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Two Nigerians in court over human trafficking

Two persons accused of conspiring to sell a 19-year old Nigerian for two million Naira have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.

Monday John, unemployed, and Fidelis Haruna, a tiler, have been charged with conspiracy. Monday is facing an additional charge of human trafficking.

They have pleaded not guilty and are expected to reappear on December 28.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Judith B. Asante, said the accused persons were squatters at Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

The complainant is a herbalist at Chisco Transport Services at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra.

The prosecution said on December 1, this year, John approached the complainant at about 1000 hours that he had a human being he wanted to sell.

Chief Inspector Asante said the complainant became suspicious and feigned interest in buying the victim and asked John to get back to him at 1200 hours.

Meanwhile, the complainant had alerted the police about John’s intention.

The prosecution said John succeeded in luring the victim, Destiny Okoye, to the complainant’s shop at Circle under the pretext that the complainant was going get him a lucrative job.

At the shop, John negotiated with the complainant privately and stated two million Naira as the fee for the deal.

The complainant then asked John to wait for him as he was going to bring the money. The Police, however, moved in and arrested John.

Prosecution said John, in his caution statement, said he conspired with Haruna and one Favour, who is at large, to sell the victim.

On December 2, this year, Haruna was arrested at Holy Gardens at Circle but denied his involvement in the matter.

GNA

December 21, 2020
Parliament amends road traffic law to protect the unborn child

Parliament, on Monday, 21 December 2020, passed the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill.

It is to ensure the protection of an unborn child on the country’s roads.

It seeks to amend the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683) and prohibits acts constituting dangerous cycling and driving leading to the injury or death of unborn children and related matters.

Under the bill, the law will recognize the loss of an unborn child as a distinct loss, not only an injury suffered by a pregnant woman.

The Bill will also ensure that cyclists and drivers who cause death or injury to an unborn child through their actions are given harsher punishments while imposing on the driver, a duty to report to the police, accidents that result in the death of an unborn child as soon as possible.

Also, under the new law, drivers and riders whose actions result in the death or injury of an unborn child will serve a minimum of three years and maximum of seven years in jail, if found guilty.

The Bill, which was sponsored jointly by the Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Mr Ben Abdallah Banda, Kumbungu MP Ras Mubarak, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, will become the first-ever private members’ Bill to be passed by Parliament.

This follows the adaptation of the proposal for the enactment of the Private Members’ Bill on July 19, 2020 under the leadership of Speaker Mike Oquaye.

The adoption made the introduction of bills for consideration in Parliament no more a sole prerogative of the Executive through Ministers of State.

This enables private citizens and individual MPs, who are not ministers of state, to initiate or introduce bills for consideration in parliament.

According to a memorandum accompanying the Bill, it is for the protection of children, generally.

For instance, Section 14 prohibits a person from driving a vehicle with a child of less than five years in the front seat of the vehicle.

Source: Class FM

December 21, 2020
Kaneshie Market on fire
Fire ripped through portions of the main Kaneshie Market building on Saturday night around 11: 30 pm.

The cause of the fire is not immediately.

Officers of the National Fire Service moved in quickly to stop the fire from spreading to other parts of popular market building.
December 21, 2020
Fella Makafui Disgraced AGAIN As Her Car Is Seized by Dealer over Non-Payment – Details
Actress Fella Makafui has had one of her cars seized by the dealer over failure to complete the terms of payment for the vehicle.

Apparently, the car the actress received as part of a so-called amabassadorial deal with Cyrstal Galaxy College was a leased car and did not belong to the college to hand over to Fella.

Consequently, the car has been seized from her since the College has failed to complete payments.

This was revealed by notorious Instagram blogger Cutie Juls. Juls claims that the car was seized from Fella.

It comes as no surprise as Fella’s manager, Richmond Amofa Sarpong, recently came out to blast Crystal Galaxy College for failing to honour the terms of the deal they signed with Fella.

Last year, news came out that Fella Makafui had signed an ambassadorial deal with Crystal Galaxy College for a whopping Ghc 500,000– and that she was supposed to receive a brand new Camaro car and a fully paid trip to Europe as part of the deal.

