Ghanaian Investigative journalist, Anas Finally Removes His Mask

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PbA8HqYQ8js/Wwf_W_dBE8I/AAAAAAAAVAk/pTVO-edjIL46TSTRwZ6uf7_8EwTA7q19ACLcBGAs/s1600/Anas-Aremeyaw-Anas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="770" height="332" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PbA8HqYQ8js/Wwf_W_dBE8I/AAAAAAAAVAk/pTVO-edjIL46TSTRwZ6uf7_8EwTA7q19ACLcBGAs/s640/Anas-Aremeyaw-Anas.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Ghanaian Investigative journalist</td></tr> </tbody></table> Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has made a rare public appearance, removing his trademark mask in an interview with the BBC's Sammy Darko. <strong>Profile and Biography of Anas Aremeyaw Anas</strong> Anas grew up in a military barracks in Ghana.<br /> <br /> He attended the University of Ghana. After university he turned down an opportunity to work as a reporter for the Ghanaian Times newspaper, instead choosing to join the Crusading Guide newspaper in 1998. The editor of the newspaper, Kweku Baako Jnr, had just been released from jail in the same year.<br /> <br />  Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a Ghanaian investigative journalist born in the late 1970s. Anas's motto is "name, shame and jail", and he is famous for utilizing his anonymity as a tool in his investigative arsenal; very few people had seen his face until an "unmasking" during a BBC interview in November 2015 — and this was a prosthetic. A politically non-aligned multimedia journalist who specializes in print media and documentary, Anas focuses on issues of human rights and anti-corruption in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa.<br /> <br />   <strong>Watch Anas Aremeyaw Anas Unmasked Video:</strong> <video controls="1" height="400" id="tv_newsvideo" poster="https://ghanapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Anas-Aremeyaw-Anas.jpg" width="640"> <source src="https://ghanapa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/anas-unmasked.mp4"></source> Your browser does not support HTML5 video. </video> Anas has won critical acclaim for his work advocating for basic human rights such as the right to not be held in human slavery or servitude and for his work exposing corruption. His investigative works have won him worldwide acclaim, including President Barack Obama highlighting his virtues in a speech during a 2009 visit to Ghana: "An independent press.<br /> <br /> A vibrant private sector. A civil society. Those are the things that give life to democracy. [...] We see that spirit in courageous journalists like Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who risked his life to report the truth." Anas has won more than 17 international awards for his investigative work. He was polled as the fifth most influential Ghanaian in 2011 by e.tv Ghana, and named one of the "Most Influential Africans of the Year" by New African magazine in December 2014.<br /> <br />  Chameleon by Ryan Mullins, a documentary about Anas's life and work, was premiered at the 2014 IDFA festival in Amsterdam. In December 2015 Foreign Policy magazine named Anas one of 2015's leading global thinkers, an honour previously granted to the likes of Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Pope Benedict XVI, and Malala Yousafzai.<br /> <br />  In March 2016, Anas was invited by Harvard Law School as a keynote speaker to share his experiences as an international undercover journalist creating change on the continent of Africa in 2016.<br /> <br />  He is consistently invited to talk on his work at gatherings all around the world. In the period from October to December 2016, Anas made his first foray into public life, outside of the world of investigative journalism, as a powerful advocate for peace in his "Anas4Peace" multimedia campaign.<br /> <br /> These films, jingles and interactive social media posts brought together 22 of the most powerful non-alinged Ghanaian celebrities to advocate for peace during the election period.

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Anas hurt, BBC disappointed; Sefa Kayi breached confidentiality - Baako

