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Police stops Akufo-Addo street prayers

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  • CTZ 10 years ago

    NANA IS NOT IN GOOD MOON OK!!!

  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    The Street is not a Chapel,dont blame
    the Poltce,the streets are for Vehicles and not a Church,well done
    Police.

  • Lafia 10 years ago

    stop all that nonsense quick

  • ILLITERATE APONKYI SARPONG 10 years ago

    They are born losers, aggressive and violent people.

    But thank God the Police intervened, else at least one life could have been lost all in the name of a 70year oluman who wanted to become president of Kwame Nkrumah's Gha ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    Author: Gye Nyame...
    This is the way the administration flows, they are only apologizing because the 91 year old decided that she was not going to take it lying down, other wise they would have rolled over her and done the c ...
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  • KOLA, LONDON MAIN 10 years ago

    Illiterate Sarpong, where did you schooled? Oluman is not English. You are living in a shark.

  • ATSU, HO 10 years ago

    OBVIOUSLY THIS IS UNCALLED FOR. I BELIEVE IN PRAYER AND KNOW THAT THE EFFECTIVE FERVENT PRAYERS OF THE RITGHTEUOS AVAILETH MUCH. PLEASE LETS AVOID USING PRAYER AS A POLITICAL WEAPON. MAY THE TRUTH PREVAIL

  • WILLIAM 10 years ago

    fAR FROM A PRAYER IT WAS MEANT TO BE WHAT I WUD CALL A DEMO-PRAYER! POLICE, THANKS FOR SAVING THEM FROM THE WRATH OF THE ALMIGHTY. AND REMINDING WHERE TO GIVE UNDER TO GOD AND TO CEASAR WHAT IS CEASAR'S!HOMESENSE WILL TELL TH ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    The police are right. They could have gathered at the stadium and get GBC, TV3 and the FM stations to cover it. I wish there could be a ban on all forms of public gatherings which are political. If there is the need for the d ...
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  • Kabutey, Nartey 10 years ago

    Mahama and co. would prayer quietly to God in their rooms, churches and mosques and he would win any election which Nana Akufo Addo would contest anytime and anywhere in Ghana, hands down. Akufo Addo is no contender!!. Re-run ...
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  • MANTSE 10 years ago

    First, they went to court, knowing very well that the court could not and would not fashion any relief that would suit them. But to court they went as a way of misleading the world that they believe in the Rule of Law.

    The ...
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  • citizen 10 years ago

    Exactly my brother. The devil is moving in some people and it is time they are delivered. Why will you want to pray in the street instead of the church? Just to inconvenience people and cause trouble and turn round and blame ...
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  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    When will you people tell us what you will do if in power and how you can do it. Will prayers solve our problems? What about us moslems and pagans . are we needed?

  • Simplicity-USA 10 years ago

    If these so called NPP sympathizers new there is God why didn't they ray or tell their war-monger Old Evil Dwarf to stop all-die-be-die? You think you can mock at God but your wrong because God is so good and powerful that no ...
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  • Nick 10 years ago

    Why don't you go and pray to your moslem pagan god and leave them alone?

  • Ibrahim 10 years ago

    @Nick mind your comments and not to comment foolishly by insults other religions..

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    You have just been brainwashed by your beliefs. Better go and study more about Islam and African Traditional Religion.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    Who told you Moslems and Traditionalists that you call Pagans do not pray. I tell you they pray more than Christians. Many of the Traditionalists are more honest and dedicated than moslems and Christians some of whose leaders ...
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  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    Nana Akufo is sick in the head to use
    the streets as Chapel.

  • pin 10 years ago

    JUST SHOOT THEM ALL.

  • Ben Twum 10 years ago

    ONLY BLOCK HEADS WOULD EMBARK ON SUCH A MISSION. GO CANNOT BE CONNED.

  • jkj 10 years ago

    What kind of nonsense is that are they forming a church now?

  • kofi essoun 10 years ago

    do yu people think ytha GHANA IS FOR YOU?

  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

    ANYTHING PEACEFUL MUST BE ALLWED TO HAPPEN. IS GH RUN BY DICTATORS?

  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    YOU ARE A DICTATOR ALSO.NEXT TIME DO ME A FAVOR BY ASKING TETTEH QUARSHIE FAMILY TO PUBLISH WHERE HE GOT THE COCOA FROM.

  • Unumi Bununya a.k.a Teteman Boy 10 years ago

    The Police admin took the right move. No one should be allowed to use the guise of prayers in pursuit of a political agenda. Who know what their next move will be? To start beating war drums becuase "God" tells them to? And t ...
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  • Loulou 10 years ago

    So right - this was yhe right move by the police. What is wrong with these people????

