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2 involved in accident at spot where five cars crashed in a week

Two persons survived a car accident Wednesday morning on the Kwamekrom-Kpando road. The incident, which occurred around 9:00 am, saw the driver sustaining injuries on...

Shatta Wale has not been granted bail – Police

The Ghana Police Service has dispelled rumours that dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has been granted bail. According to the Service’s Acting Public Affairs Director,...

Tubers of yam scatter in Mempeasem accident

Some thousands of tubers of yam have been destroyed in a road accident at Dodi-Mempeasem in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region.A Hyundai...

Minister assures NABCO trainees

A Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah, has assured beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corpse (NaBCo) of the programme’s extension. He says the government is...

Akufo-Addo commissions Ghana’s largest bulk electricity supply point in Pokuase

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point. This is a 330/34.5 kilo-volt substation designed to improve...

Two arrested for assaulting cop who prevented fake phone deal at ‘Circle’

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command have arrested two men for physically assaulting a police officer. The two, Evans Addo, 42, and Godfred Akrofi, 32,...

24-year-old woman kills ‘boyfriend’ with scissors

A 24-year-old woman is currently in police grips for stabbing to death a man purported to be her boyfriend. The incident happened around 7 pm...

Girl, 10, drowns after downpour in Koforidua

A 10-year-old girl has reportedly been carried away by floodwaters after a heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon in Koforidua. The class three pupil of...

Akufo-Addo is the Moses of our time – Twifo Hemang Chief

Paramount Chief of Twifo Hemang Traditional Area, Otumfuo Amoah Sasraku III is of the view that President Akufo-Addo is the country’s redeemer just as...

19-year-old man dies after taking ecstasy pills on night out with friends

A teenager died after taking triple-strength ecstasy pills called the 'Punisher' which were named after a popular programme, an inquest heard. Harley Girven bought three of...

NADMO mounts search for 10-year-old girl who drowned in river

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and residents of Anlo-town continue to mount search for a 10-year-old girl who drowned in the Nsukwao river basin...

Chief Biney describes Dr Bawumia as ‘political Hushpuppi’ [Video]

https://youtu.be/2DXPXkF0S-Y Deputy National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Hamilton Biney, has declared Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia a 'political Hushpuppi'. According to him, Dr...

Security man gunned down by robbers at Santase-Kokoben [Photos]

Suspected armed robbers have gunned down a watchman guarding the office of A2 Enterprise, an aluminium products dealership venture at Santase-Kokoben in Kumasi. Bosompem Andoh,...

Death of 22 in church collapse at Akyem: Man makes shocking revelation [Listen]

Ghana was thrown into a state of shock and mourning on October 20, 2020, when a church collapsed at Akyem Batabi in the Eastern...

RoCHA-21 celebration: B-HeCK Africa NGOs Alliance rolls out historic Patriotic Survey

The B-HeCK Africa NGOs Alliance has rolled out a local governance patriotic survey as part of the Royal Citizen Honours Africa - Ghana (RoCHA-21) celebration. It...

Law students hit streets over entrance exam saga [Photos]

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) has taken to the streets to protest against another mass failure the 2021 Ghana School Law entrance...

Lightning kills two in Volta Region

The Kpetoe District Police in the Volta Region is investigating the death of two persons who were allegedly struck by lightning at Manoaha, a...

Three-year-old disappears during staged fight

The parents of three-year-old Nohim Ishola have been thrown into panic after he disappeared on Sunday in Otto community, in the Ebute-Meta area of...

Meet new Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, two other countries

The State of Israel has appointed H.E. Shlomit Sufa as the new Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.  Ambassador Sufa replaces H.E. Shani Cooper...

Shatta Wale in more trouble as ASEPA files complaint against him

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has filed a criminal complaint at the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) against Charles Nii...

Shatta Wale: 2 arrested over fake gunshot attack

Two persons are in the custody of the police for spreading false information in connection with the alleged gun attack on popular dancehall artiste,...

Tamale: Chief fines four suspected gays

The Chief of Choggu in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region, Naa Alhassan Mohammed, has fined four suspected gays each GHC 1, 200...

I have sleepless nights; I have grown lean – Leader of aggrieved law students cries [Listen]

The aggrieved 499 law students, who were denied admission, despite passing the 2021 Ghana School of Law entrance exam, are pleading with the government...

NSS boss sends message to newly posted personnel

The Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme (NSS), Osei Assibey-Antwi, has advised newly posted National Service personnel to desist from engaging middlemen...

Two including a woman arrested over bullion van attack at Tarkwa

The Tarkwa Police Divisional Command has arrested two persons in connection with the robbery incident that occurred at Ransbet Supermarket, Monday, October 19, 2021,...

Food fraud on the ascendency – FDA

Head of Food Industrial Support Services Department at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Kofi Essel, says food fraud across the world is on...

Police make shocking revelation about mother who butchered 2-year-old son

It has emerged the mother of four, who allegedly butchered her two-year-old son without any provocation, committed the act moments after returning from church. Police...

Applicants crowd Sunyani GRA’s office for National ID Card

Hundreds of applicants have crowded the Bono Regional Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in Sunyani to demand their National Identification Cards.The National...

Two arrested for assaulting policeman over phone at Circle

Two men, Evans Addo aged 42 and Godfred Akrofi, 32 years old, have been arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command for assaulting a...

Ayariga brothers hit with sad news again

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga, and founder of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, have lost their mother. The brothers, who lost their father in...

Unemployed woman gives birth to quadruplets; husband cries out for help

A 28-year-old unemployed woman, Mrs Mariam Akinkitan, has given birth to a set of quadruplets in Badagry, Lagos State. Mrs Mariam Akinkitan and her quadruplets...

ECG installs smart prepaid meters at Agbogbloshie market

The Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd. (ECG) has begun the installation of smart prepaid meters for some traders in the Agbogbloshie market. The exercise is...

Controller bows to pressure; suspends ‘No Ghana Card, No salary’ directive

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department's (CAGD) directive ordering public sector workers to acquire a national identification card by December 1, 2021, or forfeit their...

ECG to disconnect GBC, Kumasi Int’l Airport over debt

The state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and Kumasi International Airport are likely to be plunged into total darkness effective Wednesday, October 20, should...

Man, 40, who killed pregnant wife arrested

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 40-year-old man who allegedly killed his 30-year-old pregnant wife at Nyankyerenease. He was arrested at...

Woman who butchered her 2-year-old son to undergo psychiatric examination

A 30-year-old mother of four, who butchered her two-year-old son in the presence of three other children, will undergo psychiatric examination. The request for this...

Queen mother appeals to Akufo-Addo to make definite pronouncement on LGBTQ+

The Queen Mother of the Afutuakwa Traditional area in the Central Region, Nana Afransi, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to make a definite...

Man stabs, cuts off penis of friend for taking his nude pictures

The Yamoransa Divisional Police have arrested a 28-year-old mason for inflicting knife wounds on his colleague at Kwabena Ansah in the Mfantseman Municipality of...

21-year-old ‘bathes’ ex-lover’s girlfriend with acid

A 21-year-old trader, Hannah Bayiri, has been caged by the Tinga police for pouring acid on her ex-lover's girlfriend, Rashida Ibrahim. The trader, who was...

Immigration Service repatriates 27 Nigerians [Photos]

The Ghana Immigration Service has repatriated 27 Nigerians who were arrested at Apiedu in the Ashanti Region on Friday, October 15, 2021. They were allegedly...