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Security is not our job but no lives must be lost in elections – EC Boss

The Electoral Commission (EC), has said it cannot be blamed for the violence that resulted in the death of some persons in the 2020...

Mysterious calabash found in over 70-year-old tree at Tema

A strange calabash has been discovered in an over 70-year-old tree after it was cut down at Tema Community two. A resident whose name was...

Ghanaian who helped repatriate lady neglected in Oman arrested

A Ghanaian based in Oman, Richard Nyantakyi Amponsah, who played a key role in the evacuation of a woman neglected in Oman, has cried...

Lands Minister, top military officials tour ‘galamsey’ endemic areas

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor and some top military officials, are touring the country's water bodies in galamsey endemic areas. The...

Twitter suspends account of #FixTheCountry founder

Twitter has suspended the account of KALYJAY, the social media influencer who started the #FixTheCountry campaign on social media. It is unclear the reason for...

FDA warns against recruitment scam

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against viral reports of ongoing recruitment. The outfit says it has not put out any...

They deserve pension – SSNIT tells Lighthouse as it begins investigations

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has launched investigations into complaints against the Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) following the church’s failure to...

UNHCR donates to Ghana Immigration Service

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has donated office equipment to the Refugees Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to aid...

This suicide note from final year JHS student will break your heart [Photos]

A 14-year-old final year student of Miracles Junior High School (JHS) in Sunyani in the Bono Region has committed suicide at the school’s dining...

Boy, 10, dies after eating poisoned khebab meant for woman’s ex-lover

A woman in Indonesia is facing death by firing squad for accidentally killing a little boy in an apparent failed attempt at revenge. Nani Aprilliani, 25, has been...

Mother of six murdered by unknown assailants

A 56-year-old mother of six has been murdered by unknown assailants at Huntaado off the Mason road in the Asante Bekwai Municipality of the...

NDC ‘defends’ NPP Women’s Organiser over burnt excavators

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed reservations about the burning of excavators as part of the fight against...

We pay ‘big money, taxes’ yet our machines were burnt – Xtra Gold Mining Ltd

Canadian-Ghana based mining company, Xtra Gold Mining Limited, has expressed disappointment after 16 of its excavators and a bulldozer was burnt by military personnel. The...

Beautiful photos drop as Macron receives Akufo-Addo at Elysee Palace ahead of Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been welcomed by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, Paris ahead of the Summit on...

GAMLS backs planned strike by KATH laboratory workers

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has pledged its support for a planned strike action by its members at the Komofo Anokye...

Final year JHS student commits suicide

A 14-year-old final year student of Miracle Junior High School at Barkoniaba in the Sunyani municipality of the Bono Region has allegedly committed suicide. Leticia...

Hit-and-run driver kills hotel attendant

Residents of Sefwi Atronsu in the Western North Region were in a state of shock when a woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The...

Nurse allegedly inflicts cutlass wounds on neighbour

Ishmael Asiedu, a nurse with the Kwesimintsim Hospital in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region, has allegedly inflicted severe cutlass wounds on his...

Motor rider dies after crashing into Immigration barrier

A motor rider has died after crashing into a barrier mounted by the Ghana Immigration Service at Akuse in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred...

Risking lives to protect dead bodies – The story of morgue workers

A mortuary is a room or building in which dead bodies are kept for hygienic storage or examination until burial or cremation.Working in a...

3 suspected kidnappers arrested in Northern Region

The Northern Regional Police Command has apprehended three members of a suspected kidnapping and robbery syndicate operating in the northern part of Ghana. They were...

This wish by breast cancer patient will break your heart

On a mat in a cold and dark corner in her room, she gazes at the ticking clock and wishes her last breath will...

Head porter jailed 7 years for defiling 12-year-old girl

The Asamakese Circuit Court, presided over by Abubakari Abass Adams, has sentenced a 29-year-old porter at Esaaso to seven years imprisonment for defiling a...

Ghana Law School opens admission for 2021/2022 academic year

The General Legal Council (GLC) has opened applications for admission into the Professional Law Course Programme at the Ghana School of Law for the...

Man spotted eating bread with polluted water as ‘tea’ [Photos+Video]

A young man has been captured on camera taking a full loaf of bread with polluted brown-looking water from what appeared to be a...

We’ll never stop unless you kill us – ‘Galamsey’ worker tells Akufo -Addo [Video]

A video fast circulating on the internet has a Ghanaian man who is a 'Galamsey' worker telling President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he...

Land guards allegedly inflict cutlass wounds on Immigration Officers for making noise

Asafo members of Ngleshie Amanfrom, suspected to be land guards, have allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on some immigration officers, leaving one in critical condition. The...

Gunshots fired as irate youth invade NDC office [Video]

Chaos broke out with gunshots fired as some irate youth invade the National Democratic Congress (NDC) office at Salaga South in the...

Man creates scene at airport, demands to travel without passport [Video]

A man, whose identity is not yet established, has taken his frustration to an airport to demand to travel without documentation. In a video uploaded...

Former MP sends strong message to Health Minister over death of 12-year-old boy

Former Tema East Member of Parliament (MP), Nii Titus-Glover, wants heads to roll within the health sector following the death of a 12-year-old...

Okyenhene calls for attitude change towards nature

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has underscored the need for Ghanaians to respect nature to ensure their communities and traditional areas are clean...

Dr Opuni, others file motion for stay of proceedings

The former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, and two others have filed a notice of an appeal and motion for stay...

‘Abrokyire’ residents carry woman in labour on a wooden door

It was a worrying moment when videos of a woman in labour being carried on a wooden door from Abrokyire, a farming community in...

Building collapses on couple after heavy downpour [Photos]

A man and his wife have died after a building collapsed on them at Ahenema Kokoben in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti...

Communications Ministry holds retreat with parliamentary select committee

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) has begun a two-day retreat for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communication. This is to update members of...

Galamsey: Okyenhene speaks on burning of excavators

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin says though it hurts seeing excavators in flames, government has no option than to burn same in order to deter illegal miners...

COVID-19: No new cases recorded in Northern Region in 3 weeks

Deputy Public Health Director, Dr Hillariouse Abewu has disclosed that the Northern Region currently has no active Covid-19 cases. Dr Abewu who spoke to Joy...

Two friends before court for stealing

Two friends have been remanded into police custody by the District Magistrate court at Enchi in the Western North Region for allegedly stealing a...

I don’t necessarily feel sorry for politicians but … – Gabby Otchere-Darko

The founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has expressed concerns over how politicians are blamed for everything in Ghana. Mr Otchere-Darko said even though he...

Serving Lighthouse pastor standing “against disloyalty” was paid £300,000 as ex-gratia

Bishop Richard Aryee has not hidden his disdain for the actions taken by the two bishops and four other pastors who have resigned from...