The Cause Of Obetsebi Lamptey's Death Revealed

The late former chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey died of leukemia.

Former General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie revealed this to Adom TV's' Frank Owusu in an exclusive interview Sunday.

Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey died early Sunday in the United Kingdom after a short illness. Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey served in various ministerial positions during the Kufuor administration and led the NPP in the 2012 general elections.

Before his death, he said undergoing courses of chemotherapy treatment in South Africa, but relapsed and was transferred to London.

Sir John as he is popularly called indicated that the late Jake had planned to come to Ghana December last year but fell ill and was admitted at the hospital.

He added that the late former chairman died in his sleep while on admission at the hospital.

"The dream of late Jake was to see Nana Akufo-Addo elected as president ahead of the November 7 election and we will ensure that comes to pass," he stressed.

A grief-stricken Sir John appealed to party members not to bombard the bereave family with calls and visits but rather pray for them as they mourn their loved one.

Leukemia is a form of cancer that begins in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow - the soft, inner part of the bones.

Leukeamia - which literally means "white blood" in Greek - occurs when there is an excess of abnormal white blood cells in the blood. Known as leukocytes, these cells are so plentiful in some individuals that the blood actually has a whitish tinge.

The types of leukemia are grouped by how quickly the disease develops and gets worse. Leukemia is either chronic (gets worse slowly) or acute (gets worse quickly).

The common symptoms of leukemia includes fevers or night sweats; frequent infections; feeling weak or tired; headache; bleeding and bruising easily (bleeding gums, purplish patches in the skin, or tiny red spots under the skin), pain in the bones or joints, swelling or discomfort in the abdomen (from an enlarged spleen), swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck or armpit and weight loss.

A bone marrow transplant was Jake's only chance of survival.

Source: Adomonline

Mohammed Nazir, The Ghanain ISIS recruit killed in a battle.

Mohammed Nazir Nortei Alema, the Ghanaian graduate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who joined terrorist group ISIS in August 2015 has been reported killed.

Sources close to the family in Accra told the The Finder newspaper that the final funeral rites, Adua in Islam, were held Sunday.

Nazir was reportedly killed in battle in the Syrian city of Homs.

Sheik Abdul Rahman, the former Chief Imam of London, who named Mr Nazir when he was born in London, led the Adua prayers held in Osu, where the family of the deceased resides.

Mallam Barhama of Tudu and Mallam Yusif of Accra New Town also supported Sheik Abdul Rahman in the prayers.

According to sources close to the family, another Ghanaian ISIS recruit who gave his name as Mr Yusif, a graduate of the University of Mines in Prestea, announced Mr Nazir’s death to the family through an email.

Nazir left Ghana in August last year to join ISIS in Syria, a situation that caused panic on the campus of the Kumasi-based university.

Students were stunned when they heard that the quiet and calm former student had joined the jihadist group.

According to them, his demeanour never showed him as someone with the slightest inclination to violence.

Their biggest fear is that there could be a secret camp of the terrorist group on the campus that admits and recruits students.

Shortly after joining ISIS, Nazir Nortei Alema reportedly sent a message to his family informing them about his decision to join the jihadist group, after completing a one-year National Service with the Ghana Statistical Service.


Source: Myjoyonline.com

Madonna Pulls Down A Female Fan's Top To Reveal Her Breast On Stage

Madonna has been shocking us with her on-stage antics during her Rebel Heart Tour but she's now taken things to the next level.

The 57-year-old superstar pulled down a female fan's TOP to reveal her bare breast in front of thousands of concert-goers on Thursday night - after yet again leaving the audience in Australia waiting HOURS for her to step on stage.

She invited the girl up to join her and later whipped down her corset-style top, describing her as: "The kind of girl you just want to slap on the a**."

The brunette beauty looked completely gob-smacked as the singer added: "Oh s**t. Oh sorry, sexual harassment ... you can do the same to me".

The singer, who is in the middle of a custody battle with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie over her 15-year-old son Rocco, reportedly performed to a 'half empty' stadium at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane.

Fans were allegedly told they could have refunds as she was expected to be late AGAIN.

