Welcome to Chachachakumasi : 2015-09-27

Becca at the UN Summit on SDGs

Prior to her appearance at the Central Park concert, Becca joined a lineup of top performers at an exclusive event for Richard Branson’s Virgin Unite Foundation. The event, a UN Summit on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was attended by some of the most powerful citizens on earth. Becca was the only African artiste to be at the opening press conference alongside Ericsson CEO, Wikipedia CEO amongst others. Last night, Becca performed at Richard Branson’s Virgins Charity Cocktail and will go on to mount the stage of the Global Citizens Concert with a few African artiste. She will be doing the Tell Everybody song which features Sarkodie, Yemi Alade of Nigeria, Mafikizolo of South Africa and Sauti Sol of Ken.

‘Gynaecologist’ Filmed As He Raped His Patients In Kenya

A Kenyan man has been charged with 12 offences including rape, impersonating a gynaecologist and operating a clinic without a licence in Nairobi, BBC reports. The accused, Mugo wa Wairimu pleaded not guilty and has previously denied that he raped his patients.

Mugo wa Wairimu

Kenya’s Medical Practitioners Board has denied Wairimu is a registered doctor after a Kenya TV report in a footage revealed an unidentified man allegedly assaulting an unconscious woman on a clinic bed. The secretly recorded footage was filmed by a suspicious staff member. BBC reports that Wa Wairimu has been in custody since his arrest, as it was argued that releasing him might endanger his life because of the public outrage over the affair. The court ordered, Friday, that he remain in custody until Monday 5 October when his bail application is to be heard.

Flirtation High On Social Media – Study

Back in the day, they’d flutter their eyelashes or share a nervous, giggly chat. That is hardly over. But American teens are now also turning to online networks as tools for flirting, researchers reported Thursday. Indeed, the keypads of smartphones and such are often firing off the sparks of young love, or at least like, said the study by the Pew Research Center.

US teens use Social Media to ‘like’, comment on, ‘friend’ or joke around with someone they have a crush on, the study said. The old-fashioned stuff of wooing still prevails but now “technology is a major vehicle for flirting and expressing interest in a potential partner,” said the study. The survey of those between the ages of 13 and 17 said only 35 percent had been in a romantic relationship, but 55 percent had flirted or talked to someone in person to let them know they are interested. Pew found 31 percent of teens had sent flirtatious messages, 10 percent had sent photos as part of flirting and seven percent had made a video for potential partner. “Digital platforms are powerful tools for teens for flirting, wooing, connecting with and even showing off a

For the first time, Kenya topped the medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing. The Victorious athletes returned home to a hero's welcome when they were received at Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi by thousands of supporters, led by Deputy President William Ruto. Mr Ruto hosted a special breakfast to honour the team at his residence. Kenya won seven gold, six silver and three bronze medals to finish top. Among the athletes who arrived on Tuesday were deputy team captain Vivian Cheruiyot who recaptured her 10,000 metres title and history-making Julius Yego (javelin) and Nicholas Bett (400 metres hurdles). There were also Ezekiel Kemboi and Hyvin Jepkemoi who triumphed in the men's and women's 3,000 metres steeplechase respectively.

Another South African Boxer Dies After First Round Knockout

A South African boxer has died after being knocked out in the first round of a bout. This comes after the death of female boxer Phindile Mwelase late last year. The sports ministry said on Wednesday that Mzwanele Kompolo died in the hospital in the town of Frere in the Eastern Cape province. Kompolo, who the ministry described as an "up and coming'" fighter, lost by TKO in the first round against Siphenathi Qampi. The ministry said Kompolo then collapsed in the ring and was taken to Frere hospital, where he went into a coma. He died on Tuesday. The ministry didn't say how old Kompolo was. The sports ministry is still investigating the death of female boxer Phindile Mwelase late last year. Mwelase died after being in a coma for two weeks following a fight in the capital, Pretoria.