  • KUDZ 10 years ago

    And this so colled jss graduate and their parents wonder why they were not admitted to senior secondary school...??

  • NANA IS USING BAWUMIA 10 years ago

    YOU LOST ELECTIONS AND WANT THE WORLD TO COLLAPSE WHY?
    BETTER CANDIDATES HAVE LOST ELECTIONS, BUT DID NOT CONTEST. WHY NANA? KUFUOR LOST, BUT DID NOT CONTEST. MILLS LOST, BUT DID NOT INVOKE THE LAW TO GIVE HIM VICTORY. WHY N ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

    Working on the psyche of the faithful is the last and only hope left before him. So ladies and gentlemen, let us glorify the few weeks left of his political carrier at the expense of the Kukurudian parables with the fame he h ...
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  • NANA IS USING BAWUMIA 10 years ago

    DON'T THEY KNOW THAT NANA IS A BORN LOSER?

  • Repugnant. 10 years ago

    Not only that, he is subverting the government. Is about time the government questioned his intentions. They have no more markets left to burn so are now using those poor women and children to disturb the peace.

  • yaw 10 years ago

    so what at all on this earth that these pple want? u cry that there are no jobs the economy is hard, but you have time to waste on the streets because u want someone to be the president. this is pure stupidity. why?

  • DONBOLI 10 years ago

    Prayers whether allowed or not we are all praying for Akufo Addo health and long life as our incoming President.
    Wasted 4 years 7 months of NDC mess. What has NDC Mills and Mahama done for Ghana and Ghanaians in the past 4 p ...
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  • GOLD COAST MAN 10 years ago

    Nana has succeeded in brainwashing Kumasi women who have no clue of the situation on our educational system. If free education is your priority then you can put your children in night adult literacy programs for free. There ...
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  • okofo 10 years ago

    Who's talking about "advanced" countries?

  • Analyst 10 years ago

    This is clearly a demonstration in support of Nana Akufo Addo but they deceive themselves by calling it "prayer" - prayer to whom?.
    Those who know God, know that He is not like man to be deceived.

  • KWADWO NKETIAH 10 years ago

    NANA LOST THE ELECTIONS FROM DAY ONE WHEN HE STARTED HIS CAMPAIGN WITH ALL DIE BE DIE MESSAGE. GOD IS NOT FOR NPP ALONE BUT FOR ALL MANKIND.

  • osei yao 10 years ago

    NPP should be ashamed of this cynical abuse of religious freedom. This is the seed for violence when frustrated youth turn prayer to stone throwing. Keep the youth from the street,period.

  • Shamu 10 years ago

    HAY!!! this man. Now no more politician but a beger in the street of Accra? What is really going on? HMMMMMMMM. This tells you how serious trouble this man is facing. The campaign debt is mounting with interest after interest ...
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  • YOU THINK GH BE YOUR OWN 10 years ago

    IT IS ONLY AKYEM/ ASHANTIS WILL BEHAVE LIKE THAT.

  • NANA KWAME ABABIO USA 10 years ago

    OTUMFUOR OSEI TUTU SHOULD STEP ON HIS AUTHORITY TO STOP THIS POLITICAL BUILD-UP BEFORE IS TOO LATE. THIS MOVEMENT HAS NOTHING RELIGIOUS, BUT RATHER POLITICAL CONNOTATIONS(SENTIMENT).NANA KASSA,DON'T LET A DISGRUNTLED INDIVID ...
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  • JAMES OTCHERE 10 years ago

    WHY ARE PEOPLE IN THE NPP SO STUPID? ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NOTORIOUS PEOPLES PARTY HAS TURNED INTO A PRAYER CAMP; FOOLS.

  • SLY 10 years ago

    If you think you can divert people to join you by using Bile God will expose you all. You'll forever fail. Akufo Addo will never win election in Ghana. SATANS!

  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

    The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is ha ...
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  • GM 10 years ago

    Well done BBC NEWS....

  • ALHAJI KUKRUDU 10 years ago

    This is FOOLISH. Ghana is a circular state. What if moslems also want to hold their prayers on the street or should say this is an affront on their religion? This MADNESS and STUPIDITY must stop.

  • SIMPA CARPENTER 10 years ago

    This desperation and madness indeed!
    We must win at all cost and you ask yourself why this urge? Is it because there is a race to finish Ghana off financially as it has been said that 'there is no more meat around the bone ...
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  • Osei Agyekum 10 years ago

    all die be die prayers, shame, Nana

  • GM 10 years ago

    Very very unethical move from NPP.... There's lack of civilization in NPP.how can people go to pray for free education?

