Tag Archives: BODYGUARD

Be careful when you come to Kumasi – Jay Bahd warns Black Stars bodyguard over harrassment

Ghanaian musician, Jay Bahd, has warned Black Stars’ bodyguard, Aziz to watch his steps whenever he visits Kumasi. The Kumasi-based rapper’s warning stems from Aziz harassing him when he visited the Black Stars’ playing during their training at the Baba Yara Stadium ahead of the game against Madagascar on November …

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Ugandan minister shot dead by his bodyguard

A Ugandan Minister has been shot and killed by his bodyguard. Retired Col Charles Okello Engola, the deputy minister for labour was shot at his home in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday morning, BBC.com reports. The bodyguard who is yet to be officially identified is reported to have shot his …

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My bodyguard not killed; ignore fake news – Mireku Duker

The Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker has denied reports that his bodyguard has been killed at an illegal mining (galamsey) site. Some news portals on Friday reported that a man allegedly shot to death by three Chinese nationals who have been arrested was a bodyguard to …

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George Mireku Duker’s bodyguard shot dead at a galamsey site

  An alleged bodyguard of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Member of Parliament, George Mireku Duker has been murdered at a galamsey site. It is also alleged that the deceased whose name was only given as Eric worked as an illegal miner under the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr Benjamin Kesse. He …

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Bodyguard of member of Zulu king’s coronation committee shot in Durban

A bodyguard of Zululand district municipality mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi was injured when he was shot during a coronation committee meeting in Mayville on Thursday. The injured person, who has not yet been identified, is in hospital. Buthelezi is part of the coronation committee that is working with the Zulu royal …

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From cleaner to gym instructor, to bodyguard – Chairman Wontumi’s untold story

Before becoming a mining magnate, Chairman Wontumi worked in different capacities in his quest to survive and make a name for himself. Having enrolled in Prempeh College and later in a Bible school in Chicago, Wontumi who had earlier aimed at becoming a minister of the gospel had to turn …

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I was a bodyguard in London – Wontumi recounts first meeting with Chelsea owner Abramovic

Ghanaian Businessman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi has recounted his first meeting with Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovic in 2003. According to the Wontumi who worked as a bodyguard in the early 2000s in London, he met the Russian billionaire once through his boss. The Ashanti Regional Chairman narrated that the …

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Supreme Court orders investigations into alleged assault of bailiff by MP’s bodyguard

The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered an investigation into the alleged assault of one of its bailiffs by a bodyguard of the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayeson. Following charges of forgery, perjury, deceiving a public officer, and knowingly making a false declaration brought against the …

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Presidential bodyguard returns after 50-year absence

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Milton Obote, Uganda’s first elected president, was exiled in Tanzania along with his head of securityImage caption: Milton Obote, Uganda’s first elected president, was exiled in Tanzania along with his head of security A former head of security for late Ugandan President Milton Obote, who was …

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