End of Year Announcement - Fuel Prices Go Up

#EndOfYearAnnouncement
The NPA wishes to announce, effective
Thursday 29th December, 2011, the Maximum
Petroleum Products Pump Prices as follows:
Petrol GHp 175. 48 per litre
Diesel GHp 177. 09 per litre Kerosene GHp 91. 00 per litre
LPG GHp 136. 19 per kg
(A 12. 5kg Cylinder will now sell at GHS17. 02,
and a 14. 5kg cylinder
will sell at GHS19. 75)
Premix GHp 54. 27 per litre RFO GHp 83. 93 per litre The price change, effective tomorrow, 29th
December, 2011 as a percent
of the current Maximum Petroleum Products
Pump Prices, is as follows:
Petrol - 15%
Diesel - 15%
Kerosene - 0% LPG - 30%
Premix - 0%
RFO - 0%

BREAKING NEWS: Nduom Ditches CPP…Forms Political Party

The 2008 Convention People's Party (CPP) flag bearer, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has declared unequivocally that he will not contest the CPP's presidential primary when the party opens nominations for prospective candidates to vie for the flagbearership slot. Addressing the media on a number of issues concerning the CPP and his personal political ambitions in Accra on Wednesday morning, Dr Nduom said he will contest the 2012 general elections on the ticket of a new political party. That political party cum 'movement', he said, will be known in two months' time. More soon.....

Source: Peacefmonline.com

 

Winners of 2nd Ghana Movie Awards

Best Actor In A Leading Role [English Language]
Madji Michel – Somewhere In Africa

Best Actor In A Leading Role [Local Language]
Kwaku Manu – Village Champion

Best Actress In A Leading Role [English Language]
Kimberly Elise - Ties That Bind

Best Actress In A Leading Role [Local Language]
Vivian Jill – Yaw Donkor

Best Actor In A Supporting Role [English Language]
Majid Michel – Somewhere In Africa

Best Actress In A Supporting Role [English Language]
Nadia Buari – Who Owns The City

Best Actress In A Supporting Role [Local Language]
Rose Mensah – Bu Bra Pa

Best Picture
Ties That Bind

Best Directing [English Language]
Leila Djansi & Kevin Huie – Ties That Bind

Best Directing [Local Language]
Augustine Abbey [Idikoko] – Agya Koo Gbengbentus

Best Art Direction
Ties That Bind

Best Music [Original Song]
Agya Koo Gbengbentus – Mframa

Best Movie Africa Collaboration
Ties That Bind

Best Cameo Actor
Kofi Adjorlolo – Somewhere In Africa

Best Cameo Actress
Grace Nortey – Adams Apple

Best Story
Adams Apple

Best Editing
Ties That Bind

Best Cinematography
Ties That Bind

Best Costume & Wardrobe
Queens Pride

Best Make-Up
Adams Apple

Best Visual Effects
Grave Yard

Best Discovery
Kwaku Manu – So,So And So

Best Music [Original Score]
Adams Apple

Best Sound Editing & Mixing
Ties That Bind

Best Writing Adapted Or Original Screenplay
Adams Apple

Best Actor Africa Collaboration
Ramsey Nouah Jnr. – Memories Of My Heart

Best Actress Africa Collaboration
Omotola Jalade – Ties That Bind

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Source: peacefmonline.com

Andre 'Dede' Ayew named BBC African Footballer of 2011 (Ayew's father, Abedi Pele, won the BBC award in 1991

Ghana and Marseille winger Andre "Dede" Ayew has been named the BBC's African Footballer of the Year for 2011.

The 21-year-old took over a third of the votes to follow in the footsteps of his father, Abedi "Pele" Ayew, who won the inaugural BBC award in 1991.

Ayew beat Yaya Toure, Gervinho, Samuel Eto'o and Seydou Keita to the title.

"I'm honoured and surprised to receive this prestigious award, especially considering the great players who have won it in the past," said Ayew.

 

"I thank all the people who voted for me - in Ghana, in Africa and in the world.

"I'm going to work hard to show them they made a good choice."

The award was voted for by African football fans who nominated their favourites either by text or email.

They chose from a shortlist which was drawn up by football experts from every country in Africa, who based their choices on players' skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency and fair play.

After making an impact on the international stage in 2010, when he impressed observers at both the Africa Cup of Nations and Fifa World Cup, 2011 marked a year when Ayew became a key figure at club level.

