Welcome to Chachachakumasi : 2016-02-21

Kwabena Donkor: ‘I Resigned On Ill Health, Not Over Dumsor’

Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has revealed he resigned as Power Minister purely on health grounds and not because he failed to end the country’s power crisis. Dr Donkor had stated in his leaked resignation letter dated December 30, 2015 that his decision was borne out of the fact that although he practically ended load shedding, there were still outstanding issues.

The Northern Regional police are hard on the heels of a nurse at the Salaga Government Hospital for allegedly having sex with some girls who reported for medical attention and some pregnant women who attended the facility to be delivered of their babies. The suspect, Evans Okyere, also known as Mubarak, believed to be in his 20s, is also said to have taken nude pictures of the women. Okyere, who apparently got wind of his arrest, has fled the area.

After apparently refusing to make themselves available to be served with court documents regarding an action instituted against the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), the accountant, who was fired recently by the party, has secured a court order to serve the party’s officials by substitution. The accountant, Mathias Mokono Wilson, revealed in his statement of claim how the Mahama-led NDC government paid a total of over GH¢5.5 million to the Electoral Commission (EC), the reason for which is yet to be established – after which the party gave him the marching order to vacate the office.

Ghana: VIDEO + PHOTOS: MPs In 'So So Wonders' Remix As Prez Mahama Presented Untruths, Half-Truths And Embellished Truths

On Thursday during the presentation of President John Mahama's State of the Nation Address, Members of Parliament in reaction to the performance of the Mahama-led
administration sang a different rendition of "So so wonders"

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver a state-of-the-nation address on Monday, February 29, strictly his version. Titled ‘The Real State of the Nation’, the address by Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to outline the state of the nation in the eyes of the largest opposition party. It tends to rival the three-hour address delivered on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, February 25 by President John Dramani Mahama. The address will be delivered at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons at 10:00am.

'Don’t kill Rev King' - Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN)

Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria not to make haste in carrying out the death sentence passed on Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, the General Overseer of Christian Praying Assembly, by the Supreme Court on Friday.

The United States has offered to send a special operations mission to Nigeria to help the West African country fight Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) said on Friday. African armies routed the militant group from much of its self-proclaimed caliphate in northeastern Nigeria last year. But its fighters have since regrouped and intensified their attacks in the Lake Chad Basin, threatening regional security, despite the creation of a 9,000-strong African multinational task force to counter it.

To meet up with the renewed strategy of clearing the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian Army on Saturday inducted a combat motorbike battalion at the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade, Damboa, Borno State, Colonel Sani Usman, Director of Army Public Relations said in a statement.

She's never been shy when it comes to flashing a little skin. Rumer Willis proved that again on Friday, when she showed up for the Vanity Fair DJ night party in a striking little black dress. The 27-year-old star's garment featured a structured bust-line that showed off her ample decolletage, while the hem fell just past her knees.

Kano - Immigration officials have arrested 17 Nigerians attempting to cross the border into Niger on their way to Libya with no valid papers, a senior Nigerian immigration official told AFP on Tuesday. Nigerian Immigration officers intercepted the 17 in two batches at a border crossing with Niger, said the comptroller of immigration for Katsina state, Ahmed Alhaji Alfa.

Accra - A teenage driver from Breman Brakwa, Ghana has been sentenced to seven years in prison with hard labour for raping a 14-year-old girl. According to the Ghana News Agency, Elijah Amoaning, 18, pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and was sentenced on his plea.

Kenyan woman kills son while 'exorcising demons'

Nairobi - A Kenyan woman has been arrested after she was accused of causing the death of her son while allegedly "exorcising demons". The woman, Irene Mbithe, was arrested on Thursday after residents of Kangurue slum in the capital Nairobi raised alarm over the suspicious death of her son, Brian Kibet.

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, Founder of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), has described President John Mahama’s State of the Nation Address delivered in parliament on Thursday February 25 as a “theatrical performance”. Dr Nduom said: “Never again should we the people allow a theatrical performance to happen in the People's House”.

