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Ministry of Gender condemns Akuapem Poloo for indecent exposure
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has condemned actress Rosemond Brown, affectionately called Akuapem Poloo for indecently exposing her son.
According to the statement, she was seen naked in front of her son, which the Ministry described as Inappropriate, after its attention was drawn to it.
The Ministry highly condemned the actress, stating it was classified under indecent exposure of the child, an act of pornography, degrading and also against the Children’s Act 1998 (Act 560), the Criminal and other offences act (Act30).
The statement added that the Ministry would liaise with the appropriate agencies to deal with the issue.
It further reiterated that posting of nude photos on social media at all times was a serious offence, adding that all must desist from it.
The Ministry called on the general public to stop sharing the nude photos.
In a birthday wish of her seven-year-old child on Tuesday, Akuapem Poloo posted a nude photograph of herself kneeling in front of her son who was in pant.
This caused a lot of outrage on social media, as many condemned the actress for exposing her son.
Against this backdrop, the police invited her, but she is yet to honour the invitation.
Meanwhile, the Child Rights International has issued a statement condemning her for such act.
On the back of this, the actress made a video apologising for her action, asking Ghanaians for forgiveness.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Management and staff of Owass FM have announced the passing of media personality, comedian and politician Seth Kwame Dzokoto following a medical emergency during a live morning show discussion at the station earlier today.
According to the station, Dzokoto was participating in a panel discussion on its morning show “Oman Nkoso” when he suddenly took ill and collapsed.
A statement from the station said its team immediately rushed him to the hospital for medical attention, but he was pronounced dead by the attending medical doctor upon arrival.
“We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident, which occurred in the course of our regular programming. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who have been affected by his passing,” the statement said.
Management acknowledged that information about the incident is already circulating in the public domain, but appealed to the public and colleague media houses to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and refrain from circulating unverified information or speculation regarding the circumstances of his death.
Owass FM extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of Seth Kwame Dzokoto.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The State through the Attorney General (AG) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of the trial in the case of The Republic v Hanan Aludiba and Faiza Seidu.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal suspended the trial in the case. But the prosecution says it has filed an appeal against the suspension order.
According to the update, the law does not allow a criminal trial to be suspended simply because an accused person has complained about some of the charges on the charge sheet, particularly when those complaints were dismissed as meritless.
It argues that if the Court of Appeal’s decision is allowed to stand, no prosecution will ever be possible, since all it would take for a trial to be suspended is an accused person complaining about anything on the charge sheet.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
