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Ghanaian Political Parties addresses challenges in the Diaspora

The communication experts of the NPP,NDC,PPP and the NDP speak to Radio Topafric on HOW and IF they intend to address the challenges Ghanaians in the diaspora face with the issue of retaining Dual citizenship ,the enforcement of the ROPA LAW that is enshrined in the constitution and states that each and every Ghanaian abroad or in the diaspora MUST be allowed to vote.

The two party supporters Mr Alex Tufuor of the NPP and Mr Lingani ,former secretary of the NDC party committee in Hamburg were in the studio and sure a studio political battle as to who win the elections:

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A Woman Maried To Two Men Legally!

For more than a decade, Jack Chako, 38, has been living happily with her two husbands, Michael Hwita and Liford Chimoto, with whom she shares one bed.´Chako is the head of the family. On how she gets maximum sexual satisfaction from her husbands, she said:

“We are a happy family, I live with my two husbands and we love one another. My two husbands are best friends and they are always together. Chimoto is the elder husband, while Hwita is the junior. I married the second Hwita because Chimoto is elderly and increasingly becoming weak in bed and was starving me sexually. In terms of conjugal rights I favour Hwita.

He gets me there. I only do it with Chimoto as a token. At times, I feel pity for Chimoto and give him token conjugal rights and he appreciates that. The rule is no one gets out of the room, because he is not on duty. Whoever is not on duty, just watches us at it. I am in charge and my two husbands are now used to sleeping side by side in one bed."

Speaking further, the mother of five, three children from a previous marriage and two from this polyandrous affair, said, “I use some concoction to pacify my husbands. It is not a secret that I used a concoction to cow them down. I also sell this concoction to other women to cow down their errant husbands and make them compliant. None of my two husbands wishes to leave me."

The husbands, Hwita and Chimoto, on their parts, said they don’t have problems taking Chako says their joint wife. Chimoto said, “I know my failings and I appreciate the decision which was taken, we have various duties and life goes on.”

Hwita said, “I see no problem. She loves both of us and we understand our situation. “I respect Chimoto as the elder husband because I found him here.

Source: Kemifilani.com

Congo's President Joseph Kabila's Hangs On

Gunfire was heard in several districts of Kinshasa as demonstrators called for President Joseph Kabila to step down. Kabila's term expired at midnight, but he appears set to stay on as ruler

Gunfire was heard in several parts of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, early Tuesday morning as protesters took to the streets calling for the resignation of current President Joseph Kabila.

While Kabila's second term officially expired at midnight, the President has shown little sign of stepping down.

Shops were closed in the main square on Monday, and soldiers and police outnumbered passersby in the capital in anticipation of possible violence. Social media access has been blocked and protests were outlawed. The UN human rights office in Congo said 28 people were arrested in Kinshasa and 46 in the eastern cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Demonstrations took place in the districts of Kalamu, Matete and Lingwala. Students at Kinshasa University clashed with soldiers and police, blowing whistles and burning tires.

Kabila, meanwhile, doesn't appear to be willing to leave his post.

"I don't see [Kabila] caving in to pressure," said Kikaya Bin Karubi, Kabila's diplomatic adviser, earlier Monday.

Staying in charge:

Critics have accused Kabila, who has been in power for 15 years, of clinging to power by letting his term out without announcing a successor or planning an election. He is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.

The ruling party, the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), and some opposition leaders have agreed to schedule an election in 2018 and allow Kabila to remain in office until then. But the main opposition bloc disagrees with the plan.

Kabila has been in power since 2001:

Kabila has served as president of the central African nation since his father, Laurent Kabila, was assassinated in 2001. Joseph Kabila was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2011, but the opposition said the 2011 election was rigged.

Appeal for 'peaceful resistance'

In a video posted on YouTube Tuesday, opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi called on the Congolese people to peacefully resist what he described as a "coup d'etat."

"I launch a solemn appeal to the Congolese people to not recognize the ... illegal and illegitimate authority of Joseph Kabila," Tshisekedi added.

Should Kabila stay in power, there is growing concern over another civil war. Conflicts in central Africa between 1996 and 2003 killed millions.

According to news agency Reuters, senior diplomats have urged Kabila to step down to stem the prospect of another civil conflict.

Kabila meanwhile has sought to smooth opposition grievances by promising to expand the government by some 20 ministerial posts to more than 65, many of which would be reserved for opposition party members.

However, the main opposition bloc led by Tshisekedi appears unlikely to be appeased by such a deal.

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TO GET PASSPORTS, NIGERIANS MUST SHOW EVIDENCE OF TAX PAYMENT

under Fowler, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), revealed the new plan at the 136th meeting of the Joint Tax Board in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria reported.

Any Nigerian who either wants to apply for a new passport or renew an old one will have to show evidence of being a tax payer, Mr Fowler said.

