I would have sacked this Adakabre boy if… Citi FM boss

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I would have sacked this Adakabre boy if… Citi FM boss
file photoChief Executive Officer of Accra-based Citi FM, Samuel Atta Mensah has encouraged management of Neat FM to dismiss its presenter Adakabre Frimpong Manso for his apparent bias posture.
Expressing his indignation on TV3’s New Day Wednesday, he said he would have fired the radio host the very day he sought to defend his hard stance against the leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party. The NPP on Sunday said it had boycotted two radio stations – Okay FM and Neat FM – owed by the Despite Group of Companies for being bias against the party. They specifically cited Adakabre and host of Okay FM morning show. In what appeared to be a seeming defence, Adakabre told Joy FM that the NPP presidential candidate, “Nana Addo abused and threatened me, I was so sad and scared but I kept quiet…” But Mr. Atta Mensah felt what he did “was the lowest any presenter will go to”. It is for this reason that he suggested that Adakabre does not deserve to keep his position. “That is kind of to justify the posture he had taken against a particular political party. If I were running that station, that would have been his last day. “If I were running that station, he knows, I would have dismissed him immediately…all politicians, regardless of their political affiliation, should condemn this Adakabre boy,” Atta Mensah strongly advocated. He explained that a radio host is supposed to exercise a high level of neutrality and not to use the media to cause disaffection for a political party because of a personal issue. The Citi FM boss challenged Adakabre Frimpong Manso to set up his own radio station to perpetuate his hatred against Nana Akufo-Addo and persons he has personal issues with. Having worked as a radio host for over 20 years, Adakabre should have known better that he cannot use the station to settle personal scores, he stated. Meanwhile, Adakabre Frimpong Manso has unreservedly apologised to Nana Akufo-Addo. In his audio apology in which he promised follow with a signed letter, the radio host explained that his intention was not to portray Nana Akufo-Addo as a bad person in his interview on Joy FM.   Story by Isaac Essel | tv3network.com | Ghana

Do you STRUGGLE to get orgasm? This is why

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Do you STRUGGLE to get orgasm? This is why
file photoThere is a common misconception that the ability to orgasm is within a person’s control – dependent upon their confidence, sexual openness or ability to trust.
Furthermore, many people also suggest that it is the size of a penis or the sexual prowess of a partner that determines whether climax will be reached during intercourse. And so, people who struggle to orgasm often feel as if it is their own fault. But, scientists have discovered that the male ability to orgasm depends on signals between the penis, brain and spinal cord – and that disruptions to those signals can affect erection and ejaculation – and that the female orgasm is largely dependent upon the migration of the clitoris during sex, as well as the angle of penile entry For men, the signals between their brain, spinal cord and penis must be functioning properly. And for women, the migration of their clitoris during sex dictates whether they can orgasm. Study author Dr Jason Siegel, of Mayo Clinic, told Daily Mail Online: ‘This gives us a more scientific and anatomical basis for why people aren’t achieving orgasm than just the societal feelings of penis size or G-spot placement.’ A team of scientists from Mayo Clinic and the Indiana University School of Medicine analyzed previous studies about sexual- and neuro-anatomy to see if inherited factors play a role in orgasm. Dr Siegel said: ‘When it comes to male anatomy, people really focus on penis size, but that seems to be more anecdotal.’ Instead, the scientists found that a man’s ability to orgasm is largely reliant upon his nervous system. There must be a proper balance between the parasympathetic nervous system – which controls the body at rest – and the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response. In other words, the performance of a man’s penis rests on a reflex loop, Dr Siegel explained. At the top of the loop, sensory information is processed either in the spinal cord or brain, and then received by the penis. And then, at the other end of the loop, the spinal cord or brain tells the penis what to do next. The scientists found that the reflex loops stem from two branches. On the one hand is the psychological branch – which is what happens when a male views pornography or is visually stimulated. And the second branch is more physical – the direct stimulation of the penis. Dr Siegel said: ‘Of the two that fail most, it’s usually the psychological type.’ Spinal cord injuries can affect the reflex loop – preventing men from receiving the signals that would allow them to otherwise achieve orgasm. Similarly, psychological problems in the brain – such as neurochemical variations from depression – make it more difficult for that reflex to occur as well. For men suffering from problems with erections, they should see a doctor to determine whether they are suffering from psychological or physical roadblocks, the scientists suggested. The study, published in the journal Clinical Anatomy, also found that for women, the experience of orgasm is ‘far more complicated.’ Previous studies tried looking under a microscope in the vaginal wall to see if there’s a uniform position of nerve bundles, but the findings were largely ‘inconsistent.’ Dr Siegel said: ‘What’s more consistent is that the clitoris during sex tends to migrate up toward the vaginal wall.’ The closer the clitoris gets to the vaginal walls during sex, the more likely a woman is to achieve orgasmic success. The researchers noted that MRIs of couples having sex, taken during a European study, found that different sexual positions can stimulate the vaginal walls in different ways. For instance, male rear entrance – more commonly known as ‘doggy style’ – was not found to stimulate the vaginal wall as much as front entrance – from positions such as ‘missionary’ or ‘cowgirl’. And, the most ideal angle of penis entry for vaginal wall stimulation was found to be 30 to 45 degrees. ‘If a woman is trying to achieve a vaginal orgasm, it seems like it tends to be more successful if the front wall of the vagina is more stimulated,’ Dr Siegel said. The study didn’t delve into potential therapies for these anatomical differences – but instead sought to shed light on different components that can affect a patient’s ability to orgasm. ‘It gives us a more accurate picture of why people aren’t enjoying sexual intercourse in a way that we want,’ Dr Siegel said. ‘If we start identifying different reasons people aren’t achieving orgasms, that can give patients a little more hope that if they bring it up to their doctor, they can be diagnosed and helped.’ Source Mail UK

