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                                                  Bobi Wine    Ugandan pop star and MP Bobi Wine has been prevented from leaving the country to seek medical treatment despite being granted bail, his lawyers say. He was charged with treason last week, following the alleged stoning of President Yoweri Museveni's convoy. On Monday, a judge said he did not constitute a flight risk and granted him bail along with 32 other opposition politicians who had also been charged. But a lawyer for Bobi Wine said the star was re-arrested on Thursday. "[He] was re-arrested at the airport, even though the judge had let him have his passport because he needed to leave the country for medical reasons," Robert Amsterdam told the BBC. "He was violently thrown into a police ambulance. The lawyers have no idea where he is being taken and we're all really in shock,...

  At least 41 female prostitutes, 99 per cent of whom are Nigerians, have been arrested by the Weija District Police Command led by Chief Inspector Diana Tei Eninful.   According to the inspector, 'they were arrested around a place called Choice, where several pubs operate at night'. She said the police received several reports from residents in the area about nuisance activities of the prostitutes, which have turned the vicinity into a haven for drug peddlers and armed robbers. Based on the complaints received from residents in the area, the police laid surveillance and subsequently arrested 41 of the prostitutes, most of whom Chief Inspector Eninful said were Nigerians between 18 and 25 years. Source: peacefmonline

                                                 Erico Winner of Tv3’s Mentor 3 music reality show, Erico has said he will completely give up on doing gospel music in his next life. The gospel artiste who’s disappointed in the industry he plies his trade revealed that he will at any point in his next life venture into Highlife music. In an interview with Kojo Preko Dankwa, host of Kasapa Entertainment on Kasapa FM, Erico recounted how he has been treated unfairly by notable church leaders and event organizers who have refused to pay him for services he rendered to them. He noted that most of his colleague gospel artistes suffer same fate in the hands of several men of God because their talents are not valued by them. According to Erico, church event organizers think because their talents are gift from God, so they should minister for free. But he reco...

The bride looks so happy. Congrats to them! Source: peacefmonline

Becca’s husband, Tobi Sanni, CEO of The State of Mind Entertainment  in an interview on Zylofon FM has spoken about the humiliation Zylofon Media faced during its official launch in Nigeria. During the interview, Tobi Sanni revealed it’s not only Ghanaians who have faced such problem, but South Africans also face the same issues of getting their music known in their country, Nigeria. Tobi said  when an artist outside Nigeria releases a song and does not go there to promote it, they should not expect Nigerians to know it and patronize it. During the concert, we all saw Stonebwoy perform and most Nigerians were just standing there as if he was not known to the world. Stonebwoy is well known in Nigeria but his songs ain’t known that much which means he has to make a bigger stand by introducing more his music to the Nigerians for them to patronize it more, Tobi added. Source: ghanaweb.com

Ghana and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement under which the UK will give Ghana a 20-million pound grant under a jobs and economic transformation programme. The expected outcome of the programme, which will be implemented in the next six years, includes economic diversification and trade boost that will deliver 15,000 formal jobs in the targeted sectors. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, initialled for Ghana, while the UK Minister of State for Africa, Ms Harriet Baldwin, signed for her country. Diversify Addressing the media at the Jubilee House after the signing ceremony on Tuesday, Mr Kyerematen said the government was working to reduce the volatility of the economy by diversifying its sources of growth, especially from being an export base to a sector that created jobs. He said the government was also pursuing comprehensive initiatives and strategic interventions to open up investment opportunities for domestic and foreign companies...

