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Prof. Kwaku Asare, a US-based lawyer, has asked law students to boycott the Ghana School of Law exams amid reports of the undertaking they are being made to sign for the exam. Speaking on The Big Issue, he urged students to defend their LLB degrees. “They can do so by boycotting …

The youngest of two boys found with the decomposing bodies of their parents in their home at Maakro has spoken. According to the youngest of the two boys who were found unconscious by the police, they were starved for religious reasons. “We were not eating because our parents said food …

The United State has announced new monetary support in the area of development assistance to Ghana. The sum of US$2.5 million announced today (August 5, 2022) is to help Ghana amid a global food crisis, a USAID statement read. The statement comes at a time a top official of the …

A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. As Griner, 31, was being led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, she was heard saying: “I love my family.” The double Olympic winner has admitted possessing cannabis oil, but told the …

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. He and Osama Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks …

The Ghana Premier League has produced some outstanding footballers who have retired and moved to the United States of America. These great names have begun a new career path in the United States as they look to make a living after hanging up their boots. GhanaWeb compiled a list of …

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. The 79-year-old first contracted the virus on 21 July, when he was revealed to be experiencing mild symptoms. On Saturday Mr Biden said he was not experiencing symptoms …

A Ghanaian-American by the name of Kenneth Anim, aged 38, has been arrested and charged with matters relating to money laundering. According to indictments in the Southern District of Texas of the US Attorney General’s office dated July 12, 2022, noted that the accused was arrested “following the return of …

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has decried delays in the payment of allowances owed its members by government. According to the TTAG, the delay in the payment has worsened the living conditions of its members amidst the unbearable prevailing economic conditions in the country. National President of the …

A forthcoming American exhibition titled, ‘Pray for Us,’ will headline the works of a Ghanaian director and writer, Kuukua Eshun, as well as the creations of a number of other creatives later in July. Curated by Bre’Ann White as part of the Womxnhouse Detroit Curatorial residency, and made possible by …