General News of Monday, 23 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comI saw people attack the presidency, Owusu BempahDon’t insult me, pray to avert my prophecy - Owusu Bempah to GhanaiansIf we don’t pray against a coup it will happen - Owusu BempahThe founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah, has once again prophesied that there might be a military overtake in Ghana. He urged Ghanaians not to insult him if there hear the prophecy but they should rather pray to avert it. This is not the first time the founder of Glorious Word Power Ministries has prophesied that there will be a coup in Ghana. In January 2021, he prophesized that there will be a coup in Ghana. TWI NEWSWatch a video of Owusu Bempah's prophecy below:Watch the latest episode of People&Places below:

General News of Monday, 23 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comParts of Achimota Forest declassified as a forest reserveThis is according to Executive Instrument 144Abu Jinapor denies the forest has been soldThe Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has requested for documentation relating to the Achimota Forest lands and the alleged ownership of some NPP members. Sir John in his will stated that he owned 0.987 acres of the Achimota Forest land and he gives his portion to his nephews, Michael Owusu, Yaw Boadu and Kwabena Amoateng, forever. "I give my land also situate at Achimota Forest in the name of Fasoh Limited and measuring 0.987 acres to my nephews Michael Owusu, Yaw Boadu and Kwabena Amoateng, forever. "I jointly own a piece of land at Achimota Forest with Charles Owusu, upon my demise, my portion of the said land should be given to Ruth Korkor Odonkor. The Ministry assures the general public and the good people of Ghana that it will ensure that the national interest is protected at all times, especially in matters pertaining to the Achimota Forest.

Sir John in his will wrote that he owns 0.987 acres of the Achimota Forest land and he gives his portion to his nephews, Michael Owusu, Yaw Boadu and Kwabena Amoateng, forever. Page 5 of Sir John's Last Will and testamentBackgroundThere was a news report suggesting that the Government had gazetted an Executive Instrument (E.I.) to approve the redesignation, sale or development of Achimota Forest. A document from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, making reference to an E.I., stated that the Achimota Forest Reserve is to no longer be regarded as a forest reserve. 144, pertained to 361 acres of peripherals of the Achimota forest.

This forms part of the country’s efforts to prevent attacks from terrorists who have been very active in the sub-region. 999, the toll-free number, will connect callers to security agencies who are ready to receive information and act on them promptly. Deputy National Security Coordinator, Edward Kweku Asomani has said. This comes after the National Security recently issued a number of stern warnings and alerts of potential attacks by extremist elements targeted at Ghana. The National Security warning is a good one, I believe the terrorists are already in Ghana,” he stressed.

Entertainment of Sunday, 22 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comLilWin celebrates new wifePopular actor remarries six years after divorceLilWin divorces his first wife, Patricia NkansahActor and businessman, Kwadwo Nkansah LilWin has taken to his social media platforms to celebrate his current wife, Maame Serwaa, mother of his twin boys. On Saturday, May 21, 2022, LilWin shared videos and photos from his customary marriage to his wife who is based in the United States. LilWin has stated that his life changed for the better when his wife came into his life. The actor who is on his second marriage, in 2012 tied the knot with Patricia Nkansah but their union collapsed within 4 years. LilWin announced that he had divorced his first wife but they were on good terms.

The Nkoranza Youth Association has accused the Member of Parliament of the area Emmanuel Agyekum of exploiting the tensions in the area for political gains. “While the Omanhene was meeting representatives of the Nkoranza youth on Tuesday at his palace to deliberate on an amicable solution of the problem with the Police, the MP was also meeting some youth group at the Queenmother’s palace to call for demonstration. If the Police abandon us, who will protect us?” Spokesperson for the Nkoranza Youth Association Prince Nana Nyarko told Starrfm.com.gh on Sunday. The Nkoranza MP has said he will send a letter to the Police to inform them of plans to demonstrate this week. “We want to know how Albert was killed and we want the whole world to know,” he told Accra-based Citi FM last week.

Though the ordinance marriage is recognised by all, without first undertaking the traditional marriage, the marriage won’t be recognized by both families. Each part of the country has unique rites performed during traditional marriage ceremonies and some interesting rites are performed in the Northern part of the country. For the Frafra tribe, before a man can call a woman his wife, he needs to perform a rite called “nu’uhe gme’a”. ‘Nu’uhe gme’a’ is performed by the man’s family sending the marriage emissary to the woman’s house. But if a man does not perform the nu’uhe gme’a rites, he cannot hold a funeral ceremony for the dead wife.

