The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has affirmed the government’s dedication to providing suitable housing for security personnel in the nation, ensuring their safety and enhancing productivity.
Addressing attendees at the handover event for staff residences to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the John Agyekum Kufuor Estate in Kumasi, Ashanti region, the Ofoase-Ayirebi MP emphasized that the Ministry of Housing is engaging stakeholders to finalize an incentive package.
This package aims to expedite housing development to alleviate Ghana’s 1.8 million housing shortfall within the next decade.
Additionally, he disclosed plans for a district housing initiative to be implemented across Ghana’s 261 Districts. This initiative will utilize local construction materials to ensure affordability, particularly for public servants posted to rural areas.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah underscored the government’s broader housing policy, extending beyond security personnel, to encompass public servants’ accommodation needs.
Furthermore, he outlined efforts to establish an incentive framework to attract private sector participation as master developers.
This framework will facilitate the creation of expansive new communities with integrated amenities, offering affordable housing solutions for the majority of Ghana’s populace.
The Ghana Immigration Service’s (GIS) Western Regional Command successfully apprehended sixty-six migrants on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at various hideouts in Sekondi-Takoradi.
This operation aligns with the GIS’s ‘TRIPPLE S’ Campaign, aimed at ensuring national security, stability, and safety.
According to a statement from the GIS, the suspects, comprising 45 men and 21 women aged between 19 and 54, were recruited from towns like Tanda, Agnibilekro, Bondougkou, Nindo, and Aboisso Abidjan for cybercrimes and other illegal activities.
Investigations revealed that Ghanaians Romio and Akwesi Daniel were part of the syndicate recruiting Ivorians under the guise of an online business (QNET). While two suspects, Bamba Ladja (26) and Troare Yssouf (21), remain detained for further investigation, the rest have been repatriated.
In a related incident on March 19, 2024, Axim Sector Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration Emmanuel Adams, led an operation leading to the arrest of six Nigerian women operating as sex workers at the Bafana Bafana Beach Resort, a known brothel.
These women, aged between 19 and 26, have also been repatriated following their arrest.
A mother claims that her kid is “beautiful” despite the insults people have hurled at her because of a medical problem that causes the baby’s head to keep growing.
Adalgisa Soares Alves of Brazil realised something wasn’t right when she became pregnant with Graziely Alves Régis because she experienced excruciating abdominal discomfort.
Graziely was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid on the brain that put pressure on her skull and caused damage, when she was eight months pregnant, according to the doctors.
Due to the condition, Graziely’s head was larger than average when she was born and continues to grow despite multiple operations.
She was given three months to live by doctors but Graziely has defied expectations and despite losing her sight, being bedbound and unable to talk, she is still alive aged 29.
Now Adalgisa, 48, says her daughter has been dubbed the ‘giant baby’ and decided to share Graziely’s daily struggles on social media.
‘I don’t think it’s cruel because “baby” is an affectionate word, but when they call out her “big head” I feel sad,’ the mum told NeedToKnow.co.uk.
‘Because then that is just being cruel.
Graziely was only given three months to live by doctors (Picture: Jam Press / Instagram @adalgisasoaresalves)She has a medical condition called hydrocephalus (Picture: Jam Press / Instagram @adalgisasoaresalves)Adalgisa hit out at the online trolls who call her daughter names (Picture: Jam Press / Instagram @adalgisasoaresalves)
‘But the important thing is that me, and all our family and friends, love Graziely the way she is.’
The mum said nothing could be done to help her daughter before or immediately after she was born.
She said: ‘Every day I take care of her, bathe her and feed her with all my love.
‘I’m dedicated to Graziely and it makes me happy to see her well cared for, from me and all of our family.
‘Nephews, cousins, aunties and many more family members love to come and see her and care for her.
‘I don’t work, I just take care of her — I’m happy to take care of her and it is rewarding when I see her smile.
She is now bed bound, has lost her sight and is unable to talk (Picture: Jam Press / Instagram @adalgisasoaresalves)
‘I never lose hope because I am a woman of great faith and I always put God above everything — I pray a lot every day.’
Graziely’s day begins at 7am with a homemade papaya smoothie followed by soup and a clean at 11am, and again at 6pm.
Graziely uses 30 packs of nappies, costing 75 reais (£12.20) per pack, with around 2,250 reais (£366) being spent on the essential per month.
The family rely on BPC payments, a non-contributory pension scheme available to those unable to work due to disability.
People across social media have supported Adalgisa and Graziely with Sarah commenting: ‘This lady is an awesome mum,’ and another person said: ‘God bless you so much.’
Adalgisa added: ‘I always hope that she will live [for] many years.
‘She transmits positive energy and I feel a peace that overflows when someone visits her.
‘I will always give her the best because she was born from my womb, she was very much loved and desired inside my belly and I will love her until the last day of her life.’