“We did take a position and I believe it would be implemented in the very near future that before you get any services from the immigration department: renewal of passports etc, you’d have to show that you are a tax payer,” Mr Fowler said. “These things are normal all over the world and it would help us to serve Nigerians and Nigeria better.”

He added: “People believe that payment of tax is a burden and I’ll repeat that you only pay tax on income and profits. So, if you reside in Nigeria and you are benefiting from being a Nigerian resident, it is only fair that you contribute to the system that makes you enjoy that standard of living.’’

Following complaints from Nigerians, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS) Muhammad Babandede has revealed that the validity period of international passport will be extended to 10 years.

Source: http://www.afronews.de/

700.000 Ghanaians to elect a new President?

Our beloved country Ghana, goes to the polls to elect new parliamentarians and a president. It is our desire that we have a peaceful, free and fair elections. The destiny and future of Ghana lies in the hands of her people.

There is going to be about 15.7 million voters out there to cast their votes. Out of this, practically 15 Million voters have their votes set at AUTOMATIC-VOTE. They will even vote against Jesus Christ, if he is not their candidate!!!

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the 700.000 patriotic, objective and constructive Ghanaians who are going to vote decisively. For the 15 million Ghanaian auto-voters, please remember we have only ONE GHANA and about 10 million non-voting Ghanaians over there. Please after casting your auto-votes, go home peacefully whilst you wait for the results.
God Bless Ghana.

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh Must Go!

Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow, has hinted that he will swear himself in as substantive president when the tenure of outgoing Yahya Jammeh runs out in January. The businessman who run on the ticket of an opposition coalition won the December 1 polls beating Jammeh who has been in power since 1994.

Barrow told the BBC’s reporter who covered the elections, Umaru Fofana that Jammeh’s tenure ends on January 18 and he will declare himself president if Jammeh does not step down.

“Our position is very very clear. I’m President-elect, we advise the president to cooperate. We have a team that is working on our inauguration. We are working on it; on the 18th, I’m the legal president of this country,” Barrow said

Jammeh on December 2, a day after the polls surprisingly accepted defeat and called to congratulate Barrow on his victory with the firm promise to hand over and return to his village to farm.

A week later, Jammeh announced on the public broadcaster that he was not stepping down. According to him, the elections he lost were fraught with irregularities which his team got to know of later. He subsequently called for a rerun of the polls.

He received a lot of local and international flack for his U-turn. The regional political bloc, the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) led in condemnation of his new position. The Gambia’s only landed neighbour Senegal also joined in the condemnation.

Back at home, the opposition parties have chided Jammeh calling for him to step down immediately. Different groups in the country have joined in, media people, health workers, teachers, lawyers and other professional groups continue to call for him to respect the will of the Gambian electorate.

Security personnel on Tuesday took over the headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the same day when African Heads of State were meeting with Jammeh to get him to step down. That meeting according to Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ended in a stalemate.

That same evening, Jammeh’s party filed documents with the Supreme Court asking for the annulment of the elections of December 1 citing among others, irregularities by the IEC and intimidation of its supporters.

PASTOR SPRAYS INSECTICIDE ON BELIEVERS TO “HEAL THEM”

Pastor Lethebo Rabalago of the Mount Zion General Assembly (MZGA) in Limpopo posted photos on his Facebook page of him spraying congregants with Doom Super Multi Insect Killer to cure various ailments.

One of the posts attributed to a congregant said: “I came here with a pain on my back and stomach. Now, after the prophet sprayed me with Doom I am healed. My nose was blocked since last week, but after the prophet sprayed me with Doom I feel coming out of my nose. I thank God for healing me.”
Rabalago told the South African TV channel eNCA that God had told him to use Doom, and that he had healed countless people using it.

Doom manufacturer Tiger Brands condemned the practice saying it found it “alarming and extremely concerning,” Iol.co.za reported.

Tiger Brands spokesperson Nevashnee Naicker emphasised that it was “unsafe to spray Doom Super Multi-Insect Killer, or any other aerosol spray for that matter, into people’s faces”.

“Doom has been formulated to kill specific insects which are detailed on the cans, and the packaging has very clear instructions and health warnings for humans, which must be adhered to. Using this product for purposes other than what it is intended for poses health risks and is therefore dangerous,” said Naicker.

“If Doom Super Multi-Insect Killer is sprayed into your face,” she warned, “you need to wash your face and/or wash out your eyes immediately and avoid inhalation”.

Naicker added that they were contacting Rabalago to get him to stop these practices.

South Africa’s Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) said Rabalago’s actions were both shocking but repugnant. “No one should be subjected to conditions that are detrimental to their health and wellbeing,” CRL said.

Commission chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva said: “As a commission, we categorically state that no one should be subjected to conditions that are detrimental to their health and wellbeing.”

Rabalago’s actions have been strongly condemned by South Africans on the social media.

Source: http://www.afronews.de/