickstart on January 14 in Gabon.

By: Offei-Akoto Ayeh/a1radioonline.com/Ghana

 

Avram Grant Names Black Stars Squad for AFCON 2017

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Avram Grant, Black Stars coach
The players to represent Ghana at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon have been named.
At a press conference at the headquarters of the country’s football governing body, Ghana Football Association, on Monday, head coach Avram Grant named a 26-man squad with three to be dropped before the tournament, which begins Saturday, January 14. Conspicuously missing is Fatawu Dauda, who made his Africa Cup debut as part of the 2008 squad. Grant’s squad:
Goalkeepers: Razak Braimah (Cordoba CF, Spain), Adam Larsen Kwarasey (Rosenborg, Norway) and Richard Ofori (Wa All Stars)
Defenders: Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA), Andy Yiadom (Barnsley, England), Baba Abdul Rahman (Schalke 04, Germany), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium), John Boye (Sivasspor, Turkey), Jonathan Mensah (Anzhi, Russia), Daniel Amartey (Leicester City, England) and Edwin Gyimah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa)
Midfielders: Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese, Italy), Afriyie Acquah (Torino, Italy), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Mubarak Wakaso (Panathinaikos, Greece), Ebenezer Ofori (AIK Fotball, Sweden), Christian Atsu (Newcastle, England), Samuel Tetteh (Liefering, Austria), Joseph Larweh Attamah (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey) and Andre Dede Ayew (West Ham United, England)
Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Al-Ahli, UAE), Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa, England), Abdul Majeed Waris (Lorient, France), Ebenezer Assifuah (FC Sion, Switzerland), Bernard Tekpetey (Schalke 04, Germany) and Raphael Dwamena (FC Austria Lustenau, Austria)
The Black Stars, who have been in a non-residential training camp since Wednesday, December 28, will depart to Dubai for a pre-tournament preparations. The team will be in Dubai for 13 days and will travel to Gabon on January 13.
Ghana kick-starts their campaign in Group D on Tuesday, January 17 at Stade de Port-Gentil with the Cranes of Uganda, a side the Stars have not beaten in a competitive fixture since September, 2005.

By: A1Radio Sports

Producers of Happy Man Bitters To Drag Bisa Kdei To Court

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Bisa Kdei

Charger Limited, Producers of Happy Man Bitters have threatened a law suit against Highlife Musician, Bisa Kdei, for failing to attend an event he had been booked for as a headliner with all arrangement met by the company.

Bisa Kdei was the headline artiste for the just ended Jams Splash organised in Navrongo in the Upper East region by Charger limited as part of the company’s appreciation to the Upper East Region for the patronage of their products throughout 2016.

Although the Management of Charger limited and Bisa Kdei had agreed on contractual terms to secure the services of their artiste on January 1 with all arrangements including air tickets, official car and hotel rooms for him and his crew secured, the artiste failed to show up for the program without offering any tangible reasons for his absence.

The management has therefore threatened to go to court over what they describe as a “total disregard for their hard earned reputation by highlife musician Bisa Kdei and failure to honour his part of a contract he had agreed on”.

In a letter written to Bisa Kdei before the show and copied to ghanafuo.com, Group Chairman, Emmanuel Bortey Borketey, mentioned that his team had agreed with Bisa’s team and had made him the headline artiste of the show so his failure to attend the show has not only burdened the company financially but has also had an undeletable dent on their reputation they have built over the years.

He indicated that the management of the company was peeved by the actions of Bisa Kdei who they expected to be professional and honour all his obligations as per the contract they had with him and had ordered their lawyers to take up the issue.

The letter mentioned that Bisa Kdei has not offered them reasons for his actions and inactions with regards to breaching the contractual agreement they had.

Checks by have revealed that Bisa Kdei was out of the country during the day of the event hence his inability to be make it for the show.

Jams Splash took place on the COS park in Navrongo on January 1 with KK Fosu and Kofi Kinaata gracing the program with splendid performances that got the people of Upper East Region partying all night long.

The event also afforded artiste from the region the scarce platform to exhibit their talent and also build their confidence.

By: Offei-Akoto Ayeh

 

U/E: Chiefs reduce dowry by two cows to make marriage attractive

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Paramount Ruler of Bawku, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II (holding a white handkerchief) 2
Paramount Ruler of Bawku, Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II (holding a white handkerchief)

The Kusaug Traditional Council in the Upper East Region has reduced bride price from four cows to two.

The decision is to enable the less privileged in Bawku and its surrounding areas to go into marriage.

At the 29th Samanpiid Festival, the Regional Minister, Albert Abongo, the Paramount Chief of the Kasaug Traditional Area, Zugraana Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka for the decision, which he noted, would make marriage attractive.

He also commended the chiefs and the Traditional Council for the elimination of female genital mutilation in the area. The Samanpiid Festival is a traditional post-harvest thanksgiving event meant to thank God and the ancestral spirits for a successful farming season. It is also an occasion to discuss other social and developmental issues affecting the people.

The 29th edition brought together people from all walks of life including chiefs, ministers of State, members of parliament, heads of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies It was on the theme: “Promoting peace building for unity and development of Kusaug. Regional Minister, Albert Abongo commended the chiefs and people of Bawku for maintaining relative peace in the area and its environs during before and after presidential and parliamentary elections.

He said the region and the Kusaug kingdom has had its fair share of infrastructural development under the outgoing John Mahama-led government. He mentioned the under construction Bolga-Pulmakom highway, the Tamne irrigation dam, rural electrification projects, the community day senior high schools, water system among others as an example.

The minister said, roads within the Bawku municipality are under rehabilitation. The five members of parliament within the Kusaug kingdom led by Mahama Ayariga called on the incoming government to continue projects started by President John Dramani Mahama. He said t as members of parliament, they will work hard to unite Kusaug and also bring development to the area.

The Paramount chief and president of Kusaug Traditional Council, Zugraana Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II said his area has emerged from conflict and are now engaged in peace building. He said the people have been asked put the past conflict behind and unite as kusaug to develop the traditional area.

The Bawku Naba thanked the President Mahama-led government for its good work and successes achieved for the country and Kusaug as whole.

He also congratulated the president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his glorious victory in the just ended general election. He called on the incoming government to continue the Bolgatanga-Bawku and pulmakom highway and the Tamne irrigation dam to stop the rural-urban migration of the youth.

By 3news.com|Ghana

 

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