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Ghana’s first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has cut sod for the construction of a 52-bed hostel facility to provide affordable accommodation for child cancer patients and their guardians at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Mrs Akufo-Addo commended the initiators of the facility, the Ghana Parents Association for Childhood Cancers, the project which she said will bring relief to guardians by reducing cost. She said it will also save the the trouble of having to travel all the time from afar to attend sessions at the Hospital. The first lady said the facility will be a safe haven for all…

Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi has denied claims that the facility has been hit by oxygen shortage, leading to the death of patients. Although management admits the oxygen plant at the facility is producing below capacity for daily consumption, there are backup arrangements to meet the demands of patients who require oxygen. Some senior doctors at the facility claimed in a letter to the Chief Executive of the Hospital that the facility lacks basic logistics needed for the smooth running of the hospital, describing the situation as a “deathtrap”. The doctors who form the Komfo Anokye…

Professional journalists working in the media have been asked to kick out charlatans who go around town including events grounds parading themselves as journalists to extort money from people.  “If you go to an event and you see non-journalists who are just there for “Soli”, I think you should kick them out. At the Press Centre, we kick some of these people out. So those of us who call ourselves journalists, whenever we see these people who are trying to occupy our space and mess up we should kick them out,” she stressed. The advice came from a renowned media…

Kwaw Kesse[/caption] Controversial Ghanaian musician Kwaw Kesse has taken a swipe at MUSIGA President Bice Osei Kufuor, saying he is disappointed in him because he cannot even paint his office. Obour has been under a lot of criticism in recent times by fellow musicians who have called for his resignation as MUSIGA President. He has been described by a section of musicians as corrupt and incompetent. The ‘Abodam’ man weighed into the criticism in a video on Twitter. Watch the video below: “I am disappointed in @obourbice. He couldn’t even paint his office.“ – @kwawkese #DaybreakHitz pic.twitter.com/xnKTXefqGv — Hitz…

Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson has arrived in Ghana to meet President Nana Akufo-Addo for bilateral talks. Mr. Johnson touched down at the Kotoka International Airport after midday on Wednesday February 15 from The Gambia, where he had met with President Adama Barrow. He was met at the airport by the British High Commissioner Jon Benjamin and some government officials. Ghana is the UK’s fourth largest export market in sub-Saharan Africa, with a total of £1 billion. The Foreign Secretary is expected to visit the fruit processing company Blue Skies, meet business leaders and young entrepreneurs supported by the Department…

Joe Osei Owusu[/caption] The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu said he failed to press for proof or investigated a bribery allegation against his committee because the MP for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa, told him the allegation was a frame-up.   According to him, the North Tongu MP said the Minority MPs were only trying to equalize the corruption allegations made by the Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko against former President John Mahama. The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga had on several platforms alleged that the Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko attempted to…

Asamoah Gyan has been found guilty of having ‘unethical hair’ under UAE FA guidelines[/caption] Asamoah Gyan has been found guilty of having ‘unethical hair’ under United Arab Emirates Football Association guidelines. The 31-year-old, who is currently on loan at Arabian Gulf League side Al-Ahbi from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai SIPG, has recently returned from the African Cup of Nations in Gabon where he was representing Ghana. Gyan, who sports a mowhawk and shaved sides, is one of 40 players to have breached the guidelines. The rules are derived from Islamic teachings, some of which ban ‘Qaza’ hairstyles, which include…

Jefferson Sackey[/caption] The Ghana@60 Committee is entreating all and sundry to get involved in all activities leading up to the celebration of Ghana’s 60th anniversary. According to the Chairman of the Media and Branding Sub-committee Jefferson Sackey, Ghana has come a long way and it is important to continue holding the nation together in unity, and with togetherness, then success of the nation is inevitable. Speaking on Onua 95.1FM morning show “Yen Nsem Pa” with Bright Asempa, the Chairman of the Media and Branding Sub-committee remarked, “This is a national celebration and we must go about it devoid of partisanship.…

Black Stars defender Andy Yiadom was influential for Barnsley as he set up a goal to help them thrash Aston Villa 3-1 in the English Championship on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old marshalled the lines for the Tykes and remained prominent on the night in the crucial victory. The 2017 Ghana AFCON defender weighed in a sample of his trademark cross from the right to set up Welsh teammate Tom Bradshaw, who connected home to increase the lead in the 43rd minute. Celebrations were however cut short when another Ghanaian and former Black Stars winger, Albert Adomah, worked a beautiful run…