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UEW: Thief forced to sing hymn after he was caught on campus [Video]

The singing ability of a thief was put to a test after he was caught by students at the central campus of the University...

52 suspected criminals arrested; 44 motorbikes impounded in police swoop [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 52 suspected criminals with 44 motorbikes impounded ahead of the Easter Holidays. This was in a four-hour dawn...

Ex-convict jailed for stealing from Police station

A 40-year-old ex-convict, who stole a mobile phone from a Police station, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in hard labour by the...

I try to avoid comments about myself on social media – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that he always tries to avoid comments about himself on social media. Speaking on E Vibes, the...

Covid-19: 555,259 persons vaccinated so far – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has so far vaccinated 555,259 persons against Covid-19 since it began its mass vaccination exercise on March 2. This is contained...

Oti Boateng given 14 days to restore statue he demolished

The family of  the late Oheneba Yao Boateng has given the paramount chief of the New Juaben Traditional area a 14-day ultimatum to replace a...

Group takes steps to put smiles on faces of school girls in rural areas

A group, identified as the PR Boys, has successfully launched the 'Let’s Pad Them Project' to promote sexual reproduction and mental health among girls...

Regional Minister launches ‘Let’s make Accra work’ project

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has launched a campaign dubbed: 'Let's make Accra work'. This is a non-partisan agenda focused on ensuring the socio-economic...

No police escort for unauthorised vehicles – Police dispatch riders warned

Police dispatch riders have been warned against escorting unauthorised vehicles or face sanctions. The admonition was given on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police...

Attorney-General honours Attorneys in the Takoradi missing girls’ case [Photos]

In recognition of their meritorious service and outstanding display of professionalism in the prosecution of the case, the Republic vs. Samuel Udeotuk Wills and...

Akufo-Addo’s Easter message to Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has, in his Easter address to the nation on Thursday morning, pleaded with Ghanaians to endure another quiet Easter this year. “Last...

‘April Fool’s Day’ pranks can cause cardiac arrest – Psychologist

 The Vice President of Ghana Psychology Association, Reverend Albright Banibensu, has cautioned against negative pranks as they can cause cardiac arrests. “Persons with underlying anxiety...

Thief who sold phone for GH¢ 80 sentenced [Photos]

A 20-year-old herdsman, Ibrahim Lobbol, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for stealing an Infinix mobile phone. The prosecutor in the case, Chief Inspector...

Ghana – Burkina Faso railway connectivity project on track – Amewu

The Minister of Railway Development, John-Peter Amewu, says plans are on course to secure private sector partnerships to build a rail line between Ghana...

Mother, four-month-old baby missing

A woman, identified as Afia Pokua Asamoah and her four-month-old baby, Edward Oteng, have been reported missing. A police report filed by her husband, Isaac...

Lands Minister probes gold smuggling syndicate

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has commissioned an investigation into an alleged gold smuggling syndicate, uncovered in a Joy...

Police, ICGC launch campaign to find missing nurse

Angela Asare, mother of a Ghanaian nurse, Vera Asamoah, stationed in the nation’s capital, Accra is appealing to Ghanaians to help find her missing...

Stop the hypocrisy, let’s all carry the blame – NDC MP fires colleagues

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has descended heavily on his colleague Minority MPs over the divisiveness following the ministerial...

Awarding of new road contracts put on hold – Roads Minister

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced the suspension of new road contracts for 2021 despite the government's declaration as a second year...

GRIDCo clears air on load shedding

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it has no intention of embarking on a nationwide load shedding programme.According to the company, what is...

Military recruit grabbed for stealing a mobile phone

Richmond Kwadwo Nti, a military recruit, was on Tuesday, arrested at Burma Camp for allegedly stealing a mobile phone of another recruit. The suspect was...

McBrown testifies in Bulldog’s case; video admitted

The witness statement and a video on how Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson a.k.a. Bulldog, allegedly threatened President Nana Akufo-Addo, was Wednesday adopted as the...

Pentecost deaconess burns ‘juju’ pot found on school compound

A deaconess of the church of Pentecost at Sefwi Dokukrom has burnt a pot with 'juju' which created fear and panic among teachers and...

Suspect who burnt girlfriend’s son to death pleads guilty

A man, suspected to have murdered his girlfriend’s 10-year-old stepson by setting fire to a house at Meduma in the Ashanti Region,...

GES announces academic break for Easter

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Easter break for all schools across the country. All schools in the country will vacate for Easter festivities...

Maame Dokono breaks silence on Rawlings’ alleged ‘first daughter’

Veteran actress, Grace Omaboe, popularly known as Maame Dokono, has finally broken her silence on late Jerry Rawlings' alleged first daughter, 'Abigail Rawlings.' The veteran...

Ghana to host 2021 West Africa CelebrateLAB Conference

Ghana is set to host the 2021 West Africa CelebrateLAB conference in Accra in collaboration with West African Scientists. The forum is to provide knowledge...

Ketu South residents displaced by tidal waves

Some angry residents of two fishing communities, Amutsinu and Salakope in the Ketu South Municipality on Wednesday, March 31, blocked various roads in protest...

Lateness will not be tolerated — Ato Arthur

The Head of the Local Government Service (LGS), Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has cautioned staff and officials of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)...

Kasoa: Armed robbers shoot man at bus stop; bolt with brown envelope

Armed robbers have killed a man and bolted with his brown envelope at Kasoa Opeikuma bus stop in the Awutu Senya East Municipality. The robbers...

Two men returning from the morgue crushed to death

Two cousins, identified as Yaw Agyekum and Kweku, have been crushed to death at Nkwateng in the Birem North district of the Eastern Region. Father...

NDC to change parliamentary leadership

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, has announced plans are underway to change the party's parliamentary leadership. According to him, the...

Father Campbell retires as Catholic Priest [Photos]

The Parish Priest of the Christ the King Catholic Church, Rev Father Andrew Campbell, has retired from active service. A eucharist service, which saw the...

Stop making laws that make rich people richer – A Plus fumes over Covid-19 protocols

Musician and leader of The People’s Project', Kwame A Plus, has reacted following directives by authorities to enforce Covid-19 protocols during Easter festivities in...

Man dies in abandoned dam for govt food project

A man, believed to be in his thirties, has died in an abandoned dam meant for government's rice project at Sefwi Anyinabrim in the...

SHS student allegedly commits suicide at Abura

A final year Senior High School (SHS) student has allegedly committed suicide at Abura, a suburb of Cape Coast Metro in the Central Region. Muhammad...

Ghana Airports directed to pull down all encroached buildings on Sunyani Airport lands

The Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has directed the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to take immediate steps to pull down all private and...

I arrived in Ghana with just 50 euros to kickstart my career – Wendy Shay [Video]

Singer Wendy Shay has shared her life story in her latest video on Instagram prior to the release of her new album dubbed Shayning...

Right To Play grooms Ghanaian girls with mentorship programme

A mentorship programme has been launched by Right To Play Ghana to provide an opportunity for Ghanaian girls to be groomed by seasoned mentors...

Akufo-Addo reveals best 77th birthday gift

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended Parliament for the bi-partisan approval of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The minister was approved by consensus via voice vote on...