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In April 2022, the sentencing of Mubarak Bala sent shockwaves internationally. The outspoken Nigerian atheist was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to blaspheming Islam. What followed is a landmark case that has placed the threats to freedom of religion and expression in Nigeria …

The price of Bibles will soon shoot up across the country. This was announced by the Bible Society of Ghana. The Society attributed the price increase to the high cost of clearing goods at Ghana’s ports. In a notice announcing the price increase, the Society said: “Due to the high …

Senegal superstar, Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after suffering an injury in Bayern Munich’s win over Werder Bremen in the Germain Bundesliga. Sadio Mane who started the game on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, against Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena was substituted in …

Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, popularly known as Strika, in the Hollywood movie, ‘Beast of No Nation’, has been captured on the streets in Accra selling coconuts. In a video that was shared on Instagram by GhanaWeekend, the young man who captured the actor could be heard calling on Abraham Atta, …

Habib Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Tolon, has been sued by Yaw Brogya Genfi, an aspirant National Youth Organiser for the opposition NDC. In the writ of summons available to GhanaWeb, the plaintiff is seeking the Supreme Court to annul the 2020 parliamentary polls which returned the Nw Patriotic …

President Akufo-Addo has been lashed for allegedly dedicating a Toyota V8 that ferries his chair around anywhere he goes in the country. Explanation from the presidency says the President goes with his own chair for security reasons. But some insist the President is squandering resources on costly convoys across the …

You and your pals probably prefer to go on evening adventures, but you spend the whole time complaining about the insects. Asking “Why do mosquitoes target me so much?” is a common occurrence. A common misconception has it that this is the case because the “blood is great.” Scientists have …

Ghanaian boxer and entertainer, Braimah Kamoko, widely known as Bukom Banku, has set tongues wagging with his latest social media activity. The boxer has been spotted sleeping on a mat with his pillow on the street of Accra. Though the rationale behind his action and the street name is not immediately known, …

CCTV clips have emerged barely a day after the Ghana Police Service began investigations into some violent clashes between some feuding chieftaincy factions in Enchi, in the Western North Region. An earlier report stated that the clashes had led to the deaths of four people by suspected attackers who besieged the palace …

In the past, cancer was solely associated with people who are aged or above 50 years. However, since the 1990s many more people below 50 years are currently suffering from different kinds of cancer. Cancer which is the second leading cause of death globally is caused by a genetic mutation …