Child Abuse: Anas Goes Underground Again ready for another expose

Any individual or underground institutions involved in any form of child abuse in Africa and in the West, should be quaking in their boots, because undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas is after them. He revealed this in an interview with France-based Radio France International (RFI). According to Anas, the investigations will be “quite elaborate” and “very huge, across the continent.” “Its interesting, it’s going to be about children, it’s going to be about some abuse, you’ll be shocked at the details, you will see,” he promised.

Nigeria: Woman arrested with 904 grammes of cocaine

Saidat Bola Hassan
There was a mild drama as Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested a mother of three, Mrs. Saidat Bola Hassan who vomited about fifteen wraps of white powdery substances that tested positive for cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The 48-year-old suspect was apprehended at the central screening section of the departure hall during screening of passengers on an Egypt Airline flight to Jedda, Saudi Arabia en-route Cairo when officials of the anti-drug agency discovered that she had ingested 80 wraps of cocaine weighing 904 grammes.

Pastor Mensa Otabil - Same-sex marriage 'doesn't make sense'

The motivational speaker, Pastor Mensa Otabil has said same-sex marriages do not make sense. He told his congregation at the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) on Sunday February 14 that he shudders when he reads certain research publications which support same-sex marriage, and, therefore, asked Christians to be wary of such research, since they (Christians) must be the light of the “dark” world.

Girl who bathed boyfriend in acid remanded

The 26 year old lady, who poured acid on her boyfriend, has been remanded in police custody. Esther Enyonam Pekyi was charged with attempted murder before the Adjabeng Court 2, presided over by James Kojo Bota. According to the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Gregory Yeboah, the suspect, who was residing at Tema, allegedly committed the act after her relationship with the victim, Eric Ohemeng fell apart.

Ghana: Nana Addo requests prayers for Ghana's hardships

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, has asked the people of the Western Region to pray earnestly for Ghana, considering the current economic difficulties and hardships the country currently finds herself in, under the leadership of President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress government.

Our gods 'Agyampremu Kofi' arrested suspect in MP’s murder, not Police – Townfolks

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command continues to receive tonnes of praises for the swift manner in which they have arrested the suspected killer of the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu Tuesday dawn. The police after their remarkable feat which they chalked within forty-eight (48) hours after the crime was committed are being lauded for their show of competence in unraveling complex situations.

Katy Perry busts out as she wears sheer corset and long braids to pre-Grammy bash

Katy Perry has been in the news due to her hot new romance with Orlando Bloom and on Saturday night she grabbed headlines for a different reason. The singer arrived at a pre-Grammys party she hosted in downtown LA in a see-through embellished corset and skintight pants.

Happy Valentine's Day: Is Megan already in love after being shunned by Scotty T?

She gave viewers a glimpse of her stunning body during her time on Celebrity Big Brother. And Megan McKenna, 23, has wasted no time in giving fans a reminder, by taking to the streets for a photoshoot ahead of Valentine's Day in saucy lingerie and heels.

Missing Barbados? Newlywed Kimberley Walsh Keeping it simple when spotted on Sunday in the UK since tying the knot with Justin Scott

She is set to mark her first Valentine’s Day as a married woman. But Kimberley Walsh didn’t seem to be in the mood to celebrate as she was pictured cutting a forlorn figure on Sunday morning. Dressed down in a checked shirt and denim jeans, the newlywed was spotted back on home turf in the UK after her idyllic Caribbean wedding with long-term partner Justin Scott.

Thief resurrects in mortuary

A young man whose body had been deposited at a morgue after being pronounced dead by doctors returned to life Friday February 12, 2016. The incident occurred at the Bekwai Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region when another fresh corpse was being prepared for the mortuary.

British fugitive and Wife Killer repatriated to London

The 48-year-old British fugitive, who allegedly murdered his girl­friend and two children in the United Kingdom (UK) and fled to Ghana, was arrested on suspicion of murder when he arrived at the Heathrow Airport in London on Friday. Arthur Simpson-Kent was repatriated to London on Thursday, February 11, 2016.

