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Ghana's 2016 Polls In Danger? While the biggest opposition New Patriotic Party and other smaller parties are optimistic of supplanting the ruling National Democratic Congress in the 2016 generals elections, a renowned Muslim cleric, Malam ShamunaUstaz Jibril, does not believe that the Ghanaian elections will come off next year as scheduled. Short of elaborating why there would not be elections in 2016 as Ghana’s constitution demands, Malam Shamuna Ustaz Jibril, who is credited with many predictions which he attributes to God and through his powers, noted that although Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo was likely to be elected president in 2016, he nevertheless, doubt if there would be elections at all. Sharing his view on upcoming elections in some African countries, the respected Muslim seer was quoted as having predicted massive victory for NPP’s 2016 flag bearer, Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana. But he said “I, however, doubt if there is going to be

Buhari Extends Lead In Tight Nigerian Election Opposition candidate opens up lead over Goodluck Jonathan based on returns from 18 out of Nigeria’s 36 states and capital city Abuja. Nigerian opposition contender Muhammadu Buhari built a lead of over 2.5 million votes with only six states uncounted on Monday, raising the prospect of a stunning ballot box victory for a man who first came to power three decades ago via a military coup. The 72-year-old general who has campaigned as a born-again democrat intent on cleaning up the corrupt politics of Africa's most populous nation notched up 12.9 million votes, according to a tally collated by Reuters from 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. This compared to 10.2 million votes for President Goodluck Jonathan , a one-time zoology professor whose five years at the helm of the continent's biggest economy and top oil producer have been plagued by corruption scandals

Robbers Invade Church During Vigil, Rape Ladies Armed robbers raped seven ladies at the New Generation church during deliverance at a vigil. Seven ladies who went for vigil for deliverance at New Generation Church, located at 2nd Cemetery Road, Benin -City, were allegedly raped by armed bandits who stormed the church at about 4am on Thursday. Vanguard newspaper reports that the robbers had earlier raided a building near Ewuotubu community where they robbed some tenants living in four different flats in the compound. Two persons, including a police officer, were shot dead while others sustained various degrees of injuries in the process. What was supposed to be an all-night marathon prayer session , tagged ‘Koboko Night’, meant to cast out demons tormenting some members of the church, turned sour as the masked armed robbers, numbering six, shot sporadically, ordering the members to go back to the church shortly a

Mahama Catches Cold The Al-Hajj can today report that if what is going on in the Nigeria’s governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is anything to go by, then President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana should brace himself for a potential spill-over of the fratricidal political strife in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party and government he is currently leading. It can be clearly seen from the current happenings in Nigeria that President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, whose ascension to the pantheon of executive throne in Nigeria is similar to that of President Mahama of Ghana, is on his way out of power after his stubborn refusal to heed the numerous calls from his party to step aside and allow the conventional regional rotation of leadership to take place in the most populous African country. Scores of state governors with the governing PDP in Nigeria recently defected to the new opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) rendering the ru

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Bolaray Tops Them All At GN Bank Awards 2015 Affable Broadcaster and Media Entrepreneur Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi aka Bola Ray carried the ultimate award at the just ended maiden edition GN Bank Awards held at the Accra International Conference Center on Saturday source: peacefmonline.com The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has predicted that Ghana will record low rainfall across the country this year. Besides, it said, there would be early cessation (short rainy season) for almost the whole country this year. The GMet, therefore, urged Ghanaians to conserve water and asked farmers to go for short lifespan crops. “Farmers are encouraged to go for short lifespan crops because the rainy season will be short. “Farmers are encouraged to consult agricultural extension officers for guidance,” the Director of Research and Applied Meteorology of the GMet, Mr Charles Kweku Yorke, gave the information when he presented the 2015 season forecast in Accr

