Chiefs and fetish priests of Akyem state and its environs this morning performed the necessary rituals to appease the Birim river god and prevent more flooding in the area.
The performance of the rituals according to locals is necessary to appease the gods who are believed to be angry with residents and chiefs over galamsey activities affecting the river.
The Kontihene of the Akyem Kotoku area who led the delegation to the area, Obrempong Gyamfi Sarfo Kyere II said they believe that rituals will be accepted by the gods.
He however warned that the palace will take drastic steps to punish people who defile the river by committing abortion and using the river as refuse dump.
Adom fm correspondent Kwesi Azor in an interviewed with Obrempong Gyamfi Sarfo Kyere II stressed that they are optimistic that the river will return to its normal level after the rituals.
According to Obrempong Gyamfi Sarfo Kyere II, he was directed by the Kotokuhene Dr Frimpong Manso to offer the gods with a white sheep and 2 schnapps for the rituals.
The rituals became necessary when over 1,000 residents of Akyem Oda were rendered homeless when the Birim River overflowed its banks and flooded some 500 homes.
Among the areas affected were the Oda Asomodwe, Oda Jamaica, Oda Old Town, Pentecost, Kade and Oda Old Town Zongo.
Obrempong Gyamfi Sarfo Kyere II noted that they expect the water banks to return to normalcy by the close of the week.
Story: Samuel Mantey/Adom news/Ghana
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Monday, July 25, 2011
PHILIPA BAAFI LIED ABOUT HER TRIPLETS: BY DC INVESTIGATION TEAM; DC DETECTIVE GROUP.
When we first heard about the death of Philipa Baafi’striplets, our heart went out for her and we prayed that God should give her the strength to cope with the unfortunate tragedy. With a sympathetic heart, we went further to inquire about how it all happen but all the stories and articles including the personal narrations and accounts of the tragedy given by our beloved Philipa and the husband in various interviews didn’t quite add up. This made us to investigate the story further.
Philipa Baafi claimed that she gave birth to triplets on the 24thof September 2007 at Maryland, a state in the United States of America. In an exclusive interview during KwasiAboagye’s “Gospel Hour” programme on Peace FM onSunday, April 3, 2011, she claimed that the triplets had died three years ago and her husband Mr Kwame Kairikariconfirms her wife’s story in an interview with Peace FM's 'Entertainment Review' on Thursday, April 7 2011, he saidthat four months after the children were born, they became very sick and were taken to the hospital where they wereadmitted and put in the intensive care unit and were put in anincubator. Mr Kwame Kaikari said that their brain could not develop properly and some two months later, they were advised by the doctors to take them out of the incubator and see if they will be able to survive on their own, but unfortunately, they couldn’t and they died afterwards. The couple also claimed that they could not break the heart oftheir fans and Ghanaians’ who already congratulated and was very happy for them about the birth of their triplets, so they decided to keep it to themselves until most recent. They also claimed that only one closed family member and their pastor knew about the death of the triplet.
The problem with the account given by the couple is that they don’t make any sense, medically and logically and common sense dictates that there are elements of lies in it. First because it is medically impossible for a four month old baby to be put in an incubator as incubators are used only for prematurely born babies.
Secondly, from our investigation, there was no record of asingle triplet’s birth between June and November 2007 in Maryland, USA. Records show that only 27 women gave birth to twins during these periods and only one death was recorded of a baby girl on the 13th of August 2007.
Mr Kwame Kairakari recently revealed that the triplets were given birth to at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, 20904,Maryland, USA. We called the hospital on the 22nd of July 2011 to inquire about his claimed and the hospital confirmed that there is no record of a birth of triplet in the month of September 2007, neither was there any record of a birth toPhilipa Baafi and Kwame Kairikari.
