Day: July 17, 2025

Accra: The Dansoman Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old taxi driver to 12 years imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl at Mataheko, near Dansoman, Accra. The court, presided over by Mrs. Halimah Al-Alawa Abdul-Bassit, found the taxi driver, identified as Ammisah, guilty despite his plea of not guilty. According to Ghana News Agency, Ammisah, in his defense, stated that he had a cordial relationship with the victim’s mother and had previously shown romantic interest in her, which she declined. Despite the refusal, they maintained a friendly relationship until a misunderstanding arose when Ammisah mocked her for dating an older taxi

London: British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has initiated a decisive action by suspending several MPs who opposed the government’s welfare reforms. Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, and Chris Hinchliff have all faced suspension after voting against the reforms as part of a broader rebellion earlier this month. Notably, aside from Maskell, all of these MPs were first elected in last year’s election. According to Ghana News Agency, the York Central MP, Rachael Maskell, expressed that her suspension was a result of her commitment to her constituents’ interests concerning the benefits plans. She mentioned having a ‘positive conversation’ with the

Tarkwa: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly impersonating Ghana Gold Board Taskforce officials and extorting money from gold dealers. The suspects, Foster Delord, aged 40, and Prince Worvi, aged 38, both of whom claimed to be ex-military personnel, were apprehended by the Western Central Region Police Command following reports that they had been visiting various gold dealers under false pretences. According to Ghana News Agency, the police press release mentioned that exhibits retrieved from the suspects include one handcuff, a canister of pepper spray, an electric shocker, a set of uniform, and cash amounting to GHC500.00. The suspects have

New york: UN Secretary General, Ant³nio Guterres, is alarmed by the ongoing violence in southern Syria, UN spokesman St©phane Dujarric said on Wednesday. ‘He unequivocally condemns all violence against civilians, including reports of arbitrary killings and acts that fan the flames of sectarian tensions, and rob the people of Syria of their opportunity for peace and reconciliation, after fourteen years of brutal conflict,’ he added. The UN chief has reiterated his call for ‘an immediate de-escalation of violence and urgent measures, to restore calm and facilitate humanitarian access,’ Dujarric said. ‘The Secretary-General further condemns Israel’s escalatory airstrikes on Suweida, Daraa

Accra: Syrian authorities announced a new ceasefire agreement for the southern province of Sweida on Wednesday evening, following recent violent clashes. However, the sustainability of peace remains uncertain as a local leader of the Druze minority has rejected the deal. According to Ghana News Agency, the announcement follows the collapse of a previous short-lived truce aimed at ending sectarian violence, which has reportedly resulted in over 300 casualties. The unrest prompted Israel to conduct attacks on various targets across Syria, including in Damascus. The ceasefire agreement involves the establishment of security checkpoints throughout Sweida, as stated by a source from

Gopalganj: At least four people have been killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of Bangladesh’s ousted former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday, officials said. The clashes erupted around midday and continued for more than five hours in Gopalganj, Hasina’s ancestral home town, as her supporters attempted to prevent a rally organized by the National Citizen Party (NCP), a newly formed political party led by students who spearheaded last year’s uprising that ousted Hasina in August. The scene is 100 kilometres south-west of the capital Dhaka. According to Ghana News Agency, Abu Sayeed Faruk, the district’s chief medical

Jerusalem: Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Wednesday evening, targeting several locations in and around the southern Syrian city of Daraa, involving significant damage to the areas focused around the Daraa governor’s palace, the Military Intelligence Branch, and the Civil Registry building in the city. According to Ghana News Agency, the airstrikes reportedly also targeted military positions affiliated with the Syrian government and its allied militias. The attacks are part of expanding Israeli military actions across Syrian territory, as Israel aims to protect Druze civilians amid the ongoing sectarian violence in Syria’s southern Sweida region. In rural