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‘Fetish Priest’ ‘kills’ aunt

A 24-year-old self-style fetish priest has been arrested by the Sege District Police Headquarters for allegedly butchering his aunt. The sad incident occurred at Goi,...

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...

SexForGrades: No more ‘cold room experience’ as UNILAG shuts down location

Following the revelation in the ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary released by BBC Africa Eye, the University of Lagos has shut-down the ‘Cold Room’, where...

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...

Photos+Audio: Man arrested over gruesome murder of friend at Budumburam

Charles Blankson, a 32-year-old man, has been arrested by the Kasoa Police command for allegedly kidnapping and killing his business partner and friend, Bright...

I paid back N1.1m loan “in kind”, woman tells court

A Lagos-based businesswoman, Ejioma Ahibafu, 49, on Monday told an Ojo Magistrates’ Court how she paid back “in kind” part of a N1.1 million...

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...

Family of four drown taking selfie near reservoir

A newly married woman and three of her family drowned in a reservoir after trying to take a selfie, said police in the southern...

95% BECE candidates placed under CSSPS

Ninety-five percent of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) this year have been successfully placed under the Computerized School Selection...

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...

Two teenage boys allegedly rape corpse after breaking into her coffin

TWO teenagers have been arrested after allegedly robbing the grave of an 84-year-old grandmother and raping her corpse, it has been reported. The youngsters were...

13-year-old boy allegedly kills sister

A 13-year-old boy has allegedly shot his 8-year-old little sister dead at Mamponteng in the Kwabre East municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred...

Police releases 13 persons for ‘demonstrating illegally’

The Accra Regional Police Command has released 13 persons who were arrested on Monday October 7, for embarking on an illegal demonstration. “At about 0830hours,...

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...

I know those behind BBC’s ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary – Gyampo

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo is accusing his detractors of framing him with alleged sex for grade documentary...

Video of Prof. Gyampo in class pops up online after BBC’s ‘Sex For Grades’ trailer

A video of senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo in class has popped up online...

Senior army officer denies coup plot

Colonel Samuel Kodjo Gameli, who has been in Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) custody following linkage to a plot to destabilise the government, has...

38-year-old woman dies after giving birth to triplets

Grandmother of eight children, Mary Akosua Korankyewaa has given a chilling account of events leading to the death of her only daughter, Adwoa...

How 16-year-old was dragged into forest and defiled by two SHS boys

“I struggled with them until I became too weak to fight. One of them squeezed my breast and I really felt pain in it....

7-year-old girl allegedly reaches puberty by sleeping with lights on for years

Chinese media recently reported the unusual case of a girl who reached puberty at age seven, presumably because of sleeping with the lights on...

Video: ‘Sex for grades’: Undercover in West African universities

Academic institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be endemic,...

ECG/PDS blocks credit supply to pre-paid customers at Dansoman

Some residents of Dansoman in the Greater Accra region have been denied access to electricity credit to power their meters for electricity supply to their homes. Customers...

KNUST admits over 22,000 students as female population hits all-time high

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has held her matriculation ceremony to formally admit fresh students into the University for the 2019/2020 academic year....

Armed men open fire on mourners, kill one

A group of suspected armed robbers last weekend attacked some mourners on a road between Mansra and Old Longoro in the Kintampo North Municipality...

Listen: Duncan Williams’ powerful prayer for the Nation

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams on Friday morning ended Joy FM's Super Morning show with a prayer session. The interview which took place at the Action Chapel...

Video: 15-year-old defiled by step-father paralyzed after giving birth

A 15-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually abused by her stepfather, in a village at the outskirts of Mankranso in the Ashanti Region, has...

Education Ministry is the most attacked – Dr. Opoku Prempeh

Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says his Ministry is the most attacked in the country. Dr. Opoku Prempeh, in an interview with Luv FM’s Prince...

Audio: Archbishop Duncan Williams speaks on women empowerment

General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has described women as powerful people who are always used by God to impact society. He said...

NUGS responds to malicious allegations on its constitution

The National Executive Committee of the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) has taken notice of a statement coming from some students who describe...

Watch: Man confesses to killing mother because she refused to find him a wife

A 27-year-old taxi driver Samuel Ameku who was arrested for killing his mother at Kwesimintim in the Western Region has confessed to the police...

Listen: Stay away from young girls – Transport Minister warns Chinese contractors

The Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has warn Chinese contractors assigned to construct the Mamford Fishing Harbour in the Gomoa West District of the...

Audio: Man, 19, arrested for selling ‘fake honey’ to police in Obuasi

Police in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region has arrested a 19-year-old man identified as Joshua Ofori, for selling 'fake honey' in Obuasi and its...

Six dead, 15 injured in Sege road accident

Six persons died instantly including both drivers while 15 sustained various degrees of injury, when two vehicles crashed head-on, on the Tema-Aflao road on Friday,...

Photos+Video: One dead in BOG bullion van accident; Cash scatter

One person has been confirmed dead with two others in critical conditions in a bullion van accident on the Techiman highway in the Bono East...