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Information reaching ThinkNews Online indicates that a business mogul and a filling station owner, Alhaji Sadick Abubakar has been killed by some unknown men at Asuadei in Ahafo Ano South District in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday. It is emerging that the Late Abubakar was shot to death at his own filling station by the unidentified men. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate An eye-witness (Name Withheld) said "There were some four armed men who stormed the facility with a pump-action gun and fired shots in the air. Alhaji Sadick Abubakar was shot by the men after they attacked him" He added the unidentified men took to their heels after the incident. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/lifestyle-how-to-naturally-avoid-pregnancy-without-using-contraceptives-photos The eye-witness also added that the robbers did not steal anything from the station after killing its owner. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Tertiary Music Awards Ghana (TMAG) is a registered Ghanaian-owned award Scheme Company set to recognize, award, and promote artists who are at the Tertiary Level and making an impact in the music industry. According to the Public Relations Officer of the scheme, Cwesi Oteng Desmond(COD), the launch is scheduled to take place at the Hill View Hotel Conference Auditorium from 11: am. READ ALSO:https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses He also stated that management of the scheme would have an interaction with the press to enlighten and elaborate on how the scheme is going to operate and also introduce the executives behind this initiative. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate This leaves a huge gap in their educational lives and in helping to bridge this gap, TMAG will employ creative measures to help promote both agenda. They also added the scheme seeks to strategically create a general awareness for young folks to pursue a Tertiary level education in addition to their talents. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/lifestyle-how-to-naturally-avoid-pregnancy-without-using-contraceptives-photos Source: TMAG/Kuulpeeps

Some people may be afraid of the inevitable while many have ply through that part of no return, although she is gone but will never be forgotten as it is 2 years after her(Ebony Reigns) death and we have decided to bring you and let you see some recent photos of what happened during Ebony Reigns burial ceremony. It is very sad to recall what happened during Ebony Reigns' burial ceremony because it happened that everybody was engulfed with tears and sorrow about her sudden death during the peak of her career, it was really tearing unending and a lot of people were left in shock as she was conveyed in. READ ALSO:https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses Death. Ebony Reigns died on the spot after her car got involved in an accident on 8 February 2018 while returning from Sunyani to Accra after a visit to her mother. There is no doubt that the death of Ebony Reigns is still causing many pains and it is one of the saddest things that has happened to the Ghana music industry because Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, known by her stage name Ebony Reigns, has already become a global music sensation. However, many believe that if she is alive, she could have tremendously and superbly made Ghana proud and she could have been one of the biggest names in the global music industry but unfortunately she died at her early age. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate Her sudden death will still be a big loss to the family even if it is now Two(2) years of her death because no doubt, she was a National Asset and a breadwinner of her family. With her exceptional and unique talent, she could be one of the top figures in the Ghana Entertainment industry at the moment but unfortunately, death took her too soon. Furthermore, there is no gainsaying or sugarcoating that she will always be missed and cherished by most Ghanaians who happens to be her fans. Our prayer is that she will continue to rest well. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/lifestyle-how-to-naturally-avoid-pregnancy-without-using-contraceptives-photos May her soul rest in perfect peace. See pictures below: Credit: GhanaNation

