The Northern Regional capital Tamale has been hit by severe water crisis. The worrying development during this Christmas season is making life in the Tamale Metro Area unexciting. The water crisis coupled with the Harmattan weather has kept most residents disappointed. According to reports, the taps have not been flowing for close to two weeks. Management of Ghana Water Company has kept mute on the situation, leaving residents of the affected communities angry. The affected communities include Sabonjida, Kukuo, Changli, Dohin-Naayili and Moshie Zongo. The situation is gradually crippling commercial activities in the Tamale Metro Area. Restaurant operators, Hoteliers, washing bays, laundry service providers are grappling with the situation. Some of them who cannot afford to pay for exorbitant charges by water tanker service providers bemoaned the situation and called for immediate solutions. The Tamale Teaching Hospital which needs constant water supply is among some of affecte

In the light of KKD's misadventure, boys design this form to be signed before action: SEXUAL INTERCOURSE CONSENT FORM This certifies that, I ____________________the undersigned female (hereafter referred to as the "screwee") about to enjoy sexual intercourse with _______________ (hereafter referred to as the "screwer"): 1. THAT I am above the lawful age of consent. 2. THAT I am not under the influence of any narcotic substance(s). 3. THAT the aforementioned screwer did not use any force, threats, coercion or promises to influence me. 4. THAT I, the screwee, am in no fear of him whatsoever. 5. THAT I do not expect or wish to marry him 6. THAT I do not know if he is married or not, and I do not care. 7. THAT I am neither asleep nor drunk 8. THAT I am entering this relationship with him because I love it and want it as much as he does. 9. THAT in the event that I receive the full satisfaction, which I expect, declare in advance the capacity and willingne

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the provisional results of candidates who took part in the November/December 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A statement signed by Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Principal Public Affairs Officer at WAEC said, a total of 155, 120 candidates took part in the examination, out of which 73,431 representing 47.3 per cent were males and 81,689 representing 52.7 per cent were females. It said the results of 1,236 candidates alleged to have involved in various examination malpractices have been withheld pending the conclusions of investigations. The statement said, the withheld results would be released as soon as the Council concludes its investigations. It said candidates may access their results online at www.waecgh.org

How anyone could continue to harm completely innocent civilians is something I will never understand. Children growing up around the devastation of war are often subject to the by-product of war arms, i.e., radiation and firearm-induced amputation. Whether one supports the ‘war on terror’ or not, one can’t argue the absurdity of killing innocent children in the name of defending one’s own country.

The Times analysis of 2009 death statistics showed: *For the first time ever in the US, more people were killed by drugs than motor vehicle accidents *37,485 people died from drugs, a rate fueled by overdoses on prescription pain and anxiety medications, versus 36,284 from traffic accidents *Drug fatalities more than doubled among teens and young adults between 2000 and 2008, and more than tripled among people aged 50 to 69 These facts are based off of legal prescription drug statistics. An estimated 450,000 preventable medication-related adverse events occur in the U.S. every year. The costs of adverse drug reactions to society are more than $136 billion annually — greater than the total cost of cardiovascular or diabetic care. Looking over records from 1976 to 2006, researchers found 62 million death certificates related to prescription drugs, almost a quarter-million of these deaths were coded as having occurred in a hospital setting due to medication errors. How is this consi

Social media has undoubtedly changed our way of connecting through the world wide web, but whether or not this was for the better is debatable by many.  Today we see a high percentage of youth and adults literally addicted to their phones, iPads, or laptops. It’s almost beginning to move towards the physical merging of technology and man, where the line between social media reality and the everyday reality is continuously becoming blurred. There are now multiple social media platforms available for people to get lost in, many of which are great at wasting our time aimlessly scrolling through a never-ending news feed. How will this relationship with social media continue to grow in the coming years? I’m somewhat nervous to find out…

It’s rampant throughout all forms of media today. The hyper-sexualized image of women, used to stimulate a testosterone-driven population of men. Not only is this prevalent in the media but it is also commonly witnessed in various aspects of modern-day culture. For example, many restaurants or lounges force girls to wear skirts, heals, even boots, all to appeal to a specific audience. Female pop stars and celebrities are also usually exploited sexually in the mainstream media. Just another example of the dominating male influences at the top of the ladder.

