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A teacher who allegedly defiled his 15-year-old pupil after showering her with gifts at Dome Pillar Two has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. George Odum Mensah aged 24, has pleaded not guilty to defilement. Odum has been admitted to bail in the sum of GHC10,000.00 with two sureties, one to be a public servant by the court presided over by Mrs Rita Abrokwah-Doko. Prosecuting Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire said the complainant is a mason living with his family including the victim at Dome Pillar and Mensah is a teacher in one of the schools within the vicinity. Chief Inspector…

Madam Annacleta Viiru, the Upper West Regional Girls’ Education Officer at the Ghana Education Service (GES), has said no girl has ever completed the Sawoubea Junior High School (JHS) in the Wa East District since its establishment about 25 years ago. She said the highest educational level girls in the area had ever attained was JHS two before being sent for marriage. Madam Viiru, who revealed this to the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Wa at the weekend, said the situation was worrying as the girls were denied their right to education and development. “Last year, about eight…

Former president Jerry John Rawlings is demanding justice for dismissed Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof.  Mawutor Avoke. A confidential letter, sighted by 3news.com, to Albert Kan Dapaah, the Minister of National Security, Mr. Rawlings wants the “complex situation” which has kept the professor out of work even after being exonerated “looked into”. Prof. Avoke was suspended in July 2017 and later dismissed in August 2018 few months to the end of his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the public university over procurement issues. However, probe by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) found among…

The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister amid human rights concerns. Owen Ncube would be denied entry to the US because of evidence he was involved in “gross violations of human rights”, a state department statement said. It called on Zimbabwe’s government to “hold accountable officials responsible for human rights violations”. The announcement came the same day that thousands marched in Zimbabwe against US and EU sanctions. Both the US and EU say the sanctions have been imposed on individuals and companies and have no impact on the economy. “State-sanctioned violence creates a culture of impunity for human rights…

The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister amid human rights concerns. Owen Ncube would be denied entry to the US because of evidence he was involved in “gross violations of human rights”, a state department statement said. It called on Zimbabwe’s government to “hold accountable officials responsible for human rights violations”. The announcement came the same day that thousands marched in Zimbabwe against US and EU sanctions. Both the US and EU say the sanctions have been imposed on individuals and companies and have no impact on the economy. “State-sanctioned violence creates a culture of impunity for human rights…

Police are continuing to question four suspects over the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found inside a lorry in Essex. A man was detained at Stansted Airport on Friday on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. Two people from Warrington were also held on the same charges, while the lorry driver has been held on suspicion of murder since Wednesday. The arrests came as efforts to remove and identify those who died continued. Police officers have been seen at the home address of the arrested couple, a man and a woman, who are both 38. The…

Mr Vincent Sowah Odotei, Deputy Minister for Communications has revealed that government is making strides in its fight against cyber-crime. He said statistics from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) indicated that, the country recorded financial losses from cyber-crime to the tune of $205 million dollars as at 2018. However, in recent times, there was a drastic reduction in financial losses, in that the country recorded a financial loss of only $7.8 million dollars. Mr Odotei made these remarks on day four of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month celebration held in Accra. He said the celebration would promote an unending…

Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, has threatened to use legal processes to place an injunction on the upcoming District Assembly and Unit Committee elections set for December 17, 2019. He alleged that the Electoral Commission (EC) was acting in a manner that would disenfranchise about 5,000 people in his constituency. “This is how worrisome we should all be, how can people have voter’s identification card and the EC cannot tell us why their names are not on the exhibition list?” he asked. Mr Buah said this in an interaction with the media in Parliament…

Former president Jerry John Rawlings is demanding justice for dismissed Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof.  Mawutor Avoke. A confidential letter, sighted by 3news.com, to Albert Kan Dapaah, the Minister of National Security, Mr. Rawlings wants the “complex situation” which has kept the professor out of work even after being exonerated “looked into”. Prof. Avoke was suspended in July 2017 and later dismissed in August 2018 few months to the end of his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the public university over procurement issues. However, probe by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) found among…

The grave site of one of Kenya’s best-known anti-colonial fighters, Dedan Kimathi, has been identified 62 years after he died, a foundation set up in his name says. Kimathi, a leader of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule, was executed in 1957. He was buried in an unmarked grave, reportedly in Nairobi’s Kamiti prison. The Dedan Kimathi Foundation says that is where the site has now been identified. It does not give any details of how it was found, or how it is known that it is the right grave site. In a statement shared on Twitter…