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The cost of delivery of essential medical supplies through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) will not be borne by patients who need them or the medical facilities that placed the orders. According to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, when the project to deliver medicines and blood through drones begin by the second quarter of the year, the cost of deliveries will be sorted by the state as part of plans to reduce the cost of health service delivery in the country. Answering questions about who is likely to bear the cost of medical deliveries through drones in an interview with the Graphic Business in Accra at the weekend, Dr Nsiah-Asare said the government had been emphatic on who would bear the cost and was determined to carry it out per its plans. He explained that monies raised for the project would also come from corporate institutions as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), adding that “those companies

                                     Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has invited the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo to assist in investigations. According to a statement signed by the Deputy Director-General for the Director-General, ACP George Tweneboah, "The Criminal Investigation Department (CID)  of the Ghana Police Service has intercepted an audio message circulating in both traditional and social media on Wednesda, 27th February, 2019, in which you are alleged to have made some comments that have some security implications." Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo is therefore requested to report to the CID Headquarters on Thursday, 28th February, 2019 at 10am. Background A leaked audio circulating on social media and purported to be the voice of NDC’s National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo is creating ‘fear and panic’ ahead of the 2020 General elections.

Police in Kenya say they have a busted a seven-man syndicate which allegedly impersonated President Uhuru Kenyatta and other government officials to defraud local business tycoon Naushad Merali of a huge sum of money. One of the men phoned Mr Merali, the chairman of Sameer Africa, mimicking the president's voice and persuading him to release money to facilitate business deals, local media quoted police as saying. The exact amount is unclear - the Daily Nation news site gave a figure of 10 million shillings ($100,000; £76,000) while The Star put the amount at 80 million shillings. The seven appeared in court on Tuesday, but have not yet been been charged. Police said they needed more time to carry out investigations. “Due to the complexity of the investigations and the number of suspects involved, including some who are still at large, it is expected that the investigation will involve going through voluminous documents including bank documents and call data records anal

The Mfantsipim Senior High School has banned its students from writing in this year’s November/December (Nov/Dec) West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. According to the Headmaster of the school, Mr. Manfred Barton Oduro, the move was to enable the students to concentrate on the main WASSCE examination in order to maximize the school’s passes in the final exams. Speaking at the 2019 Annual National Conference and Business Fair of the Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA) in Accra on Saturday, Mr. Oduro expressed disappointment at the fact that, while 24 of its candidates scored eight A1s in the 2017 WASSCE, this reduced to three in 2018. He said investigations conducted into the matter revealed that some of the students who took part in the 2017 November/December examination performed “excellently” and therefore, showed ‘little interest’ in the main examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council for final year stude

 A lot of important medical information and data is based on men - and it could be fatal. Here's a question for the women out there - could you confidently say what the symptoms of a heart attack are? Would you say that chest and arm pains are a telltale sign, as well as clutching at your chest? If so, you'd be way off the mark. While these are certainly male symptoms (also referred to as a "Hollywood heart attack) they're very different from the symptoms which women experience. Women will often experience physical symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, breathlessness and stomach pain. Knowing this difference could literally be a matter of life and death - women are 60 percent more likely to be misdiagnosed. If you were in the dark about this, you wouldn't be the only one. According to Caroline Criado Perez, the fact so many of us are unaware of the difference in heart attack symptoms is a prime example of the "gender data gap." This term p

The wife of rapper Okyeame Kwame has revealed she and her husband still feel like they are in the boyfriend, girlfriend stage of their relationship. Annica Nsiah-Apau told KMJ host of Daybreak Hitz on HitzFM that she and her husband work together as partners and best friends to make their relationship work. “We don’t feel like we are married. It is not a very strict marriage something,” she added. She explained they do not allow their bad moments to ruin what they have. “Perfection is a balance of good and bad, we have that. We have our disagreements and our good moments, but the good thing is the good outweighs the bad.” Mrs. Nsiah-Apau stated most disagreements between her and her husband are about work hence she tries as much as possible not to let the line between her role as his manager and a wife blur. She said they agree on almost everything including how to run the house, raise the kids, who the head of the house is even though they have different personalities.

