Seasoned Journalist, Kweku Baako says he will no longer treat any person or entity that denigrates him with kid gloves.
He made this known while discussing the alleged ‘bribe’ video regarding President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
A video released by the Salis Media showed the President receiving a sum of Ghc 40000 from Ghana’s Ambassador to USA, Baffour Adjei Bawuah who presented it on behalf of the Director of Urban Roads, Alhaji Dr. Abass.
”It has been revealed that NANA AKUFO-ADDO is not the ANGEL Ghanaians perceived him to be but one, who is fully entangled in CORRUPTION and only fights corruption with words. Undercover investigations conducted by The Salis Newspaper has exposed sitting President Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) taking a bribe in a BROWN ENVELOPE in an undercover video. The money was handed over to Ambassador Baffour Adjei Bawuah…The US $40000 Dollar Bribe was paid to the President in 2017 after the NPP won the 2016 Elections at Nana Akufo-Addo’s private residence in Nima, Accra. The giver of the BRIBE is the current Director of URBAN ROADS, Alhaji Dr. Abass”, the Salis newspaper published.
Addressing the issue, Kweku Baako said the ‘bribe’ allegations are falsehood.
He revealed that the presentation was made in October, 2016 when President Akufo-Addo was a Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) seeking to unseat the Mahama administration.
The money, he noted, was given towards his (Akufo-Addo) victory campaign and that the Salis newspaper publication is untrue.
He charged Alhaji Abass to sue the owner of the newspaper and those peddling the false story.
Kweku Baako stressed that, as for him, should anybody make a disparaging remark about him; he will not hesitate to take legal action.
“You know that I don’t subscribe to going to the court and it’s something that still affects me that I will go to court because it’s against my whole orientation. But I’ve learned one good lesson out of the court processes that rumors, gossips, rumormongers and so forth; you dey look pathetic. Especially when they’re put in the dock and under cross-examination, they look like kids and so, maybe gradually, I will revise my philosophy,” he told Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo”.
President Akufo Addo says he will not relax the enforcement of the ban on illegal mining despite promises and criticisms by the largest opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC).
The opposition party led by its flagbearer ex-President John Mahama has promised among other things to grant pardon to jailed illegal miners and release their seized excavators to them.
Addressing a rally at Manso Nkwanta, a mining community in the Ashanti Region, President Akufo Addo said he’ll not bow to pressure to soften his stance on illegal miners.
“I can turn a blind eye to activities that are destroying our natural resources and water bodies. I don’t have the power to say mining cannot be done in Ghana and I’ve not even said so. Our forefathers were into mining but they did not destroy the land as is being done now. That is what I’ve said and we are bringing in measures to streamline mining in the mining sector. Community mining is the way to go and my government is working to ensuring that we get it done. Nobody in the mining sector will lose their job, don’t listen to anybody who says when he comes galamsey will be done anyhow and uncontrolled.”
President Akufo Addo announced the ban on illegal mining two years ago and further rolled out many measures to enforce the ban in a bid to reclaim degraded lands.
Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has exposed the individual behind the tape recording of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo receiving a sum of money from Ghana’s Ambassador to USA, Baffour Adjei Bawuah.
The incident happened at the private residence of President Nana Akufo-Addo.
The Salis Newspaper published a story under the headline “Caught Pants Down! President Akufo-Addo Taking Bribe” reporting that the President was bribed by Mr. Adjei Bawuah who was acting on behalf of the Director of Urban Roads, Alhaji Abass.
”It has been revealed that NANA AKUFO-ADDO is not the ANGEL Ghanaians perceived him to be but one, who is fully entangled in CORRUPTION and only fights corruption with words. Undercover investigations conducted by The Salis Newspaper has exposed sitting President Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) taking a bribe in a BROWN ENVELOPE in an undercover video. The money was handed over to Ambassador Baffour Adjei Bawuah…The US $40000 Dollar Bribe was paid to the President in 2017 after the NPP won the 2016 Elections at Nana Akufo-Addo’s private residence in Nima, Accra. The giver of the BRIBE is the current Director of URBAN ROADS, Alhaji Dr. Abass”, the newspaper read.
The story has so far dominated political discussions with political opponents of the President using it against his campaign to be re-elected into office.
But Kweku Baako has shot down the story while discussing it on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
Speaking to host Kwami Sefa Kayi, Kweku Baako asserted that the story is untrue.
He disclosed the person who recorded the President is called Salis Yakubu and is the owner of the Salis newspaper.
He noted that the story has been skewed to look like the money presentation was made recently, but actually it was done in 2016 prior to the general elections when President Nana Akufo-Addo was then a candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He stressed that the money which was given to the President was Ghc 40000 but not 40000 dollars as published in the Salis newspaper and added the cash was to assist the Akufo-Addo victory campaign in 2016.
Mr. Baako exposed the true character of Salis Yakubu
He noted that Salis secretly recorded the incident and gave a wrong account in the voice-over he made on the video so as to tarnish the image of President Akufo-Addo.
