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Gospel Music Awards: Ewurah Gold Get Two Nominations
By Daniel Kaku
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The management, team members, and fans of Marian Abena Yamoah, one of the fastest rising gospel artistes in the country, have heaped praises on the artiste for earning two nominations in this year’s Ghana National Gospel Music Awards.
The songs nominated are ‘Ose Ayeyi’ as promising artist, ‘Nyame aye bi’ as best collaboration of the year.
Organised by Global Expert Recovery Ltd, the 3rd edition of the Ghana National Gospel Music Awards (NGMA) would see the voting academy wield 60% voting power whereas the general public wields a 40% voting power.
Public voting begins on January 1, 2020 via ngmagh.com.
The 2019 Ghana National Gospel Music Awards will be held on February 1, 2020.
In a statement issued and signed by Kwabena
392,000 babies born on first day of new year 2020
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 392,000 babies will have been born on the first day of 2020.
However, while children’s lifespans are improving, too many infants die before reaching the age of five years, the UN fund noted on Wednesday.
In 2018, the number of babies who died in their first month amounted to 2.5 million, a third of them on their first day. Most of these deaths were avoidable, according to UNICEF.
Deaths within one month of life made up 47% of all deaths among children under the age of five years in 2018, up from 40% in 1990.
UNICEF reiterated its calls for better protection and care for mothers and their newborns, who, in many cases, are not assisted by a trained midwife or nurses, which has devastating consequences.
According to the fund, the
Prayer And The One Praying
By Kennedy Adarkwa
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It is possible to preach without being right with God. Preaching is person-to-person encounter. We can teach a Sunday school class or even witness to a lost person without being right with God. These are person-to-person encounters.
Prayer, however, is a person-to-God encounter. It is an audience with one to whom all things are open and naked. We can’t fake it with Him.
What we are when we are alone with God is what we are. It is “the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man” that avails much (James 5:16).
Robert Murray McCheyene said, “What a man is in his prayer-closet is what he is.” No Christian is greater than his/her prayer life, and his/her prayer life can be no greater than his personal life (Ronald Dunn, Don’t Just Stand There
Sgt. Akata-Pore apologises for involvement in December 31st coup d’état
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Jerry John Rawlings led the 31st December Revolution in 1981.
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A member of the defunct Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military junta, Sergeant Daniel Alolga Akata-Pore, has apologised for his involvement in the December 31, 1981 coup d’état.
The military revolt led to the overthrow of the constitutionally-elected government led by President Dr. Hilla Limann and the crimes committed against humanity that followed.
Sgt Akata Pore’s apology comes in the wake of the recently aired JoyNews documentary, ‘Scars of the Revolution’ which revisits the events of the 1979 and 1981 revolutions organised by Ft. Lt. J. J. Rawlings and what they did to the country.
Speaking on JoyFM’s Super Morning Show, Sgt. Akata Pore
Trump to Sign Executive Order Declaring Jewish People a ‘Nation’ Just as Written in Genesis
“I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you; I will make your name great, And you shall be a blessing.” Genesis 12:2 (The Israel Bible™)
PM Benjamin Netanyahu with then-President-elect Donald Trump in New York, Sunday, September 25, 2016. (GPO/Kobi Gideon)
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Once again, President Trump is attaching himself to the words of the Bible by passing an executive order which explicitly enacts God’s promise to Abraham; the Jews are a nation. One prominent American Israeli rabbi noted the sole Biblical character who referred to Judaism as a religion; Haman.
President Trump announced that he will be signing an executive order on Wednesday intended to withhold federal funding as a means of forcing universities to cope with growing
Best Dancehall artistes in the world…Does Shatta Wale make it on the list?
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Dancehall originated in Jamaica in the late 1970s as an offshoot of reggae and has since spread to the rest of the world. The genre has become popular, not just in the Caribbean, but all over the world to the extent that international artists including Rihanna and Drake have released dancehall tracks.
While many artistes try their hand on the genre, very few ensure that dancehall vibes remain in the airwaves. Who is the king of dancehall music? Find out in our list of best dancehall artistes of 2019.
Vybz Kartel
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It goes without saying that Vybes Kartel has the most hits in dancehall and is by far the most dominant artist in the genre. Although he is currently behind bars, the dancehall sensation has topped the charts for a better part of the
Photos: Tears flow for late Cyril Acolatse
A pre-burial service has been organised in Accra in memory of veteran journalist, Cyril Harry Kwasi Acolatse who died in October at the Tema General Hospital.
At the auditorium of the Christ The King Parish on Friday, December 13, was a congregation of family and friends, staff of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and politicians who paid their last respect to the legendary Cyril Acolatse.
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Mr Acolaste worked with the national broadcaster, GBC Radio and GBC Television.
Notable personalities among the mourners were Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, widow of former Vice president Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur; former Information Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah and Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group,
Venue For ‘Giants Unplugged’ Charity Concert Changed
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The maiden edition of a charity musical concert dubbed ‘Giants Unplugged’, which is being organised to raise funds for the John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation, will no longer take place at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair Centre in Accra.
Originally slated for tomorrow, the charity concert, according to the organisers, would now be held at the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) auditorium.
Being organised by Primeval Media under the auspices of John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation, the event would feature musicians such as Samini, Kofi Kinaata, Efya, Kelyvn Boy, Dada KD, Kaakyire Kwame Appiah, Lucky Mensah, among others.
The concert forms part of activities lined up to celebrate the 81st birthday of ex-President
Farmers’ Day: Rawlings Salute Farmers
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Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has asked Ghanaians to purchase and consume local rice as a way to support the work of farmers.
Celebrating the 35th National Farmers’ Day today [Friday] he commended all farmers and fisherfolk for the good work done in providing food for Ghanaians.
In a statement, the former President, while commending the Ministry of Agriculture and rice farmers, indicated that “it is our responsibility as Ghanaians to support this effort by committing to consume locally produced rice and by so doing helping to improve the quality of what is produced, as increased income for farmers means increased investments in improved yields and packaging”.
He urged the government to educate the farmers to use and adapt easily