Murder In Kumasi

OCCUPANTS OF a house at Nana Appiah Area, a suburb of Buokrom Estate in Kumasi, have been hit by fear following the brutal murder of a co-tenant. The deceased, identified as Suzy, who was 25 years old, was found dead in her locked room with bloodstains on several parts of her lifeless body.

Fritz Baffour, the ruling party's MP for Ablekuma South has taken a swipe at his government over the poor handling of the Guantanamo Bay ex-detainees saga. Two ex-inmates of the US fortified penitentiary have been relocated to the West African country over a period of two years under a special programme. Their presence has heightened fears of Ghanaians including the Christian Council of Ghana and the Catholic Bishops Conference among others who have impressed on the John Mahama-led administration to send them back. Speaking on the issue, the lawmaker, who is the chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defense and Interior noted: “Ghanaians in the main are not happy and my Government did not handle the process well, however good intentioned.”

Cantonments robbery: Hero taxi driver gets new car

The management of Koala has presented a brand new car to the brave taxi driver who botched an armed robbery attack on its employee at Cantonments last Saturday. The move is in fulfillment of the company's promise to the driver following the incident.

Militants launched a gun and bomb assault killing at least six people in the centre of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, police said, in an attack that followed a threat by Islamic State fighters to put the country in their "spotlight".

Sian Blake

Detectives in Ghana swooped to arrest Arthur Simpson-Kent, wanted for the murder of his partner Sian Blake and their two children, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four. The manhunt for the suspected killer of a former Eastenders actress and her two sons came to a dramatic end in Ghana.

Peter Mac Manu

Peter Mac Manu, 2016 Campaign Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has served notice that the Mahama administration will be changed in 2016 whether the Electoral Commission compiles a new voters’ register or not. Mr. Mac Manu, who leads the Campaign Team of Nana Akufo-Addo’s in 2016, made the assertion at the party’s headquarters on Thursday.

A lecturer at the Department of Religion and Human Values of the University of Cape Coast, Mustapha Hamid, has accused President John Mahama of violating the nation’s laws on anti-terrorism, for hosting two former Guantanamo Bay detainees.

OccupyGhana, a pressure group says it will head to court if government fails to provide answers to some 23 questions it has posed about the decision to shelter two former Guantanamo Bay detainees in Ghana. The group says government must indicate the full legal status it has granted to the two ex-detainees and also disclose the agreement between Ghana and the USA.

Dr. Amoako Baah, Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has described the press conference by President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House as a diversionary tactic.

The National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) is to make employees well-being programme an aspect of its curriculum to train students across the country, to ensure that beneficiaries of the programme would assist their employers to develop strategic plans towards their well-being and safety issues.

During an explosive sit-down on The Howard Stern Show, Khloe Kardashian laid everything about estranged husband Lamar Odom out on the table. As Radar previously reported, Lamar, 36, has been making miraculous strides in his recovery after suffering a near-fatal overdose in a Nevada brothel last fall. But according to Khloe, 31, the recovering star has been causing trouble for some time now.

Charlotte Osei, Ghana's Electoral Commissioner, says she does not qualify to be a Nigerian under Ghana's 1992 Constitution, despite claims to the contrary by her critics. "My mother was married to a Nigerian – my stepfather. He died after five years in the marriage. So, that makes me Nigerian? "I went to school in Nigeria; my early education, so that makes me a Nigerian?

Four persons died on the spot when a sachet water distribution Kia truck with registration number WR 2039-10 ran into a crowd that had gathered at a wedding reception at Upper Dixcove, a fishing community in the Western Region.

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Video: Taxi driver knocks down armed robbers on motorbike

The bravery of a taxi driver on Saturday morning led to the arrest of two armed robbers who were escaping from a robbery scene. The robbers were said to have attacked their victim, a lady around the Lands Commission area of Cantonments in Accra and shot her.

Kumasi: Vivian, a mother of two and a Sex Worker Killed For Voodoo?

RESIDENTS OF Ahodwo Roundabout, a suburb of Kumasi, woke up Monday morning to the disturbing news of the murder of a woman in her early 40s. The deceased, believed to be a commercial sex worker, was identified as Vivian, a mother of two who resided at Suame, another suburb of the city.

Guantanamo inmates: “Why is the government hiding the true violent and dangerous profiles of the two detainees? - NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has added its voice to the call for full disclosure regarding the hosting of two former Guantanamo inmates by the Ghanaian government. The issue has generated public opprobrium which continues to rage on various forums but with the largest opposition party jumping into the fray, the tempo would receive an added impetus.

