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Martin Amidu Arrested Before Dec. 7 Polls

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  • June 11 years ago

    Daily trash at it again!!

  • bomb 11 years ago

    say that again man.where is the logic here.how can martin amidu be arrested a week to the election because he has some bombshell when dropped would jeopardise the chances of John Mahama.if this is true,cant martin amidu speak ...
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  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

    THIS PAPERS ANTI-NDC PROPAGANDA ARE JUST IMPOTENT AND POROUS. NOT CONVINCING THE LEAST. THIS IS ONE OF THE MEDIA TOOLS WHICH HAS DUMPED NPP INTO THE DIRTY DRAISN IN KEJETIA AND NIMA. MAKA MAKA.

  • NDC AGAIN? 11 years ago

    M AMIDU, GHANA NEEDS YOU & KEN AGYAPONG. WE LOVE YOU. NO FEARS. Murders party is SHIT. OYE & VEEP ARE SODOM LEADERS

  • NDC AGAIN? 11 years ago

    They killed judges

  • NDC AGAIN? 11 years ago

    Bush man he is

  • SHAMO 11 years ago

    THE NDC GREEDY BASTARDS PARTY IS A NON DEMOCRATIC PARTY.. NON BELIEVER OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH... JJ CHOSE WRONG PEOPLE TO FORM THAT BUGABUGA PARTY!

  • ZoRRo 11 years ago

    Why are there too many scandals in Ghana governments ? Meanwhile the poor and jobless are suffering !

  • Ganaba 11 years ago

    LIKE FATHER LIKE SON ! THE FATHER, JULOR JATO RAWLINGS WE ALL KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM, DID NOT KNOW FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND WAS SURROUNDED MOSTLY BY LOW EDUCATED PEOPLE. IT IS THEREFORE LOGIC THAT THE DNA HAS BEEN PASSED ON TO ...
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  • william 11 years ago

    Your dna reduces you to swallow any story, rumour!!Not good for your 'digestive system'!

  • IDRIS PACAS 11 years ago

    No amount of information released by anybody could have impacted negatively on the outcome of last year's election. Hmm! how many educated people even have time to listen news? Within these numerous FM stations and print medi ...
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  • THEO 11 years ago

    The way things are going in Ghana, eg, gold stealing, Mahama brother not paying his loan, Mahama inflating cost of Ghana's import etc, coup will be accepted to get rid of him and people like Asiedu Nketiah.

  • Alert 11 years ago

    You are ready to accept every news piece, why? Ask yourself why Mr. Amidu would want to shut his gargantuan lips on the arrest. He must be doing something fishy. Stop talking about gold shipment its "denial". Fly to Turkey f ...
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  • THEO 11 years ago

    "After the seizure in Turkey, the Iranian Foreign Minister came to Ghana for a closed-door meeting with President Mahama on January 8, 2013.

    President Mahama’s next official assignment outside Africa was to Turkey. But ...
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  • lawrence 11 years ago

    They have to ask the President Mahama direct, about Why, Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr MARTIN AMIDU was picked up by some Security Agents before the Election, Because, if the people in High Positions, wh ...
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  • KOFORIDUA Flowers (fr) 11 years ago

    NOT THIS TIME!! SOME OF US KNOW WHAT MILITARY COUP MEANS AND THEREFORE, DOES NOT HONOUR THIS SYSTEM OF CHANGE OF GOVT.ELECTION FRAUD AND MINIPULATION PETITION IS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.LETS HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR JUDICIARY, ...
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  • Ganaba 11 years ago

    Ver True !

  • nana 11 years ago

    another jj will surely come

  • Mensah 11 years ago

    Think, Ghana is becoming totalitarian state .How quickly you forget and surprising so because you who are commenting about this have a very short memory. Last year a man made T-shirt with the president face in front. What hap ...
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  • lion zion 11 years ago

    GOD HAVE MERCY FOR THE BLIND FOLLOWERS OF THIS GAY PROMOTERS DEMONIC NDC

  • Hebert, Sweden 11 years ago

    Hey Mr. writer, the person involved did not give you any word, when he was contacted by your outfit, why fomulating stories?