With the cost of living continuing to rise at a rapid pace, and an economy which, especially in the U.S., is pushing more and more people into the lower socio-economic bracket, many families and students are basically being force-fed fast and cheap food as their only financial option. Proper nutrition keeps us running at our optimal cognitive and energetic capacities, a lack of nutrition keeps a nation lethargic and docile.

In a nation stating itself to be ‘free’, it’s interesting how many laws, regulations and fear programs exist which limit our choices and thoughts. One can get locked away simply for defying their government’s belief systems. I’m curious how long people will continue to let this censorship take place.

It’s no secret that the predominant religious institutions are some of the wealthiest bodies  in our world today. Yet even among all of the collections of gold and assets, their high-stakes morals, and their claim to be the world’s path to salvation, the religious institutions have failed to help solve the poverty pandemic worldwide. This is  something they surely have the finances to, at the very least, drastically reduce. Ironically enough, many of the developing nations of people are enveloped in the lure of organized religion, following the teachings ever so diligently without drawing a connection to the fact that these religious institutions have the means to help, but simply are not.

Dear Dad, I want to let you know first of all that I love you and forgive you for what this has done in my life. I also wanted to let you know exactly what your porn use has done to my life. You may think that this effects only you, or even your and mom’s relationships. But it has had a profound impact on me and all of my siblings as well. I found your porn on the computer somewhere around the age of 12 or so, just when I was starting to become a young woman. First of all, it seemed very hypocritical to me that you were trying to teach me the value of what to let into my mind in terms of movies, yet here you were entertaining your mind with this junk on a regular basis. Your talks to me about being careful with what I watched meant virtually nothing. Because of pornography, I was aware that mom was not the only woman you were looking at. I became acutely aware of your wandering eye when we were out and about. This taught me that all men have a wandering eye and can’t be trusted. I l

Fire early Tuesday morning gutted portions of the Tamale Aboabo Market, destroying wares and other properties. Among items destroyed were large quantities of foodstuff that included maize, millet, rice and sorghum. The lack of access roads into the market made it difficult for personnel of the Fire Service to reach out to the affected stalls on time. Their intervention however helped in containing the raging fire from spreading out to other facilities. Scores of victims of the fire could be seen wailing over their loss as relations and colleagues consoled them. There were no casualties. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained by the Fire Service.  According to an eye witness however, the fire started at about 2am this morning. He explained that the portion of the stalls that were gutted had not been connected to electricity. “What I suspect is that the fire might have been started by some wee smokers who often take over the stalls at night as their home and engage in all so

The Chief of Salinkuga, a suburb of Zabzugu in the Northern Region has been murdered by unknown assailants. According to a family source on grounds of anonymity, the late Naa Sumani Tigu was shot on Tuesday evening at about 8:30 pm . The cause of the incident is yet to be established. The source implied that the late Salinkuga Naa was shot twice on the thigh and one of the bullets penetrated through his abdomen. The source revealed that he died in an ambulance on the way to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). Salinkuga, a village which is about eight miles away from Zabzugu Township is calm as security personnel patrol the area. The Northern Region has recorded a number of chieftaincy disputes that have left several people dead and others severely injured. The late chief of Bimbilla, Naa Andani Yakubu was also murdered by some unknown assailants at his residence in June. The murder and surrounding developments compelled the Minister of Interior, Mark Woyongo to impose a curfew

It has emerged that the free senior high school education promised by President John Mahama, which he claims will be set in motion from the 2015/2016 academic year, is going to be at a cost of only GH¢50.00 per student. This is because with 365,000 day students, the government has budgeted GH¢18 million for the first term. While the policy, which was a major campaign message of Nana Akufo-Addo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate ahead of the 2012 controversial elections – was meant to cover all senior high school students, Mahama’s version is restricted to day students with a questionable cost as officials fumble on the actual cost of the programme Interestingly, the education ministry’s newly approved fees for public schools is pegged at GH¢385.00 for a day student per term – far more than what government had budgeted for its yet-to-take-off free SHS – while boarders are to pay GH¢668.00 per student. Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Tertiary Education, S

