Social Issues
Adolescent Suicides Due To Lack of Moral Training
The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev. Prof. Emmnuel Martey has linked recent cases of...
‘Insurers Must Be Financially Sound’
Commissioner of Insurance, Madam Lariba Bawa, has stated that insurance companies must be financially sound and liquid...
Parl’t Okays 24 More Dep Ministers
PARLIAMENT of Ghana has approved another batch of 26 deputy ministers nominated by the President, Nana Addo Darkwa...
African Migrants Sold In Libya ‘slave Markets’
Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in “slave markets” in Libya, the International...
Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’
An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first...
NADeF Named Corporate Foundation Philanthropist of the Year
The National Philanthropy Forum has awarded Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) as the Corporate Foundation...
Nigeria Sees ‘massive Spike’ In Death Sentences
Nigeria handed down an astonishing 527 death sentences in 2016, three times more than the previous year, in what...
Nepal Proposes Charter Change Ahead of Key Polls
Nepal's government on Tuesday registered a new amendment bill to its controversial constitution in a bid to persuade...
New York Raises Criminal Age of Responsibility To 18
New York has signed into law raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18, leaving just one state -- North Carolina...
African Migrants Seeking Europe Sold As ‘slaves’ For $200
African migrants trying to reach Europe are being sold into slavery in Libya, including for sex, for as little as $200,...
Libya PM Sarraj Accuses EU of Reneging On Migrant Pledges
The European Union has reneged on pledges to help Libya fight migrant smuggling to Europe, UN-backed Libyan Prime...
NPRA Introduces Incentives To Attract More Pension Funds
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has initiated measures to encourage high participation of Corporate...
Court Throws Out FWSC In the GHc10m Pension Suit By Former MPs
An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to join the...
W/R: Police Officers Storm Ekpu; Beat Up Residents
Armed Police officers numbering about hundred on Tuesday morning stormed Ekpu and Half-Assini towns in the Jomoro...
Lebanon Army Order Evicts 3,000 Syria Refugees From Camps
Around 3,000 Syrian refugees have left their tents in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley after oral eviction orders issued last...
Cops Brutalise Helpless Cripple, Arrest 50
About six police officers have allegedly brutalised a helpless cripple in a small fishing community called Ekpu near...
Social Care System ‘beginning To Collapse’ As 900 Carers Quit Every Day
More than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year, new figures reveal. Service...
NGO Rescues 17 Trafficked Children From Lake Volta
A non-governmental organisation, Challenging Heights over the weekend rescued 17 trafficked children from the Volta...
Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa
The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...