GFA charge Hearts for ref abuse

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GFA charge Hearts for ref abuse
file photoThe Ghana Football Association has moved to punish Accra Hearts of Oak for the conduct of their fans during the 1-3 defeat at home to Wa All Stars last Sunday.
The win by All Stars ended Hearts of Oak’s unbeaten start to the season but Hearts fans felt that All Stars had scored their opening goal from an offside position and protested strongly during and after the game. The charge sheet said: “On or about the 20th minute of the match, when the first goal was scored against them, Hearts supporters threw water bottles and other objects at assistant Referee 2, Freeman Anwulo and onto the field of play. That this behaviour of your supporters resulted in a hold up of play for about six (6) minutes in violation of the GFA Regulations. The second charge, when the match officials were walking to the dressing room at half time, the club’s supporters threw water bottles and other objects at the match officials. Also during the second half of play, anytime a decision goes against your club, your supporters threw water bottles and other objects at the two assistant referees and onto the field of play in violation of the GFA Regulations. Charge three, immediately after the final whistle of the match, the supporters threw water bottles, stones and other objects at match officials and the security men escorting them into the dressing room. They held the match officials hostage for over 35 minutes until the police rescued the match officials in police vehicle to the Police Station in violation of the GFA Regulations.” The Phobians could cop a home ban and fine for the attitude of the fans that was condemed by coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi after the game. By TV3 Sports|Ghana

