[ads1] Joy FM is reporting that a private school in Akosombo in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region has recorded 40 Covid-19 cases. Per their publication, this was disclosed by the Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the region, Dr. Winfred Ofosu during an interview.[ads2] She didn’t name the school but indicated that most of the cases recorded were among students and staff who visited various health facilities within the constituency. Dr. Ofosu stated that the number is alarming, adding that all the students are asymptomatic and responding well to treatment. “Most cases are from communities…
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[ads1] The spokesperson of the second respondent of the 2020 election petition, Lawyer Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B) has said John Dramani Mahama is showing no seriousness in his petition. According to Nana B, the absence of the petitioner and flagbearer of the NDC in the 2020 election John Dramani Mahama in court and the attitude of his lead counsel Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata clearly indicates their ‘unseriousness’.[ads2] “I don’t think he [John Mahama] is serious about this case. You have brought a case to the court, he is not going to be in the witness box yet doesn’t appear in…
[ads1] The Ashanti Region has recorded 175 new cases of COVID-19 between January 31 and February 2, bringing the cumulative cases in the region to 12,619. A total of 11,635 have, however, recovered out of the number, leaving 880 active cases, according to a situational report released by the Regional Health Directorate.[ads2] Sixty-seven (67) of the active cases are on admission with the remaining 813 being provided with home-based care. Two people, according to the report, are in critical condition, 28 severe, 33 moderate and four mild. The report said 32 out of the 43 districts in the Region currently…
[ads1] The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has threatened to publish the names of MPs who have contracted coronavirus but are failing to self isolate. This follows a caution by the Speaker last week to the House strongly urging all Members to take the Covid-19 test scheduled for them.[ads2] In a statement read on his behalf by the first deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, Mr Bagbin revealed that some MPs who have tested positive do not self-isolate and still come into the Chamber of Parliament. “Some members of Parliament who have in fact tested positive to the Covid are still…
[ads3] President Nana Akufo-Addo has instructed that the price for PCR testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) be reduced. Health officials and the company administering the antigen test at KIA will be expected to charge $50 instead of the previous $150. However, the Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu who disclosed this on the Floor of Parliament on Friday did not state when the reduction will take effect. This comes on the back of an agreement by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to cap the cost of testing within the sub-region.[ads2] He said this while contributing to a…
[ads1] A day after the Ghana Medical Association (GMA)’s Vice President, Dr Frank Serebour, revealed that erectile dysfunction in males forms part of many health complications faced by persons who have fully recovered from Covid-19. The General Secretary of the Association has added that the virus does not just end there, it could potentially affect a man’s ability to produce children. Dr Justice Yankson speaking on JoyFM’s Super Morning Show stated that even though reports are not conclusive, damage caused to the testicular cells by Covid-19 through hyper-inflammation of the cell tissues may affect male fertility in the long run.[ads2]…
[ads3] The life of the Rawlings’s is characterised by many tales. One of them was told by Selassie O’Sullivan-Djentuh, the alleged ex-boyfriend of Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the first daughter of the late Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd.) and Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. Selassie who at the time was enjoying a very good relationship with the daughter of the former first couple later got into their ‘bad’ books and things turned around for him. He broke his engagement with Zanetor, when he suspected that she was having a secret relationship with her flying instructor. In an account to the British Home Office when…
[ads1] Former Ghanaian president, Jerry John Rawlings, was buried with full military honours on Wednesday after a state funeral attended by representatives of world leaders. Rawlings, who died in November 2020 aged 73, held power for two decades in Ghana, first as military ruler and later as elected president.[ads2] He was buried in a coffin draped in Ghana’s national colours of red, yellow, green and black, and an officer’s cap was placed at the head of the closed coffin with a glittering gold-plated sword. Rawlings, a former air force pilot, was given a guard of honour at Independence Square —…
[ads1] Evangelist Diana Asamoah, a Ghanaian gospel singer has advised celebrities, particularly musicians to give Cecilia Marfo a dirty slap should she try to disgrace anyone in public under the pretence of prophesying. This comes following Cecilia Marfo’s brouhaha with colleague gospel singer Joyce Blessing.[ads2] Cecilia Marfo has been trending for the past few days after she snatched a microphone from Joyce Blessing at a thanksgiving service concert in Kumasi, ordering her to go back to her former husband. According to Cecilia Marfo, she was speaking the mind of God to Joyce Blessing.[ads3] Many including Bro Sammy, Akwaboah have reacted…
[ads1] The Supreme Court has served notice it won’t hesitate to dismiss John Mahama’s election petition should his legal team fail to abide by the court’s orders. The caution follows an explanation by Counsel for the Petitioner, Tony Lithur that they had opted not to file witness statements as ordered by the court due to pending applications earlier filed. According to him, Mr. Mahama has filed a stay of proceedings along with an application for the apex court to review the dismissal of his permission to serve the EC some 12 interrogatories.[ads2] But the seven-member panel of Judges hearing the…