Illegal arms shipment network busted in Accra
Three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the shipment of some 59 AK-47 assault rifles from Accra to Walewale in the North East Region. The suspects were…
Climate change threat to power supply — Energy Commission
The Energy Commission (EC) has expressed concern over the alarming rate at which climate change is causing damage to the country’s energy infrastructure, threatening to disrupt the stability of power…
PIAC calls for accountability on oil revenue usage
The Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, has raised concerns with the overall management of the country’s oil revenue, calling on the government to…
Police arrest 9-member armed gang after fierce gun battle
The counter-terrorism division of the police has arrested nine members of a highly sophisticated and armed land guard syndicate. The gang engaged a fierce gun battle with the police at Kokrobite,…
Bullying in schools must be discouraged — Kofi Abotsi
An academic and legal practitioner, Mr Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has condemned bullying in schools, saying it should be discouraged because it destroys the future of students. “Bullying demoralises students and…
Government urged to establish Technology Park
Director, Technology Programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Samuel Mensah Sackey has called on the Government to help establish Ghana's maiden Technology Park at KNUST,…
Nigerian women in Ghana exploited by smugglers, madams, ‘priests’
Kumasi, Ghana - Jennifer* has spent the last few weeks on the pavements of Vienna City, a hub in Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city, which has a bustling nightlife. She arrived…
Ghana marks 40 years of implementing children’s rights
Children selected from different schools in Accra, have called for the standardisation of schools in rural areas to help improve their welfare and development. They also want the creation of…
Protect people’s personal data; Deputy Minister charges telcos, others
A Deputy Minister of Communications, Mr George Andah, has advised institutions managing personal data to help prevent identity theft by taking extreme caution in how such data are used. “There…
More than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education’, warns UNHCR
Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said on Friday, in an appeal to host countries to back more inclusive policies to prevent them…