French-born Ghanaian teenager Scott-Beckam Kyei is earning raving reviews in France with his marvelous talent. The 16-year-old midfielder who is the younger brother of France youth international Grejohn Kyei whose parents are from the West African country. Kyei's incredible talent has been likened to England legend David Beckham, who gained international cult status with his ability to score from free kicks. He has been featuring for Stade Reims in the Uefa Youth League and has been tipped to be promoted to the Reims first team squad next season. Ligue 1 rivals Olympique Marseille and Lyon are both keeping tabs on the promising youngster.

Ghana: Headmistress refuses to apologise to MCE on poor school infrastructure

Headmistress of Kperisi M.A. Primary School, has said she is not a politician and did not invite journalists out of malice into the school to disgrace the Wa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alhassan Nuhu Putiaha. According to the headmistress, Rosina Diedong, the Municipal Director of Education called her asking her to apologize for bringing journalists to the school to cover pupils who laid on the bare floor to write.

Ghanaians will have to brace themselves up for possibly another ‘dumsor’ experience in the coming month, as the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) Kwame Nkrumah will be shut down from the 15th to 30th March. The Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, who made the disclosure on Peace FM on Friday, said the move is to allow for the facility to undergo scheduled regular maintenance.

The National Women's Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is not happy with what she says is the continuous deceit of Ghanaians by the Mahama-led administration. According to Otiko Afisa Djaba, in his bid to clinch to power ahead of the November 7 general elections, President Mahama has resorted to vile propaganda just to throw dust into the eyes of the citizenry.

Chemicals in a huge range of household objects such as rubber gloves, condoms and baby dummies can cause cancer, global health chiefs have warned. Scientists from the World Health Organisation have concluded that MBT, which is used in rubber manufacturing, should be added to its "encyclopaedia of carcinogens".

Head pastor of the International Central Gospel Church has condemned what he says is the suffocating Ghanaian environment that buries the dreams of its people and collapses businesses. Dr Mensa Otabil said the problem with Ghana is not with its citizens but the "poisonous environment" which eventually makes the citizens bad as well.

Two Agogo residents have allegedly been shot dead by people suspected to be herdsmen at Agogo in the Ashanti Region. The two were said to have been killed on their farms. A third person escaped unhurt only because he had gone to fetch water.

The running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has come to the aid of students in the Kperisi Primary School in Wa where students lack school furniture and have to study on the floor. Dr. Bawumia, who made a brief stop at the School on Friday, while on his way to the Wa East Constituency for a tour, informed the Head Teacher of the school, Madam Rosina Diedong that the conditions he had seen demanded immediate action and that he had therefore ordered school furniture for 500 students.

In a hotly contested election, Lawyer Philip Addison has been elected parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party in the Klottey Korley constituency. Addison polled 396 to beat his closest contender Nii Noi Nortey who polled 367.

The Electoral Commission has set March 29 for a by-election to replace the slain Abuakwa North Member of Parliament Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu. The move is in respect of Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The commission earlier dismissed reports that it had slated the election for April 5. A statement announcing the date for the poll said “Following the death of the Member of Parliament for the Abuakwa North Constituency, Hon. Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu and in accordance with Article 112(5) of the Constitution, as amended, the Electoral Commission will hold a by-election in the constituency on Tuesday, the 29th Day of March, 2016”.

Occupy Ghana, a pressure group, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament and the Select Committee on Defence and Interior, to withdraw the interception of postal packets and telecommunication messages bill. The bill, when passed into law will allow the country’s security agencies to listen in on private conversations of citizens.

Kwadwo Mpiani, former chief of staff under the Kufuor administration has insisted that Paul Afoko is still the national chairman of the New Patriotic Party, despite being on suspension. The National Executive Committee of the NPP has suspended Afoko and two other national executives – Kwabena Agyepong, the General Secretary and the first vice chairman Sammy Crabbe – for allegedly working against the party.

THE MODERATOR of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Professor Emmanuel Martey has criticised the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Charlotte Osei for committing too many blunders in dispatch of her duties.

I have just read a statement from the Ministry of Communications purporting to respond to the issues I read at the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus concerning the propagandist claims of the current government on infrastructural investments under their administration.

