An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 43‑year‑old TikToker, Camilla Alhassan, to one year’s imprisonment with hard labour for offensive conduct. The court said the sentence was intended to serve as a deterrent to others. Alhassan, charged with offensive conduct conducive to…
The Minority in Parliament on Thursday, July 16, staged a walkout during the consideration of the Tribunals Bill, 2026, accusing the Majority of using its numerical strength to push through legislation despite objections from organised labour, legal stakeholders and recommendations…
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 12 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old pupil. Hondana Mensah was found guilty of defilement, contrary to Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as amended by Section…
The Ministry of Health is warning of strict compliance with admission guidelines issued to heads of health training institutions for this year’s admission window. Director of Human Resources at the Ministry, Frederick Mensah-Acheampong, says adherence to established guidelines, particularly regarding…
Before the passage of laws to protect women and children can achieve their intended impact, societies must first transform the values and attitudes that normalise abuse, says the Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah. The legislator advocated…
A special police team has begun investigating the killing of a provincial leader of an anti-migrant group in South Africa. Police confirmed that Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada, the Gauteng province leader of March and March, was shot outside his home east…
A monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face – and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo – has been confirmed as a new species to science. The black-furred primate was spotted and photographed…
One person has died, and three others are missing after a pontoon boat capsized around 600 yards from Alcatraz Island on Tuesday. A report of a vessel in distress came in at 15:37 local time (22:37 GMT), San Francisco Fire…
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the government to abandon the 24-Hour Economy policy and return to the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi,…
Parliament has approved close to GH¢650 billion over the past two years, yet the government cannot point to a single institution operating under its flagship 24-Hour Economy programme, the Ranking Member on the Economy and Development Committee has told Parliament.…