Five students of the Bolgatanga Senior High School in the Upper East Region have been arrested following an overnight rampage by some students who were protesting the death of a colleague on Monday. An intervention by the police to prevent further clashes also led to five other students being hospitalized for various degrees of injuries. The students are protesting the death of their colleague who according to them, jumped to his death after the Senior House Master gave him a hot chase. According to Citi News’ Upper East correspondent, Fedrick Awuni, “at the girls dormitory, five girls who were seriously suffocating were rushed to the Bolgantanga regional hospital for treatment after the Police fired tear gas at the students.” The Police Commander of the Upper East Regional Police Command, ASP Boakye said some policemen were injured in the process and were also rushed to the hospital while two of their patrol screens were damaged. ASP Boakye justified why the Police fired the tear

Two students of the Islamic Senior High School in Wa were admitted to hospital yesterday following a high-handed military action to quell a stand-off between the students and the school authorities. The students, a male and a female, were the main casualties of an apparent simultaneous police and military action to break the front of the students, as their peaceful protest degenerated into chaos. The soldiers allegedly invaded the girls’ dormitory and started beating the riotous students following a call to the police to go to the school and restore order. The two students were being treated and monitored at the Islamic Hospital in Wa as of press time yesterday, hospital sources told the Daily Graphic. An eyewitness said it took some guts by the Deputy Crime Officer of the Upper West Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mr George Asare, to calm the military personnel who had gone into action without the knowledge of the police. School activities returned to

A Bolgatanga High Court has impounded two vehicles belonging to the Talensi District Assembly for its inability to pay its debt to Tomore and Sons Company Ltd. The two cars are the official black Nissan Patrol of the District Chief Executive, with registration number GN 1790-11, and a red Navara Pick-Up with registration number GT 3591-11, which is the official vehicle for the District Coordinating Director. Tomore and Sons Company Ltd is demanding a total amount of GH¢ 81,345 from the Talensi District Assembly. The total debt comprises the principal amount of GH¢51,000, an interest of GH¢25,245 accrued from October 2012 to October 2014, and the legal cost of GH¢5,100. In October 2011, Tomore and Son Company Ltd, a construction firm, was awarded a contract by the Talensi District Assembly, then the Talensi-Nabdam District Assembly, to build a one-unit three classroom block with a store, four seater KVIP and urinal at Woog, all valued at GH¢60,000. According to facts of the case, t

A 26-year-old Systems Administrator of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale campus, Ransford Stanley Baidoo, needs help to have his fractured right leg corrected to save his life. Mr Baidoo was one of eight survivors in the November 2012 fatal accident on the Tamale road near the Kamina Barracks where 51 people perished The IT specialist was on his way to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, to defend his thesis in Information Technology in his second degree programme when the accident happened. The commercial Benz bus on which he was travelling, had a head-on collision with a Metro Mass bus which resulted in the fracture in his right leg. He was rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital but after three days in coma, he was declared dead and placed at the Morgue. What apparently saved the young man, according to his narration when he visited the  Kumasi office of the Graphic Communications Group  Limited was that at the time, the ref

Hundreds of basic school pupils in the Tolon District of the Northern Region have been forced to study under trees. This is because 12 basic school blocks which were ripped off by rainstorm in the area are yet to be repaired. The disaster occurred several months ago and one of the affected schools was Woribogu Ahmadiya Primary School. Additionally, some of the classrooms are overcrowded due to inadequate infrastructure. Head teacher of Woribogu Ahmadiya Primary School, Christiana Alandong earlier called for government’s immediate attention. The Member of Parliament for Tolon, Hon. Wahab Suhuyini Wumbei told Citi News plans were afoot to fix the problem. “During the onset of the rains a number of schools in the district were affected by rainstorm but we were able to do estimates for nine schools.” He explained, “I wrote to the Ministry of education through the district Director of education and just last two months the Ministry of education gave approval for the refurbishment of

