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Nigeria: 6 pro-Biafra protesters shot dead in Aba

Umuahia - Six persons were killed and another 20 injured in Tuesday’s protest by the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) in Aba, Abia State, The incident happened when the protesters clashed with security agencies. It was gathered that the protesters had gathered at National High School for prayers along Port Harcourt-Aba road, from where they usually march to other areas of the city when security agents swooped on them.

Lagos - The popular well-built Nollywood actor Arakangudu is dead, reports TrentOnline Arakangudu died between Monday night and Tuesday morning, February 8-9 of cardiac arrest in his Oshogbo home.

Kitwe – Lecturers at Zambia's Copperbelt University have demanded that the institution be reopened following its closure last week after students went on the rampage, protesting against non-payment of food and book allowances. According to The Post, the lecturers slammed the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) government for its failure to tackle issues affecting the students.

Yaoundi - At least six civilians were killed and over 30 injured Wednesday in a double suicide attack in Cameroon's northern border region with Nigeria, which is regularly attacked by Boko Haram fighters, security sources said. The attackers, who were also killed, were both female, said a source.

Following the inability of the Huudu Yahaya-led conflict resolution committee of the National Democratic Congress to effectively deal with grievances arising out of last year’s parliamentary primaries, the governing party risk losing some parliamentary seats it won or lost to independent candidates in the 2012 elections, investigations by The aL-hAJJ have uncovered.

The Christian Council of Ghana(CCG) has been called upon by a Christian body, Movement for the Kingdom Image to call the founder of International Godsway Ministries, Bishop Daniel Obinim to order. According to the group, the CCG and all other faith-based organizations have a responsibility to ensure ethical standards are preserved and that the integrity of Christians are protected.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has observed the nation's security has reached a frightening point because President Mahama hasn’t made security his top most priority. Chairman Wontumi made this point after carefully studying and analysing the trend of murder cases being recorded in Ghana lately,

Nairobi - A gambler in Kenya went berserk after losing his money, grabbing a sword to kill two casino managers before being stoned to death by a mob, police said Tuesday. The Tanzanian man flew into a rage after losing some $300 at a casino in Nairobi's Eastleigh district in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and attacked a manager after she refused to lend him cash to continue to play.

The soothsayer who predicted a possible win for the NPP in the upcoming presidential election has noted that – the party will face some difficulties in parliament, thus, if they don’t win majority seats.

The Islamic numerologist and a philosopher, Ustaz Shamuna opined that, his spiritual provisional calculation foresee that trouble awaits the NPP. “Nana Akufo-Addo and the elephant family might be frustrated in parliament after their victory in the November election,” he emphatically said.

According to him – the only solution to avert his prediction is that, the NPP–“must pray and work extra hard to fetch more seats in parliament. The gap between the NDC and the NPP will be very slim with the NPP wining majority of the seats.”

The Sheikh further noted that – “Other smaller parties such as PPP, CPP, PNC will also win some seats in parliament. Therefore, if voting is done in the house and it happens that the smaller parties go with the NDC, the outcome of the voting will swing. This means that any of the two leading political parties can win in the floor of the house.”

Police officer Shot At Kofi Boakye’s House

A police officer from Bole has been shot at the residence of the Ashanti regional police commander DCOP Kofi Boakye, the command has confirmed. The Ashanti Regional Police PRO ASP Yussif Tanko told Ultimate FM that the incident occurred on Monday evening, but suspect the visiting officer Constable Dennis zMakorge is mentally deranged.

A sandal of the assailant who is suspected to have stabbed Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, to death has been found. The unknown killer was fleeing the scene of the murder which was committed upstairs and hopped out of the house. He jumped off a polytank close to the wall behind the Shiashie home of the slain politician when the sandal fell off,

21-year-old Brendon Apples was found dead from apparent suicide at Denneboom Station near Mamelodi, SA on Monday, February 8, one week after he disappeared. According to his mother, Cecilia Apples, Brendon was last seen leaving home for work around 05:00 last Tuesday. She said he didn’t make it to work and she immediately contacted the police the next day after he had failed to return home.

Some neighbours of Honourable Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu have disclosed that they heard what seemed to be some struggle in the house of the MP, soon before he was allegedly stabbed to death. J. B. Danquah Adu was, on Tuesday dawn, attacked by unknown assailants and stabbed to death at his Shiashie residence in Accra. Earlier reports suggested that the MP was shot dead, but Police later confirmed that he was indeed stabbed to death.

On Sunday, February 7, 2016, at the Mountain Miracle and Liberation Ministries, a.k.a Liberation City, a dead child was prayed back to life in a suspense-filled movie-like scenario. The six-month old child said to have been ill for weeks was brought to the church by her parents for prayers.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed shock at the news of the stabbing to death of Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu. The former President said that he never considered the news of the passing away of the former Legislator as a ‘normal’ one as according to him, the late MP still had more than enough to offer the nation.

The wife of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu has been evacuated from the Shiashie residence of her husband. The decision by the personnel of the Ghana Police Service and the family of the late MP, Minority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen is to help deal with the psychological trauma suffered by the woman as a result of the stabbing to death of the late husband.

