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February 13, 2024February 13, 2024

Over 1m Unlicensed Weapons In Circulation – Small Arms Commission

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has disclosed that approximately 1.1 million small arms and light weapons circulating within the country cannot be properly traced or accounted for. According to the commission, this number of unaccounted-for weapons, out

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024

GES Begins Probe Into Tragic Death Of Aburi Girls’ SHS Student

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has initiated an internal investigation into the death of a first-year student at Aburi Girls’ Senior High School. Stacy Okyere, who died on on February 5, 2024, was allegedly denied medical attention by the school nurse, who

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024

Demand Action From Police, Judiciary Over Assault On Journalists – Oppong Nkrumah To GJA

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to increase pressure on the Ghana Police Service and the Judiciary to effectively address cases of attacks on journalists in the country. Mr Nkrumah emphasised the critical role

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024

Man Jailed 50 Years For Robbery, Remanded For Murder Of 74-Year-Old Woman

A 20-year-old man, Abdullah Mohammed, who allegedly killed a 74-year-old stroke patient, Alice Karikari, after robbing her home, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the robbery. The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Oheneba Kuffour,

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024

Girls In Jomoro Engage In Sex For Fish

There is a growing culture of teenage girls trading sex for fish in the coastal communities of Half Assini in the Jomoro District of the Western Region. A JoyNews report indicates that some of the fishermen in the coastal community exploit the girls

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Your Tributes At Funerals Do Not Determine Where You Will Go – Dr. Kuuku Dadzie

The Founder and General Overseer of Action Power of Faith Ministries Worldwide Dr. Kuuku Dadzie Ephraim has stated categorically that the tributes read at one's funeral do not determine where the dead will go. According to him, satanic lies have made

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Ethical Values Key To Justice Delivery – Chief Justice

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has emphasised that it is important for lawyers and judges to make ethical values a cornerstone of their work for effective justice delivery. She said a holistic approach to ethical values such as the

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Asanteman Receives £2bn Looted Golden Regalia

Asanteman, led by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has received the royal golden artifacts which were looted during the Sagrenti War of 1874 at a grand ‘kuntukuni’ durbar at Manhyia, Kumasi. The seven items, about 400,000 ounces of gold worth

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

Adolescents In Sunyani Trained As Transformational Journalists

Selected adolescents from Sunyani municipalities in the Bono Region have received a two-day training in basic journalism. The training is aimed at empowering the participants to amplify their voices through both traditional and digital media and serve as transformational journalists in

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024

EOCO Not Under Political Pressure To Investigate, Prosecute Cases – COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah says she is not under political pressure to investigate and prosecute cases. This comes weeks after the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) referred a