GENERAL NEWS

Petition to stop witchdoctor from torturing innocent women hits social media

Just when Ghanaians were getting to terms with the cruel lynching of a 90-year-old woman, Denteh Akua, by the people of Kafaba, in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, another disturbing video has popped up on social media. The video which was shared by the Sanneh Institute, an …

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Prof Abrefa-Gyan advocates establishment of “women shelter” and Legal Protection for the Victims of Gender-based Violence 

Professor Tina Abrefa-Gyan, a Politician and renowned Gender Activist on Tuesday, advocated for the establishment of both social and legal interventions to cater for the survivors of gender-based violence, especially for the aged in society.   She observed many aged women in the Ghanaian society experienced worst forms of human …

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Covid-19 Fight:Volta Region Markets, Lorry Parks And others Fumigated And Disinfected

About 78 markets together with lorry parks, public toliets and other public  places were on Tuesday disinfected and fumigated in the Volta Region.   The exercise followed a huge clean-up operation last Monday by Dansworld International Services International Limited (DISL), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in the markets and …

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STAR-Ghana Foundation Condemns Perpetrators Who Lynched 90 Year Old Alleged Witch To Death

The Chairperson of STAR-Ghana Foundation Governing Council Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye has on behalf of the organisation issued a press statement to condemn those who took the laws into thier hands to lynch and kill a 90- Year Old alleged witch in Savannah Region.   Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye has therefore called …

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Kasoa churches fight Peace Council for asking Hawa Koomson to resign

Some churches in Kasoa, within the Awutu Senya East Constituency, have disagreed with a call by the Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, for the resignation of the MP for the area, Mavis Hawa Koomson, who is also the Minister of Special Development Initiatives, for firing warning shots …

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I Miss Church — Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, in a national broadcast, admitted how he misses church. “I have sorely missed going to church,” he said in his 14th national address since the Covid-19 pandemic started in March, adding that other Ghanaians from the various faiths too do miss the congregational prayer sessions of the …

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Govt to pull down GBC, Telcos masts at Wa Airport

Masts belonging to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and some telecommunications networks mounted around the Wa Airport are hampering the full operationalization of the facility, Aviation Minister Joseph Kofi Adda has said. According to Mr Adda, efforts to get owners of the masts to remove them have proved futile. Answering questions …

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Man flees after burning daughter’s private part with iron

A man who is a resident of Bungoma county in Kenya is currently on the run for burning his 16-year-old daughter’s private part with a hot iron. The man, who resides in the Bukembe market, is said to have committed the cruel act on Saturday and then disappeared leaving her …

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First Lady Commiserates With Family Of Murdered 90-Year-Old Woman

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has sent a delegation to commiserate with and present some items to the family of Madam Akua Denteh, who was tragically lynched at Kafaba in the Savannah region of Ghana. “The lynching of ninety-year-old Madam Akua Denteh is simply abhorrent. It is tragic that …

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