Venunye Dordor, a teacher at Ave-Afiadenyigba RC Basic School in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region, has allegedly drowned three of his children in a water reservoir at his house at Ave-Afiadenyigba. The lifeless bodies of the children, two boys, and a girl, aged four, nine and 11 years respectively, were retrieved from the reservoir. Mr Isaac Sowu Newton, the Assembly Member of the area, said the Ave-Dakpa Police were called, who retrieved the bodies and had since conveyed them to the St Anthony Hospital morgue at Dzodze for preservation and autopsy. He told the Ghana News Agency…
Author: Nathaniel Nortey
It is normal to have fat in the liver, but the amount should not be too much. When fat is more than 5 to 10% of your liver’ s weight, it is known as fatty liver disease. This increases the risk of inflammation and damage to your liver. What is the cause of fatty liver disease? Fatty liver is of two types, alcoholic fatty liver and non- alcoholic fatty liver. Experts believe that the first is due to excessive drinking and the second is due to many reasons other than alcohol. Other causes of fatty liver include high intake of fats…
Peanuts in High Cholesterol, Diabetes: There are many benefits of eating peanuts. Peanuts are also helpful in reducing bad cholesterol from the body. Due to which the risk of heart attack is reduced. Cholesterol can cause many dangerous diseases in the body. There are many benefits of eating peanuts. Peanuts are also helpful in reducing bad cholesterol from the body. Due to which the risk of heart attack is reduced. Peanuts in High Cholesterol, Diabetes: There are many benefits of eating peanuts. Peanuts are also helpful in reducing bad cholesterol from the body. Due to which the risk of heart attack is…
Kojo Oku Basic School is in a deplorable state which needs attention. The school facility is almost a danger zone for students and teachers and needs serious attention. Kojo Oku is a suburb of Nyanyano in Kasoa. Not long ago Kojo Oku School authorities were painted black in connection with duping parents. Moving into the school with one of the school authorities for our investigation shows that the school was only doing what it could to make sure the school survives the hardships it is going through at the moment. Looking at some of the classrooms it is not even…
Research has shown that 43% of adults suffer the health effects of stress. Did you know that 75% to 90% of all doctor’s visits are stress-related? According to Ann Pietrangelo, there are stress hormones in the body that trigger the body’s fight or flight response. The response was built into the body system to protect towards emergencies by preparing you to act quickly. However, when the stress response keeps firing day after day, it could the health at serious risk. There are various types of symptoms of stress; physical, cognitive and chronic. Physical symptoms include low energy, headaches, insomnia and lack…
Living a healthy life as a person should not be complicating or time consuming if you care about your health. Many care less about their health and that has resulted them into getting entangled in one chronic diseases or the other. Goitre is a common disease mostly among the aged. It is a swelling of the thyroid gland in the front of the neck which appears especially when swallowing and there is a movement of the enlarge mass of the gland from the top to the bottom. It is normally in the form of a butterfly shape in the neck…
The founder and leader of the City Of Shiloh Prayer Center located at Abonko a town along the Mankessim – Cape Coast road in the Central Region Prophet Dr Jonas Affum Fianko has observed that part of people’s downfall are caused by their own negligence and ignorance. Speaking to the media in an interview, the Prophet who is popularly known as Prophet Dr Magraa hinted that one is likely to attain his breakthrough when he remains careful and vigilant in life. Prophet Dr Magraa expressed worry that out of ignorance and negligence people fall victims to poverty and other challenges in the society…
A woman, aged 41, has drowned along with her three children in a pit dug in the Keta Lagoon at Laklevikope, near Aflao, in the Ketu South Municipality. The deceased, Madam Yawa Apenu on Saturday fell off into the pit together with her two children, Bridget Amewu, 14, Daddy Amewu, 10 and another child, who stayed with the family, Sitsofe Ahiawor, 8, while they reportedly went fishing. Of the five, who went fishing, Mr Atitso Amewu, husband to the deceased woman was the only person who managed to escape death. Some residents, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency (GNA),…
Head Coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo has disclosed that he had a hard time deciding to select the squad for the Black Stars. The national team of Ghana will face Brazil this evening in a friendly match as part of preparations for the World Cup. Coach Otto Addo presented a list of 29 men ahead of the two friendly matches against Brazil and Nicaragua. This list came with several criticisms as some players were left out and some included even though they had less playing time with their club teams. Speaking to the media ahead of the game…
Host of one of Ghana’s leading television stations TV3 New Day show, Johnnie Hughes has taken to his Twitter page to reveal to Ghanaians his current condition. In his post on Twitter, Johnnie Hughes made it clear that he is on a hospital bed at the moment receiving treatment. In the picture attached to his post on Twitter, a medical official could be seen injecting the hands of Johnnie Hughes. This comes barely a week after Johnnie Hughes celebrated his birthday. On his birthday, he organized a NHIS registration for all Ghanaians to come to the premises of Media General…