The police say the deplorable state of the two structures in Sekesua and Akateng necessitated the decisions, two of a few closures in policing history in the not too distant past. The situation compels residents of the two communities to travel to the district capital, Asesewa to lodge complaints to the police whenever there is the need to. “According to the commander, the police station is not in a good situation so he can’t send his men to operate there,” he said. John Yeboah In Charge of the Asesewa Police Station said the police administration had no option except to close down the two facilities due to their dilapidated states. “The authorities are putting measures in place to restore the police stations to check criminal activities in the areas.

General News of Tuesday, 27 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com'Outrageous, staggering, a waste and a loss to the state' are just some of the attributes that have been alluded to in the Auditor-General’s 2020 Audit Report. The report captures expenses among other things of the various institutions, ministries and MDA's. In this edition of The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV, Nii Akwei Ismail Akwei sits with Laud Harris Adu-Asare, Head of the Political Desk at GhanaWeb, as they bring a breakdown to the numbers, narrowing on the ministry of education's report. Also, they project if the analysis of the report that is currently before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is accurate or not. It is an edition that deals with the numbers and the hard facts on the topic, “Crunching the numbers: A-G’s report on the Education Ministry.”Catch the full interview below:

It is the right of Ghanaian Health officials to conduct a COVID-19 test, to avoid the spread of the disease but it is unprofessional and medical fraud, if health officials at the Kotoka International Airport, will deliberately declare a fully vaccinated traveller, with coronavirus-free certificate ‘Positive'. A couple of months ago, the Noguchi Institute in Ghana also made headlines over the same COVID- test frauds. She painstakingly demonstrated a COVID-19 test in a video, proved herself ‘Negative', and shared it to expose what the Ghanaian Health Officials are doing to unsuspecting travellers at the airport. The question is why her test was ‘Negative', yet the testing device at the airport registered ‘Positive?’ This doesn’t make sense, which means there are coronavirus testing frauds going on at the airport. It is now time to stop those frauds at the airport.

He emphasized that he will never be an advocate for LGBTQ+ despite being a leading advocate for human rights in the country for the past 10 years. “As President for Youth for Human Rights Africa, I have had several invitations to be a gay rights advocate but turned all of them down. "I am not and will never be an advocate for gay rights although I have been a leading Human Rights advocate for over 10 years and counting," he stressed. The human rights lawyer had earlier said the passing of the anti-gay bill into law will have a toll on Ghana internationally. He said, “Not only will it be a recipe for chaos, [but] it could derail the country in several ways as well.”

Regional News of Tuesday, 27 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Osu Presby Day School has been reopened for students• The new building was put up after the old was was demolished• The KKYA, who led the call for the reopening of the school, have expressed great joy at this new developmentAfter six years of pushing for it, the Osu Presby Day School has been finally re-opened for students to study in. The Executive Director of KKYA, Nii Otenkorang Ankrah, who made this known in a statement, said that the new school building was put up three years earlier following the demolishing of the old edifice. “This has, however, not been done and the pupils have been put in a make-shift wooden structure for the past four years. The wooden structure is not in the best shape and, therefore, does not help learning activities. But, providing an update on his Facebook page, Nii Otenkorang Ankrah wrote that, "After a long fight and over 6 years, the new building of Osu Presby Day School has been reopened for the students.

A letter given to them by the hospital said the amount will cater for the surgery, anaesthesia, intensive care and ward stay. At the moment, even feeding the child is a problem for the young, visibly disturbed mother. Her husband who she thought would share her pain since abandoning them, has never made contact or the effort to help raise the money. Watch the video below:The mother said the condition of her child is putting her through a lot of pain. She is therefore pleading with whoever may see this report to help her save the life of her first and only child.

Every July 25, the world marks this day, as set aside by the United Nations, to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities. The day is also set aside for stakeholders to offer life-saving solutions to help people avoid drowning and its related challenges, the report added. Addressing these concerns in a statement, the association said that as key stakeholders in artisanal fisheries, the policy would be a major boost for their members. “Children of fishers who live in close proximity to water are also at high risk of drowning, and it is sad to note that drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children and youth,” the statement said. Also, the statement noted that fishing in bad weather, fishing in unsafe waters, using unsafe canoes or fishing boats, contribute to the high-risk practices in artisanal fisheries.

Some other sanitary workers at the tollbooth who are still yet to be paid their 4-months allowance have expressed displeasure about the situation even weeks after the incident. It would be recalled that a toll booth attendant, Isaac Koomson, was run over by a tipper truck which crashed into the toll booth. The Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service in Tema who investigated the incident revealed that the 27-year-old tipper truck driver, Isaac Osei was changing lanes to beat traffic when the incident happened. The concrete booth also fell on a Mercedes Benz Actros Truck which had stopped by the booth. Some workers protested poor working conditions after the incident, showing up in red attires and armbands.