Thirdly, how possible could it have been that she lost threebabies in a day and only one family member knew? Where was she staying in America, was it in the hotel, a friend’s place or family member’s place? And if it was a family member, is she the one family member that knew about the death? How about the family members’ names she mentioned during an interview with Regina Ani-Awukubea of The Statesman Newspaper on the 16th of August 2008 when she was asked how she was coping with her triplets she replied saying
“It is not easy at all but with support from my aunts Kate, Felicia and Hannah, they are doing perfectly well and I am very grateful to these helpful relatives. I also thank God for the lives of these kids because they - Nana Kojo NhyiraKakari, Nana Kojo Nhyiraba Kakari and Nana NhyiraKakari - will be a year old on September 24”
We are not entirely dismissing her claim, but we are calling for her and her husband to come forward and give the people of Ghana evidential and better explanation or rather tell us the truth about the story. Let also recall some of the events that took place during the time she allegedly lost her triplets. If Philipa Baafi triplet had died about six months after their birth, that will mean that they died around March/April 2008, and Ghanaians should ask her when she started her campaign trail with the NPP party in 2008 and let us not forget The July 13, 2008 Party rally at the old Kasoa Market in the central region. Did she look like someone that had lost three children in a day only three months before the live eventperformance show? Let us also ask her where she was on Thursday 20th of March 2008, because from Mr Kwame Kairikari comments stated above, the triplets were still in the incubator or had recently died as at that date and on that date, MUSEKE.COM an online media website posted an interview of Philipa Baafi and also acknowledge the presence of the husband during that interview. When asked about her triplets,she was quoted saying;
“Philipa: I wasn’t expecting it, I thought it would be two. It was a great miracle. There is a song, called WayeyiebEdoso (your praises would be a lot). I never thought it would be done, and what I didn’t think of, that’s what God has done.
They are called Nhyira mma and were born on a Monday- Nana Kwadwo Nhyira, Kwadwo Nhyira ba, and NanaAdwoa Nhyira.”
If philipa’s triplet were supposedly still in the incubator or had recently died, how were they able to give audience to MUSEKE.COM for an interview and where was the interview conducted, Ghana or the USA? If it was in the USA, that will mean they had left their triplet in the hospital or had just lost three children and still had time to chit-chat with the media or had left their triplet in Maryland, USA and was chit-chatting in Ghana.
From our investigation, we have been able to gather thatPhilipa Baafi was in Ghana November/December 2007 at thetime she claimed she was in USA nursing her alleged triplets. We made a call to Rev. Emmanuel .B. Amoah of Adabraka Calvary Baptist Church on the 22nd of July 2011 who we understood to be the pastor of the church Philipa Baafi attends. He confirmed to us that she ones attended the church but herself and her husband had stop coming over a year ago but said he is still in contact with Mr Kwame Kairikari. He also confirms that she was at the youth thanks giving programme in November/December 2007 and graced the programme with a live performance but was not sure of the exact date of the event as it was a long time ago and when pressed further for exact dates, he became very reluctant in answering questions regarding Philipa and insisted he will have to contact the husband before he will be able to answer any further question regarding their involvement in the 2007 youth programme.
The question now is why they would lie about a thing like this or could this all be about a way to get free publicity and sympathy to promote her upcoming album already been talked about or is there another reason behind this?
Sent from: DC Investigation Tame/DC Detectives Group. Mini Offices London N16... Tli +44 20750 22379, +44 7714 309083, +184 79896932, +3161 7203998. DC133@o2emali.co.uk
Philipa Baafi claimed that she gave birth to triplets on the 24thof September 2007 at Maryland, a state in the United States of America. In an exclusive interview during KwasiAboagye’s “Gospel Hour” programme on Peace FM onSunday, April 3, 2011, she claimed that the triplets had died three years ago and her husband Mr Kwame Kairikariconfirms her wife’s story in an interview with Peace FM's 'Entertainment Review' on Thursday, April 7 2011, he saidthat four months after the children were born, they became very sick and were taken to the hospital where they wereadmitted and put in the intensive care unit and were put in anincubator. Mr Kwame Kaikari said that their brain could not develop properly and some two months later, they were advised by the doctors to take them out of the incubator and see if they will be able to survive on their own, but unfortunately, they couldn’t and they died afterwards. The couple also claimed that they could not break the heart oftheir fans and Ghanaians’ who already congratulated and was very happy for them about the birth of their triplets, so they decided to keep it to themselves until most recent. They also claimed that only one closed family member and their pastor knew about the death of the triplet.
