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The Christian Council of Ghana has hinted that the leadership of the Christian Ecumenical Bodies in Ghana will on Monday present a petition to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with regard to the effects of illegal mining and its effects on the environment. According to a Graphic.com report, the petition …

Former President John Dramani Mahama says Africa must look beyond the deployment of troops, more hardware and drone technology to address the challenges to peace and security on the continent. According to him, it is necessary for Africa and its institutions to “rather find the source of the regional insecurity, …

Some nine Ghanaians along with their Nigerian counterparts have been prosecuted and jailed for their involvement in the smuggling of 10,843kg worth of cannabis into Nigeria through the sea. According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Nigeria, they are to serve a combined jail term of 72 years. …

A video capturing a robbery incident at Amasaman, a suburb of Accra has been making the rounds on social media. The incident according to reports happened during the week around 9pm. In the video two men were seen chasing an individual on a motorcycle, they managed to enter a compound …

Former President John Dramani Mahama says Africa must look beyond the deployment of troops in addressing the challenges to peace and security on the continent. According to him, it is necessary for Africa and its institutions to “rather find the source of the regional insecurity fire and extinguish the flames …

Brits have been eating chocolate the wrong way – it should never be stored in the fridge and should be eaten at 11am, food experts have said. A new study, commissioned by Galaxy, found the UK is a nation of chocoholics, with 34 per cent munching on chocolate daily.   Natalie Alibrandi, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his commitment to the fight against galamsey and how his government is eager to stop the menace. He said the government’s efforts to fight the issue have recently made the matter topical. “We are here to eradicate galamsey and surely, it would be …

Recent flooding in Nigeria has become an “overwhelming” disaster, and many states were not properly prepared for them despite warnings, the minister for disaster management has said. More than 600 people have died in the worst flooding the West African nation has seen in a decade. Some 1.3 million people …

Editor-in-Chief of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt has kicked against the idea that illegal miners should be sentenced to a jail term. Illegal mining (galamsey) is an offence and persons caught engaging in this illegality are arrested and prosecuted. It has recently become a major concern for Ghanaians regarding how …

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education has criticized some school heads for fueling reports that there’s food shortage in their schools. Some regional chairpersons of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) alleged that schools will be forced to close down if the government failed to …