Oge Okoye Moves On With A New Rich Man? Oge is said to be in a serious relationship that might be altar bound Nollywood actress Oge Okoye has apparently left the past behind as she is reported to have moved on from her divorce with ex-husband Stanley Duru and found a new rich lover. According to Enquirer Magazine, the actress is in love again after her previous marriage packed up due to infidelity allegations from both parties. She is said to be in a serious relationship that might be altar bound. Her new man according to reports is a successful business man who hails from the Eastern part of the country. He is said to spoil her and even sponsored her trip to the United States as well as also donated some money into her cosmetics business Crystal Glam. It was also revealed that Oge’s new man is also a single father who is said to be separated from his baby mama and he shuttles between Nigeria and Europe. Oge’s ex-husband with

Man,49, Arrested For Defrauding Bank Customers Of GH¢65k A 49-year-old man has been arrested by the Ashanti regional police command for fraud. Kwaku Badu is alleged to have defrauded nine customers of some banks, including the Kumasi branch of Unibank of over Gh¢65,000. According to some victims who spoke to Starr News, the suspect who disguises himself as a staff of the banks dissuades his unsuspecting victims from joining regular queues within the banking halls with a promise of fast tracking their deposits, but bolts after they leave their monies with him. He was reportedly arrested after several complaints had been filed at the Central Police command in Kumasi. Source: Starfmonline

NPP Opens Nominations The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened nominations for its parliamentary primaries across the country. A press release signed by the General Secretary, Kwabena Agyapong sets May 24th as the date for organising Parliamentary primaries throughout the country. Below is the press release: NPP SETS MAY 24 FOR PARLIAMENTARY PRIMARIES At its meeting on Monday, April 23 2015, the National Executive Committee of the NPP approved the road map towards the organization of the party’s Parliamentary Primary Elections as mandated by the party’s constitution. The timeline for the Parliamentary primary is as follows: I. Opening of Nomination - March 30, 2015 II. Closing of Nomination - April 10, 2015 III. Vetting of Aspirants - April 13 to 17, 2015 IV. Announcement of vetting results - April 20, 2015 V. Appeals at Regional level, if any - April 20 to 24, 2015 VI. Appeals at National level, if any - April 24 to 30, 2015 VII. Notice of p

March 23, 2015

VIDEO: Lil Win Showers Money on Amakye Dede at GNBank Awards The greatness of Amakye Dede's performance was marked by Lil Win spraying some cash on the Serious Man. VIDEO: Lil Win Showers Money on Amakye Dede at GNBank Awards

March 23, 2015

Emeka Ike Exposes Producers Who Sleep With Actresses For Movie Roles Actor and producer, Emeka Ike has slammed AGN president, Ibinabo Fibreisima and other Nollywood star for allegedly pulling Nollywood down. He listed producers who sleep with actresses as a prerequisite for offering them roles. Speaking to Journalists at the 2nd edition of the City People’s Political Award held recently in Lagos, Emeka who wants to be AGN president said.. ”There are five people who have taken the laws of Nigerian movie industry into their hands. They are Emma Ogugua, Murphy Stephen, Sunny McDon, Okey Bakassi and Ifeanyi Dikeh. These five people registered Actors Guild of Nigeria as their personal business. No other individual can come in.”My first concern is to clean up Nollywood, clean up AGN. Every Nigerian youth want to act movies now, what future are we leaving for them? Where are they going to write their names?”.. “The two bedroom in Surulere where they would ask you to

Black Stars Captain Ruled Out Of Friendlies Asamoah Gyan has been excused from the Black Stars due to injury. Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has been ruled out from the two international friendlies against Senegal and Mali in France. Black Stars coach Avram Grant wants the Al Ain striker to fully recover from a slight injury he sustained at club level. Gyan had picked up a thigh strain in the lead up to Al Ain’s 1-1 draw at Al Dhafra on Friday. Meanwhile, Avram Grant has named a 22-man squad for the warm-up games scheduled for March 28 (Senegal) and against Mali three days later. source: pulse.com.gh

