Two soldiers have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for robbing two Nigerians of their monies valued at GH¢3,300 cedis. Peter Omari Ansong and Alowor Yaw Mark have been charged with conspiracy to rob and robbery. They have pleaded not guilty and the court presided over by Mr Francis Obiri remanded them into prison custody to reappear on March 7, 2013. This was after the court had turned down a bail application put in by their lawyers. The facts as presented by Prosecuting Mrs. ... Read More

The Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, in collaboration with Compassion International, a Non-Governmental Organization, has rescued 200 needy and vulnerable children in the Kpong community in the Eastern Region. The church pays the educational fees, hospital bills, cost on clothing and food for each of the children and also gathers them every week-end to assist them in reading and teaching them moral values to augment what they learn at their respective schools. To properly care for the ... Read More

Three suspects have escaped from the Tema Fishing Harbour Police Station in the Tema Metropolis, officials have said. They reportedly escaped Saturday night through the roof of the cell. The suspects Ebenezer Nyagbedzi, 19, Eliasu Mohammed and Daniel KwameKumi both 20-year-olds were in police custody for an undisclosed offence. The escapees were said to have been brought back from the police hospital where they received treatment after they had initially feigned illness. According to ... Read More

Drama unfolded on Saturday, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi as the Glo-Premier League second round match between Amidaus Professionals and Real Tamale United (RTU) was brought to a temporarily halt to allow Amidaus goalkeeper, Eric Antwi Ofori, to attend to nature?s call. The match was barely 30 minutes old when the incident occurred, forcing referee Prince Tawiah to stop proceedings with spectators kept in a suspense as to what was happening. The GNA Sports gathered that ... Read More

Accra Hearts of Oak managed a lone goal victory over King Faisal in the 16th week league game of the Glo Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. Though the league was returning to action after almost a month?s break, there was no sign of match rustiness from both sides as they sold out an exciting game to football fans at the stadium with an end-to-end action. Faisal, came close to scoring in the 14th minute but Joshua Akoto?s feeble shot rolled across the goal post to deny ... Read More

George Aguddey, the Chief Executive Officer of Gocrest Security Limited, is facing trial at an Accra District Court for non-payment of a total GHC2, 653,161.90 Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contribution of his workers. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was on Saturday, granted bail in the sum of GHC100, 000, with a cash surety of GHC50, 000.00 to be justified, until March 23. According to Ms Freda Naa Adjeley Konney, the prosecutor for SSNIT, Mr Agudey, the ... Read More

Mr. William Kwame Fordjour, former Assembly member for Bomso, in the Ashanti Region, has asked the people to support the newly-appointed Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Sarpong, to bring development to the area. He said: "the expectation is that the various business groups, religious and traditional organizations, as well as other identifiable institutions would join hands and together build a prosperous society". Mr. Sarpong was amongst the last batch of Ministers sworn-into office by the ... Read More

Many synthetic chemicals, untested for their disrupting effects on the hormone system, could have significant health implications according to the State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The joint study calls for more research to understand fully the associations between endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)?found in many household and industrial products?and ... Read More