Zanetor Sued Again

The controversy surrounding the election of Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings as the Klottey Korle Constituency parliamentary candidate for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is far from over. This time around, Nii Armah Ashittey, incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, and Nii John Coleman, who were defeated in the NDC primary, filed a joint suit at an Accra High Court challenging Dr Zanetor’s legitimacy to contest this year’s parliamentary elections.

The founder of France's Front National, Jean-Marie Le Pen, is suing a dancer for publishing a selfie with the far-right veteran asleep in the seat in front of him on an airplane. The case pitches Le Pen's claim to the right to privacy against breakdancer Brahim Zaibat's right to mock him in a classic French freedom of expression dispute.

Big Brother Africa the chase representatives, Pokello Nare and Elikem Kumordzie who traditionally got married in June 2015 has welcomed their first child. Very reliable reports available to our source has it that Pokello has given birth to a baby daughter in Harare during the Christmas festivities.

The Ashanti Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) seems to have incurred the displeasure of traders of the Kumasi Central Market. The angry traders, who are mostly women, surprisingly rejected items the NDC presented to them to lessen their burden. The affected traders suffered huge losses when fire gutted about 400 stores in the Kumasi Central Market some few days ago. Foodstuffs and other valuable items that the traders kept in the stores were gutted by the ferocious fire.

A caretaker at a building site at Mpatado in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis who suspected a man of stealing five iron rods has done the unthinkable by chopping off the suspected thief’s right hand. Egya Kojo Mensah, the caretaker, later took the victim, Kofi Badu, to the police station.

File picture of flooding in Zimbabwe a few years ago

Heavy rains are expected in some areas including Nyamandlovu, Tsholotsho and Kezi with the possibility of floods starting on Monday, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned. The Head of the MSD’s Public Weather Services, Tich Zinyemba, said a cloud system moving from South Africa and Botswana, will bring the heavy rains.

Commuters onboard a commercial vehicle (Trotro) from the Kwesimintsim area in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis to the Central Business District of the twin-city were dumbfounded when one of them reportedly fell down and died after alighting at the vehicle’s final destination on Thursday.

The office of Akua Donkor, the flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party located at Kabu along the Koforidua-Akropong Highway in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region was gutted by fire on Friday afternoon.

“We have [288] more days left for Ghanaians to witness the proper management of the National Health Insurance Scheme to be put, [288] days towards the restoration of teaching and nursing trainee allowances, and [288] more days for the prudent management of the nation’s resources.” Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, New Patriotic Party vice presidential candidate made this statement as he begun the countdown to election 2016, assuring Ghanaians that victory for the NPP will lead to the total transformation of Ghana.

Our attention has been drawn to a very serious issue going on in Ghana and Social Media. We’ve been reliably informed that, Mr. Horace Nii Ayi Ankrah, deputy ambassador to China has issued a communiqué on Tuesday January.19th, 2016 stated that, Chinese in Guangzhou now accept cedis. After a detailed study and deep reflection on the communiqué, we wish to take this opportunity to call all Ghanaian traders to totally reject all of the claims made by the deputy ambassador.

A social media campaign to raise funds for the family of a Muslim teacher who died protecting Christians during an attack in Kenya is gaining traction, with people hailing him as a "genuine hero" and a symbol of the country. Salah Farah was shot after refusing to be separated from Christian passengers during an al-Shabab attack on a bus traveling from Mandera to Nairobi last month.

Two Nigerians, Mark Adigun Latif alias Nana Adjei and Toefeek Ajisafe Oluwashola alias Benjamin Osei, who allegedly defrauded a German female engineer to the tune of £260,000 and $350,000 (GHC2.7 million) under the pretext of supplying her with gold, have been arraigned before court for fraud. The accused persons, were put in an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Afi Agbaney Kudamor and charged with conspiracy to commit crime.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has asked Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale and Lamu County authorities to formulate laws that would regulate activities at beaches to curb the harassment of tourists. Mr Balala on Thursday said he would link with governors to find solutions to thorny issues affecting the sector.

An elderly woman died after she was hit by a truck during a protest march by more than 3,000 Integrated Displaced Persons from Nyandarua County. The Medical Superintendent in charge of Naivasha sub-county hospital Dr Joseph Mburu said the elderly woman was confirmed dead upon arrival at the health facility.

Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed on Wednesday night after lightning struck a dormitory at Eronge SDA Boarding Primary School in Borabu Constituency, Nyamira County. The school’s headmaster, Mr Evans Osinde, however, said nobody was injured in the incident that occurred at 7pm.

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.
Source: Ghana/starrfmonline.com/103.5FM

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.

Source: Ghana/starrfmonline.com/103.5FM

‘ 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.

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