Majid Michel has opened up on stealing from Taxi Drivers during his difficult times. The Ghanaian actor, who is now an Evangelist, engaged in the act because he was broke. He disclosed this on Angel FM show hosted by Okyeame Quophi.
Detailing the incident, Majid Michel said “I used to take taxis, the trotro taxi type, not the taxi that drops you. So when I sit in the taxi, I will take the money [from the gear area where drivers leave their coins] and then put it in my pocket”.
As for what happens after successfully stealing the money, he said “then when we reach the destination, I will pay him with his own money because I didn’t have money”.
This wouldn’t be the first time the actor has disclosed that at a point in life he was truant. Earlier this year, Majid revealed that he once engaged in drugs.
“I used to go out to drink, go and booze, we go and smoke, get into fights on the streets. So I did some drugs; we tried something to see how it goes,” he said.
Speaking about how addiction to alcohol and drugs nearly wrecked him, he advised that “friends are critical. If you are a young guy, be careful in choosing them because your friends are very critical in your life.”
Majid Michel over the past few years has been preaching the Gospel, which came as a surprise to most of his followers.
However, he notes that “I’ve always known God all my life. There was no turning point. Since I remember being aware in life, I have known God”.
The revelation, however, landed Majid in trouble with the Ghana Narcotics Control Board.
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I stole taxi driver’s money to pay him -Majid Michel confesses
Prophet Kumchacha lays his anointed hands on Abena Korkor
Prophet Kumchacha has laid his anointed hands on Abena Korkor. The Ghanaian pastor and mental health advocate met in the studio of Onua TV in Accra, where he decided to pray for her.
During the prayer, Prophet Kumchacha soaked Abena Korkor in the blood of Jesus and said “any spirit that is not from you, whether from her family, the marine or any gods, today I cast all of you out“.
“From today, your life shall be renewed like how He gave Lazarus a new life, Abena Korkor, from today you shall walk in Christ,” he concluded.
The mental health advocate shared the video of Kumchacha praying for her and captioned it “Thank You soo much for the word of prayer Prophet KumChaCha“. See her post below which has attracted over 500 comments.
Social media users however have a lot to say about the video. One Instagrammer, @nanaefyalortty wrote “Abena are u sure u no go do again?” with @team_5o9 saying that “I hope he doesn’t make the list ooo“.
Commenting on the same post by Abena Korkor, another Instagram user @blaq_american44 said “waste of time and energy, this one will go back to default settings tomorrow norr” but @maabyna_papabi said “Amen amen amen I want to give offering to seal this prayer“.
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Spain heatwave brings record May temperatures
Parts of Spain are experiencing their hottest May ever with temperatures of more than 40C in some places, according to the state weather agency, AEMET.
The agency issued heat warnings in 10 regions for Saturday, saying it could be “one of the most intense” heatwaves in years.
The city of Jaén in southern Spain recorded its highest ever May temperature of 40C on Friday.
Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more intense.
Spain’s unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hot air coming from North Africa, causing temperatures to rise by up to 15C above average for this time of year.
The worst-hit regions are Andalusia in the south, Extremadura in the south-west, Madrid and Castilla La Mancha in the centre and Aragon in the north-east.
Spain’s health ministry urged residents to drink plenty of water and to stay in cool places when possible. It also advised people to reduce physical activity.
“This year it seems to have gone directly to summer, but we have to keep going,” Madrid road sweeper Rocio Vazquez, 58, told Reuters news agency.
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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor
Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species. The main risks to sea turtles in Tunisia are linked to fisheries, since they become entangled in nets — including the three that were released into the wild.
The migratory species, which can live to as old as 45, are listed as “vulnerable” in the Red List of threatened species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The turtles’ release was watched by a crowd of some 50 people, many of them children, carried out by a specialised care centre in Tunisia’s eastern port of Sfax.
Some 35 turtles have been cared for at the centre in the past year as part of the Mediterranean-wide Life Med Turtle project.
Environmental activists helped carry the heavy turtles down the beach, before the animals crawled the final distance towards the sea.
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France’s new Solidarity Minister denies accusations of rape
Scandal has hit France’s reshuffled government after freshly minted Minister for Solidarity, Autonomy and Disabled People, Damien Abad, was accused of raping two women.
In a statement on Sunday, the 42-year-old said he contested the accusations – published late Saturday by the news site Mediapart – “with the greatest force”.
