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The paper has as its banner headline "Aben Wo Ha" - No ban. According to the story the National Commission on culture which exercises authority over the music industry in Ghana says it has no intention of banning Aben Wo Ha, the newest song by ace Musician, Daddy Lumba as speculated by an Accra radio station. According to the story, Mr. Ebow Hawkson, Deputy Chairman of the Commission on culture says the commission has no authority to ban any song or any artistic expression because the constitution of Ghana allows for freedom of expression. The paper confirmed that, a result of a survey conducted by the paper showed that those who advocated for the ban of the song on radio were predominantly senior citizens around 45 and above. While another school of thought vehemently opposed to the song being banned. The paper concluded that even with this controversy surrounding "Aben wo ha", a survey around some music shops in Accra indicate that the song continues to be the fastest-selling cassette album on the market of late. GRi

Guide ***** "SIRANGERS PANIC IN KUMASI, WILL HEADs FOLLOW ASANTEHENE?" asks the banner head line on the frontpage of the Guide. The story says more grief, anger and tension is building up in Kumasi following the death of the great king of the Ashanti's, the Asantehene Nana Opoku Ware II last Thursday. While the Asanteman Council chiefs and elders are reported as being angry about the premature publicity given to the death of the Otumfuo, tension and fear has gripped strangers who live in and around Kumasi. The rumour mill in Kumasi is reported to be 'running wild'. Another front page story in the Guide says: "Over 10,000 people going Blind in Tarkwa. Due to surface mining" says more than 10,000 below-poverty-line persons in 12 communities around Tarkwa where surface mining is going on are gradually going blind. According to the paper the acute eye problems are the result of blasting activities conducted by Teberebie Ghana Ltd. Ghana Australia Goldfields (GAG), Goldfields Ghana Ltd. and Bogosu Goldfields Ltd. The people in the 12 villages are also said to be sharing their beds with reptiles who are scared out of their hideouts by the incessant blasting by these miners. The activities of the miners described as both callous and disgraceful are said to be polluting sources of drinking water of the villages.