  • Mensah 11 years ago

    The Insight, the Herald and the other NDC newspaper in Ho, written by those small boys are the worst newspapers in Ghana by my opinion.

  • Kukua 11 years ago

    At least there are some honest people in Government. Well done Mr. Amidu.

  • kwame 11 years ago

    HAS THE DAILY GUIDE BECOME THE MOUTHPIECE OF MARTIN AMIDU? YOU THINK THIS MAN WOULD BE ARRESTED AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT INCLUDING HIS FAMILY? IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CREDIBLE NEWS OR ARE MAKING LOSSES THROUGH YOUR SALES, ...
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  • June 11 years ago

    Ok now u change the headline, abi?

  • tegare 11 years ago

    was martin arrested..is this lazy journalism...time will tell

  • Alex London 11 years ago

    The article stated that a source at the National Security has said that Mr Amidu was picked up. If this is not true we expect the communication directorate/Public relations affairs at th National Security to come out and say ...
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  • the offended northerner 11 years ago

    DAILY GUIDE YOUR REPORTAGE IS SUCH THAT ONE CAN EASILY SAY WHETHER SOME NEWS IS FROM YOUR PAPER . IT IS A DAILY MISGUIDE. YOU DONT LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE AND OR YOU JUST CANT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE NPP AND CANNOT SEE ANY ...
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  • NDC LOOTING SQUADRON 11 years ago

    Why did the 'President' went himself to Turkey whilst it was a Foreign Minister who came to Ghana. Jon Maama is diminishing the Presidency. Was he Presidentially Wellcomed or went through just like any ordinary passenger and ...
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  • sackey nii 11 years ago

    wawooo ghana be dat

  • NTAMKESE 11 years ago

    AND THIS IS EXACTLY THESE IDIOTS WANT TO DO TO THE ALLIANCE FOR LET MY VOTE COUNT. ONCE A MURDERER ALWAYS A MURDERERE. NDC WILL NEVER DO AWAY WITH DICTORTOSHIP FROM THE AFRC/PNDC DAYS!!

  • KOO GUY 11 years ago

    Daily guide must know that their lies publication is not washing in the minds of well reasoned Ghanaians. Martin Amidu arrested and prevented from voting and this man (AMIDU) kept quiet all this time? Peddle lies that have ex ...
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  • THEO 11 years ago

    Martin Amidu is not dead, if you want the truth, why don't you ask Martin Amidu to come out and say this is not true instead of castigating the paper reporting it. They have put fear in him or paid him Martin Amidu is not ta ...
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  • OBURONIBA FITAFITA 11 years ago

    In an open society the press feeds on news like this. You would find all the newspapers, television cameras trying to focus on finding the truth even if it is an unfounded rumour. They will openly follow the president with a ...
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  • John Kpeglo 11 years ago

    This story lack substance.

  • Pebbles Nusetor 11 years ago

    Martin Amidu is not a saint himself. Do not forget that, his personal deals when in office also went through somebody. Such people are up in arms telling him that he should look back. When you bend down looking at somebody ...
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  • abukari yakubu- tamale St chairs roa 11 years ago

    DAILY GUIDE BECAMES THE SPOKES PERSONS FOR MARTIN AMIDU

  • NII LARTEY NARTEY 11 years ago

    A thief is more moral than the notoriously corrupt criminally immoral John Mahama, the man Ghana unfortunately have as "President"

    When a thief steals your money he does not demand you thank him or voting him in a positio ...
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  • Afari Atta Ayi Gyan 11 years ago

    NDC huslers have got the opportunities to steal all our moneys. and me Afari Gyan aka atta ayi will not sit down for them to steal all, i must take some. So please Ghanaians forgive me i took bribe bcus they would have stolen ...
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  • alfred 11 years ago

    NDC this is undemocratic...........

