GENERAL NEWS

Suspected suicide cases: Cops under pressure must get help – Director

The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman, has urged police personnel to seek professional medical help whenever they experience symptoms of depression. She reminded them that accessing medical help from psychologists and psychiatrists was free under their service conditions, just as for any …

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Akufo-Addo asks Adu Boahen to act as his representative at Ministry of Finance

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked a former Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Charles Adu Boahen, to act as his representative at the Ministry of Finance in the absence of Mr Ken Ofori Atta. A letter signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare said, “Pending the absence …

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VIDEO: 10-year-old Michael Narh undergoes surgery processes

The 10-year-old boy who almost had his hand rotten off is currently undergoing surgery processes at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. Michael Narh, who was knocked down by a tricycle about two weeks ago but was not sent to the hospital early, almost lost his hand, as the hand …

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AUDIO: Retired police officer reveals real cause of Ghana Police Suicides

Speaking exclusively on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Tuesday, Superintendent Paul Bampoe said officers, who take their own lives, suffer from personal problems, stress from the job and even mental health issues. To him, these officers for fear of being stigmatised will rather keep issues to themselves and resort to taking …

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Police suicide: All police officers must undergo mental health evaluation – Adib Saani

Foreign Policy and Security Analyst, Adib Saani has called on the Police Council to urgently subject all police officers to mandatory mental health evaluation in the wake of repeated cases of suicide within the Police Service. In his view, the suicide phenomenon is purely a physiological issue which requires professional …

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VIDEO: Family of DSP who committed suicide speaks

The family of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Devine Assiam has spoken after the death of the beloved. This suicide comes barely a fortnight after the Police Commander for Jomoro in the Western Region of Ghana, Superintendent McCarthy allegedly killed himself. Speaking to SVTV Africa, the late DSP’s uncle, Mr. …

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Kwaku Bonsam’s killer reply to Prophet Kumchacha

Popular Ghanaian traditional priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, says he will never waste time on Prophet Kumchacha’s comments about him. Prophet Kumchacha has since 2012 accused Kwaku Bonsam, as he is popularly known, of having no spiritual powers but employs tricks to deceive gullible clients into believing that he is endowed …

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Fire destroys 3 shops, 7 rooms at Bantama

Fire has razed three shops and seven rooms in a compound house at Bantama near the office of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The fire started around 5:40 am from one of the rooms and spread widely to other rooms and …

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Police officer catches man in bed with his wife

There was bloody violence at about 10 pm on Valentine’s Day when a policeman stationed with Kwabenya District Police Headquarters, Sergeant Oheneba Adu, caught a man naked in bed with his wife who is also a policewoman. A source told MyNewsGh.com that Sgt. Oheneba received information that someone was having …

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