A Cape Coast circuit court has sentenced a 36-year-old unemployed man to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Joseph Crentsil, the convict, pleading guilty to the charge of defilement, and was convicted on his own plea. Prosecuting, Sergeant Iddrisu Yakubu told the court presided by Mrs Dorinda Smith Arthur, that the complainant, who … The post Man gets 10 years for defiling

 Sudan’s alliance of opposition and protest groups held the first day of a strike on Tuesday as tensions mounted with the country’s military rulers over the transition to democracy. Talks between the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) alliance are at a standstill despite weeks of negotiations … The post Sudan’s

Wooden passenger boats that are more than five years old are to be banned from a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo where hundreds of people are feared to have drowned at the weekend. Some 45 people are known to have died when an overcrowded boat sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe. About 200 remain missing. The … The post ?Boat ban after deadly DR Congo accident appeared first

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) yesterday launched its platinum celebrations to mark 70 years of its existence. Initially christened “Africa Press Association”, the institution birthed on August 15, 1949, has transitioned through different identities such as the “Ghana Press Club”, “Association of Journalists and Writers”, to its present name, the GJA. The road to the … The post Let

South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza was sworn in as a lawmaker yesterday, after a week’s postponement for him to address accusations he brought the ruling African National Congress (ANC) into disrepute, the party said. The move clears the way for 58-year-old Mabuza, an important ally of President Cyril Ramaphosa, to remain his deputy, but … The post South

European Union (EU) leaders are in Brussels to consider candidates for the organisation’s most important jobs in the wake of parliamentary elections. The presidency of the EU Commission, currently held by Jean-Claude Juncker, is among those up for grabs. One of the candidates, Frans Timmermans, compared the process to brutal TV drama Game of Thrones. … The post Battle begins for EU’s

Two persons, including a physically-challenged, who conspired to rob a bread seller at knifepoint, at Bantama in Kumasi, have been sentenced to a total of 22 years imprisonment by a Kumasi circuit court. Kwaku Gyasi, the physically-challenged, whose disability hampered him from running away from the crime scene, was arrested, and he identified the other … The post 2 jailed 22 years