He finished the 2010-11 campaign as a regular starter for Marseille for the first time in his career, with his goal tally of 11 aiding his cause.

At the start of this season, he struck a hat-trick to help Marseille win the French Super League - and has since contested all but one of his side's 17 league games, scoring six times.

Injury ruled him out of Marseille's opening Champions League group game but the Ghanaian has gone on to miss just one minute of European action since then, as the 1993 champions reached the knockout stages.

He will be honoured as BBC African Footballer of the Year 2011 in a short ceremony ahead of Marseille's home game against Lorient on Saturday, on his 22nd birthday.

At international level, Ayew also played a key role in ensuring that the Black Stars qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with an unbeaten record.

Abedi "Pele" Ayew was the first winner of the BBC African Sports Star of the Year award for his achievements in 1991, with the title later turning into the current BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

"Dede" becomes the fifth Ghanaian to win after his father, Sammy Kuffour (2001), Michael Essien (2006) and last year's winner Asamoah Gyan.

Previous winners of BBC African Footballer of the Year award:

2010 - Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland & Ghana)

2009 - Didier Drogba (Chelsea & Ivory Coast)

2008 - Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly & Egypt)

2007 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal & Togo)

2006 - Michael Essien (Chelsea & Ghana)

2005 - Mohamed Barakat (Al Ahly & Egypt)

2004 - Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)

2003 - Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)

2002 - El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool & Senegal)

2001 - Sammy Kuffour (Bayern Munich & Ghana)

2000 - Patrick Mboma (Parma & Cameroon)

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Arsenal face AC Milan in last 16 & Chelsea draw Napoli

Arsenal have been drawn against AC Milan in the pick of the last 16 Champions League match-ups, while Chelsea will play Napoli.

Arsenal and Chelsea, the only remaining English sides in the competition, both face first legs in Italy.

Defending champions Barcelona face German side Bayer Leverkusen.

The first legs will take place on 14/15 or 21/22 February, while the return fixtures are scheduled for 6/7 or 13/14 March.

Champions League last 16 draw:

Lyon (Fra) v APOEL (Cyp)

Napoli (Ita) v Chelsea (Eng)

AC Milan (Ita) v Arsenal (Eng)

Basel (Swi) v Bayern Munich (Ger)

Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) v Barcelona (Spa)

CSKA Moscow (Rus) v Real Madrid (Spa)

Zenit St Petersburg (Rus) v Benfica (Por)

Marseille (Fra) v Inter Milan (Ita)

Andre Ayew shortlisted for Caf Player of the Year

Date : 15-12-11 Ghana's Andre Ayew has been named on the five-man shortlist for the 2011 Caf Footballer of the Year award. The Olympique Marseille midfielder is joined in the running for the award by Samuel Eto'o Fils of Cameroon, Mali's Seidu Keyta, Moussa Sow of Senegal and Yaya Toure of Cote d'Ivoire. Asamoah Gyan and Kevin-Prince Boateng dropped out of the 10-man shortlist after the final list was revealed. According to CAF, the CAF Technical, Football and Media Committees decided on the choice of shortlists for the other categories taking into account the performance of the nominees from January to November, 2011. Ayew, 21, who is one of Ghana's key performers, helped the Black Stars pick silver at the 2010 Nations Cup and followed up with a great display at the World Cup that same year where the team reached the quarter-finals. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony that comes off in Accra, the Ghana capital on Thursday, December 22. It will be the third time the Ghanaian capital will be hosting the annual event after 2006 and 2009. The shortlisted nominees are (in alphabetical order); African Player of the Year 2011 (a) Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille and Ghana) (b) Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi Makhachkala and Cameroon) (c) Seydou Keita (Barcelona and Mali) (d) Moussa Sow (Lille and Senegal) (e) Yaya Toure (Manchester City and Cote d'Ivoire) African Player of the Year 2011 (Based in Africa) (a) Oussama Darragi (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Tunisia) (b) Zouhir Dhaouadi (Club Africain and Tunisia) (c) Banana Yaya (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Cameroon) National Team of the Year (a) Botswana (b) Cote d'Ivoire (c) Niger (d) Tunisia Women's National Team of the Year (a) Cameroon (b) Nigeria (c) South Africa Club of the Year (a) Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) (b)Maghreb Association Sportive of Fez (Morocco) (c) Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) Most Promising Talent of the Year (a) Ahmed Elshenawy (El-Masry and Egypt) (b) Souleymane Coulibaly (Tottenham Hotspurs and Cote d'Ivoire) (c) Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo and Nigeria) Coach of the Year (a) Harouna Doula (Niger) (b) Nabil Maaloul (Esperance Sportive de Tunis) - Tunisia (c) Stanley Tshosane (Botswana) Women's Footballer of the Year (a) Nompumelelo Nyandani (South Africa) (b) Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria) (c) Miriam Paixao Silva (Equatorial Guinea) Referee of the Year (a) Alioum Neant (Cameroon) (b) Noumandiez Doue (Cote d'Ivoire) (c) Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) Legend Award Mustapha Hadji (Morocco) Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha (Nigeria)