A pitoo (a local gin) seller at Assin Edubease in the Assin South District of the Central Region, Joseph Naah, has been hauled before the Assin Fosu District Court for allegedly having sexual affairs with his two biological daughters. The court, presided over by Mr. Djane Quotey, took the accused person into police custody to re-appear on March 7, 2019. The father allegedly used his amorous relationship with his daughters as a condition for paying their apprenticeship fees. The prosecutor, Inspector Gilbert Woyongo, told the court that the two victims (name withheld) are 15 and 17 years old respectively. He noted that on January 22, 2019, the victims who travelled to Accra for greener pastures returned home with a promise from the father to pay their apprenticeship fees so that they could start a new life after few months of hustling in Accra. Mr. Naah allegedly agreed to pay the apprenticeship fees of the children on  condition that he would have sexual affairs with them a

Nigerian Musician Simi is not happy about how the actions of the government and citizens have damaged the image of the country. She asserts that the situation is an eyesore, to say the least, because perpetrators of malicious acts have gone unpunished as a result of institutional failure. Expressing her fury in a series of tweets, Simi said: “Nigeria is a fucking scary place to be. The worst part is a lot of crazy stuff happens because they KNOW there will be no consequences. It’s not rocket science. But how do we get from where we are to where we need to be?? + it’s not just the government, it’s us too. “We’re just getting by. No confidence in this broken system. So we hope that today is good for us and that we see tomorrow. Rinse and repeat. Surviving, instead of actually living.” A disappointed Simi could not fathom why people are only interested in positions instead of working towards making the lives of others better. What irks her the most is the fact that these lea

The people of Pigbengben in the Wa West District have held a special durbar to celebrate the community’s achievement of an Open Defecation Free (ODF) status which has led to the significant reduction snake bites and other health challenges. The community’s resolve for each household to have a toilet facility coupled with its stringent measures to terminate the open transmission of faeces, has cut down the number of cholera and typhoid cases, health official said. Mr Mohammed Siibu, the Nurse In Charge of Vieri Health Centre, speaking at a community durbar, said that the facility has not received any cholera and typhoid fever cases from Pigbengben community for the past four years. This, he said, was due to good environmental and sanitation practices including the avoidance of open defecation by community members. He cautioned the residents not to be complacent with their success but work harder towards achieving a clean environment. Mr Sulemana Bipuah, the Monitoring and Ev

The body of a child believed to be 7 years of age has been discovered floating on a river at Mayera – Pokuase in the Ga North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Residents of the area and its environs have been gripped with fear as they suspect the child was killed for ritual purposes. A bottle of schnapps and some concoctions contained in an earthen ware bowl were seen on the bank of the river where the body was found. The body was discovered on Thursday evening, February 14, 2019, by some residents of the area. Some of the residents who trooped to the scene to catch a glimpse of the body claimed that part of the body had been removed heightening their suspicion that it was a ritual killing. Pokuase Police later visited the scene to convey the body to the Police Hospital morgue for autopsy. The Amasaman Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Francis Yiribaare, when contacted, said the police got information that a dead body had been found afloat a river

                                                               The Rescued Baby Sleeping A new born baby believed to be a day old has been rescued from a toilet pit at Sovie EP Basic School in the Kpando Municipality. The baby, who is believed to have been left in the pit for more than six hours, was rescued last Wednesday, February 6, 2019, after its cry caught the attention of some users of the toilet. An eyewitness, Kporvuvu Florence, who spoke to DAILY GUIDE, said she visited the school at about midday when the baby was rescued. According to her, two teachers accompanied by a pupil of the school reported that they had heard the cry of a baby in their school pit latrine. She joined the headmaster of the school and some teachers to go and rescue the baby. When they entered the toilet, they could not see the baby from the sitting pot as the pit was engulfed in darkness. When they went behind the toilet and accessed the pit from there, the baby which was crying profusely wa

