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Investigative journalist,  Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is reported to have released his latest video -  The video, titled "Bad Cops" allegedly shows acts of corruption by police officers - Bad Cops is the last component of "Ghana's Soul Takers",  A documentary depicting acts of corruption by police officers in Ghana Get the latest news on www.yen.com.gh Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has allegedly released his latest video.  Anas Aremeyaw Anas “Bad Cops”, the video shows some persons who appear to be police officers engaged in various acts of corruption.  “Bad Cops” is the last component of the Tiger Eye PI’s “Ghana’s Soul Takers” documentary which shows some police officers involved in various acts, especially on major roads in Ghana.  “Ghana’s Soul Takers” is designed to expose people who play various roles in causing accidents on the roads.  Information available to YEN.com.gh indicates that the chief culpri...

It is no secret that many men, nowadays, hide behind of social media to harass women to get into bed with them Afia Schwarzenegger exposes man who begged to 'chop' her 'tonga'  It is no secret that that many men, nowadays, hide behind of social media to harass women to get into bed with them.  Afia Schwarzegger While many get away with these harassments without getting exposed by the ladies concerned, one such guy has not lucky.  Or you can say he chose the wrong person to prey on and it is no other than our own Afia Schwarzenegger.  Using information about the problems the popular radio and personality has had in marriage, the guy had asked Afia Schwar, as her fans call her, to forget about her former husband and come have a good time with him.  But an uninterested Schwarzenegger posted a snapshot of the message sent to her on Instagram with a sarcastic caption.  With this unwanted exposure, the guy must be definitely wondering why he ma...

Snake bites woman’s private part in the Volta region According to reports, the woman was defecating in her husband’s farm when the attack occurred A 44-year-old woman has been bitten to death by a snake at Dambai in the Krachi East District of the Volta Region. The woman, Eyii Akuvi, died upon arrival in the home of a fetish priest. According to reports, Mrs Akuvi was easing herself in her husband’s farm when the sudden attack occurred. She is said to have screamed out in pain, drawing the attention of her husband, Aziagome Akuvi, who had been waiting for her by the roadside. Aziagome suspected the snake bite could be spiritual and thus, put his wife on a bicycle and rushed her to a fetish priest for spiritual and herbal treatment. However, she failed to survive the snake bite, dying later at the fetish priest’s home. Source:  ghanacrusader.com

Entertainment of Sat, 30 Dec 2017 bony is artist of the year Ebony Reigns Dancehall artist, Ebony grabbed the artist of the year award at the recent 2017 Bass Awards ceremony held at the National Theatre. The Bass Awards, organised by the Bullhaus entertainment is designed to recognise works of various musicians in the industry for the year in review. The sensational music star grabbing the topmost award did not come as a surprise to many as 2017 has been a year of great works by the young talented musician. As part of her recent releases is ‘’Maame Hwe’’ which is enjoying so much airplay due to its message which voices out the plight of a woman in a masculine dominated society. The emotional song portrays a young lady in an abusive relationship as she cries out to her mother for assistance. Find the full list of winners below: BEST DANCEHALL VIDEO OF THE YEAR People Dey – Stonebwoy BEST REGGAE VIDEO OF THE YEAR Bad System – Ras KuukuDANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR Talk To Me – Sto...

  The final edition of the annual Girl Talk concert for songstress Jane Awindor popularly known as Efya had many surprises when it happened on December 27 at the National Theater. The past events have always had surprising moments but this year’s put patrons into a lot of frenzy moments. Many ladies including celebrities who attended the bow out edition for Efya were honoured for their good works. One of the few Ghanaian female entertainers who was regarded with great respect at the show was actress cum movie producer Yvonne Nelson. Halfway through the show, Efya called on former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie to perform a duty. Madam Gomashie who wrote her speech on a phone because she did not want to forget the right words to describe Miss Nelson waxed lyrical about her. She admired the ‘4Play’ actress’ boldness despite insults hurled at her for the past months due to her newly born baby. Yvonne during the former minister’s prai...