Nana Addo, Invited By Lumba To His Birthday/Album Launch

Daddy Lumba poses with Nana Addo

Popular highlife musician Daddy Lumba who turned 51 has invited Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo to his birthday bash and New Album launch at the National Theater. On many occasions Lumba has released campaign songs to support Nana Addo as the New Patriotic Party candidate. The show comes up at the National Theater tomorrow and will see Daddy Lumba and Great Ampong deliver first-rate performance with his band led by music producer Roro. Other seasoned Ghanaian artistes featuring on the show are Bisa Kdei, Joyce Blessing, SP Kofi Sarpong, Gasmilla, Morris Babyface and many others.

Low Productivity Drops Ghana 8 Places in Global Competitiveness Index

Pesident John Dramani Mahama

The low ranking of Ghana (119th position) cites access to financing, foreign currency regulations, tax rates and corruption as the most problematic factors for doing business in Ghana. Ghana has been ranked 119th in the 2015/2016 Global Competitiveness Index. This means Ghana has dropped eight places further after last year’s ranking. The report assesses the competitiveness landscape of 140 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. Switzerland, Denmark and the US were ranked the three most competitive economies while Zimbabwe, Burundi and Chad were ranked the least competitive economies globally. The report remains the most comprehensive assessment of national competitiveness worldwide.

It Is A "blatant lie" 'Govt paid Ibrahim Mahama $200m for Odaw dredging' - Kennedy Agyapong

Ibrahim Mahama

“This Mahama-led administration has really taken us for granted, and I won’t allow that to happen. I will continue speaking the truth till the truth prevails,”This is a quote from the Member of Parliament for Assin North in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong. He has alleged that construction firm, Engineers and Planners, owned by President John Mahama's brother was paid 200 million dollars to dredge the Odaw River after the twin fire and flood disaster. Kennedy Agyapong's claims come after the Minority demanded Ibrahim Mahama to pay full cost of government equipment used for the project. Minority spokesperson on Local Government, Kwesi Ameyaw Kyeremeh at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, claimed the equipment was procured solely for distribution to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and not to be given to private companies. However, the Minister for Local Government, Alhaji Collins Dauda said the call by the Minority is misplaced. He explained that Engineers and Planners opted to dredge the Odaw River for free because

The couple who burnt the fingers of a two-year-old boy in the Ashanti Region has been remanded in prison custody to reappear on October 6, 2015. Judge Peter Oppong Boahene remanded Nana Oti and Rita Oti, caretakers of the boy, to allow the prosecution more time to investigate the matter. The two are accused of burning the fingers of the two-year-old with a red hot iron. Luv FM's Erastus Asare Donkor reported the couple, particularly, the woman showed no sign of remorse when they were remanded, Thursday. The two were expected to be the guardians of a boy whose father is domiciled in Nigeria but they turned out to be chronic molesters of the little one, a neighbour reported. Accusing the victim of eating out, the two conspired to burn the fingers of the two-year-old who is now at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The victim was thought to have lost only two of the fingers but Joy FM's Super Morning Show host Kojo Yankson who travelled to Kumasi to pay him a visit said all five fingers have been lost. According to him, the three remaining fingers had to be cut off because they were in a complete state of deterioration. A strong-willed boy, as Yankson described him, naturally succumbed to the pain as he moaned and groaned for most part of the time Kojo was there. The couple was initially arrested for allegedly maltreating the victim but was released under very mysterious circumstances. According to Yankson, hospital authorities said there was nobody to look after the boy whilst he was on admission at the hospital a reason why the suspects were released to care for him. The police also claimed there was no prima facie case at the time to continue holding the couple. It did not appear Mr and Mrs Oti learnt any lessons from the first arrest and continued to abuse the boy some patients of the hospital claimed. The two-year-old had "cane marks" all over his "scarred" body, Yankson described and did look like one subjected to serious maltreatment. Things went out of control and the couple was arrested for the second time and are now facing prosecution.