1. Debt Figures What is clear to me (and confirms my long held suspicion) is that members of this government, handed the mandate to manage our destinies as a nation, do not read. Worse of all, as I said on 14th February, 2015, at a forum at the University for Development Studies, what is most unfortunate about this whole episode is the fact that the government doesn’t even seem to know how much it has borrowed. I have on several occasions tried to educate the government on what the true value of their borrowing is but try as I do, it is clear the government is committed to either not reading and understanding the extent of their reckless borrowing or is only following their usual path of deceit and propaganda.

A 35-year-old widow is accusing her late husband’s relatives of hijacking all property they acquired together. The lady known as Nana Akua said the immediate family of her late husband has been harassing her in an attempt to gain control of the property he left behind without looking at the interest of the children he left behind.

A video of a young Nairobi street boy talking in fluent English has gone viral on Facebook and prompted Kenyans to donate towards his education. The 15-year-old was recorded by a volunteer of the Homeless of Nairobi charity group. The young Morris, in the video, exhibited an impressive command of vocabulary and diction as he articulated on the need to give opportunity to street children.

Kenya is among the most attractive target countries for merger and acquisition activity in Africa according to a new report by a business risk consultancy. Control Risks also names South Africa and Nigeria as other top countries in the continent where investors want to put their money. The report was produced after a survey that involved interviews with 100 merger and acquisition practitioners operating in Africa.

Germany’s most populous state has said it will not accept any more asylum seekers from Morocco, after migrants from the country were identified among suspects in the Cologne sex attacks. The government of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Cologne lies, said federal authorities had agreed not to send any more Moroccans to refugee accommodation in the state.

The Kintampo Government Hospital authorities are threatening mass burial for unidentified bodies at the hospital’s morgue. Some unclaimed bodies from last Wednesday’s road tragedy that killed 63 people are going bad, according to Dr Owusu Fosu, the medical superintendent of the hospital.

New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo, flagbearer of the main opposition has challenged Ghanaians to kick him out if they vote for him and he does not deliver as President. According to him, he is clear in his mind the direction and purpose of his leadership should he emerge victorious in the November polls.

Kyalya asked President Museveni for employment because she has nothing to occupy her in the next five years Maureen Kyalya has vowed to call President Museveni to offer her a job. After losing in the recently concluded presidential elections, Maureen Kyalya the sole female candidate in the race has conceded defeat and congratulated President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on his win.

Asokore Mamponghene, Nana Boakye Ansah Debrah

The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) has expressed its displeasure at the decision of the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to release the suspects arrested during the riots that occurred at Old Tafo about a fortnight ago. The decision, according to the traditional council, was not the best and would not lead to the needed peace and be a lasting solution to the problem.

The National Democratic Party appears disappointed after the governing National Democratic Congress apparently disregarded a letter to them asking for a coalition party. In the middle of 2015, the NDP had made overture to the party it broke away from barely four years ago calling for partnership as Ghana goes to the polls in November this year,

Cardinal Theodore Sarr

Catholic Bishops from across Africa have sent the strongest signal to the West that the continent will not accept any form of dictatorship on the issue of homosexuality. Speaking at a press conference ahead of Tuesday’s 2nd plenary assembly of the group, President of the Regional Episcopal conference of West Africa, Cardinal Theodore Sarr said Africans must be alert to prevent any negative indoctrination from the West to accept same sex marriage.

The NPP Running Mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has outlined six reasons why Ghanaians must reject the NDC’s attempt to hoodwink the public on claims of massive investments in projects as the reality points to the contrary. Dr. Bawumia outlined these six reasons, while delivering a lecture on the topic “The Role of Financial Discipline and Investment In National Development” at a National Financial Literacy and Investment Summit organised by the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) at the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus.

A legal practitioner, Kwame Boafo, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the eligibility of some names on the voters’ register to be used for the 2016 general elections this November. Per the suit the EC and the Attorney General are expected to file a statement of defense within 14 days. Kwame Boafo, a member of the NPP, is seeking ten reliefs from the defendants which also include an order compelling the defendants to compile a new and credible national voters’ register for use in this year’s general election.

Director of Elections, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed disappointment at the conduct of the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Madam Charlotte Osei, especially on the issue of an 18-member Elections Steering Committee.

Nana Akufo-Addo, Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has asked Ghanaians to pray for the country before, during and after this year’s election in November. He noted that Ghana’s peace cannot be taken for granted adding that the onus lies on all Ghanaians to ensure that peace prevails in the country.

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