Songstress, Sista Afia has disclosed that with the kind of life she lives, she is not sure if she will make it to heaven. She made this known to Abeiku Santana on UTV Ghana. Sista Afia indicated that she does not know if she will make it to heaven when Abeiku Santana asked whether, with the kind of life she lives, she will make it to heaven when she dies. She said, “As for me I don’t know”. The musician who is the niece of Bishop Duncan Williams indicated that regardless of everything, she does, she loves to praise God. “Am really a girl who loves to Praise the Lord EVERYDAY ! Dammmm who am i to be this favoured to even have. Second chances upon all my sins on top of it all i have LIFE itself ! Funny how We are unfairly Judged by Man, but Only God sit that high.” Source:MyNewsGh.com

               Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission(PC), Egbert Faibille Jnr.  A Deputy Minister for Energy, Joseph Cudjoe has disclosed that government is planning to develop Sekondi-Takoradi and in general Western Region into a modern petroleum production city. “You will notice that when you mention, U.S for oil and gas industry, there is a city you can point to, example Houston. You know that they have consciously developed that enclave for those activities. If you think of UK and Scotland, you can mention a city, Aberdeen. That is the way it works,” he said. Mr. Joseph Cudjoe who is part of a mission was speaking to journalists at the opening of the Offshore North Sea (ONS) Conference in Stavanger, Norway. He argued that such a unique identification will help attract investors and drive the needed funds into the region. The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission(PC), Egbert Faibille Junior also indi...

                               Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa  The Ghana Education Service (GES ) is recruiting 8,872 staff in order to meet the demands of the double track educational system which takes off in September this year. Applications for the classroom teachers is open to graduate teachers from the universities who have completed their national service and wish to be recruited by the GES as teachers. Applicants who intend to apply for the position of classroom teachers will be required to log onto www.gespromotions.gov.gh to fill an online application form. Regional breakdowns The GES has done an audit assessment of the needs of the schools, with the Eastern Region requiring about 1,812 new teachers, representing the highest number, while the Ashanti Region follows with 1,203. The Central Region requires 912 while the Northern, Brong Ahafo, Volta and Greater Accra regions require ...

      When it comes to sleeping positions, everyone is different. While some can only sleep on their sides, others prefer falling asleep on their stomach - and if that sounds like you, listen up. While sleeping on your front is said to help in combating snoring, according to the Mayo Clinic, it can also cause significant back pain. This is because sleeping on your stomach often flattens your spine, which puts additional pressure on your back muscles. It's also an awkward position for your neck, and according to spine specialist Paul Grous, this can often lead to neck or back pain between your shoulders. In fact, back experts believe lying on your front is one of the worst possible sleeping positions when it comes to looking after your spine. Rishi Loatey of the British Chiropractic Association told the Mail Online: "Sleeping on your front - lateral sleeping - is the worst possible position you can sleep in from a musculoskeletal point of view. "In order to...

 The Tema Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Supt. Joseph Owusu Bempah, has blamed skimpy and sexy dressing by ladies, for some of the accidents that occur on the country’s roads. According to him, girls and women who wear body-clutching and tight-fitting clothes, are a distraction to drivers – the reason for some needless and unexplained accidents. “In fact, it’s a source of distraction”, Chief Supt. Owusu Bempah told Accra-based Joy News in an interview. “So, when you dress, dress moderately. If you are in your car, fine. Some of them, too deliberately, they want to walk on the streets perambulating – they’ll go to the other end and come back doing nothing”, he added. Chief Supt. Owusu Bempah also advised drivers to keep their eyes straight on the road when driving despite such “distractions”. “Drivers who have been watching women, they should stop. When they see a beautiful woman on the road, in...

                               Shyngle with actor Frederick Leonard  Princess Shyngle, a Gambian actress based in Ghana has named some Ghanaian celebrities she has dated and former Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien is one. She made this revelation in an interview with Delay on the Delay Show. “I dated him. I had no idea he was married. I had no reason to ask him because I never saw wedding ring on his finger and there were obviously no pictures of him and any woman on a social media so I assumed that he was a single man,” she told Delay. When asked if she was still in a relationship with Essien she answered in the negative. “Technically, no! What happened was I got to know that he was married and that was a deal breaker for me. Obviously we were out in public which was a dumb move and I got contacted by some people that he was married and then I decided to google and I found out that he ...

