GhanaVillage.Com - Ghana Online Forum - News, Politics, Current Affairs http://www.ghanavillage.com/ Our country Ghana is a giant of Africa! Have all the latest political discussion in the headlines here. Share your views. Say Your Mind! en Sat, 19 May 2012 19:28:40 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ghanavillage.com/images/misc/rss.png GhanaVillage.Com - Ghana Online Forum - News, Politics, Current Affairs http://www.ghanavillage.com/ Abuses during delivery forces pregnant women to squat at home http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16319-Abuses-during-delivery-forces-pregnant-women-to-squat-at-home?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:46:22 GMT Pregnant women in the Upper East Region prefer giving birth at home rather than in the hospital. This follows claims the pregnant women are often... Pregnant women in the Upper East Region prefer giving birth at home rather than in the hospital.

This follows claims the pregnant women are often physically and verbally abused when they visit the hospitals for delivery.

A coalition of health NGOs revealed this after a survey in the region.



The coalition fears the situation will have precarious effect on child and maternal mortality.

Vice Chairman Coalition Noble Asakia told Joy News the situation is predominant in rural areas and must be checked immediately.

“Maternal health should be the concern of mankind. Maternal health should not be limited to only civil society organisations alone or the government.

“We are so particular because the region lack a lot of skilled health professionals,” he said.

Resident Gynecologist at the Upper East Regional hospital, Dr Peter Banfo acknowledged the concerns of the coalition but doubts if the situation is widespread.

He said there are different delivery positions, including squatting, which women adopt.

Whilst he would not condone the alleged abuses of pregnant women during delivery, Dr Banfo said nurses sometimes also go through desperate moments, especially when the pregnant woman has gone through nine months of pregnancy and struggled about five hours in the labour room and just about the last minute the woman wants to give up.

“…At one end the woman is tired but on the other end the midwife also think is the critical moment, the woman needs to deliver so they try to encourage this woman to make the last effort,” he explained.

Meanwhile Joy FM's Upper East Region correspondent has painted a gloomy picture about why some women in the region prefer delivering at home.

Albert Soree said in Sirigu, there is no water in the health facility and usually when they are going for delivery they will have to carry their own water to the hospital.

He said there has also been the increase in number of traditional birth attendants who have undergone some training in helping to deliver pregnant women at home.

He however confirmed the alleged abuses rained on the pregnant women by midwives.


From: Ghana|Myjoyonline.com|Nathan Gadugah ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16319-Abuses-during-delivery-forces-pregnant-women-to-squat-at-home Africa needs no pledges with conditionalities-Policy makers http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16318-Africa-needs-no-pledges-with-conditionalities-Policy-makers?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:44:42 GMT Policy makers have welcomed the $3 billion pledge by US President Barrack Obama to fight poverty on the African continent. They are however hoping... Policy makers have welcomed the $3 billion pledge by US President Barrack Obama to fight poverty on the African continent.

They are however hoping the pledge will not come with its own conditionalities as has been the case in previous pledges.



Obama made the pledge during the ongoing G8 Summit in US, Friday, hoping the amount will lead to food security and a Green Agriculture Revolution in Africa.

President John Mills who was one of four African presidents at the summit pledged his government's commitment to ensure food security not only in Ghana but on the continent as a whole.

But policy makers have cautious about the pledge.

Advocacy Manager of International NGO Oxfam, Mohammed Sadat Adam, told Joy News’ Evans Mensah on Top Story the pledge should be linked to what Africa wants to do and not what the G8 wants Africa to do.

He said G8 must not only make pledges but must be seen to redeem their pledges.

According to him, a similar pledge of $22 billion over three years was made by the same G8 in 2008 but less than half of the pledge has been made available.

He said the continent must begin to look at innovative ways of solving the problem of food insecurity on the continent.

The General Secretary of the Agricultural Workers Union Edward Kariwe also reiterated the need for Africans to choose which areas in agriculture to invest the amount pledged.

Whilst he believed that Ghana is not close to a famine situation, he was quick to add that the country must increase its production capacity.