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) Professor Mawutor Avokeh and five other officers of the University have been detained by Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over alleged procurement breaches, 3News has gathered. Credible information gathered by 3News suggests EOCO on Monday attempted to arrest the six officers but they protested and declined to write statements on the matter. They argued they could not give statements without the presence of their lawyers. EOCO in view of the circumstance, asked them to go and report Tuesday with legal representation for further questioning, which the six obliged and reported Tuesday morning. They are Prof. Avokeh; Finance Officer Dr. Akorli and his deputy, Frank Owusu Boateng; Internal Auditor, Ms Sena Darkeh; the Procurement officer, Mary Adzime, and Deputy Director of Works and Psyical Development, one Tetteh. Sources within the University’s Governing Council say the six officers have since been de...

The Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has charged police personnel in the country to support efforts by government in bringing to an end the increasing rate of crime in the country. According to him, the increasing rate of vigilantism, human trafficking, robbery among other crimes must be tackled head on. Addressing personnel of the police service in Cape Coast as part of his tour of the Central region, Mr. Dery pledged government’s support to help end crime in the country. He lauded efforts being taken by the regional command to reduce crime rate. He explained that the police needs to exhibit high professional conduct including dealing with the tag of corruption which the public tend to associate the police with. He also urged the public to support the police with information which will help arrest miscreants in society so every Ghanaian can go about his activities freely. “We will  vigilantism…I am giving you the order today that if there is vigilantism in your area...

Over 100,000 jobs created under NPP in September – John Boadu John Boadu, Acting General Secretary for NPP The Acting General Secretary for the ruling NPP Mr John Boadu has said, government through the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has recruited over 60,000 youth under various modules of the Agency as part of Government’s efforts of solving the unemployment situation in the country adding that about 40, 000 graduates have been given jobs in various sectors. Speaking on OTEC FM’S flagship programme ‘’Nyansapo’’ on Tuesday, October 31, Mr John Boadu said providing jobs for the unemployed youth was one of the top priorities of NPP Government. He added that, Nana Addo’s Government through Ghana Education Service also employed over 19, 000 graduates to complement free education policy. Mr Boadu continued that, Local Government Ministry has employed over 15, 000 Ghanaian youth into that sector adding government will soon roll out more pragmatic policies aimed addressing graduate’s...

Ghanaian Soul Singer, Efya walked off an interview set when she was asked if she thinks Nigerian Jollof is better than Ghanaian Jollof. The walk off was for a short while – probably as a protest at the thought. Conversations about who makes the better rice between the West African countries is always a heated one. The ‘Forgetting Me’ crooner joined the folks at thenet.ng to talk about music, her career, future projects and a lot more. Born Jane Efya Awindor, she was introduced to the Ghanaian music scene when she made it as one of 12 finalists of the music reality show “Stars of the Future” in 2008. She placed second in the competition to winner Irene Logan. She is a product of Yaa Asantewaa secondary School and University Of Ghana, Legon, where she graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts and Music. Between 2008 and 2011, she was part of the group ‘Irene and Jane’. They released one album “Unveiled” before going their see ways. After the break up, the then Jane changed her ...

Ghanaians don’t understand gospel music – Mzvee MzVee Ghanaian music diva Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda known in the music circles as MzVee has in an interview ousted out the perception in the minds of many that, secular artistes are far from spreading the gospel of Christ. The daavi singer in an interview with Frank Kwabena Owusu A.K.A Franky5 on the TIG (This Is Gospel) Show on Hitz FM hinted that, people have limited the scope of Gospel music to only quoting verses and talking about Jesus and other prophets in the bible hence, they see any other musician who centers his or her song on love and other social issues as agents of the devil, a perception she calls hypocritical. To her, people who do secular songs are not evil and that they contribute a lot to the kingdom business. She believes they are only paying heed to their God giving talent which should not be taking out of context. “I have so many of my fans who message me and they actually pray for me and this is the nicest part ...

