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Anas is responsible for J.B Dankwa’s death, will call for his arrest – Kennedy Agyapong

The member of parliament seems not to end his banter with the ace investigative journalist and has now accused him of murder

Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has accused undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas as the main brain behind the death of former MP for the people of Abuakwa North Constituency, Hon. Joseph Boakye Dankwa-Adu.

Ahead of the 2016 general elections, some armed people made their way into the room of the deceased’s house and murdered him in cold blood. Although, Daniel Aseidu, 19, has since been arrested in connection with the murder and trial is currently ongoing, Agyapong believes Anas had a hand in the unfortunate incident and wants him behind bars.

All these accusations and counter accusations are cropping up after Anas fixed June 6 as the date to premiere his latest work which is expected to uncover ‘several corrupt practices ongoing in Ghana football’, including GFA president Kwesi Nyantakyi allegedly using the name and office of Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo to defraud people with the intention of helping them set up an oil business in the country.

 

“I learnt someone has said on your program (Focal sports) that I don’t deserve to bare the title Honourable because I accused Anas of having affairs with the late J. B Dankwa’s wife. If the journalist dares me, I will even say Anas is responsible for J.B Dankwa’s death,” Agyapong told Fox FM.

“I will cause his arrest. They should arrest him and I will ask the window that whenher husband died, how many days did it take her before relocating to Anas’ apartment? You don’t know the information I have, nobody should push me, I’m going step by step.

“I will always make sure that justice is to all and not certain individuals. So I don’t have problem with you or anyone if you have problem with me because you don’t know what I have in my possession with regards to Anas,” he added.

 

Kennedy Agyapong promises to premiere Anas’ corrupt movie, confessing he took $100k bribe

The outspoken member of parliament has made another damming revelation where he insists he has videos of Anas Aremeyaw Anas taking bribes and it will hit the streets of Ghana soon

MP for Assin Central Constituency in the central region, Kennedy Agyapong, has insisted that he has in his possession several videos of ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas where he was captured taking bribes and latter confessed.

According to the outspoken honourable, Anas who has hinted that his latest work involves corrupt the practices by top football people including Kwesi Nyantakyi, is a wicked and evil journalist who uses diabolical means to extort money from people after using entrapment to get them in his web.

He further revealed that took a bribe of $100,000 in the past to

“I will show Anas confessing to a state Attorney that he has taken $100,000 bribe, if I don’t show may the living God kill me,” Kennedy Agyapong told FOX FM.

“Let Anas premiere his (investigative video on the June 6), I will also premiere my video titled “ WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMAN, so he he should be ready.

“I will fight till my last breath to prove to the whole world that Anas is corrupt. He is extortionist, a blackmailer and hardened a criminal. He is also evil and I will prove my point, I have my evidences that which I’ve gathered. The evil that men do lives after them,” he added.

The video dubbed Number 12 by Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team will be premiered on June 6.

Late J.B Danquah’s former wife slams Kennedy Agyapong; uncontrollable losers yearn for attention

Miss Ivy Heward-Mills, former wife of late member of parliament J.B Danquah has fired back at Assin North MP Kennedy Agyapong after the latter alleged that ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been sleeping with her following the death of her husband few years ago.

This comes after Anas and his Tiger P.I crew had hinted to expose corruption which has engulfed Ghana football in recent times, and Agyapong in many of his purported attempts to halt the premiering has been fingered Anas of flirting around with Ivy.

 

However, the lady in question suggests that Agyapong is just a losers talker who is trying to use her and many others to get attention.

“Good morning, fellow parents; I greet you from a place of joy, peace, love and empathy,” Ivy wrote on Facebook.

“The way we raise our sons and daughters is vital. If we teach our children values like “respect for self and others. If we build their self-esteem and mold their characters into children who will become men and women of dignity and integrity, we would have raised a polite society in which some of the traits we observe in people of authority today would be absent,” the statement added.

She continued, “Unfortunately, we live in a society where brutal uncontrollable losers with low self-esteem who yearn for attention, kick and rub their feet in the air like sixteen-year-old tantrum-throwers who inevitably become certified world class bullies as adults. This sort of adults potentially ends up in our homes as spouses, in our workplaces as “leaders” or followers, in public places we visit, etc.

