Prisoner Or Patient? The Fate of Ghana’s Mentally Ill Offender
The Ghana Prisons Service is mandated by law to ensure the safe custody, welfare, reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners whenever ...
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Paris Attack Suspect Jailed In Belgium
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris attacks, has been jailed for 20 years in Belgium over ...
Police ‘rescue’ 21 Children From Being Trafficked, Suspect In Custody
Police in the Central Region have intercepted 21 children who were allegedly being trafficked from Ekumfi to Accra. The children ...
South Korea Deploys Anti-Piracy Warship After Hijack of Fishing Boat Off Ghana
South Korea has deployed a naval vessel from its regional anti-piracy effort to help in the search after a fishing ...
Piracy: A Threat To the Shipping Industry
Ancient piracy is typified not only by glamour and style, but also a military-like posture where targets are selected and ...
Child Protection In Ghana: Much Ado About Nothing?
After years of advocacy in child online protection, it has become pretty obvious that a lot of people do not ...
Pirates Turn To Ghana, Attack 3 Vessels Within 48hrs; Take 5 Persons Hostage
Pirates suspected to be from Nigeria have within the last 48 hours launched a series of attacks on three vessels ...
Koku Anyidoho Charged With Treason, Refused Police Bail
The Police Criminal Investigations Department has charged the deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Koku Anyidohu with treason, ...
Mexico Police ‘handed Italians To Gang’
Mexican authorities have launched criminal proceedings against four police officers over the disappearance of three Italian men. The missing men ...
Corruption In Ghana Could Reduce If Special Prosecutor Succeeds
The Corporate Affairs Manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mr. Michael Boadi, is hopeful Ghana would improve in its ...
At Least 17 Dead In US High School Shooting
At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, ...
More Than 1,000 Boko Haram Suspects Go On Trial
More than 1,000 Boko Haram suspects go on trial More than 1,000 suspected Boko Haram militants will appear before judges ...
Sarkodie’s US-Based Promoter Arrested For $250,000 Credit Card Fraud
A 30-year-old Ghanaian-US based Promoter of King of Ghana Rap Sarkodie, and events organizer, Terry Frimpong has been arrested for an alleged ...
Court Commits 14 Over Maj Mahama’s Death; Trial Begins On February 15
The Accra District Court has committed 14 persons accused of lynching Major Maxwell Adam Mahama to commence trial on February ...
Prisons Officers On Leave Called Back Against Possible Jailbreaks
Management of the Ghana Prisons Service has said officers at various prisons across the country are on high alert to ...
Trial of 3 Who Allegedly Gang-Raped Teenager Starts Wednesday
Three suspects in an alleged gang rape of a teenager in Kumasi are expected to appear before a juvenile court ...
Facts About Horrid Sexual Assault of JHS Student
Bantama Gang Rape – The prevailing rate of sexual immorality has become so alarming and more calls have been raised for ...
Tanzanian President Chided For Releasing Rapists
Magufuli Rape Pardon – Tanzanian President John Magufuli is currently in hot soup for granting pardon to a father/son team of ...
Guard Your Integrity – BBC’s Peter Okwoche Tells Journalists
Host of BBC’s Focus on Africa Peter Okwoche has charged journalists in Africa and beyond to remain focused on their ...
House of Chiefs President Wants Corrupt Chiefs Prosecuted
President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II has called for swift prosecution of any chief ...