KWAKU Afari, a 44-year-old cocoa farmer, has met his untimely death when he was reportedly attacked by an antelope in his farm at Nyamesomyede near Kwabenakwa in the Obuasi municipality of the Ashanti Region.

Ahead of this year’s elections, a renwed spirit of commitment and volunteerism is taking over in the camp of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region. More supporters are clamoring for tickets to participate in the upcoming fundraising ceremony slated for Saturday.

A 22-year-old man in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Sola Akangbe, died in the early hours of Saturday following wounds from a fire allegedly set on him by his biological father, Kehinde. The deceased, a wheelbarrow pusher, was said to have suffered high degree burns and was confirmed dead by doctors at Ajisafe Hospital, Omu-Aran, where he was rushed to by the police on Friday.

The Chairman of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Prof. Mike Oquaye, has given the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia a 24-hour ultimatum to validate allegations that the NPP forged pink sheets in the election petition case.

Charlotte Osei dares Progressive Nationalist Forum To File A Petition Against Her

Charlotte Osei, the boss of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, has dared those alleging that she is involved in a conflict of interest by holding another public office to “file a petition” against her. A pro-New Patriotic Party pressure group Progressive Nationalist Forum is demanding the resignation of the EC boss for holding on to her board membership slot of Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited while serving as chairperson of the electoral management body.

A police officer and fiancée of Anthony Anyomi, a 34-year-old student who posed as a lawyer, on Thursday broke down and wept bitterly, pleading with her senior colleague police officers to temper justice with mercy and not prosecute her fiancé, whom she was scheduled to wed today.

Pressure group, Progressive Nationalist Forum (PNF), is calling for the head of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, for allegedly compromising her position. She is said to be holding another public office while serving as the electoral head of the country. There are indications that Ms Osei is still holding on to her position as a board member of Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (Ghana Re)) in breach of the country’s Constitution.

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Two ex-Guantanamo detainees are in town and the whole Ghana is in a state of trepidation. The Mahama-led administration and the US government have given the assurance that all is well since security measures have been put in place to check the duo, who will be Ghana's guests for the next two years. Cartoonist Makaveli depicts how the two were paraded in town when they landed.
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Organised labour has warned it will hit the streets next week if government does not withdraw the recent fuel increment and utility tariffs. In a statement after a meeting between the various labour unions in the country Thursday, the TUC said it is reckless for government to keep piling taxes on the already “burdened” Ghanaian.

A pressure group - United Zongo for Bawumia - is calling on the security agencies to arrest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) general secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. The group alleged that ‘General Mosquito’ as Nketia is popularly called imported about 10,000 Togolese nationals to Ghana to register to vote in the 2012 elections.

An ex employee of a Bulawayo lodge has exposed several lodges in and around Bulawayo that install hidden cameras to record unsuspecting clients making love in the rooms. According to myzimbabwe.co.zw, the anonymous former employee said the practice is predominantly done in Harare, but is slowly becoming more prevalent in most Bulawayo lodges and low class hotels.

For months now, rumours of pastor Chris Oyakhilome divorcing his wife Anita, have circulated. It has now been confirmed by an online newspaper. Oyakhilome is said to have been served with divorce papers by his wife Anita in London.

A Zimbabwean pastor arrested for holding a placard telling President Robert Mugabe that "the people are suffering" and referring him to the Bible, has been in prison for two weeks because he can't raise the $500 bail fee, rights lawyers said on Tuesday.

Court freezes Sylvester Mensah’s bank accounts

All bank accounts of the embattled former head of the National Health Insurance Authority Sylvester Mensah have been frozen. An Accra Financial and Economic court issued the order for the accounts to be frozen Thursday following an ex-parte application made by the Financial Intelligence Center.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is after a communication member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Robert Owusu for threatening blood shed this election year.

Ghana needs to be rescued from corruption and other social vices, according to the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Professor Emmanuel Martey. He believes the nation is naked and exposed to many rots. “It is only in a corrupt society that the truth becomes controversial. Let us speak the truth and when we expose falsity, only then that our country will achieve progress. At the moment Ghana is naked." Cartoonist Makaveli takes up the issue in his daily series.

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‘ Gross Public Deceit: Arrest President John Dramani Mahama’

The Acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has called on the security agencies in the country to start chasing President John Dramani Mahama for gross deceit of the public. The General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) at a press conference in Accra called for the immediate arrest of the running mate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

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.

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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.

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