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At least 23,000 people escaping violence in north-western Nigeria have fled to neighbouring Niger in recent weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. The refugees were “mainly desperate women and children”, who had been allowed to seek protection in Niger despite border closures as a result of coronavirus pandemic, …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana is collating information on Ghanaians and Legal Permanent Residents who are stranded abroad as a result of the closure of international borders in the containment of the Covid-19 Pandemic. To this end, eligible nationals who are prepared to pay for …

A 22-year-old lady, Adisa Funmilola, has drowned her baby because she prevented her from going to the university to study law. According to reports, she drowned the one-year and six-months-old baby inside a bucket of water in her apartment in Lagos, on Monday, after which she reported herself to the …

Astute Accra based private legal practitioner Dr. Maurcie Ampaw is advocating for immediate cancellation of the Ghana’s general elections slated for December 7, 2020 due to what he terms as limited time period created by the COVID-19 expressing doubt if the Electoral Commission of Ghana could run a credible elections. …

As the new season for tomato set to begin, the Techiman North District Chief executive Hon Peter Mensah has distributed over 20,000 branded reusable cloth nose masks to be distributed to the vulnerable in the district as part of the assembly’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) …

Mohamed Ahmed Polo a member of the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cup-winning squad has said Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor will be able to replicate their style of play if he ensures competition in the squad. Coach Akonnor has indicated that he would adopt and modify the …

The Ashaiman District Police is currently  is currently investigating suspected stealing of facemask and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by  some nurses at the Ashaiman polyclinic The case was officially reported by one Foster Bampoe, an opinion leader in the area, and a failed Assembly Member aspirant to the police …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has said he feels hunted by Special Prosecutor over an ongoing corruption probe by the newly established office. According to the MP, evidence provided by the Office of The Special Prosecutor does not warrant the level of disdain expressed by the …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in collaboration with all the transport unions in the Ashanti Region have begun distribution of specialized vehicle stickers to various commercial vehicles to avert congestion in the Region. The move is to ensure that commercial vehicles operate within a confined jurisdiction in order to curb …

The Ghana Police Service has reopened its training school in Koforidua in the Eastern region despite the directive against school attendance by President Akufo-Addo. The recruits of the training school who were asked to go home when President Akufo-Addo directed the closure of educational institutions have been recalled. On Sunday, …

Eight health workers, including doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Region According to the Western Region Health Directorate, the health officials who tested positive for COVID-19 are mostly from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The daily situational report released on the pandemic on Tuesday said the case counts in …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday launched the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre’s(MASLOC) Integrated ICT System to enhance transparency and accountability in the disbursement and recovery of loans. The ICT platform is an innovative solution to address payment and settlement challenges as well as reach out to the wider unbanked population …

Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram has cried out for protection against Nigerian troops’ following intensified successful offensives against his fighters. In an audio obtained by Daily Nigerian, the Boko Haram leader who spoke in Kanuri sought for protection of Allah against the “devilish act” of Nigerian military which he said has …

An Accra Commercial High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, convicted three (3) out of the five (5) accused persons who have been on trial in the case of “The Republic versus Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others” since December 2017 when the case was first filed by the …

A man allegedly battered his wife then had the courage to boast about it on Facebook while challenging the police to come and arrest him. The man, with the Facebook user name Afobaje Maiyegun, hinted that the incident had to do with him talking to a woman. Sharing photos of …

A father has disfigured the back of his three-year-old son for what police describe as “senseless and unwarranted” punishment. The abuse has left the little boy in a critical condition at the Manhyia Hospital in Kumasi, police sources have confirmed. The abuser, Ebenezer Nana Bonsu, who resides at Buokrom in …

Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported the first influx …

Former Black Stars skipper, Stephen Appiah, has revealed that former AC Milan midfielder, Gennaro Gattuso, was the most challenging opponent he came up against in his professional career. Appiah faced several midfielders in his time in Italian football which lasted from 1997 to 2005 and then from 2009 to 2011. …

Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, an Appeal Court Judge, nominated for the Supreme Court has confessed to the Appointment Committee of Parliament that the Justice For All Programme transformed him from “a hard judge into a soft one”. He explained that one of the greatest mistakes he made as a judge …

The Nkawie Circuit Court has granted a 38-year-old unemployed man a GH¢ 10,000.00 bail with two sureties for unlawful entry and stealing. Bright Mensah, is said to have broken the window of the house of the complainant at Nyankyerenease, near Asuoyeboa, in the Kwadaso Municipality, and made away with several …

The former senior military officer who planned the coup d’etat of June 4, 1979 that brought Flt.Lt. JJ Rawlings and other junior officers to power, Major Kwadwo Boakye-Djan has started beating war drums over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) intention to compile new voters register barely 7 months to the December …

A member of the NDC’s COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Pius Esandor says attempts by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register in this era of Coronavirus is ‘unreasonable’. According to him, the operation if conducted will worsen Ghana’s cases of the pandemic across the country. He, however, called on the Commission …

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah has fully recovered from the deadly Coronavirus disease. Mr Owusu Ankomah was in April 2020 diagnosed with the virus which has killed almost 300, 000 people globally. In a statement to announce his recovery, the diplomat said he is now …

CAF Confederation Cup winner Acquaah Harrison says he is been left impoverished despite giving his all during his career. Harrison had a glittering career with Hearts of Oak where he was key figure in the squad which beat rivals Asante Kotoko to win the maiden continental competition. Despite all the …

Two out of three illegal miners who were trapped in a mining pit at Manso Datano in the Manso Edubiase District of Ashanti have died. The two unidentified persons believed to be in their 30s, who were rescued from the pit on Monday, May 11, at about 11:50 am were pronounced dead on arrival …