“We find that we are surrounded by bullies; cowards with little or no self esteem who resort to abuse and the denigration of others to fuel their egos as they engage in their daily battles to desperately seek relevance in an overt never-ending “fight for power to shield their inadequacies by any means necessary” sort of facade; sometimes to deflect attention from facts they find abrasive. Woe betides us if these bullies have some money or influence!

She adviced that, “When you encounter such bullies, especially when their pathetic selves decide to prey on you or use you as a weapon to fight lost causes, do not validate their existence or dignify them with any direct exchanges.

“We live in a country with laws. The constitution never sleeps. Let us mind how we raise our children after all, as William Wordsworth wrote in his 1807 poem “The Rainbow,” the “child is the father of the man.” Madam Ivy Heward-Mills emphasized.

She wished us all a beautiful fruitful day. And oh… God bless our homeland Ghana. #IAMANAS #NUMBER12,” she concluded.

The premiering of the exposé is slated for June 6 & 7 in Accra.

Tamakloe calls for immediate Nyantakyi’s resignation as Ghana FA president

The Fifa council member has had the backing of Ghana FA executive committee despite allegations of corruption, but his predecessor believes it’ll be right for him to step aside

Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi should resign from his role immediately, according to his predecessor Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe.

The 49-year-old has come under a lot of criticisms in the wake of the corruption scandal that has engulfed his office, following an investigation by a top Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

Nyantakyi was allegedly captured in a video documentary using names of high-ranking government officials including the president of Ghana to defraud foreign investors and has since been under investigation since.

Although, Ghana FA executive committee released a statement last week in solidarity of Nyantakyi and assuring him of thier support, Tamakloe has urged him to step aside right away to save his face.

”I’m not saying Kwesi Nyantakyi is guilty of anything, but in the wake of the allegations, his image has been bruised and battered almost beyond repair and must resign,” he told Graphic Sports.

“He needs to clear his name to attain the moral authority to run Ghana football again. He was duly elected and any process to oust him must follow laid down procedure.

”The question of stepping aside is a moral one that only a few, especially in Ghana, are able to surmount,” he added.

Nyantakyi succeeded Tamakloe in 2005 and he is currently in his third-term in office which is expected to come to an end in 2019.

Former president Rawlings apologises to Mahama & Kuffour over flogging comments

The former first gentleman of the state has issued a heartfelt apology to his colleagues after an unguarded comments made recently

Ghana former president John Jerry Rawlings has officially apologised to his colleague former leaders John Agyekum Kufuor and John Mahama after surprisingly launching a scathing attack on them and believes the diction used was inappropriate”.

During a meeting with the chiefs and elders from Mepe in the Volta Region few days ago, Rawlings imsisted that he is a clean gentleman unlike his other colleagues and when he sees them in heaven, will protest for them to be flogged for their selfish character which have landed the country in a shambles recently.

He said: “I know with my integrity when I die, I will go to heaven but when I see these corrupt leaders, I will ask permission from God and flog them.

President Rawlings’ apology

Kotoko will pick maximum points in Ghana Premier League remaining matches, says Frimpong

The Porcupine Warriors skipper believes they will not drop points in their next 17 league games

Asante Kotoko captain Amos Frimpong has promised that they will get even better in Ghana Premier League as they continue to adapt to coach Paa Kwesi Fabin’s methods and ideas.

The Porcupine Warriors have now picked two wins in a row following a 2-0 victory over Elmina Sharks, and now closing in on the league title as they currently trail leaders Medeama by only four points, after a slow start to the season.

“Before our match against Bechem United, we realised that we were not only losing grounds as far as our title aspiration was concerned, but our numerous fans were also getting impatient with our inconsistent performance in the league,” Frimpong told Graphic Sports.

“The playing body thus resolved to do everything possible to win the remaining matches, particularly in the first round, and so far it has been good after two games.

“Our match against Elmina Sharks was very difficult, but at the end, we managed to restore the smiles on the faces of our fans. The excitement they exhibited clearly speak volumes and we also felt the pressure lifted off our backs, so there is no turning back in the next 17 games,” he added.

Kotoko will travel to Carl Reindolf Park to lock horns with Liberty Professionals when the league returns on May 30.