From: Ghana|Myjoyonline.com|Nathan Gadugah ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16318-Africa-needs-no-pledges-with-conditionalities-Policy-makers Woman files for divorce after husband failed to change his relationship status on Facebook http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16317-Woman-files-for-divorce-after-husband-failed-to-change-his-relationship-status-on-Facebook?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:43:24 GMT An Indian woman is filing for divorce after her husband failed to change his relationship status to married on social network site Facebook. The... An Indian woman is filing for divorce after her husband failed to change his relationship status to married on social network site Facebook.

The 28-year-old has already approached the family court seeking divorce saying that she can not trust him after her failed to announce their marriage on the website.


Breakdown: An Indian woman has filed for divorce saying she cannot trust her husband, after he neglected to update his relationship status on Facebook

The Telugu couple had an arranged marriage just two months ago and the case was filed in the jurisdiction of an Aurangabad court where the women is thought to live.

According to the Deccan Chronicle her husband told the court that he had forgotten to update his status, but the judge has given the two parties six months to undergo counselling.

Speaking to the Indian based newspaper High Court advocate Mr Subhash said, 'I came to know of the above incident from the magistrate in the Aurangabad court.

'The Hyderabadi husband had told the judge that he was so busy post marriage with family and his furniture business that he really had no time to check his FB or change his status.

'He was willing to do so now or even de-activate his account, however, the woman was not keen to continue with the marriage and she says her husband might be doing things behind her back and she couldn’t trust him.'

Although there are thought to be few cases whereby the failure to change a status of a relationship has caused a breakdown Facebook is increasingly being used as a source of evidence in divorce cases, according to lawyers.

The social networking site was cited as a reason for a third of divorces last year in which unreasonable behaviour was a factor, according to law firm Divorce-Online.

The firm said it had seen a 50 per cent jump in the number of behaviour-based divorce petitions that contained the word ‘Facebook’ in the past two years.

Mark Keenan, managing director of Divorce-Online, said: ‘Facebook has become the primary method for communicating with friends for many people.

'People contact ex-partners and the messages start as innocent, but lead to trouble.

‘If someone wants to have an affair or flirt with the opposite sex then it’s the easiest place to do it.
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Thirty-three per cent of the 5,000 behaviour petitions filed with the firm in the past year mentioned the site.

The most common reasons for Facebook causing problems in relationships were a spouse finding flirty messages, photos of their partner at a party they did not know about or with someone they should not have been with. ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16317-Woman-files-for-divorce-after-husband-failed-to-change-his-relationship-status-on-Facebook Girl, 16, kills herself after becoming convinced the world was about to end http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16316-Girl-16-kills-herself-after-becoming-convinced-the-world-was-about-to-end?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:42:02 GMT A teenager hanged herself after becoming convinced the world would end in 2012 after researching doomsday scenarios on the internet, an inquest... A teenager hanged herself after becoming convinced the world would end in 2012 after researching doomsday scenarios on the internet, an inquest heard.

Schoolgirl Isabel Taylor, 16, turned to Buddhism after becoming fed up with the 'complications and injustice' of the modern world.

But while searching for answers she began researching doomsday scenarios - becoming convinced a nuclear reactor meltdown would end civilization in the coming months.

She had researched on the internet how to overdose but was found hanged in her bedroom by her mother.

Yesterday her parents Gary, 51, and Ingrid, 48, said in a statement:

'We have questioned and searched our hearts to try to find an answer to why Isabel went down this devastating path.

'She yearned for an uncomplicated and perfect world where every living thing would be valued and at peace.

'But the simple and perfect world she sought, where all living things would be treated with compassion and equality, was never going to materialize.

'Unfortunately the future for her in her eyes must have seemed very bleak.

'Sadly there were too many bad points for her to contend with and the lure to opt out was too compelling.

'We can only conclude that she wasn't prepared to adjust to adulthood with all the complications, injustice and, for her, unhappiness that came with it.'

The couple, of Neston, Wiltshire, said Isabel had begun making flippant remarks that the world would end soon.

Mr Taylor, a retired civil servant, said: 'We were aware of the 2012 issue. She would mention it around the dinner table.

