Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won the parliamentary seat of Brecon and Radnorshire from the governing Conservatives on Friday, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office. The loss reduces Johnson’s working majority in parliament to just one ahead of an expected showdown …

It’s really been long since we saw veteran Kumawood actress Kumiwaa, aka ‘Sapofo’, on our screens. But Kumiwaa has finally surfaced to tell her behind the scene story and it’s very heartbreaking. Naomi Kumiwaa Banafo was on Nana Ama Mcbrown‘s show to reveal how she’s been humiliated and arrested of …

Pupils of Pakro Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School near Nsawam in the Akuapim South District of the Eastern Region before vacating on Friday embarked on a demonstration against incessant defecation in their classrooms by unscrupulous persons in the Community. The pupils backed by their teachers marched through the …

US President Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs of 10% on another $300bn of Chinese products from 1 September. The move is the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the two countries. It came after the latest round of bilateral talks showed little sign of a breakthrough. Investors …

Prison officials have begun transferring the ringleaders behind a deadly fight at Altamira jail in north-eastern Brazil. Fifty-eight inmates were killed when members of a criminal gang known as Comando Classe A (CCA) attacked rivals from the Comando Vermelho (Red Command) gang. The number of dead rose from 57 to …

Members of the National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) have called on the government to reconsider its decision to scrap social studies from the school curriculum.The group have threatened to demonstrate and picket the Jubilee House, if the subject is tampered with.Addressing a press conference in Kumasi on Wednesday, 31 July …

Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 homes for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The decision about new homes in settlements further extends the Israeli presence in the West Bank. But it is Israel’s approval for Palestinian homes that is unusual. Israeli …

Members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) have threatened to lay down their tools effective September 1, 2019, should the Ghana Education Service fail to halt monthly deductions of GHc10 from their salaries. The Ghana Education Service introduced an insurance policy which has become unpopular with many teachers. …

The Kwesimintsim hospital in the Western Region is in dire need of financial support as government is unable to pay its nine months national health insurance payments amounting in excess of 2 million Ghana Cedis. The Administrator of the facility, Felix Kesse told Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan that the last …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) through the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme will from today begin the mass administration of anti-lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and river blindness (onchocerciasis) drugs across 126 endemic districts in the country. In all, 15 districts have been targeted for elephantiasis, 120 districts for river blindness and …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who wrote the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination body however withheld results of 48,855 (14.12%) candidates pending conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractice detected during and after the conduct of …

  At least 17 people have been killed and 12 injured after a small military plane crashed into a residential area near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. Five crew members and 12 civilians were among the dead, the army said. The aircraft was on a training flight when it crashed …

The Kumasi Based first private radio station in Ghana, OTEC FM on Saturday July 27, 2019, drifted from their usual busy schedules to participate in the maiden edition of ‘’Exercise With Koda” Health Walk ashundreds joined yet another crowd puller to promote physical fitness. The event which saw hundreds of …

A marriage counsellor and relationship expert, Dr John Boakye, has cautioned married couples against enhancing their genitals for sexual pleasures, saying the fuss about genital enhancement is a “myth”. He said many people were obsessed with enhancing their body parts and spent huge sums of money in buying products for …

Defiant pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong were readying for another big rally later Sunday, a day after police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in the latest violent confrontation that has plunged the financial hub deeper into crisis. A town near the border with China descended into chaos on Saturday …

Twelve people have been shot and one person has died at an outdoor community event in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, tweeted that the shooting in the neighborhood of Brownsville “shattered a peaceful neighborhood event”. A New York City police spokesman said …

            LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT Dear Sir, I believe and hope you very well and enjoying the full grace of our Lord Jess Christmas. Your Exellency, I will love to remind of view things you and your government are forgetting, Please I hope you witnessed …

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has rejected Swedish club Helsinborg IF’s terms on mercurial striker Abdul Fatau Safiu for his transfer. The Swedish side who gained promotion last year made their intentions clear of acquiring the services of Abdul Fatau after been impressed with the striker’s performance during a two week trial. …

The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah has said that the new tertiary education policy document seeks to eliminate all barriers that restrict applicants from gaining admissions into tertiary institutions. According to him, the demand for pass mark in some core subjects before qualifying for …

Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. Demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security forces used batons against the crowd. People were protesting against the exclusion of opposition candidates from local polls. The opposition …

US President Donald Trump has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “foolishness” over a digital services tax, and hinted that he would tax French wine in retaliation. Mr Trump voiced his anger in a Tweet on Friday, in response to French plans to tax multinational firms like Google. French authorities argue …

Having been arrested on May 2015; yesterday 26th August 2019, which commenced officially the 2019 legal vacation for Ghana’s Judiciary, marked the fifth time, Gregory Afoko ‘innocent until proven guilty according to law’, would endure painfully in the continue unlawful sub-human custody and degrading treatments from the ‘coercive’ powers of …

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the government to consult broadly before presenting the draft University Bill to parliament. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who is also the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology (KNUST) said consulting broadly and incorporating the views of all stakeholders in the …

Financial challenges have compelled a young couple at Abuoso in Techiman in the Bono East Region, to abandon treatment of their baby with obstructive hydrocephalus at the hospital and resorted to herbal medicine. The 11-month-old baby was diagnosed with the condition at the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman, and was …

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5bn (£2bn) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border. The court ruled by five votes to four to block a ruling by a federal judge in California that barred the president from spending …

Saudi Arabia will not grant visas to pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The ministry said the decision was reached following the decision of the World Health to declare the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a public health emergency …

Last year was a particularly good one for people who have interest in leaked adult videos as a number of them popped up online. This year looks promising as we are continuing from where we left off as another ‘atopa video has hit social media. And it is very disturbing …

Some teachers have expressed worry over the limited information made available to them on the new Student Information System(SIS) proposed by government. The teachers lament that very little information on the project is known to them despite the fact that they remain key stakeholders in the implementation of the SIS …

Gunmen in Brazil have stolen 750kg (1,650lbs) of gold estimated to be worth at least $30m (£24m). The suspects entered Guarulhos airport in São Paulo dressed as police officers and took the gold, which had been destined for New York and Zurich. Two airport workers were taken hostage, according to …

The Government of Cuba has accepted to train 40 brilliant but needy medical students a year from Zongo, inner city and other deprived communities in Ghana. This follows a proposal by Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to the Government of Cuba to extend the special arrangement between the two countries …