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Rufai, a Senior High School (SHS) dropout  in the Upper East Region who self-styled as a witch doctor and was  convicted to a jail sentence, has been released from jail. He was arrested along with four other accomplices and charged with four counts. Rufai and one of the accomplices pleaded guilty to two out of the four counts and were sentenced to two years each on July 20, pending trial on the remaining two counts which included trial by ordeal. Prof. John Azumah, Executive Director, The Sanneh Institute, who has been working to ensure that witches camps are closed down,…

Head of Research at IMANI Ghana, Patrick Stephenson, has described as inaccurate an assertion by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that 15 million Ghanaians have bank accounts. He said on the 3FM’s Sunrise show Monday August 17 that there is very little evidence to support the claim made by the second gentleman of the land. The vice president, while addressing the youth wing of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra on Wednesday, August 12, explained what he meant by every Ghanaian has a bank account. “With the triangular feature which mobile money payments interoperability allows; that is the…

A former Deputy Trade Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has claimed that the government has ordered COVID-19 testing in the country be halted because it lacked funds to pay for the testing. He explained on the TV3 New Day on Monday August 17 that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot say that the COVID-19 situation is experiencing a downward trend at a time testing has stopped. Murtala, who is a former Member of Parliament for Nanton, said, it is only when testing is conducted that the government can conclude that the infections are going down. President Akufo-Addo has revealed that the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, to provide free hot meals to final year Junior High School (JHS) students who will be sitting for their exams. The students are expected to start their exam from August 24 and end September 18. Akufo-Addo, in his 15th address to the nation on measures taken against the spread of Covid-19 said it has come to his attention that the students are having a difficult time complying with the Covid-19 safety protocols. He said he is informed that some go hungry in their bid to…

Health workers in Ghana will forever be in Ghanaians’ debts for the dedication they have put in to ensure impressive statistics regarding the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. The president revealed that the role played by the health workers as well as the measures outlined by the government to deal with the virus have resulted in the drastic reduction in the number of active cases in the country. In his address to the nation on Sunday, August 16, President Akufo-Addo said: “Our health workers will forever be in our debts,…

Beaches, pubs, cinemas and nightclubs in Ghana still remain closed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said in an address to the nation on Sunday, August 16. He told Ghanaians that “beaches, pubs, cinemas and nightclubs still remain closed until further notice”. Similarly, he said, Ghana’s borders still remain closed until further notice. He said the Ministry of Aviation as well as the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and other stakeholders are liaising to see whether each passenger that arrives in Ghana by air is tested. Until a report is received on that,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to wear their facemasks the right way at all times to prevent them from contracting the coronavirus disease. In an address to the nation on Sunday, August 16, Mr Akufo-Addo commended Ghanaians for largely obeying the measures outlined to curtail the spread of the virus, including the wearing of face masks. He revealed that the measures are yielding results based on the current active cases the country has with respect to the virus. He said: “Our health workers will forever be in our debts, for the dedication they have put in to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that the measures his government outlined to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country are achieving results. In his address to the nation on Sunday, August 16, President Akufo-Addo revealed that currently, there are no active cases in the North East, Savannah, Upper East and Upper West regions. This, he attributed to the measures that were put in place to deal with the spread. “As of Saturday the active cases stand at 1,847. This is a clear indication that government policies are working. “Currently, there are no recorded Covid-19 cases…

Independent presidential aspirant, Marricke Kofi Gane, has withdrawn his membership from a group called the Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants (CIPA) few days after they had a debate among themselves. The reasons for his withdrawal as explained in a statement dated August 15 have to do with issues precedent and subsequent to the debate. He says  the coalition has not been transparent and fair in its dealings. JoyNews in collaboration with IMANI Centre for Policy and Education on Thursday, August 13, put together an event dubbed “Minority Political Parties and Independent Candidates Election Debate” for independent aspirants to proffer alternatives…

The Urban Blend on 3FM pulled a surprise on legendary hi-life musician Pat Thomas on his birthday on Friday, August 14. The music icon was guest on the Spotlight segment on the mid-morning show with host Miriam Osei-Agyeman. While narrating some memorable incidents of his career, young and budding artiste Kwami Eugene stormed the studio to wish him a happy birthday. The second shock for Pat Thomas came when the mid-morning team walked into the studio with a cute cake to mark his 74th birthday celebration, leaving the musician in utter shock and amazement. With over three decades in the…