"Eight Men Have Been Playing For Iran’s Female National Team"

It has been claimed by an Iranian league official that eight of the country’s female national football team are actually male. The Iranian FA has been branded ‘unethical’, after it was alleged the players were actually men awaiting sex change operations. Sporting authorities have reportedly ordered gender testing on Wednesday following the claims, made by a man named Mojtabi Sharifi. He told an Iranian news website: "Eight players have been playing with Iran’s female team without completing sex change operations." Female football is surprisingly popular in Iran, with the national team wearing hijab headscarfs, long-sleeved jerseys and tracksuit bottoms to play the game. Sharifi didn’t actually name any of the players who are allegedly male, but did say some had spent their entire careers playing for the women’s team, only to disclose their true gender on their last day in the squad. Doubts began to surface over the legitimacy of some of the players in 2010, when the gender of a goalkeeper in the squad was questioned.

Black Stars Play Peru on Oct. 9th (Friday)

The Black Stars, Ghana’s senior national team will play Peru on October 9th in preparation for November’s 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Returnee goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey has confirmed receiving an invitation for next month’s friendly against Canada and Peru. Invitations to invited players have indicated that the Black Stars will play against Peru on October 9 before they take on Canada in four days’ time. However, the Black Stars are permitted to play two matches under the FIFA international break for next month. The Coach is yet to officially outdoor the list for the friendly despite reports that coach Avram Grant has submitted his squad ahead of the two matches.

Things Men Secretly Love About Women Than SEX

He may not tell you directly, but he loves these tiny things you do. When a man is falling in love with a woman, there are many small or less obvious things about her and her personality that will bring a smile not only to his face, but also to his heart. So, what are some things that a Man in your life probably loves about you, but may not have told you?

Information reaching us indicates that Leaders of the pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVC) are bent on presenting their petition to the Electoral Commission on October 8th via demonstration. The police dropped charges against thirteen leaders of the group,

Madrid To Lose Ronaldo ?

“I am happy here, I want to win things here. I feel good, but as I have said millions of times no one knows what will happen in the future,” the three-time World Player of the Year told Spanish radio station Cadena SER. “We will see what happens tomorrow but at this moment in time I am happy at Real Madrid,” he added. Cristiano Ronaldo refused to commit his future to Real Madrid just hours after becoming the club’s joint leading scorer of all time with two goals on Wednesday. Ronaldo equalled Raul’s record of 323 goals for the Spanish giants in their 2-0 Champions League win over Malmo despite Raul playing over 400 games more for Los Blancos than the Portuguese star, who also passed 500 career goals on the night. Ronaldo has long been linked with a return to Manchester United, where he starred between 2003 and 2009 before a then world record 80 million euro ($90 million, £59 million) transfer to Madrid.

A move to Paris Saint Germain or even a shock transfer to Major League Soccer in the United States have also been rumoured. “No one knows what will happen next year. I am happy here, but you never know what will happen in the future. “I have to achieve things here, I feel good, I want to win things with Real Madrid because I think this club has potential to win things, but I don’t know what will happen in the future.” Ronaldo spoke to the Spanish media present in Sweden for the first time since February after Real were humiliated 4-0 by Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese was heavily criticised for going ahead with his 30th birthday party the night of that defeat after Colombian rapper Kevin Roldan posted pictures of Ronaldo and other Madrid players enjoying themselves on social media. Barcelona defender Gerard Pique then sarcastically thanked Roldan for his part in Madrid’s rivals success after they won the treble of La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey last season. “It isn’t the moment to speak about these things. When I don’t speak it is because something isn’t right, so every one can think what they like,” added Ronaldo. “It was my decision. I didn’t want to speak and there is no one that obliges me to. I speak when I want to, Real Madrid have never put pressure on me to speak. “Why do I not speak more often? Because the questions aren’t good. What does this (Roldan) have to do with the game? “You want to put me in a mess with what Pique has done, why does that matter to me?”

