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10 things you probably didn’t know about legendary Yaw Sarpong and Asomafo

Ever wanted to know more about Ghanaian musician Yaw Sarpong? With a career spanning over 40 years, we share a few highlighters below: These were...

Judge rejects R. Kelly’s third bid to be freed amid coronavirus outbreak

A Brooklyn federal judge Friday denied R. Kelly’s third bid for freedom amid the coronavirus outbreak, ruling that the jailed singer is still a flight risk and...

Obinim granted 100K bail

An Accra District Court has granted GH¢100,000 bail to Founder and Leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim after he pleaded not...

Parliament to test all MPs and staff for coronavirus

The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus. In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...

Africa’s Covid-19 cases rise to 88,172, disease agency says

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across Africa rose from 84,634 Monday afternoon to 88,172 by Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control...

Rwanda president’s son lands top state job

The eldest son of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been appointed to the board of a government agency that oversees business registration and tourism. Ivan...

WHO chief vows to continue leading virus response after Trump threat to quit

The head of the World Health Organization vowed on Tuesday to continue to lead the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after President Donald...

UK clamps down on TV station belonging to Pastor Chris over coronavirus conspiracies

Loveworld Television Network, a TV stationed owned by popular Nigerian Christian preacher Chris Oyakhilome, has been sanctioned by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom, for...

11 arrested in connection with Manso-Dadease robbery incident that left 3 dead

Eleven suspects have been arrested in connection with Monday’s robbery at Manso-Dadease in  the Amansie South District of Ashanti Region. The all-male suspects are believed to...

Bishop Obinim charged

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of Bishop Daniel Obinim. The founder and leader of International Godsway...

Ghanaian millionaire defends ‘twerking nurse’, vows to pay her 10 years in advance if sacked

Ghanaian millionaire HRH Oscar Yao Doe, the owner of Doscar Group Holdings, has said the nurse, whose twerking video went viral, did nothing wrong. He...

Ghana records 178 more cases of coronavirus, total now 6, 096

Ghana’s coronavirus cases have jumped from 5,918 to 6,096 as at Tuesday, May 19, 2020. This means 178 additional cases have been confirmed. This was...

Akufo-Addo launches GH¢1bn Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched the GH¢1 billion Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme. This is a support being provided by the government and...

Woman unable to walk after spine injury cries for help

A 32-year-old woman, Mary Adobea Agyekum, is on the verge of losing her mobility after a strange illness which has rendered her incapacitated. Miss Agyekum,...

NIA has issued over 7 million Ghana cards – Prof. Attafuah [audio]

Over seven million Ghanaians have been issued with their Ghana cards, Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah has...

Major Boakye Gyan (Rtd) released

Former Member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) has been released from police custody after he was arrested for allegedly...

Coronavirus: Ho Teaching Hospital nurse tests positive

A nurse at the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has tested positive to the Coronavirus disease. Mr Amos Dzah, Public Affairs Officer of the Hospital who...

Wanlov spends time with ‘viral’ pallbearers [Photos]

Ghanaian musician, Wanlov the Kubolor, has shared photos of himself hanging out with Ghanaian pallbearers whose activities has received world-wide attention. Even though he didn’t...

Phillipa Baafi returns with soul-inspiring song, ‘It is Well’

Musician Phillipa Baafi returns after so many years of absence from the music scene with a soul inspiring song titled ‘It is well’. The song...

Covid-19: Show dead bodies on TV – Deputy Speaker[audio]

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is urging government to put on television, evidence of deaths from Covid-19. The legislator feels such a move...

Police on a manhunt for Kumasi baby thief

Police in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, are on a manhunt for a woman who stole a two-week-old baby girl from her mother. The theft...

Ghanaian businessman buys wife 2020 Porsche, mansion as Mother’s Day present

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wonda World Estates and Petronia City Development Company Ltd, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar has bought...

Bullet and Wendy Shay dance to Fantana’s exit from record label [Video]

Rufftown Record 'holders', Bullet and Wendy Shay have taken their excitement, following Fantana's exit from the label, to the next level. The latter was reportedly...

Coronavirus: Pastor with ‘cure’ dies of virus

A pastor who lay his hands on dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of Covid-19 in Cameroon has died of the illness on Saturday. Frankline...

NDC responds to EC IPAC meeting boycott claims

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Peter Otukunor, has denied claims that the party boycotted the Electoral Commission’s Inter-Party...

Man murders 57-year-old wife in Gando

A 57-year-old woman, Bora Bonbiatey, has been murdered in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region. The woman who was killed in cold blood...

Coronavirus: Lemon prices soar in Wa due to high demand

The price of lemon has soared in the Wa market as demand for the hitherto neglected immune booster fruit has greatly increased.The reason for...

Boakye Gyan in police custody over ‘civil war’ comment[audio]

Former Member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) is in police custody for allegedly beating war drums. The retired soldier is...

Joseph Yammin ‘fights’ Kennedy Agyapong over murder plot

Joseph Yammin, a top member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a stalwart in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), are...

Covid-19: Parliament to test all MPs, staff

The Speaker of Parliament has directed all members and staff of the House to be tested for coronavirus. In his welcome address as Parliament resumed...

NDC’s Joseph Yammin ‘fights’ Kennedy Agyapong

Joseph Yammin, a top member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a stalwart in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), are...

Meet actress Selassie Ibrahim’s lookalike daughter [photos]

Ghanaian actress, Selassie Ibrahim, has wowed her fans on social media by releasing photos of her daughter. For the first time, the actress has...

Coastal Development Authority donates face masks, sanitisers to Multimedia Group Ltd

Coastal Development Authority has donated 500 face masks and 200 boxes of sanitisers to the Multimedia Group Limited to aid the fight against Covid-19. Chief...

Oil prices jump as lockdowns ease and supplies tighten

Oil prices climbed by more than $1 a barrel on Monday to their highest in more than a month, supported by continuing output cuts...

Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials [read]

There have been numerous scare stories about trials for a coronavirus vaccine being carried out on people in Africa. However, scientists say that it is...

Akufo-Addo and Kweku Baako doing the elbow greeting [photos]

A lovely photo of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and veteran journalist, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, doing the elbow greeting has emerged and gone viral...

Nurse ‘flouts coronavirus travel ban to visit boyfriend’

The government has restricted travel in and out of Nairobi except for cargo trucks to curb the spread of coronavirus. Health workers are among...

27 foreign nationals arrested at Akanu boarder [photos+video]

A total of 27 foreign nationals have been arrested by immigration officers at the Akanu boarder in the Volta region. They include 14 Nigerians and...

Wanlov Kubolor poses with viral pallbearers [photo]

Rapper and songwriter, Wanlov the Kubolor, has been spotted hanging out with the viral pallbearers. Wanlov, on Monday, May 18, shared a selfie with three...

Woman comes home to find husband has turned home into giant ball pit

A cheeky dad surprised his wife and children by turning his home into a giant ball pit. Joel Conder decided to dump 250,000 plastic balls...