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Musician granted 400,000 bail for kicking girlfriend’s genitals
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A 23-year-old victim, whose boyfriend, a musician, violently stamped her right leg and kicked her genitals after discovering pictures of her with another man, is unwell.
A relation of the victim confirmed to the Adentan Circuit Court that she was peeing blood in her urine, hence unable to attend today’s sitting.
According to the victim’s relative, the accused person’s stepfather presented GH¢200 to the victim only yesterday (Sunday).
The trial judge, Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah, has asked Benjamin Kobla Doamekpor to stay 50 metres away from his girlfriend and also prohibited him from contacting the victim pending trial.
Appearing for the second time, Benjamin Kobla Doamekpor, who was earlier remanded for allegedly fighting his girlfriend over phone chats, has been admitted to bail.
The court admitted Doamekpor to bail in the sum of GH¢400,000 with four sureties, two to be justified.
Explaining the terms of the bail, the trial judge said the accused, although an upcoming musician, was a flight risk.
The accused person’s lawyer repeated bail application for Doamekpor saying he had fixed place of abode, and he would not in any way tamper with investigations.
Soon after Doamekpor was granted bail, he wept, saying: “I swear I did not intend to harm her (the victim).”
The court directed prosecution to file its disclosures.
The court further directed the victim’s family to ensure that kidney and bladder tests were conducted on the victim.
The matter was adjourned to November 30, 2023 for Case Management Conference.
Doamekpor was charged with causing harm and pleaded not guilty.
Prosecution led by Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo said the complainant was a businesswoman residing at Labadi and the accused person, a boyfriend to the younger sister of the complainant.
Prosecution said on October 10, 2023, at about 0900 hours, the complainant came to Adenta DOVVSU and reported that the victim had gone to visit the accused person at Amrahia, and that on October 1, 2023, she started receiving distress phone calls from the victim that the accused person, had beaten her to the extent that she was in clutches with her right leg in PoP after sustaining a fracture.
The prosecutor told the court that on receipt of the complaint, the police together with the complainant proceeded to Amrahia and led the police to a house inKatamanso where the victim was seen in a room in clutches.
It said the victim was rescued and brought to Adenta DOVVSU and interviewed.
Prosecution said the victim disclosed that she visited her boyfriend (the accused person) on September 25, 2023, and on September 27, 2023, she wanted to leave but the accused person prevented her from leaving.
It said Doamekpor snatched her phone from her and went through her messages.
Prosecution said Doamekpor saw a chat on the phone of the victim together with photos of the victim in bed with another man and that got him angry, and he assaulted her.
The prosecutor said the victim informed the police that she fell, and the accused violently “stepped” on her right leg, causing a fracture and he also kicked the victim’s genitals.
It said when the accused person saw that the victim had a fractured leg and was unconscious, he rushed her to the Saint Patrick Hospital for medical attention.
The prosecutor told the court that the accused person told the victim to tell her relatives that she fell into a gutter and had a fractured leg.
When the accused person was cautioned, he admitted the offence.
—GNA
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