‘I shouldn’t have said that’ – Ronaldo regrets Real Madrid exit hint

Having referred to his Madrid career in the past-tense during a post-match interview, Ronaldo was more reflective in later press statements

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he may have spoken out of turn in suggesting that his Real Madrid days were numbered after the Champions League final.

Having starred for Madrid throughout the competition, this year’s top scorer drew a blank against Liverpool in Kiev.
Substitute Gareth Bale stepped up to seal a third straight title as the Blancos prevailed 3-1, with Karim Benzema also getting his name on the scoresheet.

Ronaldo, however, stole the headlines when he referred to his sparkling Madrid career in the past tense to reporters.

That statement caused an instant reaction, with both Madrid president Florentino Perez and coach Zinedine Zidane speaking out to deny his exit .
And while he later claimed he was taken out of context, the Portugal striker seemed to regret the storm his comments had caused.

“It takes away from a beautiful, historic moment for us that is winning three Champions Leagues in a row, obviously it is a special moment,” he told Fox Sports .

“It’s always great to win the Champions League because I know how important that competition is, I have had a great Champions League from start to finish so I’m very happy.

“A player’s personal things aren’t the most important thing now, it might have been taken out of context but maybe I shouldn’t have said what I said.”

Ronaldo finished the 2017-18 Champions League with 15 goals in 13 starts, and now boasts no less than five winner’s medals in the competition with Manchester United and Madrid.

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Fifa monitoring Kwesi Nyantakyi’s alleged fraud, could be in hot waters if found guilty

The Fifa council member could lose his position at the highest decision making body if he is unable to free himself from the alleged fraudulent activities

World football governing body Fifa have revealed that they are monitoring closely the alleged fraudulent charges pressed against Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi, according to BBC.

Nyantakyi, 49, was invited by the country’s criminal investigation department (CID) in Accra on Wednesday after he arrived from his trip to Morocco.

He was allegedly spotted in an investigative video undertaken by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, negotiating with foreign investors on how to bribe their way through Ghana and run businesses and that’s falls under falls pretence since government has denied any knowledge of his dealings.

The Fifa council member is believed to have revealed to the investors that he can bribe Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo and his vice president Mahamudu Bawumia with $5 million and $3 million respectively.

Although, Fifa have not issued any statement so far, it is likely there will be on later when things are clear and it will either be in favour of or against Nyantakyi.

Nyantakyi, who faces a 25-year jail term, became Ghana FA president in 2005 and reports suggest that he may seek another tenure in office if he is not found guilty after the current troubles.

Eight scandals which can nail Kwesi Nyantakyi forever

Following the announcement by Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo to investigate Kwesi Nyantakyi, we’ve gone through the archives to chronicle top eight scandals which the Ghana Football Association boss has indulged in

On Tuesday May 22, president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo issued a directive that Caf vice-president Kwesi Nyantakyi must be investigated following Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ documentary captured him using false pretence to dup foreign investors.

It is believed that Nyantakyi told the foreigners that all they need to do is to offer some dollars so that they use it as bait to lure the first gentleman of the land to sign documents for them which will enable them to run businesses in the country.

1. MIDSEA/AFRISAT AGENCY FEE SCANDAL

In 2008, Nigeria Telecom Giants Globacom decided to sponsor the Ghana Premier League and the Black Stars. According to popular Ghana cheerleader Abraham Boakye aka “One Man Supporter”, he had initially sold the idea to Glo which got the company interested. One Man then informed Kwesi Nyantakyi, the FA president. Kwesi suggested they register a marketing firm would be recognised as the official agent for the GFA/GLO sponsorship deal.

This was a move to surreptitiously enjoy a 10% of the 15 million dollars. In registering the company, Kwesi Nyantakyi used a different name (Nana Nimo) for fear of being cited for conflict of interest if he had used his real name. It is noteworthy that, he admitted in court to using the name Nana Nimo (FALSE PRETENCES, MISREPRESENTATION by the way).

One Man supporter travelled with the Black Stars for a friendly and before he returned, the deal had been signed. ABN demanded thir share of the deal but the FA said another company (Midsea) had brokered he deal and thus given the commission. Interestingly, Midsea was only a Construction compnay so it beats minds how they could vbroker the deal. Got more interesting when a Director of Midsea Professor Ewuarama Addy told Citi FM that her company had NEVER brokered any such deal. Meanwhile, the 1 million dollar had already been paid by the GFA. To who?

