Tag Archives: CELL

A 29-year-old journalist who doubles as a taxi driver has died in a police cell with a rope tied around his neck at the Mankessim Jedu Divisional Police Command in the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicate that the deceased, Kwame Egyama popularly known as Big …

Professor Fiifi Ofori-Acquah, Director of the Ghanaian Genome (GhGenome) project, has called on the Government to institute a national programme where every baby born in the country is screened for sickle cell diseases. He said, “The reason we advocate screening of newborns for sickle cell is once you have been …

  The South African police officer, accused of killing his two girlfriends has been found dead in his cell at Westville prison.   Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo, who confirmed on Monday, December 19, 2022, said that Const Mlungisi Blessing Sikhakane had taken his life.   “He committed suicide by …

Doris Benjamin, a sickle cell patient and advocate, has recounted how her pain and that of her three other siblings weren’t taken serious by relatives. This, according to her, led to the death of her elder sister, Elle, who their maternal relatives accused of being a witch due to her …

Treatment for childhood cancers and the cost of Hydroxyurea, a drug used for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia, are now covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who announced this, said: “We have started with four cancers among children for now, but we are determined …

A 48-year-old man, Solomon Kyere has been found dead in calls at the Kyeremasu Police station in the Bono Region. The man, who was being held in Police custody for assault and threat of harm, was invited by the Police on Tuesday, 27 July 2022 and detained. His body was …

President of ANAQ Foundation, Mrs Ama Nyarko Attafuah Quainoo, has appealed to fathers not abandoned children with sickle cell disease. She said, instead, they must care for them emotionally and support the mothers financially to keep the children healthy and alive. Mrs. Ama Nyarko Attafuah Quainoo, who is a sickle …

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum Boafo has accused the current government of undertaking deliberate efforts to reduce the number of minority members in the current parliament of Ghana. According to Twum Boafo, the ruling New Patriotic Party has resorted to prosecuting four minority MPs in …

  Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, has been recounting his ordeal at the Ashaiman police cell when he was arrested and detained for making comments described as treasonable on his Facebook timeline. He had posted on his timeline that he will organise a coup if the controversial …

Dr. Stephen Amoah, a member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, has linked Ghana’s current economy to a “child with sickle cell’. According to the Nhyiaeso MP, a weak and ailing economy does not need short-term measures by both NPP and NDC government since the structural bottlenecks in the economy …