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Woman found dead in guest house at Somanya

A 25-year-old woman has been found dead at the Gamali Guest House at Somanya in the Yilo Krobo municipality of the Eastern Region. The deceased,...

2021 road accident deaths overtake Covid-19 deaths

Ghana has reached a grim milestone in terms of road traffic accidents with 771 persons dying between January and March this year alone amid...

Alban Bagbin storms hometown to a massive crowd [Photos]

Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin arrived in his home region, Upper West Region, on April 7, to a rousing...

LPG petitions IGP over ritualists on TV

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) against the activities of ‘money ritualists’ on some television networks...

Medical Laboratory Scientists applaud members

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has applauded its members in Ghana and beyond. The GAMLS has acknowledged its members for their selfless...

James Town paramount chief barred

The Judicial Committee of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has barred Edward Adjiri Solomon, also known as Ahuma Kojo III, from holding...

Kasoa murder: Initial target escaped by divine intervention

A resident of Kasoa where a 10-year-old boy was murdered has recounted how her son escaped the death. The woman who only gave her...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for ¢5m ‘Ghana Award House’

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday cut the sod for the construction of the ¢5 million Ghana Award House, a new administrative building for the...

Minority hints of free SHS funding drought

The Minority in Parliament has hinted government will face difficulty in funding the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. Ranking Member on the Education Committee...

Kasoa murder: Burial date of 10-year-old boy announced

The 10-year-old boy, Ishmael Abdallah, who was murdered at Kasoa in the Central Region for money rituals is to be buried today, Thursday, April...

Philanthropist installed as Sempe Muslim Akwashongtse

Philanthropist Issaka Nii Netty Nettey has been installed as the Akwashongtse of the Muslim communities within the Sempe Traditional Area in Accra. The colourful event...

One dead, another injured in accident at Afful Nkwanta

A 45-year-old driver of a Mercedes-Benz bus with registration number AS 4530-P loaded with goods has died in an accident at Afful Nkwanta. According to...

I sat quietly while I bled profusely – Amputated road accident survivor shares ordeal

The increasing number of road accidents claiming lives and changing the livelihood of survivors has become an albatross around the necks of some Ghanaians. 39-year-old...

Farouk Adams case adjourned to May 5

The Berekum Circuit Court in the Bono Region, has adjourned the case between Farouk Adams, the Aduana Stars defender, and the Republic to May...

Koforidua: Class 4 pupil crushed to death

A 10-year-old class four pupil, Osei Owusu Kuffuor, has been crushed to death by a vehicle at Koforidua – Oyoko in the Eastern Region...

NYA CEO reacts to Kasoa ‘sakawa’ killing

The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority, Chief Nelson Owusu Ansah, has described as sad and disheartening the slaying of...

Changing lives through the internet; The story of a Ghanaian beans seller

Independence Day, Republic Day and other really important days have been popular in the history of Ghana for obvious reasons. However, 21st August 1995...

Ghana’s oldest doctor passes on

Ghana's oldest medical doctor, Emmanuel Evans Anfom, has reportedly passed on at age 101. One Nii Teiko Evans-Anfom, believed to be his son, took...

Fishes washed ashore died out of stress – Fisheries Commission

The Fisheries Commission’s preliminary investigations into fishes that were washed ashore on parts of Ghana’s coastal areas were due to stress factors. According to...

Kasoa murder: Central Regional Minister visits deceased’s family

Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan has assured family members of the 10-year-old-boy who was allegedly killed by two teenagers that the culprits will...

Man beheads grandmother, takes head to police station [Photos]

A man in his early 20s reportedly chopped off his grandmother's head, placed the severed head in a plastic bag, and took it to...

Man in court for allegedly kidnapping his own children

Prince Osei, a 38-year-old driver, accused of kidnapping his two kids has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Osei is said to have picked the...

Should I commit suicide or engage in prostitution – Widow asks

A widow, Faustina Nsiah, who lives in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, is appealing to the public to support her take care of her...

Last moment of 10-year-old boy murdered at Kasoa pops up [Video]

A video, which captured the last moment of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah, who was gruesomely murdered at Kasoa has popped up on social media. The video...

Woman confesses to eating dead fishes washed ashore at Osu beach

A resident of Osu Anohor in Accra has confessed to eating some of the dead fishes washed ashore over the weekend. The woman who gave...

Minister orders demolition of structure at Lashibi

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has ordered the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to pull down a structure erected on a waterway...

Fire guts radio station while presenter is on air

The operations of a Mim-based radio station, Rejoice FM, was stopped abruptly after fire was spotted in the building. Witnesses say the fire started Thursday...

GES issues directive to basic schools over end of term exam

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all heads of basic schools in the country to shelve end of term examination. Following a 10-month...

Faecal matter in Oda River; residents fear poisoning

Residents living near the Oti landfill site in the Ashanti area are worried about the indiscriminate dumping of untreated faecal matter into the Oda...

Driver killed in Kumasi accident [video]

One person has died in a road accident at Afful Nkwanta in Kumasi, Wednesday morning. The driver of a Mercedes-Benz bus loaded with goods is...

5 Fire Service officers injured in Nkwanta accident [Photos]

The Duayaw Nkwanta fire tender of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) with registration number FS 448 has been involved in an accident. The tender...

Grandma inserts pepper into boy’s deep wounds inflicted by naked wire

An eight-year-old boy at Techimentia in the Ahafo region is suffering from several wounds on his back after his uncle tied him to a...

Military destroys equipment belonging to illegal miners

A team from the military has destroyed mining equipment allegedly belonging to illegal miners who have invaded forest reserves in the Kasena-Nankana West District...

GES sends message to stranded parents, students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rendered an apology to students and parents who have been stranded following the rescheduling of reopening date. Students in...

Why murdered 10-yr-old boy can’t be buried per Islamic dictate [Audio]

An uncle of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah, who was murdered near the Great Lamptey Mills School at Kasoa in the Central Region, has explained why...

NLA reacts to news conference by Ghana Lotto Operators Association

The resolution of a 30-year-old impasse between Private Lotto Operators and the National Lottery Authority (NLA) is at the brink of collapse due to...

Another murder: SHS boy in police grips for stabbing 23-yr-old to death [Photos]

A 20-year-old student of Tepa Senior High School is in the grips of the police for stabbing a farm labourer to death at Asaman...

Teenagers planned to demand ransom before ritual – Prosecutor

The two teenagers, who allegedly killed a 10-year-old boy at Coca Cola, near Lamptey, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region, had initially planned...

Sight of crime scene haunts us – family of murdered 10-yr-old boy [Audio]

The family of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah who was murdered by two teens at Kasoa Coca-Cola in the Central Region says they are "haunted" by...

38 Dolphins released back into sea

A team of experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fisheries Commission has released 38 of the dolphins that were washed ashore...