Chad on Tuesday abolished the death penalty for terrorist acts, quashing an exception that was on the books for four years, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told AFP. The Sahel country passed legislation in 2016 to abolish capital punishment, but made an exception for perpetrators of terrorism. Arabi, who proposed the …

Public health physician and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) technical team on covid-19, Dr Jehu-Appiah has insisted an autopsy should be conducted on the persons who lose their lives to the deadly Covid-19 disease to unravel the actual causes of the recorded deaths. Although information largely suggests …

Paul Adom-Otchere, host of Good Evening Ghana says Prof. Kwesi Botchwey’s likely nomination as John Dramani Mahama’s running mate will not please the founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) because of some fractious relationship between Rawlings and Botchwey. According to Adom-Otchere, if John Mahama selects someone that will get the blessing …

Legendary Ghanaian music producer Appiah Dankwah popularly known as Appietus has said no individual can claim ownership of the Azonto genre. There have been controversies in the music circles with regards to originators of Azonto music as efforts are being made to revive it. But according to the multiple award-winning …

Controversial Ghanaian preacher, Bishop Obinim has confessed to falling for lust on multiple occasions despite his steadfastness and faith in God and Christianity. This revelation comes following an allegation his former junior pastor made on live TV regarding how he cajoled him into raping his sister as God’s directive. The …

According to Ghanaian sports journalist, Saddick Adams, Thomas Partey will be eyeing a move to Premier League giants Manchester United. In a tweet, the journalist said he has been furnished with a piece of exclusive news about the potential move of Atletico Madrid and Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey to Manchester …

Robert Klah, the Public Relations Officer of Charterhouse, organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, has said this year’s virtual concert might not come off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government, in order to prevent further spread of the disease, has placed a ban on all social gatherings including mosque and …

The Ghana Immigration Service has arrested three Burkinabes for allegedly entering Ghana illegally. The three West African nationals were picked up on Monday, April 27, 2020 at about 11:40hrs at Babile in Upper West region en route to Techiman to seek for jobs with other Ghanaian nationals. Their ages range between 35 and 39 …

Two national security operatives have been arrested by the police in the Western Region for their involvement in an alleged robbery incident at a mining site. They were part of a nine-member gang intercepted by the police at a checkpoint on the Asankragwa-Wasa-Dunkwa road while onboard an unregistered black Toyota …

The United States has surpassed 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, just a few months after the novel coronavirus first arrived in America. The confirmed number of cases, based on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center’s tally, is almost surely an undercount. The US’s initial response to the outbreak was stifled by undertesting and, while America’s testing capacity …