When she finally arrived she joked: "The late police had me arrested," before going on an X-rated rant, leaving those in the crowd slightly bemused.

One fan later shared on Twitter: "Oh wow. She wasn't kidding. I've seen bigger crowds at a pub. #Madonna.

They then added: "Lots of coloured empty seats for #Madonna. This actually makes me sad."

Meanwhile, the star left fans furious after she reportedly arrived THREE HOURS late for a concert on Wednesday at the venue.

The Rebel Heart hitmaker was scheduled to begin her show at 8pm but her loyal followers became increasingly frustrated when it was announced she would step on stage after 10.30pm - and she reportedly eventually appeared at 11.22pm.

"Madonna going for a record in Brisbane tonight. 3 hours late to stage, heading for midnight sorry luv this diva behaviour not cool #madonna," one concert-goer wrote on Twitter.

Another fan added: "letting her fans down once again. I have no idea why people would go see her in the first place. She is disgusting & should retire."

Source: Mirror.co.uk

Scottish MPs on Mahama Over Gay Rights

Some members of the Scottish Parliament have called on their government to confront President John Dramani Mahama on alleged abuses of alleged gays and lesbians in Ghana.

This follows a visit by President Mahama to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday as part of his visit to Scotland.

According to the MPs, an invitation to President Mahama to address them undermines the safety of the Scottish parliament for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

A Guardian report said President Mahama received muted applause from the Holyrood chamber as he listened to FMQs, but a meeting with opposition leaders was cancelled.

After the Scottish parliament’s presiding officer, Tricia Marwick, said she would “extend the hand of friendship” to Mahama, members of the Scottish Greens, including their co-convenor Patrick Harvie, who is gay, wrote to her on Wednesday to urge caution.

They said: “We believe that the Scottish parliament should be a place where everyone can feel safe. Yet the invitation to President John Dramani Mahama to address MSPs can only undermine this, given his full support for the horrific discriminatory laws towards the LGBT community in his country.”

Ghana is one of 75 countries around the world where it is still illegal to be gay, carrying a sentence of up to three years in prison.

While the director of Stonewall Scotland, Colin Macfarlane, acknowledged “some promising statements from President Mahama criticising violence against LGBT communities”, he went on to call for the Scottish government to recognise its “important responsibility to help advance the protection of LGBT rights across the world”.

Responding to calls from opposition leaders, a Scottish government spokesperson confirmed that the first minister would “share her strong view that the Commonwealth values of humanity, equality and tolerance are universal values” during the president’s visit.

Naomi McAuliffe, Amnesty International’s programme director in Scotland, said her organisation received regular reports that LGBT people faced police harassment, while repressive attitudes towards LGBT Ghanaians meant they were vulnerable to discrimination and physical attacks. This was against a background of the use of torture and ill-treatment by police and intelligence services, alongside widespread violence against women and girls.

McAuliffe said: “We understand opposition leaders and MSPs choosing not to meet President Mahama during his visit to the Scottish parliament as Ghana’s human rights record has serious failings. However, we are not calling for a boycott of the visit as we view this as an opportunity to raise our concerns about LGBTI discrimination, violence against women and girls, and the use of torture. Nicola Sturgeon’s commitment to raising ‘values of humanity, equality and tolerance’ is welcome and we look forward to hearing about any positive interventions.”

Mahama’s visit to Scotland will also entail him receiving an honorary degree from the University of Aberdeen on Friday.


Source: The Guardian

6 Dead, Several Injured In A Fatal Accident On Kasoa-Winneba Road

Six people are feared dead and several others severely injured in a car crash on the Kasoa-Winneba road, Poilce say.

The unfortunate incident happened at Gomoa-Buduatta junction in the Central Region at about 10:45pm on Thursday, March 17 while it was raining heavily, ASP John Adika of Ojobi District Police confirmed.

According to eyewitnesses, a Mercedes Benz Sprinter bus with registration number GE-5526-15 which was heading from Takoradi to Accra collided with a Yutong bus with registration number GT-6454-10, heading from Accra to Takoradi.

The Sprinter driver was said to have lost control resulting in the accident. Two men and four women who were on board the Sprinter bus died on the spot.