THIS WAS CONSENSUAL SEX, SAYS MAGISTRATE AS HE FINES GUARD – The Zimbabwe Daily

A SECURITY guard from Bulawayo has been slapped with a $250 fine for bedding his 15-year-old girlfriend twice. Cleopas Rerwa, 33, was initially charged with rape but regional magistrate Chrispen Mberewere convicted him of sleeping with a minor.

Seven killed in road accident near Mombasa city

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Seven passengers perished in a grisly road accident involving a matatu and a truck at Bonje near Mazeras trading centre on the Mombasa-Nairobi. The two vehicles which were traveling in opposite directions collided Saturday leaving death and injury in their wake.

Nigerian woman Busted on Sim Box Fraud

Comfort Gbedebo in police custody
 The Visa and Documentation Fraud Unit of the police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a 30-year-old Nigerian woman for allegedly engaging in Sim Box fraud. The suspect, Comfort Gbadebo, according to police reports, was operating a Sim Box machine which was capable of blocking revenue up to $13,824 daily from the United States of America.

Benony Tony Amekudzi Raises Objection Over DKM Scandal Charges

Lawyer for one of the four persons being tried for fraud in the financial scandal involving DKM Diamond Microfinance Company and other companies has raised objections over the charges. According to Benony Tony Amekudzi, lawyer for Charles Asum, Director of Jastar Motors and Investments Company Limited, the charges against his client were unattainable.

Nana Akufo-Addo Visits Western Region

Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is expected to arrive in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region today on a four-day visit. Supporters and sympathizers of the NPP in the region are therefore gearing up to give the 2016 presidential candidate a rousing welcome.

I Was Hired To Kill MP For GH¢2,000

Two more suspects believed to have aided 20-year-old Daniel Asiedu to kill the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, at his Shiashie residence in Accra last Tuesday have been arrested.

I Was Dazed Says Sex Vibrator Victim

Queenie Akuffo (right)
The 22-year-old sex victim who was allegedly sexually assaulted with a vibrator by a co-tenant has said that she was dazed when she took a drink from the accused person. Janet Amankwah, who opened the case of the persecution in the trial, told an Accra Gender-Based Violence Circuit Court that she did not see anything again when Queenie Akuffo, 26, gave her some of the drink she (Queenie) was drinking.

Video: JB Danquah Adu 's suspected killer denies entering house

The suspected killer of the late Abuakwa North Member of Parliament, JB Danquah Adu says he was standing outside the politician's home when the murder was being committed. In a video that has emerged, a woman is heard questioning the suspect.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Ghana

Ms Nesrin Bayazit, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Ghana, has announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, will this year pay a state visit to Ghana. The visit is to strengthen the bilateral relation and enhance economic cooperation between the two nations.

'Ghana is in a State of Emergency' - Chairman Wontumi

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party [NPP] says – “Ghana is living in a state of emergency” under the Mahama-led NDC government.

Ghanaians abroad threaten legal action against EC over ROPAL

Ghanaians abroad are threatening to seek legal action to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to allow them to vote in the November 7, elections. According to them, their ability to vote in spite of the passage of the Representative of the People’s Amendment Act in February 2006 amounts to discrimination.

I'm not married - Sarkodie debunks marriage rumours

Rapper Sarkodie and Tracy
Rapper Sarkodie has refuted reports that he is married. According to the artiste real name Michael Owusu Addo, he is yet to tie the knot. Ghanaian actress Salma Mumin was quoted to have said in her recent interview on eTV that the “Adonai” hitmaker was married.

Osu Children's Home Recieves Nollywood's Omotola

Nollywood superstar, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde on Wednesday visited an Orphanage home in Ghana where she made donations to the home and the kids. The screen diva, who recently turned 38, visited the Osu Children’s Home where she donated food items and interacted with the kids.

My best friend 'slept' with my first wife - Reggie Rockstone

Hip-life legend Reggie Rockstone has revealed that he divorced his first wife after she slept wth his best friend. According to him, the unfortunate incident inspired his popular hit single ‘Ah' which won him Best Video at the 2004 KORA Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Emelia Brobbey: 'I don't believe in 'sex' for movie roles'

Emelia Brobbey, ghanaian actress, has advised rising actresses to refrain from exchanging sex for movie roles. The veteran actress told Mr. Lattus on J.Life Fm’s Entertainment Chart Show that it is totally wrong for up and coming actresses to sleep with Movie directors and producers with the aim of getting roles to play in their movies.

