32-year-old ‘Dwarf priest’, Akwesi Body has been given a 7-year imprisonment term for defiling a 9-year-old girl at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The sentence was handed by Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided by his honor Ebenezer Osei Darko. Akwesi Body was convicted upon …

A cocoa farmer in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, identified as Eric Arhin, has reportedly butchered his wife for threatening to divorce him. Eric Arhin is reported to completely cut off the arms of his wife, Regina Duku, aside inflicting severe cutlass wounds on the head and back. …

A Florida police department has launched an internal investigation after a video surfaced on social media showing a White Sarasota police officer kneeling on a black man’s neck. The video was taken on May 18 during the arrest of Patrick Carroll after Sarasota police responded to a domestic issue. The …

Former Member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd), has described the former President of the Republic of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, as an “untried criminal” who has no legal authority to commemorate June 4. Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) was speaking in commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the …

An Accra-based businessman has expressed worry about an auctioneer he claims has stolen his Toyota Hilux Pickup. Ebenezer Yaw Sarpong, who has since filed a complaint against the auctioneer, Dela Akpey, at the Airport Police Station in Accra, said the ‘actions’ of Dela had affected his business. Narrating his ordeal …

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency who doubles as the Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie disclosed this statement to the media during the official inauguration ceremony of the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council, which was held today, at the Ahafo Regional Capital, Goaso. Undoubtedly, the creation of …

Former British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, says he is ready to support leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, to meet his bail condition. It was reported that Ghana’s only ‘Angel’ had failed to meet his bail conditions given him by an Accra Magistrate Court. Bishop Obinim was charged with the offences of publication …

The recent rains in parts of the country, have caused havoc in the Krowor Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Vehicles and shops were damaged by the rains but there was no human casualty in the Municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive, Joshua Nii Bortey led a team of police officers, …

In an effort to weed out corruption in its ranks, the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Wednesday nabbed eight of its own in a pre-dawn operation across the country. The eight are among the 14 arrested by an Anti-Corruption Task Team during the operation. Among the arrested are senior …

The Management of the University of Ghana has fixed June 8 to July 3 for the commencement of examinations for all students, including final year students. A statement from the University, copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday, said arrangements were being made to receive registered final year …