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After ECOWAS announced its decision to deploy a “standby force” in Niger, Russia announced that it opposed any military intervention in that country. The announcement comes after several countries around the world, including the UK, France and the US, said they supported any move by the West African regional bloc, …

Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given a three-week ultimatum to the central bank governor and his deputy to resign. NDC accuses Ernest Addison of recklessness and mismanaging the bank – with the bank accused of illegally printing money and spending over $8.6m on travel expenses. …

The Ghana Immigration Service announced the suspension of 27 employees, for allegedly committing several offences including running fake recruitment drives and visa fraud, local media reported. The employees – three senior officers and 24 junior officers have been asked to stop work temporarily to pave the way for further investigations. …

More than 100,000 unaware individuals in Ghana are carrying HIV virus, according to a statement from the Ghana Aids Commission. Shockingly, these carriers are completely unaware of their status, contributing to the inadvertent spread of the disease. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General of the Commission, disclosed this alarming information …

A 25-year-old young man has been sentenced for stealing cooking items valued GH₵1,450.00 by an Accra Circuit Court in Ghana. The complainant left for work and returned the following day and detected that her door was damaged, and the room ransacked. Her blender valued GH₵400.00, microwave valued GH₵500.00, rice cooker …

A 20-year-old woman is battling for her life after her co-tenant nearly chopped off her head in a fight at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The suspect attacked her with a sharp knife while she was brushing her teeth,” according to the …

A 30-year-old man has brutally murdered his girlfriend at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East District, Ghana, according to reports. The gruesome act took place after an argument erupted between the couple, during which the victim expressed her intention to end the relationship. “The suspect lured the victim into an …

Three students have been apprehended by the police for allegedly attacking their housemaster from the Wa Technical Institute in the Wa municipality of the Upper West region, Ghana. “The attack took place at the house two block of the Wa Technical Institute while the housemaster was on a routine monitoring …

Two people died prematurely after being electrocuted at Twifo Eduabeng, in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa district, in the Central Region of Ghana. “One of the deceased hung his clothes from a drying wire that was connected to a live electrical wire in the house and electrocuted himself when he fell to …

 A 22-year-old woman is battling for her life after her ex-boyfriend inflicted deep cutlass wounds on her at Assin-Essan in the Assin North District, Ghana. “The victim’s ex-lover went to her father’s house to settle some issues, which had soiled their relationship,” reports said. On reaching the house, he met …