Richard Frimpong Dardo, the man granted bail after assaulting former Deputy Communica­tions Minister, Victo­ria Hamah, has been arrest­ed once again by the Dansoman police in Accra over a $260,000 fraud case, DAILY GUIDE has gathered. An attempt to detain the sus­pect did not go down well with Ms Hamah, who stormed the sta­tion to protest in defence of ...

A French man has been kidnapped in Algeria by a militant group linked to Islamic State (IS), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has confirmed. Herve Gourdel was seized on Sunday in the unsettled north-east Kabylie area. Mr Fabius said an online video that showed Mr Gourdel flanked by armed men, calling on France not to ...

Apple announced it sold over 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in the first three days the new devices were available for sale. The latest iPhones launched 19 September in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK. They will be available in more than 20 additional ...

Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville says the club may need to spend another £100m on players before they can compete for the league title. United lost 5-3 to Leicester on Saturday, but Neville says he “wasn’t surprised with the result”. “I know United have spent £150m,” Neville told BBC Radio 5 live. “I think there’s another ...

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be collaboratingto improve environmental sanitation in the country. The partnership is in line with ongoing national efforts towards environmental sanitation and the fight against the cholera outbreak. This will enable the Ministry work closely with the Christian Council through ...

A 35–year-old man has been arrested for allegedly using Tonaton.com to defraud prospective car buyers. The suspect, identified as Henry Palm, who described himself as self-employed and resident of Tema Community 8, is said to have posed as the owner of a Daewoo Matrix car displayed on Tonaton.com for sale. Tonaton.com is an advertisement website ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has unveiled a Mausoleum at Weta in the Volta Region to commemorate the first anniversary of the demise of one of Ghana’s astute writers, Prof Kofi Awoonor. The Mausoleum, according to Doe Adjaho, was part of initiatives being taken by the family of the late Professor to keep ...

A survey conducted by World Vision Ghana has revealed that only 32 percent of children who have completed primary six in the West Gonja District are able to read and write. This abysmal performance falls below the national average of 35.3 percent which government and other development partners are collaborating to turn around. This follows ...

Normal daily activities have resumed in West African country Sierra Leone, the three-day lock down which was aimed at preventing the further spread of the deadly Ebola virus disease. The Sierra Leone government has described as successful, the three-day lock down. A team of 30,000 volunteers embarked on a house-to-house sensitization exercise as well as ...

Ghana has initiated arbitration proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), seeking a declaration that it has not encroached on Cote d’Ivoire’s territorial waters in the exploration of oil. The decision follows failed negotiations between the two countries in the past few years, as well as continued receipt of ...

An Accra Fast Track High Court will today hear an application seeking an interlocutory injunction on New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) congress to elect a flagbearer on October 18. Two  members of the party, Rexford Agyei Frimpong and Oppong  Kyekyeku are seeking an order against the National Council to comply with the provision of the NPP ...

Popular actress, Yvonne Nelson, has been quoted by The Daily Post, a Nigerian newspaper as  saying that she tries to work hard to make a living and does not depend on any man to settle her bills. The actress said people could say whatever they liked to say about her person, affirming that such talk ...

The US and allies said to include Arab nations have launched the first air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, the Pentagon says. Spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby said fighter and bomber jets and Tomahawk missiles were used in the attack. The strikes were expected as part of President Barack Obama’s pledge to ...