Following the feud between comedienne, radio and TV host Afia Schwarzenegger and Assin North Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, dignitaries and well meaningful personalities have shared their candid opinions pertaining to the cloying matter.

It has emerged that 55 officers and men have left the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) without any prior notification to the military high command. But the GAF says it is unfazed about these virtual resignations. A statement signed and issued by Director of Public Affairs of GAF, Colonel Eric Aggrey-Quarshie posited, “Over the last four to five years, over 2,000 soldiers have been compulsorily retired after they had served their due with the colours.”

40-year-old man KWAKU Manu, who allegedly hacked a 19-year-old girl, Mabel Okyere, for denying him sexual pleasure, has been arrested by the New Juaben Municipal Police Command in the Eastern Region. On Saturday, the police, following a tipoff, apprehended Kwaku Manu at his hideout at a village on the Obour Tabiri mountains in the region.

POLICE are calling on amateur sleuths for help – after a man was found dead with an ‘unsolvable’ code hidden on his body. The badly decomposed remains of 41-year-old Ricky McCormick were discovered in an abandoned cornfield in St. Louis, Missouri, US in 1999.

Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, aka Sir John, has descended heavily on President Mahama over the latter’s promise that Ghanaians will get money in their pockets if he (Mahama) is retained in power in 2017.

Joseph Boakye Danquah, New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region, has been shot dead by unknown assailants. The incident according to the Greater Accra Regional Police Command occurred at dawn on Tuesday, February 9 at his residence. No further details about his death is available from the police.

The Abuakwa North MP is the grandson of late J.B Danquah, a Ghanaian statesman, pan-Africanist, scholar and historian, who played a significant role in pre- and post-colonial Ghana. During his political career, he was one of the primary opposition leaders to Ghanaian president and independence leader Kwame Nkrumah.

Ghana: Islamic preacher not a threat - National Security

The National Security Secretariat moved to calm nerves on Monday after reports emerged in a section of the media that an Islamic scholar with alleged terrorism links had been preaching in the country. Reports that Ghana is hosting Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, who has been banned from entering several countries, including the UK, US and Kenya, provoked a firestorm of controversy and consternation among some Ghanaians.

A group of Kenyan atheists say they have suffered “blatant discrimination” after the authorities refused to register their society. They were told the application was turned down because of concerns that registration could affect the “peace… [and] good order” in the country.

[PHOTO: BENJAMIN SAKWA/STANDARD] KAKAMEGA:

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya (right) gives poultry farmers one-day-old chicks for rearing in Khwisero. The county has spent Sh 22 million on poultry farming. The county has been hit by a shortage of eggs and chickens. Poultry farmers have confirmed there is high demand for eggs and chicken and they are unable to meet the demand.

NAKURU: Three police officers were yesterday charged with the murder of a woman in the county. The Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (IPOA) recommended that Tilas Mutuma Marimi, Reuben Miano and Wycliffe Wangila face murder charges.

Broadcast journalist Gideon Aryeequaye has reportedly been involved in a ghastly crash at Gomoa Assin near Apam Junction in the Central region. He’s said to be involved in the accident with his official driver, who reports say are both in critical conditions, at the moment seeking medical attention at the St. Luke Hospital at Apam. Gideon was this morning attending a tourism seminar being organised by the tourism ministry when an articulated truck run into his Toyota fortuner vehicle.
Source: Kasapafmonline

Ghana: Emergency surgery takes about six months before it can be performed – Doctor Cries

Specialists at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital say they cannot understand why the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital has been closed for two years. Patients needing special surgery now face the real risk of dying needlessly because a building in which their lives would be saved has been under renovation for two years, Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdallah, who speaks for the Specialists, lamented. “What reason at all can we give for closing the ICU for two years?

It appears putative claims of unprecedented infrastructure development by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government have not taken away apprehension of imminent defeat among members of the governing party. Anxiety about the chances of the NDC’s retention of power continues to deepen with a call on President John Mahama to save the party’s ship from sinking on November 7.

Togbe Kwaku Apasu, the chief of Nyive in the Norvisi Traditional Area of the Volta Region, has declared his support for the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, saying the latter would win the presidential slot in the November polls.

President John Dramani Mahama has been caught in his own web of deception after telling the nation last week that the National Democratic Congress government he now leads had used the last seven years, of its two terms in office, in building the infrastructural base of the country, and that the NDC will need a third consecutive term to enable it "put money into the pockets" of the people, from 2017.

One of the defeated candidates in the New Patriotic Party’s Klottey Korle parliamentary primary, Nii Adjei Tawiah, has welcomed a decision to have a re-run. Mr Tawiah said that the re-run was important because there have been divisions in the constituency ever since Nii Noi Nortey was pronounced winner of the earlier election.

FAMILIES and children remain trapped beneath the rubble of an apartment block which collapsed following a powerful earthquake in Taiwan. Rescue teams armed with sniffer dogs and listening devices have been working through the night in an attempt to locate 132 survivors. But officials have warned it may only be possible to easily reach 29 of those trapped — leaving an uncertain fate for the other 103 buried deeper within the crumpled remains of the 17-storey building. More than 240 people have so far been rescued from the building which collapsed when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the two million-populated city of Tainan at about 4am on Saturday.

