EC transfer of votes: Calm returns to Central Gonja

Calm has returned to the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region, where two vigilante groups of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), clashed on Thursday September 22, over the ongoing voters’ transfer exercise. The NPP’s attempt to stop occupants of two mini buses suspected to be aliens imported from Damongo by the NDC, caused the clash, the district electoral Officer, Gariba Djampana-Jackob told Citi News. He said the exercise was halted with the EC offices closed down to avoid a bloodbath. Gariba Djampana-Jackob narrated that, security reinforcement at the EC’s premises scared the rioters. He explained that, there is apathy in the transfer exercise for which reason the two major political parties are busing people to the district EC office. He admonished the leadership of the political parties to renew their trust and collaborate with the EC to conduct free, fair and transparent elections on December 7. Gariba Djampana-Jacob bemoaned the early warning signals of political violence ahead of the December 7 polls and called for ceasefire. “Violence will not solve electoral violence and I entreat leaders of political parties in this area to stop inflaming passions.” The Yapei-Kusawgu constituency in Gonjaland has over 50,000 voter population and 142 polling stations. Deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor, a first timer, is in the 2016 parliamentary race with the NPP’s fourth time parliamentary candidate, and a former District Chief Executive for Central Gonja, Yakubu Zakariah. - See more at: http://citifmonline.com/2016/09/24/ec-transfer-of-votes-calm-returns-to-central-gonja/#sthash.6jX0tya5.dpuf

Amissah-Arthur escapes accident as saloon car crashes his convoy; 4 injured

Ghana’s vice president, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has narrowly escaped an accident, which has left four persons, including journalists and presidential bodyguards injured. A saloon car which failed to heed to the signal of the veep’s motorcade, crashed into one of the black SUV V8 vehicles causing it to summersault about four times before it rolled and landed upside down in a bush, TV3’s Komla Klutse reports The vehicle is the emergency car for the vice president, and is said to contain the guns and ammunitions of his security detail. It directly follows the one in which the veep sits. The accident happened at Gomoa Adams, near Nsakyire junction on the Winneba – Cape Coast highway. Two journalists from Radio Gold and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation together with some security details of the vice president were in that car at the time of the accident, Komla reports. “About four injured but not so severe. They had cuts in the arm. Some are complaining about bodily pains. The driver was very tactful otherwise it would have been disastrous,” Komla who was part of the convoy reports. How it happened According to our correspondent, the veep was on his way to Dominase for the 20th anniversary of Nana Kwebu Ewusi, as well as to join the people for the celebration of the Akwambo Festival. He reports a pick-up that was heading towards Accra from Mankesim area, refused to heed to the signal of the police motorcade to stop and veered into the lane of the vice president’s convoy. According to Komla, the vice president’s vehicle managed to swerve the pick-up vehicle, noting that the unregistered Daewoo which had also defied the motorcade signal, crashed the second vehicle, which followed Mr Amissah-Arthur’s. The pick-up driver, according to our correspondent, did not stop. The vice president was quickly surrounded by his security detail and within seconds, was moved away, our correspondent reports. source; 3news.com

Obinim arrested over GHC11.6 million fraud case

Controversial Ghanaian pastor, Daniel Obinim, has been arrested in yet another case in which he is being investigated for allegedly defrauding a man of a whooping GHC11.6 million. Bishop Obinim was said to have demanded the said amount from the yet to be named man under the pretext of assisting him retrieve an amount of GHC78,000 paid to a fetish priest to perform some form of rituals. According to the Police, Obinim has since June this year when he collected the money which is proceeds from a family gold, failed to retrieve the GHC78,000 from the fetish priest, Okomfo Gyakpata. Obinim is again said to have failed perform spiritual ritual for the man as was agreed on before the amount was handed over to him. The pastor already faces a possible abuse charge after whipping two teenagers of his church last Wednesday before a packed congregation for indulging in acts of fornication which resulted in pregnancy. Bishop Obinim had turned himself in to the Tema Police Command to assist them investigate the whipping incident but was arrested and transferred to the National Police Criminal Investigations Department. “Well, I must say that we have just commenced investigations into this fraud issue. Now when we are done with this investigations, we will hand him over to our DOVVSU to also investigate the domestic violence issue,” ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwa told Accra-based Joy FM. Source: http://3news.com/obinim-arrested-over-ghc11-6-million-fraud-case/

Yvonne Okoro spotted with His Royal Highness, Prince Edward

Actress Yvonne Okoro was Tuesday pictured with His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO when she joined high profile personalities at the 2016 Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Scheme in Accra. Prince Edward who is the youngest of four children and the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Ghana on May 23 for the award ceremony.

He is a patron of the award scheme which recognizes young people who are impacting society positively. Among other dignitaries at the ceremony on Tuesday were Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Minister of Youth and Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye. Yvonne Okoro who is a brand ambassador for the Head of State Awards Scheme Ghana (Duke of Edinburgh International Award) was the only entertainment industry person at the ceremony. She gave a speech at the ceremony and also had discussions with the dignitaries about how to improve the film industry in the face of many challenges.
Meanwhile the actress’ new movie, Ghana Must Go also bagged eleven (11) nominations at the 2016 Golden Movie Awards. Nominations were released on Tuesday night and she also got the nod for Golden Best Actress category. source; ghanareporter.com

NEW SUSPECT IN JB DANQUAH

A second suspect, Vincent Bosso, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the case in which Daniel Asiedu is standing trial for allegedly killing the late New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu. The accomplice, who was arrested

ANOTHER NPP MP DIES !!!

The Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency in the Eastern Region, Peter Wiafe Peprah, has died.

MZVEE NOMINATED FOR BET AWARD

Tip tip toe! Congratulations to Ghana’s “natural girl”, Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda popularly known as Mzvee on her nominations for BET awards for

HORRIBLE! ........Pregnant woman dies in robbery attack

Binaba (UE/Reg) May 18, GNA - A robbery attack at Binaba in the Bawku West District has left a 26 year old pregnant woman, Madam Abugre Anatina, dead and two others injured from gunshot wounds. The three victims were all sent to the Zebilla hospital but Anatina who was also a mother of