  • Alert 11 years ago

    Ghanaians, do you believe this? Daily Guide is telling us Martin Amidu can no longer speak from his gargantuan mouth. He was able to break the gargantuan Woyome "deal" but today he not speak about the gargantuan attack on hih ...
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  • Martin 11 years ago

    If Amidu was really arrested and he is tight lipped over the issue,then the security officials might have proved to him that he was clean after all and if he dares he would be exposed.

  • Luther King 11 years ago

    fed up with these daily lies. please u are gradually reducing your credibility. even when martin was in power and feard he could loose his post he did not keep quiet. no one can shut martin up. martin has a family and friends ...
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  • KOFI 11 years ago

    Write lose not loose, tired of reading this stupidity all the time.

  • GRAMON 11 years ago

    CRAZY AMIDU HAS TO GO TO MENTAL HOSPITAL

  • A Coup without the Army 11 years ago

    The NDC is a MAFIA organization and not a political party.
    Mahama is a threat to democracy in Ghana. If it is true that Martin Amidu arrested before the Dec, 7 polls, then Mahama cannot be trusted by the people.
    But if this ...
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  • KA NA WU 11 years ago

    Crusading Guide, I wonder whether you take lessons. After all the propaganda, allegations, fabrications, distortions and accusations, the people of Ghana renewed their faith in the NDC during the elections and rejected your ...
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  • SYDNEY 11 years ago

    IF THE NDC WERE NOT FULL OF THIEVES AND TRIBALISTIC NATION WRECKERS, HOW COULD THE LOUD VUVUZELA MOUTHED ASIEDU NKETIA HAVE PROUDLY ANNOUNCED THE NEAR COMPLETION OF THEIR HEAD QUARTERS ONLY TO REMAIN SO CRIMINALLY SILENT AFTE ...
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  • Richard Boateng 11 years ago

    Mmmmm! Really? If this is true, then why is he quiet now? If he scared then why doesn't he tell J J Rawlings to speak it for him? J J would love this info especially as it was the Mills Administration. Not too convinced y ...
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  • Julor Agyekum Kwakwe JAK 11 years ago

    This freedom of speech paaa! Any idiot can write.

  • ZONGO BA 11 years ago

    SOME GHANAIANS ARE TOO BUSY WITH THEIR W WHAT THEY WORK SO MUCH AND ARE IN DARKNESS AS FAR AS POLITICAL NEWS IS CONCERNED AND THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELEIVE THE BEHAVIOUR OF SOME POLITICIANS,BUT PLS. DONT DISBELIEVE.SOME A ...
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  • Ananse, Madrid 11 years ago

    Gina Blay, If you need more fairy tales stories, contact me for more. This infantile leftist propaganda of yours will not add anything to the baseless NPP case at the Supreme Court.

  • ADAMA 11 years ago

    YES ,THE STORY IS TRUE. TIME WILL TELL

  • Thomas Boateng 11 years ago

    Ghana is cursed by mahama regime and they need to be removed from power if they still want to be on power

  • BOFAH KUMASI. 11 years ago

    I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THE STORY BECAUSE MARTIN IS NOT THE TYPE WHO CAN BE SMOTHERED.IN ANY CASE,1 I WAIT FOR HIM TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE TO PROVE OR DENY IT.

  • Osabarima Darko 11 years ago

    Is Martin Amidu, so dumb that he can not at least utter a word to any family member about his arrest and subsequent confinement or what?

  • Pastor One God 11 years ago

    Well we all know about it but we are handicapped and now corruption is in power and prison might be the answer oh Big Bang The Creator tell me what you gonna do about it..........Pathetic!

