Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu says President Akufo-Addo’s light-hearted reaction to calls for Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu’s resignation should not be construed as an indication that the Minister will not be sanctioned by the President. During his tour of the Bono Region, the President jokingly mentioned the intense public criticisms …
Read More »Nurse accused of replacing COVID-19 vaccines with saline solution
Authorities in northern Germany have appealed to thousands of people to get another shot of Covid vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with a saline solution. The nurse is suspected of injecting salt solution into people’s arms instead of genuine doses …
Read More »Food shortage hits Damongo SHS
Over 1,800 students at Damongo Senior High School in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region are worried as the school is unable to provide them with enough food. Some final year students who spoke to JoyNews stated that the shortage of food has worsened since May this year. …
Read More »Prepaid meters, conductors worth GHS59M abandoned by ECG for 5-years – Audit report
A 2020 report of the Auditor-General has unravelled how prepaid meters and conductors procured by the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, have been left unused for five years. The abandoned meters and conductors are said to be worth GHS59,161,964.56. Procured between 2014 and 2016, the meters have not been issued …
Read More »Tema Motorway expansion contract not yet awarded; ignore claims by Minority – Roads Ministry
The Ministry of Roads and Highway wants Ghanaians to ignore claims by the Minority in Parliament that the Ministry failed to follow due process in the award of the Accra – Tema Motorway expansion contract. The Minority had accused the Roads Minister, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, of flouting the constitutional provision which …
Read More »Over GHS12.8 billion lost through irregularities by MDAs in 2020 – Audit report
A report released by the Auditor General’s Department suggests that Ghana lost over GHS12.8 billion due to infractions and other irregularities committed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs in the year 2020. Some of the infractions included contract irregularities, tax irregularities, procurement irregularities, payroll irregularities, cash irregularities, challenges retrieving loans …
Read More »24 family members die of suspected food poisoning
As many as 24 members of a family have died of suspected food poisoning at Danzanke village of Bargaja ward in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ali Innameon, who confirmed the deaths in a statement on Tuesday, said the incident occurred …
Read More »Sam-J Specialist Hospital to pay ¢326,456 for medical negligence
An Accra High (Commercial) Court has fined Sam-J Specialist Hospital in Accra GH¢326,456 for medical negligence that led to the paralysis of a baby in the right arm. The amount includes; the award of general damages of ¢200,000 and a cost of ¢20,000 against the hospital and its owner, Dr …
Read More »Lighthouse Chapel mounts defence against former pastors
The Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) Ghana has mounted a defence against six former pastors who have, among other things, sued the church over Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions. LCI contends that it operates an extensive lay system, a system that allows individuals to serve as volunteers while …
Read More »Kumasi: 10-year-old allegedly commits suicide
A 10-year old boy has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Atonsu S-Line in Kumasi. The boy (name withheld) was found dead in his room with his neck in a noose. Other items suspected to have allegedly aided the action were found in the room. The lifeless body of the …
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