Former President John Kufuor was on Friday conferred with the highest national award of Liberia, The Collar of State – Most Venerable Order of the Pioneers, by the president George Weah. This was part of the activities to mark the country’s 171st National Flag Day. The occasion also marked the 15th year of the signing of the Accra Accords which was the final peace document that was negotiated to bring final closure to the many years of war that ravaged the West African country. The accord was brokered mainly under the auspices of former President Kufuor, the then-president of Ghana and chair of ECOWAS. Peace has since ensued in Liberia and there has been a peaceful and democratic change of government among opposing political parties. Also, honoured in the ceremony were Arsene Wenger, former manager of Arsenal football club, who received the award of Knight Grand Commander, Humane Order of African Redemption (KGC-HOAR), and Claude Le Roy, coach of the Togolese Natio...

 A young Indian man, Mr Nilesh Khedekar who wanted to get back with his girlfriend after an argument, put up 300 billboards all over their local suburb, to let her know he wants her forgiveness. Though, it is not clear what the argument was between the two, Mr Khedekar thought it was serious enough to be worth the effort of an impressive action to earn her forgiveness. Recently, after Mr Khedekar heard that the girl, was returning from Mumbai to her home in Pimple Saudagar, a suburb of Pune, he decided to come up with a creative way of showing her how sorry he was about their argument. He commissioned hundreds of different-sized posters with the message “Shivde, I am Sorry!”. On the night before the girl’s scheduled returned, he paid a group of boys to hang the billboards all over her neighborhood. Source: oditycentral.com

 The West Africa Examinations Council has released results for all Junior High School Students who participated in the 2018 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to a statement copied to Peacefmonline.com, “The council is in the process of dispatching the results to the schools through the metropolitan, municipal, district directors of education.” The results are however available on the WAEC Site for students to access. Out of a total of 509,827 candidates who sat for the basic exams, 134 candidates had their subjects cancelled for examination malpractices. 2018 BECE Results  Source: Peacefmonline.com

                                           Melania Trump  US First Lady Melania Trump will travel to Africa later this year, although it is not clear where or when she plans on visiting the continent. She said in a statement. This will be my first time travelling to Africa and I am excited to educate myself on the issues facing children throughout the continent, while also learning about its rich culture and history." Mrs Trump is expected to focus on humanitarian work and "development programmes being done in many of the countries". She will not be travelling with US President Donald Trump, who was criticised earlier for allegedly referring to some African nations as "shithole countries", though he denied he was being a racist. Mr Trump has yet to make a trip to the continent since coming to office in January 2016. Source: BBC

Six pupils (one male and five females) who are alleged to be witches and wizard, have revealed how they were initiated into witchcraft. The oldest pupil identified as Idayat, revealed she initiated her sister and the four others into witchcraft to journalist Omo Edema. According to the kid, an elderly female neighbour in their previous house initiated her into witchcraft. This happened in Danjuma area of Akure, Ondo state capital in Nigeria. “I can’t remember the year I was initiated into witchcraft, but can remember I joined them in the house we were living before at Idole, Akure” on the kids said “One day a little girl like me then came to me and said I should accompany her somewhere which I obliged. She took me to an elderly woman where they gave me biscuit and groundnuts. I ate them there. Immediately I finished eating those things, they commanded me to go and begin to bring people’s glories to them”, Idayat said. On how many glories she has taken to their coven, the ...

