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A 31-year-old businessman and two others have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for unlawfully demolishing a 12-bedroom house in Nungua, Accra.

Abdul Rahman Kamaro, Benjamin Kojo Sarfo, 36, Enoch Aboagye both Earth Moving Machine Operators have been charged with causing unlawful damage.

Kamaro has additionally been charged with abetment of crime.

The value of the family property is said to be valued at GHC902,211. 12 cedis.

The three accused persons have pleaded not guilty before the court presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah.

The court has admitted them to bail in the sum of GHC900,000 each, with two sureties to be justified.

The court said two other sureties are to be Ghanaian citizens.

The matter has been adjourned to March 4, 2024.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Daniel Danku, said the complainant Samuel Adjetey Adjei is a businessman residing in Nungua.

Chief Inspector Danku said Kamaro resides at Adjei Kojo, near Ashiaman, while Sarfo and Aboagye are residents of Iron City, Kas
oa.

The prosecutor told the court that the complainant is one of the children of the late Larley Bi Adjei who had a 12-bedroom house at Nungua, Cold Store.

The prosecution said the complainant and his siblings had been renting out the house at Nungua to tenants.

In February 2023, the complainant and siblings ejected all the tenants from the house with the view of renovating the property.

According to the prosecution, on October 14, 2023, Kamaro hired the services of Sarfo and Aboagye who brought along a bulldozer and ’caused damage to the building without the consent of the complainant and his family members and also without a court order.’

The prosecution said the police arrested Sarfo and Aboagye who admitted the offence and mentioned Kamaro as the person who engaged them to demolish the building.

It said Kamaro later apprehended, and he admitted to hiring the two other accused persons to demolish the building.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Michael Oppong, a 51-year-old ‘trotro’ driver, has been remanded into Police custody by the Ashaiman Circuit Court for stabbing a passenger with a knife over an additional 50 pesewas lorry fare charge.

The victim, Ketogloh Mawunyegah Edoh, has since been treated for his wounds and discharged from the hospital to await further treatment.

The plea of Oppong, who was charged with causing harm, was not taken and was remanded by the court, presided over by Mr Simon Gaga, to reappear on March 25, 2024.

However, the court will wait for the outcome of a surgery to be conducted on the victim, to ascertain the severity of the harm caused to him, as well as remove an object identified by medics in the stabbed area.

Police Chief Inspector Joyce Nyarko, prosecuting, said the complainant in the case was Dziedzorm Edoh, the wife of the victim, who claimed that on February 5, 2024, at about 2030 hours, the victim alighted from Oppong’s vehicle at Global, a suburb in the Tema West Municipality, after joining it at Adjei-K
ojo.

According to the prosecution, a misunderstanding ensued between the victim and the accused person over a 50 pesewas balance, which the accused demanded from the victim after he offered to pay Gh? 4.50 pesewas instead of five cedis.

Chief Inspector Nyarko said the two quarreled and during which Oppong took a knife from under his foot carpet at the driver’s side of the vehicle and stabbed the victim with it at his back.

She said some onlookers assisted to disarm the accused person of the knife and rushed the victim to the New Crystal Hospital for treatment.

The prosecution said someone then alerted the complainant at home which was few metres from the scene, who, together with others, handed over the accused person to the Kanewu Police station, where a report was made.

Madam Nyarko said Oppong was re-arrested, and the knife retained as an exhibit, while police proceeded to the said hospital and met the victim on admission, responding to treatment.

Chief Inspector Nyarko said the victim was issued wit
h a police medical report form, which the victim returned after being discharged from the hospital two days after the incident.

She said the police were informed by the medical officer that there was an object in the wound that needed further treatment through surgery.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Rev. Fr. Andrew Campbell, Founder of the Lepers Aid Committee, has urged health professionals to avoid discrimination when delivering care to patients.

He pointed out that all people seeking healthcare, including lepers, need equitable treatment and compassion from professionals.

Rev. Fr. Campbell made the call when the Catholic Health Professionals Guild paid a visit to the Weija Leprosarium in Accra, as part of events to commemorate the World Day of the Sick.

As part of the Day’s activities, the Guild offered free health screenings to 26 cured lepers and relatives who cared for them at the facility.

The exercise included vital assessments, HIV tests, eye screening, breast examination, general consultations, and the provision of medication.

Rev. Fr. Campbell said ignorance and fear remained a barrier between society and persons who have recovered from leprosy.

He said despite years of public education and support, lepers in other areas were still neglected by their families.

‘The greatest problem we h
ave here is the stigma. People (even health professionals) are afraid to go near lepers, to touch them or to talk to them…Each one of them [at the Leprosarium] is cured, and we want to give them the best because they have been treated badly by their families and society,’ he said.

Rev. Fr. Campbell, who has led advocacy for poor people for the past 50 years, also called for more resources, stating that the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) fund was insufficient.

In addition to the medical treatments, the Guild donated GHS5,000 to support activities at the Leprosarium. They also organised a holy Mass, which was conducted by Rev. Fr. David Amissah Andoh, the association’s Chaplain.

In his sermon, Rev Andoh commended care providers and encouraged survivors of the disease to feel confident about themselves.

‘There is no difference between a leper and someone who is not. We are all the same. Leprosy is a curable disease, and we need not despise people with this condition. They are also children of
God,’ he said.