The problem with the account given by the couple is that they don’t make any sense, medically and logically and common sense dictates that there are elements of lies in it. First because it is medically impossible for a four month old baby to be put in an incubator as incubators are used only for prematurely born babies.
Secondly, from our investigation, there was no record of asingle triplet’s birth between June and November 2007 in Maryland, USA. Records show that only 27 women gave birth to twins during these periods and only one death was recorded of a baby girl on the 13th of August 2007.
Mr Kwame Kairakari recently revealed that the triplets were given birth to at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, 20904,Maryland, USA. We called the hospital on the 22nd of July 2011 to inquire about his claimed and the hospital confirmed that there is no record of a birth of triplet in the month of September 2007, neither was there any record of a birth toPhilipa Baafi and Kwame Kairikari.
Thirdly, how possible could it have been that she lost threebabies in a day and only one family member knew? Where was she staying in America, was it in the hotel, a friend’s place or family member’s place? And if it was a family member, is she the one family member that knew about the death? How about the family members’ names she mentioned during an interview with Regina Ani-Awukubea of The Statesman Newspaper on the 16th of August 2008 when she was asked how she was coping with her triplets she replied saying
“It is not easy at all but with support from my aunts Kate, Felicia and Hannah, they are doing perfectly well and I am very grateful to these helpful relatives. I also thank God for the lives of these kids because they - Nana Kojo NhyiraKakari, Nana Kojo Nhyiraba Kakari and Nana NhyiraKakari - will be a year old on September 24”
We are not entirely dismissing her claim, but we are calling for her and her husband to come forward and give the people of Ghana evidential and better explanation or rather tell us the truth about the story. Let also recall some of the events that took place during the time she allegedly lost her triplets. If Philipa Baafi triplet had died about six months after their birth, that will mean that they died around March/April 2008, and Ghanaians should ask her when she started her campaign trail with the NPP party in 2008 and let us not forget The July 13, 2008 Party rally at the old Kasoa Market in the central region. Did she look like someone that had lost three children in a day only three months before the live eventperformance show? Let us also ask her where she was on Thursday 20th of March 2008, because from Mr Kwame Kairikari comments stated above, the triplets were still in the incubator or had recently died as at that date and on that date, MUSEKE.COM an online media website posted an interview of Philipa Baafi and also acknowledge the presence of the husband during that interview. When asked about her triplets,she was quoted saying;
“Philipa: I wasn’t expecting it, I thought it would be two. It was a great miracle. There is a song, called WayeyiebEdoso (your praises would be a lot). I never thought it would be done, and what I didn’t think of, that’s what God has done.
They are called Nhyira mma and were born on a Monday- Nana Kwadwo Nhyira, Kwadwo Nhyira ba, and NanaAdwoa Nhyira.”
If philipa’s triplet were supposedly still in the incubator or had recently died, how were they able to give audience to MUSEKE.COM for an interview and where was the interview conducted, Ghana or the USA? If it was in the USA, that will mean they had left their triplet in the hospital or had just lost three children and still had time to chit-chat with the media or had left their triplet in Maryland, USA and was chit-chatting in Ghana.
