PRESIDENT MAHAMA PROMISES PROSPERITY , DECENCY AND DIGNITY.

President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday appealed to all Ghanaians to put their hands on deck to enable government to offer development projects that would bring about prosperity, decency and dignity. He said: "Those who are not ready to help should not disrupt our development agenda either." President Mahama made this appeal when he cut the sod for commencement of work on the 1.2 million Ghana cedis Ringway Assemblies of God Gospel Centre Cathedral. In attendance were Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood, Chief Justice and her husband Mr Edwin Wood, Retired Economist, Reverend Dr Paul Frimpong Manso, General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, and some government officials among other dignitaries. The Church, which was started in 1985 in a classroom has developed over the years to become one of the big branches of the assemblies of God Church in the capital and that the current project on completion would accommodate about 1,200 people. President Mahama who equated the building to governance said just like the construction of a building project that needed various degrees of support, governance also needed optimists and hardworking people rather than pessimists. He, therefore, called on those who had nothing in terms of positive contributions towards nation-building not to disrupt the Governments efforts by churning out unfounded allegations and falsehood that could be destructive. President Mahama said the objective of his administration was to bring about prosperity to every Ghanaian to enable them to live decent and dignified lives irrespective of where they were located. President Mahama said God had changed the dropping of manna to his people by rather equipping them with skills and knowledge that would advance the socio-economic development of the country. "God does not drop manna for his people any longer, but with technological advancement, he has equipped a lot more to use their skills and knowledge to work for their own development and I will like to encourage all of you to work towards the building of this nation," he added. Reverend Dr Frimpong Manso, General Superintendent of the Church denounced the proliferation of all-night church services, which he added, were lowering productivity as most of the patrons tend to be weak after spending the whole night in church. He suggested Christians should plan and prioritise their activities in order that they do not conflict with their official working environment. The General Superintendent appealed to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to collaborate with the church in the socio-economic development in their areas of jurisdiction.

GHANAIAN CELEBRITIES WHO THINK FLYING IN FIRST CLASS OR PRIVATE MAKES THEM...

I am sure if Richard Branson or Beyonce shared a photo anytime they flew first class or private, we would not have enough space online to hold the images. They probably do not take such photos of themselves and share because flying first class or private is so ordinary to them—-just like you don’t take a photo of your bed each night you have to sleep on it… But some of our Ghanaian celebrities seem to think they’ve got to let us know they’ve also been on first class or private before—-because it is so important to us and it is status building for them…How that adds anything to their status, do not ask me… We do not blame them because just like me, most of the fans have not touched an aeroplane before… But if those JUST flying it won’t give us a space to breath, I wonder what those who own these planes will do—if they were Ghanaians.

ELIKEM'S GIRL POKELLO DEBUTS HER CLOTHING LINE.

Big Brother The Chase ‘It girl’, Pokello appears to have tapped into the creative juices of her boyfriend from the hit reality TV series, Elikem Kumordzie to create her own line of clothing known as Queen of Swagger.

The Zimbabwean fashionista revealed her first collection at the Expressions of Accra fashion extravaganza at the La Palm Hotel on Saturday night.

Her creations, which reflects a lot of her personal style, were made from GTP fabrics as well as indigenous fabrics from her native, Zimbabwe. Models also rocked shoes from Pokello’s famous high-end boutique, Addicted to Shoes

LIONS DEVOUR KOTOKO.

Heart of Lions handed Kotoko their second defeat of the season with a sensational 2-0 win when both clashed at the Kpando Park in the week nine Premier League meeting on Sunday.

Lions, celebrating a decade in the elite division proved superior the entire duration as they easily stifled Kotoko who still stay atop the log despite the loss.

Isaac Osae got Lions ahead in 16 minutes, connecting beautifully a flick on from Edmund Owusu Ansah deep in the middle with goalkeeper Isaac Amoako lost.

Once the game was restarted, Lions were unlucky to have missed an opportunity to double the advantage after Owusu Ansah's free header missed target narrowly.

Action quickly swung and Kotoko attacked. After invading the final third, the host were pushed to poorly defend a long lob and while at it, Issah Yakubu had an opportunity to pull parity, but his poor effort left their host off the hook.

Kotoko was to be punished soon after Abieku Ainooson made a meal of marking Osea, who had the better of a run to strike feebly at goal. As Amoako dived to meet the danger, Idan Conney pounced to consolidate Lions lead.

With Owusu Ansah's quality written all over the two goals, the former Kotoko captain pieced together his midfield well, drawing rings around the visitor's middle force built around Jordan Opoku, Michael Akuffu and Yayaya Mohammed.

Kotoko attempted to step on their display from recess and Lions' goalkeeper Mozart Adjetey timed well to deny Mohammed from finding the back of the net from a close rang and a half volley delivery moments on.

Sam Yeboah proved trouble for Kotoko's back line with cutting in moves that kept Amoako very busy. In one of the various moves, the goalkeeper needed to stay smart at timing and movement to deny the winners another goal.

Abdul Aziz could have pulled a goal back for Kotoko after comfortably beating an offside trap and advancing goalkeeper Adjetey in the process, only to agonisingly watch his final touch miss the back of the net narrowly.

Loins run back into the picture and at the thick of affairs was Owusu Ansah who picked out Yeboah deep into the final third.

The latter darted to hem one in for Osea who unleash a clever one that got Amoako rising to charge down the effort that went above the post by inches with 11 minutes to play.

HOME SWEET HOME.

FRED PAPPOE HAILS QUALITY IN GHANA PREMIER LEAGUE.

Chairman Ghana's local Black Stars management committee, Fred Pappoe has hailed the quality of the ongoing Ghana Premier League.

The competition which has travelled eight rounds so far sees champions Asante Kotoko leading the pile with 21 points.

Ghana is preparing to host the WAFU Zone B tournament next month in a competition which is solely designed for home based players.

The tournament will see eight teams from the sub-region participating.

Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Gabon are the countries taking part in the championships which starts from 21 November and ends on 28 November.

Coach of the CHAN team Maxwell Konadu is currently monitoring players who play in the League in order to select players for the tournament. Fred Pappoe says the league has shown some positives.

“I must say that I am really impressed, not surprisingly so but I am pleasantly impressed with the League” Pappoe said

“I have had the opportunity of watching about five or six live matches and a few others on Television and almost all the teams are putting up a good show” he added

“The players are giving off their best and I believe that it’s a very good advert for our game.

“I just hope sincerely that they continue like that and I am quite sure they will.

“The kind of packages that are coming in with Supersports on board where the players are been showcased to the rest of Africa and beyond.

JE SARPONG RESIGNS FROM ADUANA.

JE Sarpong has become the second coaching casualty after he officially resigned from Aduana Stars on Thursday.

The veteran coach hinted on Thursday morning he would resign following fans criticism and verbal abuse.

The former Liberty Professionals man has finally thrown in the towel after tendering in his resignation a while ago.

He told reporters he was awaiting the return of club patron Dormaahene Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II from abroad to inform him about his decision.

But he has pressed the exit button even before the chief lands in Ghana.