Commercial sex workers in Machakos, Kenya have taken to the streets to demand lubricants and condoms from the county government. We as sex workers are here today to ask Machakos county government what it plans to do as we are the key population in this county. We want to make sure that sex workers get …
Read More »“You’re the most corrupt, nepotistic president ever” – NDC to Akufo-Addo
Nana Akufo-Addo is the “most corrupt” and “nepotistic” President Ghana has ever produced, the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said. President Akufo-Addo, the party said, “must accept full responsibility for the unenviable accolade as the most corrupt President in Ghana’s history, which hangs around his neck and find …
Read More »Customary marriage not compulsory – Head of Marriage at Registrar General
The head of Marriage Division of the Registrar General’s Department, Mr Oladele Kwaku Aribike, says would-be couples can marry under the ordinance without necessarily going through customary marriage. According to him, customary marriage is not compulsory, adding that, “you can contract customary marriage without ordinance and ordinance marriage without customary …
Read More »House help vomits blood, sustains deep wounds after torture by Nigerians
Four Nigerians on Monday allegedly subjected their Ghanaian domestic help to severe pain, leading to disfiguring of the body of the victim. Joy News’ Latif Iddrisu reports that the victim’s head had increased to about twice its original size due to swells as a result of incessant hitting. According to …
Read More »Failed banks: I can’t accept blame – Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has said he cannot accept blame for the circumstances that led to the collapse of some local banks in the country. According to him, several laws and regulations were put in place in order to regulate the financial sector when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …
Read More »South African pilot ‘gatecrashes’ runway to help friend catch flight
A pilot flew into South Africa’s busiest airport, the Oliver Tambo International Airport, in the commercial capital Johannesburg on Monday in what has been described by local news portals as an “unannounced landing.” The reports say that the pilot of the light aircraft had flown into the airport at a …
Read More »Why Dogboe has been suspended indefinitely in Arizona
Former World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe is currently serving an indefinite medical suspension by the Arizona Department of Gaming. The ADG in an e-mailed response to the Graphic Online stated that Dogboe was suspended following his last bout against the hard-hitting Emanuel Navarrette in Tucson, Arizona on …
Read More »I’m not a clearing agent – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to critics who claim that he has turned the Jubilee House into a ‘clearing house’ where he uses to shield members of his appointees who are perceived to be corrupt. “It is not my job to clear or convict any person accused of …
Read More »House help vomits blood, sustains deep wounds after torture by Nigerians
Four Nigerians on Monday allegedly subjected their Ghanaian domestic help to severe pain, leading to disfiguring of the body of the victim. Joy News’ Latif Iddrisu reports that the victim’s head had increased to about twice its original size due to swells as a result of incessant hitting. According to …
Read More »Sierra Leone fans attack player’s house after penalty miss
Angry fans of Sierra Leone’s national football team have attacked a player’s house after he missed a decisive penalty. Captain Umaru Bangura failed to convert a stoppage-time spot kick in front of a huge crowd on Sunday. It meant Sierra Leone failed to get through to the next stage of …
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