Drugs in a picture frame?

This guy wasn't in the best frame of mind, chale!

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Chale News
November 27, 2024

In today’s stories:

  • Crime: Meth in frames? Agbeko learned the hard way—NACOC sees all, bro

  • National: Bat pee and cry babies: Speaker’s lawyer roasts Supreme Court plaintiff.

  • Crime: Brotherly wahala ends in life sentence.

  • National: $100 coconut? Afriyie Ankrah says, “Nah fam, that’s cap!”

  • Politics: EC to NDC: Rigging? Not in this Ghana!

  • Fact of the Day: Adults may weigh more than babies but babies have more bones than adults.

  • Economic: Tony Aubynn sues Adom-Otchere for GH¢30m.

  • National: Ghana Gold coin is here, and it’s giving luxury vibes.

QUICK BYTE

  • So, Daniel Agbeko (or should we say Abraham Fosu?) tried to play Picasso and got caught red-handed. This Ghanaian trader thought he could sneak meth to Australia by stuffing it into picture frames. But the folks at Kotoka International Airport were like, “Not on our watch!” Now, he’s got a 15-year prison sentence and a hefty GHC120,000 fine to think about. His Nigerian partner, the mastermind behind the frames, is still on the run, leaving Agbeko to face the heat solo. Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below

  • Chale, have you heard? Ghana’s own gold coin is here, and it’s giving luxury vibes with 99.99% pure gold.The Bank of Ghana (BoG) just dropped the Ghana Gold Coin (GGC), and if you’ve got GH₵11,188 lying around, you can cop a cute 0.25oz piece. For the big ballers, a full ounce will run you a casual GH₵45,020. The coin comes flexing with the Ghana Coat of Arms on one side and the Independence Arch on the other. Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.

  • Back in 2014, during the Brazil World Cup, the man was accused of paying $100 for a single coconut. Like, pause for a second. $100? For water in a shell? Is it gold-plated? Ankrah’s response? “Bro, that’s just some lazy cap.” Want the deets in full? Check out the Deep Dive section.

  • If Parliament drama was a Kumawood movie, Thaddeus Sory is the character designer. Representing Speaker Bagbin, he served piping-hot shade on a plaintiff who dared to take parliamentary matters to the Supreme Court. And the analogies? It resembles your eyes. Sory kicked things off with comparing the plaintiff’s case to a bat urinating upward: definitely going to end in a wet mess. Then he dragged the plaintiff further by likening them to Sisyphus, the mythical figure who rolls a boulder uphill only for it to roll back down. The cherry on top? The same plaintiff is now pleading for Bagbin’s help to recall Parliament. “First you say Bagbin doesn’t have the authority, now you’re coming to beg him? Cry baby behavior paa.” Read more

  • This be case wey you dey listen, and you go sigh say, “Ah, but family matter no reach this level!” Daniel Obirikwa Adjin, who got hot-headed in 2017 and stabbed his elder brother William, has now landed a life sentence for murder. The incident unfolded late one evening at Mamprobi. The deceased was relaxing on the porch after a chop, when Daniel’s money apparently went missing. Next thing, Daniel was claiming his brother attacked him—complete with a testicle grab. In “self-defense” (so he says), he pulled a knife. Things got bloody. Read more

FACT OF THE DAY

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Babies are born with about 300 bones, whereas adults have 206 bones.

  • The Electoral Commission (EC) has boldly called cap on allegations from the NDC that it’s teaming up with the NPP to skew the December 7 elections, especially in the Ashanti Region. According to the EC’s Dr. Serebuor Quaicoe, rigging an election in Ghana is like a unicorn—it doesn’t exist. Why? The process is airtight, and everyone, from party agents to EC officials, must agree for any fishy business to go through. Bottom line: mistakes happen, fraud might exist, but outright rigging? Nah, not here. Read more

  • The drama gets legal! Former Minerals Commission CEO, now a traditional chief in the Western Region, Dr. Tony Aubynn, is suing Paul Adom-Otchere, host of Good Evening Ghana, and Ignite Media Group for defamation. Dr. Aubynn alleges that comments made by Adom-Otchere painted him as corrupt and dishonorable, leading to public ridicule. He’s demanding GH¢30 million in damages, plus an apology aired on the same platforms where the alleged statements were broadcast. Read more

DEEP DIVE

It’s giving luxury

You know when someone says “Put your money where your mouth is,” and you’re like, “But what if I put it in gold instead?” Well, BoG heard you loud and clear. So now, they’ve brought the Ghana Gold Coin. It’s shiny and heavy on the wallet.

Now, let’s talk deets. This coin isn’t your regular “for display purposes only” trophy. It’s for the grown-ups trying to diversify their investments without needing a master’s degree in finance.

Now, buying one isn’t as simple as walking to your favorite corner bank. First, you need to open a gold account. Yes, you read that right—a gold account. It’s giving boujee fintech vibes but with a BoG twist. Once that’s sorted, you’re golden—literally.

The whole idea is to mop up excess cedis in the system. So, you get a shiny investment, and the BoG gets a grip on inflation. Win-win, abi?

Sadly, BoG hasn’t said anything about discounts if we buy in bulk🙄🙄 Read more

I didn’t buy any coconut

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah—the former minister rolled his eyes at the accusation, calling it “completely senseless.” According to him, the whole coconut saga was just one of many crazy stories cooked up to drag his name through the mud after Ghana’s World Cup mess. He admitted things in Brazil got messy—hello, flying $3 million in cash to pay bonuses—but $100 coconuts? Ankrah says y’all can miss him with that.

Now, don’t forget, this is the same guy who cried during the Commission of Inquiry hearings. He was grilled live on TV for months, facing all sorts of stories. In his words, it was a “horrible” experience. But he says he’s let bygones be bygones, forgiven everyone, and moved on. Meanwhile, the $100 coconut rumor still haunts him like that one embarrassing meme you can’t shake off.

Ankrah also threw shade at the “sensationalism” surrounding the World Cup drama. Sure, things didn’t go great, but he insists the focus was on irrelevant stuff like coconuts instead of real issues. So yeah, he’s over it. The man survived, forgave, and left the coconut drama in Brazil—probably sipping fresh juice for way less in Accra. Read more

Picture frame leads to jail

Eii, Ghana man Daniel Agbeko decided to test his DIY skills—except instead of painting or carpentry, he turned picture frames into meth smuggling containers. Classic Netflix vibes, but real life isn’t binge-worthy. Dude was all set to ship these frames to Australia via Aramex, but NACOC officials at the airport were like, “What’s that shiny stuff in your frames?” Surprise: methamphetamine!

When confronted, Agbeko initially acted clueless, but after a little digging, he confessed. He even had a fake name, Abraham Fosu, complete with a forged passport to match. Man had layers of lies like waakye with all the toppings. He claimed a Nigerian partner, John Emeka, sent the frames, but Emeka ghosted harder than a Tinder match after "wyd?"

Fast-forward to court: Justice Marie-Louise Simmons handed Agbeko 15 years in prison for all three charges. Thankfully for him, the sentences will run concurrently, so it’s not triple trouble. The judge considered his “remorse” (debatable) and the fact that this was his first offense. Still, no free lunch—he got slapped with a GHC120,000 fine, with an extra three years if he can’t pay up.

Moral of the story? The streets will fail you, but Kotoka's scanners won’t. And for Agbeko, the only frames he’s dealing with now are the ones on his prison cell window. Read more

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