CHARLES K. MARFO (RAY CHARLES)

           Stay focused to beat Egypt - Asantehene The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned the Black Stars to eschew complacency as Ghana clash with the Pharoahs of Egypt in the first leg of their 2014 FIFA World Cup play-off in Kumasi on Tuesday, October 15. He said they ought to go all out to ensure victory, describing the match as one they cannot afford to lose. The Egyptians, he said, though were an experienced side, but with determination and commitment the Stars can overcome them. Otumfuo Osei Tutu was addressing the technical team and playing body when the Stars paid a courtesy call on him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Friday. The Asantehene called for unity amongst the playing body, telling them to be disciplined and play according to instructions. The entire nation, he said was behind them and asked the Stars not to disappoint.       Source: GNA

Asantehene’s Alleged Bribery Scandal: Free Press Editor Denies Publication ... The Editor at the center of the Asantehene’s alleged bribery scandal, Emma Lawson, has vehemently denied the publication attributed to the newspaper.  Emma Lawson says the New Free Press has no idea where the story originated from. According to her, the said publication was based on an anonymous website sourcing her organization as the author. She added that since the story hit the newsstand, her office has been flooded by some security intelligence personnel, tasked with investigating the publication. The New Free Press online recently published that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, allegedly brokered a bribery deal between President Mahama and two of the nine Justices that sat on the 2012 election petition case. The publication triggered Chiefs at Manyhia in the Ashanti Region to lodge a formal complaint with the National Media Commission (NMC) to haul the editor and publisher of the Free Pr...