Religion & Culture
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop who had affair with married woman
October 7, 2014
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop who had affair with married woman
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a British bishop who stood down after admitting to an affair with a…
Hard times force traders to open on Sundays
September 19, 2014
Hard times force traders to open on Sundays
Traders are abandoning church services on Sunday to attend to their businesses because of “hard times”. Some traders who were…
GJA visits Asantehene
September 18, 2014
GJA visits Asantehene
A Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) delegation, led by its national president, Mr Affail Monney, has paid a courtesy call on…
Death toll rises in TB Joshua hostel collapse
September 17, 2014
Death toll rises in TB Joshua hostel collapse
Seventy bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a hostel in Lagos owned by charismatic Nigerian preacher TB Joshua…
Three killed as T.B. Joshua guest house collapses
September 13, 2014
Three killed as T.B. Joshua guest house collapses
Three people were killed when a Lagos guest house being built at a compound belonging to Prophet T.B. Joshua’s Synagogue…
BBC launches Hausa news service
September 12, 2014
BBC launches Hausa news service
BBC has launched a news programme in Hausa. The 10-minute weekday bulletins are the first news programmes to be aired…
Methodist Church Ghana ordains 44 pastors
August 26, 2014
Methodist Church Ghana ordains 44 pastors
The Ghana Methodist Church over the weekend ordained 44 pastors. The ordination was done during the climax of the 46th…
Kente weavers appeal to gov't for help
August 26, 2014
Kente weavers appeal to gov't for help
The chairman of Bonwire Kente Weavers and Retailers Association, Stephen Amofa, has appealed to the government to set up a…
Pope Francis meets Copa Libertadores winners San Lorenzo
August 25, 2014
Pope Francis meets Copa Libertadores winners San Lorenzo
Pope Francis has been presented with the Copa Libertadores trophy by players and officials of Argentine side San Lorenzo. The…
Uganda in second bid for anti-gay law
August 13, 2014
Uganda in second bid for anti-gay law
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wants to reintroduce an anti-gay law that was rejected by a court earlier this month, but…