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AFTER nearly six years of entertaining listeners and gaining a huge fan base, host of Adom FM’s mid-morning show, Work and Happiness, Ohemaa Woyeje, has quit. According to sources, the bubbly presenter tendered in her resignation to her bosses on Wednesday, January 30. Ohemaa Woyeje has not been heard on radio since October last year and many of her fans had been asking questions on social media about where she was and why she wasn’t on air. The source told Showbiz certain events at the station had informed Ohemaa Woyeje's decision to leave because she felt unfairly treated. Showbiz reached out to the presenter who although was surprised at how the news had gotten out, confirmed that she had indeed resigned. Ohemaa Woyeje explained that she was resigning because the terms of her contract had been breached and she wasn’t happy. “I took my vacation and returned in October. I resumed work and about an hour before I went on air, my boss sent me a Whatsapp message asking me...

Ace Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas is still mourning his colleague Ahmed Hussein-Suale, and has vowed that the death of his colleague will not make him cower away from his investigative work. Ahmed, who was the pioneer of Anas Number 12 expose, was shot dead by some unknown assailants at Madina a few weeks ago. His death sent shock waves through Ghana and has brought about fear among journalists including Anas himself who feel their life is at risk because of their profession. According to him, probing into corruption and other criminal activities by some individuals should not stop because it causes destruction and unrest in a country. “There is a lot to be done to make this country safe to make Africa better.” He said In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Anas, who wants justice for his colleague, added, “Wherever he is, he is watching us and he will be very disappointed if we decide to give up. The way he was shot, it means you are not free, I am not free. No oth...

A 17-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped in Ho on January 21, around Stanbic Bank where she went to pay her school fees has been rescued and reunited with her family. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Anthony Danso, Ho Municipal Police Commander told the GNA that the girl, name withheld, was found by her uncle the next day in Aflao near ECOBANK, where the uncle worked. The Commander said the Police was informed on January 21, 2019, that the girl, a student of Sonrise Christian High School in Ho failed to return home after she was sent to pay her school fees at the Bank around 0900 hours. He said the Police started working with the girl’s family and was informed that someone was chatting on Whatsapp with the girl’s phone and showed pictures of the girl tied to a plastic chair ready for rituals. DSP Danso said the Municipal Command alerted all police stations and checkpoints and continued investigations tracking the Whatsapp messages. He said on January 22, at abou...

Beautiful actress, Yvonne Okoro, has revealed that she is currently in a serious relationship but she has refused to give details of the man. Contrary to rumours that she was single, the screen diva said on ‘McBrown Kitchen’ show on Sunday, January 27, 2019.  she is not, adding that she is currently seeing someone She was on the show to cook what is locally known as ‘mpotonpoto’. Okoro, however, refused to name who this man is, stressing that she wanted to keep that a secret for some time. Explaining her reasons for the secrecy, the actress said she wants to keep her private life away from the media and public. Yvonne stated that flaunting her relationship as she had done in the past has not helped her, and so she had learnt a lesson to keep her private away from the public this time round. The "Ghana Must Go" actress also stated that society frowns on women who happen to have had more boyfriends as bad people without even knowing what happens in the relationship wh...

A drunk man chopped off his penis after drinking and had to be rushed to the hospital. Sadly, his organ could not be reattached immediately as neighbours forgot it back at his home as they were panicking. Neighbours rushed to the rescue of Sam Maina, 25, when they heard chilling screams coming from his home in Kericho, Kenya, in the early hours of the morning. He was found writhing in pain with his penis on the bed. Locals rushed him to hospital for life-saving surgery in Kericho but the operation was delayed because his penis was forgotten on his bed. Police then had to rush to the victim’s house to retrieve the blood-drenched organ. A neighbour claimed Maina had been drinking and may not have been “fully aware of what his was doing.” A police report said: “At around 12.50am Antony Kago Kanuthi was in his rental house near Momomiat village.He heard a loud scream from his neighbour Samuel Maina. When he rushed to his house he found he had cut his private part”. Kericho Po...

A staff of the forestry commission has been shot by unknown assailants at Agomanya in the Eastern region, Starrfmonline.com has gathered. The yet-to-be-identified staff, who is a forest guard, is being moved to the 37 military hospital in Accra after the Friday night shooting. The development comes in the wake of the rising level of insecurity in the country following the unresolved target killings and kidnappings in recent times. On Friday another girl identified as Augustina, a first year student of the Tarkwa Secondary School has also gone missing. Augustina according to Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene Gyan secured an exeat two days ago to visit her parents but never got home and has since not returned to her school. It is, however, not known if Augustina has also been kidnapped. Assistant Headteacher of the school, Isaac Sowah told Empire News that the matter has been reported to the Tarkwa Police Command and the family of the girl. Mr. Sowah told Empire News that the s...

