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A man is behind bars after being found with two bags containing what he says was his dead father’s bones that he had dug up from his grave site, North West police have said. Fikille Modukanele, 28, appeared in the Molopo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of violation …

The bodies of the two police officers suspected to have drowned while chasing some armed robbers in Krobo, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, have been retrieved. The police announced on Friday, July 17 that the bodies were retrieved from the Oda River. The officers – Lance Corporals …

A man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death is expected in the dock of a Cape Town court on a murder charge on Friday. The 26-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing the scene in Gugulethu on Tuesday, police spokesperson Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi confirmed. “The 67-year-old deceased …

The ruling New Patriotic Party and the main opposition National Democratic Congress of the Abirem Constituency have clashed on the construction of town roads. The construction of Abirem-Afosu town roads in the Birem North District of Eastern Region has recently seen massive development after a long decade of its poor …

Ghana’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June this year has slightly dropped to 11. 2 per cent from 11.3 per cent recorded last month, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. According to the GSS, the drop was 0.1 percentage points lower than that of May while the monthly inflation …

Information reaching DGN Online indicates that the lawyer of the National Chief Imam, Lawyer Seidu Nasigri has been attacked and shot by armed robbers at Yagaba in the North East Region. DGN Online gathered that the lawyer and his brother were shot when they were on their way to Yagaba …

The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said. The conditions include a “reduction in level of violence and corruption” in the system. The UN Security Council renewed the arms …

Eleven Wonders chief executive officer (CEO) Albert Commey reveals he was not surprised by the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ postponements of their final verdict on the case between former Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential aspirant Wilfred Kwaku Osei ‘Palmer’ and football’s governing body. Osei is seeking redress from the …

Repentant bandits in Nigeria’s north-western state of Zamfara are being offered two cows for every AK-47 they surrender. It is an attempt to encourage them to give up a life of crime and live a normal life as responsible citizens, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle says. Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out …

The NDC Member of Parliament for South Dayi constituency, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has described the ruling by the Supreme Court on the birth certificate as ‘shallow’. The Supreme Court giving its full judgement on the reason to dismiss the NDC’s case brought against the Electoral Commission (EC) last month, explains that birth certificate does not …

Thirty two million Ghana Cedis has so far been spent on the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies, the COVID-19 National Trust Fund Managers have disclosed. Government set up the COVID-19 Trust Fund to solicit funds to help deal with the impact of the deadly virus in …

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has indicated that it is working closely with the Ministry of Interior and other bodies, including the local government to phase out the birth certificate as one of the requirements for acquiring a passport. According to Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohammad Habibu Tijani, although the birth …

Lawyer Philip Addison is set to contest the Akuapem North Parliamentary seat as an independence candidate. The lawyer who was disqualified from the NPP primaries at the Akuapem North constituency is not giving up his hopes of going to parliament. Lawyer Philip Addison contested for the Klottey Korle seat on the …

Miss Doreen Smith, the nurse at the centre of the sexual case against the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Director for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, Mr. Mahama Sakara, has refuted reports that she was in an amorous relationship with the man. Nkilgi FM, a local radio station in the Savannah region …

Prince Tenge, the NDC agent who stole a Tecno mobile phone yesterday belonging to an Electoral Commission Polling Official according to report, is a known robber. The former Community Police officer some time ago was arrested for sewing, donning and impersonating an officer of the Police MTTD and extorting money …

Senior Vice President of policy think tank,  Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil has reacted with disappointment and apparent anger to the reasoning of the Supreme Court that the Ghanaian birth certificate is not proof of one’s Ghanaian citizenship, calling on holders of the birth certificates to burn them given that, at …

The Ghana Bar Association has come under heavy criticism for releasing a statement that addresses the harsh nature of punishment to be meted out to those who flout the mandatory wearing of nose masks directive. In an interview with Kwame Afrifa Mensah on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show, the editor …

A 27-year-old man identified as Nsoh Adongo has been tied to a tree by a mob and caned severely at the premises of Dorongo Primary School. Bolgatanga District police situation report said a preliminary investigation revealed that the young man was accused by some residents of stealing water storage barrel …

The Jubilee House has rejected the petition to recall Auditor General Daniel Domevelo from his controversial leave. Some Ghanaians abroad petitioned the Presidency to bring back the Auditor General saying the decision to ask him to go on leave was an affront to Ghana’s democracy. But responding to the petition, …

The first group of Accra Girls students who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. On Sunday 5th of July 2020, several media houses reported that some students of the Accra Girls Senior High School have tested positive for coronavirus. The news did send shivers down the spines of parents with some …

A Landlord has butchered his tenant to death at Manhean in the Greater Accra Region. The sad incident which occurred on Thursday night has led to the arrest of the Landlord. Speaking on Angel News at 6:00am on Friday, the widow said the Landlord attacked her deceased husband after he …

A student who dropped out of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Emmanuel Awuah has been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The suspect is reported to have committed the crime after the victim a cab driver Thomas Kwame Danso was unable to repay him a …

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Mandela family for publicly disclosing that Zindzi Mandela, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, lost her life due to complications related to Covid-19. Ramaphosa was paying tribute to the daughter of anti-apartheid stalwarts Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, affectionately known as “Mazet”, during a …

The Kumasi terminal of the Metro Mass Transit remains locked on Thursday with heavily armed security personnel patrolling the area. The terminal was temporarily closed down on Wednesday, following a demonstration by the junior staff of the company demanding the payment of their salaries. When the Ghana News Agency visited …

Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says there have been 13 172 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours to take South Africa’s confirmed infections to a total of 324 221. Mkhize also said the country had recorded an additional 216 deaths, with the death toll now nearing the 5 000 mark. As …