The event, called “Hadaka Matsuri” in Japanese, is a wild and raucous festival held every year on the third Saturday of February at the Saidaiji Kannonin Temple, about a 30-minute train ride from Okayama city. But the 10,000 or so male participants aren’t as naked as the festival’s name suggests. …

The West Ada District Police, Sege, has prosecuted a carpenter who alerted the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) of some alleged power theft by a poultry farmer at Hwakpo, for causing damage to the electrical cables of the latter. Richard Ackwerh, the accused, appearing before His Lordship Narh Awah of …

Police at Wenchi in the Bono Region have shot to death a suspected armed robber around the Wenchi cemetery on the Wenchi-Wa highway. According to Wenchi Municipal Police Commander, DSP Eric Awudzivi, the police patrol team on the Wenchi stretch of the Wenchi-Wa highway in the early hours of Friday …

Two months after the eruption of the DR Congo’s Nyiragongo volcano that affected the city of Goma and its surroundings, an earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale was felt again on Thursday. The recent tremor has caused panic among the residents of Goma who are still recovering from …

Counsellor and Managing Director of LM Total Wears, Linda Mante, says she has observed how many people complain that their salaries are never enough to cater for the home. Linda Mante, speaking on this observation has advised that salaries will never be enough for anyone. However, the way we manage …

• A former NDC deputy scribe wants anti-party conduct defined • At least three prominent party members have been expelled with petitions alleging anti-party conduct • The latest anti-party allegation has been levelled against former Sports Minister E. T. Mensah  Koku Anyidoho, a former deputy general secretary of the opposition National Democratic …

• Kwesi Pratt Jnr has been recounting his encounter in a church • He said he was invited to speak at a convention but he declines and the Bishop insisted • He noted that midway into his speech the Bishop came for his microphone Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of …

The University of Ghana has debunked claims that it has been slapped with a $165m judgment debt by a New York Court for erroneously cancelling the Africa Integras LLC Contract in 2018. In a press release dated August 6, 2021, the University said the claims are “misrepresentations and falsehoods. The …

Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST have suspended indefinitely the end-of-semester examination scheduled to begin on Monday, August 9, 2021. The announcement follows an indication by members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) that they will not return to the lecture halls until the …

King Faisal striker Kwame Peprah has left the shores of the country to South Africa to complete his move to PSL side, Orlando Pirates. The bulky forward left the West African country on Friday evening together with his manager. He will undergo his mandatory medical today before his official unveiling …