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has claimed that President Akufo-Addo has borrowed more than any other president in the nation's history. Speaking at the 15th edition of the party's weekly press briefing, the party's National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi asserted said "despite promising to reduce government borrowing, President Akufo-Addo has borrowed more than any government in Ghana's history, with very little to show. Today, our current debt position is unsustainable and the worst ever in our 4th republican history" Sammy Gyamfi said despite the incessant borrowing by the government, it cannot point to any significant projects it has undertaken for the four years that it has been in power. READ ALSO:Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses "Unlike former president John Dramani Mahama, who undertook, significant projects with the about GHS 70 billion he added to the public debt while in office, President Akufo-Addo cannot boast of any significant or self-financing projects he has undertaken with the over GHS 138 billion he has added to the Country's public debt in the last three and half years". He further accused President Akufo-Addo of mismanaging state funds. "The reason why President Akufo-Addo has very little to show for the unprecedented resource envelope that has accrued to his government is that he has wasted the chunk of the monies on consumption, corruption, and wasteful expenditures ". "He has supervised the worst mismanagement of Ghana's economy since its independence. His misplaced priorities are what have plunged Ghana into the catastrophic debt situation and economic quagmire we presently find ourselves in".he added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate HIPC Is behind Us, There Is No Turning Back The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has however made the point that Ghana is making economic progress and "there is no turning back" to the days of HIPIC. Delivering the 2021 first-quarter budget statement in parliament on Wednesday, October 28, 2020,tThe Minister said the decision of the Kufuor administration to sign Ghana unto the HIPIC initiative was due to the poor economic situation inherited from the Rawlings administration. The Finance Minister's comments were in response to claims by some members of the opposition NDC to the effect that Ghana had been re-enlisted unto the international Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank's Highly indebted poor countries (HIPIC) initiative. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-actress-martha-ankomah-flaunts-handsome-son-on-instagram-photo The IMF has since refuted the claims. Meanwhile, a member of the Finance Committee of parliament, John Jinapor has asserted that although Ghana may not have been listed as a HIPIC country by the IMF, all indicators show that the country is already on that path. John Jinapor insists that available data points to the fact that the country is in some serious debts. Story by RodneyTsenuokpor

A Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, has dismissed claims by the Minority in Parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration is on a reckless borrowing spree, which according to the opposition accounts for the country's ballooning debt stock. According to him, the government's debt management strategy has yielded positive results, including retiring legacy debts, cleaning up the financial sector mess, and setting the country on a path of economic progress. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta On Wednesday, October 28 requested the approval of GHS 27.4 billion in Parliament to fund Government expenditure for the first quarter of 2021. READ ALSO: Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses "We have had to incur our debts because of Covid-19 and therefore if you look at the global average, different situations will call for different considerations.so we want to do below 70 but when you have Covid -19 to deal with. When you have a financial sector situation to deal with and you have legacy debt, you may have to incur some debt before you stabilize the economy". The deputy Finance Minister explained. Ghana's debt stock rises to GHS263.1 billion Ghana's total public debt stock which stood at GHS219.6 billion at the beginning of this year, saw an accumulation of GHS 43.5 billion within seven months, according to the latest summary of Macroeconomic and Financial Data from the Bank of Ghana. This brought the total debt at the end of July 2020 to GHS 263.1 billion. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate The total amount of fresh debt accumulated within the first seven months of the years 2016,2017,2118 and 2019 stood at GHc8.7billion, GHc11 billion, GHc21.8 billion, and GHc28.9 billion respectively in that order. In the first seven months of 2020 however, the amount of new debt accumulated jumped to GHS43.5 billion, representing an increase of 19.8percent in the country's debt stock from January to July. This compares to an increase of 16.4 percent in the country's total debt stock within the same period in the year 2019. Story by Rodney Tsenuokpor

The Accra Region Police command is investigating the National ViceChairman of the largest opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Said Sinare over allegations that he has distributed weapons to some persons to cause mayhem. The NDC stalwart was summoned by the police in the wake of a confession by the NDC constituency Chairman of Ayawaso North, Ahmed Tahiru that Alhaji Sinare had supplied guns to some youth to cause chaos during the upcoming elections. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate He is currently being interrogated by officials of the crime unit of the command. The NDC constituency chairman reportedly presented an AK-47 and pump action gun to the police as evidence of the arms allegedly given by the NDC vice-Chairman to torment trouble. In an interview, Alhaji Sinare said the action of the constituency chairman, who he claims had been his employee for eight years may be borne out of anger at being relieved of his position. The Former Ambassador to Egypt under the erstwhile Mahama administration however denied culpability in the alleged plot to arm people with weapons with a view to fomenting trouble during the December elections. READ ALSO:Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses "He (Ahmed Tahiru) is the Ayawaso North Constituency Chairman. He is my boy and I groomed him. He is my employee, and he has been working for me for the past 8 years and I fired him exactly five weeks ago because of so many reasons. That blackmail will never work because I am a very clean person with a good track record. I am not going to cause mayhem anywhere, I have been preaching peace everywhere I go", he said. "I don't own an AK-47. I don't even know where this guy got the AK-47 but the pump-action gun is my pump-action gun that has been registered. I reported to the police that my pump-action gun has been missing some few months back. I have got an extract of that report so at the end of the day I will be cleared because that guy, that constituency Chairman must be caught, and they must put him behind bars, and they must find out from him how he got the AK-47". he added. Story by RodneyTsenuokpor

