Happenings In Gold Coast

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Afia Schwarzenegger and ex husband Lawrence Abrokwah. The court presided over by Mrs. Justice Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, a High Court judge siting as an additional Circuit court judge, was expected to deliver its judgement today in the case in which Abrokwa was being held on two counts of domestic violence to wit emotional, verbal and psychological abuse, threat of harm, assault, publication of obscene material, carrying offensive weapon, causing unlawful damage and stealing. Abrokwa at the last sitting failed to appear in court and the trial judge adjourned the matter to Monday March 23, 2020. The court therefore issued a bench warrant for his arrest and adjourned the matter to April 1. The Prosecution had earlier told the Court that the complainant, Afia Schwarzenegger, and Abrokwa were legally married and lived together at Dome Pillar Two, a suburb of Accra, in the house of the complainant. According to the Prosecution, about three weeks before the domestic incident, Abrokwa packed his things and left the house for Dansoman, following persistent misunderstanding between them. He said on August 29, 2017, Abrokwa was informed by their house help, one Afia Nyamekye, there is a male visitor with her mistress who would be spending the night with her. The Prosecution said based on this information, Abrokwa armed himself with a kitchen knife and a bottle containing some liquid purported to be acid. The prosecution said Abrokwa proceeded to the house of the complainant, scaled the wall and entered the compound. The Prosecution said Abrokwa threatened them to stay put as he had found them for him to video them, or else he would pour acid on them to cause harm to their bodies. Prosecution said the male visitor managed to escape during the confrontation, but Afia was prevented by Abrokwa, who ordered her to go on her knees, to declare herself as a prostitute, while he held the bottle of the alleged acid in his hand. He said Afia obliged to his instructions, while Abrokwa continued his video filming of the complainant in her nudity amidst pleas from her to stop. The Prosecution said in the process, Abrokwa assaulted Afia and chased her out of the house. He said the complainant reported the matter to the Police and Abrokwa was arrested, cautioned and granted bail later. According to Prosecution, whilst the case was being investigated, Abrokwa transmitted the video from his phone to Afia's father on his phone on September 1, 2017. Source | Summary

Shatta Wale says it will be difficult for him to be a coronavirus ambassador for free. Although he acknowledges the threat the disease poses as well as the pragmatic steps needed to combat it, the musician, who has carved a niche for himself as one of the most influential celebrities says he will turn down the appointment if it comes with no package. "In an interview with 3FM's MzGee, he said:"They're working and they're getting paid… They're charging us with taxes here and there and we understand. "We can't come out and say we're going to do it for free. I'm not part of their political party. It's best for them to put a package down. Doing it for free will be very hard for someone like me.” At a recent press conference in Accra, information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah announced government's intention to engage celebrities in the fight against coronavirus. According to the minister, government, as part of efforts to educate the public about the pandemic will appoint some celebrities as ambassadors. Amidst claims those who will be appointed will be paid for the services they'll render, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah said there was no such intention. "We were thinking of having them as public education ambassadors or public education champions. I later saw online stories that we have said we are going to use celebrity ambassadors and suggestion that we are going to pay some money; no, that is not happening.” Meanwhile minister of tourism, arts and culture Barbara Oteng Gyasi has said celebrities should not be thinking about whether or not they will be paid for helping to intensify education on the pandemic especially when the fight requires an 'all hands on deck' approach. "We know there are a lot of VVIP personalities who are willing to do it for free. The way the virus is transmitted, if we're not careful and the country becomes overwhelmed, we're all going to suffer. This is a national issue, it's a time for us all to be patriotic.” "If we can do this for our country to get the message out there so that we can come out of it as soon as possible, then you are also able to ply your trade and generate some income" she told MzGee. Globally, more than 13,000 people have now died from the pandemic. An estimated 92,000 of the 304,500 people who contracted the disease globally have recovered. In Ghana, 24 cases have been confirmed and there are fears the number will rise. As part of efforts to prevent escalation, a ban has been placed on public gatherings for 4 weeks, schools have been asked to shut down, borders have been closed to human traffic among others. Source | Summary

Gifty, wife of Dumelo posted this photo on her Instagram page. The pair actually started it off about eight years ago and Mrs Dumelo has now dropped a piece of evidence to that. The wife to the actor took to social media to share a classic throwback photo John Dumelo took her back in the days. According to Gifty, she was living in Canada then when the "Crime Suspect" actor drove from America to visit her. The lovers are married now and blessed with a son, John Dumelo Jnr, who is over a year now. The pair first had their engagement ceremony in May 2018 and walked down the aisle exactly a year after at a star-studded white wedding ceremony which happened at the Royal Senchi. Source | Summary