'We would take it on board and say we didn't think that was going to happen Isabel, and try to make light of it and move conversation onwards.

Increasing numbers of websites devoted to 2012 doomsday scenarios have sprung up online, centred on claims the Mayans believed this is the year the world will end.

In France a tiny village named Bugarach has seen visits from doomsday devotees, claiming it will survive any apocalypse event.

The inquest at Trowbridge Town Hall, Wiltshire, heard how Isabel was concerned about 'injustices' in the world and had converted to Buddhism in Spring 2011.

From: Dailymail.co.uk ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16316-Girl-16-kills-herself-after-becoming-convinced-the-world-was-about-to-end <![CDATA[Female students must dream big- Women's Activist]]> http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16315-Female-students-must-dream-big-Women-s-Activist?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:40:49 GMT A child and women activist of the Oasis Generation Limited, Mrs. Philomena Wiredu has challenged all female students to stay focused and dream big. ... A child and women activist of the Oasis Generation Limited, Mrs. Philomena Wiredu has challenged all female students to stay focused and dream big.

She said the saying that the women's place is in the kitchen no longer holds as women can combine their careers and household duties.



She was addressing some female students from sections of Senior High Schools in Accra, Friday on a Total Woman Seminar which formed part of the company's celebration of the International Women’s Day which fell on March 8, 2012.

According to her, women as the world can see, have over thousand and one potentials in them which need attention, determination and hard work to harness.

She therefore challenged girls not to allow themselves to be under estimated by the opposite sex and refuse to be failures in their life endeavors.

Mrs. Wiredu said though cooking is good, education is better and with the combination of the two, there will be no doubt that a girl child may achieve some of the best things that life has got to offer in the near future.

Speaking on the topic: Sex, Love and various misconception about Relationships, she said most ladies across africa are so passionate about getting into “love relationships” at the wrong time which later becomes a draw back in their life.

She noted that what most men want is sex and not necessarily love especially when they are in their youthful ages and advised that female students should be focused on their education, dream big and work hard until they achieve 80% of their goals in life before engaging themselves in such relationships.

Instead of jumping from bed to bed due to broken homes, peer group influence, poverty among others, Mrs. Wiredu said it is best for the girl child to engage herself with inspirational books, handicraft or any other socially acceptable work that can earn her some cash to support herself while in or out of school.

She said beauty alone is vain, adding a woman must be virtuous, protect her body and heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life.

Another member of the Oasis Generation Limited, Madam Cynthia A. Sottie advised all females regardless of their religion or family status to totally abstain from sex until marriage with their "Mr. Right".

She encouraged students to be assertive rather than aggressive saying “this will boost your confident level, take away fear from your life and even help you to say no to certain decisions that contradict your values.”

Present at the seminar was an official sponsor of Ms Ghana, Mrs. Jennifer Agyemang, the Director of the young achievers group, Deborah Ahenkorah, and representatives of female students from several Senior High Schools including, the Osu Presbyterian SHS, Labone Senior High School and Kinbu Secondary and Technical School.

From: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Benedicta Anane ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16315-Female-students-must-dream-big-Women-s-Activist <![CDATA[Obama announces $3bn to fight Africa's hunger]]> http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16314-Obama-announces-3bn-to-fight-Africa-s-hunger?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:39:20 GMT African countries will get 3 Billion Dollars from the United States to fight hunger and malnutrition. US President Barack Obama made the pledge... African countries will get 3 Billion Dollars from the United States to fight hunger and malnutrition.

US President Barack Obama made the pledge at the opening of the G8 summit Friday.

It is good news especially for the four African leaders including President Mills who are participating in the summit.



President Mills in his address pledged his government’s commitment to ensuring food security.

He said the government is liaising with the private sector as well traditional authorities to make land and other facilities available to end poverty and hunger on the continent.

There was commotion when Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was asked to brief the summit on the food security situation in his country.

From: GhanaJoy News ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16314-Obama-announces-3bn-to-fight-Africa-s-hunger <![CDATA[Man detained for swallowing $20,000 diamond']]> http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16311-Man-detained-for-swallowing-20-000-diamond?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:28:13 GMT A man suspected of swallowing a $20,000 (£12,600) diamond is being held in custody in Windsor, Canada, until it passes through his system, police... A man suspected of swallowing a $20,000 (£12,600) diamond is being held in custody in Windsor, Canada, until it passes through his system, police say.

Richard Matthews allegedly swapped the gem for a fake and ate the real one.


The 1.7 carat diamond has not appeared despite server visits to the bathroom (file pic)

The incident occurred almost a week ago but the stone has not appeared despite numerous visits to the bathroom.

Mr Matthews, 52, was initially being fed fibre-rich foods, but is now eating whatever he wants in order to speed the process, Sgt Brett Corey said.

An X-ray revealed a pair of artificial diamonds, known as cubic zirconiums, in Mr Matthews' intestines. But the translucent quality of the real diamond means it does not appear in screening.

The suspect is eager to get the ordeal over with, Sgt Corey added, and is co-operating with police.

The 1.7 carat jewel was taken from Precision Jewellers in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Mr Matthews has been charged with theft and breach of court conditions. He is also wanted on warrants in Toronto. ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16311-Man-detained-for-swallowing-20-000-diamond Chief Jailed For Beating Wife http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16310-Chief-Jailed-For-Beating-Wife?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:25:04 GMT Barely a month after the Paramount Chief of Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, was jailed three months for contempt of court, another... Barely a month after the Paramount Chief of Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, was jailed three months for contempt of court, another chief in his traditional area, Nana Kwabena Ankwanda III, 58, the chief of Ankwanda, has been jailed by a Cape Coast Circuit Court for three months for assaulting his wife, Charlotte Aidoo.

The court, presided over by Florence Kai Otu, also sentenced the chief’s accomplice, Eric Neizer, 39, to three months in prison for assault and six months in prison for stealing to run concurrently.

Nana Ankwanda, a self-employed, was charged with harassment, intimidation, insults, assaults and threat of death.

The two accused, with the help of two others who are now at large, were arrested for beating up Charlotte Aidoo, her two sisters and the mother in law.

Prosecuting, Inspector Christina Sampong said Ms Aidoo, Francisca Arthur and Adwoa Amoaba, the mother-in-law of the chief, were the complainants.

Prosecution said on December 17, 2009 and February 6, 2010, Nana Ankwanda, Eric and the two others now at large, assaulted the wife and her two sisters, Francisca and Eva Arthur as well as the mother-in-law, Adwoa, in their house without any tangible reasons.

Inspector Sampong stated that the chief had denied the wife of her marriage rights and had been abusing her violently for the past eight years.

Prosecution told the court that in 2009, Ms. Aidoo broke her left leg when she fell down while preparing to go for a job interview, resulting in her being admitted at the Central Regional Hospital in Cape Coast.

Inspector Sampong further stated that the wife went under periodic treatment and had to invite her sisters, Francisca and Eva, as well as her mother, Adwoa, to come from Takoradi to assist her since she could not do anything by herself and the husband had also abandoned her.

On December 17, 2009, Nana Ankwanda had a misunderstanding with the wife and severely injured her fractured leg which was by then in a POP, resulting in her being admitted again at the regional hospital.

She added that on February 3, 2010, Nana Ankwanda, with the help of Eric and the other suspects, went to the house and commanded the wife and family to vacate the house without any provocation.

Inspector Sampong added that Francisca, who was in the kitchen boiling water, was severely beaten up by Nana Ankwanda and his men, who kicked her out of the house, resulting in her undergoing surgical operation.

Prosecution further said the men entered the wife’s room and began destroying their belongings and stole GH ¢860, €800 and a jewellery box belonging to Francisca.

The prosecutor stated that the conduct of the chief and his accomplice was reported at the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, leading to their arrest.

The victims were later given police medical forms to go to the hospital for treatment.

Prosecution disclosed that during interrogation, Nana Ankwanda admitted slapping his wife but Eric denied the offence.