Kweku Baako further disclosed he knows Salis Yakubu very well and that he once introduced him to investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, but Anas sacked him after few months of working with him.
Mr. Baako also revealed that he is the same guy who lied about him during an undercover report by Anas Aremeyaw Anas titled ”Who watches the watchman” by saying he (Baako) had secretly recorded the President.
“Look, this is a guy that I influenced his entry into Tiger Eye,” he said but he regrets introducing him to Anas because any person who knows Salis’ true colors would never believe what he says or does, and particularly not believe the bribery allegation against the President because he lacks credibility.
“He is a political prostitute and a mercenary of the highest order. I regret myself. I led him to see Anas and became part of Tiger Eye, and in four/five months, Anas dismissed him. This is 2016 and then he set up his own group,” he stated.
Mr. Baako also revealed that Salis has been collecting videos to blackmail his victims, so advised the NPP not to pay attention to him.
“As I speak to you, I know he’s exited to Benin. I’m telling you. You know our borders are closed but they’re porous. You understand me. The borders are closed but they’re porous and so there are entry points that you can’t find an immigration person there and if you’re determined to exit, you’ll exit . . . He does these things and he sells them. He got into the NPP party; he got into it.
“This boy did the recording. Unfortunately for him, we have the original . . . So, when he decided to do the fake one in order to blackmail and collect money, and he collected monies from some people who didn’t know that the thing is fake . . . He lied and he’s still lying. He is in Benin. By now, he’s anticipating that I will come here and say something. He should stay there forever . . . Let me tell you that that tape by the boy is fake.”
”The sad part is that a fine public servant like Alhaji Abass, you bring him to the front burner relative to propaganda of nuisance value. It’s unfair to him. He doesn’t deserve that . . . ”
He called on Alhaji Abass to file a law suit against Salis Yakubu and his team.
“I would pray to God that this case should go to court. Look, the court doesn’t interrogate rumors, gossips and so forth. They have no room there and you’ll be so embarrased . . . I hope what I’ve heard is true that he’s getting his lawyers to take steps to deal with this matter.”
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being the architects of fake news and videos against the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
A recent video making the rounds on social media which some political pundits have described as fake, indicates that President Akufo-Addo reportedly took an amount of $40,000 as a bribe.
A second video also being circulated on social media however shows something different.
According to the Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako, that is the original and true reflection of what actually happened in 2016.
Prior to this, there have been other fake news and videos all against the NPP and according to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayiribi, were all orchestrated by the NDC.
Speaking in a one-on-one interview on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, he mentioned some names of NDC bigwigs who are allegedly behind such acts.
Ambassador Alhaji Abdul-Rahman Haruna Attah, former High Commissioner of Ghana to Namibia and Botswana has said the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama is a better candidate than Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo ahead of the elections on Monday December 7.
He indicated that he has worked with the two personalities in different areas of their lives therefore, he is best placed to assess the two candidates.
Earlier in the middle of this year, he published a book on Mahama with the unabashed title of admiration: “Awhene Pa Nkasa. Standing with JDM”.
Ambassador Haruna Attah said these on the KSM show when the host programme, Kweku Sintim Misa asked him to predict the out come of the polls.
He “corrected” his host with the following words: “I’d rather rephrase the question: Who would you vote for?
“Of course I will vote for John Mahama”.
Explaining further, he said, “I believe he is a better candidate. I know the two main candidates [on the ballot] and in fairness to my conscience I think he is a better candidate.”
He called on “fair-minded” Ghanaians to recognize the former president’s good works and join him in voting JM.
Barely a week to the December 2020 polls, the Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Ahafo region, Martha Osei Agyemang has died creating a vacuum.
The 36-year-old who died at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital where she was on admission receiving treatment according to sources available to MyNewsgh left behind a child
Reports suggest Madam Martha complained she was unwell due to stress at her workplace in view of the workload at her office following the impending polls.
She, however, decided to see her personal doctor at Wenchi in Bono Region for which she left Goaso on Wednesday.
It was gathered that she was getting well and had planned her return to work until news broke out this weekend if her demise.
According to Ahafo Regional Director of the Electoral Commission John Appiah Baffoe who confirmed her death on a local radio station, Madam Martha was committed to her duty.
The body of the deceased has been conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.
The date for the final funeral rites of the late Jerry John Rawlings has been announced by the family in conjunction with the state.
The burial service will be held at the Independence Square on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
A statement from the family signed Ambassador James Victor Gbeho who is the Head of Funeral Planning Committee says: The family is working in conjunction with the Government on the finer details of the funeral ceremony and will communicate the arrangements in due course.
The former president died on Thursday, November 12 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after a short illness. He was 73.
Read Full Statement Below
PRESIDENT RAWLINGS’ FUNERAL TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 23
The family of His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings has in consultation with the Government, agreed that the date for the State funeral of the former President is confirmed for Wednesday, 23rd December 2020 at the Independence Square in Accra.
The family is working in conjunction with the Government on the finer details of the funeral ceremony and will communicate the arrangements in due course.
Individuals and institutions who wish to contribute tributes to the memory of Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings are reminded to email such tributes to tributes@jjrawlingsmemorial.org.