According to him, the situation has fueled party-first ideologies that have replaced patriotism for the country. He noted that the situation has also created a phenomenon where protocol, based on partisan criteria, has now become more valuable than meritocracy. “In the 1960s, the slogan was the CPP is Ghana, and Ghana is the CPP. Today, when the NPP is in power, the NPP is Ghana and Ghana is the NPP; and when their rivals take over, Ghana becomes the NDC, and the NDC becomes Ghana. The party card has become more valuable than the Ghana Card."

General News of Saturday, 21 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comKennedy Agyapong and Adwoa Safo's son marks birthdayAdwoa Safo celebrates son on his birthdayAdwoa Safo absent from parliamentOne of the children of the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has received a Chevrolet Corvette posh car as a birthday gift. The Chevrolet Corvette posh car is a luxurious car estimated to be around $60,000 (almost GH¢500,000). Adwoa Safo’s son, Kelvin, is one of the two children of the MP shares with Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong. The proud mother shared videos of Kelvin's new car on social media on Wednesday, May 18 with the caption “Kelvin's Perfect Birthday Gift...”In the videos, Kelvin is seen standing beside the car as he received it from the seller and went ahead to test it. A previous video the Gender Minister posted showed Kelvin checking out the same car in a showroom with the caption “Happy birthday son.

Even though he refused to give details of the prophecy, he indicated that the president-elect will be sworn in on a different date for the first time in 2025. Speaking in an interview with a Kumasi-based radio station, he indicated that “In 2024 we [Ghanaians] will vote and in 2025 we will swear in the president. Normally we swear them in on January 7 but in 2025 the president won’t be sworn in on January 7. In a statement, the Ghana Police Service urged religious leaders to ensure their prophecies do not injure the right of others and the public interest. However, some have also taken to radio stations to share their prophecies about the nation.

The big cats belong to Businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Freedom Jacob Caesar or Cheddar. Multiple media reports quoted some residents who spoke about the discomfort they suffered due to the presence of the animals. They also make noise which disturbs our sleep.”A viral video of how Samuel Tiwonitaaba Kuteba, the trainer of the tigers, plays with the big cats has surfaced on social media. The trainer is seen issuing commands to one of the tigers in a cage as the animal religiously obeys. Kuteba in an interview with the media indicated that the tigers have been declawed, therefore, they are no longer dangerous to the public.

"What I know is that Dormaa is not part of Esumeja. I am attacking Dormaahene because whatever that he is doing, he has not gotten anybody to advise him. He should say that to the kids, how dare him threaten to come to Esumeja to destroy what we have done?" He said, Otumfuo was wrong with his installation of a chief of Esumeja because the Ashantehene has no authority to do so given that his jurisdiction does not extend to the people of Esumeja. Our people are still at Esumeja and the people of Dormaa still occupy the Esumeja stool; those in Dormaa will not even agree if we don’t claim the Esumeja stool."

“He resides in the hospital, so around 1:00am, he had a call for an emergency he needed to attend to. “After performing the surgery successfully, he came back to his house and realised that robbers have ransacked his room. This however is not the first time the medical doctor has not been robbed. This is a man who has left his family to serve us here in the Ahanta West District but look at what is happening to him,” he lamented. The Ahanta West Police Commander, ASP Valentine Akposu, has however assured that his outfit will ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.

Initially arrested on February 17, 2021, as a member of a criminal money laundering syndicate in Ghana, the convict pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in February 2022. Over US$36.4m stolen in four yearsAccording to court records, Fred was leader of the criminal enterprise that scammed American individuals and firms to the tune of over $36.4 million over a four-year period. “Fred Asante admitted today to laundering money from victims of various fraud schemes, including cruel scams targeting elderly online daters searching for companionship. “Compounding the disappointment of learning their potential soulmate was indeed non-existent, Mr Asante’s victims later found they were also targets of a Ghana-based criminal enterprise netting over $35 million in illegal proceeds,” www.justice.gov has reported. Fred's co-conspirator, Lord Anning, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on October 15, 2021, was sentenced on February 28, 2022.

According to him, the party faces an uphill task in extending its governance beyond the 8-year historical power cycle due to the recent economic crisis. “We say we are going to change destinies, we are going to make history, we are going to break the eight. I will tell you honestly that if elections are conducted today, NPP will lose miserably. I’m talking about today’s matter, we have an uphill task, a big task. It will be recalled that President Akufo-Addo at a delegates conference in Kumasi last year observed that the 2024 elections is for the NPP to lose.