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said religious intolerance could breed radicalism, which, in turn, can birth political instability. In a lecture titled: “Islam In The 21st Century: The Role of Muslim Youth in Combating Extremism and Radicalism for Political Stability” delivered at the 9th Annual Congress of the Ghana Muslim Students Association (GMSA) of the University of Development Studies (UDS) on Friday,

Two soldiers have been shot dead by gunmen at Bole in the Northern region. The soldiers, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, were part of the Bole District Security Council team enroute to a galamsey site at Dolla Power, a border town in Ivory Coast. The team consisted of the District Chief Executive, a Police Commander in the area and a Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service also from Bole.The soldiers died during an exchange of gunshots with the unknown armed men. It is not clear yet the reason for the attack. According to the journalists,the Fire Service Commander was also hit by bullets fired by the gun men. Bodies of the dead have been deposited at the Bole Government Hospital while the injured person is currently receiving treatment. No arrest has yet been made.

Woman Shocks Husband Who Hired Hitmen To Kill Her

A WOMAN gatecrashed her own funeral to surprise the husband who had paid hitmen £3,500 to kill her. Noela Rukundo confronted Balenga Kalala, her partner of 10 years, outside the service in her honour. Terrified, he held his head in his hands and asked her, “Is it my eyes? is it a ghost,” even touching her shoulder to check she was real.

An Islamic cleric, numerologist and philosopher has hinted who the loser will be in the upcoming November 7 election. Sheikh Ustaz Sham-una Jibril who is known globally for his accurate predictions on both local and international issues has noted that the incumbent president will lose his seat – perhaps to the largest opposition party.

Bishop Daniel Obinim, Head Pastor of the International Godsway Ministries, says he has supernatural powers which he can use to transform into any animal in the spiritual realm. Speaking on his own OBTV recently, he said I can transform into a snake and enter any room, bite my target and just disappear. He claimed his father is Jesus Christ who can also turn into any animal. He however added that even though he is not an animal, he can spiritually transform into a snake or a dog and as such does not want anyone to dare him. Boasting of his spiritual prowess the controversial pastor said he once transformed into a snake with Jesus by his side who also transformed into a lion.

Danniella Westbrook: 'I'm not a messy drug addict anymore' - reunites with her son Kai

She went on Celebrity Big Brother to make her children proud. And it seems her stint in the most famous house in Britain did just that for Danniella Westbrook, 42, since she was greeted by her teenage son Kai Jenkins after coming fifth in the Friday night final.

Henry Cavill is already setting the bar high for his Justice League Part 1 bod. The British actor posted a flashback photo on Friday revealing the fruits of his previous bulking up labours in a shirtless Instagram snap so that he could set the end goal. He wrote: 'Warm up phase for Superman training started today!

She made headlines after she downgraded her famous FF sized breasts to a more manageable DD. But that hasn't stopped Zilda Williams from showing off her best assets while on an enviable trip to Bali. Zilda was seen soaking up the sun and frolicking in the waves with her Playboy Bunny pal Sarah Robertson on Friday.

Pete Burns 2012

Pete Burns 2016

The Dead Or Alive singer joined almost the full class of Celebrity Big Brother 2016 housemates on Channel 5 spin-off show but his apparently changed facial appearance left viewers asking,
'What has he done to his face?' Either Pete Burns has inserted a cherry blossom boot polish tin into each cheek or a plastic surgeon needs arresting,' one user commented.
'Holy s**t. Pete Burns needs to calm with the surgery, he is what nightmares are made of,' another added.

She showed off an incredibly flat tummy mere days after giving birth to her daughter. But Coco Austin is always working on her figure, using her waist trainer whenever she can to keep her curves in check - even when she's taking care of baby Chanel.

Video: Kenyan villagers unmask robbers dressed as pastors

Nairobi - Five men have been arrested in Western Kenya for masquerading as pastors whilst on a robbery mission. The five were arrested on Wednesday in Sikata village, Bungoma County, after villagers raised the alarm over their suspicious activities while at the homestead of an elderly woman.

Lagos — The Nigerian Air Force says a drone bombed a Boko Haram logistics base in the northeast, possibly hitting an ammunition depot and dealing a "major setback" to the Islamic extremists. A statement from Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa said the first attack by an unmanned combat aerial vehicle took place when it was activated over a large gathering of vehicles a kilometer (mile) north of the Sambisa Forest, an insurgent stronghold.

A 14-year-old girl, Docia Ama Adufa – a Primary 4 pupil of Akyem Asafo Presby Primary School in the East Akim municipality of the Eastern Region – met her untimely death when Yaw Akoto, a 35-year-old mentally deranged man, allegedly butchered her.

Ghana FA Executive Committee Member, Albert Commey, has lashed out at traditional rulers for the lack of training pitches in the country, insisting they have sold all the lands meant for recreational centers for their selfish interest.

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the first term of his government focused on infrastructural developments and job creation across the country. According to him, his second term will focus on "putting money into the pockets of Ghanaians".

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