Three persons, including a Kenyan businesswoman, are before an Accra Domestic Violence and Gender-Based court for human trafficking. They are George Badu, trader; Fati Mahammud, secretary and Leah Kalimi, the Kenyan. According to the prosecutor, DSP C. K. Abadamlora, during the month of July this year, the three conspired at Nima in Accra to traffic … Read more
It’s afternoon at a hair salon in Osu – a busy commercial area in Accra – where a group of workers have been shuttling between customers since the morning. As the day winds to end the stylists in the salon move with a little less urgency, stealing occasional glances at the television screen above one … Read more
Pius Amedo who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl in a kiosk at Community 18 has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Charged with defilement, Amedo who is into laying of tiles pleaded guilty saying all that the prosecution narrated to court was true. The court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku deferred his … Read more
Sexual harassment, rape, defilement and incest have been on the ascendancy in recent times. Hardly a day passes without some of these heinous crimes being reported in the print media. They are all forms of sexual aggression and violate the rights of the victims affected. Here are a few examples to illustrate the point: • … Read more
A 48-year-old trader has been arrested by the Accra Central District Police for impersonation and defrauding by false pretences. The suspect, Anthony Dzotofe, allegedly collected between GH¢500 and GH¢1,500 from a number of unsuspecting persons under the pretext of recruiting them into the Ghana Army. Dzotofe’s arrest on Saturday followed the vigilance of some of … Read more
The highest bidder gets my vote. My vote is for sale and I don’t really mind or care what people think or say for I believe I should have a share of the National cake. It’s my constitutional rights as a citizen to sell my vote to these business men and women for my own … Read more
A French appeals court has slashed the amount of damages due to be paid by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel to €1m ($1.12m; £860,00). Kerviel had been ordered to pay back the €4.9bn of losses his trades amassed for his ex-employer Societe Generale. In 2010, Kerviel was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, breach … Read more
By Kwarteng Francis “It will be most unnecessary, most uncalled for and not in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and we must know what serves our interest best” Prof. Mike Oquaye, Former High Commissioner to India (2001-2004). Introduction In this four-part series we shall add our voice to the petition demanding the removal of the … Read more
“It will be most unnecessary, most uncalled for and not in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and we must know what serves our interest best” (Prof. Mike Oquaye, Former High Commissioner to India, 2001-2004). INTRODUCTION In this four-part series we shall add our voice to the petition demanding the removal of the statue of Gandhi … Read more
A 19-year old driver’s mate Safianu Yahaya, will spend the next 12 years behind bars for stealing GH¢22 and a mobile phone from a trader A Kumasi Circuit Court presided over Mrs. Mary Nsenkyire handed the jail term that has been described as harsh to the teenager after he was found guilty of the offence. … Read more
A 23-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death in the heat of an argument has been provisionally charged with murder before an Accra Magistrate court. Veronica Akua Operebea plea was not taken when she appeared before the court, presided over by Mr Isaac Addo and was remanded into police custody Presenting the facts … Read more
Kweku Adoboli was a successful young trader for the Swiss Bank UBS based in London when his world fell apart in 2011. In a series of disastrous trades, many hidden from view, he ran up losses totalling a staggering $2.3bn (£1.74bn) and almost brought down his bank. He was eventually imprisoned for almost four years … Read more
Human rights lawyers and activists have continued to express their concerns over the controversial arrest and prosecution of a man who named his dog “Buhari”. Joachim Chinakwe, a 41-year-old trader, was charged in Ogun State on Monday for naming his pet dog “Buhari”. Mr. Chinakwe said he named the dog as a mark of respect … Read more
Theophilus Tagoe, aka CASTRO who hails from Takoradi, was born in 1982 to Lydia Tagoe, a trader, and Mr Coffie, an accountant at the Takoradi Harbour. He attended Anglican Primary and J. S.S in Takoradi. Among the accolades that he won for himself, the most current one was the 2014 VGMAs award winner for Highlife … Read more
Theophilus Tagoe (born 1 May 1982), popularly known as Castro or Castro de Destroyer, is a Ghanaian hiplife artist who disappeared on 6 July 2014. Early life and career He was born in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana around 1982 to Lydia Tagoe (a trader) and a Mr. Cofie (an accountant). He attended … Read more
A 60-year-old woman was nearly lynched at the Adabraka Market in Accra yesterday after she was accused of allegedly selling human flesh as meat. The woman, whose name has been withheld by the police to protect her identity, was whisked away to the Adabraka Police Station by the police and some Good Samaritans after a … Read more
A 41-year old trader, Isaac Adu has stabbed to death his 73-year old mother with a knife and wounded a brother at Gyinyase because a prophet has prophesized the victims were behind his predicament. Ama Akyaa who was eating at the time of the attack died instantly after being stabbed on the upper part of … Read more
Ministry of Agriculture has sought to calm Ghanaians following growing concerns over the safety of chicken ahead of the yuletide. The recent outbreak of bird flu in Accra and Tema triggered fears among consumers who are unsure about buying chicken for the Christmas. Chicken is a mainstay of Ghanaian meals especially around the Christmas period … Read more
Attempts to recycle E-waste and donations of old electronic devices are harming poor people’s health and devastating the environment, writes Nele Goutier. Agbogbloshie, once an idyllic landscape of wetlands and small farms, is now the most toxic place in the world … “Eleven years ago Agbogbloshie was an amazingly beautiful place with rivers, a lagoon … Read more
The current scare of the Ebola virus is gradually affecting the patronage of bush meat in some parts of Accra. The low patronage follows speculations that the deadly Ebola virus may be contracted from bush meat such as chimpanzees and bats. As a result, the sale of bush meat, which used to be a booming … Read more