President John Dramani Mahama has ushered Ghanaians into Year 2013 with a message of hope of better times ahead, in spite of the challenges confronting the country now.

Christians prayed and sang in praise of Jesus Christ, whilst tons of fireworks lit the night sky amidst shouts of jubilation as Ghanaians gave spiritual and secular welcome to the New Year 2013.

A 33-year old security officer, Anthony Cobbinah met his untimely death in a brawl over a pickaxe at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi on the eve of a new year.

Eleven Heads of State and 18 government delegations across the world have confirmed their participation in the inauguration of the President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, on January 7, 2013.

A ban on the import of second-hand refrigerators is coming into force in Ghana to reduce energy consumption and harm to the environment.

The four Ghanaians who were aboard the MV Iceberg 1 vessel captured off the Somali coast by pirates in March 2010, have been finally freed.

Reverend Nathan Mensah Nunoo, Head Pastor of the Faith Community Fellowship and Ministry at La, has asked Ghanaians to resolve to maintain peace as they enter the year 2013, to ensure development and progress.

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 15 Christians in northern Nigeria, slitting the throats of their victims, witnesses said.

It was a foggy morning on December 16, 1996, albeit bright. My brother walked into my uncleÂ’s house where my sister and I had been staying since September of the same year. The ordinarily boisterous Bro. Yaw forced a smile when he saw me running towards him in an apparent attempt to conceal a subdued demeanour.

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced Eric Opoku, aka Nana a trader to a total jail term of 90 years imprisonment for snatching two vehicles at gun point in two separate incidents in Accra.

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Sampson Sramafo, a 42 year-old farmer, to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for sexually assaulting his 19 year-old daughter and threatening to kill her.