Ghanaian Dancehall Artiste, Emmanuel Dagaati known in showbiz as Samini has revealed that he is proud of AfroDanceHall Musician Kelvynbwoy and is humbled to have a verse on his album. According to him, Kelynbwoy is here to stay in the Ghanaian Music Industry. READ ALSO:https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses The 'Forever' hit-maker, Samini said "He’s here to stay and I’m proud to have a verse on his album” He added that he is throwing his unlimited support and love for Kelvyn Bwoy adding the young Musician will make Ghana proud. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate "Kelvyn Bwoy has once been my backing vocalist hence has come a long way. I saw a phenomenal singer. I thought of signing him until Stonebwoy overtook me" Samini said. He added that he is not surprised to see Kelynbwoy as one of the A-listed artists in Ghana. Watch the video below: Story by: Mandy Woods

Controversial Ghanaian social media sensation, Rosemond Alade Brown, popularly known in showbiz circles as Akuapem Poloo was almost given the beatings of her life by one lady who thought she was trying to snatch her husband. In a video that has gone viral, Akuapem Poloo was seen trying to escape the anger of this unknown lady making the wild claims. The lady, who appeared from nowhere caught Akuapem Poloo and her supposed husband when they were returning from wherever they went with cameras capturing their every movement — that is certainly ironic. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-akuapim-poloo-fakes-wedding-videos-pictures As soon as this lady caught up with them, she started to make noise in her quest to disgrace the upcoming actress as a husband snatcher. From the video, the angry young lady even tried to physically attack Poloo while her supposed husband restrained her. Sharing the video for this shocking encounter on her Instagram page, Akuapem Poloo disclosed that her attacker was the wife of the man she was walking with and added that she is based in the United Kingdom. Poloo further claimed that the lady decided to fly down to Ghana just to confront her after seeing wedding videos of her (Poloo) and her husband — I am sure you remember those videos from September 24, 2020. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/watch-b-tch-leave-akuapim-poloo-alone-nana-tornado-blasts-afia-schwar-videos She also indicated that contrary to her earlier claims that she was actually getting married, it was only a shoot for a music video with the lady’s husband. Her caption to the video read: “Oh God please hold my heart always @kingmondomusic you will pay for dis. How can you let your wife embarrass me this way you should’ve told her the wedding videos that came out was a music video so she left the UK for Ghana just to do this to me wow wow thanks to somebody saw her coming and took a video for me I will everyone know about what your wife did today.” Knowing Akuapem Poloo, all this might just be another ploy to get people talking about her again. Watch Video Below: Story by: News Desk Report

The Government of Ghana says it is at the advanced stages of acquiring 100% shares of merged companies; Airtel and Tigo. It will be concluded by the execution of definitive agreements shortly, a statement from the Government announced. The government says the decision is aimed at protecting jobs and safeguarding the interest of stakeholders of Airtel which has some 5.1 million customers READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-actress-martha-ankomah-flaunts-handsome-son-on-instagram-photo "The Government of Ghana through this transaction, will temporarily operate this national asset in the best interest of the nation, and ensure the protection of the interests of all employees, customers and stakeholders, and a continuation of the digital transformation in Ghana." "Given the multiplier impact the telecommunications sector has on the economy and various related industries, the Government of Ghana has entered into this agreement to ensure that thousands of Ghanaian Jobs are safeguarded ".the statement added. Background Bharti Airtel in 2017 merged with Millicom's Tigo in Ghana to become the country's second-largest mobile operator, Airtel-Tigo, with the approval of The National Communications Authority. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/lifestyle-how-to-naturally-avoid-pregnancy-without-using-contraceptives-photos AirtelTigo serves around a 5.1million subscribers and offers direct and indirect employment opportunities to almost 10,000 people. Celtel International acquired 75%of western Telesystems Ltd( Westel) from the Government of Ghana for $120 million in 2017. Celtel was subsequently acquired by the Zain Group which also sold all its African Assets to Bharti Airtel in 2010. The Government of Ghana remained a shareholder in Airtel Ghana with a 25% holding through the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, until the AirtelTigo merger, and retained an option to acquire additional shares after the merger. Westel was at the time of the takeover by Celtel, the second national operator in Ghana, and was licensed to provide fixed and mobile (GSM) telecommunications services. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-sister-derby-blasts-joy-fm-over-unprofessional-behaviour-picture Milicom Ghana Limited was the first mobile telecommunications company to operate in the country under the brand name Mobitel before rebounding to become Tigo. Story by Rodney Tsenuokpor