Drama nearly unfolded in front of the court when Nana Ankwanda, who was being taken away by the police to serve his sentence, ordered a machoman who escorted him to the court to prevent DAILY GUIDE from taking his picture.

The machoman, who obeyed the instruction of the chief, snatched the camera from the reporter, a situation which compelled the police officers who were escorting the chief to order him to return the camera to its owner.

Nana Ankwanda, wearing a smock, was whisked away in a police van.



Source: Sarah Owusu-D ]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs Dotyaw http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16310-Chief-Jailed-For-Beating-Wife <![CDATA[Man's Long Stay In Italy Causes Wife To Commit Suicide]]> http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16309-Man-s-Long-Stay-In-Italy-Causes-Wife-To-Commit-Suicide?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:22:20 GMT
Mr Ngabalan Takpayur, a political activist whose continued absence from home led his wife, Mary, 32, to take her life about three weeks ago, has written he is domiciled in Italy.

A close family member, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen in Techiman on Thursday that after Ngabalan, 31, heard that his wife had committed suicide at Ayimana in Techiman, and wrote to the family that he was domiciled in Italy.

About three weeks ago Mary, a mother of three, took a poisonous concoction called ‘karat’ after years of waiting in vain for the return of the husband who fled the country in 2007 over police investigations.

Ngabalan was mentioned to the police as the supplier of locally manufactured pistols during a disturbance involving supporters of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress at Kpandai in the Northern Region.

Police personnel detailed to the scene of the disturbance arrested six persons in possession of the pistols and ammunition and during interrogation they mentioned Ngabalan as the source of the weapons.

The family member said Ngabalan expressed shock over the death of his wife in the letter.
Source: GNA
]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16309-Man-s-Long-Stay-In-Italy-Causes-Wife-To-Commit-Suicide <![CDATA[2 Soldiers & Immigration Officer Face Robbery Charges]]> http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16301-2-Soldiers-amp-Immigration-Officer-Face-Robbery-Charges?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 19:56:50 GMT Attachment 680 (http://www.ghanavillage.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=680)The Sunyani High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two... 845335618_191603.jpgThe Sunyani High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two soldiers and an Immigration officer for failing to appear before it to answer charges of conspiracy and robbery against them.

The accused persons are Staff Sergeant Hayford Ofori, with service number 184516; Sergeant Christian Amoateng, with number 188172, both stationed at the Third Battalion of Infantry (3BN) in Sunyani, and James Annorhene, the Immigration officer, with service number I1634 and stationed at Nkrankwanta, near Dormaa Ahenkro.

They have also been charged with kidnapping and dishonestly receiving.

The court, presided over by Mr Justice Quartey Ofosu-Kwate, however, remanded Kwasi Asante, a cocoa purchasing clerk stationed at Nkrankwanta, in prison custody.

Two persons jointly charged with the soldiers and the Immigration officer, Hayford Sakyi Bediako, the District Officer of the Produce Buying Company (PBC), stationed at Nkrankwanta, and David Asante Gyamfi, an accountant of the PBC, also at Nkrankwanta, were granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 each, with three sureties to be justified.

They had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges and will reappear before the court on May 21, 2012.

A Principal State Attorney, Mrs Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, who prosecuted, told the court that the complainant in the case, Mr Mahama Issah, is a farmer at Ameyawkrom, near Nkrankwanta, while Gyamfi is a commission marketing clerk with the PBC at Krakrom, near Nkrankwanta.

He said Gyamfi and the complainant were cocoa transacting business associates and that in February 2011, Gyamfi allegedly advanced to Mr Issah an amount of GH¢37,200 to purchase 186 bags of cocoa beans for him.

She said after the complainant had collected the money, he delayed in the supply of the cocoa beans.

Mrs Asare-Botwe said on April 15, 2011, however, the complainant arranged 300 bags of cocoa beans from Dame in Cote d’Ivoire and conveyed them to Kwabenakrom and informed Gyamfi to come over to inspect them.

She said upon receipt of the information, Gyamfi proceeded to Kwabenakrom and, after inspecting the cocoa, expressed interest in it but told the complainant that he did not have enough money on him to pay for all the 300 bags and, therefore, wanted to return to Nkrankwanta to organise for more funds.

