Two married men who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old pupil in Cape Coast in the Central Region and got her pregnant, have been jailed 20 years. The two were convicted and sentenced Friday, May 31, by the Cape Coast circuit court presided over by Justice Dorinda Smith Arthur after it found the two accused persons guilty of the charges of defilement …
The Municipal Chief Executive for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly, (TNMA) Hon Gilbert Ken Asmah on Thursday, May, 30th 2019 handed over 45 motorbikes and crash helmets to Assembly members in the Municipality. “The donation is in fulfillment of His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo’s led New Patriotic Party government’s pledge to enhance and sustain the local government process through rapid monitoring and evaluation …
Child Rights International (CRI), a child-centred organisation, has commended the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, for her continuous commitment and support towards the wellbeing of children and mothers in the country. The organisation particularly mentioned two projects put up by the First Lady in Kumasi and Accra under the Rebecca Foundation as exceptional gestures from the First Lady and her …
A cargo truck has fallen on its side on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange causing gridlock on that stretch. The driver of the vehicle, whose name was not given was however brought out of the vehicle unhurt. The vehicle was from the Ring road stretch and was headed towards Kaneshie when the accident occurred. The Police and the Ghana Fire …
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfuor has charged the Power Distribution Services (PDS) to disconnect residents of Lower Manya Krobo off the national grid if they cannot pay electricity bills. The Minister’s comments follow a clash between residents and police officers on alleged over billing and disconnection exercise by PDS which led to death of a 15-year-old and injured …
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, will lay a wreath at UN Headquarters on Friday, May 24, 2019 to honour all UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948. He will also preside over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to 119 military, police and civilian peacekeepers, who lost their lives in 2018 …
About 400 houses in the Tempane District in the Upper East Region have been destroyed by recent rainstorms leaving thousands of residents homeless. The storm hit the area last Tuesday night and pulled down about four hundred houses, uprooted hundreds of economic trees including; Baobab, Shea, and Dawadawa among others. The situation has forced some of the residents to relocate, …
Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin-Salih has expressed worry about fallen standards of education, which he blames on home and school factors reinforcing indiscipline and immorality among school going children. “Poor performance of students could be attributed to poor foundation at the basic level, lack of parental support and lack of commitment on the part of teachers and students,” …
Ghanaian dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have been banned indefinitely from participating in all aspects of the country’s foremost music award scheme, the Vodafone Music Awards (VGMAs). Per the decision, they have lost their legibility for VGMAs nominations, selections and performances. The decision was taken Thursday by the board of the award scheme following a brawl between the two …
The head pastor of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah took the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide to the cleaners after some comments made by the latter. Kweku Baako had earlier on “Kokrokoo” flayed some men of God for their negative utterances. “And they are saying all sorts of things . . . they say …
