Welcome to Chachachakumasi : 2016-07-17

Ghana: Electoral Commission demands more cash for 2016 election

Madam Charlotte Osei, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has insisted that the commission would need GH¢1.2 billion for the 2016 general elections, although an amount of GH¢822 million has been approved by the government in this year’s budget for the EC.

Accra: Mass resignation hits Fire Service

Watch Captain Smart exposing the bad working conditions in the GNFS.

Several personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have tendered in their resignation letters, Adomonlline.com can confirm. The officers, numbering about four hundred and twenty (420) tendered in their resignations in protest of the bad working conditions in the service.

'If you like say fi' is an expression from daring opponents ready to fight. In situations like this, there are by-standers who always urge them on to fight instead of cooling tempers.
So......Who throws the first stone?

Ghana's Election 2016: The stage is set.....who wins?

With less than five months to the upcoming general elections in Ghana, election pundits believe that it is a straight 'fight' between Nana Akuffo Addo, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party and President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress. as the picture above depicts. Just have a feel of the fighters and the role of the spectators! Who wins?

Ghanaians deserve better than this 'bread and milo' uniform!

All hands on deck as school 'madams' prepare for the Change that is coming. This lady is hopeful and waiting for her turn to attend a free SHS program to be introduced by Nana Akuffo Addo, The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) come 2017. Change is coming!

Ghana: Has Government 'refused' to retrieve €25m Woyome Cash 3yrs after Supreme Court judgement?

“I am afraid I do not see them retrieving the money, it is sad indeed”, A disappointed Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South constituency, Hon Atta Akyea was quoted as saying in reference to Prez John Mahama's led government's inability to retrieve more than €25m it illegally paid to National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier Alfred Woyome, three years after a Supreme Court judgement.

Wife of the NPP flagbearer, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, who was speaking at a forum in Accra has said that the combination of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a laywer, and his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as an economist and banker, is a strong team to bail Ghana out of the economic difficulties we find ourselves.

She continued “I can also assure you that the combination of Nana Addo and Dr Bawumia [a former deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana] will be a great team for Ghana, so I am pleading with you [to] give Nana [Akufo-Addo] a chance this year and he will not disappoint you.”

“[I] give you the assurance that my husband Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will come and make things better for Ghana”. “We are all feeling the pinch at the moment; it’s a fact and we should accept it and we need a good leader, a better manager of this country, and I can assure you that he is the better manager for Ghana who will move us forward, so that we can have employment for our children who finish school, who are sitting at home without jobs. We can have a better economy”.

Ashaiman: Bedbugs, Mosquitoes Invade Polyclinic

Patients who are admitted at the Ashaiman Polyclinic have to battle with mosquitoes and bedbugs every night and returns home sometimes with malaria.

Administrator of the Polyclinic, Nurudeen Isaaka Idrissu, made the disclosure when he received some 13 buckets of insecticide paints and disinfectants from Ernest Henry Norgbey, the parliamentary candidate of NDC,

Mr Idrissu appealed to other stakeholders and philanthropists to assist the polyclinic to provide quality healthcare for the people. The Polyclinic is the largest public health facility in the municipality.

50 Cent’s “Power” Season 3 Premiere pulled in 3.37 million people

50 Cent’s “Power” still breaking records. The “Power” premiere is officially Starz’s most-watched episode of an original series ever.

Popular musician, Abrantie Amakye Dede mounted the campaign platform of the NPP to campaign for votes at Agogo for Nana Akufo-Addo,when the party’s campaign train reached Agogo.

She's never been afraid to flaunt her famous figure, and has even come close to baring a tad too much after a boozy night out. But Geordie Shore starlet Chloe Ferry, 21, managed to contain her enviably toned curves as she slipped into a skimpy pink bikini to soak up the sunshine in Ibiza.

Abuja - The first daughter of the late deaconess, Jessica Olawale, who was hacked to death by suspected Islamic extremists said her mother was killed like a chicken. The Late Eunice Olawale was murdered at about 5:30a.m. on Saturday at Pipeline, Kubwa, Abuja, as she went for early morning preaching close to her residence.

Abuja - The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Musa Asake has disclosed that there is a grand plan to wipe Christians from Nigeria. Asake made the disclosure in an interview with Punch on Sunday. He said the body language of the President Buhari shows that he is not interested in addressing the recent killings of Christians in some state across the country.

Bulawayo - Zimbabwe's military is reportedly on high alert as anti-President Robert Mugabe protests continue in some parts of the southern African country, a report said on Wednesday. Military chiefs - together with the heads of the security cluster, which included three cabinet ministers - met behind closed doors to plan a clampdown on the ongoing protests.

WATCH: Early video of Zim protest pastor shows him 'dreaming big'

Harare - An early YouTube video of freed Zimbabwe protest pastor Evan Mawarire shows him dreaming big - literally. "The desire to succeed is an advantage in everything I do," Mawarire, who is now 39, says on the nine-minute video, which was uploaded to YouTube by JunctionTV in 2009.

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Nairobi - Murang’a police commander Naomi Ichami has ordered investigations into reports that a 31-year-old man was severely injured on his private parts by police officers during arrest. The man identified as Joseph Mwangi was allegedly harassed and his manhood mutilated by security officers attached at Kangoci Police Station, Kiharu constituency, on suspicion that he was carrying bhang.

