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Source:  www.ghanaweb.com How did Akufo-Addo's bodyguard amass wealth to build an 'ultramodern' hospital in Accra? – Dotsei Malor questions « Prev Next » Show Video Comments (175) Listen to Article WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This play video Click Here to Watch in Twi Former Presidential Spokesperson, Ben Dotsei Malor Former Presidential Spokesperson, Ben Dotsei Malor, has questioned the source of funds for the recently built Islamic Hospital in Accra Newtown, said to have been financed by a bodyguard of President   Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo . The president's bodyguard, identified as Jibril, is said to have financed the ultra-modern Islamic hospital through his First Jibril Foundation. But reacting to the news in a Facebook post, Mr Dotsei Malor questioned how "a presidential bodyguard amass enough wealth to build an "ultramodern" Hospital in Accra?" Reports of the president's bodyguard building a hospital have attracted varying criticism. ...

  Coup attempt appears under way in Burkina Faso Date: Sep - 30 - 2022 , 10:03 BY: BBC Category:  International News A coup attempt appears to be underway in Burkina Faso Gunshots have been heard near the presidential palace and access to major buildings, including the national assembly, the national broadcaster and the residence of the prime minister have been blocked by military vehicles. It was only in January that the current head of state, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, ousted President Roch Kaboré through a coup. The democratically elected president was deposed for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants. Now Lt Col Damiba seems to be suffering a similar fate. On Thursday hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the western city of Bobo Dioulasso to demand his resignation, blaming him for the ongoing insecurity in the country. Eyewitnesses are reporting a heavy military presence around the city. Schools are closed and residents are staying indoors, waiting for ...

  Widespread corruption in Ghana: Why are we surprised? Date: Oct - 01 - 2022 , 08:15 BY: Enoch Randy Aikins Category:  Politics Corruption in Ghana has become an endemic canker that is destroying our country and jeopardising its future. The Ghana Integrity Initiative warned in 2018 that the country loses as much as US$3 billion to corruption every year; the 2021 Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey (GIPSS) report, which indicated that about GHS5 billion was paid as bribes to public officials in 2021 alone confirmed this estimate. Reports from the Auditor-General (A-G) further indicate that infractions and irregularities in the public sector from 2016 to 2020 amounted to about GHS48 billion. In 2020 alone, the country lost GHS12.8 billion to infractions and other irregularities committed by state agencies. The recent report to Parliament for the 2021 financial year also flagged a total of GHS17.4 billion in financial irregularities, an increase of 36 per cent compared to ...

  ECG prepaid central database hacked? Date: Sep - 30 - 2022 , 19:48 BY: Enoch Darfah Frimpong Category:  General News Graphic Online's Benjamin Xornam Glover reports from Tema that the customers from different suburbs of Tema as well as Ashaiman and Kpone, formed long queues as they desperately tried to gain entry to purchase power with their prepaid cards. PICTURE BY BENJAMIN XORNAM GLOVER The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is still working to resolve the technical challenge it was experiencing in vending for prepaid consumers on E-cash and PNS metering systems of the company. The systems have been down for the past four days, since Tuesday, September 27, 2022. There is power available but many consumers on the prepaid system are unable to top-up their credits to connect to power and have therefore had to resort to sleeping in darkness. System compromised Graphic Online  has gathered from sources within ECG that the systems have been compromised by external sources ...

  Unregistered SIM card holders to know fate next week Date: Sep - 30 - 2022 , 17:31 BY: Charles Benoni Okine Category:  General News Unregistered SIM card holders to know fate next week The intended exercise to block all unregistered SIM cards effective Saturday, October 1, 2022 has been put on hold. This is to allow the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation to examine the roadmap for the intended exercise. A reliable source close to the SIM registration process has told  Graphic Online  that a new date and the modalities will be communicated early next week, but added that the punitive measures as seen earlier in September will be implemented again. The NCA, Friday morning, met with all telcos to finalise the modalities and they expressed their readiness to go ahead with the exercise to block the unregistered SIMs as per the expiration of the deadline Friday, September 30, 2022. Meanwhile, it said those who have done stage one (linked their Ghana Cards ...