he confession of a 19-year-old girl who died shortly after she had allegedly patronised the services of a suspected fake doctor to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy has led to the arrest of the quack medical practitioner. The suspect, Mr Adusei Opoku, 62, was arrested by the Accra Central District Police for allegedly practising as a medical doctor without …

More than 100 illegal makeshift structures along the railway line at Abofu, a slum community in Achimota were pulled down yesterday by the Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly (ONMA). The exercise, which was undertaken in collaboration with the Tesano Divisional Police Command was intended to allow the Ghana Railway Company to put the land to good use and to rid the …

The United Kingdom (UK) has updated its foreign travel advice for British nationals travelling to Ghana, warning that terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in the country. The advice published June 7, 2019, adds that localised outbreaks of civil unrest can occur at short notice, and can become violent (sometimes involving weapons). The advice reads: “If you’re …