 The Manhyia Palace, the official seat of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has confirmed that the monarch will travel to Kyebi in the Eastern Region on Thursday, August 23, this year. According to Baffuor Kantankrankyi, a linguist of the Asantehene, the monarch would be a special guest of honour at the grand durbar of chiefs and people of Akyem Abuakwa to honour the memory of former Okyenhene Nana Ofori Atta. Baffuor Kantankrankyi made the announcement during Akwasidae at the Manhyia Palace on Sunday, which was attended by President Akufo-Addo and some top government officials. The Asantehene was also sitting in state when the announcement was made by the linguist. It is expected that Asantehene would be accompanied by dozens of paramount chiefs from Asanteman during the historical journey. “The Okyenhene has extended a royal invitation to the Asantehene to be the special guest of honour during a grand durbar to honour the memory of Nana Ofori Atta and he has accepted ...

                                             Sammy Gyamfi We have been reading that the aspiring National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, is vigorously denying the earlier media reports of his alleged accusations of the former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama for being corrupt to the high heaven (emphasis mine). The said story was captioned: "Sammy Gyamfi attacks Mahama, labels him corrupt!" (ghanaweb.com, 20/08/2018). Bizarrely, however, in his desperation to make amends, the aspiring NDC Communication Officer stated in his tentative press statement that “unlike President Akufo-Addo and the vice President Dr Bawumia, Mr. John Mahama is incorruptible.” In fact, the preceding incoherent and somewhat preposterous statement informed my decision to come out with this periodical. Let us face it, it would onl...

July 6, 2018, marked exactly four years since Ghanaian hiplife musician, Theophilus Tagoe, otherwise known as Castro in Showbiz, and Janet Bandu mysteriously disappeared while on holiday at Ada. There have been conflicting reports as to whether the musician is still alive or dead at Ada towards the estuary where they were last seen. But an Occultist and self-confessed undersea dweller, Obaatan-X says Castro is alive and kicking and currently based in ‘second heaven’ which is why he is not returning. The Occultist who claimed to have given his life to Christ, told Fancy Di Maria in an interview on Angel Sunset Drive that, “Castro is still alive; he should have returned on 15th September 2016, but because of how sweet life is under the sea, he has decided not to come now; he is now fat and looking fresh”. Obaatan-X, a failed musician insists he will return and it will shock everybody, contrary to speculations and prophecies that the ‘Odo Pa’ hitmaker has passed on. Source: a...

The victims who died in a fire outbreak at Dansoman Akokofoto over the weekend will be buried on Sunday August 26th 2018. President of the Accra City Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Elder Kwabena Ofori Amoah revealed this to Adom News Monday. The deceased are the wife, mother-in-law and two children of a Dansoman SDA District pastor who had travelled to a church camp meeting in the Eastern Region. The pastor’s wife who is 30 years, his 4-year-old son, a three week old baby, his mother-in-law who had come to help babysit and a 9-year-old girl she visited with have all been reduced to ashes whilst Pastor Ebenezer Ato Kessie of the Dansoman Branch of the Seventh Day Adventist Church was away doing God’s work. The fire started around 5:30 am at a time majority of the occupants of the house were still sleeping. Mizpah Ayivor who lives in a room on the ground floor said she woke up to thick smoke in her room. As she rushed outside to safety, she heard the cries of...

The Ghana Police Service has grabbed an Ivorian for allegedly siphoning GH ¢110,610,000 from CAL Bank Ghana Limited. William Djedehard Anselme Boscaud Dieou, a trader, is alleged to have logged on a CAL Bank Computer and used the credentials of two employees of the bank to debit the said amount from the bank’s internal account and credited same to a customer account. Police investigations further revealed that an amount of GH¢84,991.06 was withdrawn through the use of ATM, while another amount of GH¢170,000 was transferred to six other bank accounts via GHIPSS Instant Transfer Online. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, Dieou has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing. His accomplice Wonder Kofi Klutse Fianu, is said to be at large. The court presided over by Mrs Harriet Jane Akweley Quaye has remanded Dieou into Police custody to assist in investigations. This follows submissions by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) George Amega...

