Ridge Nurse Drags Social Media Influencer to Court, Demands GHS 7m for Assault and Defamation

Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, a nurse at Ridge Hospital, has taken social media personality Ralph Saint Williams, popularly known as Ralph De Fellow Ghanaian, to court after accusing him of physically assaulting her and damaging her reputation online.

The civil suit, filed at the Accra High Court on August 20, 2025, seeks a total of GHS 7 million in damages — GHS 5 million for assault and GHS 2 million for defamation.

According to her lawyers, Bortei was attacked on August 17 during a chaotic incident involving relatives of a patient. She claims the assault left her with a dislocated shoulder and a hand injury, making it difficult for her to work.

The nurse also says Ralph worsened the situation by going public with defamatory comments, calling her a “liar” and accusing her of faking her injuries to cover up alleged issues at the hospital.

Bortei is asking the court to order Ralph to:

Apologize and retract his comments publicly.

Stop making further defamatory remarks.

Stay at least 50 meters away from her.

Pay legal fees and other costs.

The court has given Ralph eight days to respond to the suit or risk judgment being entered against him.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has tasked a new committee with investigating the rising cases of assault on nurses and health workers at Ridge Hospital, giving them one week to present their findings.