Further checks, revealed that the company did not even exist, but the money already been paid to them as third party.
One Man sued the FA and after three years of legal tussle, he lost. But accused Kwesi Nyantakyi of influencing the judges to swindle him.

EOCO’s RAID OF GFA OFFICES

In December 2010, a team of heavily armed government security operatives stormed the offices of the GFA in Accra, seizing workers, their mobile phones, dismantling computers and ordering no one to leave the premises. The group had ordered to look into contracts the GFA had signed with other partners and also review how the FA spends government funds.

The move was orchestrated by the some bigwigs within the then ruling NDC, who had gotten wind that the GFA President, believed to be an “NPP Boy” had conspired with the previous NPP government to use parts of the FA’s World Cup and sponsorship monies to fund the NPP party’s campaign. The NDC were hell bent on replacing Kwesi with Abedi Pele at CAF, because according to Koku Anyidoho, they noticed Kwesi was playing politics with the GFA

In the aftermath, then FA Spokesperson Randy Abbey sough audience with the then vice president of Ghana John Mahama. JM interceded on the GFA’s behalf. Ordered the leaders of the move to surrender. The EOCO was sued by GFA and court fined the state anti-graft body to the tune of GH¢50,000.

WESTHEAD AGENCY CONTROVERSY

In 2012, Ghana National Petroleum Company signed a 3-year deal to sponsor the Black Stars under the purview of the GFA. The decision to sponsor the team was mooted by bigwigs within the NDC who saw the need to invest in the team following the exit of previous sponsors Goldfield Tarkwa.The deal was announced by then President John Mahama and with GNPC as a para-statal company, it was rational no agent was involved

However, it was later claimed that a third party company, WEST HEAD, brokered the said deal and were entitled to agency fees of over $2 million.

Then Board Chairman of GNPC, Ato Ahwoi, denied the claims and said the decision to sponsor the Black Stars was purely the company’s and that no such 3rd party was involved. Some members of the GFA took the GNPC to court demanding payment. Though these sake GFA agents were expected to be investigated, nothing happened.
That was the end of that.

NYANTAKYI CAUGHT BY BRITISH INVESTIGATORS AGREEING TO FIX GHANA’S FRIENDLY MATCHES

In 2014, British newspaper The Telegraph and Channel 4, accused the GFA and Kwesi Nyantakyi of being involved in some shady deals to fix international friendly matches for the senior national football team, the Black Stars.

The newspaper claimed that “the President of Ghana’s Football Association agreed for the team to play in international matches that others were prepared to rig.” In the undercover investigative piece, the GFA boss was filmed agreeing to the company’s request to fix matches and influence referees.

FIFA heard the matter but referred it to the GFA’s Ethics Committee. After weeks of hearing, the Ethics Committee essentially cleared Kwesi Nyantakyi, of any wrongdoing. Interesting to note that, chairman and members of the Ethics Committee are virtually selected by the GFA President.

However, two other persons implicated in the scandal, Obed Nana Kwame Nketiah and Mr Christopher Forsythe were accordingly sanctioned

BRAZIL 2014 SCANDAL AND CO-EFFICIENT PAYMENT

The biggest scandal to hit the FIFA World Cup, was Ghana’s controversy-ridden campaign in 2014. Following the tournament, the Presidential Commission of Enquiry chaired by Justice Dzamefe found Nyantakyi culpable of receiving $557,000 meant for seven management committee members of the Black Stars. Meanwhile, there were only six, as one of them, Jordan Anagbla had passed on almost two almost 2 years to the tournament. Each member was due $85,000 but some admitted receiving on $20,000 from the GFA Boss.

When queried, Mr Nyantakyi said he shared the money using a coefficient method, which later gained popularity in local parlance.

The GFA President was also to be investigated by way of Forensic Audit on how he received double payments for friendly matches. The Commission recommended that Mr Nyantakyi be made to refund monies totaling over $4million to the state. The GFA President instead sued the State and the matter is still resting peacefully in the Ghanaian court

REFUSAL TO PAY SSNIT CONTRIBUTION OF HIS PLAYERS FOR CLOSE TO 10 YEARS

In November 2017, it was revealed that the Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi had refused to pay players of his Wa All Stars club their Social Security and National Insurance Trust SSNIT contributions ever since the club was formed.

