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OneMinuteGH.com has laid out hands on a video footage showing NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel George, being heckled and attacked by masked men wielding guns in the ongoing Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. Early Thursday morning, Sam Dzata George posted on Facebook that he had just been assaulted by several members of the NPP Invisible Forces. He claims that they were wearing NSC shirts. Meanwhile some angry NDC Youth have been calling on their colleagues to bring guns to their National Headquarters for them to go and face the masked men at the elections ground with them.

Reports say the chaos was triggered by some individuals suspected to belong to a vigilante group Four people have been allegedly been shot at the Baweleshie polling centre in the ongoing by-election in the Ayawaso constituency following an impasse over the polls.  According to GHOne TV’s Evans Nkoom, blood stains could be seen at the polling center near the candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress.  The injured have reportedly been taken out of the center.  Reports say the chaos was triggered by some individuals suspected to belong to a vigilante group associated with the NDC while others say they belong rather to the ruling NPP.  Earlier A man was briefly arrested and released by officials believed to be working with the National Security at a polling center in Baweleshie for allegedly taking pictures in the ongoing by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.  The development, according to Starr News’ reporter on the groun...

Daddy Lumba Junior Ghpage.com has just confirmed that Daddy Lumba Junior aka Anokye Supremo is dead. He died in comma today, 30th January 2019 India after he had gone for a brain tumor surgery.  The surgery was successful but Lumba Junior sunk into a coma afterward and has been in a coma since then. Kofi Adoma of Kofi TV broke the news a few moments ago.  Currently, he is at the family house of Lumba Junior talking to the family of the late musician who took Daddy Lumba as his mentor.  It is currently not clear what may have led to his death despite assurance from his doctors that the operation was successful.  Background Anokye Supremo, was fighting for his life at the Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur in India after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor in his head.  According to reports from KOFI TV, the artiste had been in coma for some days since the operation, with the Surgeons hoping he revived as soo...

Maverick politician Kennedy Agyapong and Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak nearly ended up in fisticuffs on the floor of parliament over a request made by the latter he should be referred to the privileges committee over Ahmed Suale’ murder, MyNewsGh.com has filed. The encounter between the two ‘enemy MPs’ was recorded from the public gallery of parliament via phone by a lady who posted it on social media. In the 31-second video obtained by MyNewsGh.com, the two lawmakers were seen in heated verbal exchanges in Twi amidst threats while colleagues tried to calm the situation by dragging the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central away. While Muntaka insulted Kennedy Agyapong in Twi as an animal and a ‘foolish good-for-nothing’, Kennedy vowed to make Muntaka uncomfortable in Ghana. “Wo ye aboa-ba, gyimi gyimii” Muntaka shouted at Kennedy Agyapong as the NPP MP was being restrained. Video Player 00:00 00:31 He was seen banging the desk...

Counselor George Lutterodt is one of the annoying Ghanaians In Ghana, those who become controversial in their comments are considered annoying. There are popular personalities who via one way or the other make strong and controversial comments that most Ghanaians consider annoying.  These personalities are also considered as persons who love to talk loud and reveal secrets. Here, YEN.com.gh brings to you seven most annoying popular personalities that Ghanaians consider annoying.  1.  Kennedy Agyapong  Kennedy Agyapong is the Member of Parliament for Assin Central and owner of Kencity Multimedia (Oman FM and NET 2 TV). Kennedy Agyapong is known for his tough-talking and controversial comments.  Even though he is an MP, Kennedy Agyapong is often a panel on TV and radio and by so doing make a lot of controversial comments. Kennedy Agyapong's comments are often regarded by most Ghanaians as annoying for which many slam him.  The MP does not hesitate to...

Very few pictures exist of Ahmed Hussein-Suale. This one was among several shown on Ghanaian TV On 18 January, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a Ghanaian investigative journalist who had collaborated with the BBC, was shot dead near his family home in Accra. Ghanaian police believe he was assassinated because of his work.  At first the gunshots sounded like firecrackers, and Unus Alhassan wondered why someone was setting them off so long after Christmas.  It was nearly midnight in Madina, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital Accra. Alhassan's family was sitting together talking outside the family home, as they often did late into the night. His brother, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, had just left to check on a nephew who was sick. When the sounds of the firecrackers stopped, and the ordinary noise of the neighbourhood settled, Alhassan turned his attention back to his family and he didn't think about the sounds again until a man came running towards him crying out that his brother was dea...