Informant helped Police grab MP ‘killer’ an ex-convict

The informant who gave the Greater Accra Regional Police Command the information that led to the arrest of the suspected killer of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North has disclosed who helped the police to arrest the suspect at his hideout in Accra.

Scrap dealer stabs to death 25-year-old man over weed

The suspect Abdul Gafaru Amadu
30-year-old scrap dealer Abdul Gafaru Amadu has been arrested by the Police in Tamale in the Northern region for stabbing to death a 25-year-old  man over a wrap of weed. The suspect and the deceased, Mugtaru Nurudeen, were involved in a scuffle over the wrap of Indian hemp at a popular base in Bilpela, a suburb of Tamale.

Afriwave saga: Dissolve NCA board – IMANI

Director of Imani, Franklin Cudjoe
Policy think-tank IMANI Ghana wants President John Mahama dissolve the board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) over a contract awarded to Afriwave. The award-winning think-tank alleges that the NCA did not do due diligence in the award of the contract to Afriwave telecom to operate an Interconnect Clearinghouse.

Producer Blames Actresses On Sex For Movie Roles

Ghanaian producer David Owusu has said young and wannabe actresses should be blamed for the existence of sex for movie roles in Ghana’s movie industry. He argued that ladies are key players in curbing the practice but if it still exists then they are the best to blame. According to him, they have the right to say no and everything ends there.

Ghana: NDC PAYS Electoral Commission GH¢5.4 M

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) accountant who was fired recently by the party has revealed that the party paid huge sums of money to the Electoral Commission (EC). According to Mathias Mokono Wilson, who claims to have worked with the party as accountant for 23 years, a total amount of GH¢5.544,630 was withdrawn through him and the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, on behalf of the EC.

Video: Police officers charged for killing innocent teen

Mombasa - Two police officers have been charged for the murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Kwale County in Kenya. Former criminal investigation officer, inspector Veronica Gitahi and Police Constable Issa Mzee allegedly killed Kwekwe Mwandaza at her home two years ago as she slept with her two siblings.

We say no to gay rights - Malawi bishops

A group of Catholic bishops from the Archdiocese of Blantyre has reportedly met with President Peter Mutharika to discuss among other things, Malawi's controversial homosexuality laws. Nyasa Times reports that the group, led by Archbishop Thomas Msusa, met with the president behind closed doors, where they also rejected cash handouts of K50 000 from government.

WATCH: Man locks up wife for over three months

Thika - A Kenyan man, Samuel Kamotho, has been criticised for locking up his wife of 20 years in their matrimonial home for over three months. Reports indicate that the couple had 11 children together, with the youngest aged six.

Salma Mumin - “I don’t see anything wrong with sex scenes.”

Sassy actress, Salma Mumin, has revealed on eTV’s The Late Nite Celebrity Show that she is down for nude scenes whenever it fits the scripts. The actress using Lupita as an example said Miss Nyong’o not only won awards for her nude scenes but also made money. “I don’t see anything wrong with sex scenes.” She told Eddy Blay Jnr.

Kintampo: Dumso irate youth called fulani bluff and kills 80 cattle

Tension is heightening at Dumso, a community near Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo region, after some agitated youth killed about 80 cattle owned Fulani herdsmen. Spokesperson for the Dumso community, Haruna Dramani, said the irate youth killed the cattle after the herdsmen called the bluff of the community.  

Kumasi: 'Don't take our hospitality for weakness' - Asante Youth Association

The Asante Youth Association (AYA) has asked “visitors” in the Ashanti Region, not to mistake Asante “hospitality” as a “weakness”. A statement issued by the group, in which it urged a ceasefire between the Muslim community and locals in Old Tafo, following Wednesday’s bloody clashes over a cemetery land, which resulted in many injuries and the death of one person, said:

Busty Blac Chyna enjoys male attention at Trinidad carnival as her boyfriend Rob Kardashian waits at home




She turned heads when she stepped out in a super skimpy bikini for the Trinidad carnival on Wednesday. And it seems Blac Chyna's risque ensemble caught the eye of one male admirer in particular, who couldn't keep his hands off the 27-year-old model as she watched the parade. Clad in a pink and blue beaded bikini that struggled to contain her ample assets, the star - who is currently dating Rob Kardashian - seemed in good spirits on the day, beaming as her male companion wrapped his arm around her.

