An application for an out-of-court settlement by Jihad Chaaban, a supervisor of Marwako restaurant, who allegedly dipped the face of a female employee into pepper, has been dismissed by the Abeka District Court.  The court, presided over by Ms Victoria Akua Ghansah, on Monday said the accused person must be given the opportunity to prove his claim of innocence. 

The 13 members of the Delta Force vigilante group aligned to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who escaped from the Circuit Court in Kumasi last Thursday will return to court tomorrow to face a fresh charge. They face a charge of escaping from lawful custody after a group of young men believed to be their colleagues in the Delta Force stormed the court to free them following a two-week remand slapped on them by the court.

G7 nations are meeting in Italy to try to hammer out a unified approach to the Syria conflict, in the wake of last week's suspected chemical attack. Foreign ministers will seek to pressure Russia to distance itself from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Ministry of the Interior has denied social media publications alleging government monitoring of phone calls and social media activities of Ghanaians. This was in response to a message warning Ghanaians to be mindful of their social media activities and other forms of communication as the government begins a surveillance programme to monitor all communication platforms.

Some members of the Ghana Journalists Association have asked their current executives to step aside until a new leadership assumes office. According to them, the tenure of current national executives led by Roland Affail Monney had elapsed and that their continued stay in office violates article 15 (c) of the GJA constitution which states that: “All members of the National Executive shall hold office for a term of three (3) years and shall be

Marshalls College, in Accra, for the second successive year, won the Basketball competition of the Private University Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG) Basketball competition.

New entrant on the gospel music scene, Prince Amoako, has criticised churches, pastors and other established artistes in the gospel industry for not offering enough support to up-and-coming artistes.

Participants at an agricultural symposium in Accra have called for proper coordination of the programmes and policies in the agriculture sector. They said due to the multidisciplinary nature of the sector, all stakeholders must coordinate all agricultural and agricultural related activities to avoid poor coordination and implementation of policies.

A fire outbreak at the Kumasi Central Market Monday afternoon has destroyed shops, stalls and goods worth several thousands of Ghana cedis. According to Graphic Online's Kumasi reporter, Joseph Kyei-Boateng, personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service are at the scene fighting the fire. Below are some photos from the incident.

Artiste management company, Zylofon Media, is serious about pushing Kumi Guitar to the highest level. After releasing his first single, Brown Sugar last month, the video accompanying the song is also out.

A mine blast which occurred at Gbane in the Upper East region last Thursday is said to have killed five people. The five, who were said to be engaged in illegal mining activities were suspected to have inhaled a poisonous chemical after the blast and died in a pit.

Counsel for the eight accused persons said to have aided the escape of 13 members of the Delta Force from lawful custody have told a Kumasi Circuit Court that the accused persons have nothing to do with last Thursday’s incident. Mr Gary Nimako, who led a team of six lawyers to represent the accused persons in court on Monday morning said they were not members of the Delta Force vigilante group which has links to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Aside Gospel aritste Joe Mettle pulling a surprise by becoming the first gospel musician to win the converted Artiste of the Year Award at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) which came off at the Accra International Conference Centre last Saturday, a number of artistes pulled surprises too.

In March, when he was presented with his historic GH?990,650 (£173,000) winnings by Betway, Kwame Fosuhene was still yet to decide how to spend his newfound wealth. However, a month later it appears Fosuhene has found the perfect way to splurge his largesse.

Until Joe Mettle ‘shattered the glass ceiling’ by grabbing the Artiste of the Year award in the wee hours of  yesterday (Sunday, April 9), the flagship prize of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) had always eluded the gospel music fraternity.

The Sekondi High Court on Monday morning refused bail for the five Chinese nationals and their five Ghanaian counterparts for engaging in illegal mining, reports Graphic Online's Akwasi Ampratwum Mensah.

The Chiefs and people of coastal districts in the Western Region have welcomed the entry of Springfield Exploration and Production Company, the first wholly owned Ghanaian oil and gas company to venture into the upstream sector of the industry since its inception.

There was drama at Casino Gold, a hospitality facility at Osu in Accra, when a Ghanaian employee offered herself to be arrested instead of her Chinese employer when a task force from the National Insurance Commission (NIC) visited the facility to enforce the compulsory insurance policy for commercial buildings.

A Kumasi Circuit Court on Monday morning  remanded the eight Delta Force members who were arrested for raiding a Kumasi Circuit Court to free 13 of their members. The court said they should be placed in custody until Tuesday April 18, 2017.

The total prize money for the 2017 McDan West African Open Tennis Championship has been doubled from the previous tournament, organisers have announced. The winners of this year's tournament will split $10,000 compared to the $5,000, they shared in 2016.