Charles Nii Armah Mensah known as Shatta wale is about to step on the Afro Nation step for today’s version of the concert.
He begs and crave for his energy-booster, weed before he steps on stage.
Shatta wale who supposed to be a role-model for the youths has rather said the ‘forbidden’ to the youths.
He made the revelation through his twitter handle.
The abuse of Tramadol was a major problem Ghana battled sometime ago. Spending money on a lot initiatives to educate the youths of the dangers in using the drug.
How well will this settle with the more vulnerable social media users?
A number of unknown group of people have shot dead a mobile money vendor in township of Bole in the Savanna Region.
Per reports, the deceased Stephen Bakawe was shot in his bedroom hours after he returned from in the night around 10pm on Friday.
The Police has not yet arrest any suspect in relation to the murder but investigations are still on-going.
People living in Bole revealed they are now afraid for their lives as there have been several killings in Bole over the month.
According to some residents , two other MOMO vendors were attacked recently: one dead, one survived. Whilst a sub-chief in Tinga was also killed in his room.
They, therefore pleads with the government to elevate security measures in the district.
Earlier today, a number of armed young men made their ways into one Abuja Bank in Nigeria but failed to make away with their loots after locals and policemen arrived at the scene.
They were trapped in the building for some time until the arrival of some military men who were able to break into the building after exchanging few bullets with the armed robbers.
In the attempt force the robbers out, one of them was shot dead.
The FCT of Nigerian Police Bala Ciroma confirmed the incident to the media
He said:it was failed attempt, we stopped the arm-robbers from robbing the bank, four arrests were made and one killed. Investigation is underway to get to know how they entered the bank and other things.
In the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu, it was alleged that Al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist group al-shabab vehicle full of explosives exploded and killed about 80 or more of which most are students and Police personnel.
The explosives car was parked at one of the busiest tax collection points that control most entries and exits from the city.
Health workers at one hospital said they had received 73 dead bodies , four more to others health centers.
Mohamed Yusuf, Medina Hospital boss revealed he fears the number will rise as his colleagues are dealing with a lot of injuries.
“..when the explosion happened, I was getting out of a nearby tea shop. with my eyes wide open, I see pieces of human beings flying around. Osman Abdulle, a police sergeant. I collected the bodies of fellow policemen l identified and l saw the university bus reduced to ashes”
Another witnessed who heard the blast said he rushed to the place to help friends but said all of them were ripped apart.”blood and the remains of human bodies everywhere”
Saturday’s attack was the biggest after the October 14, 2017, when two trucks bombs detonated by al-shabab killing about 600 people.
A Lady by the name Star Majoros from England narrates how she nearly kicked the bucket two days to Christmas .
Majoros was leaving from workplace when the incident happened. She was rammed by a car.
She suffered facial cuts and wounds that rushed her to an emergency ward at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
She received stitches all over her face, loosed two of her front teeth and a lot of bruises all over her body.
“…. I don’t remember anything about the crash. The first thing l recalled is being in an ambulance with blood all over me, and crying”
“… I know what my colleagues told me after l recover, I don’t remember anything. they said someone bumped into the showroom to announce that l was knocked down.
They came out and saw people gathered around, helped me to get up but l was crying and screaming.
“.. I was rushed to hospital where l had x-rays and a CT scan. I had a huge injury to my forehead and l needed about 15 stitches.
I also had 5 stitches on my lips, lost my teeth, l can’t really eat, it’s really hard to eat. Am feeling a lot of pain in my jaw.
My friends said: I have been crying a lot. I can’t see myself in the mirror because of how l look”
The Police report: after 4:45PM on Decemeber 23 we received a call a pedestrian had been hit with a car, emergency team attended and it was 24 years old woman.
The political interference in other affairs of the nation is doing more harm than good as Police reports released has indicated that more than half of the Ghanaian Police Personnel can’t speak basic English.
Some of them cannot sign their signatures, therefore resorting to the old way of thumb printing.
“…It is so sad to find men and women today who cannot read and write, who have to go the bank and use thumb print ” Deputy Director of Transformation Program Office of the Ghana Police, DSP Henry Ayisi raised concerns over the quality of some of the service personnel.
“…Oh my God! why should it happen to Ghana? And the facilitating factor is politics” he cried, saying politics in recruitment process is killing the quality of the recruits.
DSP stated that a lot of the people are handpicked and promoted over others, an dangerous thing killing the performance of policing in Ghana.
The DSP raised these concerns at a workshop organised by Hanns Seidel Foundation [ HSF ] in collaboration with Ghana Police.
He also moaned how some Municipal District Chief Executives are fond of ordering the police to release people they had arrested.
The aim of the workshop was to discuss challenges facing the Police and the way about it
This year’s initiatives,The Year Of Return and Afro Nation Festival will definitely to good to Ghana’s economy and tourism sector as more celebs worldwide are trooping into the country.
Rick Ross, Kranium and a lot more are already in, as if not enough, the Senagalese Ameriacan Singer Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam also known as Akon is the latest arrival.
Is either to rock the Afro Nation Festival or enjoy The Year Of Return Program.
Akon’s appearance in the country has triggered some other world renowned celebs to consider visiting Ghana.
Jafari Fegurson aka Michael Blackson, Liberian/Ghanaian comic actor will soon be in town to add to the list.
The Afro Nation Kicked off yesterday and there are more to happen with a lot of Ghanaian best arts and also Nigerians.
However, the King of African Rap, the most awarded rapper in Africa, Sarkodie is eliminated from the list of arts to rock the show, and social media can’t keep cool about that.
Well, according to one Ghanaian award winning blogger Jagbesie Jnrdegree Jibriel, the rapper wasn’t ready to go according to the rule governing the show, therefore, he was sidelined.
That particular rule is, no artists on the bill is supposed to headlined a major show in Accra, perhaps that is the reason Stonebwoy transferred his Bhim Concert to Tamale.
Obviuosly, the rapperholic concert which came off about 3 days ago is against that rule.
The blogger wrote:
Sarkodie was not billed for AfroNation because he had RapperHolic on the 25th. The AfroNation guys booked all their artiste somewhere last year and early January and even paid half the amount before June this year.
They told them not to perform on a paid show in December anywhere in Accra. Stonebwoy took the Bhim Concert to Tamale because, he couldn’t do it in Accra, he had to follow the rules.”
In the Sawla District of the Savanna Region, two Jintilpe village men has been put behind bars for torturing a woman in her 70s after accusing her of being a witch. Sources revealed that, Police men who went to save the old lady’s life from the angry youths had to battle stones thrown at them, … Read more
As part of the year of return initiative, Jaye Love a woman with a bigger and a larger backside who also arrived in the country, has started causing harassment to Ghanaian men. She mocked a man who was filmed giving full view to his big buttocks as she twerk in a club. Jaye became … Read more
