Parliament could not take a decision on the fate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who had been cited in an alleged contemptuous statement against the House. Mr. Kennedy Agyapong was said to have described Parliament as a ‘cheap’ and ‘useless’ Institution. Appearing before the committee on July 23, the Assin ...

Lawyers of the lady, who was allegedly assaulted within the banking hall of Midland Savings and Loans, have denied a GhC100,000 compensation for their client Patience Osafo. Osafo was allegedly beaten to pulp by a police guard Lance Corporal Fredrick Amanor at the bank over a misunderstanding following her inability to withdraw GhC250. The footage sparked outrage among Ghanaians leading ...

In March, YouTube revealed that it was releasing a dark mode for its mobile apps, starting with its iOS version. Now, Android users are beginning to get the feature on their apps. YouTube added a dark mode to its desktop site last year, and the company says that it became one of the most requested features for its apps. 9to5Google ...

Former Attorney General Betty Mould-Iddrisu is urging members of her party, NDC, to disregard media reports alleging she admitted wrongdoing in the infamous Woyome scandal still being battled in Court. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, also a Vice Chairperson of the party claims such reports are ‘premised on mischief’ and ill-intended. In a press release issued by her Aide, Sawadogo Mahmoud, Betty Mould-Iddrisu ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has resolved to use education as a springboard to get Ghanaians out of what he calls the trap of poverty. He said through a government might not be able to make every citizen rich, with the right political will and responsible leadership, a government could help create a society of opportunities and empowerment. Speaking at the 70th ...

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has berated ministers whose personal interests are overriding that of the government to pull the brakes. The NPP member has decried how some ministers under the Akufo-Addo government are being distracted by their future ambition at the expense of performing for the government to succeed. The influential member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare ...

Award-winning investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas will in the month of August release a 10-minute video on illegal child beggars on the streets of Ghana. The project in collaboration with OAfrica under the #KidsOurFuture campaign, is aimed at highlighting child trafficking in the alms begging business and some of the abuses such children are subjected to. “Further studies and investigations ...

Medical doctors in the country have threatened to strike if government does not meet it’s demands. Following a National Executive Council meeting on July 27, the association has outlined a number of issues it wants to be addressed before August 6, failing which, an escalating strike will begin. The GMA in a statement has recommended that “non-core expenditures [National Health ...

The Financial Forensics Unit (FFU) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 12 suspects in the biggest ever cybercrime burst in recent history. A circuit court last Friday remanded 11 out of the 12 suspects into police custody to reappear on August 9, 2018, as investigations continue. Friday evening, another suspect was arrested, bringing ...

Residents of Essaman in Sekondi in the Western region are yet to come to terms over the alleged killing of a three-day old baby by his parents. Felicia  Dzimah and Erasmus Dzimah, according to a co-tenant, murdered the toddler with a hammer Saturday. The co-tenant told Empire FM’s Emmanuel Ohene Gyan that the baby was subsequently buried by the father ...