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RC5YJbVmHlE/V-ZvLUamYSI/AAAAAAAAM9A/ZrSUdL4Wwr4aa04dgvqf3NB_L388N_4DgCLcB/s640/Kweku%2BBaako%2BJnr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RC5YJbVmHlE/V-ZvLUamYSI/AAAAAAAAM9A/ZrSUdL4Wwr4aa04dgvqf3NB_L388N_4DgCLcB/s640/Kweku%2BBaako%2BJnr.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kweku Baako Jnr is a Ghanaian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper.</td></tr> </tbody></table> The mentor of Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Mr Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has explained the circumstances that led to the breach of confidentiality between President Akufo-Addo and Anas and led to the reporting of Kwesi Nyantakyi to the police ahead of the outdoor of the documentary on sports corruption. According to him, it was agreed that the Presidency would have responded to the exposé on the part that concerns President Akufo-Addo a day before or on the day the documentary was to be shown, however, that was not done.<br /> <br /> Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ latest work on sports corruption expected to be shown on June 6, 2018, is a joint project between Tigereye and the BBC.<br /> <br /> However, even before the documentary is shown, there has been a reaction with President Akufo-Addo reporting the Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi to the police for influence peddling and defrauding by false pretense using his [Akufo-Addo] name based on evidence captured in the documentary.<br /> <br /> Nyantakyi saga: Presidency breached confidentiality – Baako Explaining the circumstances that led to the breach of confidentiality on Metro TV’s Good Morning television discussion programme Thursday, Mr Baako, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper said it was for ethical reasons that they couldn’t go and put out the documentary without giving President Akufo-Addo an opportunity to view and respond.<br /> <br /> That, he said, would have been “criminally irresponsible so that opportunity was offered him [Akufo-Addo].<br /> <br /> <br /> “We knew that the project was not complete and the time it would be outdoored to the public, the date had been stated as 6th June.”<br /> <br /> “Let me be honest, the President [Akufo-Addo] watched some few minutes, about 5 minutes or so of the video project, those portions that concern the president.”<br /> <br /> I had my own difficulty with how things have unfolded - Kweku Baako. Adding, Mr Baako said there was a certain confidentiality agreement that they had reached with the President, “I think people are reading so much into it, there was no formal written agreement, it was more or less a gentleman’s agreement between the two sides, the President on one side and the Tigereye cum BBC on the other side.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He said the two sides agreed to let the president watch those portions that concern him and interview him for his reaction since it was all part of the investigative process, “and they graciously agreed, and it was also good for the other side so that nobody gets hints of what was coming.”<br /> <br /> “It appears that what triggered the presidential intervention or response was that on Kwami Sefa Kayi’s show [Kokrokoo] on Tuesday he dropped a hint that the president had been mentioned, the vice president too had been mentioned and that gave the impression that we too were breaching that confidentiality because Kwami was perceived as being part of us, I [Baako] might have told Kwami so how did he get to know and why did he drop it?<br /> <br /> “And then that particular disclosure was picked up by various people, social media ….as if that meant the president was guilty or implicated, so that triggered their response, very unfortunate, I’m disappointed but I understand. I debated, I protested, they made their case, I evaluated and I realized that well here is a situation you have a whole president, he had given his word, he will keep cool till the day or two before and then suddenly out there, its been said that he was mentioned, it’s a huge office and he has also got integrity, which for me is indestructible…, so they reacted and that reaction changed the dynamics.<br /> <br /> “Indeed I can tell you that the BBC is disappointed that this happened. I was disappointed, Anas disappointed because none of us knew that there was going to be a response, I got to know after the event had taken place.”<br /> <br /> Mr Baako added that Mr Sefa Kayi himself has conceded.<br /> <br /> Showing Anas exposé to Akufo-Addo before public wrong – Alban Bagbin<br /> <br /> “I read also and in this case, it is a very experienced politician Mr [Alban] Bagbin saying that it was wrong for the President to have viewed it before, incredible, absolutely incredible. If he [Bagbin] were to be in that situation, would he be happy if this thing was put out there before your response is solicited, would he be happy. Even the ethics alone compelled the investigators to give the President that option of watching and in any case, it was not as if he watched all the video," Mr Kweku Baako said.<br /> <br /> The emphasis is on football, this is about football corruption…it so happens that in the course of the investigations, the GFA boss is captured peddling influence to the extent of mentioning political people in the political establishment then the mixture of politics and football came in, otherwise the focus is on football.”<br /> <br /> Mr Baako reiterated that letting the President see it and ask for his reaction is part of the investigative process and that if the president had not been mentioned nobody will go and give him the chance to watch anything, because it would be unnecessary, needless. And it is required, ethics of us to give him the chance… and I’m surprised that an experienced politician is canvassing the option that no, somebody who is mentioned in a negative way during an investigation should not be given the chance.<br /> <br /> "I’m surprised that whatever it is, the matter has moved one stage relative to a personality, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi. The many other characters and actors in that project whose time will come and if indeed the relevant authorities think that what they involved in amounted to some violation or infraction of the law," he addeBC disappointed; Sefa Kayi breached confidentiality - Baako<br /> <br /> Source: Graphic.com.gh<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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South Africa deports all Nigerians from their country