 Government on Friday inaugurated 10 installed automatic weather stations (AWS) for the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) through the Ministry of communications under its e-transform project. The Agency until the installation of these 10 stations had 22 synoptic ones, seven of which were not automatic. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at the Tema District Met office where one of the AWS was installed, Communications Minister Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful said the automation of GMet weather stations was part of the digitization drive of the Agency and the country as a whole. The rest were installed at Big-Ada, Akuse, Sefwi-Bekwai, Axim, Akim-Oda, Abetifi, Tarkwa, Enchi and Akosombo. The sites for the installation of these Ten AWS were strategically selected for the maximum benefit to those particular communities and the country as a whole said Mrs. Owusu Ekuful. She said government was very much concerned about the challenges GMet faces in carrying out its mandate, therefo

Seed research scientists at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), have identified the seed of “Prekese” (Tetrapleura tetraptera), as one of the most potent natural remedies to control the destructive activities of some harmful fungi in agricultural production. Known scientifically as the “Aspergillus flavus” and “Fusarium moniliforme”, these fungi have been documented as harmful pests to commercial agricultural production and food security throughout the world, and more specifically, in developing countries, including Ghana. The fungi attack both pre-harvest and post-harvest cereal grains, legumes and the nuts as its primary hosts, making the food harmful for human consumption. However, the use of synthetic pesticides to control these pests had been known to have adverse side effects which rather compounds the problem. “Prekese” seeds, then come to the rescue as a perfect, potent natural alternative. The objective of the study was to determine the antifungal act

                                Bright Adjei and Douglas Owusu Fear is gradually gripping ladies who usually hang their underwear outside after washing to dry. This follows the video that went viral last week of two men who were allegedly apprehended in Kasoa in the Central Region for stealing ladies’ panties for money rituals. The two men, whose names were given as Douglas Owusu and Bright Adjei, are seen in the picture which is trending on various social media platforms holding two female panties. To ascertain the veracity of this much-talked-about picture which has generated a lot of comments on all female platforms on WhatsApp and Facebook, The Mirror cross-checked from the Kasoa Police Station through the Director-General of Public Affairs Directorate, of the Ghana Police Service, ACP David Eklu but they said there is no case like that pending before them. However, the story has been confirmed by a number of people living around Kasoa. Interestingly, a number of police

A young man by name Bismark Kobby in the grip of the Kwanyarko Police for allegedly raping a 23 -year- old banana seller at the Agona Fawomanye community cemetery in the Agona East District of the Central Region, leaving her bleeding. An eyewitness, Kofi Binny, who is also a unit committee member in the community, narrated that a cry for help was heard from the cemetery, so they followed the noise and upon reaching the scene, they saw Bismark having sex with the lady. Mr. Binny said during interrogation, the banana seller revealed that Bismark instructed her to follow him to the bush where he and his friends were working as ‘by day’ workers so they could buy some of her bananas. She continued that when they got to the cemetery, he forcibly tried to have sex with her and threatened to kill her if she resisted. Mr. Binny stated that they quickly dragged the young man to the Agona Kwanyarko Police Station for further investigations as the law demands. Meanwhile, some of the resi

 First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has been selected as ‘Co-Champion’ of a continental campaign aimed at getting African countries to ban plastic products which generate waste. The campaign, which is on the theme: “Banning plastics towards pollution-free Africa”, was initiated by the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the African Union (AU) Commission to rid African cities of plastic waste. One of its objectives is to advocate and create awareness of the impact of plastic in Africa. It is also to help share experiences, strategies and measures being undertaken at the various national and regional levels. Mrs Akufo-Addo and the First Lady of The Gambia, Mrs Fatoumata Bah Barrow, who is the campaign ‘Champion’ in West Africa, are to advocate a plastic pollution free West Africa. Other champions The First Ladies of Congo and Gabon are the Champion and the Co-Champion, respectively, for Central Africa; the First

