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Emotional wounds from stigma, discrimination painful than cancer — Mrs Kumah-Dzagah
The Executive Secretary of the Breast Cancer Society of Ghana (BCSG), Mrs Georgina Kumah-Dzagah, has revealed that the emotional wounds caused by stigma and discrimination are often more painful than the physical suffering of the cancer disease itself.
In an interview with The Spectator in Accra, Mrs Kumah-Dzagah said that while the surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy were challenging, the reactions of people around her left deeper scars on her heart than the illness did on her body.
“For many survivors like me, the deepest wound does not come from the cancer itself, it comes from how people respond — the silence from people I once called family, the friends who drifted away as if cancer was contagious, and the stares at social gatherings — those were far more painful,” she said.
According to her, stigma and misconceptions about breast cancer leave many survivors feeling isolated and unloved at a time when they need the most care and encouragement.
“Stigma is cruel because it isolates survivors when we need love the most. It takes away hope, dignity, and the strength we fight so hard to hold on to,” she added.
Mrs Kumah-Dzagah urged the public to understand that breast cancer was not a death sentence and certainly not contagious, stressing that patients and survivors deserve empathy, not avoidance.
Survivors, she said, need encouragement, not judgment, and that they need people to remind them that they are still whole, valuable, and capable of living fully.
She also encouraged survivors to be proud of their scars, describing them as symbols of courage and endurance, saying every scar is proof of survival, not a mark of shame.
Mrs Kumah-Dzagah called on families, friends, and the wider public to offer emotional support to breast cancer survivors, noting that even small gestures of kindness can help restore confidence and hope.
She urged stakeholders to fight not only the disease but also the stigma surrounding it.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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Miniser for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has revealed a major shake up at Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) following recent power outages.
In a post on Facebook, Felix Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor has asked the CEO of GRIDCo to step aside pending investigations into fire incident at Akosombo power control center.
Also, he further noted that there has been a major shake up in the leadership of the ECG in the Ashanti Region.
“At 2pm tomorrow, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon John Jinapor, will hold a major briefing on recent developments in electricity distribution,” he concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Abu Trica’s extradition case: Prophets, fetish priests demand pay for spiritual solution …Lawyer reveals
Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer for embattled Frederick Kumi, affectionately called Abu Trica and has made a shocking revelation over the behaviour of some members of the clergy.
According to him in a post on social media, the difficult part of Abu Trica’s trial is not the law but the number of ‘Men of God’ and fetish priests demanding financial sacrifices to help resolve the matter spiritually.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2026, “The most difficult part about the Abu Trica case; is not the law.”
He continued: “It is the number of, prophetesses, evangelists and fetish priests, who have called or messaged to ask us to pay for spiritual solutions.”
It would be recalled that in March this year, the Gbese District Court dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Abu Trica, challenging the extradition proceedings initiated at the request of the United States.
The court, presided over by Anna Akosua Appiah Gottfried Anaafi Gyasi, in its ruling held that the offences forming the basis of the extradition, particularly wire fraud, constitute extraditable offences under the 1931 treaty between Ghana and the United States.
He was then given 15 days counting from March 27 to appeal the decision of the court or be surrendered for extradition to the US.
Against this backdrop, he was on Tuesday, April 22, granted a bail in the sum of GH¢30,000,000 by an Accra High, pending the appeal of his extradition
Mr Kumi was arrested in Ghana in December 2025 following an indictment by United States authorities, alleging that he played a role in a romance scam network that defrauded elderly American victims of more than $8 million.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
