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First man to get Covid-19 jab dies of unrelated illness

The second person in the world to get the Pfizer-BioNTech jab has died of an unrelated illness. Bill Shakespeare, 81, received his first Covid vaccine...

Sefwi chiefs adopt new measures against ‘galamseyers’

Illegal mining activities have destroyed most of the land at Boinzan, Kwawkrom, Mantukwa and its environs. At least, four persons have lost their lives...

Businessman sentenced for ordering destruction of fencewall

The Madina District court has sentenced a 41-year-old businessman to a fine of GH¢2,400 for ordering two suspected land guards to vandalise a trader’s...

22-year-old man drowns in dam

A 22-year-old man from Otoase Amanfro in the Ayensuano District has drowned in a dam at Ayibontey in the Eastern Region. The deceased, Daniel Owusu,...

Domelevo hit with sad news

Sister of former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has passed on. She passed on, on Tuesday, 25th May, 2021. The death of Mr Domelevo's sister, affectionately called Cecilia,...

Lighthouse begs court for more time to file defence

Rodney Heward-Mills stood up in court, tall. His Dag-hued skin bore the unmistakable genetic print of a relative of Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, whose church,...

National Bawumia Movement 2024 launches Online Bawumia TV

The National Chief Patron, Patrons, National Executives, Constituency Executives and the Entire National Bawumia Movement 2024 members have officially launched Online Bawumia TV. According to...

PURC begins stakeholder engagements over tariffs

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has begun engagement with stakeholders to solicit their inputs into a possible upward adjustments in both electricity and...

Tema GWCL embarks on disconnection exercise

The Tema Regional Office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) on Tuesday said it would embark on a revenue mobilisation exercise in 11...

Taxi driver found dead at Akyempim

A 30-year-old taxi driver has been found dead at Akyempim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality and his vehicle taken away by the suspected criminals. The deceased,...

AU Day: African youth needs stronger voice – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for African leaders to create opportunities for the youth. He said posterity will not forgive them...

AU Day: Akufo-Addo sends strong message to African leaders

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged African leaders to take a bold step towards accelerating the continent's socio-economic development. According to him, the prosperity of the...

Six die in accident at Kwahu-Atibie

Six persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident on the Odweanoma mountains at Kwahu-Atibie in the Eastern Region. One person is said to...

Ghana losing ¢10m monthly from burning Rosewood for charcoal

The Coalition Against Illegal Logging has revealed that the country is losing ¢10 million monthly from the use of Rosewood for charcoal. According to the...

Akufo-Addo loses former appointee

President Nana Akufo-Addo is mourning the death of Ambassador Albert Ekow Yankey, a former appointee who served during his first term. Ambassador Yankey served as...

Angry Eshiem residents burn tyres over poor road

Residents of Eshiem, a suburb in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region, have embarked on a demonstration to register their anger over...

Suspect in police custody whipped with broom [Video]

A group of policemen have been captured on video physically assaulting a handcuffed suspect in their custody. In the video, one was seen hitting the...

Inmates at Sekondi Central Prisons protest against poor quality of food

 Inmates at the Sekondi Central Prisons in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis, have staged a protest against the poor quality of food given to them. According to...

Uncle Ebo Whyte shares struggle with m*sturbation

Popular playwright and life coach, Ebo Whyte has shared his struggle with masturbation years ago. As a virgin he thought that was the only way...

Alien beggars invade Kumasi streets

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has been told to expedite action to halt the influx of beggars on the streets of Kumasi, GNA...

Police officer dies in explosion 3 weeks after his wedding

A police officer among three other officers, Clement Mnangat, has been killed after their vehicle drove over an explosive near Darkale centre in Mandera...

MP charged with fraud granted bail

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Twifo Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Vondee, has pleaded not guilty to...

Driver arrested for defrauding 64 persons with Immigration recruitment

Forson Awuah, a driver, who allegedly defrauded 64 persons of GHC430, 440.00 under the pretext of enlisting them into the Ghana Immigration Service through...

Ministers, other govt officials warned over sirens

Ministers, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCEs) and other government officials have been cautioned about the use of sirens. Per regulation 74 of the Road Traffic...

Tears as church demolishes physically challenged man’s house [Video]

A physically challenged man is appealing to the government and Ghanaians to intervene as his building has been demolished by a church at Dansoman. According...

Charcoal producer murdered in his farm

A Chief Linguist, Kwaku Abakah, has been killed by unknown assailants at Akonomah near Yamoransah in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central...

Police clear air on recruitment adverts, posters

The Ghana Police Service has cautioned the general public to disregard any statement, advertisement or poster calling for persons interested in the service to...

Sanitation Minister impressed with work done on Oti landfill

Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has commended the contractor working on the Oti Landfill in the Ashanti Region,...

Three children missing after tanker explosion in Ashanti Region

Three children are missing after a tanker explosion swept through Onyinanufo in the Ahafo Ano South East District in the Ashanti Region. Three lives, including those...

Man remanded for defiling, impregnating 17-year-old biological daughter

Bibiani Circuit Court has remanded a 33-year-old man for allegedly defiling his biological daughter at Dogokrom, a farming community in Aowin Municipality of the...

Akufo-Addo told Attorney General not to prosecute MPs fingered in ‘double salary’ investigations – Amidu alleges

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has alleged that President Nana Akufo-Addo instructed the then-Attorney General, Gloria Akufo, not to file charges against Parliamentarians found...

From a ‘stubborn boy’ to astute lawyer, politician – The story of Patrick Boamah

Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has recounted how his childhood dream of becoming a doctor was dashed. As someone who is...

I desire to be Asante Kotoko Chairman – MP

"I watch a lot of football, I am a Liverpool fan but Asante Kotoko is my favourite and I want to be chairman of...

Injunction against burial of Lilian Dedjoe adjourned

Hearing of an interim injunction application seeking to halt the burial of Lilian Dedjoe, the woman who was allegedly murdered by her husband, Prince...

MP put before court over $2.4m alleged Fraud

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Twifo Atti Morkwa, David Vondee, has been put before a High Court for allegedly defrauding a private company...

Illegal miners take over concession of Mensin Bibiani Mines [Video]

In a rare move, illegal miners have taken over one of Mensin Bibiani Mines' priced concessions and threatened to fight anybody who attempts to...

Cape Coast: Suspect allegedly linked to headmaster’s murder arrested

The Central Regional Police Command says it has arrested one suspect in connection with the murder of the Headmaster of Sapatu Basic School near...

3 die in tanker explosion in Ashanti Region [Photos]

Three people have died in a tanker explosion at Onyina Nofo in the Ahafo Ano South West District in the Ashanti Region. The truck driver...

Assault on Citi FM Journalists: Released National Security Director gets top Armed Forces job

Director of Operations for the National Security Ministry, whose secondment was reversed after preliminary investigations into the assault on Caleb Kudah of Citi FM,...

Nigerian Armed Forces Command undertakes study tour at Ghana Immigration Service

The Nigerian Armed Forces Command Staff College has visited Ghana for a study tour to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). According to the statement signed...