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Armed robbers jailed for raping 4-month-old pregnant woman [Photos]

Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by his Honour Ebenezer Osei Darko, has sentenced four armed robbers to 72 years imprisonment. The suspects were charged...

Ex-Akufo-Addo Dep. Minister apologises to Mahama

Former Tema East Member of Parliament, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has rendered an unqualified apology to former President John Mahama. According to Mr Glover, he...

Commotion as huge woman eats mountain of banku for breakfast

Former winner of dancing competition for plus-size women, Di Asa, Precious Mensah, known popularly as PM, has been spotted eating a huge mountain of...

A sad account of how 12-year-old died over lack of bed, ambulance

The father of a 12-year-old boy, who died at the Battor Catholic Hospital, has given a sad account of what led to his death. According...

How Sam George tried unsuccessfully to save a 12-year-old from dying

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram in the Greater Accra Region, Sam Nartey George, has bemoaned how the 'no-bed syndrome' at Ghanaian hospitals...

8-day ‘dumsor’ ends today

A scheduled eight-day load shedding exercise in parts of Accra is expected to end today, Monday, May 17, 2021.The load shedding exercise began on...

23-year-old arrested for attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals

Police in Sunyani at the weekend arrested and placed in custody Benjamin Adjei, a-23-year-old fashion designer for attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money...

Alleged daughter of Rawlings throws challenge to Maame Dokono

During the funeral of late Ghanaian former President, Jerry John Rawlings, a woman popped up and claimed to be the first daughter of the...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 25th address on measures to deal with Covid-19 pandemic

I am embarking on a nine-day official working visit to France, Belgium and South Africa, as part of efforts being made to ensure our...

Vigilante group inflicts machete wounds on NPP man

Six armed men, believed to be vigilantes of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have attacked a 40-year- old man at Langbinsi in the Northeast...

Remove brutish elements from National Security – GIBA, et al tell govt

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), the Private Newspaper Printers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), and the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), have called on government...

New twist to Achimota Preparatory, GES saga

Achimota Preparatory School is going to be part of Achimota Basic School under the general management of the Ghana Education Service (GES). This was part...

Galamsey: Excavators of top NPP executive burnt

At least 20 excavators and several mining equipment have been set on fire by the military taskforce set up by government to crackdown on...

Hearse driver dies in accident while transporting corpse

A driver of a hearse Benz bus with registration number BA 242 -18 carrying one dead body died on the spot when the car...

COVID-19: 2nd dose of vaccines to be deployed from May 19 – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has announced that, effective Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines will be deployed. He made the announcement during the...

Our target is to vaccinate all Ghanaian -Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated that the government is making all necessary efforts to ensure that every Ghanaian is vaccinated against the Corona Virus Disease...

Checkout how much Ghana spends on unused electricity

Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh says government will no longer sign take or pay Power Purchasing Agreements. This, the Minister explained, is to save the...

Dumsor schedule ends tomorrow, May 17 but…

The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has confirmed that the load-shedding (Dumsor) schedule announced by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), for parts...

Kokomba warriors kill human-attacking antelopes

A team of Kokomba warriors and hunters at Dambai Old Town in the Oti Region have shot dead two male antelopes they believed killed...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians on measures against pandemic

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will address the nation at 8:00 pm this Sunday, May 16, 2021, on the management of the coronavirus...

10-year-old boy allegedly commits suicide at Dambai

A 10- year-old boy of Dambai College of Education Demonstration Basic School three, Isaac Essuman, has been found dead on a mango tree in...

7 people electrocuted, 5 others injured at Amanfrom

Amanfrom, a farming community in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region, was thrown into a state of mourning after seven people were...

Illegal miners damage ECG installations in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Strategic Business Unit of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has expressed worry about the activities of illegal miners, commonly known as...

Man stoned to death at Azaasi in Upper East Region

A 45-year-old man has allegedly been stoned to death by a group of young men at Azaasi in the Upper East Region. The man, identified...

Bantama SDA Primary former headmaster shot dead

A former headteacher of the Bantama SDA Primary School in the Sene West District in the Bono East Region has been shot and killed...

Afia Schwar’s ‘secret’ 3rd marriage details finally out!

Controversial Ghanaian actress, Afia Schwar, has disclosed that she is married again after her failed marriage with Lawrence Abrokwa. In a new video, Schwar...

Ato Arthur speaks on list of MMDCEs [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ato Arthur speaks on MMDCEs list Head of the Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has said the list of Metropolitan, Municipal...

Purchasing Clerk crashes to death at Bonsu-Nkwanta

A 40-year-old purchasing Clerk, Akwasi Adane, has met his untimely death at Bonsu-Nkwanta in the Juaboso District in the Western North Region.The deceased's motorbike...

Chinese busted for mining in River Pra

The military task force deployed by the government to fight illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) has picked up a Chinese citizen for engaging in illegal...

Woman attacked by wild antelope succumbs to death

Madam Bejome Jacha, a 48-year-old woman at Dambai Old Town in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has succumbed to death after...

Ambulance driver transporting dead body dies in accident

An ambulance driver has met his untimely death after the ambulance he was driving crashed, Friday, May 13, 2021.The driver was transporting the body...

US to deepen bilateral relationship with Ghana as United Airlines recommences flights to KIA

The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, says the United States will further deepen its bilateral relationship with Ghana. This follows the re-launch of...

Man loses lower lip during fight over GH¢18

A 28-year-old man has had his lower lip chewed off during a fight over GH¢18 at Bibiani Old Town in the Western North Region. The...

Dag Heward-Mills’ wife pens lovely message to him on his birthday

Wife of renowned man of God, Bishop Dag Heward-Mill, has celebrated her husband in a special way on his birthday. Lady Rev. Mrs. Adelaide Heward-Mills...

Western North Regional Minister launches ‘One-Child One-Desk’ initiative

The Western North Regional Minister, Richard Ebaah Obeng, has launched an initiative dubbed: 'One-Child One-Desk' to provide furniture for students in the Region. According to...

I am a victim of circumstances — Businessman

Yasser Alia, Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of HardFord Motors, an Auto Servicing Company, says he is a victim of circumstances following his "wrongful"...

Affail Monney apologises to Citi FM’s Caleb Kudah

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Affail Monney, has apologised to Accra-based Citi FM's journalist, Caleb Kudah. This comes on the back of what...

Mother of 8-year-old boy without feet calls for support

The mother of an eight-year-old boy whose feet have been amputated, has called on the general public for support to enable her son walk...

Winter is coming, it will be devastating – Sam George to power abusers

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has cautioned some political appointees over what he described as abuse of power. According to him, the...

Thugs invade school, beat JHS teacher to pulp

A teacher at the Methodist 'A' Junior High School (JHS) in the Bole District of the Savannah Region has been beaten by some persons...