Eight Ghanaians have been confirmed dead in this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabian. The National Hajj Committee confirmed that three people died as a result of the stampede that claimed over 700 lives last week. Five other deaths are however not related to the stampede, Alhaji Rauf Tanko, Chairman of the Hajj committee said. He said the Committee has been searching for those who were injured in the stampede. Two are receiving treatment at the hospital while another person has been brought to the Ghana camp in Mecca. In relation to the stampede, at least 54 Nigerians are known to have died. It was the second disaster to strike in Mecca in a space of two weeks after a crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque killing 109 people. The stampede is the deadliest in 25 years. About 769 pilgrims died in the incident and more than 200 of the number are believed to be from Africa. The stampede appears to have been caused in Mina when pilgrims converged to take part in the Hajj's last major rite - throwing stone at pillars called Jamarat - where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham. Offering condolences to the relatives of the dead and injured, King Salman said "we have instructed concerned authorities to review the operations plan and to raise the level of organization and management to ensure that the guests of God perform their rituals in comfort and ease."

Psychiatric Nurses Resume Strike

“At the end of September 2015, it has become evident that all the processes brokered by the government were strategic and deceptive steps to get us back to work" Nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital said, after declaring an indefinite strike over government’s inability to pay their salary arrears, “Just like all other workforce in Ghana, we have a duty to serve our clients and country but our rights to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions, and to receive equal pay for equal work without distinction of any kind cannot be

Following a tip off by well meaning citizens, Nigerian Troops yesterday afternoon discovered and raided another Boko Haram fuel dump at Abbaganaram in Maiduguri city, Borno State. One person, Musa Abba, was arrested during the operation. The fuel depot was used to stockpile Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants by Boko Haram terrorists and their equally heartless collaborators for onward movement to the terrorists camps in Sambisa forest.

Rev Fr. Thomas Schwiedessen

Rev Fr. Thomas Schwiedessen a Roman Catholic priest with the Spiritan University College at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region has committed suicide. He was found hanging on a tree at the Spiritual Renewal Centre of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church at Apire in Kumasi. Rev Fr. Thomas Schwiedessen, a German national with the Society of African Missionaries (SMA) was going through counselling and was scheduled to fly back to Germany for medical check-up. The Suntreso District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Vitus Napen, said

Madam Charlotte Osei

The EC on Wednesday at an IPAC meeting revealed that it has recruited an undisclosed IT expert to help investigate the allegations of a bloated voters register. Madam Charlotte Osei said: “We are investigating the allegations which have been made by some political parties especially when it touches on the integrity or the security of our IT systems. We are getting independent outside expertise to help us look into those allegations.” The New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants the Electoral Commission (EC) to disclose the identity of the IT expert reviewing the voters register. It insists that an independent review of the voters register is necessary. “This is a public service, how do you simply keep the name of the company out. We are not in the know of the nature of the work. We are not too sure we are giving this company the database. Are they going round to places like Togo where people are said to be involved in registration to conduct interviews. “It is important that you give much information. In any case, the Commission is supposed to be an interested party. It is the Commission’s work that is in focus here … If we are to get an independent body to do the inquiry, then we can say exactly what it involves,” Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah, NPP's Director of elections quipped. However, the General Secretary of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) Kofi Asamoah-Siaw is satisfied with the EC’s move. “I think we are satisfied with the process so far. I think she mentioned that she was going to give us an opportunity to speak to the entire conference to present what was contained in our submission, so that is a good initiative."

Update: Anas Video; '..... I took the money....' - Judge Confesses

Anas Aremeyaw Anas

“I knew that there was trouble coming because, as soon as he [Anas] gave me the money, he disappeared from the sofa he was sitting on. I was sweating and did not know what to do so I knew this day would come. That is why I have confessed that I took the money because I am afraid he may use the spirit to kill me if am not truthful” One of the Judges, who has been appearing before the committee set up to probe the corruption scandal that has rocked the Judiciary, told the New Crusading Guide newspaper and thinks that Anas Aremeyaw Anas was a spirit. The said Judge revealed his belief to the newspaper where the ace investigator, Anas works as acting Editor-in-Chief. In a publication in the

Otiko Afisah Djaba

Otiko Afisah Djaba, the National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling for the head of Dr. Mustapha Ahmed the Minister of Youth and Sports for failing to facilitate the payment of Black Queens' bonuses. Otiko said it is unfair for the government to allow the national women’s football team to undergo such humiliation after displaying so much sacrifices at the All Africa Games. The Queens are demanding $5000 each but the government is bent on giving them $2000

A schoolboy seduced by a disgraced teaching assistant twice his age revealed last night that they had sex 50 times - and she told him he had made her pregnant. The boy, aged 15 at the time, said how the two months of abuse by Caroline Berriman, 30, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, left him ‘scarred for life’ and they had regular, unprotected sex. Berriman, who taught at the 1,600-pupil Abraham Moss Community School, avoided a jail sentence last week despite admitting two counts of sexual activity with a child. The boy, who

A Wisconsin man who was caught having sex with a donkey while at work has blamed his genitals for the incident, saying that his “privates were out of control.” Court documents show that the man told police he had been performing the sex act during his shift and that he had never done anything like this before. According to a criminal complaint, 20-year-old Gideon D. Swartzentruber was at work when he suddenly became very horny. He then began to touch the female donkey inappropriately before he lured it to a secure location away from its barn and began to have sex with the animal. Swartzentruber claims that the act lasted “not more than a minute” but that his boss walked in and immediately fired him after realizing what he was doing. Police say that Swartzentruber has no previous criminal record while reporting that he had also expressed remorse over the illegal activity. “He said he got crazy and carried away,” the complaint says. “He said he feels bad about it and said it was something that he shouldn’t have been doing.“ The 20-year-old is due to appear in court later in the year after being charged with a misdemeanor count of sexual gratification. If the case goes to court, he faces a possible sentence of nine months in jail.

'Enough of the insults on the Black Queens' - Afia Schwarzenegger

Afia Schwarzenegger

Afia Schwarzenegger, Radio and Television personality seems angered by how the senior national female team the Black Queens are being treated by the Football Association and politicians after they won gold for Ghana. The Queens had a 1-0 win over their Senegalese counterparts to annex the ultimate crown at the just ended all African games in Congo Brazzaville. They have not received their accumulated bonus and have being staying at M-Plaza Hotel

I love sex - Efya confesses

Songstress Efya revealed on @ Home with Michelle, a television show on Africa Magic Family channel that she loves sex and that makes her who she is. According to Efya, she has been herself from day one and she intends to be like that for the rest of her life and that includes her love for sex.

Songstress Efya

“My Sexuality is who I am and I love sex and for me, that is it,” she said. The Best In Me singer who has been in the news before for sharing an experience on her broken heart also revealed that her disappointment in previous relationship will not stop her from falling in love again. “Being heartbroken doesn’t mean I should give up on Love, but I am still on the run for love and when Mr. and miss right meet, we can take it from there,” Efya said. Born Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor, she is the daughter of Nana Adwoa Awindor, a filmmaker and celebrity host of the late television show Greetings From Abroad. Efya got her first exposure to fame when she participated in the maiden edition of the Stars of the Future talent show.She won the Best Female Vocal Performance category at the Ghana Music Awards in four successions. She is currently promoting her latest joint, Jorley.

Python Killed in Pastor’s House

A victim being swallowed

The snake killers

CALABAR— A suspected 19-year-old threatening python was killed at the residence of Rev Tony Amba the Senior Pastor of Mega Faith Christian Assembly, Calabar, by the head of the Hausa snake killers Danzaria Rabiu. He disclosed how they killed the snake.

Enact Measures To Dismantle Safe Haven For Stolen Funds, Buhari Tells World Powers

New York—President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in New York, told the international community that the readiness of developed countries to provide safe havens for stolen funds encourages corruption. He urged them to enact strict measures that would dismantle the havens for ill-gotten wealth.

President Buhari, who made the disclosure while addressing world leaders at the ongoing 70th General Assembly of the United Nations in the US, also appealed to them to facilitate the return of identified stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin. The President reiterated his unwavering determination to fight corruption head-on. He said: “Let me reaffirm the Nigerian government’s unwavering commitment to fight corruption and illicit financial flows. By any consideration, corruption and cross-border financial crimes are impediments to development, economic growth, and the realization of the well-being of citizens across the globe. “Nigeria is ready and willing to partner with international

Ghana Police Service has arrested five prosecutors of the service to face an investigative panel of the Criminal Investigations Department today. They are being investigated over their alleged involvement in the Judicial Service of Ghana scandal. After a two-year investigation by ace journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, thirty-four judges are being probed for their various roles in compromising cases before them. The CID will also investigate some judicial officers who were identified in the secret video. Twenty-two of the indicted judges, mainly lower court judges, have been suspended while their senior colleagues battle their impeachment process in court.

“Black Queens situation is embarrassing everybody” - FA President

GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi

The Queens returned to Ghana last Sunday after winning gold in the All Africa games in Congo, but their feat has been overshadowed by their protest at the M-Plaza hotel in Accra. The players are demanding for their bonuses and prize money of over $20,000 each to be paid to them before they leave the M-Plaza Hotel. The GFA President who paid a visit to the team on Monday stated that the GFA is unhappy about the situation and is ready to reach a common ground with all stakeholders to end the stand-off. “No one is happy with the current happenings and we should all be committed to resolving the problem. We are all not having any sleep about the concerns of the team”, . It’s unfortunate and we have to find a way around it. There should be a solution soon because it’s embarrassing everybody,” Nyantakyi said.
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Update: Police accused of ‘cooking’ intelligence to Stop LMVC Demo

Police Public Relations Officer, Afia Tengey

Police Engaging Defenseless Protesters

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday granted an injunction filed by the Police to restrain the Let My Vote Count Alliance from demonstrating on Tuesday. The decision quashes an earlier ruling by an Accra Magistrate Court which ruled that it cannot grant the permission of the police because the motion they filed had expired.
Meanwhile the Police have been accused of cooking up intelligence to found a baseless for an injunction against the Let My Vote Count Alliance who are demanding a new voters register. Major Derick Oduro a member of Interior and Defense Committee of Parliament, says the police's claims

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said he does not side with any political party against the other, as far as politics in the country is concerned. “There are times people connote whatever we do with politics, but I want to assure you that as Asanthene, I stand in the middle,” he told diplomats, who gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region recently for the premiering of a video documentary titled: “The Return of Asantehene from the Seychelles.” “I don’t care about your politics,” he said, adding: “I stand for Ghana and Asanteman, and, therefore, whatever

One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for two months. Another was kidnapped with her 15-year-old sister and raped every night for five nights. A third was taken to a forest with her 12-year old daughter where both were raped.

Bedbugs, Mosquitoes invade UNILAG Students' Hostels

Students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, shut the university’s two exit gates, to protest the invasion of bedbugs and mosquitoes in their hostels. The protest by the irate students which began as early as 7am, led to a hectic traffic which has inconvenienced the university community and commuters in and around.

Court rules for LMVCA to picket at EC

Let My Vote Count Alliance

It's a joyous ruling for Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) as a Circuit Court in Accra has given the green light for demonstrators to picket at the Electoral Commission (EC) office on September 29, 2015. The Court presided over by Justice Essandoh, set aside an earlier ruling in favour of the Ghana Police Service, banning the demonstrators from picketing at the EC. The police argued that the EC office constituted a security installation and hence it would prevent demonstrators to picket there. An attempt to enter the vicinity last two weeks led the Police to use some force to prevent the demonstrators demanding a new voters’ register from picketing there. One person lost an eye and several others were injured; thus preventing the demonstrators from submitting their petition. By the Court ruling, the demonstrators can also picket at the premises of the Electoral Commission (EC). According to the court, the ex parte injunction secured by the Police had elapsed hence the green light for organizers of the demonstration to picket around the EC.

