32-year-old ‘Dwarf priest’, Akwesi Body has been given a 7-year imprisonment term for defiling a 9-year-old girl at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The sentence was handed by Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided by his honor Ebenezer Osei Darko. Akwesi Body was convicted upon …

A cocoa farmer in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, identified as Eric Arhin, has reportedly butchered his wife for threatening to divorce him. Eric Arhin is reported to completely cut off the arms of his wife, Regina Duku, aside inflicting severe cutlass wounds on the head and back. …

The Management of the University of Ghana has fixed June 8 to July 3 for the commencement of examinations for all students, including final year students. A statement from the University, copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday, said arrangements were being made to receive registered final year …

Some 14 suspected members of a secessionist group – Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) – have been remanded in police custody pending a determination of their bail hearing. The 14 were arrested in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region during a meeting where they were allegedly discussing strategies to …

Some former government officials under the Mahama administration will soon be put before court for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for the Saglemi housing project. According to Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, despite the state paying more than 90% of the contract sum, it was shocking to note …

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Dr Ahmed Jinapor, has noted that until a vaccine is developed against coronavirus, there can never been a 100 percent safety against the virus. He indicated while speaking on a stakeholder dialogue programme themed: ‘Framework for Reopening Schools’ on TV3 …

Bernard Brown, Greater Accra Regional Director of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that there has been 80 percent increase in mobile renewal cases in the NHIS as at March 31, 2020. “Mobile renewal has decreased crowded offices, long queue due to this innovation, making it easier to observe …

A Nigerian trader, accused of impersonating three Ministers of State to defraud some people of more than GH¢10,000.00, is battling to execute her bail. Vivian Sajida Imran, who appeared before an Accra Circuit on Wednesday Court, from custody, consequently had her case adjourned to June 17. The Court, presided over …

About 75 men in Ghana die every week from tobacco related diseases according to data from the Tobacco Atlas, Ghana. The data also revealed that, more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day in Ghana, making the trend a dire public health threat. However, the …

The Ghana Health Service says 146 more people have recovered from Covid-19 but 251 new cases have been recorded, taking the national tally to 8,548. No new deaths have been recorded, leaving that count at 38. Greater Accra remains Ghana’s epicentre with 5,894 cases while the Ashanti has 1,342 cases. …

A group of armed men dressed as healthcare workers have stolen a large amount of cash from a supermarket in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. The men pretended to be Covid-19 health inspectors when they entered Checkers supermarket, IOL reported. They were wearing masks, face shields, gloves and white …

One of the 14 land guards picked up by the Police for allegedly terrorising residents of Pantang collapsed when an Accra Circuit Court remanded him into lawful custody. Illa Ismael was, however, resuscitated and provided water to drink. Ismael was, thereafter, handcuffed and escorted by armed Policemen into a waiting …

A very sad information My News Ghana has received has it that an Okada rider and a pillion have been crushed to death by a Tipper Truck at the Gomoa Akramang in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The accident occurred Wednesday morning. The deceased persons – Kwadwo Isaac 19, the …

The Kumasi Circuit Court presided over by Her Lordship Patricia Amponsah has convicted Ebenezer Osei Bonsu for inflicting open wounds on his three-year-old son. The Police in Ashanti Region arrested the 25-year-old father on 10 May 2020 and charged him for assault and causing harm. The toddler who had his …

Danaah Sulemana, 25, a driver’s mate is in the grip of the Lamashegu Divisional Police Command for allegedly defiling a two year old girl at Kumbungu in the Northern region on June 2. Information gathered by DGN Online revealed that the victim and her friends were playing at a nearby …

The Bole Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Andrews Cudjoe has remanded Yikatey Somatey, a 60 year old farmer from Gando in the Sawla Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah region into prison custody for allegedly killing his wife. The accused person has been charged with murder and will …

A 43-year-old man, Ibrahim Adamu has defiled an eight-year-old girl at a maize farm at Duta, a suburb of Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. The incident which is reported to have occurred about a week ago on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 has infuriated residents who …

“When the head is too big, it cannot dodge blows” – Zambian. Our teachers are the pivot of quality education therefore; their welfare issues must be the headline of every educational discourse.   On this note, I call on H. E. President Nana Addo Danquah to announce a special stimulus …

Joy News’ investigations have uncovered breast cancer patients at the radiotherapy units of Ghana’s two main referral hospitals are made to pay some unapproved fees before being administered a life-saving drug. An agreement signed between government and the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, Roche in 2018 provided breast cancer patients with a …

A 32-year-old fetish Priest, known as Kwesi Body, has been arrested by the Kasoa DOVVSU for allegedly raping his own niece at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. According to information gathered indicate that the incident happened after the victim and her friends went to …

Candidates for this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSEC) will write ‘Country Specific Examinations’ due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WASSCE is expected to commence from August 3 to September 4, this year following the postponement of the original date in June. The country specific becomes necessary following …

A praise and worship leader, Emmanuel Fisher Amankawaa, has told Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that the use of face mask and singing would be difficult for singers as churches plan to resume following the easing of restrictions. In his explanation, he warned of serious respiratory problems should …

Some 13 Burkina Faso nationals have been arrested at the Beat two and Botoma checkpoints in the Upper West Region on Monday, June 1, 2020. Preliminary investigations by the Ghana Immigration Service, (GIS) revealed that the thirteen (13) had sneaked into Ghana through unapproved routes. According to a release from …

The Ministry of Education has asked all boarding schools to make provisions for all final year day-students to be in a boarding house as one of the enhanced safety measures taken to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 as the government eases restrictions on social gathering. Following the president’s Sunday announcement …

Government, as part of efforts to improve education, has instituted a new incentive for teachers and non-teaching staff dubbed ‘Teacher Professional Allowance’ for their continuous professional development. As part of the allowances, every teacher is expected to receive a yearly amount of GH¢1,200 while the non-teaching staff would earn GH¢600 …

The Minister of Education has revealed that his outfit has been granted financial clearance to employ a total of 27,367 staff for the pre-tertiary sector. The employment will comprise 16,500 newly trained teachers, 6,500 graduate teachers, 3,232 replacement staff and 1,135 non-teaching staff. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh disclosed this at …

A 32-year-old dwarf fetish priest, (Motia Komfo), is in police custody for allegedly defiling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. According to reports, the incident happened yesterday after the victim and her friends went to the priest, Akwesi …

The body of a 56-year old farmer was found hanging on a tree near Akim Manso A.M.E Zion Basic School in the Asene Manso Akroso District in the Eastern Region. The body was later identified by family members as Kwame Obeng. The body had since been kept in Akim Oda …

A routine check on inmates at police cells in Ghana’s Volta Region turned out weird when a suspect was seen ending his life by cutting off his manhood with a sharp object. Thomas Agbezuke, 35, who has been remanded at the Abor Police Station for attempted murder, was bleeding profusely …

Adwoa Pokuah, the woman who stabbed a heavily pregnant woman to death in the Ashanti Region, has said she committed the crime in self-defense. Court documents presented by prosecution on Friday, May 29 also indicated that the suspect was heavily drunk at the time the incident happened. Her crime led …