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Parents of the late Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto who was allegedly lynched and burnt by her colleague over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad have indicated that they will not avenge her death. The devastated parents who were informed about their …

  In 2016, the future looked bleak for young Lawrence Selorm Attipoe. At age 19 and a Level 200 student at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), he was being accused of robbery, indecent assault, and defrauding by false pretences. But fate had different fortunes for him. Because he …

In countries where age documents are difficult to verify, some footballers turn to fabricate their age. Whereas it is true that player falsifies their ages, sometimes people accuse players of age cheating judging on their stature. In African football, specifically Ghana, players are mostly accused of age cheating predominantly based …

The Bible, the guiding book of Christians, provides enormous evidence of a connection between the faith and rulership of a country. From the stories of King Solomon, Saul, David and others, the Bible underscores the integral role divinity plays in the selection of a country’s leader. Despite the advancement and …

DJ Tim Westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. The 64-year-old is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, in incidents between 1992 and 2017. The BBC and the Guardian have heard …

The four police officers standing trial for their alleged involvement in multiple bullion van robberies have once again been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The bill application moved by the counsels for the four accused persons during sitting on Monday, April 25, 2022, was denied by the …

A Kumasi High Court has denied the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) lecturer being prosecuted for allegedly kidnapping his wife, Dr Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, bail. According to the presiding judge, the bail cannot be granted because the filing of witness statements has not been completed, myjoyonline.com reports. …

The Ministries Police Station has detained a victim of sexual abuse under the alleged order of Isaac Acheampong, father of musician Rebecca Akosua Acheampong popularly known as Becca, who is the alleged perpetrator of the crime. Reports have it that the musician’s father has the habit of allegedly molesting his …

Desta Gebreananya remembers seeing hundreds of bodies littered all over the street – young men, children and even pregnant women – on December 24, 2021- just days after Ethiopian allied forces raided her hometown of Abala in the Afar region. The 41-year-old and her five children were fleeing the community, …

Emirates Airlines have been accused of illegitimately kicking a woman who is 24 weeks pregnant off one of its airlines. According to a tweet sighted by GhanaWeb on Sunday, husband of the pregnant woman, Edward Opoku accused staff of flight EK704, flying from Mauritius to Ghana through Dubai, of disembarking his wife, …