“I deny having exercised any form of coercion on any woman,” said Abad, who suffers from arthrogryposis – a rare condition that he claims limits his movements and gestures.
“These accusations relate to acts or gestures that are simply impossible for me because of my disability.”
The alleged sexual violence concerns incidents that reportedly took place in 2010 and 2011.
Judicial sources told BFM TV that an initial rape complaint had been filed and closed without action in April 2012. A second complaint filed in December 2017 ended in the same result.
Abad, a former president of the Republicans political group in the National Assembly, was a member of the European parliament before being elected to the French parliament in 2017.
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Four killed during powerful storms in eastern Canada
Four people are dead and nearly 900,000 homes are without power after severe storms pummeled the eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
Ontario police said three people died and several more were injured because of the strong thunderstorm. Images posted on social media from across the province showed debris-strewn streets and toppled trees that damaged homes and cars.
One man was killed when a tree fell on the trailer he was staying in on Saturday. Meanwhile, according to Peel Regional Police, a woman in her 70s was killed after being struck by a tree in the city of Brampton.
“Woman was transported to local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries,” the organisation posted on Twitter.
The storm was severe enough for Environment Canada to issue broadcast-intrusive emergency alerts that went out to television and radio stations and mobile phones. In the federal capital Ottawa, another person was killed by the storm, but local police declined to give further details.
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Millions stranded as flooding causes havoc in Bangladesh, India
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead, officials have said.
In Bangladesh, about two million people have been marooned by the worst floods in the country’s northeast for nearly two decades while nearly one million people have been affected by the flooding.
At least 100 villages at Zakiganj were inundated after floodwater rushing from India’s northeast breached a major embankment on the Barak River, said Mosharraf Hossain, the chief government administrator of the Sylhet region.
“Some two million people have been stranded by floods so far,” he told AFP, adding that at least 10 people have been killed this week.
Many parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring regions in India are prone to flooding, and experts have said that climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events around the world.
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Israel, Switzerland report first monkeypox cases as virus spreads
Israel and Switzerland have confirmed their first cases of monkeypox, joining several European and North American countries in detecting a disease that is endemic to parts of Africa.
In recent weeks, more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden as well as in the US, Canada and Australia, raising fears the virus may be spreading.
The outbreak in countries where the virus is not endemic is highly unusual, according to scientists.
A spokesman for Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital told AFP on Saturday that a 30-year-old man, who recently returned from western Europe with monkeypox symptoms, had tested positive for the virus.
The Israeli health ministry said on Friday that the man had been exposed to a person with monkeypox abroad and that he remained in isolation at Ichilov Hospital in mild condition.
Switzerland also confirmed its first detected case of monkeypox on Saturday, a person in the canton of Bern who contracted the virus through “close physical contact abroad”, the canton said in a statement.
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Breast Lumps: Causes and When to Call a Doctor
If you notice any breast changes, call your doctor right away to get it checked, but don’t panic. Most breast lumps are benign, which means they’re not cancer. Benign breast lumps usually have smooth edges and can be moved slightly when you push against them. They are often found in both breasts.
There are several common causes, including normal changes in breast tissue, breast infections, or injury.
Breast tissue changes during a woman’s entire life. It is sensitive to changing hormone levels during the menstrual cycle.
Common Causes of Breast Lumps
Fibroadenomas. These are the most common benign lumps. If you push on them, they are solid, round, rubbery lumps that move freely. They’re usually painless. Women between 20 and 30 get them most often. They’re also more common in African-American women. Fibroadenomas can be surgically removed.
Fibrocystic changes. Changes in hormones during your menstrual cycles can create changes in your breasts. These are known as fibrocystic breast changes. You could get lumps in both breasts that increase in size and tenderness just before your period. You might have nipple discharge as well.
The lumps are milk ducts and tissues around them that have grown and widened to form cysts. These enlarge quickly in response to hormones released near your period. The lumps may be hard or rubbery and could feel like a single (large or small) lump. Fibrocystic changes can also cause breast tissue to thicken.
These changes are often most noticeable during your 40s. They’re the most common cause of benign breast lumps in women ages 35 to 50. Postmenopausal women are less likely to have these types of breast changes. That’s because they don’t have monthly changes in hormones.
They don’t require treatment, but your doctor may recommend ways to ease monthly tenderness.
Simple cysts. Simple cysts are fluid-filled sacs that usually affect both breasts. You could have one or many. They can vary in size. Their tenderness and size often change with your menstrual cycle.
