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POLICE in Atebubu in Bono East Region have arrested a 29-year-old man, Jonah Jato who was allegedly trafficking 19 girls between the ages of nine and 16 to an unknown destination. The Atebubu Municipal Police Command acting upon a tip-off rescued the girls at the bank of the Volta River …

The final resting place of late President, John Evans Atta Mills, Asomdwee Park has been taken over by marijuana smokers and prostitutes, a family member has revealed. Mr Paul Ansah Ackom, spokesperson for the family of the late President said the present state of the first presidential mausoleum is nothing …

The victim was raped on two separate occasions by the same victim The Chief of Freso, a farming community in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region is in the grips of the Bekwai Divisional Police for raping a 12-year-old girl. Nana Kofi Asumaning who is currently behind bars …

The launch of six policy and regulatory documents to strengthen child welfare system Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has appealed to Ghanaians to ensure that foster homes for children become just brief transitional places and not their permanent abode. Madam Morrison, who …

The launch of six policy and regulatory documents to strengthen child welfare system Discount on your flight to the US or EuropeBook via this link and receive US$ 50 discount!   Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has appealed to Ghanaians to ensure …

Championsof Change, an advocacy group championing the course of girls and young women on ensuring access to equal rights and opportunities have called on traditional and religious leaders to denounce all forms of negative practices. The group which consists of Chiefs, queenmothers and Religious leaders from Ashanti, Northern, Eastern, Greater …

The 13-year-old girl was defiled by two men [File photo] Mother of a 13-year-old girl, Ama [pseudonym] allegedly defiled separately by two men, one of them a chief within a week, is seeking justice for her daughter. Chief of Freso in Bosome Freho District of Ashanti Region, is said to …

Auto electrician jailed 25 years for impregnating daughter A 40-year-old auto electrician has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling and impregnating his biological daughter by a Tarkwa circuit court. Although the convict, Joseph Abaidoo, denied the charges since prosecution begun in 2015, the court presided …

A group of kayaye girls The dire economic situation in the country has led to an upsurge in the number of girls engaged in the Head Porter business popularly known as ‘Kayaye’. Teenagers plying the trade are aged between 8 and 15. When GBC’s Radio Ghana caught up with a …

The baby girl being rescued by one of the residents of the town A 10-month-old baby girl is battling for her life at the Senya Breku Health Centre after her mother allegedly buried her in a forest at Krobo-Akye near Senya Breku in the Central region. According to witnesses, they …

Every evening, Melphia leaves a place locals refer to as “hell on earth” and goes somewhere even worse. To a hotel room where the curtains are always drawn. Melphia is 13 years old. She lives in a slum in Kumasi, the second-largest city in Ghana. And for the past three …

The incident which happened last week left the girl with an uncontrollable running stomach Ghpage.com has received a sickening report of a sexual assault which has happened at Bibiani Secondary and Technical School in the Bibiani Municipal Assembly of the Western Region of Ghana. According to an exclusive report received …

The Paramount Chief of Akyode Traditional Area has advised his male sub chiefs to control their libidos and desist from “chasing young girls”. According to Nana Obonbo Sewura Lepuwura II, it would be morally wrong for the sub chiefs “to take all the young girls” in their respective communities denying …

The Bill was passed following the completion of its consideration stage after several policy changes, amendments and months of rigorous debates on the Floor of the House. The RTI Bill had been in Parliament for close to two decades despite calls from the media and civil society groups for its passage. The …