Month: June 2023

Diana Hopeson Discusses Her MUSIGA Legacy
01 Jun

Diana Hopeson Discusses Her MUSIGA Legacy

Wontumi2Showbiz,
Former Musicians Union of Ghana President Diana Hopeson has recounted how she came to lead the union and the fruits of her tenure. She addressed criticisms levelled against her also during and after her service in the union as president. Ms Hopeson was in conversation with Apostle Bismark Owusu on No.1 FM, 105.3, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, on the No.1 Live Worship programme. She named past presidents of MUSIGA including Joe Mensah (RIP) and Alhaji Sikidu Buhari and said she took keen interest in the union and its leaders and learned watching. She would soon become "a regional treasurer," she…
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Lecturer Needs GHC700,000 To Undergo Kidney Transplant Surgery In India
01 Jun

Lecturer Needs GHC700,000 To Undergo Kidney Transplant Surgery In India

Wontumi2News
Philip Atawura, an assistant lecturer at UNIMAC - Ghana Institute of Journalism has been diagnosed with an end-stage Polycystic Kidney Disease (PCKD) at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. Philip has been scheduled for a kidney transplant in June 2023. Philip was diagnosed with the end stage PCKD in August 2021 and has since been on dialysis at Providence Specialist Hospital, Achimota (a suburb of Accra), after his discharge in September 2021. Luckily, in March 2023, Philip got a donor. Therefore, upon meeting all necessary requirements, Philip is due for kidney transplant at the Max Healthcare in India. The operation is…
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KATH Slaps Two Doctors With A Month’s Suspension For Extortion
01 Jun

KATH Slaps Two Doctors With A Month’s Suspension For Extortion

Wontumi2News
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) management in Kumasi has taken disciplinary action against two doctors who were found guilty of extorting money from patients. The suspension of the two doctors is contained in an online publication by graphiconline.com. According to the report, each doctor has been slapped with a month's suspension without pay. While one doctor has already completed the suspension, the other doctor's suspension will begin today, June 1, 2023. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Professor Otchere Yaw Addai-Mensah, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu…
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Gregory Afoko’s Bail Application Dismissed After 8 Years Of Remand
01 Jun

Gregory Afoko’s Bail Application Dismissed After 8 Years Of Remand

Wontumi2News
The High Court in Accra has denied the bail application of Gregory Afoko, who has been in custody for the past eight years pending his retrial. Afoko, a farmer, was one of the two individuals held for the death of Adams Mahama, the New Patriotic Party's Upper East Regional Chairman. In April, a seven-member jury returned a 4:3 not guilty verdict for Afoko on charges of conspiracy and murder, resulting in a hung jury. The High Court ordered a retrial by Justice Afua Merley Wood, a Justice of the Court of Appeal. Afoko's counsel, Stephen Sowah Charway, moved the application for…
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PHOTOS: 10 Powerful Men and Women From Ashanti Region Including Frm. Prez Kufuor’s Daughter Endorse Bawumia
01 Jun

PHOTOS: 10 Powerful Men and Women From Ashanti Region Including Frm. Prez Kufuor’s Daughter Endorse Bawumia

Kakra NunuFeatured, News
A powerful delegation from the Ashanti region led by Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo and the daughter of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, have jointly endorsed the candidature of vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to send a strong signal ahead of the impending presidential primary to be conducted by the New Patriotic Party. The group made up of ten (10) strong influential members of the NPP met yesterday to formally endorse vice President Bawumia. They were: 1.Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi, Ashanti Regional Chairman 2.Nana Nkansah Ayeboafo, the Chief of Agric-Nzema 3.Mr. Ampofo, Cordinators Chairman for Bantama 4.Mr.…
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