  The kind of things people utter in a day can leave your marrows cold—-fortunately, we have gotten used to some of these things that it does not trigger any cord of shock in us anymore. Boxer cum comedian Bukom Banku was the talk of the town about a year ago when he decided to scrap his dark flesh for a lighter one. The man bleached so much so that, one could not look at him without asking themselves if all was well with him upstairs. After so many backlashes and hate comments, Banku allowed nature to take its course and stopped bleaching entirely. Looks like our man wants to be in the limelight even if it is for the worst of reasons. Bukom says the media was all over him when he was bleaching but he cannot same the same as it stands so he is going to bleach again and this time, nothing would make him rescind his decision. “I am bleaching myself for German people to know that German peo­ple and Bukom Banku are one…. So if you see me now, you will observe that I am from G...

Ghana’s foremost hospital, the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, is at risk of being closed down by March 31, 2019. According to the Health Facilities Regulatory Authority (HeFRA), the body mandated to license health institutions in Ghana, Korle Bu operates without a valid license. The Board Chairman of HeFra, Nana Otuo Acheampong, disclosed this to Joy News  during an inspection of some private and public health facilities in Accra. The inspection forms part of a nationwide exercise to halt the operations of unlicensed health institutions for noncompliance. Responding to the accusations of operating without a license, the CEO of Korle Bu, Dr. Daniel Asare, said they have started the process to get one. “Everything is going to be done to get the needed accreditation,” adding that the institution is “almost halfway through the process.” Korle Bu is not the only health facility operating without a license. Obengfo Hospital is not registered too. This fact was revealed by Mr. Ma...

                         Nwenle Takia, 52 in police custody   A disagreement between two brothers over the carcasses of a dog and goat sacrificed for their late father has cost the life of one while the survivor is in police custody. Nwenle Takia, 52, and elder of the two brothers is said to have stabbed his brother Bignani Takia, 50, on his left armpit, top of his left breast and in his testis while they fought over the cooked goat and dog meat at Piabuni, a village near Gbingbani in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district of the Northern Region on Monday. Bignani Takia died instantly. The police at Bunkpurugu say at about 7:45pm on the fateful day, they received a distress call from the assemblyman at Gbingbani electoral area, Dawuni Richard to the effect that the two brothers were fighting over a small goat and dog cooked meat at Piabuni after a sacrifice both performed to their late father. It is unclear how t...

A woman believed to be in her 30s has allegedly been caught alive by fishermen’s net at Gomoa Nyanyano, a suburb of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya Municipality of the Central region. The incident happened on Wednesday around 4:30am, after some fishermen from the town went for fishing. Confirming the shocking incident to Fawe News, the Chief Fisherman of Gomoa Nyanyano, Nana Awotwe said that, he had a call from some fishermen from the town that a woman has been caught-up by their fishing net after pulling it out from the sea. According to him, the woman was brought to his house in the company of the fishermen and upon interrogation, she gave out her name as Maame Ama, a resident of Tema Community two. After mentioning her name and location, the Chief Fisherman said the woman collapsed and was rushed to Kasoa Polyclinic for treatment. “I was at home when some fishermen called me on phone, asking whether or not I’m in the house because they have caught-up a live human being after pu...

                                               Former President Jerry John Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings says Ghanaians are going through very hard times. According to Mr. Rawlings, the situation is profound hence there is the need for all to extend a helping hand to those who are in need. “We all know how hard things are in Ghana right now,” he admits. “Times are really hard and during critical moments such as this funeral, the expenses family incurs is a not a joke. “Things are not going too well for a lot of people. So I am pleading with all of you, the way things are, we have no choice but to help one another.” Rawlings who had joined other personalities for the funeral of Nana Ama Obu Derby-Michaelis, mother of Vice President of the Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG), Adam Imoru Ayarna further indicated that things are ...

Who could have thought that koko made from maize, water, salt and sugar can be this expensive? The truth however is that everything is possible in the world of religion especially the newly fangled Christianity of magic and prophesy. Somewhere in Achimota, a suburb o Accra, somebody has come up with a fraud that koko prepared in the name of the Holy Ghost can solve all problems. The very special koko christened ‘ spiritual koko’ or ‘Joshua koko’ is prepared and sold in the mornings by a prayer group at the Achimota Forest and hundreds of people queue up to buy before it is ready. Patrons are mainly women from all walks of life; market women, teachers, fish mongers, civil servants and more. There are also commercial drivers, mechanics, unemployed and businessmen. They are all seeking to reap where they have not sown but end up enriching the smart guys and dolls who offer koko for all kinds of salvation. The spiritual koko sells for GHC5.00 per ladle which is about 100 perc...

Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, on Friday, expressed concern about the creeping challenge of fake news in the Ghanaian media space. He said the phenomenon is gradually gaining root with instances whereby the mainstream media outlets now publish some of the stories flying on the various fake news platforms. “It is a debacle we must begin to confront, especially coming at a time people are now faking videos, which almost look real with the necessary algorisms and photos infused into a video about things you have not even said,” the Minister said. He cited, for instance, the Menzgold saga whereby some media houses published that Nana Appiah Mensah, the Chief Executive Officer, of the gold dealership firm would arrive in Ghana on Thursday, January 17, which happened to be false. Mr Oppong Nkrumah made the observation when the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Mr Roland Affail Monney led members of the National Executives of the Association ...

Zimbabwe has shut down the internet indefinitely amid an intensifying crackdown on protests against a hike in fuel prices. The country's largest mobile operator - Econet - says it has been ordered to cut services until further notice. Access to Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter has been intermittently blocked since protests broke out on Monday. At least three people have been killed and 600 people have been arrested. The UN has called on the government to halt the "excessive use of force" by security forces including firing live ammunition, and allegations of night-time door-to-door searches and beatings. "Doctors' associations say more than 60 people were treated in hospital for gunshot wounds, this is not way to react to the expression of economic grievances by the population," Reuters news agency quotes UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani as saying. The government has blamed the opposition and political rights groups for the protests...

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has temporarily shut down the Odawna market for four days to allow for further investigations into the cause of a fire outbreak. The closure, which takes effect from Thursday, January 17, 2019 to Monday 21, is also to ensure that the place is safe for the traders to resume their daily activities. The NADMO, National Fire Service, police, Accra Metropolitan Assembly and other stakeholders would carry out rigorous assessment of the market and come up with lasting solutions. Mr Eric Nana Agyeman-Prempeh, the Executive Director of NADMO, made this known in Accra when he addressed the traders and the affected people at scene of the fire. He said NADMO, together with the other stakeholders, would ensure that the place was well secured to prevent future fire outbreaks. He said NADMO and the Security Services would engage the market management before opening the market on Monday to ensure that preventive measures were in place t...

Ghanaian music legend Kojo Antwi has said he has no problem with new Ghanaian artists sampling his songs. He explained even though some of the artists grew up with his songs, they have now seen the efforts and hard work that went into producing those songs. “The young ones are seeing the kind of work that was put into some of those songs and they appreciate it,” Kojo Antwi told Joy News’ Becky. Kojo Antwi has been dubbed “Mr Music Man” with a successful musical career spanning over two decades. His music has not been successfully categorised because he has a blend of Highlife, Reggae, Soul, RnB and Carribean lovers rock. His diversity in music has contributed in many artists sampling his music. Kojo Antwi jokingly added “some of them they were made with my song in the background.” He stated it is fulfilling for him to see artists recognising his songs. “I like it,” he said. The Dadie Anoma hitmaker said some people complain to him about other artists using his songs...

Actress Yvonne Okoro has finally dared all the people out there, especially bloggers, who claim that they have a correct sex tape of Togolese international footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor and herself to release it for a whopping trophy fee of $100,000 which will be paid by the footballer. She made this dare when she was talking about her rumored relationships with the rapper Criss Waddle and Emmanuel Adebayor. The ‘Contract’ actress stated that aside from the untrue rumor that she has been bonking with Criss Waddle all this time, she was recently told by a friend that some bloggers claim they have a sex tape of herself and Adebayor. Miss Okoro further told Andy Dosty that she immediately sent a sarcastic message to Adebayor to ask if he recorded them when they had $eks the last time. She added that this message got Adebayor cracked up with laughter because he knew it was not true. She added that it was at this point that the former Tottenham player told her that he is willing to ...

