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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has criticised the continuous detention of Gregory Afoko despite being granted bail by a court. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP has called out the President, the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), the Amnesty International and other state institutions for …

R. Kelly is in custody after being arrested in Chicago on sex trafficking charges, according to reports in the US. There are said to be 13 charges against the singer, including child abuse images and obstruction of justice, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago. The 52-year-old was arrested …

The Food and Drugs Authority has caused the arrest of Elizabeth Torgbor, popularly known as Mama Gee for selling unregistered products she claimed are good for sex enhancement. The arrest according to the FDA was as a result of the illegal sale and advertisement of the said drugs, an act …

There is seeming tension in the Asawase Constituency as members of the opposition National Democratic Congress are divided following the emergence of a new person who is seeking to contest, Muntaka Mubarak, the sitting Member of Parliament, in the party’s internal elections. Delegates of the party in the Constituency have …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared a public health emergency following the detection of the poliovirus type-2 in the Northern Region capital, Tamale. A public health emergency, according to the WHO, is “an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition, caused by bioterrorism, epidemic or pandemic …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to address concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) about the 2016 elections in order to ensure a free and fair election in 2020. Mahama made the request when top officials of the Commission including the Chairperson, Jean …

Ghana will lead efforts in Africa to encourage states, which have not acceded to the Budapest Convention on cybercrime to do so, Ghana’s Communications Minister has pledged. Speaking at the 21st plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (TCY) Council of Europe on July 8, 2019, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said the …

Deutsche Bank has made the first of the 18,000 job cuts announced on Sunday as part of a radical reorganisation. Staff working in share trading in London, New York and Tokyo were told that their jobs were going. In London, some staff stayed away from work after being told their …

Over the past few months, bricks of cocaine with a street value of millions have been washing up in eastern coastal provinces in the Philippines. In the latest incident, seven suspected cocaine bricks were found floating near a beach in Quezon province on Sunday. And in May, 39 bricks with …

Actress Lydia Forson has pleaded with Ghanaians to go easy on Caleb Ekuban who missed a penalty against Tunisia on Monday night. Ekuban Caleb a left-footed player decided to kick his penalty with his unusual right foot which got saved by the Tunisian goalkeeper. He was the only player to …