  • Whatever 10 years ago

    NPP fits the concert party tag

  • Pinkblue 10 years ago

    NPP ARE SORE LOSERS

  • Nana Yaw 10 years ago

    Ghana's Benghazi is at it again!!!

  • K BOATENG 10 years ago

    GOD DOES NOT GO ALONG WITH THIEVES AND YOUR PRAYER MEANS NOTHING TO GOD AS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WIN POWER THRU' THE BACK DOOR.

  • Micky 10 years ago

    Why some of Ghanaians are soo illiterates? I believe all those people going out for this useless prayer are irresponsible parents. How could u be uselessing yourselfs because of this greedy politicians. I really wonder! BE WI ...
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  • SIMPA CARPENTER 10 years ago

    illiteracy ??????

  • Ghana 10 years ago

    Damn!!!, you are literate? I wonder how you would be if you were "illiterate ".

  • naana 10 years ago

    Why some of Ghanaians are soo illiterates? I believe all those people going out for this useless prayer are irresponsible parents. How could u be uselessing yourselfs because of this greedy politicians. I really wonder! BE WI ...
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  • stupid at its best 10 years ago

    you are all crazy

  • Kpanlogo Boy 10 years ago

    There is nothing wrong with prayer but you have to work for or towards what you want.
    Some Ghanaians have replaced work with prayer. Let's check with Developed countries and find out their development and progress were attai ...
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  • nana 10 years ago

    What kind of nonsense is that are they forming a church now? hhhhhhhMM a common sense can never be common to common people

  • Crazy 10 years ago

    This is the level christianity is dwindling to now. lol.

  • Whatever 10 years ago

    They're making a mockery of christiandom.

  • Abeeku Mensah 10 years ago

    Why do they only pray for free schools? Would the same God not provide rent free living or allow them to roam this earth without a thing to worry about? Laziness and living off handout is not God's scheme of providing but bei ...
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  • KWAKU KYERETWIE 10 years ago

    WE ARE GOING TO CELLS TO CONTINUE PRAYING UNTIL AKUFFO ADDO COMES TO DELIVER THE POLITICAL AND THE ECONOMIC GOOD. YES WE WILL PRAY AND SHUN THE SHAMEFUL AFARI GYAN AND HIS COMPANY. YES WE WILL PRAY TO TELL THE WHOLE GHANAIANS ...
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  • Boateng 10 years ago

    Free everything sounds Communists but Nana is Capitalist! How come you guys believe his promise? How is he going to provide you guys free free education with the Capitalists mindset and agenda? Very contradictory but yo ...
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  • john 10 years ago

    Kookoasefo

  • Paa Kodwo 10 years ago

    THIS CLEARLY INDICATES THAT, WE ARE THE MOST PRIMITIVE PEOPLE ON EARTH.

    PRAYERS IN THE STREETS FOR AKUFFO-ADDO.

    WHERE IS THE COUNTRY HEADING TOWARDS TOO.

    WE MUST BE THE MOST DISGRACEFUL AND SHAMEFUL PEOPLE ON EARTH.

  • Uncle Al 10 years ago

    One issue voters go home and feed your children and stop this nonsense.

  • Loulou 10 years ago

    Cant they do it in a church - why the street??? These people really want to create trouble. WHY!!!

  • Mactonto 10 years ago

    Don't you guys have anything else to do in your lives?

  • Nan, Agyemang 10 years ago

    Anarchists!!. How could NPP be so irresponsible. Praying in the street means direct obstruction of economic and everyday activities in Kumasi, the regional capital. Why couldn't they pray in the church, mosque or a park?. No ...
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  • osei yaw - london 10 years ago

    Akufo Ado is an Akim; he is not an Ashanti; this is important; and

    - it is about time that, Akim Akufo Ado should know, that if he has any stupidities to display in the streets of Ghana to the annoyance of the Police, he c ...
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  • KEJETIA KOKOASINI KRAKYINI 10 years ago

    This people never cease to amaze.

  • KB 10 years ago

    Waa look at them, villagers from the same feathers. You better to pray to God for his pension. Nkrosefuo

  • NOKWARE 10 years ago

    What all is wrong with africans?So you want God to solve all your problems for you?What is your usefulness as a human being then? The 'OLDMAN' up there must be fed up with us.These 'kalabule' market women are now interceding ...
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  • EYE OPENER 10 years ago

    PLEASE LET'S PRAY THAT GOD'S WILL BE DONE. BE IT NPP OR NDC. REMEMBER, THESE POLITICIANS ARE ALL THE SAME!!!!!

