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Residents of East Mamprusi are outraged after a seven-month pregnant woman was gang-raped by six armed men on the deteriorating Gambaga-Dagbriboari road in the North East Region. The woman and her husband were ambushed while returning from a check-up in Nalerigu. The attackers brutally assaulted the woman, beat her husband, and stole their motorbike and phones. According to JoyNews’ correspondent Eliasu Tanko, the victim’s grandfather reported that the pregnant woman suffered severe complications and had to be rushed back to the hospital the same night after the attack. He stated that the couple was brutalised before their belongings were taken. “The…

President Akufo-Addo has described as needless, the controversy that greeted the decision to cede some interest in hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to his Minister for Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong’s Rock City Hotels. North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in partnership with organised labour staged a protest culminating in a nationwide industrial action over what they saw as a distress sale of the hotels, including a profitable one, to a government appointee. Organised labour subsequently revealed plans to reform its representatives on the SSNIT board. However commenting on the matter at the 12th Quadrennial Delegates…

Gabon’s interim president who seized power in a coup a year ago has barred members of his transitional government from holidaying abroad. Gen Oligui Nguema has also limited government officials to a maximum of one week of holiday leave. These new restrictions were announced on state television, after he toured the country to listen to people’s concerns. There is speculation that Gen Nguema may be softening the ground to run for president in next year’s election – the first since he seized power in the Central African state. He overthrew his cousin Ali Bongo, who became president in 2009 following…

A woman, believed to be in her forties has died after she was allegedly pushed out of a taxi by some unknown persons. According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened late in the evening of Thursday, August 15, 2024, between Star Junction and Agric Junction in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti region. Eyewitnesses say they saw the woman being pushed out of the taxi, which raised an alarm. The unknown persons, however, drove off immediately after some residents started to shout. They narrated that the woman passed away a few minutes after they arrived at the scene and tried to…

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted two officers, Lance Corporal Philimon Agbevem and Lance Corporal Peter Gbadagbo, over allegations of extorting money from a motor pillion rider in Accra. The alleged incident took place on July 22, 2024, and gained widespread attention after going viral. In response, the police swiftly launched an investigation into the matter on August 9, 2024. The two officers are currently cooperating with the investigation and will be subjected to the due process of law, according to a brief police statement.

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has strongly criticised Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for comments made about the late President John Evans Atta Mills. In a recent video, Dr. Opoku Prempeh, known as NAPO, referred to President Mills as “the one who died,” seemingly forgetting his name. This incident follows a previous controversy where Dr. Prempeh, during his unveiling, placed President Akufo-Addo above President Kwame Nkrumah and made comments about Dr. Nkrumah that were widely considered disrespectful. Dr. Prempeh later issued an apology for those remarks. Addressing…

The Director of Communications for the Bawumia campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye has revealed that the NPP’s upcoming manifesto will place a strong emphasis on job creation and business development. He expressed confidence that the party, having delivered on similar promises in the past, is poised to do so again, particularly for the nation’s youth. In an interview on Joy News’ AM Show on Friday, he shared insights into what Ghanaians can expect from the manifesto, which is set to be unveiled on Sunday, August 18. “Approximately 90% of the manifesto will focus on jobs and businesses in the private sector,” he said,…

The 2024 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has cautioned the prospective buyer of the Komenda Sugar Factory to desist from any non-transparent deals with the incumbent government. His warning comes after the Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond revealed the government’s decision to lease the Komenda Sugar Factory to West African Agro Limited, an India-based firm, for a renewable term of 15 to 20 years. But speaking at a media engagement in the Volta Region, Mr Mahama expressed concern about how the transaction was shrouded in secrecy. According to him, the Komenda Sugar Factory is…

Apostle Samuel Amponsah-Frimpong Esq, Chairman of the Christ Apostolic Church International, has underscored the need for government to take steps to empower the youth to develop their entrepreneurial skills in the country. According to him, this is one of the surest way to develop the country’s economy, adding that this is the reason why the Christian faith has offered a lot to develop the country’s economy and entrepreneurship. He stressed that when the country empowers the youth to develop their skills, they will eventually contribute to national development for the benefit of all. He was speaking at the third edition…

King Paluta’s secular song “Aseda” has been making waves in some church buildings during service. At least three Catholic priests have been seen in separate videos singing and dancing to it along with their congregations. On another occasion, a singing group in a church was seen in a video on social media singing with the congregation dancing to it. Rev. Father Peter Kusi Twumasi, the Acting Rector of St. Stephen Rectorate in Bodomase near Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, within the Konongo-Mampong Diocese of the Catholic Church of Ghana is one of the Catholic priests seen in a video singing…