Not to anyone’s surprise, it appears the entire deal was a bit of a sham.

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GhanaCelebrities
December 21, 2020
Afia Schwar In Deep Trouble – Ghanaian Ladies Offered £2,000 to Beat her Up for Insulting Safo Kantanka
Afia Schwarzenegger has landed in deep sh*t after raining insults on Ghanaian prophet and inventor Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.

Afia turned her infamous foul mouth on Kwadwo Safo, insulting him mercilessly for perceived insults against her.

Afia’s beef is with Mona Gucci, who hosts a show on Kantanka TV – therefore she also attacked Safo Kantanka and his son, Juliet Ibrahim’s ex-husband Kwadwo Safo.

She tagged both of them as gays alongside numerous other unprintable insults.

Her attacks on the man of God has angered numerous people to slam her, including Ghanaians hiplife veteran Yoggie Doggie.

Doggie is offering £2,000 for anyone who will beat up Afia Schwar for him for her attacks.

“I’m older than Afia Schwarzenegger and secondly, she has nothing more than me,” he said. “I’m offering an amount of 2,000 Pounds to any strong Ghanaian woman who can grab Afia Schwarzenegger and beat her to a pulp. I am ready to risk it all,” he said.

Anyone looking for a cool Ghc 16,000 knows what to do…
GhanaCelebrities
December 21, 2020
Tension as Police Officials fume over salary drop after elections
There is growing resentment among the rank and file of the Ghana Police Service following a drastic drop in their December salaries.

The difference in salaries barely two weeks after December 7, 2020, general elections is fuelling rumours that the recent upward adjustment in their salary was rose to possibly influence them ahead of the general elections.

Many of them are already protesting on social media platforms with varied comments expressing anger, regret and with some saying they have been taken for granted.

One comment read, “December is here, and as usual, government workers would be taken salaries earlier than usual, what the officers are saying is that Salary adjustments announced in November and paid successfully are nowhere to be found, It has flipped, flopped and disappeared subsequently.”

In November, barely a month to the December 7 elections rumours were rife that the over 23,000 personnel of the Service, for example, had been surprised with over 100% pay rise across board.

Director of Public Affairs at the Police Service, Superintendent Kwesi Fori who confirmed in an interview described the pay rise as “shocking and very positive”.

The government was tight-lipped over the increment, but leaked pay slips confirmed that the lowest rank in the Police service has seen about 200 percent increase in their take-home pay.

But December slips have left many hoping to smile home again devastated.

One post read “John Mahama predicted that; He actually said many of the freebies announced by the government including the unannounced salary increments were to win votes. November Pay was prompt. December, our hopes have been dashed. A huge slap in the face. Removal from CAP 30 is next.”

Another Facebook message said “Dear Nana Addo and IGP. The salary adjustment that was paid to Police Officers in November and was publicly announced. Please come out and make it public again that it has been removed after the elections.”

The Ghana Police Service is yet to officially respond to the allegations or clarify the matter.
Ghanaweb
December 21, 2020
Fire guts Kantamanto market

News reaching Ghana Guardian indicates the popular Kantamanto market in Accra is on fire.

The cause of the fire is not immediately known to this portal but we understand personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) are already at the scene to salvage the situation.

The fire, according to reports, started from a place close to the Agbogbloshie Market.

This incident happened hours after fire ravaged part of the Koforidua market in the Eastern Regional.

Shops and various items were consumed by the inferno believed to have started around 10 am.

The blaze was reportedly caused by an electrical fault on the main power supply pole of the electricity company of Ghana which spread to the nearby shops.

It’s been two weeks since fire guts portion of the first floor of GCB Bank Liberty House Building, Kantamanto in the Central Business District of Accra.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaweb

December 16, 2020
2020 Polls: I’ll concede defeat after independent audit of results – Mahama

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Mahama says he’ll accept the results of the 2020 presidential election if the Electoral Commission conducts an independent audit of the results.

Mr. Mahama and his party have rejected the results of the December 7 polls describing the election as flawed.

According to the NDC, their analysis of the pink sheets available to them shows clearly that Mr Mahama won the elections.

