- Chale News
- Posts
- Alexa, Play ‘I Can Change My Mind’
It’s hump day, and also the day after Black Stars got beaten black and blue by Sudan. Chale, why are you still mad though?😁😁 We’ve been telling you to eat first before you watch these matches but you don’t listen. Now, you haven’t eaten since yesterday.🙊🙊
But we’ve got your favourite to cheer you up kakra…
National: Samuel Atta Akyea’s got a message for y’all: MPs aren’t robots stuck on auto-pilot – they can (and should) change their minds without getting booted out of Parliament!
General News: Prophet ElBernard Almost Went Full GTA on His Headmaster.
General News: Apparently, hustling on the ‘gram beats learning how to make shoes, according to some of the youth, and our man Eric, the shoemaker, is not having it!
Crime: Two 12-year-old girls tragically lost in fiery crash; Salifu Amoako and wife arrested.
Fact of the Day: If you brush your teeth twice a day, averagely for four minutes, then how many days will you spend brushing in your lifetime?
Politics: Joana Gyan Cudjoe isn’t giving up without a fight as she appeals against a petition to disqualify her from the Amenfi Central race.
Politics: Isaac Odamtten is out here like, “Yohane who?” as he brushes off his NPP opponent in the Tema East race.
Crime: Water heist gone wrong: Dude in jail, girl on the run over water meter drama.
Sports: “Just end it already!” – Netizens want Black Stars gone after latest disaster.
QUICK BYTE
MPs, sitting in Parliament, minding their business, and suddenly everyone’s acting like they’re supposed to be robots on factory settings. Nope, not on Atta Akyea’s watch! The former Works and Housing Minister just popped off, saying MPs shouldn’t lose their seats just because they’re thinking ahead, like planning future political moves. Like, ever heard of “intentions”? Chill, they’re not crossing party lines—yet. Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.
Fam, you ever been so mad you almost set something on fire? Well, Prophet ElBernard didn’t just think about it, he was this close to torching his school bus. No cap. Back in secondary school, the man was fuming after his headmaster denied him a scholarship, and his first reaction? Revenge. He was saving up for a weapon to take his headmaster out, but since that wasn’t working, he decided Plan B was arson. Yeah, it got that serious. Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below
Imagine stealing water meters in 2024—like, who even does that? Apparently, Sumaila Abdul Rahman, a 23-year-old with a wild idea, got caught trying to swipe those precious water meters in Mampong. Meanwhile, Priscilla Amofa, clearly not a fan of water bills, decided to reconnect her water without paying up. Big mistake, because now she’s chilling at the Kumasi Central Police Station. Read more in the Deep Dive Section.
Eric Mensah, a shoemaker in Tema Community One, is sitting on his stool, working his magic on a pair of kicks, and then he looks around, sighs, and says: “The youth, these days, don’t want to work; they’d rather be out here scamming on the internet or betting their last cedi on Chelsea winning the league.” The man isn’t wrong, though. Eric’s got firsthand experience seeing young folks run away from apprenticeships faster than they run to place a bet on their favorite team. Read more
Police have revealed that the two girls lost their lives when a white Jaguar, driven by a 16-year-old, slammed into their Honda Acura were 12-year-olds. The crash not only led to the car crashing into an electric pole but also sparked a fire, tragically trapping the girls inside. Parents of the 16-year-old, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako of Alive Chapel International and Mouha Amoako, have been arrested in connection with the accident. Read more
FACT OF THE DAY
You’ll spend 79 days brushing your teeth over your lifetime.
It’s the home stretch to the December 7 elections, and while some candidates are out there shaking hands and kissing babies, Joana Gyan Cudjoe is in the middle of a courtroom drama. After securing her spot as the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central, a petition is trying to yank that victory away from her. But Joana’s not backing down—nah, she’s going straight to the Electoral Commission (EC) with her legal team in tow, saying, “Not today!”The guy Joana beat in the primaries, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, isn’t letting this go quietly either. He’s got his own plan—running as an independent candidate. Read more
Anastasia Ekudi, a 40-year-old trader walks into a shop for a bar of soap. As soon as Anastasia steps out, the shop owner realizes her prized Infinix Smart 6 Plus has vanished—poof, gone like the last slice of pizza at a party. The phone, now in Anastasia's possession, rings like a ticking time bomb while she's at the mobile money merchant’s stand, trying to remove the SIM card. She didn’t even have time to say, “it wasn’t me”. So the Hohoe Circuit Court decided to give her a six-month timeout—enough time to reflect on her choice of stealing instead of sticking to buying soap. Read more
So, you know when someone asks you, “Hey, are you worried about that person?” and you just give them that “what person?” look? Yeah, that’s exactly the vibe Isaac Odamtten, MP for Tema East, is giving as he heads into the December polls. Mandem’s walking into the December elections with the confidence of a person who’s already won. When asked if he’s worried about his NPP rival, Yohane Ashitey, the man basically said, “Contest? What contest?” And he’s not wrong—Odamtten’s got receipts. He’s been throwing shade left and right, calling out Ashitey’s failure to deliver on key promises like cleaning up Tema’s streets. Read more
DEEP DIVE
MPs Aren’t Siri
So, you know how everyone loves to make future plans, right? Like, you plan to quit your job next year, but until then, you’re still clocking in, doing the whole “I’m responsible” routine. Well, that’s MPs right now, and Samuel Atta Akyea has had enough of people acting like MPs should get the boot just because they’ve got plans to run as independents or do a political side-hustle in the future.