  • logos 10 years ago

    nana addo is the president ghana never want

  • PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 10 years ago

    EDUCATION CHANGES LIFE
    =================================
    KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
    ===========================
    GIVE WAY TO KNOWLEDGE
    ============================
    PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI(FOUNDER )
    WWW CUSTOMER ...
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  • PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 10 years ago

    UNSTOPPABLE VERDICT===YES===
    ===========================
    SAY YES TO GOD+++++++
    =============================
    PEACE REQUIRES JUSTICE
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    PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI( FOUNDER)
    AFRIKA KNO ...
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  • truth 10 years ago

    I am not surprise nppians are 90 illiterates

  • deco 10 years ago

    HAHAHAHAHAH

  • deco 10 years ago

    HEHEHEHEHEH

  • nana akufo addo 10 years ago

    The chapels are so full these npp dogmas cant get a place to do their politicking disguised as prayer? Which sensible people pray on the streets?

  • Dessy 10 years ago

    Religious leaders in that event are misleaders

  • GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago

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  • Balawo President 10 years ago

    This unnecessary strong arm tactics of
    the partisan political police force in Ghana is completely uncalled for at this crucial time in our history. They're banning street prayers now and inevitably they would try to stop the ...
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  • Joe - UK 10 years ago

    Idiots who have nothing to do on Monday than to pray for rubbish bins.

  • OPINION 10 years ago

    Nuisance, I wonder why God has continually refused to make Nana Addo a president upon all your prayers. Two reasons: 1 Either your prayers are fake (not according to God's will) or 2, God has already rejected Nana Addo even b ...
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  • ab 10 years ago

    I surport them to pray for Ghana education and good leader.

  • Nana 10 years ago

    This behavior is pure tribalism, blindness,dark mind, ignorance, barbarous comportment and laziness. These ashanti tribalist don't want to work they rather want political power to enjoy their life and take back Ghana into the ...
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  • saga... 10 years ago

    no wonder, they are following thier leader who is not ok with anything...mansotwe nkoaaaa

  • KING KIAGA 10 years ago

    IN ALL CASES GHANAIANS MUST MAKE SURE THEY DO NOTHING TO DISTURB THE PEACE OF THIS NATION. I THINK ITS TIME WE ALL CONSIDER THE INTEREST OF THE NATION FIRST BEFORE OUR OWN PERSONAL INTEREST.

  • Gold 10 years ago

    Disgraceful news ready on Joy news. She certainly needs a speech therapist. Not fit for any purpose.

  • KAKAPEAKAA K K 10 years ago

    AO NANA STOP DISGRACING YOURSELF.WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? KUMASI AGAIN?WHY NOT KIBI OR KOFORIDUA?

  • Kwaisi appiah 10 years ago

    This animal is soo fool of shit.

  • Hard Reply 10 years ago

    I am not surprise this is coming from kumasi. If education is part of them, nobody will waste his/her time in the street for the useless politicians.

  • Kakabo 10 years ago

    When is this madness gonna stop in Kumasi. Why do you think God will listen to your NPP prayers. God appoints Kings, Presidents etc but not Wee smokers, murderers, war mongerers. Litigious people who wont give peace a chance. ...
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  • Apache Conka 10 years ago

    What did you expect all along? We are dealing with super kumawu aggros who are all headed by an akyem 'mansotwe' all-president-be president litigant. They are determined to give Ghana no peace. But we will all survive in the ...
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  • Annette 10 years ago

    GOOD WORK BY POLICE,THEY SHOULD PRAY IN THE ROOM.GOD BLESS THE POLICE

  • Arthur Haye 10 years ago

    This is total nonsense. Where on earth will you gather people to pray on the streets? They could pray in their rooms or inside their churches. This is utter nonsense.

  • Ekow. C 10 years ago

    They are stupid, and they are one,only Kumasi

  • KOJO U.K 10 years ago

    HELLO GHANAIANS,DO NOT LET ANYONE DECIEVE U THAT THERE IS FREE EDUCATION ANYWHERE.
    FOR GOD'S SAKE THERE IS NOTHING LIKE FREE EDUCATION IN THE EVEN THE U.K, WE PAY FOR IT THROUGH OUR TAXES;HERE, WE EVEN COUNCIL TAX SEPARATLY ...
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  • eric_rockson 10 years ago

    So dont you people know that fall on a campaign platform means fall in election?, why all this kind of things happening in kumasi?, prayer in the streets. For give them father for npp dont know what they are doing.