Lucy Mecklenburgh picks up the pieces as she forgets her heartbreak in Dubai

She's recovering from heartbreak after splitting from boyfriend Louis Smith last month. So what better way for Lucy Mecklenburgh to escape her troubles then jet off to sunnier climes for a sunshine break. The fitness guru, 24, has flown to Dubai and wasted no time in posting some envy-inducing photos from her holiday. In one sexy picture, the former TOWIE star shows off her gym-honed figure in a neon bikini as she reclines on a lounger at the Purobeach UAE club.

Top Zimbabwe farmer murdered

Kobus Joubert, 67, was shot dead and his wife Mariana, 64, was assaulted by assailants who also robbed them of $10,000 (£6,300) in cash. When attackers beat up Mrs Joubert, they also took her laptop accusing her family of being members of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change, now in a shaky inclusive government with Mr Mugabe's Zanu PF party.

Female suicide bombers kill 56 fleeing Boko Haram victims

At least 56 people have been killed after a pair of female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a camp of people made homeless by the Islamist group Boko Haram. The twin explosions, which injured nearly 80 others, took place in the 50,000 strong camp in the town of Dikwa, northeast Nigeria.

Update JB Danquah: ´Killer´ confesses

The man arrested by the police in connection with the killing of the Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, has reportedly confessed to committing the crime. A source at the Regional Police Command said the suspect whose identity is being protected for now confessed to police interrogators he stabbed the MP.

Update JB Danquah: JB and President John Kufuor's pictures leads to ‘killer’s arrest

Daniel Asiedu, one of the key suspects in the murder of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North has been arrested.  Asiedu, who is currently in police custody, was rounded up on Thursday in an operation led by the Accra Regional Police Commander DCOP George Dampare when he went to Agbogbloshie in Accra to decode the phones of the late Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu.

I’ll contest 2016 polls – Nana Konadu

Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings Former First Lady has stated she will contest in the November Presidential and parliamentary elections. According to the founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP), a lot of individuals have expressed the desire to contest for her party’s slot in a primaries, and she will be one of them.

Kumasi Mayor blamed for Tafo clash as Pentecost, ICGC, Liberty Global Christian Churches,and a mosque were attacked

Assemblyman for Ridge Nhyiaeso in Kumasi, Abraham Boadi, has accused the Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu for the violent clashes over the fencing of a cemetery in Tafo. The Tafo community has been placed under a curfew following clashes between some Muslim youth and the traditional authorities in the area.

Update Kumasi Tafo clashes: Chief of Army Staff orders arrest of local Imam

The Chief of Army Staff Major General Poku-Adusei has reportedly ordered the arrest of the Imam of Tafo in Kumasi. He has also directed security personnel manning the volatile situation in the area to shoot anyone who tries to vandalize any property,

Update: JB Danquah’s ‘killer’ arrested

Credible information reaching citifmonline.com says the Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a man suspected to have killed the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu. Sources at the command who confirmed the arrest, the alleged killer was nabbed in an operation led by the Regional Commander, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.

JDM, NDC opposition bound as division heightens in the executives?

Managing Editor of Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr’s observation that some functionaries of the ruling National Democratic Congress are behaving “as if they missed opposition and appeared to be doing everything possible to make that a reality” may not be far from the truth. Barely nine months to the crucial November 7 general elections,

Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako: Mahama didn’t show respect to family of slain MP

Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), also known as Chairman Wontumi is displeased with the medium with which President John Dramani Mahama used to offer his condolence to the bereaved family of the late Hon. JB Danquah-Adu. President John Dramani Mahama has expressed “shock” over the killing of the MP for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah.

Kenya: Reform at Mombasa port to cost thousands of jobs

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MOMBASA: The ripple effects of the drastic changes at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) continued to be felt in Mombasa yesterday. It emerged that at least 90 senior and middle level managers would be investigated for a series of crimes.