Atta Akyea basically said on live TV, “Stop treating MPs like they’re literal robots from a sci-fi movie.” (He didn’t say it like that, but you know what I mean). Imagine if MPs were stuck in perma-decision mode—never allowed to change their minds? That’s like saying you can never swap out your order after the waiter’s left. Like bro, I know I said I wanted pizza, but now I want a burger—let me live! Atta Akyea’s whole vibe was like, “Yo, just ‘cause these guys are planning future moves, doesn’t mean they’re jumping ship right now.” They’ve still got work to do, like actually being MPs. So, stop the premature freakouts.
He’s on some “why so serious?” energy, pointing out that nobody should be kicked out of Parliament because they’re thinking about their next gig. It's like imagining your mum kicking you out of the house ‘cause you said you wanted to move out one day. But hey, that day’s not today! Atta Akyea is all about that freedom of thought—he’s out here saying, “People’s feelings change, ideas change, so why are we losing our minds over this?” You wouldn’t break up with your boo just because they mentioned going on a solo trip someday. You’d be like, “Okay, cool, but we still Netflix and chilling tonight, right?” Read more
Prophet ElBernard, the arsonist.
Young Prophet ElBernard, back in his secondary school days, is walking around with so much anger it’s practically his sidekick. Dude’s scholarship got denied, and it was like someone lit a fire in his brain. And what’s the first thing you do when you’re that mad? You start plotting. ElBernard wasn’t just planning a heated argument, though. Nah, he went full on “let me burn this whole place down” mode—literally. He wanted the headmaster gone for not giving him what he deserved. No lie, the man even started saving to buy a weapon.
But the savings plan wasn’t exactly working out (thank God for broke moments, am I right?). So, being the genius teenager he was, ElBernard pivoted to Plan B: arson. And not just any arson, he was gunning for the school’s science bus. Why? I mean, who needs a reason when you’re that mad, right? He grabbed some petrol, waited for the perfect time—like 3 a.m. vibes—and was off to light up that bus like it was a Saturday bonfire party.
Out of nowhere, the school’s security guy just had to be curious. He stopped ElBernard and was like, “Bro, where you off to at this hour?” And because ElBernard hadn’t planned for this particular obstacle, he threw out the classic teenage excuse: “I’m fetching water.” But that little lie? Yeah, it probably saved his whole life. The arson plan went up in smoke (pun intended), and ElBernard walked away with his freedom—and without a criminal record.
Fast forward to today, and Prophet ElBernard is telling this whole wild story on radio, giving props to God for basically stepping in when he was about to mess up big time. Read more
Meet the Water Thieves.
You wake up one morning, feeling like you're invincible, and the first thing that crosses your mind is, “What if I just, like, stole a water meter today?” Yeah, that’s what Sumaila Abdul Rahman must've thought. The 23-year-old tried his luck in Mampong by snatching water meters. But this ain’t Hollywood, and the authorities weren’t having it. Sumaila got caught faster than you can say "illegal connection" and was sent straight to court. The Mampong Magistrate Court wasted no time—dude got slapped with a 12-month sentence. Just like that, it’s jail time for Rahman. Lesson learned? Don't mess with the water meters, fam.
On the flip side, we’ve got Priscilla Amofa, who clearly believes paying bills is optional. Sis decided, “You know what, I’ll just reconnect my water myself.” Not the brightest move, because now she’s behind bars at Kumasi Central Police Station. And her partner-in-crime, Nana Adu, is still out there on the run, probably checking every corner to avoid the police.
So, if you’re in the Ashanti Region, management from the Ghana Water Company Limited is practically begging people to snitch on any shady water business. Read more
CHECK OUT WHAT’S TRENDING
NEWS SOURCES
Today’s stories are curated from: