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Yolo season 7 premieres at Silverbird cinema- Accra
Popular Television series You Only Live Once (YOLO)season 7 was successful premiered yesterday at the Silverbird cinema- Accra.
The new season touches on drug abuse, discrimination against people living with disabilities, peer pressure and abstandance from sex among others.
Speaking in an interview after the premiere, Mr Ivan Quashigah, CEO of Farmhouse production, producers of the series said Yolo is one of the best television series with over 32 million views worldwide.
“Yolo is global and I can proudly say that it is one of the most watched television series worldwide. We try to educate, inform and entertain through Yolo and our messages always goes down well,” he said.
According to him, he has a big dream for Yolo and the support from individuals and corporate bodies shows that it is doing thing well.
” There is a lot more we want to do with Yolo and the encouragement and the positive comments from the public urges us to do more” he added.
The premiere which had huge patronage from the cast, fans and student had in attendance personalities such as United States of America to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, Dr Da Costa Aboakye- Director- Ghana Health Service, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum- Minister of Education and actors Jackie Appiah, Adjeley Anang among others.
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Media reports claiming Cecilia Dapaah is cleared by FBI are false – OSP
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dismissed media reports suggesting that former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has been cleared of corruption by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
In a statement, the OSP said its attention had been drawn to several misleading publications which claimed that the FBI “found no evidence of corruption” or that Mrs. Dapaah “had been cleared.”
The office stressed that these reports were false and a misrepresentation of its Half-Yearly Report.
According to the OSP, the report stated that no direct and immediate evidence of corruption had been found, a legal standard that is different from saying there was “no evidence” or that the former minister had been cleared.
The OSP explained that the case was earlier referred to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after investigations revealed strong signs of suspected money laundering and structuring, which fall under EOCO’s mandate.
However, the previous leadership of EOCO failed to act and returned the docket.
The new leadership has since requested and received the docket again.
The OSP urged the media to report with accuracy and remain faithful to official documents, stressing that responsible communication is necessary on matters of high national interest.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Government Pays GH¢9.7 Billion Coupon Under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP)
The Government of Ghana has paid GH¢9.7 billion as part of its debt obligations under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said the payment amounted to GH¢9,698,815,220.17.
This brings the total payments made under the programme this year alone to GH¢19.4 billion.
According to the minister in a facebook post, the payment shows government’s commitment to honouring agreements made under the DDEP and is expected to boost investor confidence in the economy.
He stated that government has also created two sinking fund accounts one in cedis and another in US dollars to help manage future debt payments.
These funds, introduced he said is in line with the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review and backed by the Public Financial Management Act, meant to ensure that upcoming loan obligations due between 2026 and 2028 are paid on time.
The Finance Minister assured investors and the public that all future debt commitments, including those under the DDEP, will be fully honoured without delays.
By: Jacob Aggrey
