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 The CEO OF PHARE RANGERS Nick Owusu has been appointed as Safety and Security Officer for next month’s 2021 AFCON Qualifier between Benin and Lesotho at the Porto Norvo-Charles de Gaulle Stadium in Cotonou, Benin. Nick has over six years’ experience in safety and Security issues, covering games and tournaments for both CAF and FIFA. The game will be played on Saturday, November 14, 2020. Source:De Kay 

            Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta  Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has requested GHS27.4 billion for the running of the country for the first three months in 2021. Mr Ofor-Atta made the request when he appeared before Parliament on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, to present the budget for the first quarter of 2021. “I request for the withdrawal of the sum of GHS27,434,180,520.00 from the Consolidated Fund,” he said. He explained the amount will help to successfully carry out the business of the government within the specified time frame. This is for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the services of the government in respect of the period expiring three months from the beginning of the financial year or on the coming into operation of the Appropriation Act in respect of the 2021 financial year,” he added.

 The emerging news has it that at least over 60 persons are feared trapped as a church building collapses on members at Akyem Batabi in the Eastern Region.  An witness who is a church member told the media that a snake was seen emerging from the ground floor and an alarm was sounded for the men to assist in its killing. It was then they realised dust emerging from the building and a loud noise as the entire structure falls. Some congregants, who mnaged to escape with several injuries, were those who were outside when the six-storey structure collapsed. One of the victims, who was successfully rescued, narrated how darkness and heat had occupied the space.

 James Nana Wamba, the lead suspect in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh has died at the police Hospital. According to the police, he passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, after he was admitted for treatment. Sources within the police say the suspect was first rushed to the Police hospital for treatment after the court hearing on October 14, 2020, where he was treated and discharged. He, however, died on his second admission. The cause of death is not yet known. The deceased who was a cleaner at the late professor’s home was standing trial for his role in the murder of the latter. Womba was arrested on September 13, 2020 after the body of the law professor was found in a pool of blood in his house on September 12, 2020. Prosecution indicated that the suspect had admitted to the crime. Police had earlier said Nana Womba confessed that he and another person killed the law professor in the course of a robbery. According to him, after Prof. Benneh resisted the robbery, and t

 Singer Wendy Shay says she is determined to fight the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Gaming Commission of Ghana for banning celebrities. According to her, she believes it forms part of her human rights to endorse alcoholic beverages and betting companies, hence she would challenge the system until she wins. Taking to social media to reveal her plans, she urged her colleague celebs to throw their weight behind her to fight the cause in unison. She wrote: GH Celebs can we put our differences aside and fight the system ?? I guess we don’t know how powerful we are … Well I’m taking the FDA and Gaming commission to the Human Rights Court. Celebs are also Ghanaians and deserve better !! Ghana wake Up !! [SIC]. Meanwhile, one user @Mr_CEO_kantanka, advised her not to waste her time because she will lose the case. He said: It’s a great approach but you just waste your money, FDA and Gaming Commission is like the NRA for Ghana. I bet their first defense will be you been popular and kid

 The United States of America (USA) has threatened to impose visa restrictions on African politicians who engage in election-related violence. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Niger and some other African states are all expected to head to the polls later this year to elect a new president and parliamentarians. Ghana will vote on December 7 in both presidential and parliamentary elections while Ivory Coast will also head to the polls on October 31 to elect a new President. In a statement on the US State Department’s website, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said the US will watch closely the actions of individuals who interfere in the democratic process and will not hesitate to consider consequences – including visa restrictions – for those responsible for election-related violence. He added that the US has been long time partners of Africa’s democratic trajectory and is committed to working constructively with international and regional partners. “The United States is committed to supporting free,

 A man, identified as Leroy Chacon, has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a mortuary to have sex with his late lover who died of coronavirus. The 50-year-old man was arrested by the Guyana police in South America and charged. Mr Chacon, according to reports, pleaded guilty for breaking into Port Kaituma Hospital mortuary. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment after he was quarantined for sleeping with coronavirus infected dead body. Source :Adomonline