A 23 year-old Nigerian student of a private college in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of trafficking in 16,936gm of cannabis two years ago.

This is the terrifying moment a baby girl is thrown from a car onto an icy road and the path of an oncoming lorry.

The United Nations International ChildrenÂ’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) says despite significant and encouraging declines in open defecation since 1990, 1.1 billion people (15 per cent of the worldÂ’s population) still practice it.

An Obuasi Circuit Court on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old adopted son, David Adofo to 15 years in prison, for defiling his 13-year-old sister on countless occasions.

The IMANI Center for Policy Visit Peace FM Online for latest news, breaking news, audio and feature stories in Ghana THE ASHAIMAN Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent David Eklu, has confirmed the arrest of three young men suspected to be members of a gang of seven armed robbers who, over the last few months, have allegedly terrorized, attacked and robbed residents of Ashaiman and its environments.

Francis Agbemenya, 37, has admitted to killing his ex-lover, Beatrice Enyonam Lawertey at Apremdo near Takoradi last Saturday.

Snippets of information filtering into The Herald newspaper from the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital has it that the Apedwahene and father of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (also known as Napo), sitting member of Manhyia South Constituency, is dead.

Hurrying home after a stressful day from work last Friday, Akua Adu Gyamfi, a top marketing officer in one of the companies in the country (name withheld) and her three other colleagues decided to use the footbridge at the Kaneshie Station to cross over to the Banana Inn station, to board a Dansoman-bound car. Dansoman is an Accra suburb.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has urged the public to ensure that their buildings are properly wired, and have earth and lightning arresters in order to prevent fire outbreaks during power outages.

The National 2012 Open Budget Survey results, was launched on Wednesday in Accra, by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), a non-governmental organisation.

The Commission of Inquiry into judgement debt is still facing challenges with regards to receiving documents of cases from 1992 to date.

Over 3000 personnel have been absorbed into the security agencies under the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency, formerly NYEP.

The Human Rights Court has adjourned the contempt application filed by former Deputy Head of the Police Commercial Crimes Unit; DSP Gifty Tehoda brought against two top police officials.

The Abudu Royals in Yendi have accused the Yendi Municipal Chief Executive, Issah Zakaria of using his power to cause confusion in the area.

Kwabena Fosu, 35, General Lance Corporal of Ghana Police Service dismissed for stealing has been arrested by Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command for allegedly extorting money from drug peddlers at Nkrankwanta in Dormaa West District.

Six bodies have so far been identified in MondayÂ’s accident at Buipe in the Northern region.

A 25-year-old young man and a resident of Ashaiman Newtown was on the dawn of 2013 shot dead by an intimate friend and next door neighbour at a popular drinking spot at Ashaiman Newtown.