 A house fire has killed the wife, 3 children, niece and the mother-in-law of Pastor Ato Kessie, the head pastor of the Dansoman District Seventh Day Adventist (SDA). The incident happened between 5 and 6 am on Sunday, August 19, 2018. At the time of the accident, Pastor Ato Kessie was not in the house. From what Ghpage.com has gathered Pastor Anto Kessie had gone for a camp meeting, leaving the wife and their three children, a niece of Pastor Ato Kessie and the pastor’s mother-in-law in the house. All the 5 family members perished in the accident none survived. The late Mrs. Kessie was a teacher at Valley View University (VVU) basic school. SEE PHOTOS FROM THE ACCIDENT BELOW Source: peacefmonline

The body of Ms Sara Kwarteng of the Mampong Campus of the University of Education, Winneba, who drowned together with another student at the Oasis Beach Restaurant in Cape Coast last Thursday evening, has been found after three nights. The body was found on Sunday August 19, at Duakro near the University of Cape Coast (UCC) beach at about 2pm, reports Timothy Gobah. Two students got drowned after they were struck by a strong wave last Thursday evening. The disaster occurred while they were taking photographs as part of the ‘Face of USAG’ beauty contest at the Oasis Beach Restaurant in Cape Coast. The body of one of them, identified as Lily Ampofowaa Asiedu, a student of the University of Ghana was recovered on Friday but the second person, Ms Sara Kwarteng was not immediately found. Two other ladies and a gentleman, who were all part of the photo shoot, are on admission. The students who were attending the annual congress of the University Students Association (USAG) at...

Prodigal son Oh ye my soul saved from the dung And worldly emptied song I sung, My salvation story I have began, There, when I lost my soul to the filthy swine Dirtying my body right down to my soul Then little did I know, I'm loosing an eternal package in folds, My life, my time I was told If it worth the pleasures extract from the earth. Oh hey I have been a fool, Whiles I ate like the glutton toad Eating the earthly ants until I burst my soul, Dead I lived in the slams of my inequities Now I seek to walk out bold, A new baby I have been born Seeking a milk of salvation, Whiles I dream a meat of eternal life. Hey I have seen the son And now I have been gifted with a life, Before I was struggling with darkness A battle I have conquered with light, In Him is life and the word I have dived in Now I pray to all, it a new beginning. @jcsonjenuis

 The family of the late former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan has asked the media and the general public to give them space to mourn the death of their loved one. A statement from the family confirming his demise said: “the family kindly requests privacy at this time of mourning.” The family also said arrangements to celebrate his “remarkable life” will be announced later. Mr Annan died on the morning of Saturday, 18 August 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, after a short illness. Source: AdomOnline

The Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has left Accra for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj. The Vice President, accompanied by his wife, Hajia Samira Bawumia, would join thousands of Ghanaians and millions of Muslims around the world in performing this year’s Hajj. This was announced in a News statement issued by Mr Frank Agyei-Twum, Director of Communications at the Office of the Vice President and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and fulfils one of the conditions for total submission to the will of Allah. While on the Pilgrimage, Vice President Bawumia would use the spiritual exercise to among others, pray for the people and nation of Ghana and request Allah’s blessings for Ghana The Vice President returns home on Monday 27th August.     Source: Adomonline

Former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan is reported dead. The Ghanaian died at a hospital in Switzerland, Saturday morning after a short illness, former Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe confirmed it to Joy News. He was 80. Mr Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Biography Kofi Atta Annan was born in Kumasi on April 8, 1938. Since 1960 Ghana has been a republic within the British Commonwealth, a group of nations dependent on Great Britain. Named for an African empire along the Niger River, Ghana was ruled by Great Britain for 113 years as the Gold Coast. Annan is descended from tribal chiefs on both sides of his family. His father was an educated man, and Annan became accustomed to both traditional and modern ways of life. He has described himself as being “atribal in a tribal world.” After receiving his early education at a leading boarding school in Ghana, Annan attended the College of...

