A Human Rights High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to take all necessary steps to enable Ghanaians living abroad to vote in the 2020 elections. The Representation of the People Amendment Act 2006, (Act 699) was passed into law 11 years ago, during the Kufuor Administration, but has since not been implemented. The court presided over by Justice Anthony ...

Lawyer and former High Commissioner to India Sam Pee Yalley suspects the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission to be impeached ‘just to ensure Akufo-Addo’s victory in 2020′. According to him, he knows the President to be an upholder of the rule of law and that “he will be disappointed if the president uses ...

Three former beauty Queens of Miss Ghana have accused Inna Patty, owner of franchise holding company, Exclusive Events of dishing them out to men for monetary gains. According to the three – Stephanie Karikari (Miss Ghana 2010), Antoinette Delali Kemavor (Miss Ghana 2015) and Giuseppina Nana Akua Baafi (Miss Ghana 2013) – being part of the pageant is the most ...

A contingent of the police last Saturday morning arrested the Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, and 18 others at Kawo Kudi, near the Accra Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) in Accra, after dispersing their planned demonstration against the Togolese government. Also arrested was a spokesperson for the pro-Togolese opposition solidarity movement in Ghana, Irbad Ibrahim. Notice ...

The Upper East region has lost a third final-year student in a week in a suspected meningitis attack at the Zuarungu Senior High School (ZUSHS). Pretty-looking Rukaya Ibrahimah, a General Arts student, died Sunday aged 19 years inside an isolation room (also called the “darkroom”) at the Upper East Regional Hospital. Five more students from the same school are also ...

A Whatsapp video of four teenage boys allegedly gang-raping a young girl has sparked outrage on social media with many Ghanaians calling on the security agencies to crack the whip. The about five minutes video shows an underage girl pinned to a mattress by one of her abusers while his accomplices take turns to perform sexual acts on her. The ...

The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfuor, has said several male galamseyers – illegal miners – are impotent because of the chemical substances they are exposed to. According to the minister, cyanide used in illegal mining apart from contaminating water bodies and soil, also have negative health implications including sexual dysfunction hence most men in galamsey areas have reproductive health ...

It is said that when you become a public figure, people live your life for you and all you do is subjected to the judgement of the public. Although people may not know your problems, they are always ready to judge you and say all manner of things about you. Well, a celebrity who has been on the chopping board ...

Harare – Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to use a conference of the ruling Zanu-PF party on Friday to consolidate his grip on power after Robert Mugabe’s shock ouster last month. Mnangagwa took office after the military forced Mugabe to resign, ending a 37-year reign marked by brutal repression and economic collapse. The new president will address a ...

Asante Kotoko have announced the signing of hardworking centre-back Emmanuel Owusu, from second-tier side Nea Salamina. The former captain of the Brong-Ahafo outfit penned down a three-year deal on Thursday after completing his medical. Owusu becomes Coach Steven Polack’s first signing in the transfer window ahead of the 2017/18 season. Related Article: Asante Kotoko part ways with five players Emmanuel ...