GENERAL NEWS

A gay man who was refused asylum by U.S. immigration officials should have his case reconsidered, a federal court has ruled. The man, who is in his late 20s, fled his home in Accra, Ghana, after his father attacked and threatened to behead him after learning he was gay and …

A little girl, 12, from Ghana dies from the novel covid-19 in a city in Belgium called Vint after she felt weakness and was taken from school to the hospital. Belgium has witnessed one if their youngest death cases in their battle against the novel Coronavirus outbreak. A Ghanaian young …

The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has warned that police personnel found to have misconducted themselves by brutalizing while enforcing the lockdown rules in the country will be dealt with. It follows the alleged brutality of a 67-year-old widow at the Kotobabi market by an unidentified officer who was …

Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale, the Northern Region capital. Northern Region Minister, Salifu Saeed, has disclosed that authorities in Guinea are reluctant to receive eight of their citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana. …

Angry residents of Apantem, a farming community near Aburi in Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region, on Wednesday, chased out four escapees from Accra, which is currently under lockdown over Coronavirus pandemic. The four made up of a native of the community fled to seek refuge. Their arrival in the …

A violent rainstorm has ripped off 60 houses and displaced 460 occupants at Kwaekese a farming community in Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region. Two persons were injured. One of them identified as Adzo Gbadegbe was seriously hurt hence admitted at Donkokrom Presbyterian Hospital. The displaced residents …

The Central Assemblies of God Church in Ho has been gutted by fire. The fire started around 7:00pm on Wednesday. Some youth of the Church were conducting a Facebook live service at the premises when the fire started. The youth said they sensed smoke in the chapel but were unsure …

A 28-year old porridge seller died instantly after a vehicle ran into her while she was selling at a joint at Adiebeba, a suburb in the Kumasi. The incident which happened in the early hours of Wednesday threw the entire community of Adiebeba and family of the deceased into a …

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has put in place measures to cater for the vulnerable groups in the society in the wake of the Coronavirus disease and subsequent partial lockdown in some parts of Ghana. As part of the measures, the Ministry will provide two meals every …

A fire that broke out at the Central Assemblies of God’s Church in the Volta Regional capital, Ho, has destroyed a number of properties. Firefighters were called to the scene around 7:00pm on Wednesday to battle the huge inferno. Some youth of the Church were reportedly conducting a Facebook live service …