According to the Principal State Attorney, the complainant obliged and Gyamfi left.

She said surprisingly, Gyamfi returned to Kwabenakrom in the company of the three security officers who were armed and arrested Mr Issah, after he had been identified to them by Gyamfi as the owner of the cocoa beans.

She said the cocoa was then loaded into three KIA trucks and sent to Nkrankwanta.

Mr Issah was said to have been detained in a wooden structure at the Customs checkpoint at Nkrankwanta until his brother, one Mr Abubakari Issah, was asked to pay GH¢8,000 to Gyamfi before Issah was released, the court heard.

The prosecutor said the matter was then reported to the Prefect of Dame, who also made another report to the Municipal Chief Executive for Dormaa, after which the latter set up a committee to look into the matter. But the accused persons did not co-operate with the members.

Subsequently, the case was reported to the police and, after their investigations, the docket was sent to the Attorney-General’s Office in Sunyani, from where the police were directed to prefer charges against the accused persons.




Source: Daily Graphic/Ghana
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]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs Dotyaw http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16301-2-Soldiers-amp-Immigration-Officer-Face-Robbery-Charges Husband Jailed 120 Months For Stealing Wife’s GH¢12,000.00 http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16278-Husband-Jailed-120-Months-For-Stealing-Wife’s-GH¢12-000-00?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 22:22:41 GMT
A dishonest husband who made up a robbery attack story to swindle his wife of her GH¢12,000.00 is now in trouble. William Oppong, 41, has been ordered by a Kumasi Circuit Court to spend 120 months in prison for his crime. He pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.



Police Chief Inspector Archibald Kwesi Fandoh told the court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Amo-Yartey that Oppong is married to Charity Owusu Afriyie. They used to live together at Ohwim in Kumasi but the woman is now based in the United States (US).

Sometime last year, Charity sent the said money to Oppong to buy cement to stock a retail shop she had opened at Ohwim, but he had other ideas and pocketed the cash.

The woman returned to the country in late April and on May 8, the husband told her, he was traveling to Tema to convey the cement to Ohwim. A day after leaving the house, Oppong arranged with a taxi driver to call to inform the wife on her cellular phone that he had been attacked and robbed of the money by bandits.

He also caused an unidentified lady to present herself to Charity as a nurse calling from a Tema Hospital, to tell her the husband was receiving treatment at the facility following the attack.

The prosecution said the convict had earlier employed the same trick twice to dupe the woman of her monies. She first sent an amount of GH¢6,000.00 to him through Western Union Money Transfer to dig a well in a house she had built.

Few hours after receiving it, he rang to tell her that robbers had seized the money from him.

Another amount of GH¢4,000.00 came to him from the wife with the specific instruction to lodge it in her account at the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) but once again, he fabricated a robbery story. The prosecution said fed up with his tales, Charity this time made a formal report to the Police Striking Force Unit in Kumasi and he was arrested.

He admitted the offence in his caution statement.
Source: GNA
]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16278-Husband-Jailed-120-Months-For-Stealing-Wife’s-GH¢12-000-00 65-Year-Old Man Rapes Five (5) Girls http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16263-65-Year-Old-Man-Rapes-Five-(5)-Girls?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:01:15 GMT
The sexual escapades of a 65-year-old man with five minors, two of whom he impregnated in the process, has landed him in the full grips of the law.

The accused, Davis Kwadwo Danso, a lotto writer who lives in his kiosk at Konka Dome, was arrested by the Madina Domestic Violence and Victims’ support Unit (DOVVSU) when the complainant, Agnes Boamah, headmistress of Anglican Primary School at Dome, reported the case to the police for investigations.



Presenting the facts of the case, the Prosecutor, ASP Sarah Acquah of DOVVSU, said the incident was unraveled when one of the victims (name withheld), aged 13, and a class five pupil of the above-mentioned school, who lives with her parents at Dome got impregnated by the accused.

