Michael Nyarko, 20, who allegedly raped an 18-year-old girl at Gomoa Ekropong, near Agona Swedru, did the unthinkable by shoving off a policeman in a failed bid to escape. Nyarko, unemployed, was being interrogated by the police in connection with the alleged rape case when he reportedly sought permission to go to the washroom, only to push aside his escort in an attempt to flee with the handcuffs. He was re-arrested in the process and put before court but his plea was not taken. The presiding judge

The University of Ghana, Legon, has suspended the collection of road tolls from motorist who ply their roads with immediate effect. This follows a directive from government and a promise to pay an amount of  $2.3 million the university had contracted for infrastructural projects. According to Myjoyonline, the Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Ernest Aryeetey who made the announcement at a press briefing Friday, however warned that if government failed to redeem its promise of paying for

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Asmah Akwasi Asiedu, has sentenced a driver’s mate and an unemployed to 36 months’ imprisonment each with hard labour for conspiracy to commit crime and stealing. Jacob Apayin, aka Agaa, 29, the driver’s mate, and Daniel Somuah, 23, the unemployed, pleaded guilty to both charges.   Chief Inspector John Akuetteh, the prosecutor, said the complainant, Hayford Asante, was a shopkeeper at Combine, a suburb of Akosombo, whilst Apayin and his

A Circuit Court in Accra on Thursday ordered the arrest of Prophet Daniel Nkansah, the flag bearer of the New Vision Party (NVP) for failing to appear before it. Prophet Nkansah, who is said to be at large and his son Daniel Boahene Nkansah Junior are being held on the charges of conspiracy to commit crime and five counts of robbery. The son, who appeared before the court has pleaded not guilty to the charges at the court presided over by Mr Francis Obiri.  Daniel Boahene Nkansah Junior, a student

Professor Stephen Adei, Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has called for a change in leadership behaviour, and the adoption of a national approach to governance, to facilitate faster economic transformation. He said reckless leadership behaviour of ruling regimes, has largely heightened corruption and weakened the value of the cedi as against the major foreign currencies, inflicting hardships on the people Professor Adei made these remarks on Thursday

The Managing Director of Meklloyds Limited (an Accra-based company), Emmanuel Mainoo, has appeared in court for allegedly duping three persons to the tune of GH¢28,800 under the guise of selling some plots of land to them. Mainoo, who is facing three counts of defrauding by false pretence before the Agona Swedru Circuit Court, reportedly swindled one Abraham Sarpong of GH¢5,000.   His two other alleged victims were identified as Lawrence Quarcoo and Modesta Kumi, who were made to part with GH¢20,000

The Police in Cape Coast are investigating the suspected, gruesome murder of a Level 300 student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) last Tuesday. The body of Godwin Awogbo, a Nigerian Social Science student was found on Wednesday morning at Amamoma, one of the communities around UCC with his intestines gushing out, colleagues at the Nest hostel where he was resident told the Daily Graphic.According to the students, Godwin left the hostel on Tuesday evening but did not return, however on Wednesday

Statistics released by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has indicated that court fines on motor traffic offences raked in about GH¢3,324,614 within a period of three years (2011 to 2013). Briefing The Mirror, Chief Superintendent Anderson Fosu-Ackaah, Commander of the Central MTTU, Accra,  said GH¢1,008,438 of the fines were paid in 2011, GH¢894,285 in 2012 and GH¢1,421,891 in 2013. “We are engaged in an exercise to ensure safety on our roads and

Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle has urged the youth to be guided by the model of commitment displayed by the late Komla Afeke Dumor in their strive for excellence. Delivering the sermon at the solemn requiem mass held at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra, Bishop Palmer-Buckle urged the youth to walk in the footsteps of Komla Dumor to lift the flag of Africa high. “And now to you the many young ones…Komla was surely an icon for the youth, a model in

Benin’s Minister of Health, Professor Dorothéme Kinde Gazard, has called on African nations to lay emphasis on behaviour change communication, as it is the surest way to achieve improved sanitation. Disclosing that 87 per cent of Africans were still engaged in open defecation, while only three out of 10 people washed their hands with soap, she stated, “So the challenge is also on behaviour change.”The Health Minister therefore urged African countries to strike a balance between change in