A 28 year old man is in the grips of the Tamale Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for defiling an 11 year girl. Both the alleged man and the traumatized girl are natives of Kpalsi, a community in Tamale. Narrating her traumatic experience to Citi News, the little girl (name withheld) in class four  said the alleged rapist, Alhassan Dakogu lured her to sit on his motorbike on her way to a video rental shop. She said Alhassant took her to a mini forest behind the Tamale Polytechnic GETfund hostel where he allegedly defiled her. According to her, she cried out loud for help and some residents rushed to the scene to save her. Alhassan Dakogu attempted to run away but was arrested by the residents and handed over to the little girls’ family. According to reports, the family of the little girl physically assaulted the alleged rapist before handing him over to the Police in Tamale. Alhassan Dakogu admitted raping her but blamed the devil for deepening his woes. The littl

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has said the nation’s quest to achieve a high degree of accountability in the public service rests primarily on the shoulders of civil society. “Given the current state of lack of political will, politicisation of media discussion of corruption and accountability, the only way to assure appropriate executive response lies with effective civil society demand for accountability,” he said. He said it was disheartening for corruption, waste and abuse to be unearthed year after year with public display of those who were corrupt and yet citizens saw no outcome in terms of prosecution and sentencing of those involved. “Many Ghanaians simply accept ‘go and come tomorrow’, accept and give bribe for public service and will not report bribery and corruption incidents because they believe that will not amount to much. It requires concerted efforts on the part of civil society leadersh

A man saw a Roman sister and decided to give her a lift in his car. As the car was moving, the man placed his hand on the laps of the sista pretending he was looking for the gear lever. The sista cast a glance at him and shouted; "Matthew chapter 7, verse 7". The man quickly removed his hand. After a short time, he placed his hands on her lap again. The sister shouted at him again, "Matthew chapter 7, verse 7". The man nervously removed his hand. The sista reached her destination and got off the car, cast another glance at the man and said, "so you don't read your Bible!" When the man got home he opened his Bible to Matthew 7:7 and it says "ASK AND IT SHALL Be GIVEN". The man shouted; AWURADE ME Di NKWASEAS3M.....

The Gulkpegu Naa’s palace has dismissed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) pressure group called Gbewaa Youth Association’s assertions that Naa Alhaji Alhassan Abdulai threatened to lock up offices of the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive. The NDC Gbewaa Youth Association in an earlier interview with Citi News alleged that the Gulkpegu chief was collaborating with the Nyankpala chief to usurp the powers of the Tamale MCE, Abdul Hanan Gundado. The group served notice to clash with the two chiefs and their subjects if they dared. In a rebuttal, the Gulkpegu Naa’s Secretary, Mohammed Rashad Abdulai called the bluff of the NDC Gbewaa Youth Association and described them as “sycophants.” He suggested that the group’s assertion in the media was meant to denigrate Gulkpegu Naa, Alhaji Alhassan Abdulai. He cautioned political groupings in the Tamale Metro Area against any attempts to disrespect the Gulkpegu Naa to satisfy their paymasters. “They don’t have that power to block anybo

Pressure group of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) called Gbewaa youth is threatening to fight back two chiefs who are allegedly planning to lock up the office of the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive. Intelligence reports picked up by Citi News indicated that security operatives in the Tamale Metropolis are on a high alert to avert any possible bloody clashes. Members of the Gbewaa Youth are accusingGulkpegu-Naa and the chief of Nyankpala of attempting to usurp the powers of the Tamale MCE, Abdul Hanan Gundado. According to the group’s Spokesperson, Mohammed Sisudeen, the Gulkpegu-Naa, Alhaji Abdulai Alhassan and Nyankpal-lana, Yakubu have failed in their attempt to coerce President John Dramani Mahamato sack the Tamale MCE, Abdul Hanan Gundado, hence their alleged threat to forcefully evict him. “We are reliably informed that two chiefs in Tamale and Nyankpala have asked the President, John Dramani Mahama to remove from office the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Execu

A married lawyer was having fun with a prostitute in his car. On getting home, his wife saw panties on the back seat. She tore it apart screaming, " Yam-Naa ! What is this?!" The lawyer retorted, "What is what? I don't know what your're talking about!" The wife replied, "This Panties! I saw it in your car this evening!" Quickly, His lawyerly instincts kicked in and calmly said, "You just destroyed the evidence of a rape case worth a million cedi I'm handling." She fell on her knees apologizing.