According to ASP Acquah, during the early part of 2011, the victim was introduced to the accused person by a classmate who had dropped out of school because she had been impregnated by the accused.
After their first encounter, the accused encouraged the victim to visit him regularly. He gave the victim various sums of money anytime she visited.

However, on the February 25, 2012 at about 4:00pm when the victim visited the accused, the latter forcibly had sex with the victim and warned her not to inform anyone about the incident. The accused continued to lure the victim with money and took advantage of her anytime she visited.

The last time he had sex with her was on May 6, this year, ASP Acquah said. However, the next day, May 7, the complainant noticed unusual changes in the victim and questioned her. It was through questioning that the victim revealed the sexual activities of the accused.
The victim mentioned that the accused had also had sex with some of her mates (names withheld) aged 12 and 15.

In their respective statements, the victims confirmed the allegation and indicated that the accused have been having sex with them since last year.

The victims also disclosed that the accused also had sex with one other pupil of Dome M/A Experimental School and also attempted to have sex with another pupil.

The accused however, pleaded not guilty to all five counts of charges of defilement preferred against him. The presiding Judge, Ms Sedinam Agbemava, adjourned the case to June 7, this year after remanding the accused in prison custody.

All the victims have been medically examined and treated.
Source: The Finder
]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16263-65-Year-Old-Man-Rapes-Five-(5)-Girls Ghanaians With Dual Citizenship Do Not Need Visas... http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16262-Ghanaians-With-Dual-Citizenship-Do-Not-Need-Visas?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:59:18 GMT
Ghanaians with Dual Citizenship do not need visas to travel to their country, provided they have valid Ghanaian passports, Ghana's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mr. Ken Kanda stated.

“To this end, all Ghanaians in the USA, who want to travel home should ensure that they have valid passports before they do so,” Mr Kanda said during an interaction with the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament and the National Council of Ghanaian Associations in the United States (NCOGA), at the offices of the Ghana Mission in New York, at the weekend.

The explanation according to the Mission was to address concerns expressed by the council that some airlines had refused to carry Ghanaians who travelled on the American passports and dual citizenship cards.

The committee was in USA as part of a 10-day fact-finding tour of some of Ghana's Missions to learn about their problems, meet the Ghanaian communities and to inspect on-going projects.

The NCOGA, which is the main mouthpiece of Ghanaians in the USA, also called for another look to be taken at the Legislative Instrument (LI) on Dual Citizenship in view of the difficulties they often encountered in its interpretation.

The association wants all Ghanaians, irrespective of when one became an American, to be given Dual Citizenship since the present Act stipulates that "any applicant who had no primary Ghanaian Citizenship as at 31st December 1996 is not qualified to be registered as a dual Citizen of Ghana".

Led by Mr. Samuel Sowah, President of NCOGA, the association expressed concern about the inability of the Electoral Commission to register Ghanaians abroad during the recent Biometric Registration to enable them to exercise their franchise in this year's election in Ghana.

Mr Sowah said it was a denial of their bona fide right as Ghanaians and urged the EC to look at the issue critically since their votes counted.

The association expressed concern about the long delays the various educational institutions took in processing transcripts of students, describing the present situation as sabotage and a smack of inefficiency.

The delays often resulted in students missing their academic programmes and wondered why it took more than a year for a university to produce a transcript after the payment of the relevant fees.

The council tasked Parliament to immediately ensure that the duties and taxes they paid on their imported items like vehicles were affordable, considering the fact that their contributions helped to cushion the economy and reduce the burden on Ghanaians.

The NCOGA praised the Ghana Mission in New York for being very supportive of the activities of Ghanaians in general and allowing the council to use their facilities.

On how the revenue from Ghana's oil was being utilized by the government, Mr C. Ato Forson, a member of the committee and MP for Ajumako Enyan Essiam, took time to explain the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, saying that it was being judiciously used by the government, accounted for and published for all to see.

The chairman of the committee and MP for Krachi, Mr Samuel Osei Sarfo promised to take the views and concerns expressed to the appropriate Ministries, departments and agencies for the necessary attention.

He however urged" Ghanaians abroad to take pains to teach their children about the Ghanaian culture in order that they don't get lost".