An attempt by a mason, Emmanuel Gyau, to use spiritual intervention in a case in which he is accused of defiling a 13–year-old girl yielded no effect when the judge told him “the law is the law, incantations will not help you.” Gyau, throughout the hearing of the case in which he allegedly defiled and impregnated the girl, kept closing his eyes and murmuring inaudible words. But the presiding judge at the Accra Circuit Court, Ms Ellen Vivian Amoah, urged him to forget about the incantations. The

A suspected armed robber, believed to be in his late 20s, was on Friday, February 14, 2014 burnt to death at New Amakom, a suburb of Kumasi, for being part of a gang who allegedly terrorised residents in the area. The badly burnt remains of the deceased, who could not be identified due to the intensity of the fire, have been deposited at the morgue. He is suspected to have embarked on a robbery expedition with two others who managed to escape the mob action. An eyewitness, Mr Kwaku Amoah, told The

The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE), Ing. Ben Richard Aniagyei, has called for collaboration between the GhIE and the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) to assist in educating the general public on the role engineers play in the development of the country. He also called for a collaboration with the GCGL to discuss topical issues confronting the country and solicit ways and means to solve the problems to improve the living standard of the people. Ing. Aniagyei made

Once a vibrant market which attracted traders from all walks of life within the metropolis , the La Market has now become a den of  drug peddlers and other criminals. As soon as traders close from the market, the drug peddlers who sell marijuana, cocaine, heroine and other illegal drugs, take over to do their brisk business from about 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. every day because the market does not have gates. No renovations The market has not seen any significant renovation for over 60 years, and conditions

Two top officials of Prudential Bank Limited and an Indian businessman have been arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding the United Overseas Bank, Singapore to the tune of $611,649. They are the Manager and Head of the Foreign Operations Department, Patrick Osei Boakye, and the officer in charge of Inward Bills for Collection Documents, Nana Dua Awere Osei, both of Prudential Bank, and the Managing Director of Carsons Export PVT Limited, Sridhar Kandru. The accused persons

Tallying of all vessels  arriving at the Tema Port will be conducted by the Special Operations Unit of the Office of the President from Monday, February 24, 2014. The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) will, therefore, be required to submit out-turn reports to the unit 48 hours after tallying sales. An out-turn report is a detailed report prepared by a discharging terminal to record discrepancies in the form of over, short, and damaged cargo as manifested, and cargo checked at a time and

A leading Moroccan real estate company, the Addoha Group, is to invest 100 million euros in affordable housing and cement production in Ghana. The company intends to construct an initial 5,000 housing units.  Officials of the company have begun discussions with Ghanaian authorities for suitable land for the project.  The General Manager of the group, Mr Saad Sefrioui, told the Presidential Press Corps shortly after a closed-door meeting with President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House

The fourth annual African Achievers Awards, to honour Africans who have excelled in their respective fields of endeavour, has been launched in Accra. Dubbed the “African Achievers Awards 2014”, the awards scheme seeks to recognise individuals and organisations that have distinguished themselves in contributing towards the growth and development of the continent. The theme for the awards, to be held on February, 28, is “Entrepreneurship and technology as catalyst for the development of the

After 26 months of piloting the capitation grant in the Ashanti Region, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) last Wednesday rolled out the capitation initiative in three other regions. The regions are Upper West, Upper East and Volta. Briefing the media during a day’s sensitisation programme in Wa, the Project Director of the Capitation Roll-out Programme, Mr Anthony Gingong, said under the capitation, funds were made available upfront to the various health facilities operating the National

The Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), Mr Ken Ashigbey, has described the company as a profitable home-grown media outlet that has the capacity to compete with major global printing houses. He said the company had experienced “a dramatic change” since it installed a new K. B. Comet Press, one of five in Africa, that had the capacity to print quality 72,000 impressions in an hour. “We have been able to build this profitable institution that can print quality