In an interview with Voice of America(VOA) Mr. Mahama showed a just cause for the NDC’s position, adding that the issues raised cannot be swept under the carpet.

“We are currently doing a forensic audit of all the constituencies first to establish what happened and then confirm the figures that we have. Because this case might end up in court…I don’t know, I cannot mention anything for now but we are doing an audit and based on that we’ll take whatever decision we need to take.

“But I think that in the interest of the more than 6million people who voted for me, I must uphold our democracy and hold the Electoral Commission to a higher standard and hold this government to a higher standard in terms of our democracy. The way President Akufo Addo and the EC have conducted this elections is a dent on our democratic credentials as a government. And so with my principles as a democrat, I can’t be seen to be sweeping it under the carpet and letting it go.”

Ex-President Mahama added: “I think that we must bring closure to this by seeing exactly where the issues are. If an independent audit is done by the EC, they’ll bring somebody in to crunch the numbers do an independent audit why not, I’ll be the first person to concede and walk away. But as long as that is not done and I know that there was a deliberate attempt to subvert the will of the people in favour of the incumbent it will be wrong for me in terms of our democratic practices to just leave it because we’ll not learn the lessons of this election. I think we must learn the lessons of this election so that we don’t repeat it in future one.”

Source: Kasapafmonline

December 15, 2020
Anas Ready With Secret Video About The 2020 Election” – Richard Ato Prah
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Nhyiaso Constituency, Hon. Richard Ato Kwamina Prah said that reports from the undercover Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas indicates that he is going to show a secret video recording of the just ended 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

And which group of people or organisation is this video going to reveal their irregularities in the just ended elections.

According to Hon. Richard Ato Kwamina Prah, the Anas video will be reveals some journalists who were caught on tape taking bribe from a political party to display wrong results for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Report shows that, United Nation has asked that the video be shown on the streets of America and United Kingdom for all international agencies to see the extent of Electoral fraud in the just ended Ghana 2020 elections.

A date for the release of the video is not yet in but the little information about the video is shown below. “An investigative piece on Ghana’s 2020 Elections. The People, the Vote and the Fraud” – Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
Reportghana
December 15, 2020
Wendy Shay Gets Married In Private Wedding Ceremony? (Video)

Ghanaian singer Wendy Shay, known in real life as Wendy Addo, has been seen in a wedding video where she appeared to be a bride and it has surprised many people.

The Shay On You singer was seen in a video which has been sighted by Zionfelix.net as she wore a wedding gown and sat beside a man who appeared to be the handsome groom.

Many people have been thrown off by the video and are left to come to terms with it and see if indeed the singer is getting married or it is something different.

Wendy Shay was seen with the groom seated at what looked like their wedding reception which was being emceed by popular master of ceremony, MC Too Cute.

The MC was heard saying that it was the dream of every woman to get married and today, it was the turn of no other person but Wendy Shay.

It is still to be confirmed if indeed Wendy Shay has tied the knot or the video is coming from an upcoming project of hers.

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December 15, 2020
Kennedy Agyapong Opens Up On The Sad Truth Akufo Addo Will Face in His Next Government

Finally, Maverick Lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong has said the truth that President Akufo Addo will go through in his next government.

Moving forward he admitted that it will be a hard time in his second term because his party has a slim majority in Parliament.

The Electoral Commission has given the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 137 seats with the NDC having 136 seats with one seat belonging to an Independent candidate.

The President during his victory speech said the people of Ghana have come to the realization that there is the need for two leading political parties to work together hence the slim margin between the NPP and NDC in the number of seats.

But Kennedy Agyapong who nearly lost his seat to the National Democratic Congress(NDC) parliamentary candidate thinks otherwise.

MyNewsGH reported that according to Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, “the President will suffer in his second term as President because previously, the NPP had majority of the seats and we could vote for all bills to go through. Look at the number of bills we passed in Parliament? It was because we had majority”.

He noted that most of the party’s Municipal Chief Executives played contributory roles in ensuring that the NPP loses its seats because they openly paid monies and supported NDC candidates against candidates presented by the NPP.

Kennedy Agyapong indicated that a list of such people will be sent to the President so that they are taken out of his government.