HIV infections are increasing in the Tano North Municipality of the Brong-Ahafo Region, report from the St John of God Hospital, the largest health facility in the Municipality has revealed. Statistics shows that the Municipality recorded 184 percent increase in HIV infections in 2018, says Mrs Eva Aryee, the Tano North Municipal Director of Health. Speaking at the 2018 annual performance review meeting at Duayaw-Nkwanta, on the theme “attaining universal health coverage through effective leadership and governance”, Mrs Aryee advised the people to guard against unprotected sex to minimise the spread of the disease. The review meeting provided a platform to discuss the progress made, the challenges and the way forward, to enhance the quality of health care delivery in the area. Mrs Aryee expressed discomfort at the rapid spread of HIV, and called for concerted efforts for intensified HIV/AIDS education in the municipality. That notwithstanding, she said the Municipality made

President Akufo-Addo has insisted that Ghana should not and cannot be poor given the abundant natural resources bestowed on it by nature. According to him, in spite of the challenges facing the country, it’s not Ghana’s destiny to be poor. “We have some of the most dramatic, natural scenes on the planet. “In spite of our current circumstances, I believe our lot is not to be a poor nation. God has blessed our Ghana. We have some of the most dramatic, natural scenes on the planet. We have, almost, every mineral that mankind lusts after, and which is required to run a modern economy. “We have an abundance of arable land, and a young, enterprising, hardworking population.” President Akufo-Addo made the remarks at the International Luncheon of the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in the United States (US) recently. The President indicated that it was about time Ghana works to dispel the often negative depiction of the country and other African countries characterized by f

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed fake cosmetic products, containing harmful chemicals which are dangerous to public health. Mrs Delese Mimi Darko, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), FDA said these fake products contain chemicals which in the long term can cause liver cancer, kidney cancer, eye disease, skin cancer and fertility problems. She stated that the affected products were adulterated with either mercury, hydroquinone or steroids, which could have serious consequences on the consumer. The CEO said this in Accra at a press briefing after the Authority disposed 25 cartoons of cosmetics products, at the Nsumia Waste Landfill Site, Nsawam under the supervision of officers from the Authority. Some of the destroyed products are bioskin lightening body lotion, gold skin fast action cream, biocarrot body lotion, Sivoclair lightening body lotion, JRA body cream, day by day men lotion, perfect day body lotion, and perfect white beauty lotion. She advised the pu

Member of Parliament (MP) Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has indicated that even after bringing forth 13 children, he would have loved to father more but it is not easy for him to bear the challenges including the huge school fees he pays. The businessman cum politician who has a number of his wards studying in top schools in the United States of America (USA) and Ghana disclosed in his latest interview that he has an unending affection for children and would indeed have loved many. “I planned to have more children but now school fees is too much for me. I love kids and whether they are Madam’s kids or I fooled around and made them, they are all equal kids to me that I have to give every child equal opportunity and that equal opportunity is not easy”, he revealed. The tough-talking lawmaker admits his love for women is what has got him the 13 children from different women including Deputy Majority Leader Sarah Adwoa Safo and the late Deputy CEO of the National Entrepreneurship

                                   Ayinbisa Maxwell in bandages An 11-year-old boy, Ayinbisa Maxwell, who was set ablaze by a 28-year-old man for peeping at a woman in a bathroom, is battling for his life, with the suspect freely walking about a year after the incident. Parents of the victim reached a settlement with the perpetrator, John Nsobilla, who agreed to pay for the hospital expenses. The police were unable to proceed with the case against the suspect. Even though the police say they are still interested in the case, the parents and family members of the boy seem uninterested. According to the Bolgatanga Municipal Police Commander, Mr. Samuel Punobyin, the boy’s family did not want the case to go to court because they had agreed with the perpetrator to settle all the hospital bills. As a result, the perpetrator, who was charged for causing harm, was granted bail and the case halted. A year and two months after Ayinbisa Maxwell had survived the burning, his health co

