A 19-year-old apprentice hair braider was found dead in front of an uncompleted building at Ejisu Jamasi in the Ashanti region early Saturday morning, and residents suspect a possible robbery and rape could be a factor. Sophia Ama Ibrahim went to work on Friday but did not return home.

The police have established that a total of 151 houses were burnt in Good Friday’s attack in seven communities in the Chereponi area of the Northern region. According to the Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusif Mohammed Tanko, two people were injured by gun shots during the attack.

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has entreated Ghanaians and leadership to use the Easter festivity to reflect on how to collectively work together to address the issue of illegal mining (galamsey). Describing the menace as a “cruel destruction of our lands and rivers” in an Easter message, the CPP said, “we cannot mortgage our collective safety to our unbridle greed to mine gold everywhere. 

The Ghana United Nations Students and Youth Association (GUNSA) says it has been devastated by reports of wanton destruction of natural resources and the environment by illegal small scale miners, otherwise known as Galamsey operators across the country.   The association said the seeming inaction by relevant state institutions is worrying and aggravating a disaster waiting to occur. 

The Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo has denied asking President Akufo-Addo to purchase Kantanka vehicles produced locally by her father Apostle Kwadwo Safo. According to her, a publication by Ghanaweb with the headline “Adwoa Sarfo challenges President to buy her father's vehicles” and attributing the story to her official Facebook account was false.

The Akufo-Addo government could soon be implementing the proposal made by Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference to use concrete for road construction nationwide instead of asphalt. Speaking at the Lighthouse Chapel’s 2017 Good Friday Miracle Service, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, described the proposal as “pure wisdom” and noted that the Ministry of Roads and Transport were undertaking the comparative analysis and costing of the proposal. 

The production team of the popularly news analysis programme - Newsfile - on Saturday rejected Nana Boakye and Eric Twum from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as government representatives on the programme, televised live via Joy News and on radio on Joy FM.  The topics for discussion on the programme were the 100 days in office of President Akufo-Addo, galamsey and former president John Mahama's recent meeting with his appointees, but the two representatives

A Ghanaian, Charles Owusu Boamah has been appointed the Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Mr. Boamah who has worked with the Bank for 25 years, and before his appointment was the Vice President for Finance, replaces Dr. Frannie Leautier who resigned from the Bank “for personal family reasons”.

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako thinks that former President John Dramani Mahama stands tall of all the other presidential aspirants within the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who have expressed interest in Election 2020. To him, of all the names that have come out as of now as interested presidential aspirants, John Mahama was still the favourable candidate.

Kumawood movie actor, Akrobeto has expressed his disagreement with the ban on illegal gold mining (galamsey) which is said to be a threat to water bodies and the environment in Ghana. According to him, galamsey [gather and sell] serves as a source of income to support the livelihood of many Ghanaians and, therefore, must not be stopped.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Christians to reflect and emulate the sacrifice Jesus made for the good of humanity when he died on the cross by continuing to work for a dignified self-reliant and prosperous Ghana. Watch a video of the President's Easter message below

Ghanaians need leaders who are doers to right their wrongs, fix their problems and lead them to the light of the new dawn, business mogul Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has said. According to him, Ghanaians are tired of listening to and reading about hope when they face senseless deaths on their roads, in their hospitals and homes and when politically clothed groups act with impunity, and when their farms and rivers are destroyed.

A total of 14,400 cocoa farmers across Ghana are to benefit from a premium of GH¢1,147,696.00 for the 2017/2018 season. Each of them would receive Gh¢8 as bonus on each bag of cocoa sold to the company, Utz Limited, a leading cocoa buying agency in Ghana.

Some houses in four communities in the Chereponi District in the Northern Region, were burnt down on Easter Friday, following a violent conflict between the Bimobas and Chokosis in the area. The incidents happened at Bunbruga, Lamshega, Jabanga and Jawali communities.

Michael Owusu Ansah’s father was a postmaster stationed at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. At the time of the consummation of the matrimony, this Ghana Post staff was over 20 years older than the mother of Michael. As would be natural, even though the traditional marriage tying both couples might have started in heaven, by the time the fifth child was born to Michael’s father, the union had dissolved.

A huge range of security exploits, said to be worth over $2m if sold on the black market, have been leaked online. The tools are said to have been created by the US National Security Agency (NSA), and accompanying documents appear to indicate a possible breach of the Swift global banking system.

The International Central Gospel Church (I.C.G.C.) has withdrawn Pastor Josh Laryea from the pulpit for an alleged “immoral conduct.”  Pastor Josh Laryea, who is also a gospel musician is the minister in charge of the Doxa Temple of I.C.G.C. located at Labone Junction in Accra behind the Kama Conference Centre. 

The Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG) has joined the anti-galamsey campaign with a call for effective collaboration between the state and non-state actors to deal with the menace. Addressing the Old Fadama branch of the church last Sunday, the National Treasurer of the church, Reverend Maxwell K. K. Liwangul, said the fight against illegal mining could only be won if it was considered as a top national security priority for which a multi-faceted

A private banking consultant, Ms Nilla Selormey, has reiterated the need for Africa to develop a diaspora strategy that will utilise skills of returnees to harness opportunities in the continent.  She said the strategy must have clearly defined goals based on sectoral analysis that highlight key opportunities in each sector of the economy. The strategy, she explained, must also involve the segmentation of the African Diaspora into unique segments in order to develop targeted

Ghana's transit trade declined from 970,000 tonnes in 2015 to 801,000 tonnes in 2016, representing a decline of 17 per cent. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), Ms Sylvia Asana Owu, in an interview with the GRAPHIC BUSINESS said the decline was as result of the introduction of the ‘bon de chargement’ by the authorities of Burkina Faso which disrupted the flow of trade between the two countries.