The Asante Akropong circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district has remanded a level 100 university student into prison custody for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl at Tanoso, in the Kwadaso Municipality. Raynus Ofori Mensah, a student of the Apenteng Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentContinue Reading
A 24-year-old unemployed has been remanded into police custody by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for unlawful entry and stealing at Abuakwa. Michael Gyamfi, alias Kwabena, pleaded guilty to unlawful entry, but not guilty to stealing, and would make the next appearance before theContinue Reading
A Ho Circuit Court in the Volta Region has convicted three persons for their respective roles in an armed robbery attack on Makafui Atsu Kumordzi, the Director of Makafui and Son’s Limited, a lotto company located at Ayitikope within the Akatsi South Municipality. The convicts, Nzete Chukunhru Best, age 28,Continue Reading
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported a total of 4,155 suspected cholera cases nationwide, with 35 deaths as of December 23, 2024. In a statement, GHS Director General, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye noted that the majority of fatalities occurred within 24 hours of admission. The outbreak, which began inContinue Reading
Private legal practitioner Shafic Osman has filed an action against Wesley Girls Senior High School challenging the school’s alleged religious discrimination faced by Muslim students at the institution. The action invokes the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Articles 2(1)(b) and 130(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution. Shafic Osman isContinue Reading
President-elect John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep concerns about the dire state of Ghana’s energy sector, calling for immediate and comprehensive reforms to address its challenges. During a courtesy visit by the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, in Accra on Friday, Mahama underscored the sector’s fragile condition, warningContinue Reading
The Electoral Commission (EC) has clarified its decision to relocate the collation centres for some 12 constituencies to the National Police Training School (NPTS), saying it was made following recommendations from the Ghana Police Service. This decision, according to the EC, was taken to ensure the safety of its staffContinue Reading
The teenage son of Salifu Amoako has been sentenced to six months at the Senior Correctional Center for the manslaughter of two people in a tragic accident in East Legon. The teenager, who drove into another vehicle, killing two passengers instantly, was convicted of manslaughter. Initially, the teen had pleadedContinue Reading
The Electoral Commission (EC) has indicated that it will not accept the collated results of the Ablekuma North and Okaikwei Central constituencies in the just-ended parliamentary elections. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, the EC Chair explained that the Commission arrived at this decision because of irregularities recorded during theContinue Reading
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has appealed for enhanced security to ensure the smooth completion of the re-collation process for some nine constituencies following the December 7, 2024, elections. The Commission has firmly stated that it will not validate results declared under duress or without adherence to proper collationContinue Reading