The teacher told her class the word of the day was "dictate" and asked who could spell it. Naporo raised his hand and he spelled out, "d-i-k-t-a-t-e." The teacher said, "sorry that's wrong". Then she asked Yam-Naa. Yam-Naa slowly spelled out, "d-i-c-k-t-a-t-e". "Sorry" says the teacher, "that's not right either." Next, she asked Maryam. After a slight pause Maryam began spelling, "d-i-c-t-a-t-e." "Very good Maryam," applauded the teacher, "that's correct. Now," the teacher continued, "I want someone to use the word in a sentence?" Yam-Naa raised his hand quick as a flash shouting, "I know-I know," "OK" replied the teacher, "please use the word dictate in a sentence, Yam-Naa". Yam-Naa responded, "How did my dicktate last night, Maryam?"

Yesterday I slept. It was a fitful sleep I tossed and turned Whimpered and yearned For the moment I would wake Because, Yesterday I dreamed I dreamed of you I dreamed of me We made plans Wanted a family Yesterday you died I am kneeling once again Upon the freshly packed earth Staring at the spot that will soon bear your marker A tear traces its saline trail from the corner of my eye Down my nose and now, it hangs precariously off the tip It drops to the ground And finally it hits me: YOU’RE down there! There’s no air! You can’t breathe! My fingers scratch at the earth Frantically Hot liquid streams down my face as I call to you My nails break but I feel nothing I ignore the blood from the pads of my fingers I must get to you. My heart is hammering, Loudly in my ears And now the soil is moist with my tears Hands grab onto mine in an attempt to still them A voice Insistent in my ear And yet I do not understand They’re wrong! You’re not gone! You can’t

Three teacher unions in the country  will begin another indefinite strike from Tuesday. The Unions are the Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers(CCT) and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT). Though the three teacher unions are already on strike with other labour groups, the latest strike declared by them [three teacher unions] is to protest the non-payment of their transfer grants and vehicle maintenance allowances. They say efforts to get government to address their grievances have proved futile. The three unions maintained that they will not call off their strike even if the forum protesting the non-payment of their pension funds call off the ongoing strike. Speaking to Citi News, the National Vice President of NAGRAT, Angel Kabonu  said  “if our grievances are not addressed teachers will remain on strike until our grievances are addressed.” Responding to an earlier defiance by their members to strike, Mr. Kabonu sa

Frustrated health trainees in the Northern Region have demonstrated in Tamale against government over their unpaid accumulated allowances. They are also unhappy about government’s failure to employ three batches of graduates of the School of Hygiene. The angry health trainees slammed government for creating the erroneous impression that GHC140 million was used to pay 2012/2013 batch of trainee nurses. They have served notice to seek legal redress if government failed to address their legitimate concerns. Some of the health trainees carried placards on the streets of Tamale which read, “President Mahama pay us our money yabre,” “Your health is our concern,” “Our allowance, your health,” “Health is wealth,” “We have been sacked because of school fees,” “GHC140 million paid to who, ghost?” and “We owe banks because of school fees.” Their petition among others, stated that health trainees were suffering under the prevailing conditions. “We are suffering: students have been sacked bec

“I remember very clearly how angry progressive Ghanaians and Africans were when Obama came to Ghana and asked Africans to stop blaming colonialism and rather tighten their belts and eradicate corruption in Africa. I was one of them. Today I cannot help but call on all Northerners to stop blaming Southern domination and look into ourselves to fight the enemies of the North. The enemies of the North, those who seek our destruction, those who seek to imprison the North in darkness, poverty, ignorance, diseases and perpetual cup in hand begging and relying on government handouts are the Elite of the North. Yes! our own Elite. Because, our Southern brothers have given us more than enough since independence. Folks, one thing I know very well are that the Northern elite are the curse of the North. Why did Kwame Nkrumah institute the Northern scholarship scheme? Why did Kwame Nkrumah include so many Northerners in his cabinet; such as Hon. E. A. Mahama (John Mahama’s father), Hon. Imoru Egal