Four children were burnt to death as fire gut a four-bedroom house in Amasaman Fise in the Ga Central District of the Greater Accra Region. The four kids were sleeping in a room in the four-bedroom house when the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sports-manchester-city-player-commits-suicide-for-being-sacked-photos The cause of the fire remains unknown. According to an eye witness, the mother of the kids had locked them up and left for church when the incident occurred. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-sister-derby-blasts-joy-fm-over-unprofessional-behaviour-picture It was gathered that a gas cylinder also exploded in the inferno. Story: News Desk Report

Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will today, Wednesday, October 28, present a budget to parliament to cater for the first quarter of 2021. The presentation, known as Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation, has become a characteristic of election years to prevent transitional challenges. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-soon-begin-some-collaborations-with-female-artiste-in-ghana-shattawale-reveals Ahead of the presentation, the Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has served notice that his side of the house does not intend to make the presentation smooth sailing. "The outstanding matters that the Minister of Finance should do for members, if he does not, today we will heckle him. We will subject him to an empty room today as part of the heckling then he will know we do not want to hear him". The Akufo-Addo administration in July this year presented a revised budget statement to Parliament for approval of an additional GHS 11.8 billion to support the government's expenditure for the rest of the year 2020. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-sister-derby-blasts-joy-fm-over-unprofessional-behaviour-picture This was after the government's projections for the 2020 fiscal year were rendered unattainable due to the Covid Pandemic. Earlier this year, the Finance Minister announced that the administration will require some GHS 9.5 billion to cushion the country from the effects of the Covid -19 pandemic, a situation which may move the 2020 budget deficit to over seven percent. He also stated that this will be 2.5 percent of Ghana's revised GDP, and there will be a "fiscal gap of GHS 11.4 billion ". READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-sister-derby-blasts-joy-fm-over-unprofessional-behaviour-picture Story by RodneyTsenuokpor

Kpone Traditional Council has described as misleading reports claiming that the Paramount Chief Nii Tetteh Otu II angrily drove away President Akufo-Addo last Sunday. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday cut the sod for the construction of a 40-bed hospital for the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality expected to be completed within 24 months. However, information circulating on social media hours after the ceremony suggested that the President of the Council, Nii Tetteh Otu II was angry at President Akufo-Addo. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-soon-begin-some-collaborations-with-female-artiste-in-ghana-shattawale-reveals At a media briefing on Tuesday, Divisional Chief of Gbetseli, Nii Tei Kojo Amankwah Sune I who spoke on behalf of the Paramount Chief debunked the publication. “The misinformation on social media has put the name of the traditional council into disrepute and we suspect some people out there want to destroy the warm relationship we have with Nana Addo. “We are very happy about the hospital project and find it shocking for anyone to say the traditional authorities here are displeased with it,” Nii Tei Kojo said. According to him, Nii Tetteh Otu II was only suggesting to President Akufo-Addo that he had wished the health facility was a multi-story structure so as to help conserve land. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/entertainment-sister-derby-blasts-joy-fm-over-unprofessional-behaviour-picture He said, following the suggestions, Nana Addo asked the Paramount Chief to discuss with the contractor of the project for any modification that can be done to the structure. Since then, a three-member committee has been set up by the traditional council to coordinate with the contractor on the project. He further explained that the Paramount Chief’s hand gestures have been misconstrued and portrayed in the negative sense on social media. “Having waited for a project like this, we were happy that it was finally going to materialize,” he indicated. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/international-news-spain-imposes-national-night-time-curfew-to-curb-covid-19-infections Nii Tei Kojo Amankwah Sune I and other chiefs reiterated their happiness for the project and warned the council will not hesitate to take action should those behind this falsehood be found. Source: Myjoyonline.com