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21-year-old dies after being trapped in fire at Dunkwa-On-Offin

A 21-year-old man perished on Sunday when fire gutted his home at Dunkwa Atakyem in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region.According...

Owusu Bempah’s prophecy about NPP’s Prez Primary; Says God is against a non-Christian leader

Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, the Founder of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, has released a shocking prophecy about the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Presidential...

Kanekalon starts regional city tour in Koforidua

Kanekalon/Kaneka, a Japanese hair brand that has been popular in the Ghanaian market for years as producers of hair fibers for wigs, braids and...

Traders helpless as fire razes Accra timber market [Video+Photos]

A portion of the Kantamanto timber market in Accra has been ravaged by fire, destroying goods and property running into thousands of...

Checkout affected areas as ECG serves ‘dumsor’ notice

The Electricity Company of Ghana has served notice that it will disrupt power for some eight days in selected areas in Accra effective today,...

Taxi crashes into drinking spot, 2 dead

Two persons have been reported dead after a taxi crashed into a drinking spot at Chirapatre in the Asokwa municipality of the Ashanti Region....

First Ghanaian policewoman laid to rest [Photos]

The first Ghanaian woman to be enlisted into the Ghana Police Service, then the Gold Coast Police Force, General Seargent Rosamond Asiama Nkansah (RTD),...

Affail Monney sued!

Roland Affail Monney, the National Council and the Election Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) have been sued for allegedly staying in office...

Budget allocation to fight child marriage disgraceful – World Vision

Child Protection Advocacy Manager at World Vision Ghana, Gregory Dery, has described as disgraceful the budget provided to Ministry of Gender, Children and Social...

Horror: Father and daughter electrocuted at Kintampo

A father and his daughter lost their lives to electrocution at Kintampo on Saturday, May 8. According to witnesses, the 14-year-old girl was in a...

Police occupy Independence Square against #FixTheCountry demo [Photos+Video]

The Ghana Police Service have marked their territories at the Independence Square against the #FixTheCountry protest that was intended to happen today, May 9. Conveners...

Man arrested for bolting with ‘work and pay’ car

A 34-year-old man, Ackah Stephen, from Sefwi Kanchiabo in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, has been arrested for alleged car stealing. According to the Sefwi Asawinso...

Covid-19: GHS announces date for second doses roll-out

Ghana will on Wednesday, May 19 begin administering the second doses of Covishield, the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, to the segmented groups who received...

Notorious armed robber nabbed in Tema [Photo]

Acting upon intelligence, the Tema Regional Police Command on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, arrested a 25-year-old suspected notorious robber by name Musah Adamu aka...

NPP loses Women’s Organiser (Photos)

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) South Africa Women's Organiser, Bethel Obeng Abebreseh Boateng, has passed on. Details of the death of Rose, as she was...

Mannaseh Azure sends strong message over Mensah Otabil

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has cautioned he cannot be forced to react to issues concerning the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel...

Abronye DC wades into calls to FixTheCountry

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, has stated President Nana Akufo-Addo has been slow with...

Sarkodie finally breaks silence on #FixGhanaNow campaign

Rapper Sarkodie has finally joined the tall list of celebrities campaigning against the government to fix the country. According to him, though some people believe...

Strongman releases song to support #FixGhanaNow campaign [Video]

Rapper Strongman has stepped forth as the first A-list musician to release a song to advocate for the #FixGhanaNow agenda that has been trending...

‘Ghana needs change; Nana Addo too soft to rule the country’

Musician and leader of The People’s Project, Kwame A Plus, has opined Ghana needs a change in leadership style to foster development. As someone who...

PURC considers compensation for consumers affected by power outages

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says after its preliminary investigations into the recent erratic power supply, it is ascertaining the liabilities and the...

Church member receives hot slap as he clashes with pastor during service [Video]

A viral video on social media has captured moments a yet-to-be identified pastor slapped a congregant during church service. The incident happened as the duo...

Feuding factions in decades-old Osu chieftaincy dispute smoke peace pipe

After decades of an unresolved protracted dispute between feuding chieftaincy factions at Osu, they have decided to smoke the peace pipe. The smoking of the...

Man, 37, stripped naked and nearly lynched at Ekumfi Dunkwa (Photo)

A 37-year suspected goat thief, Godwin Amuzu, who claims to be a resident of Mankessim Adumadze was nearly lynched for stealing goats at Ekumfi Dunkwa...

Moment Osafo-Maafo toured Ibrahim Mahama’s cement factory [Video]

A video of Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, on a working visit to the plant of Ibrahim Mahama's Dzata Cement Limited in Tema has...

20 arrested in Atewa forest not national security operatives – Oppong Nkrumah

An investigation by the National Intelligence Bureau has revealed that 20 persons arrested for partaking in illegal mining in the Atewa forest are not...

Korle Bu doctor allegedly poisons colleague’s water with HIV blood

The Korle Bu Police are investigating a case involving the contamination of a medical doctor's drinking water with HIV-infected blood. The act is suspected to...

Govt declares Thursday, May 13, as public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr

Government through the Interior Ministry has declared Thursday, May 13, 2021 as a public holiday as Muslims celebrate their annual Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement published...

Anita Erskine bereaved!

Media practitioner and actress, Anita Erskine, has lost her father, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine. The 86-year-old retired Ghanaian soldier and politician is survived by...

Galamsey: 400 soldiers deployed to remove illegal miners on Pra river

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has deployed 400 soldiers to remove all persons engaged in mining in water bodies in Ghana in the second...

Woman murdered; fingers, breast missing

A 25-year-old woman has been murdered at Dida in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Abena Afriyie, popularly called 'Mother', was...

No prison inmate contracted Covid-19 – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has lauded the management of the Ghana Prisons Service for ensuring the safety of prison inmates to prevent any...

I had s3x with a goat, masturbated 6 times a day – Victim of sexual abuse recounts

A man, who was sexually abused when he was just seven years old, has recounted how the act has taken a toll on his...

50 motorbikes, ‘Pragya and Aboboyaa’ impounded in police swoop at Sefwi

The Juaboso Police has impounded at least 50 unlicensed motorbikes and 35 tricycles natively known as Pragya and Aboboyaa. The command, led by Police Commander...

Mahama Ayariga acquitted and discharged

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has been acquitted and discharged by the Accra High Court. The lawmaker was standing trial...

Thursday, May 13, declared public holiday

Government, through the Interior Ministry, has declared Thursday, May 13, as a public holiday as Muslims celebrate their annual Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement on its...

Diana Asamoah in big trouble!

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian musician, evangelist Diana Asamoah, has incurred the wrath of the Ga Traditional Council for insulting Ga's. Miss Asamoah has been summoned...

Farmer jailed 5 years for stealing phone

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Samuel Kofi Moveh, to five years imprisonment for theft. The prosecutor in this case, Chief Inspector...

Chinese ‘money launderer’ granted GH¢500,000 bail

The Chinese woman at the centre of an alleged $313.59 million illegal cash transfer from Ghana in 2019 has been granted bail in the...

Haunted man seeks redemption from father’s ghost

A Ghanaian man in his late 50s, pleading anonymity, is in a dilemma as to how to receive forgiveness from his late father over...