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Report reveals abuse of women during childbirth in Ghana

A new report says more than one-third of women in four low-income countries in Africa and Asia were slapped, mocked, forcibly treated or otherwise...

Homosexuality agenda in Ghana will get worse – Agyinasare predicts

Renowned pastor, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has predicted that an agenda to promote homosexuality in the country will heighten in the coming days. The Founder of...

Just in: Over 20 people in critical conditions in Metro Mass accident at Kasoa [Video]

Over 20 people are in critical conditions in an accident involving a metro mass bus which occurred at Kasoa tollbooth on the Accra-Kasoa highway...

Watch: Family members of alleged coup plotters invoke curses against false witnesses

Family members of some suspects in the alleged coup plot on Wednesday poured libation and invoked the gods of Alavanyo in the Volta region...

IMANI Ghana awards NSS for innovation excellence

The National Service Scheme under the dynamic leadership of Mustapha Yussif was honoured by IMANI Ghana at the 2019 Inspirational Public Sector Leadership Awards...

Photos: Community cut off from Sagnarigu over poor roads

Kpane, a farming community in Sagnarigu municipality of the Northern region is almost cut off from the Municipal capital, Sagnarigu over poor road network. According...

Fabewoso: Achiase Health Centre built in 1962 has seen no renovation [video]

Since its establishment in 1962 by Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Achiase Health Centre in the Eastern region has seen no renovation. The...

#Sexforgrade: MP appeals to Ghanaians to forgive Prof. Gyampo (Listen)

New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North Constituency, Collins Owusu Amankwah is asking Ghanaians to forgive Professor Ransford Gyampo, one of...

Unhappy law students send fresh message to Akufo-Addo

Jonathan Aloa, the President of the Students Representative Council at the Ghana School of Law, Makola has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...

Listen: I’ll kill any teacher who sexually harasses my daughter – MP

A member of the Women Caucus in Parliament has threatened to kill any male teacher who makes sexual advances at her daughter in...

Listen: Dr Obengfo speaks after court frees him

Proprietor of the Obengfo Hospital, located at Weija in Accra, Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, says he feels vindicated following the decision by an Accra...

‘Sex for Grades’ was once rampant at Ghana School of Law – Lawyer

Private Legal Practitioner, Dr Maurice Ampaw, sharing his thoughts on the BBC Africa Eye’s 'Sex for Grades' documentary, has claimed the canker was once...

#Sexforgrade: Lecturers will start being mean to female students – JOY (Audio)

An independent presidential candidate in the 2016 General election, Jacob Osei Yeboah, is of the view that the 'sex for grades' investigations carried out...

More Men sleep with Men in the Western Region – Research

Dr. Samuel Aidoo, Western Regional HIV Coordinator has bemoaned the rising figures of men sleeping with men (MSM) in the region, calling for a more pragmatic...

‘Whistleblower’ MMT Security Coordinator fired

The man behind the petition that led to the sacking of Bennet Aboagye as Managing Director of the Metro Mass company has been fired...

Rawlings faults police high-handed handling of Law students’ demo

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described as high-handed and heavy, the manner of the police handling of the otherwise peaceful demonstration Monday by...

Sex for grades: I respect UG’s decision to interdict me – Prof Gyampo

One of the two lecturers of the University of Ghana interdicted Tuesday over allegations of sexual harassment says he welcomes the decision. Prof Ransford Gyampo said he respects...

Audio: BBC’s ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary over-hyped – Atik

General Secretary of the People's National Convention, Atik Mohammed has said the BBC Africa Eye’s documentary on sexual exploitation in West African universities is...

Audio: Former MP shares ‘Sex for Grade’ experience

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma Central, Theophilus Tetteh-Chai, has recounted how some young ladies he has mentored have been victims of 'Sex...

Law students demo: Some police officers were drunk [audio]

Some police personnel, who clashed with demonstrating law students in Accra, were said to be drunk. A student, Thomas Kojo Quansah, who was at the...

Persons living with cerebral palsy at Weija appeal for govt’s support

Mildred Osei Asiamah, founder of Impact Care and Rehab Foundation at Weija is appealing to the government and civil society organizations to support the...

Farm labourer jailed for stealing two rams in Enchi

The Enchi District Magistrate court has sentenced a 29-year-old farm labourer to 18 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing two rams valued at...

Document: BBC letter to Prof Gyampo on ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé

Read the full content of a letter written to Prof Ransford Gyampo by producers of BBC Africa's 'Sex for Grades' exposé: Source: Myjoyonline.com

UG interdicts Prof. Gyampo, Dr Butakor over BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé

The University of Ghana (UG) has interdicted two of its lecturers, Prof. Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor who were implicated in the...

Oppong Nkrumah condemns assault on law students

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has described the police brutality meted out to members of the Law Students Association during a demonstration to demand...

Listen: How Deputy Attorney-General was ‘harassed’ by law students

A Deputy Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, has recounted how he was hassled by some law students who had failed the entrance exam to the Ghana...

Audio: Sex for grades started from Adam – Lecturer

A lecturer at the Accra Technical University, Dr Jones Ntiamoah, has said lecturers trading academic grades for sex is an age-old problem. He noted that...

Why Akufo-Addo confirmed Oppong-Buanuh as IGP

President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained that he decided to confirm the appointment of James Oppong-Buanuh as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) because of how...

Audio: We owe law school applicants no apology – Police

The Greater Accra Police Command has justified the minimum force used to disperse demonstrating prospective law students of the Ghana Law School in Accra. Deputy...

Let’s not link good grades for female students to sex – Otchere-Darko

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has cautioned against linking good grades for female students to sex. According to him, he...

Don’t confuse us with where your zip is – Gabby Otchere-Darko to Gyampo

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has, in reaction to Prof Ransford Gyampo’s assertion that people are trying...

Church suspends Nigerian lecturer implicated in BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé

The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has suspended its pastor, Prof Boniface Igbeneghu, a senior lecturer at the University of Lagos (Unilag), who was...

Student bought me boxer shorts, £100 to date me – Lawyer recounts ordeal as lecturer (Audio)

Private legal practitioner, Dr Maurice Ampaw, has been detailing how some female students sexually harassed him when he was a lecturer at the Central...

Sannie Daara exposes weaknesses in BBC’s ‘Sex For Grade’ documentary

As a person who formerly worked for the BBC I am deeply worried about the recent drop in standards at the world's best journalism...

Hard drives missing at Law Court Complex

Computer accessories including hard drives have been stolen from about four High Courts located at the Law Court Complex in Accra. The Daily Graphic has...

Sex for grade: Gyampo is disciplined, BBC was unfair – Legon student

A student of Professor Yaw Gyampo says the under-fire lecturer is well behaved and very respected by his students. According to Enam, the lecturer who...

Video: Law students clash with police; 9 arrested in demo

The National Association of Law Students on Monday clashed with the Ghana Police Service during the open up legal education demonstration in Accra with...

Akufo-Addo to grace Breman Odwira festival

President Nana Akufo-Addo is the special guest of honour for the 2019 Breman Odwira festival. Omanhene of Breman Traditional area, Nana Amoakwa Boadu Vlll announced...

307 ambulances to be ready by end of November – Hawa Koomson assures

Minister for Special Development Initiative, Hawa Koomson, has disclosed that the long awaited 307 ambulances will arrive in the country by the end of...

Audio: Akufo-Addo’s CSE comment belated but commendable – Clergy

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for bringing clarity to the government’s intent on the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality...