Welcome to Chachachakumasi : 2015-12-27

Zimbabwe: Wedding Interrupted After Groom’s Wife Shows Up At Ceremony

The wedding of a 42-year-old man and his bride was interrupted by another woman claiming to be the man’s wife after the pastor asked if anyone objected to their marriage. Ndodana Chifamba, 42, and his bride, known only as Phindile, were preparing to exchange vows at their wedding in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe when a woman swiftly got to her feet and announced she was married to the groom.

Amakye Dede, the highlife legend survived a fatal accident on Saturday dawn but is responding to treatment. According to the Medical Superintendent at the Osiem Government Hospital, Dr. D.K. Yeboah, the music legend suffered facial lacerations, which has been dressed.

Daphne Joy, ex of rapper 50 Cent and
26 yr old Jason Derulo

Their romance was seemingly confirmed via a few posts on Snapchat. And Jason Derulo and new girlfriend Daphne Joy certainly seemed to be showing off more than just their relationship during the latest outing. The 26-year-old singer and his new ladylove were spotted showing off their fantastic physiques while enjoying some fun in the sun on Miami Beach on Friday.

The gospel musician turned Afrobeat singer, as part of her 2016 (New Year) resolution is ready and willing to give her goodies to suitors who have money to pay. If you are not well to do, Maheeda, who is not shy to show what she has been endowed with on social media, is advising you to only watch her pictures and videos and masturbate for consolation.

The Let My Vote Count Alliance has described as bogus, a sham the report of a five member committee tasked by the Electoral Commission to interrogate the debate for a new voters' register. Convener of the group David Asante said the report was biased but they did not expect anything less.

Former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has rallied Ghanaians to rejuvenate the revolutionary spirit to combat corruption, greed and selfishness or risk derailing our political and social cohesion. The leader of the June 4 1979 uprising and the 31st December 1981 revolution said: “The colour of the democracy especially from the period of 2000 appears to lack the will, the capacity and the ability to fight corruption.”

Ronnie Munsamy.

Durban – The stabbed and strangled body of a KwaZulu-Natal businessman, who was reported missing on Tuesday night, has been found at a primary school in Tongaat, north of Durban.

Johannesburg – A man has been arrested after clocking 158km/h and killing a fellow motorist. The 21-year-old man was trying to flee from traffic officers, before crashing into two other vehicles. The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department said the man was driving at high speed in a red BMW 420i on the N3 southbound between the Grey Avenue and Heidelberg turnoffs when he disregarded an instruction to stop from traffic officers.

Dubai - Grasping the edge of a balcony 48 stories from the ground, just metres away from a raging fire, the photographer thought he may not live to see 2016. "One hour, then that's it, I'm dead," he thought as he stood on the tiny sill of a balcony in Dubai's luxury The Address Downtown hotel, attached by a rope to a massive window-cleaning platform.

There was pandemonium at Oke Fia area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital when a goods-laden truck lost control and crushed two commercial buses and four other vehicles. Our correspondent gathered that although the occupants of the vehicles escaped with varying degree of injuries, a woman of around 60 years of age was unlucky as she was crushed to death.

January 1 2016 begins with increases in prices of petroleum products by one of its biggest margins in recent times. Major petroleum products are expected to go between 18 to 28 percent effective January 1. The increase has come about, because of the recent Energy Sector Levy put on most of the products,

President John Mahama swearing-in Dr Kwabena Donkor

President John Dramani Mahama has accepted the resignation of Dr. Kwabena Donkor as Minister for Power. The Minister resigned on New Year's eve following a promise to Ghanaians that he will relinquish his post if he was unable to solve the energy crisis of the West African country by close of 2015.

National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun of the ruling All Progressives Congress has cautioned the opposition Peoples Democratic Party against inciting Nigerians against government through unguarded statements. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said this while reacting to a PDP statement credited to the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh. Metuh had in his reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s maiden Media chat; referred to the President as an “Unrepentant tyrant” and “fascist”.

The debt owed the 11 power distribution companies by the three tiers of government has risen to N45bn, according to the latest data compiled by the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors. It was learnt that the debt, which rose from N32bn some months ago to the present N45bn, was accumulated by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the three tiers of government since November 1, 2013 when the power firms were officially handed over to private investors.

A man has been caught on camera stealing a parcel from the front door step of a home in Baldivis on December 18, a suburb 46km south of Perth CBD. Photos show the man wearing dark shorts and a red singlet get out of a station wagon and run up to the front door of the home and snatch the box.

CHRISTIAN OWUSU-PARRY

The Justice VCRAC Crabbe panel reviewing proposals for and against demands for a new voters register says arguments for a new register are unconvincing. The EC decided to hold the forum following heated national debate over the register after the opposition New Patriotic Party claimed it had evidence suggesting the register had been compromised with as many as 76,000 non-Ghanaian voters on it.

Her high-flying career in the fashion industry earned her a spot on LOVE magazine's famed advent calendar this year. And British beauty Daisy Lowe showed off the incredible curves and figure that captured the imaginations of the fashion bible's bosses, as she soaked up the rays in a tiny polka dot bikini.

She's had an incredibly busy year, capping it all off with a spectacular X Factor win with her contestant Louisa Johnson. So it's no surprise Rita Ora kicked off her winter holiday in Miami on Monday.

Hiplife artiste popularly known as Wisa has been charged with indecent exposure and sexual assault for showing his genitals at a live event in Accra. Wisa told Joy News he regrets his action which he describes as "childish". He said he is prepared to face any sanction for his behavior.

Gunshots and heavy fighting took place on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, as hundreds of Boko Haram members attempted to overrun the city. The fighting, which reportedly started around 5:00 p.m. was said to have left many casualties mainly from the side of the insurgents and members of the Civilian JTF.