General News of Tuesday, 27 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• A chief and queen mother at Dantano have been involved in a quarrel• The queen mother of the area claims to have been assaulted in the process• The case is presently before the police for investigationsA decision by the queen mother of Dantano in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region to challenge the eligibility of the chief of the area allegedly earned her the slap of her life. Kwaku Anane who leads the people of the farming community, according to DailyGuide reports, physically assaulted Nana Abena Gyapah III after she challenged his suitability to receive funeral donations from bereaved families in the community. Nana Gyapah III told DailyGuide that the said man was a ‘self-acclaimed' chief who does not stay in the community but only appears in the community for funeral donations. This got Mr. Anane furious, for which reason he subsequently visited the village to allegedly slap the queen. Nana Gyapah III per the account reported the issue to the Kukuom Police per their recommendations.

Entertainment of Tuesday, 27 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Black Sherif has attributed his success story to being original• The rapper has received massive support since the start of his career• Black Sherif has won the hearts of music lovers specifically, ‘hustling fans’ by producing songs they can relate toFast-rising Ghanaian rapper, Black Sherif has disclosed that staying true to his personality and being ‘organic’ has been the ‘backbone’ for his success. “I want to stay around for a very long time and that will all depend on the songs I drop. I’m sure it’s mainly because of my originality,” he stated in an interview with Graphic Showbiz. The reactions to my songs on YouTube and the positive comments I read online show that I am doing something great. Both songs have received massive support and airplay from Ghanaians as shortly after its release it has clocked over a million views on YouTube and other digital streaming platforms.

Dr Cassiel Ato Forson who is a Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament during a presentation accused government of borrowing excessively and being responsible for 60 percent of the country’s debt stock. “Out of Ghana’s Public debt of GH¢291 billion as of December 2020, President Akufo-Addo’s government accounts for GH¢171.22 billion representing 60 percent,” Ato Forson said. He continued, “the hardships arising out of the deficit and debt situation is the direct result of mismanagement of the economy and misplaced populism by this government.”But the deputy Finance Minister in a response described the assertions as false and misguided. “If you check the reality of what happened under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s tenure, I am sure if it had happened under former President John Mahama, we would have jumped to US$100 billion. There was no COVID-19 to warrant a lockdown for extra expenditures of the government,” John Kumah pointed.

General News of Tuesday, 27 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Attorney General has raised an alarm surrounding the controversial Sputnik V Vaccine• The Russian made vaccine was procured by the Ministry of Health• According to the Attorney General, some clauses in the contract is biased towards governmentThe Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has said that parts of the clauses in the Sputnik Vaccines contract unfairly implicate government. Godfred Dame noted that the contract was “ambiguous, vague and skewed against the buyer (government), suggesting that the agreement be amended, a report by JoyNews revealed. Government has been under pressure following the confusion surrounding the procurement of $64million Russian Spuknik V vaccines few months ago. The Attorney General in response, noted that the contract, despite already signed prior to the submission for review, had not gone through Parliament for approval to ensure its validity. Meanwhile, the Health Minister has been subjected to a probe by the Afenyo-led Committee in Parliament over the botched vaccine deal.

Often referred to as the greatest leader the country has ever had, due to several legacies which have outlived him following his demise, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah brought numerous achievements. That nonetheless, Stephen Atubiga maintains that the leaving out of two critical things remains the former president's biggest failure. The outspoken and controversial former National Democratic Congress member, taking to his Facebook wall intimated that Dr. Nkrumah’s failure to ban same-sex marriages was the biggest mistake of the latter as president. He added that the conception of Dr. Nkrumah’s last son, Sekou was the second biggest mistake of the former president. It is unclear what necessitated the attack on the son of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

The land, when cleared, will be used for the construction of a senior high school, a residential community and a modern market. District Chief Executive (DCE) for Gomoa East, Solomon Darko-Quarm, in an interview with Daily Graphic described the project as timely. He said, “It has become a fast-growing community which needs social and economic amenities to befit its status. The Liberia camp was set up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the 90s. It served as a home for refugees who fled their country during the two Liberian civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003).

According to him, he is puzzled at why such a controversial bill is being pushed at a time where the developmental needs of citizens should be prioritized. In an interaction on Citi TV’s ‘Point of View’ monitored by GhanaWeb, Prof. Gyimah-Boadi described the move by the legislators as a diversionary tactic. Meanwhile, a list of lawmakers pushing for the anti-LGBTQ bill to be passed have emerged. Already, portions of a leaked 36-page bill proposal to criminalise gay relations have in the past few days made rounds on various social media platforms with varied sentiments expressed on the matter. Others, not so much, as they strongly believe LGBTQ acts are against the sociocultural, religious norms and teachings in Ghana.