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John Mahama signs Prince Philip’s Book of Condolence [Photos]

Former President John Dramani Mahama has signed the book of condolence, opened in memory of the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. The book was...

Omane Boamah exposes two universities offering fake degrees

Former Minister of Communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has cautioned the public against 'fake degrees' from the so-called London Graduate School (LGS). In a social...

Man, 29, jailed 20 years for robbing IMF Country Director

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced one Mohammed Buzu, a 29-year-old trader to 20 years in jail for pulling a machete on the...

Covid-19: About 2,000 vaccines in Northern Region to expire on Friday

The Northern Region is reeling from a setback on the fight against the novel coronavirus. Thousands of Covid-19 jabs deployed to the region as part...

Five suspected baby thieves detained after failing to pay bail

The Bibiani Circuit Court has granted bail to five suspected baby thieves at Sefwi Punikrom. Paulina Owusu 26, Stephen Owusu 32, Sampson Addai 33, Kofi...

Taxi driver, ‘okada’ rider trade blows [Watch]

The usual flow of cars was obstructed by a taxi driver and commercial motorbike rider when they engaged in fisticuffs. It is believed there was...

Buffer Stock Company sets record straight on Free SHS mackerel

The National Food Buffer Stock Company has urged the public to disregard reports on the importation of Chinese mackerel to substitute egg supplies in...

Confusion in C/R NPP as School Feeding Caterers chase NPP Chairman for cash

There is confusion over delayed payment of monies for caterers of the School Feeding Programme in the Central region. The monies which are made through...

This is how much power distributors lose to illegal connections annually

Illegal connections in Ghana’s electricity distribution system are denying electricity distributors more than GH¢1.3 billion annually. The loss constitutes an average extra cost of 15Gp...

Woman found dead in uncompleted church building

A 35-year-old woman has been found dead in an uncompleted structure belonging to the Baptist Church at Abira in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti...

Man allegedly stabs cousin to death at Jasikan

Residents of Buem Bodada in the Jasikan district discovered the lifeless body of a carpenter identified as Francis Brown, Wednesday morning. The deceased was...

Dangerous giant snakes invade Kumasi residential settlements [Video]

The residents of Ashanti Region’s capital city, Kumasi are reporting a rampant invasion of snakes in some residential settlements. In the past three...

GWCL to cut water supply to Tema residents

Management of Ghana Water Company Limited has announced that there will be an interruption in water supply to parts of Tema. The affected areas will...

GH¢10,000 bounty placed on ‘head’ of Takoradi daylight robbers

The Western Regional Security Council has offered a GH¢10,000 bounty on the ‘head’ of suspects involved in a daylight robbery at Takoradi. The amount will...

Two arrested for possessing 260 packets of cannabis

The police in the Bono Region have arrested two men for allegedly transporting 260 packets of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The...

The carnage continues: Eleven dead, scores injured in Yapei road accident [Photos]

About eleven persons have been reported dead with others in critical condition following an accident at Alipe in the Central Gonja District of the...

‘Trotro’ somersaults on knocking down robbers at Sowutuom

The bravery of a commercial vehicle (trotro) driver has led to the arrest of two robbers at Anteku, a suburb of Sowutuom. According to police...

Queen Mother returns home after 5-year absence [Photos]

The Paramount Queen of the Ga State, Naa Deede Omaadru III has returned home to Ghana after a five-year stay abroad due to ill...

My integrity at stake in fight against galamsey – Abu Jinapor

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says his integrity is at stake in his quest to deal with illegal mining...

Carnage on Ghana’s roads: Speeding car kills level 100 student at UCC

The Director of Public Affairs at the University of Cape Coast, says a level 100 Bachelor of Commerce student, has been killed in a...

Two feared dead as ‘Trotro’ crashes into faulty trailer on Tesano road [Photos]

At least two persons are feared dead after a commercial vehicle, popularly known in Ghana as trotro crashed into a faulty trailer packed in...

Apam funeral attack: 26 land guards arrested

Some 26 persons, said to be land guards, have been apprehended by the police at Apam in the Central Region. This follows an attack on...

Kasoa murder: Sad moments as Jane Naana mourns with family [Photos]

Running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has commiserated with the family of 10-year-old Ishmael Abdallah who was gruesomely...

Ex-convict, friend bag 34 years for Robbery

 An ex-convict, identified only as Isaac and his friend, Yussif Mumuni, have been sentenced to a total of 34 years imprisonment in hard labour...

Police grab wanted robbery suspect at Oda

A suspected armed robber, who has been on the wanted list of the Accra Regional Police Command, has been arrested at Oda. He allegedly confessed...

Otchere-Darko mourns after being hit with sad news

Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is mourning the death of his beloved father, Dr Joseph Felix Boateng Otchere-Darko. Flashman, as he was popularly known,...

Sekondi-Takoradi records 3 robbery cases in 3 days; residents in fear

Some residents of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region say they are living in fear after recording three robbery cases in three days. According to them,...

Pray for prosperity for our country – Bawumia to Muslims

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Muslims across the country to remember their loved ones and the nation in prayers as they begin...

Angry Pokuase residents chase Benin nationals after mysterious death of 4-yr-old boy [Video+Photos]

A man, believed to be a Beninois, has been arrested while others are on the run following the murder of a four-year-old boy, Kevin...

NPP wishes Muslims Ramadan Mubarak

"O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous" --...

Multi-purpose waste treatment plant in Western Region 41% complete

A multi-purpose waste treatment plant meant to phase out the operations of Sofokrom Landfill site at Essipong in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is gradually...

GJA opens nominations; presidential aspirants to pay GH¢3,000 as filing fee

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has opened nominations for its national executive elections with presidential aspirants to pay GH¢3,000.00 as filing fee. Vice Presidential aspirants...

Armed soldiers intimidating my client – Lawyer for alleged coup plotters

A Senior Military Officer, Col. Samuel Kojo Gameli, who is standing trial for his alleged involvement in a coup plot, has told an Accra...

How I escaped mob, hot soup attack – Police Commander recounts

The Assin North District Police Commander, Supt. Isaac Tetteh, has opened up on how he survived attacks on his life in line of duty. Dispatched...

Fetish priest in court for dealing in fake money

A Koforidua Circuit Court, presided by Mrs Mercy Adei-Kotey, has granted bail to a fetish priest in the sum of  150,000 Ghana cedis with...

Don’t be shy to admit its ‘dumsor’ – Dumelo hits govt

Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has asked the government to provide a load-shedding timetable ahead of the power outages that have been recently hitting...

Ernest Chemists launches new herbal cough remedy

As the world marks World Health Day on April 7, pharmaceutical giant, Ernest Chemists Limited (ECL), has launched a new herbal cough remedy, Honeykof...

PNC wishes Muslim Community Ramadan Mubarak

The People’s National Convention (PNC) says it wishes the entire Muslim Community a glorious and prosperous Ramadan, saying Ramadan Mubarak to all. In a statement,...

‘The PEC Project’ launched in Accra to cater for underprivileged children

With the foresight of helping resolve the growing number of underprivileged children on our streets , a philanthropist, Miss Bridget Bonnie, in a colourful...

Prof. Benneh’s case: Court sets date for committal proceedings

State attorneys will on May 19, this year, commence committal proceedings against Ebenezer Kwayisi aka Junior at the Kaneshie District Court for the alleged...