Hiplife legend, Emmanuel Nana Appiah Boateng known in music circles as Kontihene says musician Kwabena Kwabena used to smoke marijuana and also engage in the usage of narcotics. Kontihene, made these shocking disclosures about the 'Adult Music' hit maker, in an interview with host Kwame Adjetia on Neat FM's 'Entertainment Ghana'. According to him, he discovered Kwabena Kwabena and as a good person decided to produce his first album. However, he revealed, Kwabena Kwabena developed a love for smoking and sniffing other narcotics, a character trait that impelled him (Kontihene) to cease providing financial assistance and any kind of support for the former's music career. “All you hear is he is smoking wee here. He is sniffing cocaine there. How do you feel? Then if I channel that money into poultry farm, it would be better ," he said. Whiles dismissing suggestions of a feud between them, the "Asesa" crooner strongly rebuffed the notion

A petition has been launched in Uganda to force the government to cancel its reported decision to promote curvy women in a bid to attract tourists. The move comes after Uganda's privately owned Daily Monitor news site reported that the State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda, announced the plan - including holding a Miss Curvy Uganda beauty contest - at a press conference in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday. "We have naturally endowed nice looking women that are amazing to look at. Why don’t we use these people as a strategy to promote our tourism industry?” the news site quoted him as saying. Pageant organiser Ann Mungoma said the contest "will bring out the endowment of the real African woman" and will be "an exceptional event that will see young ladies showcase their beautiful curves and intellect", the Daily Monitor reported. The winner will be selected in June. Source: BBC

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has issued a warning to all its students, stating it will no longer tolerate crude and sexually offensive conducts, particularly from male students. Chancellor of the university, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II indicated lewd behaviours done in the name of traditions and culture is unjustifiable, hence such acts will not be entertained by the university authorities. “Lewd male students’ behaviour in the presence of female students in the name of culture and traditions is not justifiable under any circumstances,” the Asantehene said at a special congregation for Masters and Doctorate degree students at the weekend. His comment comes on the back of the university’s ban on the annual “morale” jamboree by the school’s Katanga Hall last year, which triggered protests and caused students to vandalise school property. The ‘Friday Night Morale’ which is seen as a tradition in the University, is said to have been used by the students

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has apologised to persons with disability after making comments they describe as negative. The President while addressing party supporters at the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency prior to its by-election said: “we came to fix Ghana, and in these two years, it is only those who are blind or deaf who are not aware that indeed we have done something.” This comment did not go down well with the Federation of Disability Organisations and demanded an apology from the President. In a facebook post the President wrote: “Vis-à-vis the comments I made at the final rally prior to the holding of the by-election at Ayawaso West Wuogon, which was won by the NPP candidate so emphatically, I am glad the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations recognizes it was a “political metaphor”. I did not intend any slight on Persons with Disabilities, nor would I ever, and I hope they know that. “If there has been any Government that has been on the side of Pe

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday, 3rd February, 2019, for an 8-day working visit to South Africa, the United States of America, and Ethiopia. In South Africa, President Akufo-Addo will participate in the 2019 edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest mining investment conference dedicated to the capitalisation and development of mining in Africa, where he will deliver the keynote address. In the United States of America, the President, at the invitation of the National Prayer Breakfast Host Committee, will attend and deliver a keynote speech at the 67th Annual National Prayer Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, 7th February, 2019. He will also participate in a fundraising event for the construction of the National Cathedral. In Ethiopia, President Akufo-Addo will lead Ghana’s delegation to the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), which is being held on the theme “Refugees, Re

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo escaped unhurt after his helicopter crash-landed on Saturday, his spokesman said. Pictures from the scene showed the helicopter on its side after the incident in Kabba, a town in Kogi State in the central region of Nigeria. Osinbajo was on the campaign trail for his All Progressives Congress (APC) party ahead of this month's general elections, and delivered a speech as planned shortly after the crash. "We are extremely grateful to the Lord for preserving our lives from the incident that just happened. Everyone of us is safe and no one is maimed," Osinbajo said in the speech, according to spokesman Laolu Akande. "God has kept us safe and alive, delivered us from death so we can do more for our people and country," he said. Osinbajo also tweeted a video of him campaigning, thanking the crew and his well-wishers. "We are safe and sound! Thank you to everyone who has expressed concern and thank you to the