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Stress is risk factor for hypertension in pregnant women – Medical Officer

Dr Derrick Darko, a Medical Officer at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) has stated that stress is one of the risk factors for hypertension in pregnancy and therefore advised them against it. The IMaH Medical Officer said being pregnant comes with a lot of stress therefore, women must do their …

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Kenyan police officer who killed his girlfriend sentenced to life imprisonment

  An administrative police officer who shot and killed his girlfriend in Navakholo, Kakamega county, Kenya, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Kakamega court on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The officer, Patrick Nyapara, shot 26-year-old, Christine Maonga, several times after a domestic quarrel in 2019. He allegedly suspected her …

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High intake of processed meat could expose men to prostate cancer — Medical Officer

Research has linked high consumption of red meat and processed meat to increased risk of prostate cancer and prostate cancer mortality, Dr. Mrs. Anita Owusu-Afriyie, a Medical Officer, Oncology Unit, International Maritime Hospital (IMaH), has stated. Dr. Mrs. Owusu-Afriyie has, therefore, cautioned people, especially men, to avoid eating too much …

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4 soldiers, 1 Immigration officer grabbed for extorting moneys from miners

A total of 13 persons including four soldiers and an immigration officer have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region for allegedly engaging in unauthorised opera­tions at Mantin in the Bosome-Fre­ho District of the Ashanti Region. They were arrested by National Security Operatives with the assis­tance of the Konongo …

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Police officer crashed to death

G/CPL Richard Datsomor of the Kpetoe District of the Volta region has been killed in a motor-vehicle crash that occurred Monday evening. The deceased died when the motorbike he was riding crashed into a cab on a section of the Denu to Adina road. According to reports, suspect driver Seth …

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Police interdict officer who left rifle for GH¢100 in Trotro

The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has interdicted a police officer who left his rifle in a commercial bus after allegedly collecting Gh¢100 from a driver.   An online publication sighted on 3new.com indicated that the alleged police officer, Inspector Sulemana Adam, with the Rapid Deployment Force …

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Cause of fire that killed police officer, family revealed

A faulty air-condition is suspected to have caused the inferno that killed the late Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi at Apromase near Kumasi on Monday dawn. The deceased security officer, said to be 35 years old, was unfortunately burnt beyond recognition together with his wife, Yaa Achiaa, and their three months …

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You are wicked – Ex-police officer calls out Akufo-Addo over Debt Exchange programme

A retired senior police officer, Franklin Nertey, has called out President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for plunging Ghana into serious debt. In a viral social media video, the former policeman accused the president of failing to heed to advice in the management of the economy. According to him, he is on the …

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PHOTOS: Police officer wife and child die in fire outbreak at Apromase Police Barracks

A police officer with the anti-robbery unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has been burnt to death in a fire that gutted the Apromase police barracks in the Ejisu Municipality where he lived with his family. The officer died together with his wife, and child in the fire disaster …

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35-year-old man allegedly shot by military officer

A 35-year-old man, Kwaku Tengey is battling for his life after he was allegedly shot by a yet-to-be-identified military man at Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region. Though details are sketchy, Starrfm.com.gh sources indicate the victim was shot Sunday morning at the Beat 9 market in …

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