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Nana Aba Anamoah, a journalist and political show host, has urged media practitioners to desist from accepting gifts from politicians as the December general elections beckons. Despite a self-confessed love for ‘frebbies’, Nana Aba Anamoah said she does not accept offers from influence-peddlers in the corridors of power. “I try as much as I can, not to take favours from politicians”, the host of ‘The State of the Affairs’ on Accra-based television station GHOne said on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Tuesday. While discussing the relationship between politicians and journalists ahead of the 2016 general elections, she said men are more likely to receive gifts from politicians than women. In a season of compromising offers of goodies including cash and cars, the TV presenter observed that women often get dinner dates. “I don’t think they call the women. I don’t know if it is just me. But they don’t call us. I mean they are just calling because they want to have dinner or lun

Deputy operations manager of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Ali Maradona has disclosed that they will not beat Regional neighbors Ashgold in their week 29 fixture of the Ghana Premier League.   Ashgold host Kotoko at the Obuasi Sports Stadium on Wednesday. The Obuasi based club after match day 28 are occupying the 10 th position with 36 points which indicate they can mathematically be relegated if they lose to the Porcupine Warriors but the Ali Maradona says they will not put Ashgold to relegation. Speaking to Kumasi based Sikka FM in an interview, Ali said, “Asante Kotoko and AshantiGold play for the Ashanti Region, if we are to beat AshantiGold for them to be relegated, and then that will not happen, we won’t beat AshantiGold come Wednesday, September 14.” Asante Kotoko are gunning for a top four place with 43 points, a point better than Medeama and two points better than Bechem United who sits fifth and sixth respectively.

The Electoral Commission has rebuffed claims it fixed an unreasonable filing fees for presidential and parliamentary aspirants lining up for this year's polls. Director of Communications Eric Dzakpasu said the Commission only followed due process of law in asking aspirants-presidential and parliamentary- to deposit ¢50,000, and ¢10,000 respectively as filing fees for the December polls. The Commission has come under serious attack from some political parties who believe the filing fees are outrageous. "You do not need to have financial muscle to contribute your quota to the development of the nation. That is not good enough," strategist with the Convention People's Party Kwabena Bonfeh said shortly after the fees were announced. The Progressive People’s Party Kofi Asamoah Siaw said "what they are doing is to discourage participation and that is opposed to their core mandate under the constitution. The should revise these figures downwards to a