Rev Fr. Campbell thanked members of the Guild for the gesture and other benefactors of various Leprosaria across the country.

World Day of the Sick is an annual event that raises awareness and advocates for high-quality health care. It was established in 1992, during the reign of Pope John Paul II, and was first observed on February 11, 1993.

The theme for this year’s celebration was ‘Healing the Sick by Healing Relationships.’ The day also marks the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France serves as a miraculous healing place for the sick.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Barima Kumi Acheaw III, the newly enstooled chief of Abesim, near Sunyani has appealed to the Sunyani Municipal Assembly to help bring the development of the town to the next level.

He emphasised the Abesim was still lagging in development and expressed worry about the deplorable condition of access roads in the town.

Barima Acheaw III, also the Kyidomhene (Chief in-charge of crowd) of the Dormaa Traditional Area in the Bono Region stressed that the Abesim town roads were very dear to the heart of the people.

He said his people would forever remain grateful if the government reshaped and tarred access roads in the town. Barima Acheaw III made the appeal when Mr John Ansu Kumi, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) paid a courtesy call on him at his private residence in Sunyani.

Accompanied by some key staff of the Assembly, the visit, according to the MCE, was to update the chief and his subjects for their support to accelerate the holistic development of the Municipality.

Barima Acheaw III thanked
the MCE and his entourage for the visit and pledged his commitment to facilitate the development of not only Abesim, but the entire Municipality.

He lauded the intention of the Assembly and Mr Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani East to construct a standard astro-turf pitch to help unearth and nurture the football talents of the youth in the town.

Barima Acheaw III emphasised the Abesim area had a lot of football talents and advised the MCE to endeavour to fulfil the promise of putting up an astro turf for the people to build on their talents.

‘We believe this is not one of the political campaign talks because my people would be disappointed if the Assembly fails to fulfil the promise,’ Barima Acheaw indicated.

On his part, Mr Kumi highlighted the integral role of traditional authorities in nation-building and therefore asked chiefs and queens in the country to support the government to build a better

Ghana for all. As the embodiment of the people, he stressed chiefs and quee
ns could not be left out in the nation’s development processes and re-affirmed the government’s readiness and commitment to engage them in tackling the pressing needs of the country.

Mr Kumi emphasised the need for the chiefs, queens, and other community leaders in the Municipality to engage the Assembly regularly in identifying and tackling the immediate development needs of their local communities.

He said the doors of the Assembly were always open for suggestions and constructive criticism, saying that would not only deepen the decentralisation concept, but also help to bring the development of the Municipality to the next level.

Mr Kumi said the Assembly, with the support of Mr. Ameyaw-Cheremeh was finalising modalities to commence work on the construction of the astro-turf and promised to complete the project by the end of the year.

He congratulated the Chief on his successful and peaceful enstoolment and expressed the hope that with unity and purpose the development of Abesim would be moved to the n
ext level.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Seven suspects have so far been arrested in relation to the murder of Mr Eric Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Cozy Hills Hotel, at Jirapa in the Upper West Region, according to the Ghana Police Service

The suspects: Kumbata Kwaku, Dookuuri Fausta, Braimah Kasim, Beyuo Felix, Michael Klugey, Charles Tuoze and Favour Nuobe, who are all workers at the Hotel, are in Police custody assisting the investigation.

The deceased was found on February 11, 2024, lying in a pool of blood in one of the rooms at the hotel.

A news brief from the Police said they would continue with investigations to bring the perpetrator(s) to face justice.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II has enskinned Mr. Mustapha Sanah, a development management specialist as the Chief of Dalun, under a traditional title Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II.

Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II, known in private life as Mr. Mustapha Sanah, is the Executive Chairman of Northern Development and Democratic Institute, NDDI, a premier liberal democratic public policy think-tank based in Tamale, in the Northern Region.

During the enskiment at the forecourt of the Gbewaa Palace, many people extolled Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II as a pragmatist and a progressive royal of Dagbon who prioritised peace, development and intra and inter ethnic harmony and co-existence as the surest way forward for the sustainable development of the Dagbon State and Northern Ghana.

The Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II served the Ya-Na Abukari II creditably and the Dagbon Traditional State in many roles.

He served in many committees including finance, protocol and publicity during the investiture of Ya-Na Abukari II in 2019.

He is
a speech writer at the office of the Ya-Na and also co-ordinated the external relations affairs of the King of Dagbon.

Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II is a member of the royal family of Dagbon. He was born to His Royal Highness, Diare-Lana Amadu-Sanah, a grandson of Diare-lana Dahamani.

Diare-lana Dahamani, a respected chief of Diare and an astute Islamic scholar and astronomist was a grandson of Ya-Na Andani Jangbariga, from his famous daughter Princess Pagsan, Sister of Pakpan Shetu, mother of Yelzol-Lan Lagfu and Tijo-Naa Abdulai.

By royal lineage, the parents and grandparents of Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II are referred to as pagbihi, to wit, royals from the princesses.

Dalun Traditional Area is a farming area and a strategic geo-political zone located at the North-West of Tamale, along the White Volta, and near Kumbungu.

The new Dalun -Lana will be outdoored on Friday 16th February 2024 at the forecourt of the Dalun Palace at Dalun, in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region.

Source: Ghana News
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