Fire Service officers had to cut through parts of the Sprinter bus to get some seriously injured passengers out, an eyewitness, Kwabena Prince told Adom News.

He said the drivers of the two vehicles might not survive because of the severity of their injuries.

The injured passengers have been conveyed to the Winneba Government Hospital for treatment.


Source: Myjoyonline.com

Families of ex-Gitmo detainees desperate to visit Ghana

It is emerging that family members of the two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees brought to Ghana on the orders of the United States government, are fighting hard to come into the country to visit them.

They are desperately pushing to enter Ghana at a time the security apparatus has issued a high alert over a possible terrorist attack following the attacks in Grand Bassam in neighbouring Ivory Coast that left about 22 people dead on March 14, 2016.

The arrival of the two Al-Qaeda suspected terrorists – Muhammad Bin Atef, 36, and Khalid Muhammad Salih al-Dhuby, 34 – from the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, has sparked unending and heated debate in the country.

Some security experts have said that the acceptance of the Gitmo 2 ex-detainees which Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh described as Al-Qaeda foot-soldiers by the NDC government is making Ghana susceptible to terrorist attacks.

Security Alert

President John Mahama, who chaired the National Security Council meeting on Tuesday which reviewed the security situation in the country following the rising insurgency by Al-Qaeda militants in the West African sub-region, especially Mali, Burkina Faso and lately, La Cote d’Ivoire, later emplaned to Scotland.

Saudi Mission

DAILY GUIDE is reliably informed that the Ghana Mission in Saudi Arabia which has oversight responsibility over Yemen where the Gitmo 2 are citizens, had received visa applications from family members of the two men but was said to have referred them to the Foreign Ministry in Accra for clearance.

It is also emerging that the four Yemenis who were arrested for arriving in Ghana with fake visas appeared to have hands in the arrival of the Gitmo 2 former detainees in Ghana.

Government Sources

Government officials have been tightlipped on the issue; however, Deputy Minister of the Interior, James Agalga, recently said on radio that the NDC government could not prevent families of the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees from visiting them in Ghana.

“The decision that was taken was for the two to be admitted into this country. Family members, whether they are Yemenis or whatever, if they have to come to Ghana, there are laid down procedures for the entry of foreigners into the country,” he underscored.

He said that the two would not be denied their freedom of movement such as visiting the mosques, among others, although they would be closely monitored.

US Senators’ Threat

Even though the Mahama-led NDC government had variously insisted that there were no strings – whether financial or otherwise – attached to the deal for Ghana to host the two suspected terrorists, four US senators called on their Appropriations Committee to cut foreign aid to Ghana if the West African country failed to hold and monitor the two former-detainees.

The Senators, Mark Kirk of Illinois, Roy Blunt of Missouri, James Lankford of Oklahoma and Steve Daines of Montana, stated this in a letter to State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs Chairman Lindsay Graham and the Appropriations Committee Chairman, Thad Cochran.

A statement on the US Senate website said the Senators requested for a reduction in assistance to Ghana by $10 million per detainee “in the event either of these detainees escapes from confinement or re-engages in terrorism while in Ghana’s custody.”

Their basis was that about 30% of terrorists released from Guantanamo Bay were known or suspected to have returned to their terrorist-related activities.

Fake Visas

The four Yemenis who allegedly arrived with fake French passports as well as fake visas, have already been remanded into the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) by an Accra circuit court presided over by Aboagye Tandoh.

They are Esmail Yahya Zey aka Evra Allerson, Gaafar Eissa Yahya Amer aka Ciro Carlos, Waleed Ahmed Yahya aka Debuchya Allard – all students – and Eissa Yahya Airier, a businessman.

Source: Daily Guide

PICTURES: Rihanna goes braless and wears a transparent robe to shoot her new music video

The music star Rihanna shoots her music video for her second single from new album ANTI at Miami during her 72-date world tour. She shot the scenes at a plush mansion on wednesday, going nearly nude under a sheer robe and brandishing a gun.

The star decided not to wear her bra and wore a see through robe for the shoot.

She added some accessories, rocking a white choker, but swapped heels for comfy slippers as she waited for the shot to be set up.

Her most notable accessory though was a large handgun which she held up in the air as the cameras rolled.  

Check pictures below....