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YVFBmyqcMyk/WwePqm1GTGI/AAAAAAAAVAY/liLRoOOC8E01mse-nydSdC4dfjZd2WKxACLcBGAs/s1600/murtala_muhammed_airport_lagos-nigeria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YVFBmyqcMyk/WwePqm1GTGI/AAAAAAAAVAY/liLRoOOC8E01mse-nydSdC4dfjZd2WKxACLcBGAs/s640/murtala_muhammed_airport_lagos-nigeria.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos Nigeria</td></tr> </tbody></table> Report reaching GhanaSky.com analyst indicates that, South Africa Police being allowed to depart all citizens from Nigeria to their respective destinations.<br /> <br /> Nigerians were deported from South Africa for committing immigration-related offences.<br /> They blame the Nigerians and other African nationals of involving in criminal activities in the country.<br /> <h3> About South Africa:</h3> South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.<br /> The name "South Africa" is derived from the country's geographic location at the southern tip of Africa. Upon formation the country was named the Union of South Africa in English, reflecting its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies. Since 1961 the long form name in English has been the "Republic of South Africa". In Dutch the country was named Republiek van Zuid-Afrika, replaced in 1983 by the Afrikaans Republiek van Suid-Afrika. Since 1994 the Republic has had an official name in each of its 11 official languages.<br /> <br /> Mzansi, derived from the Xhosa noun umzantsi meaning "south", is a colloquial name for South Africa, while some Pan-Africanist political parties prefer the term "Azania".<br /> Currency: South African rand Trending<br /> <h3> Capitals: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein<br />Dialing code: +27<br />Population as estimate in 2016: 55,653,654<br />President: Cyril Ramaphosa<br />Independence from the United Kingdom<br />• Union: 31 May 1910<br />• Self-governance: 11 December 1931<br />• Republic: 31 May 1961</h3> <h3> About Nigeria:</h3> Nigeria, an African country on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. Protected areas such as Cross River National Park and Yankari National Park have waterfalls, dense rainforest, savanna and rare primate habitats. One of the most recognizable sites is Zuma Rock, a 725m-tall monolith outside the capital of Abuja that’s pictured on the national currency.<br /> The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Lord Lugard, a British colonial administrator. The origin of the name Niger, which originally applied only to the middle reaches of the Niger River, is uncertain. The word is likely an alteration of the Tuareg name egerew n-igerewen used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around Timbuktu prior to 19th-century European colonialism.<br /> <br /> <b>Watch Full Video Below:</b><br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fghanasky%2Fvideos%2F677169352615290%2F&show_text=0&width=640" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="640"></iframe> <br /> <h3> Capital: Abuja<br />Population: 186 million as at 2016<br />Official languages: English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo<br />Independence from the United Kingdom<br />• Unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria: 1914<br />• Declared and recognised: 1 October 1960<br />• Republic declared: 1 October 1963<br />Government: Federal presidential republic<br />• President: Muhammadu Buhari<br />• Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo<br />• Senate President: Bukola Saraki<br />• House Speaker: Yakubu Dogara<br />• Chief Justice: W. S. Nkanu Onnoghen</h3> <br /> Source: GhanaSky.com<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Angel Obinim Said, "Jesus Christ made 47 mistakes in the Bible"