Source: Ghanafa.org

 

Please text 1 to 00447786202008 and vote for Andre Ayew as the BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2011.Alternatively you can vote for him at www.bbc.co.uk/africanfootball to cast your vote

5 ways not to display your affection in public

5 ways not to display your affection in public

 
Isn't it lovely to see a couple expressing affection for each other? Well… up to a point. There's a whole ocean of dignity between holding hands in the street and swapping saliva in public.

When you are in a loving relationship, whilst it can be hard to keep your hands off your significant other, it can also be very hard for anyone unlucky enough to be watching. PDAs (public displays of affection, as opposed to personal digital assistants… remember them?) are never much fun unless you're taking part in them, and even then it's often a lot more pleasurable for one half of the PDAing couple than for the other.

We're not suggesting that no-one should show affection in public. Public affection is important in a relationship. It shows your partner that you fancy them and that you're proud to be with them, and that's a vital part of making them feel appreciated. Any onlooker would have to be pretty small-minded to object to couples holding hands, snuggling up or giving each other a peck on the cheek. But go much further than that, and you can start to make people feel very uncomfortable indeed.

Here are five PDA blunders that make us want to scream "get a room"… or just make us want to scream.


1. Kissing with tongues

You look horrible when you snog. Sorry, but you do. Everyone does, except for teenage movie stars, and even they look prettier with their mouths shut and their faces unattached.

Public snogging isn't just ugly, it's also undignified and can be counter-productive. You may wish to tell the world "look how loved up we are," but the world hears "look how desperate we are to show you that we fancy each other."

It also conveys a sense of immaturity. Most people get public snogging out of their systems at school discos. When you see two adults doing it, you can't help but wonder if they've ever actually had sex. It's a grim and deeply unsexy spectacle.


2. Mismatched PDA

Everyone has a different threshold for modesty. If you want to snog your partner or hold their hand but they'd rather not, don't impose your wishes on them. Slobbering over a reluctant man or woman is a very good way to turn them off.

If your partner is less keen on PDA than you are, it's not necessarily a reflection of their feelings for you - it probably has a lot more to do with shyness. If you try to kiss them in public and they flinch or start to pull away, that should be more than enough of a signal for you to stop. Be sensitive to their PDA tolerance and don't disrespect their wishes.


3. Friend-unfriendly PDA

You can be romantic with your partner in front of friends, right? Well, no. It's rude, for a number of reasons. If you and your partner are out with friends, you should be giving your friends your attention, not each other. You can give each other all the attention you like when you get home later.

And what about friends who aren't happy in their relationships, or single friends who'd rather not be single? The last thing they want to see is you two cooing over each other. Even the happiest of your friends won't be too delighted to play gooseberry if they're alone with you and you start groping each other.


4. Premature PDA

Many new lovers engage in public displays of affection as a way of "marking territory". It's hardly surprising, given the tidal waves of lust and excitement that wash over you when you start falling for someone. But be warned, premature pawing is not a way to keep someone interested. It's just as likely to scare them off.


5. PDA in the workplace

Meeting a new partner online is now one of the top three ways to start a relationship, but if you're someone who's met their partner at work, the temptation to engage in a spot of on-the-clock PDA must be strong. It's a temptation to be resisted at all costs.

Any kind of cutesy contact in the workplace could earn you disrespect, jealousy or even the sack. Don't even think about swapping saucy emails. It's also wise to keep your PDA to a respectable minimum during after-work drinks with colleagues. They'll have a lot more respect for you as a couple if all your PDAs are strictly private displays of affection, well away from the office.