Public Agenda NewsPaperPublic Agenda NewsPaper
  • General News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Development Agenda
  • World News
  • Features & Opinions
  • Election watch
  • Editorial
Font ResizerAa
Public Agenda NewsPaperPublic Agenda NewsPaper
Font ResizerAa
  • General News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Development Agenda
  • World News
  • Features & Opinions
  • Election watch
  • Editorial
Search
  • General News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Development Agenda
  • World News
  • Features & Opinions
  • Election watch
  • Editorial
Follow US
Breaking NewsGeneral News

Alcohol, ‘Wee’ Caused My Kidney Failure – OJ Blaq

Latifa Carlos
Last updated: June 28, 2018 12:46 pm
Latifa Carlos
Share
3 Min Read
OJ Blaq
OJ Blaq
SHARE

Ghanaian musician Andy Alexander Nii Akrashie, known in showbiz as OJ Blaq, has revealed what contributed to his kidney ailment a few years ago.

According to the ‘Chalewote’ hit maker, alcoholism and smoking affected his health greatly.

He said that was what contributed to his kidney failure, a sickness that nearly claimed his life.

More Read

National Water Justice Campaign Launched to Tackle Inequality in Access
ISODEC Urges Collective Action to Secure Safe Water for All Ghanaians
Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
A decade of African politics: democratic gains and new pressures
Minister Faults Nana Akufo-Addo Government’s Decentralisation Record

“I was not hypertensive, I was not diabetic but I’ll say it’s lifestyle. Too much alcohol, smoking, meat and all that lifestyle did not help. And what I have understood is that wherever you are weak that’s where Satan uses to attack you,” he had told Citi FM.

In an exclusive interview with Jessica Opare-Saforo on Citi FM’s ‘Traffic Avenue, the new Christian convert said he started smoking and drinking when he was at the basic school level.
According to him, he started smoking the cigarette when he was at Achimota Primary School.

In his third year at the Junior High School, he added marijuana, popularly known in Ghanaian parlance as ‘wee.’

Asked if he has turned a preacher, he said he has dedicated his time to propagating the gospel.

“I do evangelism because I want to spread the word so everywhere I go, I talk about God,” he noted.

He also stated that God had used him to convert some friends who hitherto were not ‘born again,’ into Christianity.

Few years ago, OJ Blaq was down with kidney failure but according to him, God miraculously healed him, and he has now become stronger than before.

Recounting his ordeal, OJ said he really went through pain when he was hit by the sickness.

However, later checks proved that his condition had reversed to normal; a situation which is rare among people who suffer kidney failure.

He noted that it took the divine intervention of a man of God called Prophet Gideon Danso to get him healed fully. The prophet prayed with him and later his creatinine went done drastically.

“The immune booster was helping me, it was bringing the creatinine down, but when I met Prophet Danso, my pH and creatinine went down to normal,” he said.

OJ Blaq has currently released a gospel song titled ‘His Presence’ under the Oracle of Jesus record label.

 

Source: Citifmonline.com

Share This Article
Facebook Whatsapp Whatsapp Email Copy Link Print

Latest News

Bawumia engages Ken Agyapong ahead of 2028 polls
April 20, 2026
Over 100 communities in Volta Region at risk from tidal waves — Anlo MP
April 20, 2026
Underperforming ECG districts risk major shake-up — Jinapor
April 15, 2026
GIS to crack down on street begging, unregistered migrants in Accra
April 15, 2026
Government engages sachet water producers today as price hike suspended
April 8, 2026
Healthy, thriving Africa key to global progress
April 8, 2026
Ghana’s inflation drops to 3.2% in March 2026
April 1, 2026

You Might Also Like

Breaking NewsPan Africa Politicstop stories

ISODEC Urges Action after Landmark UN Reparative Justice Resolution

March 31, 2026
Breaking NewsBusinesstop stories

Govt to amend Public Procurement Act to limit sole sourcing

March 31, 2026
Breaking NewsDevelopment AgendaPolitics

MFWA Boss Urges Youth to Embrace Active Citizenship Beyond Voting

March 31, 2026
Breaking NewsDevelopment Agendatop stories

Mahama to table UN resolution on slavery as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

March 19, 2026

About Us

Public Agenda is fou­nded and owned by Pu­blic Agenda Communic­ations.

Public Agenda was founded as a public interest Me­dia entity. Its Visi­on is to contribute to building a well-i­nformed society where accurate informati­on dissemination is the cornerstone of a democratic, just and equitable society.

Its mission is to inform, guide and bui­ld responsible citiz­enship and accountab­le decision making and strive for excell­ence in the media in­dustry. Public Agenda Communications is managed by a Board of Directors.

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?