Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. Demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security forces used batons against the crowd. People were protesting against the exclusion of opposition candidates from local polls. The opposition …

Two pupils of Agona Swedru A .M. E Zion Junior High School (JHS) in the Central region have drowned in a swimming pool. Teenagers Isaac Mbroh, 15 years and Prince Yeboah, 16, are said to have died in a swimming pool at Cottage Negril Hotel. Father of Isaac Mbroh, Jonathan …

One person is feared dead with eight persons in critical conditions in an accident at Akuse Junction in the Eastern region. Some survivors still in shock According to a witness, the accident occurred after a Hyundai (H100) vehicle with registration number ER 228- 12 loaded with fish from Tema collided …

US President Donald Trump has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “foolishness” over a digital services tax, and hinted that he would tax French wine in retaliation. Mr Trump voiced his anger in a Tweet on Friday, in response to French plans to tax multinational firms like Google. French authorities argue …

Having been arrested on May 2015; yesterday 26th August 2019, which commenced officially the 2019 legal vacation for Ghana’s Judiciary, marked the fifth time, Gregory Afoko ‘innocent until proven guilty according to law’, would endure painfully in the continue unlawful sub-human custody and degrading treatments from the ‘coercive’ powers of …

The emerging string of kidnapping in the country has become a canker and a worrying issue for the government and its security agencies. In recent times, recurring instances of the kidnap of unsuspecting victims have sparked growing public fear, debate and mistrust in the security and other law enforcement agencies. …

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the government to consult broadly before presenting the draft University Bill to parliament. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who is also the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology (KNUST) said consulting broadly and incorporating the views of all stakeholders in the …

A yet-to-be-identified motor rider is on the run after knocking down Inspector Christopher Dabuoh, who is in-charge of Accident Squad MTTD at Agbozume district in the Volta region. The incident happened just in front of Agbozume market at about 11:30 local time on Saturday, 27th July 2019 when the officer …

A former deputy minister of Energy and Petroleum John Jinapor is rallying Ghanaians to reject any tax increment in the 2019 Mid-year budget review on Monday. According to him, the move will lead to unbearable hardships on Ghanaians. The finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the 2019 Mid-year …

Eight senior military officers are to be charged in Sudan with crimes against humanity over their alleged part in the killing of protesters on 3 June. Government prosecutors announced the charges after investigating the massacre, when at least 87 people died in the capital, Khartoum. Opposition activists say the number …