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President Akufo-Addo says he has no regrets in leading the repeal of Ghana’s criminal libel law despite scurrilous comments against his person in his political career. Though the Criminal Libel law was enacted in the colonial era to frustrate the freedom of the people and perpetuate servitude, it was maintained after independence and, in some cases, were even extended during the one-party state of the First Republic. In 2001, President Akufo-Addo who was then the Minister of Justice and Attorney General under the John Kufour administration led in repealing the law in fulfillment of the New Patriotic Party campaign promise.…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared a major security operation to wipe out Al-Shabaab and ordered that militants be killed and buried. Speaking on Monday at Kizingitini in Lamu County, the President ordered that the terrorists be killed and buried. “We shall finish them,” he said of the terrorists who have turned Boni Forest into a playground, attacking and killing locals before retreating there. A visibly angry President also implied that Public Works Principal Secretary Mariam El Maawy, who was last week abducted, shot and injured by the terrorists, could have been targeted for issuing title deeds to locals. Militants Ms Maawy…

Hundreds of motorbikes without the necessary registration documents were Tuesday seized within the Accra metropolis in a new nationwide exercise by the Ghana Police to end the use of unlicenced motorbikes in the country. Officers and personnel of the Service were deployed at strategic major roads in Accra, including the N1, Mallam- Kasoa road and Nima, where riders were stopped and their documentations checked. Those who had the proper documentation and licences were allowed to go while those without had their motorbikes seized and booked for prosecution. The current nationwide exercise follows a directive from the Police administration to all…

Madam Emma Odoom, the mother of Christabel Ekeh says Ghanaians should pray with her for her daughter, following the release of Christabel’s nude photos, which have had Ghanaians talking all week. Madam Odoom is also pleading with Ghanaians to stop insulting, calling her daughter names and talking about things they do not know about. She revealed in an interview with the Graphic Showbiz that there is nothing mentally wrong with Christabel, and that Ghanaians should pray and rally behind her so that whatever she is doing, will be successful instead of trolling her on the Internet. She said: “I think people…

Scores of people who were on their way to a cemetery at Kormantse-Nkum in the Central Region to dig a grave have been involved in an accident that has left some of the ‘gravediggers’ unconscious and others with head, knee and leg injuries. The 17 people who are from Abandze, have been rushed to the emergency department of the Saltpond Government Hospital in the Mfantsiman Municipality for medical attention. The Kia which was loaded with cement, concrete blocks, sand, construction tools and alcoholic beverage as well as the 17 people crashed into a tree at the bottom of the road…

R&B singer R Kelly has denied allegations that he is holding several young women in an “abusive cult”. The singer’s lawyer said he would work “diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name”. A BuzzFeed report accuses the singer of brainwashing women, who got closer to him in an effort to boost their musical careers. One of the women said she was “not being brainwashed”. Kelly denies any wrongdoing. He has faced previous accusations of sexual misconduct, but was never found guilty. READ: R. Kelly is holding 6 young women in abusive ‘cult’ The report, which quoted…

AshantiGold midfielder Emmanuel Osei Baffour says his main target for the season is to help his side to escape relegation in the Ghana Premier League (GPL). In an interview with Onua FM Sports, the sensational midfielder admitted his focus in the league now is ensuring that the Obuasi base club remains in the GPL. “My target is to help the team (AshantiGold SC) to escape from the relegation zone and be in a proper position. That is my main target for now.” AshantiGold SC is currently battling relegation in the GPL, lying 13th on the league table with 28 points.…

The 2016 Immunization Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Ghana has reached the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) target of 90% coverage for the third dose of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP3). The Plan is a measure commonly used to evaluate the strength of routine immunization programmes. GVAP was endorsed by Ghana along with all WHO member states in 2012 to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to vaccines. Earlier this year, at the 28th African Union Summit, heads of state from across Africa reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the GVAP goals by…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has scheduled a media encounter at the Flagstaff House to tell Ghanaians about his six-month stay in office. President Akufo-Addo took over the presidency on January 7, 2017 from John Dramani Mahama. Six months into office, the president is expected to give account of “results” since coming into office. The encounter is scheduled to begin at 12:30pm Tuesday. “[President Akufo-Addo] thinks that this accountability and interaction with the Ghanaian people is a democratic requirement, that as a democratic president, once a while, you come back to the people and tell them what it is that…