A Muslim woman will be allowed to stand trial wearing a full-face veil – but must remove it while giving evidence, a judge has ruled. Lawyers for the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had argued it would … Continue reading →

Terror visited Washington D.C. this morning as at least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard killing six people and injuring at least 12. Police were looking for two other potential gunmen wearing military-style uniforms, … Continue reading →

Now George is at Balmoral, there is a rare opportunity for a unique family photo to be taken. For the first time in more than a century, three generations of heirs to the throne are alive: Prince Charles, 64, Prince … Continue reading →

Members of Parliament are furious about the decision by government to freeze their HIPC accounts without their notice. According to the MPs, government has also failed to pay their share of statutory funds, including; Health fund, District Assemblies’ Common Fund, … Continue reading →

The fate of some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidates in the 2012 parliamentary elections still continues to hang in the balance after the August 29th Supreme Court judgement. Lawyer for the over 40 Parliamentary candidates, Ayikoi Otoo told Citi News that if … Continue reading →

A Muslim woman will be allowed to stand trial wearing a full-face veil but must remove it while giving evidence. Lawyers for the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had argued that it would breach her human rights … Continue reading →

A key indicator of a motherland’s democracy is independent interpretation of enacted laws and their implementation. The third estate is, thus, expected to independently interpret the second estate’s legislation and its execution by the first estate. In the United States … Continue reading →

The Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Education, Dr Adjei Hinneh, has admonished parents to adopt proper birth control mechanisms in order to reduce the pressure on educational infrastructure that is recorded every year, due to the high enrolment in schools. … Continue reading →

AS PART of the French Navy’s mission of maritime surveillance in the Gulf of Guinea, Germinal, a French Naval warship last Wednesday docked at Berth 10 in the Tema Port to enhance African peacekeeping capabilities. The offshore patrol vessel’s purpose … Continue reading →

The Tamale District Magistrate Court II presided over by Augustine Essah on Wednesday convicted two persons, Abdul Waahid, 25, and Hardi Tahiru, 27, to  14 years imprisonment for stealing. The suspects who were convicted on their own plea were arraigned before the … Continue reading →

OVER 30 persons, mostly women, were taken ill at the weekend, following suspected food poisoning at Jacobu, the district capital of Amansie Central in the Ashanti Region after they consumed meals at an endorsement party of the District Chief Executive … Continue reading →

Coordinating Directors at the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country have been asked to desist from actions that hamper local governance and development in their various areas or risk losing their jobs. According to the Deputy … Continue reading →

Nana Akufo-Addo, the 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Sunday thanked executives and sympathizers of the NPP in the Greater Accra region for their undying support for the party and its presidential and parliamentary candidates during … Continue reading →

Contrary to claims that the President’s nominee for the Kassena-Nankana Municipality would be rejected overwhelmingly, 67 percent of the Assembly members that participated in the confirmation ceremony in Navrongo voted in his favour. The nominee, Dr. Stanishluas Alu Akadingdi, polled … Continue reading →

The transportation of human beings to other countries under exploitative conditions is estimated to be the third most lucrative illegal business across the world.   According to estimates from the International Labour Organisation, every year the human trafficking industry, which … Continue reading →

An Accra FM radio last week relayed a preacher’s argument that a person with strong faith in God needs not fast at all, but he only has to pray in faith and anything he desires will come off. Citing the … Continue reading →

Telecommunications giant and organizer of the musical reality show Icons, Vodafone Ghana, has in a statement rubbished the unsubstantiated allegations of bribery made by hiplife artiste Kwaw Kese.  Kwaw Kese made the allegation on camera on the night of the … Continue reading →

Ghana will host the second African Women in Film Forum (AWIFF) in Accra from September 23 to September 25, 2013.  The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is convening the event in partnership with Alliance Française Accra, Brand Woman Africa, National … Continue reading →

Barney, the loveable huggable and adorable dinosaur and favourite friend of children all over the world, is set to return to Ghana again this November. This time, Barney will be live on stage on Sunday September 22 at the Accra … Continue reading →