In United States of America (U.S.A), I understand there is a popular dictum “Think of what you’ll do for America, not what America will do for you,” but in our part of the world, Africa, narrowed to Ghana ,its vice versa.   the current situation in this country, as a people, we also need to change our mindset and work hard, because you only reap what you sow. We live in a country where corruption has engulfed everyone, and has become a tattoo on the skin of almost every citizen. From the baby being breast fed to the old man walking with a walking-stick. We live in a country that, you send someone to buy something for you, even after taking transportation fare from you,they would deliberately inflate the price of the product in order to make some money. ,and demand increment in their salary without genuinely asking themselves how effective or efficient they work in public firms to make Ghana ,a much better place. Health workers especially joke with their jobs and exp...

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“Tamale Sports Stadium To Be Named After Late Alhaji Aliu Mahama” – President Akufo-Addo OCTOBER 31, 2017 The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that the Tamale Sports Stadium will be renamed the “Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium”, in honour of the late Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, and in fulfilment of a campaign pledge made in the run up to the December 2016 elections. According to President Akufo-Addo, the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama “had so much to do with it (Tamale Sports Stadium), and I think it will be a proper monument to him, testimony to his contribution.” President Akufo-Addo made this known on Monday, 30 th  October, 2017, when the Aliu Mahama Foundation paid a courtesy call on him at the Presidency to inform the President of the series of activities being held to commemorate the 5 th  Anniversary of the passing of the late Vice President. Describing the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama as a “colleague and ...

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has put up a spirited defense for Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa George Ayisi Boateng for stating that NPP members are his priority According to Bernard Antwi Boasiako, those blaming him for making such comments are just hypocrites and liars. “I support Ayisi Boateng and will support him anytime. I know that man and I believe that he has every Ghanaian at heart but if he says he will put NPP members ahead for job opportunities I don’t see anything wrong with that because he loves them” he said on Accra based Neat FM. Mr. George Ayisi Boateng, is alleged to have said that, he prioritizes members of the NPP and its student wing, the Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) in his dealings in South Africa. The report said the High Commissioner made these comments when he addressed some TESCON members in Kumasi over the weekend, to usher in fresh students of Kumasi Technical University into the netw...

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng has said he will put supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) before any other Ghanaian when considering persons for job opportunities. According to him, it was through the sweat of party members which gave the NPP victory in the 2016 elections thus was the right thing to do. Addressing some members of the Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) at a ceremony to usher in fresh students of Kumasi Technical University into the network over the weekend,he said: “The job market is choked and it is highly competitive and this government is doing its best to create job opportunities [but] me for instance I told my people that it is NPP that is why I am in power so NPP man is my priority. “My topmost priority is the problem of an NPP person before any other Ghanaian, take it or leave it and indeed I am not boasting” Mr. Boateng added. Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa revealed that he has been me...

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) says it will invoke the Tourism Act 2011, Act 817, that established it to, among other things, investigate and take measures to eliminate illegal, dishonourable, unsound and improper activities in relation to any activity regulated under the Act. “The Authority wishes to remind all stakeholders and the public that it will not hesitate to invoke the relevant sections of its establishment Act on Advertisement and Promotion to bring all illegal acts and any perpetrator to book.” This comes in the wake of the increasing spate of advertising of sex parties and other sex-related activities by tourism establishments including hotels, nightclubs, movie houses and pubs. Last weekend, the Authority together with the Ghana Police Service and the National Security stormed the premises of the Potomac Hotel in Gbawe, Accra to stop the organisation of an advertised sex party. A statement issued by the Authority on Monday says it “will continue to work with...

Newly crowned winner of RTP Sports Presenter of the Year Award, Countryman Songo, has openly declared his intentions to ‘fire’ dancehall sensation Ebony at an upcoming ‘Mamba Bash’ scheduled for November 10. The event which is aimed at celebrating Ghanaian music will take place at the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti Region capital, Kumasi, will see top artistes mount the stage and entertain their patrons. Artistes billed to perform on the night include Stonebwoy, Ebony Reigns, Flowking Stone, Yaa Pono, as well as the ‘One Corner’ hit singer, Patapaa. Host of Adom TV’s afternoon sports show, ‘Fire for Fire’, Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known as Countryman Songo” in a promo video did not hide his feeling of affection for Ebony, the ‘Sponsor’ hit singer. The ‘Fire Man’ said one of his motivations to show up at the programme is to meet Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng known in entertainment circle as Ebony Reigns, and “fire” her.