Signed:
Ambassador James Victor Gbeho (Head of Funeral Planning Committee)
Award-winning Ghanaian-South African Afro pop and high life singer, songwriter, actress and sometimes a model, Adina says on an interview that, she loved to be a journalist.
In an interview on EBN, the classic showbiz, Adina said, if she wasn’t a singer she will probably go in for being a journalist Or a Fashion designer as she is now.
A Ghanaian woman has narrated her connection to the spiritual underworld and her exploits there at night.
Speaking to Arnold Elavanyo on his Vibes in 5 show, the lady who identified herself as Nyevile aka Born Star, a budding musician said her connection to the spiritual realms started even before her mother conceived her.
She revealed that her mother had trouble conceiving but a prophetess helped her to take a seed, but with a caveat, that the baby when born, must be dedicated to the sea or she will die.
She claims as a baby, her parents heeded to the words of the prophetess and sent her to the sea, dedicated her and left the infant Nyevile in the sea for 4 days.
During those days, she continued, she was taken to the spiritual underworld to meet her other family and acquaint herself with the activities of the new world.
She says after the 4 days, the prophetess and her mum returned to the sea to pray and she was returned to them.
Ever since then, she revealed, she has been communicating with and visiting the sea world.
She claims she can turn into fish at night therefore one of her most stringent rules is that no one switches on the light when she’s sleeping or risk seeing something spiritual or getting harmed.
Watch her narrate the story on the video below (skip to 7:50 for that part)
On Saturday, 28th November, a young man identified as Omamuyovwi who was alleged to be a wizard ‘crash landed’ on the top of a roof at Okpokpor Street in Okpara-Inland in Ethiope-East LGA. According to reports, he confessed that he was out of ‘fuel’ and landed on the rooftop after a deity (igberhe juju) had chased him from the meeting place. He also admitted to being a wizard who has been involved in a lot of atrocities in the neighborhood.
Omamuyovwi, who was seen clutching a hundred naira note in his hands was rescued by the community vigilante after the resident flogged him with plantain leaves and was about to set him ablaze.
The late Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Kwansah Hayford, will be laid to rest today, November 28 at Mankessim in the Central Region.
The MP was murdered on Friday, October 9, while returning from a campaign trip.
Ekow Quansah Hayford was shot on the Abeadze Dominase – Abeadze Duadzi – Mankessim Road at about 1:00 am by some six armed highway robbers.
According to the programme outline released by the family, a night of hymns and tributes will be held in honour of the late MP at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, Mankessim on Friday, November 27, 2020.
After that, the body will be laid in state at the Kessim AstroTurf park before being conveyed to the Mankessim cemetery for interment.
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, a thanksgiving service will be organised at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, Mankessim to climax the funeral.
The family also announce that President Akufo-Addo, attend the final funeral rite of the former Mfantseman MP, Ekow Hayford.
Fire on Saturday gutted the GCB Bank, Liberty House branch at Kantamanto in Accra. The cause of the fire, which started on the first floor of the seven-storey building is unknown.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire started around 8 am Saturday morning.
As of midday, there were about six fire tenders at the scene and fire service personnel were trying to keep the fire from spreading.
Personnel from the Ghana Fire Service are currently trying to douse a fire that has swept through the GCB Bank tower at Kantamanto in Accra.
In a video fast circulating on social media, smoke can be seen coming out of the storey-building.
Although the cause of the fire remains unknown, a crowd has gathered at the scene as security personnel and the fire service try to bring the situation under control.
The Police barricaded the road leading to the area.
The Nigeria based Ghanian movie star Enock Darko Popularly know by his slogan “wata bombshell” finally weds his long time crush and colleague Chinenye Nnebe.
Information that has gotten to me proves that the name of the lady is Chinenye Nnebe who is an actress in Nigeria.
Watabomshell is the name that Enoch is mostly called, he took to Instagram to make it known to Ghanaians that he is happily married and added a photo of himself with a bride.
Speculation has that, it might be scenes of a movie that is been shot and its photos had found their way to social media.
He started his career as a comedian in Ghana but has now moved to Nigeria to make a living from his acting.
The two who have been featured in a lot of movies together finally decides to settle down as husband and wife.
As to whether this is real or a movie, we live to see in future.
Abeiku Santana of Despite Media happily grinding some senior high school female students at an outdoor event organized by his media house is causing a massive stir and confusion online.
Many social media users who have come across the video were taken aback that a big man like Abeiku Santana will grind the teen students of Achimota SHS that way — which is obviously without recourse to the fact that he might just be trying to make the girls happy.
Some comments zionfelix.net has chanced on under a video posted by blogger Rashad on Facebook has many people shading Abeiku Santana for doing that at the event which took place at the Achimota Retail Centre when Okay FM had its ‘Ekwansodwoodwoo’ Black Friday edition.
Well, just as some people were not happy about what Abeiku Santana did, some felt that he was just in his element trying to deliver nothing but fun as he always does.
Anyway check out the video and the comments below to make your own determination.
