A 26-year-old galamsey operator, Yaw Kelly has brutally murdered his girlfriend, Abrefi, at Agona Amenfi in the Western Region.

An Accra High Court trying Corporal Yaw Appiah, a soldier, in connection with the death in 2004 of Alhaji Issa Mobilla, former Northern Regional Chairman of the Convention PeopleÂ’s Party (CPP), has sentenced him to 10 yearsÂ’ imprisonment.

Latest findings by health professionals indicate that residents in a number of rural communities dotted around the country have no idea what condoms are used for, despite the acclaimed widespread education on their use.

The Ghana Grid CompanyÂ’s Public Relations Officer, Albert Quainoo has laid blame on the Volta River Authority (VRA) for the recent frequent power outages in the country.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has attributed the current energy crises to unforeseen power generation defects, which it says have made it operationally difficult to supply electricity across the country.

A Tamale High Court has dismissed case brought by the Regent of Dagbon, the Kampakuya NaaÂ’s challenging the legitimacy of the Abudus Regent, the Boling-Lana Abdulai as a son of a former Yaa-Naa.

A 34-year old businessman who has been posing as an aide to the National Security Advisor, General Nunoo Mensah and in the process defrauding unsuspecting people, was last Friday arrested by personnel of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) in Accra.

The first son of the late Alhaji Issa Mobila, Shasu Deen Mobila says he is contemplating suicide bombing to avenge his fatherÂ’s death.

Most conflicts are generated in mining communities because the people believe they have been cheated in the distribution of social services and infrastructure such as roads, medical facilities, and shelter. Lack of transparency and adequate consultations between mining companies and the local communities over the operations of mining have also accounted for the frequent outbreak of law and order.

A Deputy Communications Director of the Convention PeopleÂ’s Party (CPP), Ernesto Yeboah has welcomed the conviction of the two soldiers for the killing of the former CPP Northern Regional Chairman, Alhaji Issah Mobilla in 2004, but has described the sentence as very lenient.

A member of the NPP communications team, Asamoah Gyamfi , has said that the fuel price increment is based on the depreciation of the Ghana cedi and not on the world crude oil price as stated by the National Petroleum Authority(NPA).

Benjamin Ebenezer Maccarthy, 70, who was sentenced for defilement by a High court, has filed an appeal against the verdict, saying he was unable to sustain erection when the said offence was committed.

The institution of an award scheme to retrieve weapons in the Bawku Municipality yielded dividends when on Monday a young man willingly gave up an M16 assault rifle to the police to foster peace.

At least 16 fire outbreaks have occurred in the Obuasi Municipality since the beginning of this year causing damage to over 20 households.

A 38-year old business woman, Eunice Boateng, who falsely accused a Dutch national, Arthur Paes of defilement, has been granted a GH¢5000.00 bail with two sureties by an Accra Circuit Court.

Some passengers in Ho on Monday described the new inter and intra-city transport fares as manageable.

A 16-year-old school dropout from Winneba has been remanded in Padu ChildrenÂ’s Home by the Agona Swedru Magistrate Court for defiling a nine-month-old girl.

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced Issaka Ndego, a.k.a Charles Gyabaa, a farmer, to a four-year jail term for forgery of document and possessing forged documents.

A 40-year-old fisherman sent the audience in a courtroom laughing when he pleaded with the judge to reduce his 18-month jail term as he would provide him with fish after serving his sentence.

Though relatively young, the Ghanaian media has made amazing progress since finding its voice after the culture of silence during military dictatorship, with gaping shortcomings, a university lecturer has observed.