Kenya’s William Ruto’s case dismissed by ICC

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Kenya’s William Ruto’s case dismissed by ICC
William Ruto denies charges of crimes against humanityThe International Criminal Court has thrown out the case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto.
The court ruled there was insufficient evidence, but it refused to acquit him. In a split ruling, one judge declared it a mistrial because of a “troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling”. Mr Ruto denied murder, deportation and persecution charges during violence that followed the 2007 elections in which about 1,200 people were killed. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta welcomed the ruling, saying the trial had been a “nightmare” for the nation. Mr Ruto is one of the most senior politicians to be tried by the ICC. In 2014, the prosecutor dropped similar charges against Mr Kenyatta, alleging that witnesses had been intimidated to make them change their testimony. The case against Mr Ruto’s co-accused, journalist Joshua arap Sang, was also dismissed. Mr Ruto and Mr Kenyatta were on opposite sides of the 2007 election, but formed an alliance that won the 2013 election. Mr Ruto’s supporters burst into celebrations after the verdict was announced, reports the BBC’s Wanyama wa Chebusiri from his home town of Eldoret in western Kenya. The prosecution case Mr Ruto was dogged by repeated setbacks. In February judges at the ICC barred the use of recanted testimony, meaning that prior recorded witness statements could not be used by prosecutors. Several key witnesses in the case have changed their statements, which prosecutors said was due to intimidation and bribery. Mr Ruto’s lawyers said he should be acquitted because so many key prosecution witnesses either dropped or changed their original statements. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda acknowledged that the loss of witnesses weakened the case against the deputy president – but she argued there still remained enough evidence to proceed with the trial. Source: BBC

Decide between YEA or nothing for you – Employment Minister to unemployed graduates

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Decide between YEA or nothing for you – Employment Minister to unemployed graduates
file photoMinister of Employment and Labour Relations Haruna Iddrisu has told unemployed graduates of the School of Hygiene to decide between being placed under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and remaining unemployed.
This followed the rejection of his offer by the graduates to have about 1,470 of them enrolled onto the YEA. According to the graduates, government has failed in meeting its promise of getting them their appointment letters as part of negotiation terms after they demonstrated over their unemployment last year. The students led by Spokesperson Prince Dramado on Monday, April 4 marched to the Employment Ministry to register their anger at the delay in government fulfilling its promise. Mr Iddrisu in meeting the graduates admitted, however, that “government has reneged in issuing the clearance letters from the ministries of Finance and Local Government but that notwithstanding I made a pledge to them and I still stand by that pledge”. After the graduates rejected the offer by asking for all rather than some to be enrolled onto the Agency, Mr Iddrisu, who is also Member of Parliament for Tamale South Constituency, said: “You have to decide between doing something and doing nothing with your own productive skills that you have acquired.” He assured them that they will be given salaries and allowances just like in regular employment. Source: tv3network.com|Ghana

Korle-Bu ICU misses March deadline; not likely to open soon

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Korle-Bu ICU misses March deadline; not likely to open soon
file photoThe Intensive Care Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital remains closed to the public contrary to claims by management that it would be operational by the end of March.
As at April 4, checks by 3FM revealed that the centre is not likely to be opened soon. During a media tour of the facility three weeks ago, Consultant anesthetic in charge of critical care at the hospital, Dr. Chris Owoo said the 12-bed renovated Unit was expecting the last consignment of consumables to run the centre that same week. He also disclosed that drills for the nurses for the centre will start after the Easter breaks to enable them try their hands on the new equipment before finally opening to the public. The drill is yet to take place. However, a follow-up by 3FM Monday revealed that the accessories for the equipment were yet to arrive. But Dr. Chris Owoo told 3FM the accessories were expected to be cleared at the Kotoka International Airport by close of Monday. “Unfortunately, that part of it is not in our hands so we don’t have a definite time. We are still working on the nurses. Hopefully, by the end of the week, we will start setting up’’. He also added that ‘‘we may not wait for everything before the start of operations but we may not be fully operating the twelve beds required’’. Meanwhile, the hospital has already opened its three surgical clinics of Urology, Neurosurgery, and General surgery.   Story by Sarah Parku 3FM 92.7

Man pours groundnut soup & paint on police officers

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Man pours groundnut soup & paint on police officers
file photoA 31-year-old man who poured groundnut soup and paint on two police officers in an attempt to escape arrest is to be put before court for assault.
According to the Police, Umar Mohammed who is involved in a stealing case at Okorase, a suburb of Koforidua, was said to have poured the soup and the paint on the two officers last Saturday when they tried to arrest him for the crime. The Police say Mohammed on seeing the officers – Sgt. Eunice Ankrah and Const. SibichanDacosta – “became offended, resisted arrest and poured groundnut soup he had prepared and a white oil paint on the two officers”. Eastern Regional Police Public Affairs Officer, ASP Yaw Nketia-Yeboah in a statement Monday said notwithstanding, Mohammed was overpowered by the officers who arrested him. He said the uniforms of the two officers were soiled in the process but did not say whether the officers were injured in the process. However, Mohammed was subsequently taken to the Koforidua District Police Station for investigations, but has since been granted police enquiry bail. He is expected to be put before court after investigations. By tv3network.com|Ghana