Simple cysts can be treated with fine needle aspiration. This isn’t surgery. Your doctor will place a needle into the area around the lump. If the lump is a cyst, they can suck out the fluid and the cyst will collapse. Cysts can also go away on their own, so your doctor may choose to wait and see if it goes away.
Intraductal papillomas. These are small, wart-like growths in the lining of the mammary duct near the nipple. They usually affect women who are 30 to 50. They can cause bleeding from the nipple. Your doctor can remove them with surgery.
Traumatic fat necrosis. This happens when there is an injury to the breast, though you may not remember an injury happening. It causes fat to form in lumps that are generally round, firm, hard, and painless. You usually get one at a time.
It can be hard to tell if a lump from traumatic fat necrosis is that or something else until your doctor does a biopsy. These usually don’t need to be treated. But if the lump bothers you, the doctor can remove it.
How Often Are Breast Lumps Cancerous?
About 20% of the time, breast lumps are cancer.
Can Men Get Breast Lumps?
Yes. Men can have tender breast enlargement, often with a lump under the nipple. Sometimes this is in one breast, but it often happens in both. This noncancerous condition is called gynecomastia.
Does a Breast Lump Mean Infection?
It can. Sometimes a painful lump, with or without redness, is the first sign of an infection. Mastitis is an infection most common in breastfeeding moms. It happens when bacteria get into the mammary ducts through your nipple. Infection happens in small pockets. You’ll feel tender, warm lumps in your breast.
For relief, try a hot shower and let the warm water flow over your breasts. A warm compress can also help. Sometimes your doctor will prescribe an antibiotic.
What Should I Do If I Find a Breast Lump?
See your doctor if you discover any new breast changes, such as:
An area that’s clearly different from any other area on either breast
A lump or thickened area in or near the breast or underarm that lasts through your menstrual cycle
A change in breast size, shape, or contour
A mass or lump. It could be as small as a pea or feel like a marble under your skin.
A change in how the skin on your breast or nipple looks or feels. It could be dimpled, puckered, scaly, or inflamed.
Clear or bloody fluid coming out of the nipple
Red skin on your breast or nipple
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37 vie for positions in Ashanti NPP
About 37 aspirants would be contesting the impending New Patriotic Party (NPP) Regional Elections slated for next weekend, over three days, from May 27 to 29, 2022 for various positions in the party.
While Alhaji Saalim Bamba and Francis Adomako contest unopposed for the positions of Nasara Coordinator and Organiser respectively, the chairmanship slot would be keenly contested by a number of aspirants, including the incumbent, Bernard Antwi Boasiako.
Others include Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, former Afigya Kwabre South Constituency Chairman, Mr. Robert Asare Bediako, former Asokwa Constituency Chairman, Mr. Kwabena Owusu-Aduomi, former Deputy Roads Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, and Oheneba Kofi Adum Bawuah, Chief Patron of the Patriotic Ambassadors Movement and former NPP-USA National Organiser.
The incumbent First Vice Chairman, Kwabena Nsenkyire, would be seeking re-election alongside Patrick Acheampong and Kennedy Marfo.
For the Second Vice Chairman position, Richies Oscar alias Ghana Beye Yie would compete with Mr. Patrick Adu Gyamfi, former Bekwai Constituency Chairman; Victoria Owusu-Achaw, Abraham Boadi alias Opooman former Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Abanga and Mohammed Seidu.
The incumbent Regional Secretary, Lawyer Kwame Adom Appiah, will face opposition from Nelson Owusu Ansah as four persons, namely, Alan Gyimah (incumbent), Paul Yandoh, Kwame Bediako and Shadrack Agyapong also struggle for the position of Assistant Secretary.
Nana Ama Ampomaa would have to beat Beatrice Owusu and Adwoa Konadu to maintain her position as the Regional Women’s Organiser.
For the position of Treasurer, Hajia Zainab Salihu would have to prove her worth as the incumbent to retain her post against Frederick Addae, Isaac Osei Kwarteng and Foster Kwadwo Asare.
A record eight contestants, including Michael Ofori Akuoku, Patrick Ralph Sarfo, Ohemeng Moore, Martin Ameyaw, Kwabena Amo Aidoo, Isaac Bonsu, Lawrence Agyarko and Henry Duah Boateng would vie for the position of Youth Organiser of the party in the region.