The Federal Government will offer free healthcare delivery to 60 million poor, indigent Nigerians in the coming two years. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who made the declaration while speaking in Ido-Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, said the poor Nigerians would enjoy unfettered medical care.

Modern KOSA Automobile, manufacturer of Kantanka range of vehicles has received government endorsement as Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur reiterates the state’s pledge to support the company.

Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu

Minority Leader Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu is alleging the embattled CEO of Smartty’s Management Limited, Selassie Ibrahim, is fronting for a Chinese firm in an electrification deal with the state. Smarttys productions was at the centre of the “fraudulent” bus branding saga which cost the state GHc3.6 million, according to a pro-forma invoice dated July 26,2015, and signed by the Accounts Officer of the company.

Bukom Banku, knocked out Ayittey Powers in a special bout in Kumasi on Boxing Day, December 26. Ayittey Powers took a beating in the opening five rounds and could not regain his composure to return to the ring for round six.

Takoradi: Three children have been burnt to death in a Saturday dawn fire that swept through the kiosk in which they were staying at Takoradi, the Western Regional capital. The mother of the children – two girls and a boy – left them in the kiosk to go buy bread, but on her return she found the wooden structure in flames.

President John Mahama’s ‘dead goat’ comment in March, 2015 has made it into BBC’s Africa’s best quotes of 2015. The remark by President Mahama generated lots of discussions in Ghana with many condemning him for his failure to empathise with the agitating Ghanaians.

Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, has released a video for her song titled ‘Celebrate’, featuring Ghanaian act – Jupitar. The video was shot at the Coco Lounge, Accra, Ghana and sponsored by Snow Queen Vodka. According to Juliet, the song and video are a call to all her fans to see the brighter side of life, and be encouraged to appreciate what they have. The video was directed and produced by Jewelz Productions Company. Apart from acting, Juliet has some few singles to her credit. In 2014, she released a music video for the song "Its Over Now" featuring General Pype. She also has a music video, ‘Traffic Jam,’ and one for her single, 'Sholala'.

Ghana: See 1million unlicensed bullets being imported into Ghana

Custom officers in Aflao of the Volta region have impounded a vehicle with over one million packs of short cartridges or bullets together with sealed packs of dried leaves believed to be Indian hemp.

Boko Haram gunmen have torched almost an entire village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok from where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped, a resident who fled and a local elder said Tuesday. The raid in Takulashi village happened on Sunday and saw the Islamists loot food supplies, two days after fighters stole more than 200 cattle from the same location.

Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou emerged unscathed after a helicopter he was travelling in crash-landed in the country’s northwest, an official said Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday at a stadium in Djougou but there were no casualties. “The prime minister was on board at the time of the crash-landing … happily he emerged safe and sound,” a source in the Beninese presidency said.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed charges against a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Haliru Mohammed Bello, and his son, Abbah, for collecting N600 million from the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki.

When Mrs Lawal sent her 11-year-old grand-daughter (names withheld) on an errand to deliver okro to a customer, she did not envisage that the girl would be ambushed let alone being raped.

A young man believed to be in his 30s has been butchered for attempting to steal plantain from a farm to celebrate Christmas. The incident occurred at Akyem Nsutem in Eastern region Friday December 25, 2015

Seven people have been arrested in the Northern region in possession of illicit weapons including two AK 47 assault rifles. Confirming the news, the Northern regional police spokesperson ASP Ebenezer Tetteh said the rifles were without magazines.

Nairobi - A Kenyan police official says an Islamic extremist died in Kenya's north when a roadside bomb he was planting exploded.

Suleiman Rashid, a senior officer in the northern town of Mandera, said on Saturday that officers on patrol came across five suspected members of Somalia's al-Shabaab extremist group planting a roadside bomb. Rashid said the officers shot at the suspected rebels who panicked and detonated the bomb killing one insurgent while the others escaped.

Mandera has experienced several attacks in this month that officials attribute to a group that has splintered from al-Shabaab, who are allied to al-Qaeda, and have instead pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. Al-Shabaab has vowed retribution on Kenya for sending troops to Somalia to fight the Islamic extremists

73-Year-Old Dad Celebrates Birth Of Second Child With Girlfriend, 30

One of Britain’s oldest dads is celebrating the birth of his second child with this girlfriend – who is 43 years younger than him. Coach driver John Willows, 73, first became a proud father on Christmas Day 2011- with partner Polly Jackson D’zaccheus – who is just 30 years old.

A clear-up has begun after a violent storm left at least 14 people dead and destroyed homes in several US South and Midwest states on Christmas Eve. Mississippi was worst hit, with seven people dead, while six others were killed in Tennessee.

Dramani John, 34, unemployed and resident of Atasimanso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, has been arrested by the Tamale police for allegedly stealing a Hyundai Santafe with registration number AW 6513-13. The Tamale district court was thrown into laughter when the suspect started crying like a baby, causing proceedings to stop for a while for His Lordship Augustine Essah, to console him to calm down.

Grace Sauti Phiri, a Malawian has appeared before an Accra circuit court for allegedly importing quantities of heroine, a narcotic drug, into Ghana. Grace, an Agricultural Gender Roles and Responsibility Officer (AGRESSO), was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by operatives of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) last Monday, December 21.

If you are ever looking for it then it is on its way. A new ‘super condom’ to help fight HIV and offer more pleasure will soon be available. Scientists from Texas A&M University Health Science Center, led by Mahua Choudhury, an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy at Texas A & M, have developed a condom that they say will kill the HIV virus even if the condom breaks.

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