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Caution: False prophesies cause of division in family
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An 80 year old woman, Madam Edith Duku, has admonished the youth to critically examine prophecies which tell them that their mothers are witches.
She said it was disheartening that many mothers, mothers in-law and grandmothers had suddenly become the cause of the woes of their children and grandchildren under this generation.
Speaking in an interview with The Spectator last Friday, Madam Duku said she was not against prophecies but those which sought to create division in families were of concern to her hence her decision to talk about it.
She said everyone needed to be worried that many mothers and mother figures who had healthy relationship with their children and in-laws currently had become “enemies” due to someone’s false prophecy.
She was of the opinion that if the intention of such messages were really for the good of their supposed victims, the carriers would have used wisdom to address the situation because families were meant to live together in peace and unity not in pieces.
She said it would not be wrong to say some children had been manipulated whether physically or spiritually to believe that their parents who went through difficulties to raise them were those trying to destroy them.
“Now if a couple cannot have children, it is a certain old woman’s fault, if they have a sick child it is the same excuse, if a person is jobless it is a mother’s fault and even if children are performing poorly academically mothers are to be blamed. ” she said.
Madam Duku said the impression being created was that if a woman crossed a certain age, she became a threat to her own family and this was robbing the youth of the rich experience and wisdom of old people.
“Have our children ever thought about the fact that if as mothers we wanted to destroy them as they are meant to believe, we would have destroyed them in their infancy not in their adulthood”, she said.
She said for daughters and daughters in-law, it was important for them to remember that they would also become mothers, mothers in-law and grandmothers in future.
“In your old age, would you be happy to be accused of being a witch and the cause of whatever challenges your family is going through,”? She asked.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema.
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has disputed claims made on social media by comedian Michael Blackson concerning the treatment given to his late mother, saying a review found that the allegations did not accurately reflect what happened during her stay at the hospital.
In a statement issued in Accra on August 5, 2026, the management of UGMC expressed condolences to Mr. Blackson and his family over the death of his 83-year-old mother, who died at the facility on July 16, 2026.
The hospital said it had taken the concerns raised by Mr. Blackson seriously and conducted a thorough review in line with its clinical and administrative procedures.
According to the statement, the facts presented by Mr. Blackson on social media contained “numerous inaccuracies” and did not accurately reflect the medical care provided to his mother.
UGMC explained that she was referred to the facility from another hospital and received treatment there from May 27 to July 16, 2026, a period of about eight weeks.
The hospital stated that it would not release details of her diagnosis, treatment, medical records or other aspects of her care because it had a duty to protect patient confidentiality, even after death.
It said the decision was intended to respect the dignity of the deceased and the privacy of her family.
UGMC further stated that all clinical decisions at the facility are made by qualified healthcare professionals based on medical judgment, established standards of care and the best interests of the patient.
The statement added that such decisions are made in consultation with authorised family representatives where necessary and that billing and financial procedures are governed by institutional policies and are separate from clinical decision-making.
The hospital noted that it values feedback from patients and their families and considers both positive and negative comments important for improving the quality of care.
Mr. Blackson had earlier used social media to criticise the care his mother received at UGMC, prompting the hospital’s response.
By: Jacob Aggrey
