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The Haatso branches of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) and the Cross Road Community Church Ministries (CRCCM) have been ordered by the Accra High Court to pay damages of GH¢40,000 (GH¢20,000 each) to two residents of the area for excessive noise-making and for being a nuisance. In a j
Parliament is yet to determine the fate of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agaypong, after the Privileges Committee recommended that he be suspended for the rest of the session or reprimanded. Although the Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Ocquaye, gave an indication he was
Some youth group in Nkoranza, numbering about 60 and claiming to be members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), say they have defected to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in protest of the president’s failure to name Nkoranza as the capital of the newly created Bono East Region
Elon Musk has been named as Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's favourite tweeter in an interview about how to tackle abuse. The singling out of the Tesla boss has raised eyebrows because Mr Musk's tweets have often proved controversial. One tweet about taking Tesla private saw him lose his job as chairman,
A Saudi Arabian app that can be used to track women and prevent them from travelling will be investigated by Apple, its chief executive has said. In an interview with NPR, Tim Cook said he wasn't aware of the Absher app but would look into it. The app, which offers access to government services, has
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has promised to repeal a controversial law long used to suppress the media. The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act has been the leading weapon in stifling media freedom. During former President Robert Mugabe’s rule it was used to arrest journalists and shut down n
The Asunafo North Municipal capital, Goaso, has been declared the regional capital of the newly created Ahafo R, carved out of the then Bono Ahafo Region. Ever since the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) got the endorsement of the people within the Ahafo area in the 2018 referendum to create the new
Two police officers, Constable Amartey Godfred and Constable Boateng Lotis, have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds from an unidentified person suspected to be a member of two feuding chieftaincy gates at Atulbabisi in Bolgatanga of the Upper East Region. Both police and military men were said to h
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says the cedi has relatively been stable against the major international trading currencies on the world market, contrary to the impression created by some Ghanaians. Over the last few days, the cedi has depreciated particularly against the dollar, which was on February 12 pe
Manchester United must mount a miraculous recovery operation to keep their Champions League campaign alive after they were overpowered by Paris St. Germain at Old Trafford. Second half goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe secured victory for the French champions, with Paul Pogba sent off fo
Guzmán was extradited to the US in 2017 Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been found guilty on all 10 counts at his drug trafficking trial at a federal court in New York. Guzmán, 61, has yet to be sentenced but the verdict could mean life in jail. The Mexican was accused of [&hellip
A National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential aspirant, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has sued the Inspector General of Police, National Security and Attorney General over the recent violence that characterized the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The defendant is seeking among other reliefs, a declaration
A 17-year-old final year student of the Edinaman Senior High School at Elmina in the Central Region is still in the deep state of shock and trauma after being in the fold of unidentified assailants suspected to be kidnappers. The victim, Princess Oduro, narrates to Connect FM's Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Si
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa, has cited among a couple of reasons that “serious leadership challenges” in the Charlotte Osei-led administration accounted for the inability of the Commission to comply with a court's order to implement the Representation of the Peop
About 400 women, formerly engaged in illegal mining in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, are now into the picking and selling of neem seeds as an alternative source of livelihood. The women are able to make an average of GH¢ 60 a day from picking neem seeds and selling them to the Nangod
