Yearly Archives: 2019

Father gets 15 years for defiling daughter

A trader, who had sex at knife-point with his 12-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment in hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court. The convict, King Arthur, was said to have sexually abused his own daughter on multiple occasions in the absence of her mother. According to …

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Video of how Air Force bombs Boko Haram terrorists during a meeting

On Friday, October 18, some Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a bombardment of their meeting venue by the Air Task Force (ATF) of the operation ‘Lafiya Dole’. The bombardment was in Ngoske at the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the …

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Chief Justice endorses punctuality campaign

Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has urged stakeholders in the justice delivery system, especially lawyers, judges and staff of the Judicial Service to be time-conscious and punctual. According to her, their actions have direct effects on the lives, rights, and liberties of those seeking justice, for which reason they must be …

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EC to ‘arrest’ fake news

The Electoral Commission (EC) has started building a media monitoring team to help identify the originators and facilitators of fake news in the lead up to next year’s elections. The aim is to prevent misinformation from obstructing the electoral process, the Chairman of the Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has said. …

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Cyber fraud: Ghanaians lose $200m in 3 years

Despite the consistent caution and education on cyber fraud, many people are still falling prey to the activities of criminals through the Internet, resulting in the loss of millions of US dollars to businesses and individuals in Ghana. Last year alone, Ghanaian businesses and individuals lost $97 million to fraudsters. …

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Bui Power Authority to open spillway gates to save hydroelectric dam

The Bui Power Authority(BPA) has announced that it is going to open the spillway gates of the hydroelectric dam- a measure to safeguard the dam’s structural integrity. The controlled spilling of water at the generating station would begin on Monday, October 21, and would last for between five to 10 …

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Aburi road opened after Friday’s mudslide – NADMO

Motorists heading to Aburi this morning can use the Peduase Lodge-Ayi Mensah road as the road has been opened to traffic. The police created a diversion after Friday afternoon’s rains caused a mudslide on the stretch. Communications Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation, George Ayisi told GhanaWeb in a …

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