Gate in gate out policy a waste of time and resources – importers fume

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Gate in gate out policy a waste of time and resources – importers fume
file photoThe Association of Importers and Exporters has called on the government to remove the ‘gate in gate out’ policy at the ports and harbors.
The policy introduced by the Customs Divisions of the Ghana Revenue Authority mandates bulk importers to re-register and disclose content of their wares as well as clog in and out their goods. But the Association says the move is a duplication of an existing function. Speaking to 3FM Business News, the Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association, Sampson Awingobit claimed the introduction of the policy has stalled a number things at the ports. “Custom has introduced gate in gate out, and this is causing duplication of functions and causes delay, and the worst thing is that, if you offload your goods at the port, the importer will not have his documents on time because of the procedure one goes through. The gate in gate out procedure has not brought value addition to the importer. Our goods delay at the ports and some either expire or are stolen,” he highlighted. Mr. Awingobit however expressed optimism that government will give ear to their plea. “We will keep pressing on these issues, till government gives us a listening ear, and modifies this procedure. We as importers and exporters contribute a great chunk to the development of the economy, and hope that government considers this,” Mr. Awingobit emphasized.   Story by Grace Hammoah Asare | 3FM

Messy and embarrasing Duncan drama highlights state of decay in Kotoko

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Messy and embarrasing Duncan drama highlights state of decay in Kotoko
file photoSometimes the only way you can fully comprehend certain issues is to laugh about about them. Often they defy logic, are too strange and too shocking to understand.  
Tuesday morning provided one of those scenarios. David Duncan had set up base at the Adarko Jachie training grounds of Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He was alone, set up his cones and training materials before taking a seat on a wooden bench; deep in thought to wait. A lot must have been going through his mind as he escalated this messy divorce between himself and Asante Kotoko. The club have effectively told Duncan they don’t need his service again. Like his predecesor Didi Dramani, he has been asked to step aside while Michael Osei takes over. Osei, a fantastic midfielder in his time is  caught up in an embarrasing situation. He must show loyalty to a club that  nurtured and gave him a big stage and taken him on after his playing career. But as a coach too when he strips the selfish streak that we all need to achieve the highest levels in our chosen fields, he must be wondering why his former boss’ departure has become so messy. Duncan’s contention is simple; he has no clause in his contract that provides the sort of ‘step aside’ directive that the club has issued. It is his usual bold way of telling the club to sack him if they want. Normally it should be that simple. A team plays poorly, coaches pay for that and take the hit. If they consulted very good lawyers before signing up, then they hit the jackpot too. And from all indications, it seems Duncan won’t go down without a fight. He has a contract with Kotoko that runs till the end of the season. A sack will mean an abbrogation of that deal by Kotoko which will in turn mean that the club must pay him off. The ‘step aside’ then has become Kotoko’s crude way of solving the problem. They picked the wrong guy. Duncan walked out on a lucractive job in South Africa because they had employed a technical director above him that was not written into his contract. He dragged Hearts of Oak through the courts when they fired him and won. And he knows that per labour and basic human rights laws, you can’t employ someone and not give them the work you employed them for. Duncan signed up as Kotoko coach. Unless he has been sacked, he wants to  work as one. His presence at the training grounds was simply to emphasise that point. It was to remind the Kotoko management that he still considers himself the coach of the club. We all know that he isn’t and while legally he may be within his rights and could end up walking away with a handsome reward, this is embarrasing for all parties involved. The sight of Duncan at the training grounds, waiting on the bench when it was obvious no player  was going to show up suggested a man masterful at playing the role of a drama king. He wanted to make a show of it and he did not miss his chance. It should not have come to this in the first place. Any strong management team would have sacked Duncan without hiding behind the weak shield that Opoku Nti and his team are seeking. Maybe Duncan’s contract is so weak it does not provide for termination clauses. That would be a collosal shame. If they exist then this whole drama is needless and pointless. It is embarrasing too. A club like Kumasi Asante Kotoko caught up in this mess. A coach at a training ground, club forced to switch training base on a specific day in order to avoid him. Even colts clubs are not run this poorly. Even they don’t provide this much drama. Maybe it is exposing Opoku Nti’s suitability or lack of it for this huge task. Leader on the field and club legend, he is revered by many. But he has made too many decisions that leaves uncoomfortable questions over whether he is fit to lead this club going forward. The decision to fire Didi Dramani last season and replace him with Duncan was one of them. When it was pointed out that Duncan’s lack of trophies and crucially personality could make this a marriage made in hell, Nti responded by claaiming the coach is one of the best things to happen to Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The disastrous decision to create divisions in the team through the winning bonus policy was yet another telling commentary about Nti’s ability to to lead a complex organisation like Kotoko. He may have been a master ball player but does not clearly posses the qualities required to lead Kotoko, market it efficiently and grow it. It needs more than a good ex-player. That is why no one will come out of this episode looking good. Duncan, who got to sign his players, enjoyed a full pre-season and has still taken Kotoko to the bottom of the league looked like the guy who stalks a girl because she gave all indications she was no longer in love with him. He wants the words  said, not infered. Opoku Nti looks like that guy who has not got the balls to look a girl in the face and say we have come to the end of the road. He would rather dance around the subject and hope that the girl’s pride drums the point home. Both deserve each other. None of them deserve an institution as huge as Kotoko. Maybe Tuesday morning was a blessing. Maybe Otumfuo whose decision making has contributed to this will finally realise that this can’t go on any long. Maybe too he won’t. For all the rhetoric, the actions of everyone involved has suggested this club is not involved in the serious business afterall. By Michael Oti Adjei|TV3 Sports|Ghana