Not long after the disclosure about the NDC John Mahama administration sold state cars that were as young as a week old, as revealed by the Chief Executive officer of Public Sector reform at the Presidency, including how poorly state cars were handled during the transition process, it has been revealed that 38 cars were signed off by Mahama’s Chief of Staff Julius Debrah to military personnel illegally. The Akufo-Addo government has therefore written to the Military high Command to release those cars by September 7th, 2018. Upon assumption of office, it was alleged that some 200 vehicles were missing in the pool at the Presidency, including one seized from actor John Dumelo when he attempted to re-spray the car allegedly. The letter from the presidency sighted by MyNewsGH.com listed the names of all 38 personnel who bought their own vehicles cheaply when the Mahama government was leaving office. “786 brand new cars were disposed of by the previous government at very very cheap ...

 The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has charged the Police to immediately arrest supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who allegedly pelted Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, with stones. The commissioning of a Polyclinic at Ajumako Sunkwa Thursday turned chaotic with supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the NDC going at each other. It is reported that the NDC group stormed the venue of the commissioning with placards amidst drumming and dancing, asking why the new government is commissioning a project it did not start. The NPP supporters present attempted to stop them but this ended up in a clash. The melee resulted in stone-throwing, with a multimedia camera technician covering the event sustaining a cut on his forehead. Describing the development as disgusting and criminal, Mr Kwamena Duncan appealed to the police to be proactive in dealing with the NDC hoodlums. “This is not the first time we are seeing such a dis...

In urban areas like New York, Denver, and Los Angeles, it’s become a trend for the elite to shy away from traditional pets such as dogs and cats, and to raise chickens instead. Although raising chickens used to be predominantly for rural farmers, it’s now not only chic to own these birds but a status symbol as well. And Julie Baker, an enterprising woman from New Hampshire, is cashing in on the trend by making fashionable chicken diapers. That’s right, chicken diapers. In fact, she’s drawing in $50,000 a year from this business, which isn’t exactly small change. 10 years ago, on her small Claremont farm, Julie was raising a whole flock of chickens with her daughter. They happened upon a YouTube video of a chicken wearing a diaper so it wouldn’t leave droppings everywhere. Julie recalls thinking something like ‘Oh my goodness, I so need to do that,’ especially since her daughter often brought her favourite chicken Abigail into the home. Julie then set out on a mission to...

    A Zimbabwean man who reportedly sneaked into his sick wife’s hospital ward to make love to her is currently in trouble. The man, a prominent restaurant owner in the city was reported to have stormed the Masvingo Provincial Hospital around 03:00 am to engage in a brawl with the hospital’s nurses in the middle of the night, insisting on being allowed to visit his wife in the female ward. According to reports, the man who has an abusive history eventually had his way and went on to have an affair with his wife, in the presence of 10 other patients in the ward. Speaking to the nurses, the woman said: “It was around 3 am that patients who were disturbed by the noise coming from the ecstatic couple reported to the nurses that there was sex in the ward. The nurses summoned a security guard who got the man out of the ward.” The investigation also revealed that the wife had told the nurses that her husband was abusive and she might be beaten if she refused to accept his s...

            Professor Mawutor Avoke, has been dismissed as Vice-Chancellor of University of Education, Winneba  The governing council of the University of Education, Winneba, has dismissed five principal officers of the institution following an emergency meeting on Monday. One other official has had her appointment terminated. The five are the Vice-Chancellor who was serving a suspension, Professor Mawutor Avoke, Finance Officer, Dr. Theophilus Senyo Ackorlie, Daniel Tetteh, Mary Dzimey and Frank Owusu Boateng. They were interdicted in July 2017 by the UEW governing council to allow for investigations after it emerged that some vital documents at some offices at the centre of an ongoing investigation had gone missing. Subsequently, in January 2018, lawyers of the five wrote to the University Council, demanding their immediate reinstatement. Meanwhile, the Principal at the College of languages, Professor Avea Nsoh, in a Citi News interview...