A 32-year-old man was sentenced to a 42-year prison term by the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court for his role in the hijacking of an abalone truck in the Western Cape in 2017. According to a statement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Zukisa Sibango was convicted of two counts of attempted …

The Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament has by a majority decision recommended for adoption the Public Elections (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (CI 126) brought to the House by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) through the Attorney General’s Department. Reading the Committee’s final report on the floor on Tuesday, June 9, Chairman, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, …

A tax expert and the Fiscal Policy Lead at Oxfam Ghana, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng is calling on the Akufo-Addo-led government to re-introduce the Luxury Vehicles Tax which was abolished in 2019 few months after its introduction amidst criticisms. Ghana’s overall fiscal deficit for the year 2020 is expected to increase …

The government of Ghana is seeking to borrow GH¢17.8 billion between May and August 2020. According to the Issuance Calendar, GH¢15.8 billion is to rollover or settle maturities and the remaining GH¢2.03 billion is a fresh issuance to finance government projects. The 91-Day Treasury bill dominates the issuance calendar with …

Five persons, including a baby, lost their lives in the Okaikoi North Constituency, a downpour four-hour in the early hours of Tuesday. About 300 people have also been displaced, property valued at thousands of cedis have been lost. The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Achimota Hospital …

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say. After 15 years in …

A Circuit Court in Accra presided over by His Honour Mr Emmanuel Essandoh has remanded 56-year-old Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei into police custody. Apostle Adjei who was arraigned in court today pleaded not guilty to three charges to wit; threat of death, offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace …

Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly raping a physically-challenged girl in Ogun State. The man identified as Kehinde is a resident of Abule Isale, Ilogbo Road, Ota and per what we gathered he is currently in court defending himself. While in court, the Prosecutor, Insp.E.O. Adaraloye notified the …

Popular artist manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah well known as “Bulldog” has reportedly been picked by the police over his recent comments against the Police service. His arrest follows after he stated that his 9 mouth old daughter is wiser than the security service in Ghana. Bulldog made this statement, when …

A Nigerian man has been arrested after allegedly raping a pregnant woman in Ryom local government area of Plateau State. The man identified as Nura Umaru confessed raping the woman because her husband killed his cow. According to a report by naijapledge.ng, Nura was arrested by Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the …