From our investigation, we have been able to gather thatPhilipa Baafi was in Ghana November/December 2007 at thetime she claimed she was in USA nursing her alleged triplets. We made a call to Rev. Emmanuel .B. Amoah of Adabraka Calvary Baptist Church on the 22nd of July 2011 who we understood to be the pastor of the church Philipa Baafi attends. He confirmed to us that she ones attended the church but herself and her husband had stop coming over a year ago but said he is still in contact with Mr Kwame Kairikari. He also confirms that she was at the youth thanks giving programme in November/December 2007 and graced the programme with a live performance but was not sure of the exact date of the event as it was a long time ago and when pressed further for exact dates, he became very reluctant in answering questions regarding Philipa and insisted he will have to contact the husband before he will be able to answer any further question regarding their involvement in the 2007 youth programme.
The question now is why they would lie about a thing like this or could this all be about a way to get free publicity and sympathy to promote her upcoming album already been talked about or is there another reason behind this?
Sent from: DC Investigation Tame/DC Detectives Group. Mini Offices London N16... Tli +44 20750 22379, +44 7714 309083, +184 79896932, +3161 7203998. DC133@o2emali.co.uk
TEN STEPS TO TRUE HAPPINESS
1. Plant something and nurture it
2. Count your blessings - at least five at the end of each day
3. Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week
4. Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up
5. Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it
6. Have a good laugh at least once a day
7. Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week
8. Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day
9. Cut your TV viewing by half
10. Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day
- Inspirational Quote -
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late
Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. Count your blessings - at least five at the end of each day
3. Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week
4. Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up
5. Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it
6. Have a good laugh at least once a day
7. Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week
8. Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day
9. Cut your TV viewing by half
10. Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day
- Inspirational Quote -
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late
Ralph Waldo Emerson
MILITARY INTERVENE IN EASTERN FLOODS
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has invited the Military emergency team to assist in the evacuation of people affected by floods in the eastern region.
This follows more rains which affected rescue efforts in the affected areas. The lasted effort was disclosed by the eastern regional NADMO officer who toured the region with some government officials.
Mr. Ransford Boakye disclosed that (5) five people have been confirmed dead after the Birim River overflowed its banks.
Several others have been displaced with communities, farms and properties all submerged.
He says Atiwa, Kade, Fantiakwa districts all in the Eastern Region are said to be worst hit.
According to Ransford Owusu Boakye, more than 50 houses have been submerged, adding, the situation is terrible.
This follows more rains which affected rescue efforts in the affected areas. The lasted effort was disclosed by the eastern regional NADMO officer who toured the region with some government officials.
Mr. Ransford Boakye disclosed that (5) five people have been confirmed dead after the Birim River overflowed its banks.
Several others have been displaced with communities, farms and properties all submerged.
He says Atiwa, Kade, Fantiakwa districts all in the Eastern Region are said to be worst hit.
According to Ransford Owusu Boakye, more than 50 houses have been submerged, adding, the situation is terrible.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
NPP DEPUTY ORGANIZER JOINS NDC
The Deputy Organizer of the New Patriotic Party in the Ajumako –Enyan- Esiam Constituency in the Central Region, Eric Acquah has announced his decision to defect to NDC.
He explains that the Member of Parliament of the area, Ato Forson has fulfilled in creating employment for the youth in the area.
In an interview with our reporter Isaac Okyem, Eric Acquah states due to the numerous achievements by the youngest MP in Parliament he has rescind his decision to serve the NPP.
Eric Acquah stated that Ato Forson has been able to complete most of the poor roads in the area and has also refurbished the Hospitals in the community.
Meanwhile, the NPP Constituency chairman for Ajumako –Enyan-Esiam, King Obuobi says the party has respected his decision but would have wish he took that decision after the 2012 elections.
He explains that the Member of Parliament of the area, Ato Forson has fulfilled in creating employment for the youth in the area.
In an interview with our reporter Isaac Okyem, Eric Acquah states due to the numerous achievements by the youngest MP in Parliament he has rescind his decision to serve the NPP.
Eric Acquah stated that Ato Forson has been able to complete most of the poor roads in the area and has also refurbished the Hospitals in the community.
Meanwhile, the NPP Constituency chairman for Ajumako –Enyan-Esiam, King Obuobi says the party has respected his decision but would have wish he took that decision after the 2012 elections.
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