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Registration of private candidates for BECE begins

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened registration for the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private junior high school candidates. According to...

COVID-19: Ghana records over 200 deaths in 30 days

COVID-19 related deaths seem to be rising in spite of decrease in active cases from the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health...

Sam George, 5 other MPs to sponsor Bill against LGBTQI+

Six Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed their intention to jointly sponsor a bi-partisan Private Members Bill for the House to pass specific legislation...

Sad news hits Kweku Baako

The mother of ace journalist, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has passed on to eternity. She passed on on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the Maritime...

I was allowed to smoke asthma cigarettes in secondary school – Tsatsu Tsikata [Video]

Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata says he was allowed to smoke when he gained admission at Mfantsipim Secondary School at the age of nine. According to him,...

Let’s step up, play significant roles in Ghana’s development – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has made a clarion call to Ghanaians to step up and play significant roles in the development of Ghana. The President believes...

NPP stalwart passes on

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Saboba constituency of the Northern Region, Joshua Yakpir Jagri, is dead. Mr...

Delay’s reply to industry player who claims she can’t boast of a studio [Video]

Presenter Deloris Frimpong Manso, popularly known as Delay, has replied actress and presenter Adu Safowaa after the latter said Delay doesn't deserve to be...

Ghana marks 64th Independence Day celebration with colourful ceremony [Photos]

The 64th Independence Day celebration was held with a colourful ceremony at the Jubilee House today, March 6, 2021. Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations usually feature...

JHS 3 pupil who allegedly assaulted teacher over homework remanded

The Accra Juvenile Court 'C' has remanded a Junior High School (JHS) final year pupil of the Nungua Kroma 2 for allegedly assaulting a...

Two health workers die of Covid-19 in Upper East

Out of the total of 35 persons who have lost their lives through coronavirus related infections in the Upper East Region, two were health...

Haruna Iddrisu breaks silence over approval of Akufo-Addo’s ministers

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the past few days as the most difficult for the Caucus following the approval of some...

Our MPs failed us but let cool heads prevail – NDC supporters told

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Sani, has called for calm and restraint among party...

Dumelo begs GRIDCo for grace period over planned demolition

Actor cum politician, John Dumelo, has begged the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) for a three-month grace period over a planned demolition. Bemoaning the adverse effect of...

Why family of one of Taadi missing girls is not satisfied with death sentence for suspects [Video]

The family of one of the four Takoradi missing girls is still in a state of denial over the death of their...

Staff of The Multimedia Group receive COVID-19 vaccine [Photos]

Staff of The Multimedia Group Limited on Friday, March 5, 2021, received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines. They were given the first dose...

Girl, 9, electrocuted at Obuasi

An 11- year-old Ellen Obeng has met her untimely death after she stepped on a live electricity wire at Kunka, a suburb of Obuasi...

Missing Takoradi girls: Families react to death sentence for suspects

Families of the four missing Takoradi girls are indifferent after the court brought closure to the case. A Sekondi High Court on Friday, March 5,...

Mahama Ayariga’s corruption case still at management stage – Office of Special Prosecutor

One of the corruption cases involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, which is being handled by the Office of the...

Death sentence for kidnappers of Takoradi Girls – Court rules [video]

Two persons arrested in connection with the kidnapping and deaths of four girls in Takoradi have been convicted of murder and sentenced...

Retired ECG engineer dies while trying to fix low current at Jasikan

A 65-year-old retired Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) engineer, Kweku Agyei, has met his untimely death through electrocution at Buem Teteman in the Jasikan...

Ghana receives 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccines

Ghana has taken delivery of 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India. A ceremony was again held to welcome this batch of vaccines at the...

Adom FM’s Bishop Owusu-Ansah involved in near fatal accident [Photos+Video]

The host of Adom Ahengua and the Accra Regional Overseer of the Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries, Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah, has...

Woman found dead in hotel room at Kokomlemle

A woman in her mid 30’s has been found dead at Nana Gyimah Hotel at Kokomlemle in Accra. She was discovered with wounds suspected to...

Man jailed 25 years, 3 others remanded over taxi theft

One of the four suspects involved in a taxi robbery incident at Wasabiampa in the Lower West Akim Municipality in the Eastern Region has...

Takoradi missing girls: Court to give judgment today

The Sekondi High Court will today decide the fate of two Nigerian nationals, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, who are standing trial for...

Meteo Agency predicts rainstorm in Accra, 5 other regions

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has hinted of a rainstorm in the Greater Accra Region. Heavy to moderate rainstorms are also expected to affect parts...

I engaged some MPs over my approval – Oppong Nkrumah reveals

Information Minister-Designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has recounted how he had to engage some parliamentarians prior to an election on the approval of his nomination. According...

JHS lovers welcome triplets but the blessing gives new twist to love story

A love relationship between two 19-year-old Junior High School pupils at Berekum has yielded fruits as the duo has given birth to triplets...

Taxi driver, passengers escape death as fire guts vehicle [Video]

A driver and passengers narrowly escaped death after a taxi commuting them caught fire in the middle of the road at Juaboso-Asawinso in the...

When Jean Mensa, other EC officials took their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs [Photos]

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, on Wednesday, March 3, led staff of the Commission to take the COVID-19 vaccine at the Adabraka...

Covid-19: Ada SHS records 10 cases

Ada Senior High School has recorded 10 Covid-19 cases with four recoveries, Mr Kojo Ayibor, the Headmaster, has said. He said the school was awaiting...

Posterity will reward your service – Domelovo told

Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly called Kwaku Azar, has sent a goodwill message to Daniel Domelovo over his retirement as Auditor-General. Prof. Azar has lauded...

3 farmers arrested as Forestry Commission destroys two acres of ‘weed plantation’

The Western North Regional Police Command and Forestry Commission, in a joint operation, have arrested three suspected 'weed' farmers. The farmers had two acres of...

Two burnt to death in motorbike accident

Two persons on a commercial motorbike have been burnt to death in a fatal crash with a commercial vehicle. The accident occurred at Adawso in...

Association of Garages demand immediate transfer of Weija lands to them

The Ghana National Association of Garages (GNAG) is demanding the immediate transfer of their New Weija lands from SSNIT to them. The Association has said...

Ghanaians react to election petition ruling

Some Ghanaians have taken to social media to express diverse reactions following the Supreme Court's ruling on the 2020 election petition. There have also...

‘Abele Azani’: The spiritual grain that sustained Ahanta throughout the ages

The traditional food for the people of Ahanta is "Foomfoom" and the best of it is the one prepared with Red Maize also known...

Road Safety Authority outlines regulatory directives to combat road crashes

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has announced that effective April 1, the transport sector will witness major changes in a bid to reduce...

Noguchi dismisses allegation on falsification of Covid-19 test results

A five-member committee, set up by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in consultation with the University of Ghana, has dismissed claims...