Self-styled evangelist to serve 14 years for sodomy
The Tarkwa circuit court on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old self-style evangelist of Bonsaso, a suburb of Tarkwa, to 14 years imprisonment in hard labour for having anal sex (sodomy) with two boys. The convict, Bismark Opoku, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Presiding Judge, Mr Emmanuel Bart-Plange Brew, after listening to the prosecution’s witnesses […]
Stop using old students associations for merry-making: Consultant
Mr Bernard Joe Appeah, a Management Consultant, has urged members of old students associations to stop using the associations for merry-making and support in the management and infrastructural development of the schools for academic excellence. He said the associations were also to foster connectivity, build role models and responsible future adults for effective management of […]
Wasiru declared champion after controversial bout
The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has declared Wasiru Mohamed, champion, after his bout with Isaac Sackey, ended abruptly at the Bukom Boxing Arena, last month. Mohamed, is now the new WBO Africa Super Bantamweight champion. According to information gathered by the GNA Sports, the WBO after examining the video of the fight and other facts […]
Hotel customer stabbed to death by friend
The Western Regional Police has confirmed the stabbing to death of a Nigerian by a young man in a hotel at Takoradi. Ms Edafe Ovoke Vera, now deceased, lodged at the Ridgeway hotel in Chapel Hill area of the metropolis Saturday morning but was later attacked by the attacker who inflicted multiple knife wounds on […]
Kwesi Nyantakyi's journey
The Adjudicatory Chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee of FIFA has banned Nyantakyi for life from all football-related activities at both national and international level with an additional fine of CHF 500,000 (over USD$ 450,000) on Tuesday, October 30, following the Anas Expose. Mr. Nyantakyi, was the youngest person to ascend the top seat of […]
Don't import near-to-expire products for pre-Christmas sales – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned importers of products for pre-Christmas sales to desist from importing goods near to their expiry dates as consumers are becoming vulnerable. Mr James Lartey, the Head of Communications at the FDA told the Ghana news Agency in an interview that the Authority’s regulations required that every product […]
Antiperspirants deodorants may be causing breast cancer
The Principal Nursing Officer of the 37 Military Hospital, Mrs Angela Opong-Yeboah, Wednesday (October 31), urged Ghanaians, especially women, to be cautious of using deodorants with antiperspirants chemicals as it has been identified as a risk factor of breast cancer. She said deodorants and roll-ons usually helped control odour but those with antiperspirant substances, especially […]
Ghana's youth Population growth alarming
Dr Andy Ofori-Birikorang Senior Lecture at the Department of Communication and Media Studies of University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has expressed worry about the fastest rate at which Ghana’s youth population is growing. He said, the rate at which the country’s youth population increased posed greater challenge not only to themselves but the nation as […]
We need independence to control vigilantism – Police
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzor, the Director of Transformation Programmes Office, said the current constitutional arrangement of appointment and removal of the police leadership did not embolden police chiefs to act impartially. He, therefore, asked the Government to consider amending the 1992 Constitution to give the Ghana Police Service (GPS) independence to […]
Tobacco products to bear Pictorial Health Warnings from November – FDA
All tobacco and tobacco products will effective November 1, this year, bear Pictorial Health Warnings (PHW) with emissions and constituents on their packages, according to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) directive. The Authority, is therefore urging the public especially the manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers of all tobacco and tobacco products in the country […]
NKWANSEC riots: 30 students picked up for destroying school properties
The police in the Nkwanta Municipality of the Volta region have picked 30 students of the Nkwanta Senior High School (NKWANSEC) for vandalising the School’s property worth thousands of cedis. The students allegedly went berserk on Monday night after their mobile phones were seized and destroyed motorbikes, air conditions and shutters and smashed the wind […]
New US Ambassador to Ghana expected to arrive
A new United States Ambassador to Ghana is expected to arrive in Accra soon to continue to promote policies and programmes which strengthen democracy and the rule and the general prosperity of Ghanaians. The new USA Embassy Press Attaché, Naomi Mattos, said in response to a question on the issue, when she paid a working […]
Let’s tackle falling standards of education together – Deputy Minister
Mr Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, Deputy Upper West Minister, has called on stakeholders in the education sector to work together to tackle growing poor performance of students in schools in the Region. He made the call following complaints by stakeholders about mounting indiscipline and poor academic outcomes among students, particularly those in senior high schools, at […]
Organized labour must call for review of labour law – Deputy Employment Minister
The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has held its third delegates’ congress in Tema with a call on organized labour to push for a holistic review of the country’s Labour Law. Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobby, speaking at the Congress, said there was the need to review the law to address […]