  • KOFORIDUA Flowers (fr) 11 years ago

    WE EMPLOY MARTIN TO COME OUT WITH THE TRUTH IN THIS MATTER IN THAT YOU ARE THE MASSES CHOICE IN TERMS OF HONESTY,FAIRNESS AND LOYALTY.IT SOUNDS VERY UNFORTUNATE HOWEVER,DON'T LET THIS UNCONFIRMED ARREST SILENCE YOUR INTERGRIT ...
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  • The same 11 years ago

    Foolish news paper doing the normal Npp nonsense again

  • Edem 11 years ago

    WE ALL KNOW THAT PRESIDENT MAHAMA IS A WORLD CLASS THIEF WHO STEALS FROM THE COUNTRY. HE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE DEATH OF ATTA - MILLS TO COVER HIS CRIMES

  • MR AMIDU GHANA HERO 11 years ago

    PREZ MAHAMA IS WORLD CLASS THIEF,AND CRIMINAL,CORROPTS,SINKING GHANA,BIG SHAME TO JDM MEANS JUDGEMENT DEPT MANAGER,DESTROY GHANA,HMMMM

  • Antie Kate 11 years ago

    MAHAMA IS EVIL AND GOD WILL EXPOSE HIM SOON. THE CORRUPTION, INTIMIDATION AND LIES WILL NOT LAST. MAHAMA KILLED MILLS, GOD WILL PUNISH MAHAMA. YOU WILL DIE BEFORE YOUR TIME.

  • SHALOM 11 years ago

    Such sensational headlines are used to make heavy sales for newspapers. Many papers do it not Daily Guide alone.

  • Onslopogas 11 years ago

    No wonder...can't hear from him any more!!Where is Amidu?????This KGB style of rule by the NDC must not be entertained!!!

  • Kwaku 11 years ago

    My friend KGB has stopped that animal behaviour.

  • Honesty - the best policy! 11 years ago

    Twenty-one gun salute to the Daily Guide for not giving-up on its mandate to destroy the NDC and Mahama "at all cost". But the Good Lord has not given up on Mahama and Ghana so no shaking Ghana shall move forward in the right ...
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  • alex 11 years ago

    If any of readers of comments about this report is close to Mr. Amidu (hopefully Mr Amidu himself will read this) please let him know it will be very sad if he allows himself to be MIFFED by corrupt individuals in the party. ...
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  • Mad Max 11 years ago

    It appears Martin Alamisi Benz Kaiser Amidu has finally swallowed the juicy bait of John Mahama's blood-soaked bribe money. How else can a man of the stature of Martin Amidu be incarcerated unlawfully and then remain quite (n ...
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  • Mad Max 11 years ago

    It appears Martin Alamisi Benz Kaiser Amidu has finally swallowed the juicy bait of John Mahama's blood-soaked bribe money. How else can a man of the stature of Martin Amidu be incarcerated unlawfully and then remain quiet or ...
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  • Abeiku - London 11 years ago

    Want to hear this from d horses own mouth .... then again he could be very very scared ... just say it if it's true Mr Amidu ... we r watching ... NO FEAR

  • afrotee 11 years ago

    Amidu should be locked indefinitely.

  • KWAKU KYERETWIE 11 years ago

    KWAME NKRUMAH WAS A DICTATOR AND AFTER A WHILE HIS PARTY OF CPP BECAME DEFUNCT AS OF TODAY. THE NDC WILL BY ALL MEANS PLUNGE INTO OBLIVION SOON, SINCE THE LEADERS ARE ALL COMMUNISTS- INCLINED AND THEY WILL FAIL LIKE KWAME NKR ...
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  • Anang Akanbekbisa. 11 years ago

    The Asantes/Akans are at it again, as usual. As far as it concerns them, nobody is good enough to lead Ghana except an Ashanti or an Akan. Even none of their non-Asante or Akan NPP supporters is good enough to lead their Akan ...
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  • abbas 11 years ago

    you guys can go and drink the kwale lagoon, martin is nothing but idiot who has missed his senses, and for you daily guide your days are due, foolish medium without manners

  • A comcerned citizen 11 years ago

    Probably they gave him money to keep quiet.

