The Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Francis Obiri, yesterday remanded eight people in prison custody for allegedly robbing the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta South, Mr Gershon Gbediame, in his residence. They are William Odoi, Kabiru Seidu, Zebulon Anyeteye and Buabeng Kingsley. The others are Richard Mensah Ofori, Daniel Yemo Tetteh, Daniel Ashitey Amaah and Pennin, alias Aya. They pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to rob and robbery and have been remanded in prison custody

The Academic Board of the University of Ghana has directed the university’s management to take legal action against the National Security Coordinator, Lt Col Larry Gbevlo-Lartey (retd), and his team for demolishing a tollbooth and a security post which were under construction at Legon. The board also called on the government to condemn what it described as the barbaric act perpetrated by its officials. It arrived at the decisions at its special meeting in Accra last Wednesday. A statement issued

The controversy over the collection of road tolls at the University of Ghana may soon come to an end, with the Ministry of Roads and Highways having requested for a dialogue with the university to work out modalities for the payment of debts incurred by the university to maintain the roads on the campus. The ministry has, consequently, asked the authorities of the university to discontinue the collection of tolls, as the ministry has decided to absolve the university from its financial commitment

The three-day funeral rites of Komla Dumor, BBC senior broadcast journalist and former presenter of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, begin today. The ceremony begins this morning with a solemn requiem mass.  That will be followed by public viewing of the body which will enable many people, particularly the youth, to pay their last respects to him. A liturgical service will be held at the Forecourt of the State House on Saturday, February 22, 2014, followed by a private family burial. The curtains

The Managing Director of Kuapa Kokoo, Mr Emmanuel Arthur, has assured farmers under the umbrella body that it will not relent its efforts to search for avenues, both home and abroad to increase the voice of farmers in addressing inequities of the global trading system. He explained that farmers deserved better than just a portion of the proceeds of the sale of their cocoa on the world market and that was the reason why Kuapa Kokoo sold a percentage of its output to fair-trade market, of which it