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Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are being looked after in Dirkou, Niger, Red Cross official Lawal Taher said. They say several children are among the dead. The Ghanaians and Nigerians were trying to get to Libya, reports Nigerien news site Sahelien. So far no-one has visited the site to identify the bodies, Mr Taher added. The route from Niger to Libya is one of the main ways…

Ghanaian journalists, especially those at the forefront of the country’s fight against illegal small scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, are under threat, the Ghana Journalists Association claims. According to the Association, there have “reports of threats against its members and media practitioners, particularly those in the Central, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions” noting “have vowed to ‘teach the journalists a lesson'”. “The GJA views the threats as a blatant slap in the face of press freedom and therefore highly unacceptable,” it said in a statement issued Thursday. It noted the threats to the journalists were the results of their…

Captain of Dansoman-based Liberty Professionals, Samuel Sarfo, has described as a privilege to train with Ghana’s Black Stars for the first time at Wednesday. The Black stars of Ghana is currently on a non-residential training ahead of their 2019 Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia. The defender has been impressive in Ghana’s Premier League and has scored six goals. He was nominated for the player of the month of May sponsored by NASCO. Samuel Sarfo told journalist that he was optimistic other local players will have such an opportunity to train with the national team and tap from the experiences of…

Provisional charge of murder has been preferred against the seven persons accused of lynching and burning a Ghanaian military officer.They have been remanded into Police custody to allow investigators delve into the case. The seven were arraigned Thursday morning at a District Court in Cape Coast where police prosecutors, led by ASP Avornyo, prayed the court to remand the accused persons as thorough investigations into the gruesome murder continue. READ: Military investigators and troops storm Denkyira-Obuasi over murder Captain He told the court presided over by Rita Amonyiwaa Edusah that the charges were provisional, explaining that the investigations thus far were…

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Seven persons arrested for the gruesome murder of a military officer on national assignment at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region have been put before a Magistrate Court in Cape Coast amidst heavy security. The seven, including an assembly member who is said to be the mastermind of the lynching and subsequent burning of a part Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama’s body arrived at the Court premises at about 8:10 am Thursday. Police prosecutors are expected to seek a remand of the seven as investigations continue in the incident that has widely been condemned by Ghanaians including President Akufo-Addo, former presidents John…

The Circuit Court in Accra will on June 14 decided whether to grant bail to the four Russians arrested in the Ashanti Region for engaging in small scale mining without appropriate licences. Farid Isaer, Vadim Potokia, and Serhii Chepurniy all engineers and Genadiy Ruber, Site Manager have pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit crime and undertaking small scale mining without licence. Counsel for the accused person Mr Emmanuel K Darko prayed the court Wednesday to grant the accused persons bail, but the application was opposed by the prosecution which pleaded with the court to remand them…

There was a lot to exhibit at the Accra Men’s Fashion Week show, which took place on the May 25 at the Lifestyle Gallery on the Spintex Road in Accra. This year’s event, which was hash-tagged #ManItUp, hosted some of the finest and creative men’s wear designers Africa has ever birthed. The runway saw designers from Ghana, The Gambia, Ivory Coast, and Togo amongst others who exhibited their latest works from their collections. This depicted the diversity and beauty of culture and gave fashion enthusiasts memories they will cherish for a very long time and as well as topics for…

The head of Captain Maxwell A. Mahama’s family says the late soldier was good enough to have shot and killed his attackers, but decided to exercise restraint just as the way he was brought up. Chief Kasseh recalled that Capt. Mahama was adjudged the best sniper when he graduated from the military academy and was one of the country’s best snipers. He was talking to the media after a high level government delegation led by the Vice President Dr. Bawumia and army chiefs visited the family of Capt. Mahama at the Arakan officers mess at Burma Camp in Accra. He expressed…

Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed utter shock that there are people in society who could commit such a dastardly act as perpetuated against Capt. Maxwell Adam Mahama. The late soldier was killed in cold blood by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region while jogging in the morning with his pistol on Monday. The people claimed they suspected him to be an armed robber and therefore lynched him. Videos and pictures depicting the cruel manner the officer who was the detachment commander of troops on operational duties in the area was killed have gone viral. There…