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DdeeN5qykFg/WwXKvtclrbI/AAAAAAAAVAI/RAryz9G-yEw3VzH65D5G-CcXXYKGl2xRgCLcBGAs/s1600/obinim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="996" height="340" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DdeeN5qykFg/WwXKvtclrbI/AAAAAAAAVAI/RAryz9G-yEw3VzH65D5G-CcXXYKGl2xRgCLcBGAs/s640/obinim.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bishop Daniel Obinim - Founder and leader of International God’s Way Church</td></tr> </tbody></table> Founder and leader of The International God’s Way Church, <strong><a href="https://ghanachurch.com/profile-biography-of-bishop-daniel-obinim/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bishop Daniel Obinim</a></strong> has revealed that Jesus Christ made many mistakes in the Bible but could not be reprimanded because he was the son of God.<br /> <br />  Speaking in a new video in a sermon in one of his church services, the popular Man of God revealed that Jesus Christ did not know how to answer questions when asked.<br /> <br />  The popular and controversial man of God cited many examples from the Bible to buttress the point he was making about the ‘bad’ people skills of Jesus Christ. <a href="https://ghanachurch.com/profile-biography-of-bishop-daniel-obinim/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Bishop Daniel Obinim</strong></a> revealed that instead of Jesus Christ showing remorse after his parents found him when he went missing for three days, he rather was being cheeky and disrespectful.<br /> <br />  He added that Jesus was noted of ‘beating about the bush’ when people asked him questions and it contributed to him not getting as many followers as he would have liked.<br /> <br /> The popular Man of God was seen in a recent video asking a lady to carry a bag of cement and walk a distance of almost 2 miles as punishment. The punishment was meted out to the female member of his church because she refused to take some lottery numbers from the Man of God.<br /> <br />  The ‘punishment’ video received a lot of criticism from social media as many people have argued that the punishment appeared somewhat very inhuman and against human rights. <a href="https://ghanachurch.com/profile-biography-of-bishop-daniel-obinim/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Angel Bishop Daniel Obinim</strong></a> is arguably one of Ghana’s most influential Men of God.<br /> <br />  The self-acclaimed angel of God is noted for his stylish way of dressing and known for the many miracles he works for some of his congregants. He is also counted among the richest Men of God in the country because he boasts of many houses and luxurious cars.<br /> <br />  Aside the fact that many people do not side with some of the antics and controversies, the Man of God has been involved in, he commands a huge church following both in Kumasi and Accra.<br /> <br />  The Man of God is married to local gospel sensation, <strong>Florence Obinim</strong>. It is believed that he is the producer of all the songs credited to the gospel songstress.<br /> <br /> <b>Watch the video below:</b> <br /> <br /> <b></b><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="420" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fghanasky%2Fvideos%2F676724015993157%2F&show_text=0&width=640" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="640"></iframe>

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I have learnt my lessons after NDC neglected me – Mzbel

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Yva1aG1rlA/WwXJLvCClgI/AAAAAAAAU_8/dbyrJ-lfIogsT5jN2T144dvQBtsmA-p-QCLcBGAs/s1600/Mzbel%2BRecovering%2BAfter%2BDe%25CE%25B1dly%2BAccident.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Yva1aG1rlA/WwXJLvCClgI/AAAAAAAAU_8/dbyrJ-lfIogsT5jN2T144dvQBtsmA-p-QCLcBGAs/s640/Mzbel%2BRecovering%2BAfter%2BDe%25CE%25B1dly%2BAccident.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mzbel Recovering After Deαdly Accident</td></tr> </tbody></table> Hiplife artiste Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah, popularly known as Mzbel is upset with members of the opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) for refusing to show her love after she was temporarily stuck in bed after her recent accident at Labadi Beach in Accra.<br /> <br /> According to her, she’s shocked by the uncaring nature of NDC members.<br /> <br /> She stated in a Facebook post, Monday after the Deputy Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe Constituency, Tina Mensah paid her a visit at home that, not a single member of her own NDC party has ever texted or checked up on her after the accident, despite her unflinching support to the NDC during and after the 2016 elections, an course she was severely criticized for yet never deterred her from supporting the party.<br /> <br /> Mzbel stated that irrespective of Hon. Tina Mensah’s political background, she was amazed to see her show up in her house to wish her well even though she campaigned strongly against her during the 2016 election.<br /> <br /> “For the love of my political party NDC, I offended a lot of people, jeopardised my career and was verbally abused, but that didn’t deter me to keep fighting for what I believed in.<br /> <br /> It’s sad that I’m temporarily stuck in bed now due to a minor accident and not even a phone call or text message from any of the people I genuinely supported, to wish me well… And the amazing fact is that Honourable Tina Mensah, mother for my constituency, the woman I strongly campaigned against rather visited me yesterday when she heard about the accident.<br /> I am learning my lessons and I’d also want to appreciate madam MP for the love and care, even though we were on different sides, God bless you… You are just too real *Teary Eyes*<br /> <br /> If I had died, the story would have been different with big speeches and donations… Oh my people!<br /> <br /> <b>About her accident.</b><br /> <br /> Mzbel was involved in a motor accident at Labadi Beach in Accra on May 10, 2018.<br /> <br /> She was spotted riding motor bike with her friend who had just returned from America when the unfortunate incident occurred.<br /> <br /> Mzbel’s friend lost control and clashed with the singer’s bike in the process and was quickly rushed to a hospital in Accra. Reports say she is responding to treatment.<br /> <br /> Watch Afia Schwarzenegger in the video when she visited MzBel at home:<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fghanasky%2Fvideos%2F676423772689848%2F&show_text=0&width=640" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="640"></iframe> <br /> <br /> Source: ghanaguardian.com

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