Social Issues
Sierra Leone Grants Mothers Right To Pass On Citizenship
Women from Sierra Leone can now pass on their nationality to their children, following the passage of what women's...
Nigeria Court Rejects Shiite Cleric’s Rights Suit
A Nigerian court has thrown out a suit brought by a prominent pro-Iranian Shiite cleric against the military for human...
Ivorian Rural Hamlet Marks Role In Slave Trade
The hamlet of Kanga Gnianze is absent from many maps of Ivory Coast, but the rural community attracted stars and...
67 Migrants Saved After Being Left For Dead In Niger Desert
Niger authorities rescued 67 West African migrants in Niger's northern desert this week after traffickers left them...
Govt Must Give Job To Illegal Miners To Win Galamsey Fight – TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has indicated that illegal mining can be totally eradicated only if the approach is...
Gov’t Unfazed By Minority’s Threat Over 3% VAT
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng says the government is not worried about the Minority’s plan to head...
17 Suspected Prostitutes Arrested At Circle
Police in Accra have arrested 17 women, including two nursing mothers, suspected of engaging in prostitution at the...
No Last-Minute Reprieve For Mentally Ill US Man Sentenced To Die
The governor of Virginia on Thursday refused to grant a last-minute stay of execution to a mentally disturbed death row...
Minority Threatens To Head To Court Over 3% VAT Flat Rate
The Minority has threatened to go to court in a bid to compel the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to halt the...
Central Region Teenage Pregnancy Menace
The issue of the ever increasing rate of premarital pregnancy in the Central Region of Ghana, especially, in the...
Dismissal and Selective Transfers Dangerous – TUC Tells Govt
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is asking the Akufo-Addo-led government to stop the ongoing “dismissal and selective...
New York Street Homeless Population Up Nearly 40%
The number of people living rough on the streets of New York increased nearly 40 percent this year as America's...
Classmates Rescue Indian Child Bride
An Indian teenager sent to live with a much older husband who she married aged just 11 has returned to school after...
Grandpa Seeks Help For Deaf and Blind Girl With Cerebral Palsy
Mr Emmanuel Asante, care-giver and grandfather of a five year old girl with cerebral palsy is urging government to...
Indonesian Teenage Boy Weds 73-Year-Old Bride
A teenage boy has married his 73-year-old lover in a remote village on Indonesia's Sumatra, officials said, after the...
Chinese Activist Liu’s Liver Function Deteriorates
The liver function of China's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo "has deteriorated", the hospital treating him said...
Europe Migrant Crisis: EU Blamed For ‘soaring’ Death Toll
Amnesty International has blamed “failing EU policies” for the soaring death toll among refugees and migrants in...
Donor Partners Will Withdraw Funds For Immunization Exercise
Donor partners will soon withdraw their funding for immunisation exercise in the country, Ms Evelyn Bema Darkwah, the...
Persons With Disability Need More Than Just Tollbooth Jobs – Federation
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organization (GFD) says persons living with disability are qualified to take up jobs...