  • Ernest (Atlanta Georgia u.s.a) 11 years ago

    Do u need powerful spiritual help? I know of a very very powerful young lady name Queen who has rescue me from hell, poverty nd shame. Nd has made me very very rich nd powerful. Wats ur problem? Name it nd Queen will solve al ...
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  • HAWA YAKUBU 11 years ago

    My brother you were part of these wrong doers for all this time. Why now?. You came out to talk about them after you had been benched. The whole World sees this as been manifested by hate. Yes I admire you very much as a brot ...
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  • Anang Akanbekbisa. 11 years ago

    This is a Bulsa man by birth. I taught him in P4 in 1960 at the St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Bawku. His father was Amidu Kanjarga, who was a Sergeant in the then Colonial 'Water Police' stationed at Bawku in the lat ...
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  • skotsman 11 years ago

    This is simple; both parties are cowards. If Amidu is the man he is and has any information, he should come out on this issue. If Mahama is the man he is and thinks he is clear of those transactions, he should constitute the ...
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  • Emmanuel Boye 11 years ago

    That monster is a big thief, corrupt, womaniser and the most useless President Ghana have ever got

  • MAHAMAH WOMANIZER 11 years ago

    mahamah is a cool dagerous man as you see him. he made sure he killed mills before that committee will sit to present and mills with thier report.

  • insight to the bone 11 years ago

    what do you expect from a party burdened by this mentality of use them and drop them , see what has happened to kwetey and his office behind the toilet , e t mensah who for years has fought the battle and now is rewarded with ...
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  • Poor man'sJJ 11 years ago

    Why molest, mistreat and torture those who love mother Ghana first - We need more Martin Amidus - not less! Martin stand for office (in your own right) and we'll VOTE FOR YOU!You derserve to rule not these thieves!

  • Nana Asare 11 years ago

    GHANA IS SITING ON A TIME BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE.

  • sam locco 11 years ago

    oooooooh my ghana wtat a pitty

  • Danso , Awuah 11 years ago

    DID HE VOTE THOUGH?. THIS IS A CASE OF NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS VRS. NATIONAL SECURITY. THE SECURITY AGENCIES HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ARREST ANYONE WHOSE ACTIVITIES, VERBALLY, PHYSICALLY OR OTHERWISE IS DEEMED TO CAUSE UNREST, ...
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  • Rob 11 years ago

    This happens in banana republics, and not civilized nations. There is due process. He should be served with an arrest warrant with the reasons for the arreat. He should be brought to court to respond to the charges. How m ...
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  • Nana Yaw 11 years ago

    He is a buffoon stooge of JJ Rawlings and his irritant wife. Amidu has no ambition other than acting sheeply to please the madman, JJ Rawlings!!!!!

  • Balawo President 11 years ago

    If this report is true then I firmly believe that this Balawo president who would do anything to cover his back and rule Ghana has turned our glorious and beautiful country into a Police state!

  • BIG JAY 11 years ago

    Somebody should let the president know that his machiavellian tactics would topple him.Even Nkrumah was toppled, and he must not rely on the Northerners in the military to think he is impregnable.This country will never go ba ...
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  • KWABENA DANSOMAN 11 years ago

    EVEN THE COLONIALISTS WERE SHOWN THE EXIT WHO CAN SILENCE WHO?

  • ANITA MP 11 years ago

    WE NEED COUP NOW

  • GIWA 11 years ago

    I AM HOOPING THIS MIGHT NOT BE TRUE BUT IF IT IS TRUE THEN THESE POEPLE MIGTH BE MORE SERIOUS THAN WHAT WE THINK GUYS.

  • Whatever 11 years ago

    Daily Guide is going nuts

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