Two Ghanaian soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon have sustained critical injuries after their battalion headquarters was struck by missiles amid escalating exchanges between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed in an official
The Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a 23-year-old student, Nhyira Papa Kojo Egyir Hayford, for allegedly publishing obscene material online in breach of Section 280 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). According
Some major roads in Accra will be temporarily closed to traffic on Friday, March 6, as the country marks its 69th Independence Anniversary at the Jubilee House. In a statement issued on Thursday, March 5, the Ghana Police Service said the restrictions are
Liberian pastor and Chief Executive Officer of the Citizens Action Committee, Rev. Philip Blamo, has rallied fellow nationals to join a march to the Ghana Embassy in Monrovia tomorrow to express their displeasure over the alleged lynching of 26-year-old Liberian national Austin Tengbeh.
The Wa High Court, preside over by His Lordship, Justice Osei-Wusu Antwi, on Wednesday, sentenced Shariff Abdulai, popularly known as “Cristos”, to life imprisonment in hard labour, to be served at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison. The judgement was passed based on the accused person’s, now a convict,
The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has ordered an investigation into allegations of an unauthorised withdrawal of GH₵400,000 from a mobile money agent’s account in Kibi. The directive tasks the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) with probing claims circulating in a viral
Eleven people sustained injuries when two vehicles collided at Eduagyei on the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway on Tuesday evening. The injured comprised nine men and two women. No deaths were recorded. The Central Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS),
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has arrested nine public officers over their alleged involvement in the interception of a container loaded with a massive consignment of undeclared Tramadol at the Tema Port. The officers, who were granted police inquiry bail, include five from
The Nkroful District Court has sentenced Ofori Annor, a rubber tapper, to three years imprisonment for poaching in the Ankasa Conservation Area, a wildlife protected area in the Western Region. Annor, 48-year-old resident of Elubo, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea. The convict was apprehended by
Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women globally, and the number of cases worldwide is estimated to reach over 3.5 million by 2050, new research has found. In high-income countries, decades of investment in screening, early detection and treatment drove a