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Front pages: Friday, June 23, 2017

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NMC orders porn broadcasting stations to stop

The National Media Commission (NMC) has directed television stations XYZ TV, Thunder TV and Ice TV to immediately cease airing pornographic materials on their...

Bullfighter killed by half-ton beast after tripping over cape

A Spanish bullfighter has died after he was gored during a festival in France.Ivan Fandino, 36, is the second matador to die in the...

Child prostitution high in Cape Coast

Cape Coast Metropolitan Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Daniel Wallace Acheampong, has stated that child prostitution was gaining notoriety in Cape Coast in the...

Health Ministry raises alert over ‘strange disease’ in Liberia

The Ministry of Health has issued a health alert over what says is a “strange disease” that has claimed the lives of eleven people...

My teenage kids have agreed to marry after welcoming new born baby – Obinim

Founder and Leader of God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim has said he will take full responsibility of the upkeep of a new born...

We didn’t chain Ghanaian deportees on the flight to Ghana – US Embassy

United States (US) Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson has denied allegations of US authorities mistreatment of Ghanaian deportees.“I flatly reject the idea that we treated...

NACOB destroys $2m worth of drugs

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) on Thursday destroyed narcotic substances estimated at two million dollars at Bundase Training Camp of the Ghana Armed Forces...

Photos: IGP’s vehicle in near-fatal accident

The official vehicle belonging to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante Apeatu was on Wednesday night involved in a crash on the...

Man falls from storey building due to failed network connection

A 23-year-old man, Yaw Danso has fallen from an uncompleted building whiles he was searching for network for a call in Manso Kumpese in...

Supreme Court ‘quashes’ Ghana Law School admission process

The Supreme Court has directed the Ghana Law School to reform its admission process, describing its current system as "unconstitutional."The apex court on Thursday...

Supreme Court bars exams, interviews for Ghana Law School admissions

The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement by the General Legal Council asking applicants to the Ghana Law School to undertake an examination...

More sexual violence cases recorded in refugee camps

A total of 41 cases of sexual and gender based violence were reported in all four refugee camps scattered in Ghana in 2016, a...

PHOTOS: Jerry John Rawlings’ 70th birthday in pictures

A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings turns 70-year-old today, Thursday June 22, 2017.A cake was cut to mark the day.Below are some...

Repatriate Gitmo 2 if you have ‘balls’

The Akufo-Addo led government has been dared to repatriate two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees back to the United States.The call comes after the Supreme Court...

I’m proud to be your daughter – Zanetor Rawlings

The Member of Parliament of the Korle Klottey constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has expressed her admiration for her father, former President Jerry John Rawlings...

Audio: Auctioneer accused of ‘stealing’ state vehicles threaten legal action

William Baah, the man who identified himself as an auctioneer, have threatened to take legal action against government’s Asset Retrieval Taskforce for claiming he...

Gitmo 2 stay in Ghana illegal – Supreme Court

Supreme Court has described as unconstitutional decision by then President John Mahama to accept two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees into the country.The Supreme Court has...

Prosecution ready to try 32 alleged killers of Major Mahama

The prosecution in the case of the lynched Major Maxwell Adam Mahama says it is ready to prosecute 32 out of the 58 accused...

Cities that are cheaper than ever

A rise in global nationalism paired with a worldwide drop in oil prices has brought about significant shifts in the global economy over the...

PHOTOS: Police clash with port expansion workers; rubber bullets stray

Workers in the ongoing expansion of the Tema port have clashed with police over catalogue of issues relating to their welfare.One of the workers...

Jerry John Rawlings turns 70 today

A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings turns 70-year-old today, Thursday June 22, 2017.Popularly known as JJ, the former military dictator was born...

Two minors Obinim flogged over abortion attempt present baby for blessing

The two church members who were flogged by Bishop Daniel Obinim for engaging in a sexual relationship which resulted in a pregnancy have presented...

Front pages: Thursday, June 22, 2017

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Morgue employee cremated by mistake while taking a nap

An employee of the Jefferson County morgue died this morning, after being accidentally cremated by one of his coworkers. According to the Beaumont Police Department,...

Water shortages kill 12 million people annually – Prof Frimpong Boateng

Findings by the United Nation’s (UN’s) Convention to Combat Desertification indicates that twelve million people die annually due to water shortages or contaminated drinking...

Marijuana causes infertility in men – Chief Psychiatrist warns

Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital and Chief Psychiatrist, Dr. Akwasi Osei has warned of the usage of marijuana – saying it...

Akufo-Addo urges Burkina Faso to check Bagre Dam spillage

President Nana Akufo-Addo is asking the Burkinabe government to take measures to minimize the impact of the Bagre Dam spillage.According to Nana Akufo-Addo, he...

PHOTOS: The Denkyira Obuasi parade: 25 faces of pain and fear as murder trial begins

Some 26 residents of Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, made a long contemplative walk over a short distance into a District Court in Accra...

Video: Costa Rica’s president inhales insect on live TV

Somehow, this wasn’t a buzzkill for Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera.He accidentally swallowed a wasp during a live TV interview with reporters...

Six traders crashed to death

Six traders died on the spot at Wansama , a village in between Mumuni Camp and Samreboi in the Amenfi West district when a...

Award for young writers slated for July

The Ghana Book Trust (GBT) will hold the 2017 edition of the Canadian Organisation for Development through Education (CODE) Burt Award for African Young...

Hospitality Report for Ghana launched

Jumia Travel, Africa’s leading online hotel booking website has outdoored it’s Hospitality Report for Ghana at an event in Accra. "Being Africa’s leading online travel...

Spiritualist remanded for fraud

A spiritualist who extorted money to the tune of Ghȼ33, 000.00 from a man under the pretext of securing him an ancient schnapps bottle...

Hot Audio: Man suffering from insomnia commits suicide

A middle aged man allegedly committed suicide after suffering insomnia (sleeplessness) for years.The deceased, identified as Yaw Bo was undergoing treatment for insomnia when...

PHOTO: Failed ‘spiritual exercise’ leaves palm of 16-year-old boy burnt

A failed ‘spiritual exercise’ by a fetish priest to identify a laptop thief has left the palm of a 16-year-old boy burnt at Akyem...

Taskforce retrieves ‘state’ vehicles at Nsawam

Just when the dust on the state vehicle controversy appears to be settling, the Assets Retrieval Task Force has seized a number of vehicles...

Supreme Court overturns ruling seeking to compel NIB to pay over $120m

The Supreme Court has overturned an earlier ruling by the Appeals court that compelled NIB to pay over 120 million dollars in Judgment debt.The...

NSMQ17: Presec mounts comeback after early Accra Aca heart attack

Presbeterian Boys has grabbed the last slot for the quarter finals at the National Science and Maths Quiz ahead of Accra Academy and St. Johns.They...

AFAG opposes mandatory road tow monopoly

All over the world, vehicle towing services is a major component of road maintenance and a source of income and employment for the government...