35 trapped and Feared Dead In Galamsey Pit At Bonsawire

In the Western Region, some 35 illegal miners have been trapped in a goldmine pit at Bonsawire near Asuoso. Two persons have so far been rescued by the local folks with 33 others still trapped in the pit located in the forest of Bonsawire. One of the two rescued, is dead and the other seriously injured. The incident occurred 4:30 am on Monday morning bringing activities to a standstill at the site. The chances of survival for the remaining 33 trapped in the pit are minimal. According to our sources about three hundred illegal miners were working on the site at the time of the incident.

19yr Old Patricia Dede electrocuted to death

A student of St. Augustine’s Senior High School at Bogoso, Patricia Dede, has been electrocuted to death. Screams from her room for help alerted others who rushed to her room but found her dead with a water heater lying by her side. According to an eyewitness, “She was trying to plug the iron while the plug of the water heater was still in the socket so that is what triggered the electrocution. “Apparently, as she was forcing to unplug the heater there was an explosion and so you could see a cut on her breast area,” The station Officer in charge of the Prestea Police command, Chief Inspector Joseph Berko, in an interview said that the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Wassa Akropong Government Hospital morgue in the Western Region.

Akufo-Addo: I’m not perfect, but my intensions are honest

“I am not a perfect man by any stretch of the imagination, but my intention is an honest one. I'm not in politics to enrich myself, that's not the reason I came into politics,” The flagbearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo stressed at a thanksgiving service for the party’s parliamentary candidate for Tema West Carlos Ahenkorah at Sakumono on Sunday.
He said he will be an exceptional leader.“I came to contribute my quota to ensure that our nation develops. If it was all about money, I would have

The national senior female team, Black Queens have threatened to quit playing for Ghana after their bonus row with government is paid. The Black Queens are demanding $11,000 each from the Sports Ministry for winning gold at the All Africa Games, but the ministry has turned down their request saying it has no funds to meet their demands. “We are just making sure that what is rightfully ours, we take it before we go, then we advise ourselves as players because it is so glaring that the environment is not favouring some of us. “We

Jeffrey wins 2015 MTN Project Fame

Jeff is a Sound Engineering graduate from the SAE Institute, Cape Town and has consistently wowed judges and the audience by going all the way in each of his performances. Watch Jeff here: https://youtu.be/oOAc0jZ1J20

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has said that Sheikh Liman Dan-Ata, the Chief Imam of the Sultan Abubakar III Jumaa’at Mosque, Sokoto, is among those killed in the stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. The Media Assistant to the agency, Alhaji Farouk Umar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. NAN recalls that the state government had in a statement issued on Saturday by Imam Imam, spokesman to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, confirmed the killing of nine other pilgrims from the state in the Mina stampede. The agency has also confirmed the killing of the immediate Caretaker Chairman of Illela Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Bello Gidan-Hamma, his mother, step-mother and two wives in the stampede. At the time of writing this report, several pilgrims from the state had been declared missing.

Boko Haram Dieing

The continued push to dislodge the terrorists from their fortress in Sambisa Forest and elsewhere, the dismantling of their major fuel depot and other logistics and the rescue of many innocent people from the clutches of the terrorists are clear indications that the military has gained the upper hand against Boko Haram. It said the mere fact that the terrorists are now surrendering in droves to the gallant troops of the Nigerian military is the clearest indication that the bandits

Usually, suicide bombers smile before their mission. They are happy because they consider it not only as a military gesture but also a religious undertaking. It was a rather different reaction to Jafar Tayyar, an Uzbek militant instructed to drive an armored car full of explosives into an army position to Fuad, Syria. In a video released by the Mirror, the militant is embraced by his companions.

Adam Larsen Kwarasey

An invitation has gone out to USA-based goalkeeper, Adam Kwarasey for next month’s friendly against Canada in the United States capital of Washington. The 28-year-old, who is in top form for his MLS side, told a Ghanaian journalist that he is returning to the national team for the first time since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Adam Kwarasey went 'exile' after the tournament in Brazil. He went public hitting out at Black Stars goalkeepers’ trainer, Nassam Yakubu and the technical staff over team selection at the World

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