It was the week in which Ghana woke up to the news that a young graduate had decided to join the Islamic State terror group ISIS, which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. Later at least two other cases were revealed. Earlier in the week, claims were made by a group of youth that they helped the NDC win the 2012 elections by bribing Togolese citizens in a 'vote for free health care' scheme. Find below the most read stories Ghanaweb published in the previous week.

MONDAY

NDC boys spill beans over Togolese voters

Some disappointed youth of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region have finally confessed their ‘sins’, revealing how they recruited Togolese nationals to vote in Ghana’s 2012 and previous general elections.

TUESDAY

KNUST graduate joins ISIS

Nazir Nortei Alema, a 25-year- old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has thrown his family into a health-threatening stress, as he joins the swelling ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist organisation.

WEDNESDAY

Ghanaian Isis recruit tried to convert me – Friend

A friend of the Ghanaian who is believed to have joined Isis has revealed that Nazir Nortei Alema tried to convince him to join the group too.

THURSDAY

Confirmed: JJ’s girl joins NDC race

There are strong indications that daughter of former President Jerry John Rawlings, Dr. Ezenator Agyeman-Rawlings, will contest the parliamentary primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Korley Klottey constituency.

FRIDAY

Ghanaian girl joins ISIS

A Ghanaian female, Shakira Mohammed, is also reported to have joined the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS.

SATURDAY

NDC parking comedians into Parliament

Member of Parliament (MP) for Kade constituency Ofosu Asamoah has stated that, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will end up packing ‘comedians’ into Parliament if they allow all those who have picked forms to contest.