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Police in Ghana arrested 18 people over the public flogging of a pair at the palace of a traditional chief in Wa in the northern Upper West region, local media reported. The victims of the flogging, a man and woman, are reported to have been lovers. They were each tied …

A 17-year-old male student of the Sokode Senior High School in the Volta Regional Capital, Ho, has died after being struck by lightning, local media reported. The incident occurred during a downpour in the late hours of Monday. The deceased, identified as Emmanuel Dorli, was reportedly hit by a thunder …

A court in Koforidua, eastern Ghana, convicted and sentenced two armed robbers, aged 47 and 38, to 30 years each in prison with hard labour. According to adomonline.com, the convicts attacked and robbed a resident of Klo-Agogo, in the amount of 4,500.00 GHC. The bandits also attacked and robbed a …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo hailed the massive industrialization drive launched by his government since coming to power and said no other government has done it before them. According to President Akufo-Addo, the achievements the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has chalked in industrialization cannot be matched by any government in …

A Court in Tamale has sentenced a 34-year old mathematics teacher at Sawla Senior High School in the Savannah Region, Ernest Ocloo, to 15 years of imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping one of his students. The sexual assault occurred in 2019, and the case had since been on …

In an interview with Ghanaian TV3 television, a sex worker said one does not become prostitute by chance, that it would be like a call from God, a vocation. “This task is only possible if God has called you,” she said. She said her dream was to become a marketer, …

Authorities in Ghana have suspended a search operation for the missing crew of a fishing vessel that sank off the country’s western coast. Stormy weather conditions and difficulty in hauling in a net full of fish are believed to have led the vessel to capsize, according to a fisheries official. …

A search operation is under way for 11 people who are missing following the sinking of a fishing vessel off Ghana’s coast. Rescuers have so far been able to retrieve the body of the captain, one of six Chinese nationals on board. The incident reportedly occurred after the crew had …

A police officer in Ghana shot himself to death at a warehouse on Graphic Road in the capital, Accra on Wednesday, local media reported. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. “The Ghana Police Service is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one of our own, a Police officer …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed happiness following the re-election of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. President Macron is re-elected after defeating his rival Marine Le Pen with 58.5% of the vote. In a Facebook post, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sent congratulatory messages to Mr Macron: “Warm congratulations …