Broadcastghana

December 15, 2020
Ursula Owusu Jeered And Booed at by Ablekuma West Constituents

At the sound of ‘Kpa kpa kpa away’, a performer trembles with fear and disappointment because he or she knows the time to take a bow is up as failure to adhere could result in him or her being pelted with missiles.

If the same rule applies in politics then Ursula Owusu-Ekuful , the Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma West should be concerned about her future as some of the constituents handed her a treatment similar to how an audience drives away a boring and uninspiring performer.
In a viral video which was recorded on election day, some constituents are seen jeering and chanting ‘away away’ at the Minister of Communications.

Conflicting reports on the video suggest that it was filmed before the declaration of the results while others say the incident happened when she was making her way to a polling station in the constituency.

Ursula Owusu polled 37,363 out of 69,353 votes to retain her seat as the lawmaker representing the people of Ablekuma West.

Her closest competitor Rev. Kweku Addo of the National Democratic Congress ( NDC) followed with 30,733 votes.

In 2016, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful recorded 34,376 compared to 20,976 by Diana Obenewaa Twumwaa of the National Democratic Congress .
The reduction in victory margin has been interpreted by some people as a dwindling in the popularity of the Communications Minister.

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Ghanaweb

December 15, 2020
Joe Ghartey to Face Court Over Alleged Fraudulent Electoral Victory

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hon Joe Ghartey is standing on the brinks of electoral dispute as his return to Parliament faces legal action over alleged massive electoral fraud.

The MP for Essikado Ketan had earlier been reported to have lost the seat to NDC’s Grace Ayensu Danquah, but things took a dramatic turn at the 11th hour as the a 3 person contest turned to six on a different ballot paper to claim victory for the long-time Parliamentarian.

Although three persons contested in the elections, the EC published an artwork on its website with the result of six candidates. It, however, deleted it later and uploaded a different one.

In the process of fighting back to see a clean system, it has been detected that the MP through the help of the Electoral Commission(EC) won the seat through the back door as two separate set of ballot papers were used in the the election.

Three people contested the seat but a second paper used in the fraudulent declaration saw faces of six people on the different ballot sheet.

This has dented the image of the EC as many pro-opposition Facebook groups including NDC TV and some commentators are sharing images to claim that the Commission published results for six parliamentary candidates for the Essikado-Ketan seat when in fact, only three people contested for the seat.

In her reaction to the suspected fraud denied her first chance in Parliament, Dr Grace Ayensu has threatened to go to court to seek redress.

She also accused the EC officials of swapping figures in the NPP’s favour, confirming that the Electoral Commission indeed shared an Essikado-Ketan parliamentary results document with results for six supposed candidates although only three people contested in that election.

Ghanaweb

December 15, 2020
Funny Face Reportedly Hospitalized At Korle Bu
Information reaching Dikoder.com is that Ghanaian comic actor, Funny Face has been admitted at the Korle Bu teaching hospital over an illness that is yet to be known.

The new development was made known by a Instagram blogger, @Aba_The_Great — who stated that the actor was in critical condition receiving treatment.

The condition surrounding Funny Face’s admission at the hospital is still unknown. We are also trying hard to get in touch with him to ascertain the truth.

However, the only way to confirm if indeed Funny Face was sick is to monitor his social media platforms which he hasn’t updated in the last 24 hours. Funny Face is one celebrity who doesn’t hide his issues from social media so we are waiting for an update on the sickness.

Funny Face over the past few days has been all over social media and admitted that he was depressed and needed help.

He has confessed himself that he’s suffering from chronic depression.
Mynewsgh
December 15, 2020
Election 2020: EC Extends Its Declaration Time
The Electoral Commission has rescinded its decision to declare the results of the election at 5 pm, Tuesday.

According to a press release, the new time for the announcement will be “communicated shortly.”

“The Commission has continually reiterated that transparency, integrity, and fairness are the yardstick by which it conducted the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

As such, to ensure that the declared Presidential results are 100% accurate and reflective of the will of the people, the Commission entreats the Public and all Stakeholders to exercise patience as the collation process continues in the presence of Political Party agents and election observers” the statement further added.
peacefmonline
December 9, 2020