The headquarters of the Dubai Police has debunked media reports that the CEO of embattled gold firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has been arrested in Dubai. Host of Adom FMs Morning Show “Dwaso Nsem” Captain Smart revealed this on the show. According to him, a source at Dubai Police headquarters revealed that, they had not arrested any Ghanaian national in the last few weeks in relation to a gold scam as it’s been reported in Ghana by several media outlets. “We were cross checking from the Dubai Police whether or yes they have arrested NAM1 and they have denied arresting any Ghanaian national” Captain said. The latest revelation by the Dubai Intelligence Unit follows report emerged in Ghana Sunday that Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1, has been arrested in Dubai. Background Nana Appiah Mensah, Chief Executive of Menzgold, the self-styled gold dealership at the centre of heated controversy since its collapse in September last year, has been arrested in Dubai. ...

 Pioneering signee of Zylofon Media Kumi Guitar has disclosed that the record label has been so good to him that despite the controversies surrounding the label’s sister company, Menzgold, he will not leave. The ‘I have a dream’ hitmaker believes he is an integral part of the record label, for which reason he will stay regardless. “Oh no, I can’t leave…for me, I always say I’m Zylofon,” he told Winston Amoah on 3FM’s morning show, Sunrise. Kumi Guitar noted that even though there are media reports that some of his colleagues have left the record label, he will not leave because they are different people with different aspirations. “We’re different people, we have different dreams,” he stressed. The reports last year suggested that gospel artiste, Joyce Blessing, who was also signed to the label, had left. Although it is not quite clear the reasons for her leaving, many suspects it had something to do with the issues at Menzgold, a gold dealership firm owned by the Zyl...

                                      John Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama’s ongoing campaign tour of the Western Region is attracting flak as delegates complain that his message lacks the king of focus that delegates are looking for. “During Mr. Mahama’s days in office as President, the NDC party, its Founder and grassroots were neglected leading to the massive apathy that led to the party losing the 2016 election by over 900,000 votes. Delegates therefore expect that the former President’s message will address these, but so far, they have not touched on these very important issues,” a leading member and a delegate of the NDC in the Evalue Ajomoro Gwira constituency said in an interview. According to Mr. Frank Somiah Andoh, a former director of elections and an executive member of Captain Ackah’s house branch the lack of those reassuring ingredients in Mr. Mahama’s addr...

41-year-old Tracey Abraham, Aasubstitute teacher at Creekside Middle School in Fairfield was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught masturbating in a classroom while students were present. Fairfield police received a complaint on Tuesday at about 10:30 a.m. about the alleged incident involving Abraham. According to a statement from Fairfield schools, students reportedly noticed ”suspicious behavior by the substitute that was taking place behind” the teacher’s desk around 10:30am. The alleged behavior was reported to administrators and the teacher was immediately removed from school property. Charges were filed against Abraham for public indecency. He was arraigned Tuesday in Fairfield Municipal Court. School officials said in a statement that Abraham will not be returning to the district. Abraham’s father claimed the incident was a misunderstanding and said his son “never had an issue like this in his life.” “I don’t think what [the students] saw is what really was ha...

Xiao Wang was only 17 years old when he decided to sell one of his kidneys in order to buy the iPhone 4 he couldn’t otherwise afford. After the operation Wang was told he was going to have a normal life with just one kidney, but almost eight years on, the 24-year-old is permanently disabled and dependent on dialysis. Back in 2011, the iPhone 4 was Apple’s flagship smartphone and a status symbol at Xiao Wang’s school in Chengzhou, China.  However, he came from a poor family who couldn’t afford to buy him the trendy gadget, so he decided to sell one of his healthy organs in order to get his hands on enough money to buy the coveted device. With help from a middleman, Wang got in touch with shady characters that specialized in trading organs on the black market and agreed to sell one of his kidneys for 22,000 yuan ($3,200), more than enough to buy the iPhone 4 he so badly desired. Unfortunately, this foolish decision would completely ruin his life. The 17-year-old figured ...

A Police officer, Sergeant Saviour Senaya, is alleged to have burnt the house of his girlfriend, Veronica Doh, at Adenta in the Greater Accra Region for breaking up with him. According to an eyewitness, Israel Aboagye, the policeman came to the house early Sunday morning to look for the girlfriend with a poly bag in hand but the lady had gone to church with the family. “The policeman went to the back of the house and a few minutes after he left, the house was in flames,” he narrated. We later saw the rubber bag at the back of the window containing fuel and matches,” he added. “We have lost everything to the fire and had to rely on neighbours for clothes,” Veronica narrated. Veronica who said she now sleeps in a container with her family said she had been with the suspect for about 3 years. The matter has since been reported to the police who have begun investigations into the matter. Source: Adom

A 44- year-old police sergeant, Emmanuel Amede allegedly shot himself dead at the Nungua Police Barracks in an apparent suicide. Amede was attached to the SWAT Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command and is said to have used an AK 47 rifle to shoot himself in the throat in his room at the barracks at about 2:30am on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Information gathered indicate that before shooting himself, Mr. Amede woke up from sleep and ordered his wife and two children to leave the room else he would kill them. His wife was said to have rushed out with her children to seek for help. Although the cry for help by the wife drew the attention of some neighbours in the barracks who are also policemen, but before they could help, Mr. Amede took his life. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Effia Tenge confirmed the incident. She said Mr. Amede shot himself in the throat before his neighbours got to ...