Below is an eyewitness account "Heartless of someone to build a hotel at ketan and use the basement for such deadly act🤦🏽‍♀we thank God for the kids lives. Our guy whose brother  took this video says the hotel owner is a woman and she's denying. But police have arrested her. The guy talking is our classmate at JHS. The hotel woman says the down blow she did that  for water to pass there. She doesn't know they kidnapped kids there" Watch the full video below

Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of Menzgold The Herald has obtained some details on the US$51 million gold fraud in which Dubai-based gold buyer; Horizon Royal Diamonds DMCC, which caused the arrest and detention of the owner of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah in Dubai and refused to hand him over to Ghanaian authorities.  This paper’s information is that Daniel is powerful with connections to the ruling family of Dubai, hence his disrespect for Ghanaian authorities, who had gone there, promising to bring back the Menzgold boss alias NAM1.  Interestingly, The Herald is told that the Ghanaian delegation, could not meet Daniel in Dubai, as he is reported to have travelled out of the country, because he did not want to meet up with the delegation, declaring his readiness to make Nana “rot in Dubai cells”.  In a haste to give a different story, the delegation has announced that NAM 1, will return to court in Dubai on February 2, 2019, but interestingly, the day is a Saturday, a...

The cause of the fire is unknown Reports trickling in suggests there is a fire outbreak at VIP bus station opposite the sprawling Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. Firefighters have reportedly reached the scene to battle the inferno. More on this developing story soon, but watch live pictures from the scene of the fire in the Facebook feed below. Source: Adom tv

Editor of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako Jnr The Editor of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako Jnr, is disputing claims that embattled gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, has more than a million customers whose funds are locked up in the controversial minerals trading company.  Kweku Baako said his checks showed that Menzgold had a combined 4,924 customers at the branches, with the exception of the Kanashie branch.  During Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Tuesday, he sent in a text message saying, the huge figures are obviously exaggerations.  “For the records: The number of Menzgold customers/investors is not above 10,000! My checks show that minus the figure of the Kanashie branch(which I am yet to verify) , the overall customers/investors strength number not more than 5,000.Menzgold runs 7 branches including the Head Office; Kasoa,East Legon, Tema, Dzorwulu(Head Office), Kumasi, Tarkwa and Kanashie. The figures 1.8m, 60,000,etc are obvious exaggerat...

Charles Taylor A US-based Ghanaian musician, Charles Taylor well-known as Ras Bobo has been arrested for an attempt to smuggle to the United States a substance believed to be cocaine. Charles Taylor was reported to be apprehended by security agents at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport at the last checkpoint before he could board a Delta AirLine on his way to the US. According to the security sources, he concealed the whitish substance weighing 15.5 grams in both sides of a briefcase he was carrying. But after he was arrested, Charles Taylor revealed that he was traveling back to the United States after he has finished performing on his dubbed concert in Mexico, Pachuca. He further explained that because the trip was for just a few days he decided not to travel with heavy luggage and therefore bought the briefcase at Pachuca, from roaming vendors. Taylor said he did not know the briefcase contained the substance but however, investigations about ...

As Ghanaians, we all have local names that trace us back to specific tribes and cultures that we are rooted in. Whereas some local names hold true meaning to the day on which one was born, others also give meaning to the kind of person the name-holder is likely to be. The Ewe or Evè people are scattered across  Ghana  with their home region being the Volta Region. Researchers also submit there is a formidable Ewe presence in  Togo, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon. Ewes can name their children based on situations at the time. They can name the child after an accident, a calamity, a happy moment, grief etc. Curious huh!! Ashaimanonline.com brings together some Ewe names and their claimed meaning. It should be noted that some of the names are unisex. 1. Agbeko – only life 2. Abadzivor – Bedsheet 3. Avugla – Jaw of a dog 4. Fiadigbor – Useless king 5. Amemornu – This one…. 6. Tulasi – Gun in hand 7. Datsomor – An ambushing Snake 8. Kudolo – De...