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Pastor Mensa Otabil, the Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), says God is not involved in the business of choosing leaders for countries.“I don’t believe God chooses leaders for countries. If God is the one who chooses leaders, then He has been making a lot of mistakes, especially on our Continent,” he said.Pastor Otabil said this when he delivered a sermon on the theme; “A way in the wilderness”, at a programme dubbed “Charisma”, at Desert Pastures, a branch of Church of Fountain Gate Chapel (FGC) in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region.The week-long programme, hosted by…
Following the recent disclosure by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, that some new companies had been granted mining licenses, which has led to some public uproar, a new, related detail has emerged.This time, the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has shared details about the ratio of licenses issued under the former John Dramani Mahama administration, as against the ones under the incumbent.In his appearance before Parliament’s Assurance Committee on Monday, October 7, Martin Ayisi said that there were more licenses issued in the erstwhile government than there have been under President…
The Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has cautioned his staff against joining a planned strike by Organized Labour.According to him, the concerns raised by Organized Labour to embark on such action are a national issue and not one that directly concerns GIHOC.He noted that he does not see the essence of the protest and will not encourage any of his staff to participate because it contradicts their regulations.Speaking in an interview with Oyerepa FM, Jumah warned that any staff of GIHOC who decides to join the Organized Labour’s strike will be dismissed with immediate effect.“I hope…
The presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has told his congregation that their tithes and offerings are inadequate to even settle the electricity bills of the church.In a sermon, the charismatic man of God categorically told his church members that he does not live on their tithe and offering as he has many businesses, both local and international, that take care of him.”I do so many things outside of preaching; when you look at me, don’t think it is your tithing. Because when we talk about the tithing and offering, it doesn’t even…
Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following a short illness. The 800m specialist won his junior world title in 2016 and then took bronze at the senior World Championships in London the following year. However, his career was halted in 2018 when he was handed a four-year doping ban and he struggled on his return. “He had been sick, complaining of stomach pains for about a month. The doctors said he had a liver problem and had been in and out of hospital,” his sister Purity Kirui told BBC Sport Africa. “Last…
Paul Pogba’s doping ban was reduced after the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted the Juventus midfielder’s argument that his ingestion of a banned substance “was not intentional”. Cas, who cut the ban from four years to 18 months, added that the France international “should have paid a greater care in the circumstances”. The 31-year-old was suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) in February after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone – a hormone that increases endurance – in his system. Pogba appealed against the ruling to Cas, who “confirmed the ADRV (anti-doping rule violation) but reduced the sanction”…
Byno Ayoni, the winner of Mentor 12, has disclosed some challenges he has faced in his music career. The musician who lives with albinism has said that society’s misconception about the condition has caused him a lot of deals as a musician. He told DJ Slim on Daybreak Hitz that in pursuit of his dream to get into the limelight of the music industry, he had attended a number of auditions for bigger music business opportunities but the outcomes had usually been unsuccessful. “I have been to a couple of auditions, done very well, gone back the next day and…
Popular Nollywood actor, Saheed Balogun, has lost his daughter, Zeenat Balogun, to the cold hands of death. The actor announced the passing of his daughter on Saturday via his verified Instagram account, posting a solemn image of a candlelight surrounded by flowers, accompanied by heartbroken emojis. His colleague, Ronke Oshodi Oke later confirmed the devastating news via her Instagram account. Posting an image of a candle, she wrote, “No words can ease the pain of losing someone so precious. My heart goes out to you @saidibalogun during this incredibly difficult time. May you find strength in the love and support…
Comedian Funny Face has said the three children he had with actress Vanessa are not his children. He says he conducted a DNA test without the knowledge of their mother, and the results proved that the three children are not his. Funny Face says he took samples of their hair on the blind side of their mother, which helped him confirm that the children are not his children. In a post shared via social media, he said, “I took samples from the hair of the children when their mother came to me at the hotel.” He has therefore cleared all…
A French-Cameroonian writer, Charles Onana, is due to go on trial in Paris accused of complicity in contesting the 1994 Rwandan genocide. About 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed within 100 days. In a book published five years ago, Mr Onana described the idea that the Hutu government had planned a genocide in Rwanda as “one of the biggest scams” of the last century. His lawyer, Emmanuel Pire, insists that Mr Onana does not question that genocide took place, or that Tutsis were particularly targeted. Mr Pire told the AFP news agency that the book in question was “the…
