US court bans celebrity chef Eric Adjepong from contacting daughter for one year following custody hearing

A Maryland court has ordered Ghanaian-American chef and Food Network personality Eric Adjepong to have no contact with his daughter, Lennox, for one year following a custody-related hearing. According to TMZ, a final hearing on July 10 resulted in a protective order prohibiting Adjepong from contacting his daughter or going near her home, school and…

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Photocopying Ghana Card now illegal, offenders face fines up to GH¢24,000

Photocopying or visually inspecting a Ghana Card for the purpose of a transaction is now a criminal offence following the coming into force of an amendment to the National Identity Register Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2111). The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, announced on Wednesday, July…

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Government to introduce National Service for young Ghanaians in the diaspora – Director of Diaspora Affairs

The Government of Ghana is set to introduce a Diaspora National Service programme aimed at reconnecting young Ghanaians born and raised abroad with their roots while encouraging them to contribute to the country’s development. Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Kofi Okyere-Darko, announced the initiative during the maiden Ghana Diaspora Students…

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