First UN troops tried for CAR sex abuse

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First UN troops tried for CAR sex abuse
file photoThe first UN peacekeepers accused of sexual abuse in Central African Republic (CAR) have gone on trial in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Two of the Congolese troops denied charges of raping minors, while a third denied a charge of attempted rape, the prosecutor said. More than 100 people have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by UN and French forces in CAR. French prosecutors have opened a new enquiry into the case, AFP reports. The troops were deployed to end conflict which broke out in 2013. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he was “shocked to the core” by the latest allegations, which include bestiality. The Congolese troops appeared before a military tribunal in Ndolo, a prison north of the capital Kinshasa, on Monday, AFP news agency reports. The trial was “a first, and good, step to end impunity” among peacekeepers, said Ida Sawyer, an advocate for campaign group Human Rights Watch. Meanwhile, Tanzanian peacekeepers accused of sexual abuse in DR Congo have been hit with paternity claims from alleged victims, said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Associated Press news agency reports. The Tanzanian peacekeepers were being investigated following allegations that they had sex with minors, and paid for sex. The troops were part of an elite force which had the rare mandate of launching offensive action against rebel groups in the mostly lawless eastern DR Congo. Mr Dujarric said the 11 included four from the mission’s current deployment and seven from a previous contingent, AP reports. In CAR, one advocacy group said last week it had passed on new reports to the UN that a French commander made four girls have sex with a dog. The UN said it was investigating 108 new reports of abuse in the country. Last year, there were 69 allegations of child rape and other sexual offences by peacekeepers from 10 missions. Forces were deployed in 2014 to help restore order in CAR after the president was overthrown the previous year and sectarian violence gripped the country. In early March, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for the repatriation of peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations of sexual abuse. Last August, the UN envoy to CAR, Babacar Gaye, was sacked amid multiple allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers. An independent panel called the UN response to the allegations “seriously flawed” and a “gross institutional failure”. It accused senior UN officials of abusing their authority by failing to take action over allegations of abuse by soldiers from France, Equatorial Guinea and Chad. Source: BBC
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