Author: Papa Linc

A transformation to accelerated growth Network’s new strategic vision is enabled by a business model transformation, both operationally and culturally. Network’s strong heritage has been built upon being the direct-to-merchant payments partner of choice in the UAE and Jordan, with transaction processing the cornerstone of the customer proposition. Today, the company is transforming, providing a platform to accelerate growth through value-added-services underpinned by accelerated execution and innovation, and a focus on more direct-to merchant payment services. Under its new strategic vision, Network is already delivering accelerated performance: Market leadership: Delivering faster growth in the UAE & Jordan to extend its…

Sports News of Wednesday, 29 September 2021 Source: ghanasoccernet.com 2021-09-29 Black Stars line up before a match Zimbabwe’s clash with Ghana in Harare will be played without fans following the latest decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).CAF has denied Zimbabwe’s request to have a limited number of fans at the stadium for the World Cup qualifier scheduled for October 12.”The Confederation of African Football has once again turned down our request to allow a limited number of supporters into the stadium for our FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier against Ghana. CAF indicated that its decision was based on…

South Sudan’s government has dismissed a United Nations (UN) report accusing the country’s governing elite of looting tens of millions of dollars from public coffers, saying it is the victim of an “international campaign”. Last week, the UN’s Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said a “staggering” amount of money and other wealth had been diverted from public coffers and resources – more than $73m since 2018, with almost $39m stolen during a period of less than two months. It warned that the plunder risks derailing an already fragile peace process in the world’s newest nation, which has struggled to emerge from…

Penthauze Music frontier Phyno has released a new single which he titled ‘Stacks.’ The song was produced by talented beatmaker, Eli. Artist Name: Phyno Song Title: Stacks Producer: Eli Sound Engineer: Swaps Label: Penthauze Country: Nigeria Year: 2021 Phyno Nigerian heavyweight rapper Phyno comes through with an impressive tune entitled ‘Stacks.’ The record is vividly a pathway to the release of his fourth studio album which will be out before the end of the year. RELATED: Phenom feat. Phyno, Olamide – Shamanya Produced by talented beatmaker Eli, ‘Stacks’ will serve as Phyno’s second official single for 2021. A follow-up to…

The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has raised an alarm of scavengers collecting items used for locally-manufactured improvised explosive devices (IEDs).   Commodore Friday Okolie who represented the agency at a public hearing organised by the house of representatives committee on national security and intelligence, on the consideration of four security bills, disclosed that the items used to manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs) consist of various components such as initiator, switch, main charge, power surge and container. The DIA rep said this may further be enclosed with additional enhancement such as nails, glasses or metal fragments designed to increase the amount of shrapnel propelled by…

A e-hailing driver has been given monetary donations from well meaning Nigerians after a passenger shared a positive ride experience with him. One Ore Afolayan took to his LinkedIn to share the story on behalf of the passenger who had the experience. Afolayan shared how the said passenger, was impressed with how the driver treated him — the driver’s car had sweets, soda, nuts, bottled water, and Wi-Fi that passengers could use for their convenience. Unlike many other platforms he had used, that of this driver’s taxi took him by surprise. Afolayan shared that the passenger updated his phone with…

The creator of Have I Got News For You has revealed he wants Angus Deayton back as the show’s host – almost two decades after the BBC fired him over his alleged use of cocaine and prostitutes.Jimmy Mulville, the managing director of the show’s makers, Hat Trick Productions, said Deayton had ‘served his time’ after the allegations and he was ‘a very good host’. Deayton, 65, made headlines in May 2002 after reports in the News of The World emerged that he had allegedly hired prostitute Caroline Martin in Manchester and had sex with her. It was also alleged Martin and Deayton…

It’s a barely a moment in time, but for a power lifter, 17 seconds is an eternity. At the 2019 World Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden, the 31-year-old Lebanese lifter reached down to the barbell, attempting to deadlift more than three times his own weight: 255 kg.First, his hamstrings and gluteal muscles took the strain, and then his quads. As his lower back engaged to pull the weight farther off the ground, his blood pressure would have been going “through the roof,” according to his coach Josh Brame.With his entire body now quivering under the enormous stress, the agony was etched…

Dr. Vladimir Antwi Danso has tasked Ghanaians to continuously work towards consolidating democratic gains in the country.He avers that democracy should be seen as a process and not an event, with that state of mind and outlook institutions must be built to support and strengthen democracy.“Democracy is a process where gradually you build your institutions, gradually you make changes suiting your socio-historical and cultural specificities. You can’t bring American democracy to Ghana.“The socio-historical trajectories we have taken is that we are changing our democracy gradually. For example, today we have an EC that has IPAC, where in the world will…

The Africa Resilience Forum is a flagship African Development Bank event which brings together key stakeholders across government, civil society, the private sector, and international partners, to reflect on the continent’s conflict prevention, peace, and state-building initiatives. Amadou Hott, Senegal’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Cooperation, shared some of the successes from his country that could prove useful in the current crisis. Speaking on behalf of President Macky Sall, Hott said Senegal had adopted a legal framework that provides for flexible and secure public-private partnerships. He said the crisis “reminds us of the need to reorganize our priorities, to…