All other 15 clubs, playing in Ghana’s top-flight league, had registered with SSNIT or taken steps to enroll on the scheme EXCEPT the president’s club.

Even though the offence was punishable by law, the GFA boss had gone over 10 years without being apprehended.

SSNIT referred the matter to the Wa District Court and the court has duly issued a writ of summons but Nyantakyi had never made himself available to be served by the court.

NYANTAKYI PAYS NEARLY $1MILLION FOR GOV’T CONTRACT BUT DEFRAUDED BY BUSINESS BUSINESSMAN

On April 2015, An Accra-based businessman, Joseph Amoah was been arrested by the Accra Regional Police for allegedly defrauding Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi of over $800,000 under the pretext of securing him a government construction contract.

Amoah, popularly known as Joe is believed to be a long term friend and a business partner of the Ghana Football Association boss and the two are directors of PRO-KN COMPANY LTD, a compnay registered by the GFA boss.

Sources told Saddick journalist Saddick Adams that both Amoah and Nyantakyi have collaborated in winning and executing several construction contracts over the years and have and even completed a road and school project at Bole in the Northern Region in mid 2014.

Joe was tendering for building and construction contracts whiles Nyantakyi laid in the background providing the financial support in executing the contracts.

Amoah was arrested and arraigned before court for taking over GH¢2million from Kwesi Nyantakyi to finance a project he bid at the Ministry of Works and Housing to lay pipes and construct roads in the Western Region of Ghana.

Witnesses say the President of the GFA was at the Accra Regional Police headquarters last week when the suspect was arrested for investigation.

The suspect, according to investigations, failed to win the contract and has since failed to pay the monies back the GFA president, leading to his arrest. He is still on remand.

INFLUENCE PEDDLING ND DEFRAUDING BY FALSE PRETENCE

On Tuesday May 22nd 2018, President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo ordered for the arrest of President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantakyi, for defrauding by false pretences and influence peddling.

Nyantakyi is said to have been captured on tape in an investigative documentary by ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

Nyantakyi was seen negotiating for an amount of money using the name of the president and his vice. Nana Akufo-Addo ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to arrest Mr Nyantakyi after watching investigative piece dubbed “Number 12”, which exposed the GFA president as using the name of the president for unscrupulous purposes.

Nyantakyi himself is not in the country at the moment, but reports suggest he will return to the country on Wednesday, May 23 and turn himself into the police.

The main documentary will be premiered on June 6, 2018, at the Accra International Conference Centre.

By: Saddick Adams

Ghana president orders investigation of FA boss Nyantakyi over fraud allegations

Ghana president has tasked the police to look into alleged fraudulent conducts by the football association chief

On orders of Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo, the country’s football association boss Kwesi Nyantakyi is under investigation for a charge of “defrauding under false pretences”, deputy chief of staff Abu Jinapor has confirmed.

The development comes after Nyantakyi was allegedly captured in a video documentary using names of high-ranking government officials to defraud foreign investors.

Produced by renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the documentary, which has already been previewed by president Akufo-Addo, is set for public screening on June 6.

“The president of the Republic has had the benefit of viewing aspects of the investigative piece by Anas,” Jinapor told a media briefing on Tuesday.

“In this documentary, the president of the Ghana Football Association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi is supposedly seen attempting to use the president’s name and that of the vice president and other senior officials of government to induce supposed potential investors into our country to part with various sums of monies.

“The president [of Ghana] is fully satisfied that a prima facie case has been established against Nyantakyi, and has reported a potential crime to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police.

“The president is determined to fight crime and corruption and instill discipline, no matter the stature of the persons involved.”

According to reports, Nyantakyi is currently out of the country, and will likely turn himself in for questioning upon his arrival on Wednesday.

Anas is renowned for his investigative documentaries which seek to expose corruption and underhand deals. His works have seen him win major international awards including the Heroes Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery Award by the US Department of State, the Every Human Has Rights Award in France, the Lorenzo Natali Prize by the European Commission and the KCK Award for excellence in Print Journalism from India.