GN Bank Awards 2015 Shatta Wale Crowned “Male Musician Of The Year”, See Full List Of Winners Shatta Wale was crowned the "Male Musician Of The Year" at the maiden edition of the GN Bank Awards held at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, March 21. Check out the complete list of winners. A parade of hundreds of Ghanaian influential personalities and celebrities thronged the auditorium of the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, March 21– some, to witness while others to receive their plaque at the maiden edition of GN Bank Awards. The awards night also saw some outstanding live band performances from Obaapa Christy , Joyce Blessing , Wiyaala , Efya , Raquel , Shatta Wale and the man of the night, Abrantee Amakye Dede . Behind the deck were UK popular DJ, Tim Westwood and Ghanaian celebrated DJ, DJ Black. A security man by name Anane Edward Awingura (the spelling of the last name might not be correct) won the weekly v

Bad Hygiene Ghana Loses $290 Million Yearly Over Poor Sanitation Ghana loses about USD290 million yearly as a result of poor sanitation and bad hygiene. Ghana loses about USD290 million because of her inability to make improved sanitation and hygiene services available to the population, according to the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank. Mr Benjamin Arthur , Executive Secretary of Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), who announced this at a media dialogue, therefore, expressed concern about the inadequate resource allocation in the 2015 National Budget to deal with the issue. Mr Arthur said, “Approximately 19,000 people including 5,100 children under the age of five die each year of diarrhoea, nearly 90% of which is directly attributed to poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services.” He added that “USD54 million is lost each year in accessing health services.” He however indicated that “Faecal contamination of the

Sir John Mad With NDC Over Woyome Related Stories Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu- Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, has served notice to National Democratic Congress (NDC) activists, warning them against linking him to the infamous Woyome scandal. Sir John said NDC members had made it a point to drag his name into the woyome saga by claiming that he benefited from the Gh¢51.2 million the NDC financier pocketed from the government, saying that he would sue anyone who linked the scandal to him. “I dare any NDC person who would repeat anywhere that I benefited from the woyome judgement debt cash that I will institute legal action against that person because if I received anything from woyome, it was years before the judgement debt was paid the businessman…,” he said on Adom FM yesterday. Some NDC members including propaganda

In US 3 children stabbed to death in community attack Police did not release the names of the victims or any possible motive for the attack which also left 2 wounded. 3 children, aged 1, 5 and 12 respectively were stabbed to death in an attack on a Burmese community in New Bern , North Carolina, AP reports. Police did not release the names of the victims or any possible motive for the attack which also left 2 people wounded. The suspect, 18-year-old Eh Lar Doh Htoo , has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and other charges are expected. While Htoo knew the victims, they weren't related. Meanwhile, New Bern police Lt. Ronda Allen said a language barrier was affecting the investigation. Narrating the events of the attack, Allen said at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to a report of a person with a knife The officers entered the home and found the injured and two of the dead children. A third child died at a h

HISTORY TODAY: 19TH MARCH DID YOU KNOW? The Papal inauguration of Pope Francis was held on 19 March 2013 in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. Holy Mass was celebrated by Pope Francis before political and religious leaders from around the world. The crowd was estimated between 150,000 and 200,000.

Cholera Outbreak Looms Again There is a possible cholera outbreak as several hospitals begin to record cases of the diarrhoea disease. Some Nurses and Doctors of some hospitals in Ghana’s capital, Accra are scared of a possible cholera outbreak as several hospitals begin to record cases of the diarrhoeal disease. Last year some hospitals in the metropolis created isolation centres to handle cholera cases after an outbreak killed about two hundred people. But similar makeshift facilities are not yet in place as some hospitals begin recording new cases. The situation has raised fears of another cholera epidemic. An anonymous staff of the LEKMA hospital at Teshie told Starr News that with the rains about to start, the hospital fears it might be unable to control another outbreak since there is no isolation centre to house patients. “Last year we had to let the patients be in the emergency ward which is close to the OPD even though they have to be kept in iso