Mr. Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, MP for New Juaben and Mr. Frank Boakye Agyiri, MP for Effiduase, both members of the committee took turns to explain the recent biometric registration process, duties on imported vehicles and voting rights to them.

The committee on Friday inspected on-going renovation works on the bungalows of the Ghana Mission in New York before meeting officers, as part of Parliament's oversight responsibility.
Source: GNA
]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16262-Ghanaians-With-Dual-Citizenship-Do-Not-Need-Visas Eight Ghanaians To Attend G8 Summit In US http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16259-Eight-Ghanaians-To-Attend-G8-Summit-In-US?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:54:18 GMT
Eight Ghanaians would attend the forthcoming G8 Summit, scheduled in the US to participate in the 2012 Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security.

This is to promote cooperation between Ghana and the G8, towards promoting food security. Mr Fenton Sands, Senior Food Security Officer of the USAID, told journalists in Accra on Tuesday that two other African countries that would have representatives at the symposium were Ethiopia and Tanzania.

He said Ghana was chosen because she had become a "welcome" country to investors all over the world, and being highly noted for her stability and dependability.

Madam Marjorie Valerie Abdin, First Vice President of Federation of Association of Ghanaian Exporters, a would be participant to the summit, said she hoped to return to Ghana with "solid contracts."
She said maize, soya and cassava which had been selected by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to be the focus of discussion during the summit, were mainly grown by rural farmers.

"The prospects of the rural farmer, especially his income, would definitely increase if able to boost production of these foodstuffs," she added.

Mr John Awuku Dziwornu, a farmer from Asutuare in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region, another participant, said, "We need to know who is working elsewhere, in order to improve upon our own ways."

He said the area was made up of small scale farmers who produced staple foods such as maize.

Mr Dziwornu said it was encouraging that USAID was partnering government to improve on their performance.
He said while facilities such as warehousing had to be adopted to help boost the agricultural sector, it was important to broaden their network and partner people with new ideas and facilities that could improve upon the agricultural sector.

President John Evans Atta Mills is among four African leaders invited to the Summit. The rest are President Yayi Boni of Benin, who is also the Chairperson of the AU, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethoipia and President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania.
The leaders would be part of a session to discuss the acceleration of food security in Africa.

The summit comes off on May 18-19.
Source: GNA
]]> News, Politics, Current Affairs neoxiang http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16259-Eight-Ghanaians-To-Attend-G8-Summit-In-US <![CDATA[Woman 'Killed' By Husband Not Dead - Family]]> http://www.ghanavillage.com/showthread.php/16257-Woman-Killed-By-Husband-Not-Dead-Family?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:50:13 GMT
The woman who was shot in the head by her 57-year-old husband has miraculously survived and currently receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the 37 military hospital in Accra.

The bizarre incident occurred at Firestone, a suburb of Madina in Accra, Sunday morning.

A number of the Newspapers reported on Tuesday, that Emmanuel Nii Adjei Owusu was alleged to have shot the wife, Mrs Elizabeth Adjei Owusu, 50, on their matrimonial bed at about 2:30am on May 13, 2012 before turning the locally manufactured pistol on himself.

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The couple were said to have had a quarrel before retiring to bed.
A locally-manufactured pistol and two empty cartridges were retrieved from the room.The couple were said to have been married for more than 20 years and had three grown up children.


Elizabeth Owusu, was reported to have died at the 37 Military Hospital where she was rushed to by her daughter, Linda Naa Adjeley Adjetey.

But contrary to reports, a family friend of the couple, Esi Nyasor has confirmed to XYZ News that the woman is still alive and breathing at the intensive care unit. “She is not dead; she is breathing here at the intensive unit of the 37 military hospital”.

According to her, the whole family was shocked when they heard the news Tuesday morning that Elizabeth Owusu was dead. She told XYZ News that the Health Minister, Alban Sumana Bagbin had arrived at the hospital to assess the situation.

Meanwhile, the body of Emmanuel who has been confirmed dead has been deposited at the Police Hospital Morgue awaiting autopsy.
Source: radioxyz.com
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