Tag Archives: SAVED

Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor, convener with the Fix The Country movement has disclosed a case where a 13-year-old was at risk of being jailed for murder. Oliver recounted last Thursday (February 2) that the case before the Ada District Court was dropped after the state filed a nolle prosequi against his …

Ghana was saved from having to pay a sum of $55 million after a Chinese-based construction company dragged it to the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The company; Beijing Everyway Traffic & Lighting was seeking for arbitration from the international court over what it said was the termination of a contract …

Maxwell Bernieh, a teacher who was wrongfully convicted of defilement has been sharing the story of how his troubles began. Maxwell Bernieh says he was teaching in a school in Takoradi in the Western Region when the unfortunate incident occurred. He was just one month into his new school and …

An 81-year-old goalkeeper who saved Pelé’s penalty, Sebastião Luiz Lourenço keeps the ball guarded: “I had this happiness. I was lucky enough to save a penalty kicked by Pelé.” He was the number 1 of São Bento on 12, May 1971 in a game against Santos, a game that Peixe …

An Accra–Amsterdam-bound KLM flight recently had to land in the Spanish city of Valencia because of a medical emergency aboard the flight. According to a Facebook user, Benjamin Akyena Brantuo, the unidentified passenger experienced a medical situation, triggering a call by the crew for any doctors on board to volunteer …

Captain Smart the host of Onua FM’s morning show has alleged that he once saved the life of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who would otherwise have died a miserable death. Speaking about his recent arrest on the Thursday, October 20 edition of his show, the journalist whose full name is Blessed …

Political journalist Bridget Otoo has said she owes her life to a sachet water hawker whose singular act of kindness saved her life. In a lengthy post on Facebook, she noted that the incident happened some days ago while she was on her way home. Per her narration, she fell …

A 12-year-old girl was saved from marrying a 70-year-old man just moments before the wedding ceremony. Two months ago, Amira was excited. Her brother was getting married, she was told, so the family was preparing to head to Garissa Town, a Kenyan county adjacent to the Somalia border, for celebrations. “I had …

A 14-year-old boy has been praised for quickly rescuing a mother and her child from a burning house in Taifa. According to the ‘heroic’ rescuer, he was watching over his mother’s hairdressing salon when he heard cries for help and therefore sprang into action. The teenager, identified as Henry Laryea …

Humanity, bravery, self-control, and conviction of purpose are some of the few traits that make a good soldier, and for over three decades that he served in the Ghana Armed Forces, General Kwame Anyidoho exhibited such beyond reproach. Born on July 13, 1940, General Anyidoho graduated from the US Marine …