Former Youth and Sports Minister in the Kufuor administration, has said that Nana Akufo-Addo is an incarnate of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, According to Malam Issa, Nana Akufo-Addo is “not the person qualified to lead Ghana”.

Ghana’s total public debt stock reached GHC105.1 billion at the end of May 2016, representing 66.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as against GHC104.5 billion at the end of April 2016, representing 66.3 percent of GDP.

Ghana's Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor during a tour of the Eastern region, has reiterated his earlier call, that even though no decision has been taken yet, he stands by a ban on social media during the 2016 general elections. He said it would be a way to counter the activities of potential ‘troublemakers’ who might disrupt the election process using the various Social media platforms.

Alistair Tairo Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and host of the Accra-based Montie FM station, Salifu Maase, alias Mugabe, who have been convicted by the Supreme Court face up to six months in jail, a lawyer has said.

The Egyptian media is united in its condemnation of Ghana after a media report claimed that the Ghana paid $420,000 in ‘bribes’ to secure the win over the Pharaohs to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.

Four members of a family died in an accident on the Adabraka road at dawn on Sunday. The dead are a Police officer identified as Sergeant Francis Essuman 42 and his pregnant wife Elizabeth Essuman 36, his nephew Kobby 21, and their daughter Wilhelmina 3. The three were accompanying the pregnant wife, to the hospital to deliver when the accident occurred.

Residents in Agona Badumase in the Ashanti Region were shocked, when a 15-year-old Junior High School pupil was caught having sex with a pregnant sheep and was asked to marry the animal.

Residents of Fumesua, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on Monday set fire to the mysterious coffin which was positioned at the entrance to the chief’s palace. The coffin was burnt by the people after a delegation sent to Otumfuo’s Sumankwaahene returned from Manhyia.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been tagged as the most “confused” political party in the country by Solomon Nkansah, National Democratic Congress' Communications Director. His comment comes after NPP accused the President of using state funds for his ‘Accounting to the people’ tour.

Mr. Daniel Bugre Naabu the Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP, has alleged that the people of the Northern region rejected President John Dramani Mahama when he visited the region on his final leg of the accounting to the people tour.

A leaked document by Ghana’s Ministry of Youth and Sports reveals that government paid 'bribes' in 2014 to aid the Black Stars qualification to the World Cup in Brazil, a newspaper has reported. A report carried by a Ghanaian newspaper and its website claim the leaked document from the Sports Minister, Nii Lante’s office says his own government made $420,000 unclassified payments which the newspaper described as 'bribe' to secure Ghana’s qualification to the world football fiesta.

Top financial analyst, Sidney Casely Hayford has said that there is no hope the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has the ability to resolve the counties power crisis,. According to him, “So far, the NDC has proven that they can't do it so we are not going to bother to do any analysis of their situation.”

Video: Obaa Yaa 'falls in love' relocates to Accra to propose marriage to Sarkodie

A woman believed to be in her early forties has relocated to Accra with all her belongings, according to reports, with the sole purpose of proposing marriage to Sarkodie, and live happily ever after with him.

Ghana’s most popular and sometimes controversial pastors are likely to fear for their lives anytime they take to the pulpit to preach a sermon or even make a public statement. Here is a list of some very influential Ghanaian pastors who most likely put on bullet proof vests for personal safety

No boxer in the world, including Mike Tyson, can beat Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, in a bout in Ghana, Ayitey Powers has said.

English giants Chelsea are set for a shock swoop for Swansea City superstar Andre Ayew to bolster their squad. The Blues will fork out £12m in their bid to land the Ghana international from their Premier League rivals.

Ms Hanna Tetteh, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has urged all Ghanaians living outside the country to register with the various embassies in order to make it easier for them to be reached in times of difficulty.

An association has been formed and dubbed “Taxi drivers and wives for Nana Addo,” in the Birim Central Municipality by Taxi drivers and their wives to campaign effectively for the success of Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming general election.

Residents and sub chiefs of Fumesua, a suburb of Kumasi are in shock over the discovery of a casket in front of the Fumesua palace. No one has claimed responsibility for the casket but one of the sub-chiefs poured libation before opening the casket in the presence of the police.

Accra: I 'slept' with Funny Face's wife severally - Friend alleges on audio

Funny Face’s marriage to wife, Elizabeth Nana Adjoa Ntim hit the rocks 7 months ago but both had been quiet over the issue until the comedian confirmed it this week. After the comedian cum musician real name Benson Ohene Oduro Boateng confirmed his marriage crash, many have been questioning the cause of their split.

A six foot python was overpowered by a brave individual at the old Aplaku Muslim cemetery near Bortianor when it tried to escape after being spotted. According to the man who gave his name as Alhaji, they had come there on Sunday morning to weed and clear out the Muslim cemetery when he detected movement at the far end leading to one of the walls.

Bryan Acheampong, Parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has won the Abetifi bye-election. He polled 14,015 votes out of the total votes.

African football stars and legends including Stephen Appiah, Marcel Desailly, Michael Essien, Jay Jay Okocha and more are currently in Turkey, which has been plunged into chaos following an attempted coup. The African football stars were meant to join with other footballers from across the world in Turkey, where they will participate in a charity game for the Cameroonian football legend,Samuel Eto’o’s foundation on Saturday.

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