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John Mahama receives COVID-19 vaccine [Photos]

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 The 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has received his first vaccination against the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He took his vaccine on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at the Police Hospital together with his wife, former First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama. Mr. Mahama after taking the vaccine urged Ghanaians to disregard the conspiracy theories about the vaccine and get vaccinated. He said the only way the country could win the fight against the virus is to vaccinate as many people as possible. “I believe that all Ghanaians should avail themselves for the vaccines and indeed in Africa, we should be less hesitant about taking vaccines because all of us took vaccines when we were growing up, and it is due to these vaccines that today our children do not get all kinds of diseases like polio and smallpox among others. So vaccines are useful in preserving our health and so Ghanaians should disregard all these rumours.” He said, “I agreed to

Don’t Undermine Our Work - Judicial Service To Some Media Houses

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 With three days to the determination of the 2020 presidential election petition, the Judicial Service has advised the media to be measured in their reportage on the case. The Service is particularly concerned about what it described as hateful, spiteful and offensive statements against the seven Justices of the Supreme Court hearing the petition. It said apart from undermining the administration of justice, any hateful statements targeted towards a judge must be treated seriously owing to the history of this country where three judges were abducted and murdered years ago. The warning addressed to some specific media houses was contained in a statement released by the solicitors for the service, Sory@Law, and signed by its managing partner, Mr Thaddeus Sory. “Apart from the fact that these statements and speeches directly mention some of the Justices hearing the petition, a number of your publications directly insinuate that the decisions of the Justices presiding over the matter are m