THE MILE 7 Police have arrested a couple who allegedly beat their eight-year-old son to death on suspicion that he was a warlock who wanted to have sex with his mother The couple, after committing the heinous act, according to the police, secretly buried the boy in an abandoned dumping site near their house at Dome, a suburb of Accra. The suspects are Comfort Tene Abunbero, 26, a trader, and her husband Michael Kweku Obeng, 27, unemployed. They have been provisionally charged with [...]

This supposed ghost selfie ‘taken by a dead grandmother’ has Romanians spooked. Petrified Gina Mihai, 34, claims the spirit of her deceased grandma is reaching out in a desperate message for help. Locals have been packing out churches to pray for her after a fortune teller claimed she was being punished ‘in the other life’ for her sins. Gina said: “When I switched the phone on I was horrified to see my dead grandmother’s face. “She had what looked like a snake around her neck, and the whole image [...]

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana has criticized government for airlifting three million dollars in cash to Brazil, describing the move as a violation of the nation’s laws. “In furtherance to ICAG’s mandate to ensuring the application of consistent global standards and best practices in the implementation of sound economic and public financial management, the Council of ICAG hereby states that the airlifting of cash to Brazil was ill-advised, contrary to established best practice and should [...]

The Minority spokesperson on Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah is accusing the government of hiding behind Presidential and Ministerial committees of inquiry to cover up corruption. He expressed concerns about the composition of the committee set up by the government to investigate the events surrounding Ghana’s preparation and participation at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The Minority MP said his colleagues are not pleased with such committees of inquiry because  [...]

The World Bank has released the full details of the loan $156 million loan facility it is granting to the government of Ghana to develop the nation’s educational sector with emphasis on secondary education. Parliament on Wednesday approved the loan for the commencement of work to begin.

Three women have been arrested in Nigeria for recruiting female members for the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, the country’s military says. The women are said to have targeted widows and young girls, promising them marriage to Boko Haram members. The militant group now has a female wing, the military says. Boko Haram seems to be trying to get women to play a more active role in its insurgency, he BBC’s Will Ross reports from Abuja [...]

With effect from Monday, July 7, 2014, the price of iced sachet water will be GHp20. A release issued by the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers(NASPAWAP), said the increase in price was due to the high cost of inputs and other overheads. It said consumers should, therefore, “expect to buy a bag of 30 sachet at the retail outlets at a minimum price of GH¢3.5. The release appealed for public co-operation [...]

The members of the Progressive Road Contractors Association have abandoned all road construction projects across the country. This is to protest government’s failure to direct funds into the Ghana Road Fund over a long period of time. The delay in releasing the funds has further led to the deterioration of road networks nationwide. The Vice President of the Association, Hammond Larbi, in an interview with Citi News lamented over the inadequate government funding which has forced the [...]

The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Horsi has assured Ghanaians the fuel situation will normalize by the end of July. The shortage which hit the country about a week ago came in the wake of threats by the Bulk Oil Distributors (BDCs) of an imminent fuel shortage in the country. Senyo Horsi revealed “there is stock available on the market, on the shores of Ghana; but it is just that it is on a financial hold. You pay you get financial access to [...]”

Indigenous bank, HFC was the best performing stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) for the first half of this year. The Ghana Stock Exchange returned about 10 percent from the beginning of the year to midyear. This is not as impressive as last year, as the market returned about 50 percent for the same period in 2013. Thirteen companies for the first half of the year recorded gains, while fourteen recorded declines. HFC, from the beginning of this year, to the end of June, increased by about 62 percent. Its share price [...]

The Minister Energy and Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has directed the Tema Oil refinery (TOR), to revert to its core mandate of refining crude oil to meet current demands. TOR, a state owned oil refinery has over the years been saddled with debts, and operational inefficiencies leading to low production capacity. Speaking at the inauguration of its new board, Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah directed members to get the defunct refinery [...]

Lawyer and sports journalist Samuel Bartels has stated that Ghana is, for the time being, free from punishment from world football governing body FIFA following the establishment of a committee by the Sports Minister, Mahama Ayariga, on Friday to investigate the Black Stars performance in Brazil in the World Cup. Ghana exited at the first round stage of the competition with one point from three matches but the campaign was hit with player rows over the delays in payment of appearance [...]

Exclusive Events Ghana, organizers of the Miss Ghana event, the longest running beauty pageant in Ghana, has with immediate effect relieved the reigning queen, Miss Giuseppina Nana Akua Baafi of her role as Miss Ghana 2013 Ambassador. The decision, Exclusive Events say has been reached after Miss Baafi’s decision to stand down as Miss Ghana 2013.A letter dated July 3, signed by the Chief Operating Officer of the company, Samuel Bokorvie, and sent to Miss Baafi reads [...]

The Passport Office is delaying the issuance of new passports due to a shortage of the green booklet used to produce the document. A source with knowledge of the situation said Buck Press, the company that supplies the booklets, has held back new supplies because it has not been paid for previous deliveries. The situation has created a huge backlog of pending applications, according to the source, and created anxiety among applicants who have completed the application process but are uncertain about when [...]