AMG Rapper, Medikal says he is very happy with his new girlfriend, Fella Makafui and for his ex, Sister derby, he’s got no idea if even they will just be friends again. The “Ayekoo” rapper revealed to Graphic Showbiz that he has never met the “Kakalika Love” singer ever since their break up which has been topic of interest on the tabloids. “Honestly, I cannot say right now whether I can be friends with her or not. I have not set eyes on her since we went our separate ways so I cannot tell for now”, he said. Talking about life with his new love, he says Fella has been a good girl so far and fans should allow them to enjoy their relationship. “I get it that my ex and I were known figures and people fell in love with us as a couple so it hit them when the people they looked up to did not end up where they wanted them to be but I ask that they leave us alone, myself and Fella. “Instead of insulting and wishing for our downfall, they should wish us the best. “Fella is a good p...

There appears to be no law in Ghana set to punish any of these self-acclaimed prophets of the Lord so they’ve been making unnecessary noise in our ears with their fake predictions. Prophecies that always bring fear in some of us who cannot stand to watch it come to pass. Shatta Wale in his recent Facebook post has reacted to these ongoing death threats being directed at our top personalities all in the name of a revelation from God. According to the dancehall artiste, for the President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Akuffo Addo to sit back and watch these fake pastors torment the lives of our celebrities without saying or doing anything about it is very disappointing. Shatta Wale wrote  “My prophecy about churches 😂😂😂😂 God nuh sleep … Shatta Wale 💪🏿<💪🏿..They wanted me to do this to say I don’t respect and will force the police to arrest me… “It’s a shame the president of this country is watching all this from this fake person calling themselves men of God...

                   Kennedy Kambani, 21, pictured with the goat, that he allegedly has sexual intercourse with A man has been accused of raping a goat in a field - after asking it permission for the vile act. The animal's owner initially suspected Kennedy Kambani was trying to steal the goat. But when he returned with neighbours to nab the 21-year-old they caught him having sex with the creature in Malawi, Africa, he told police. Police Inspector Lubrino Kaitano said: "The owner Mr Pemphero Mwakhulika thought Kambani was stealing it. So he alerted the people. "When they arrived at the scene they were shocked to see him having sexual intercourse with the goat". Kambani was apprehended and taken to a police station and charged with bestiality. He reportedly claimed he had asked the animal's permission first to have sex with it. The goat had been part of a grazing flock on the outskirts of Mchinji. The gender of the goat ...

  A 28-year-old man suspected of kidnapping has escaped police cells in the Western Region capital, Takoradi, triggering a manhunt. Samuel Udoterg Willison who has a Nigerian accent bolted from the Takoradi Central Police cell last Sunday, December 30, 2019, at about 4:30 pm. “He used an implement to cut the iron rod for the ventilation in the cell and escaped” the Police’s Western Regional Public Relation Officer, DSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, said. The fugitive is the suspected leader behind three kidnap cases reported in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis from October to December 2018. The Police have begun investigations into circumstances surrounding the break-out. DSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku explained, it has increased vigilance and is also calling on the public to assist in re-arresting the suspect. Meanwhile, the seven police officers who were on duty during the escape have been given ten days to bring back the suspect or face the law. Source: myjoy

Rev Eastwood Anaba Reverend Eastwood Anaba, the President of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, has said many people across the globe experienced a life of captivity in 2018 and prayed that “God will turn our captivity in 2019.” He said the world went through emotional, intellectual, moral, financial, civil and spiritual exile, and prayed that God would return the world to its former state of prosperity and blessings. Rev Anaba, Founder of the Fountain Gate Chapel, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said in Job 42 :10, the lord turned the captivity of Job and gave onto him twice as much as he had before, and said “I am believing God that from tonight, 31st of December, that for every Ghanaian; God will begin to turn our captivity.” In attendance at the event were the Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Madam Paulina Patience Abayage, the Upper East Regional Minister, some Ministers of State including Municipal and District Chief Executives and Regional Executives of ...