For weeks now, the giant mobile telecommunication network in Africa MTN have encountered massive disruption in it’s network services provision across the Sub Saharan countries, of which Ghana was not spared.

In Ghana, users of MTN could not send and receive messages on WhatsApp, as well as calls. Today Tuesday, January 23, MTN Ghana has surprised it affected and aggrieved customers with 2GB internet data, compensating them for the disruption and inconveniences caused over the weeks; but expires in two days if not utilized.

The votes for the maiden edition of the upcoming music awards to appreciate upcoming musicians, sound engineers and disc jokers in kasoa and it environs, Kasoa City Music Awards (KCMA) commenced few weeks ago after the lunch of the project by the organizers, TAG EVENTS GHANA, will end on February 29, 2020, as confirmed by the public relations officer Sadiq Abubakar on Quami Television.

The maiden edition of the awards is teamed “empowering you to do more through music”. According to the public relations officer, the awards seek to support and promote the works of hardworking emerging artiste, as well as the image of kasoa at the international level.

Sadiq Abubakar explained that for a nominee to win an award, he or she must obtain a sixty percent votes from the public, whilst forty percent will come from the members forming the board.

Source: Ag News Room

MTN Group limited is currently using alternative ways to manage traffic on their system until their affected network and cables will be restored.

Per estimation, about twelve Sub Saharan countries including South Africa have encountered the effect of the damaged cables. it is disclosed by by Vodacom Group that a ship has been sent from Capetown to repair the affected cables.

Here in Ghana, WhatsApp messages delay, and some customers unable to make calls. But in some countries, they are not able to send email messages.

Source: Ghana News (Phil Opt)

Officials of the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Assembly have been questioned by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament for releasing funds belonging to the assembly to pay for rituals before a new market constructed at Breman Benin could be used.

Even though the exact amount involved couldn’t be disclosed, but the District Chief Executive, Isaac Odoom explained tovthe committee that the assembly had to respond to calls from the community elders of Breman Benin, the need to perform the rituals before the use of the new market constructed by traders.

Meanwhile, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Avedze, says since the call came from the chiefs and residents, the call may be justifiable adding that whatever amount Involved will be disclosed fully in the next auditor generals report.

Source: Citi News Room

The UK Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson has made use of the popular African Ghana Proverb “All Fingers are not the same” whilst addressing the 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit on Brexit.

Mr Johnson addressing over two dozen of Africa leaders in his open speech said Brexit was a new start for the UK and for trade with other nations especially African countries.

He pledged that the UK’s new immigration policy will put people before passports. He said the UK was the ultimate one-stop-shop for trade, education and technology for African countries.

“By putting people before passports we will be able to attract the best talent from around the world and, wherever we may be; he said.

But in the words of an African Proverb I picked from Ghana, “all fingers are not the same”, there is wisdom in tis Akan proverb. All countries are not the same and the UK boast in expertise that can not be matched to other countries.

Source: Gyasi Nimako, Scoopers

Atta Azimma, a thirty years old man at Papase in Asante Mampong of the Ashanti Region, was shot dead in the head by Kandarira, his brother.

Reports alleged that a misunderstanding ensued between the deceased and the accused, Kwaku Kandarira, thirty five years, over the head of a cooked dog meat.

The suspect, who cooked the meat is said to have been furious when the deceased tried to eat all the delicious part of the head of the dog. He therefore took a gun from his room and shot his brother in the head on last Thursday. The body has been since deposited at the morgue for autopsy whiles the police carry their investigations.

A twenty years old lady identified as Ama Attaa has been found dead at New Edubiase, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Ama Attaa, a mother of one child, was found dead with some body parts of her corpse missing two weeks after she left home to visit her mum at Nyame Bekyere, a town in the Bosome Froho District in the Ashanti Region.

Reports from Adom FM’s news regional reporter, Isaac Normanyo on Adwaso Nsem on Monday indicates that the corpse of the deceased was discovered by a nine years old boy while hunting for birds on Sunday January 19, 2020.

The body has been since deposited at the New Edubiase Mortuary for further investigation by the police.

Source: Adomfmonline.com

Today Monday, January 20, two commercial vehicles, Toyota Ella and a Sprinter Bus have been involved in an Accident on the Tema Motorway exactly at the Action Chapel International Church junction, leaving many passengers wounded.

Passengers recount of how the driver of the Sprinter bus lost control of the car when the front tyre of the van got burst, causing him to run into the Toyota Ella.

Some passengers have accused the driver of over speeding, and believe could be the result of the tyre burst.

Reports indicates that injured passengers have been transported to the hospital via an ambulance.

There was much drama at Sogakope on Saturday January 18, 2020 when a group of angry youth in South Tongu district in the VOlta Region of Ghana dumped a dead body in a coffin at the Sogakope Police station.

Information gathered by Mynewsgh.com indicates that the action of the youth was as a result of the police commander’s refusal to allow the burial of the deceased. The district police commander’s decision to disallow the burial of the deceased is in respect of the fact that, the Eworyi family of the deceased did not want to police to carry out the necessary investigation into the death of the deceased, but instead wanted to bury the corpse on that fateful day the deceased was found dead in his room on January 18, 2020.

When calm was later restored, the Sagakope police conveyed the coffin and the body to Richard Novati Catholic Morgue for preservation and autopsy.

Source: Mynewsgh.com

Users of Whatsapp in Europe, and Asia have started bemoaning of not being able to send and receive messages since Sunday morning.

According to Down Detector, London is the worst area in Britian affected with Paris, Large Swathes of Belgium, Germany and Netherlands facing outages.

For Asian countries, Dubai, India and Malaysia are also suffering such. In estimation, Whatsapp is down for over 500 million people using the app, which is owned by Facebook in both UK, Europe and Asia.

Source: peacefmonline.com