A 70-year old native of Bole, the hometown of President John Dramani Mahama, has taken a swipe at people of Northern extraction, who have been given appointments in governments since independence, but have failed to live up to expectation. Dr. Albert Nuhu, who The Herald’s findings, have established is a confidante of President Mahama, bitterly lamented about how people he called “Northern Elite”, have disappointed their “kith and kings” from the three northern regions, after the overwhelming confidence reposed in them by the various presidents, including Kwame Nkrumah, Jerry Rawlings, John Kufuor, John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama. In an article published on JoyFM’s news portal, www.myjoyonline.com on Monday, Dr. Nuhu charged “…. I cannot help but call on all Northerners to stop blaming Southern domination and look into ourselves to fight the enemies of the North. The enemies of the North, those who seek our destruction, those who seek to imprison the North in darkness

Thirteen persons are feared dead after their vehicle fell into a ditch and somersaulted several times on the Bole Bamboi road in the Northern Region, Thursday. The crash involved a commercial vehicle said to be traveling from Karba to Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region. Bole Police commander, ASP Eric Awiadem,who confirmed the incident to Joy News, said “thirteen people include seven males, four females and two children – between the ages of two and three have been confirmed dead”. He said the driver, instead of 15 passengers had picked nine extra passengers and that is suspected to be thecause of the accident. However when the driver was questioned bythe police, he said his front tire entered a pothole causing the vehicle to veer off the road. Seven people including the driver are currently receiving treatment at the Bole Government hospital.

Controller and Accountant General Government workers across seven regions without bank accounts will not receive their October salaries, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has indicated. According to the CAGD, the move forms part of measures to sanitize the payroll system from ‘ghost names’ which continue to drain government’s revenue. Government has been battling to rid the payroll system of ghost names receiving salaries from the CAGD. In order to halt the payment of such monies however the CAGD in September 2014, suspended salaries of about 20,000 employees without bank accounts in the Greater Accra, Volta, Central, and Western regions. In a press release copied to citifmonline.com, the exercise will be extended to the remaining regions including Eastern, Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions in October, 2014. The Controller and Accountant Generals Department  deleted 3,179 ghost names from the pay rolls of public institutions

Tamale, the Northern Region capital, have protested against theTamale Dakpema chief over what they describe as indiscriminate sale of lands in the metropolis. The angry youth marched to the chief's palace demanding that he rescind his decision over the sale of the Kaladan Parkto private developers. This resulted in a verbal exchange with theentertainment chief of the Dakpema, Deema-Na Hafiz after he had attempted to deny them access to the Dakpema chief. The Tamale Kaladan Park is a recreational facility where school children, football clubs and keepfit clubs in the metropolis use for sporting activities. It used to be the official match venue for Real Tamale United (RTU) until the construction of the Tamale ports stadium in 2008. Spokesperson of the angry youth Mohammed Zakaria told Joy News for more than three months buildings have taken over the Kaladan Park. He said the Dakpema chief must"maintain the Kaladan Park...the benefits which the metropolis is getting in ter

The senior medical doctor at the Effia Nkwanta Government Hospital mired in a sodomy scandal is begging for forgiveness. Dr. Sulley Ali-Gabass, a practicing Muslim and a respected member of the Muslim Community in Takoradi, sent a distress message to Muslim leaders to forgive and help him deal with his sexual orientation. He told an opinion leader of the Muslim Community that as a Muslim, he recognized it was wrong for him to be involved with fellow men, but added he had tried in vain to stop. He said the Muslim Community, where he is an inspiration to many young people, should not abandon him. Joy News’ Manasseh Azure Awuni blew the cover on Dr. Ali-Gabass’ homosexual activities in a thrilling investigation. A victim of the medical doctor, Aziz (not his real name) has been left badly injured and required surgery to survive. The 16-year-old has also been diagnosed with HIV. He accuses Dr. Ali-Gabass of infecting him with the virus – a charge the medical doctor flatly rejected.

