A 21-year old Nigerian who kidnapped an eight-year -old girl from a church in Accra to Aflao in the Volta Region and demanded a ransom of GH₵10,000 on Thursday appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra

The Economic Development in Africa Report 2014 has urged African governments to have a coherent approach to the various trade negotiations and agreement they have engaged in, to ensure the outcomes are mutually supportive of economic transformation and development on the continent

An Accra High Court on Thursday threw out a motion for bail pending appeal filed by Prophet Daniel Nkansah, a 2008 Presidential hopeful and founder of the New Vision Pentecostal Church

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has appealed to members of the security services to stop flouting road traffic regulations and act as role models

The Most Reverend Francis Kofi Lodonu, Catholic Bishop of Ho on Thursday charged intellectuals, the clergy and teachers to save the country from “sinking”

By Michael J.K. Bokor, Ph.D. Thursday, July 3, 2014 It was not for nothing that the late General Kutu Acheampong observed that “Ghanaians are difficult people”. If we can unpack this loaded observation and place it within the context of current goings-on, we should know ourselves better. We should use that knowledge to re-position ourselves […]

A labourer, accused of defiling a 15-year old nursing mother at Agbogboloshie on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with defilement

The Minority in Parliament on Wednesday voted against a loan agreement between the government and the International Development Association (IDA), for156 million dollars, to finance the Ghana Secondary School Education Improvement Project

The ex-Chelsea star is not ready to engage the country’s FA in a public banter over allegation of unruliness but believes “in the fullness of time” the truth will come out

Professor Kwesi Botchwey, a leading member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called for cohesion among the various political parties, in order to accelerate development

President John Dramani Mahama will next month lead a government delegation to attend the maiden US/ African Leaders Summit in Washington that will focus on trade and investment

The police have taken steps to stop repeated robbery attacks on travelers on the two-kilometre Breku/Nnadieso stretch of the Kumasi/Accra highway through the construction of two permanent police posts at the Pra River Junction and Nnadieso

Dr Larmoudia Thiombiano, the Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has advised Ghana to improve upon its agriculture statistics to serve as a planning tool for national development

The Regent of Dagbon Kampakuya Na Yakubu Abdulai Andani has appealed to the Ministry of Health to consider establishing an Orthopedic Unit at the Yendi Municipal Hospital, to help dispense quality healthcare delivery to the people

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has given the government a 14-day ultimatum to resolve all their grievances, or they will hit the streets with a massive demonstration

Madam Kate Bob Milliar, National Director of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has said the practice of female genital mutilation could be a contributory factor to the high maternal deaths in northern Ghana

The Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) says it was investing over 311 million cedis in network expansion and new sites to ensure that customers enjoyed the best of mobile telecommunication and data services

Mr Julius Debrah, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has commended the International Labour Organization (ILO) for its technical assistance in implementing the Ghana Social Opportunities Project

The Africa Partners Medical Ghana on Thursday began a two-day workshop for health practitioners across the country to update them on current legal issues that could confront them in their daily practices

The 2014 Economic Development Report in Africa says African governments should have coherent approach to trade negotiations and agreement, to ensure the outcomes are mutually supportive of economic transformation and development