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Angry Menzgold customers call for immediate arrest of NAM 1
The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold (CACM) Ghana has called for the immediate arrest of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Company Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1).
CACM has also urged government to confiscate all assets of NAM1 and Menzgold, including the CEO’s landed and moveable assets.
The call comes on the backdrop of a lavish signing ceremony of a new artist, Tiisha, over the weekend while, according to them, “victims of Menzgold continue to record deaths with current figure not less than 55.”
At a news conference in Accra yesterday, the General Secretary of CACM, Samuel Odartey said “ we are very much appalled by the bravado and open disregard for the laws of the land seeing NAM1, a man who has been slapped with 61 criminal charges, including money laundering, still signing financial contract and being escorted by macho men.
“If, indeed, our laws are working, which we believe it’s working, then we call on His Excellency the President to order the National Security to cause the arrest of NAM1 immediately without delay,” he added.
Also, Mr Odartey said the claim by NAM1 to have paid GH₵9.6 million to customers was false and criminal thereby challenging the CEO of the defunct Menzgold Company Limited to publish the names of those paid and indicate the amount paid with dates.
He alleged that Mr Mensah was throwing dust into the eyes of the unsuspecting public, adding that “his new scheme Payboy, which was noted to be another scam, had succeeded in scamming hundreds of customers.
The General Secretary said, according to their sources, the $39 million awarded him after winning a court case in Dubai last year had been received by NAM1, stating that the said money belonged to the customers and should be paid to them.
He stated that government’s decision to pay customers of other collapsed banks had made them come to the conclusion that their locked up investments should be paid into the consolidated fund and released to them without delay.
“Menzgold customers’ plight should be treated as an emergency national security issue to avert more deaths among customers, and that as government has decided to pay customers of other collapsed banks and fund management, we request that the same decision should be taken to pay us, since Menzgold was also closed down by government,” he said.
Source: Ghanaian Times
Medical Doctor and dietician, Dr Bernice Korkor Asare, has urged women to take greater responsibility for their lifestyle choices, particularly their eating habits and levels of physical activity, to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
According to her, although, some breast cancer risk factors, such as family history and certain reproductive factors, may not be within an individual’s control, lifestyle choices offer an opportunity for people to take preventive action.
She made this known during a talk on the topic: “Role of diet in breast cancer prevention” organised by Times Ladies Association of the New Times Corporation, publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, in Accra on Thursday.
The event themed “Breast Cancer Awareness- Promoting Early Detection, Healthy Eating and Prevention.” 
She noted that having a risk factor did not automatically mean a person would develop breast cancer, but could increase the likelihood of developing the disease compared with someone without that particular risk factor.
“Having close relatives who have had breast cancer, particularly a mother, sister or daughter, may increase the risk, although not everyone with a family history will develop the disease,” Dr Asare opined. Read More.
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A group of compassionate friends from Innovation Gospel Impact last Friday visited the management, teachers and learners of the Street Academy in Accra.
The visit was to interact to get a deeper insight into the operations of the Academy that houses hundreds of street and underprivileged children and find ways to support them.
The team was led by Rev. Dr Isaac Apenteng Yeboah, a former Director for West African Mailbox Club and Director for Prisons Support Foundation, and Rev. Dale Sutherland from Washington DC.
The call, according to the visitors was occasioned by reports about the struggles of the Academy despite the occasional support it enjoys from individuals and some corporate entities.
Briefing them, the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey, thanked them for the concern showed, indicating that “this is a major boost for both teachers and learners; knowing that their plight is known by people outside their premises.”
According Dr Lartey, the Academy had planned to undertake a number of project to enhance teaching and learning and also procure facilities for the children with keen interest in sports but had to shelve those plans for lack of finance.
He told the team that their biggest concerns were the monthly utility bills that takes a toll on their finances.
“We have a piece of land we planned to turn into an astro turf pitch to train the younger ones whose interests lies in making a career out of football, however, we have been unable to commence because there is no money now,” he said.
Dr Lartey expressed gratitude to the teachers who have dedicated their lives to training these children, rather than going for well-paying jobs and hoped that with time, their conditions of engagement would improve.
Moved by the plight of the Academy, the group donated a cash amount of Gh₵3,000 to settle its water bills.
They described as unfortunate the conditions of learners and teachers of the Academy and pledged to continuously support their operations to realize the dream to build a better future for the unfortunate children.
The group offered to support the school with its monthly utility bills, feeding and staff allowance and urged the Academy staff to remain in constant touch with them.
The Street Academy is located at the Accra Art Center and offers brilliant but needy the chance to pursue their educational dreams by enrolling them in public schools with others offered training in sports and cultural activities.
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