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Western Regional Police Command have launched investigations into a case in which a medical doctor is alleged to have sodomised a 16-year-old senior high school student. Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Commander of the Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mr Frank Nana Asumani, said the unit had served Dr Sulle Ali Gabass with an invitation through the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Referral Hospital to appear before it. He said although there was no formal complaint made to the command, the allegations bordered on criminality and the police would not wait for a complaint before acting. Dr Gabass stands accused for sodomising the student (name withheld) on five occasions, three times in his vehicle and two times in the doctor’s house at Alajo in Accra, according to a JOY FM news report. According to the report, the doctor had offered the victim money after the first act which he declined and had subsequently deleted the

Labour unions will from Wednesday, October 22 embark on an indefinite strike. According to them, the action has become necessary because of government’s failure to pay their tier-two pension contributions. The unions that declared the strike include the Health Services Workers’ Union, Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association, Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Physician Assistants’ Association, Government and Hospitals Pharmacists’ Association and the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists. The rest are the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana National Association of Teachers, Teachers and Education Workers Union, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Judicial Services Staff Association of Ghana and the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana. They have directed all their members to stay away from their offices from Wednesday “until further directives are issued.” Speaking at a press conference on behalf of the labour unions in Accra, the acting Gene

Posing in a picture with a bikini as a celebrity is well accepted worldwide. But some are yet to admit such culture in Ghana in this 21 century. Even though many would want to see most popular Ghanaian female artists in bikinis, they always find it abnormal and boorish to see those pictures on social media. Fans of these popular persons on social media have always criticized semi-nude pictures of their so-called celebs to the extent of calling them unhealthy names, but to be famous, you must have that thick skin to absorb the insults. Ahuofe Patricia, who is gradually becoming a household name in the entertainment industry for her outstanding role in a comic series “Boys Kasa” is now facing the ire of her fans on social media, specifically Facebook for posing in what many described as a tempting picture. Clad in a black bikini exposing little flesh, thus, the ass, with a well-built abdominal muscle guy in red shorts, Ahuofe Patri as affectionately called in the comic series posted

Dear President Mahama, This letter is not from one of your “detractors” or the opposition and neither is it from one of your praise singers. It’s from a fresh graduate of Ghana; an apolitical graduate of our beloved country Ghana. And pardon me Sir, the title of this letter seems to suggest some sweet talks but this letter has nothing to do with the usual romantic talks you get from your party apparatchiks. I’m one of those who believe that, perhaps, you are just not aware or being made aware of the REAL situations in Ghana presently. So please permit me to write you this letter. As our president, I think it is important to draw your attention to some of the questions I’m struggling to find answers to in a non-partisan manner. I hope you remove your political glasses and also bar your praise singers from clouding your judgement on this letter (I hope you understand). Mr. President, I recently finished my Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Ghana’s number one business schoo

Com'on guys, have you ever experienced this at any point of your life? You find a very gorgeous, full figured, 5.11 feet plus lady. She is coffee brown complexion or maybe fair like a river goddess, with long flowing hair, ruby red lips, sparkling eyes, sexy and curvy hips. Then you take her home with pride only to wake up with a flat- chested, short chick who is equally as black as charcoal, bald, chapped-lipped with crossed eyes and stilettos off. Please, tell me what will you do in such situation? Run? Scream? Faint? Or just continue with the night fun? Please, feel free to share your thoughts with me. But, why in the name of humanity do we ladies/women do this to men? Deceiving them to believe we are what we are not! This is called false advertisement and justice should be done. Let your man like, love and accept you for who you really are and not a fake personality and curvy figures. Let's start with the bleaching, which I have constantly hammered on; Don't those w

Joy News investigation has uncovered the activities of a gay medical doctor who puts the lives of his victims in danger. Dr. Sulley Ali-Gabass, a senior medical officer at Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Takoradi, had anal sex with a 16-year-old senior secondary school student who has now been diagnosed of HIV/AIDS. In the first of a two-part investigative series, Joy News’ Manasseh Azure Awuni tells the story of this sixteen year old boy whose life took a tragic turn after he met Dr. Ali-Gabass. Aziz, who has been given an alias for the purposes of this report, is a 16 year old boy. A second year student of a senior high school. He met a man on facebook he took as his role model. In September last year, Aziz met Dr. Sulley Ali-Gabass for the first time where he was convinced into having sex with the doctor. Aziz says after the first sexual encounter, he got angry with the doctor and deleted his contacts both on facebook and on his phone but the doctor threatened to expose him.