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Covid-19 restrictions reintroduced!

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reintroduced some covid-19 restrictions as part of measures to curb the spread of the virus. According to the President, effective today,...

UCC students in mourning as top lecturer dies [Photo]

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), who is also a known political analyst, Dr Kingsley Adjei, has died, GhanaNewsPage has...

Police give more details about Commander’s alleged suicide

The Western Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the death of Half-Assini District Commander, Superintendent Cyprian Zenge. The demise, the police said in a...

GMA sends strong message to govt over social gatherings

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has threatened to embark on strike if the government does not ban public gatherings amid a spike in covid-19...

108-year-old woman fights Railway Authority over eviction

A 108-year-old woman has been thrown into a state of depression after she was served a notice to vacate her six-bedroom building to pave...

Rawlings deserves credit for regional stability – Festus Aboagye

Security analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye, says former President Jerry John Rawlings deserves a lot of credit for the regional stability being enjoyed in the...

Read note left by Senior Police Commander who allegedly committed suicide

The Jomoro Municipal Police Commander in the Western Region, Superintendent McCarthy Zenge, has allegedly committed suicide. The officer committed the act by shooting himself in...

Headteachers boycott school after assault on colleagues

Some headteachers within the Tamale metropolis have boycotted school after three of their colleagues were assaulted. The headteachers for Nyonhini Junior High School (JHS) Block...

Zoomlion’s free community disinfection campaign: Nsawam Prison benefits [Photos]

The surge in covid-19 cases in the country has necessitated the disinfection of major prisons in the country by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The disinfection, which...

Mad rush for kitchen stools at headmaster’s funeral [Video]

It was such a funny sight to behold when mourners stormed the funeral of the headmaster in the infamous kitchen stool sex tape with...

South African variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Ghana

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has said a South African new variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Ghana. The outfit has explained...

Suspected Kandahar boys storm DVLA office, demand closure

Young men, suspected to be members of the Kahandar boys vigilante group, have stormed the Tamale office of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority...

Youth patriots tip ‘NPP Abanga’ for National Youth Organiser position

The race for the National Youth Organiser position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is taking shape ahead of the National Delegates Conference likely...

‘S3x-starved widows’ cry for servicing

Some widows in the Ashanti Region have opened up about the impact a lack of sexual intercourse is having on their lives. According to the...

Jackson College principal applauds Akufo-Addo for nominating Yaw Adutwum as Education Minister-designate

The Principal of Jackson College of Education has applauded President Nana Akufo-Addo for nominating Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum as the substantive Education Minister-designate. Mrs Theodosia...

198 arrested in Ashanti Region for breaching Covid-19 protocols

A security taskforce in Kumasi has arrested a total of 198 people for failing to wear facemasks in public. Upon their arrest, the suspects were...

Akufo-Addo orders for review of Covid-19 testing fee at KIA to $50

President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered for a reduction in the price of covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Health officials and the company...

28-year-old teacher found dead in his room

A 28-year-old teacher of the Oti Boateng Memorial School in Koforidua has reportedly been found dead in his room. The cause of death is...

Coronavirus: Prisons Service Headquarters disinfected

The headquarters of Ghana Prisons Service at Osu in the La Dadetokopon Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has benefited from Zoomlion’s Free Community...

Covid-19: Judicial Service to run shift system

The Ghana Judicial Service is set to run a shift system as the country's covid-19 cases surge and continues to spread. All Heads of Departments...

Obengfo Hospital shut down [Video]

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, also known as the Obengfo Hospital, located at...

COVID-19 cases surging at workplaces – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned that the outbreak of the COVID-19 at workplaces is increasing at a worrying rate. It has, therefore, appealed...

Passengers escape death as moving taxi catches fire [Video]

Three passengers on board an Opel Vectra taxi escaped death when the vehicle caught fire and burnt beyond recognition. Reports indicate the taxi with registration...

Akufo-Addo appoints new Chief of Defense Staff

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, to act as Chief of Defence Staff. The...

Duncan-Williams’ double nose masks at Rawlings’ funeral cause stir

Founder and Leader of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, was spotted wearing two masks at the same time. The photo of the...

Fuel prices to go up again by next week

Prices of finished petroleum products at the pumps are expected to increase marginally by some 2.1 percentage points next week. This is according to data...

Family announces burial date for ‘kitchen stool s3x’ headmaster

The headmaster in the infamous kitchen stool sex tape, Robert Seppey, is set to buried on January 30, 2021. The deceased became famous after a...

Prof Gyampo reacts to soldier carrying bag of Akufo-Addo’s lawyer [Photo]

Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo says it is not the duty of any soldier to be carrying the bag of a private legal practitioner to...

Sir John to be buried on this date…

The Forestry Commission has announced the burial arrangements for the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as...

KATH to probe surging paediatric Covid-19 cases as 11-day-old baby is infected

The alarming rate of paediatric Covid-19 cases at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has compelled authorities to conduct further investigations into the trend. The hospital...

Parliament rejects Ayariga’s petition to suspend payment of fees by tertiary students

Parliament has rejected a motion filed by Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, for the suspension of the payment of admission fees...

Check out Ghana’s ranking in latest global Corruption Perception Index

Ghana has improved her score on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The 2020 report released by Transparency International saw the country score 43 points...

COVID-19 protocols: Over 1,000 arrested, 70 jailed – Police

The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that some 1,584 persons have been arrested in the country for failing to adhere to Covid-19 safety protocols. Director...

NDC’s Dela Coffie ‘falls in love’ with Akufo-Addo over this…

Dela Coffie, a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who is known for criticising the party, has lauded President Nana Akufo-Addo.   Mr...

Koku Anyidoho sues NDC’s Dzifa Gunu for GH¢10m

Activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dzifa Gunu, has been handed a lawsuit for some statements he allegedly made against Samuel Koku Anyidoho. In...

Ablakwa condemns priest’s outburst over traditional drumming at Rawlings’ funeral

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has descended on the priest who threatened to call soldiers on traditional drummers...

Coronavirus: GES distributes over 20 million PPEs to schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has disclosed that over 20 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) have been distributed to schools. Out of that number, the...

Aside erectile dysfunction, Covid-19 may cause male infertility – GMA

The General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said that covid-19 could potentially affect a man’s ability to produce children. This comes a...

Notorious Achimota Forest robber shot

One suspected robber has been shot dead along the Achimota Forest stretch after he succeeded in attacking and snatching two phones from two pedestrians...

Coronavirus: ‘Pragya’ drivers hot!

The Kenyasi Police Division in the Asutifi North District of Ahafo Region has cautioned rickshaw (Pragya) operators to comply with Covid-19 safety protocols. During an engagement...