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Two suspected criminals arrested with AK-47, pump action gun in Tamale

Police in the Northern Region have arrested two suspected criminals with AK-47 rifle and pump action gun loaded with ammunition in Tamale. The officers also...

More than 100,000 receive second jab in 5 days

More than 100,000 people have received their second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as of Sunday, May 23, data from the Ghana Health...

ATJAG sends important message to govt over Affordable Housing project

A group, calling itself Alliance for Truth, Justice and Accountability Ghana (ATJAG), has raised concerns over what they said are the plans by the...

‘Beyi W’ano’: Immigration officer makes damning revelation about service [Video]

Some officers at the Ghana Immigration Service, who have been deployed to the country’s borders, have raised some concerns about the service. The officers say...

Ghana Gas to venture into production of fertilisers and other agrochemicals

Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) is set to venture into the production of fertilisers and other agrochemicals as it expands its operations. This was disclosed...

‘Pragya’ rider killed at Sankore

A 17-year-old tricycle rider, locally known as Pragya, Abubakar Sadick aka Abuzy, has been killed by unknown persons. His lifeless body was found at...

Help me; hearing-impaired student nurse appeals for support

Not even her disability and challenges can stop her from pursuing her dream of becoming a professional nurse to be able to serve persons...

New born baby abandoned in bush rescued [Photos]

Photos fast circulating online have captured moments an abandoned new-born baby was rescued from a bush. In one of the photos, the baby was spotted...

Mass transfers hit Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission, as part of efforts to restructure its hierarchy, has undertaken a massive reshuffling of its staff in various parts of the...

9-year-old boy drowns in abandoned pond at Keta

A nine-year-old pupil of Norlivime Bishop Herman Basic School in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region, has drowned in an abandoned pond within...

National Security Director sacked over Caleb Kudah assault given top military appointment

When the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, released a statement detailing actions taken against three policemen and the Director of Operations at the National...

10 vehicles somersault into River Tano due to poor bridge fences

It is with fear and panic that road users ply River Tano's bridge on Sefwi Wiawso to Nsawora-Akontombra road as about 10 vehicles have...

Koku has this to say about Kweku Baako’s honorary doctorate degree

Koku Anyidoho has lauded the Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Kweku Baako Jnr's decision to decline the honorary doctorate degree that...

Teacher arrested over shooting of headmaster

The Central Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has picked up a teacher in investigations to unravel the cause of death of the...

One dead, many injured in chieftaincy clash at Mpaha

One person has been stabbed to death while four others have been inflicted with sharp weapons over chieftaincy royalties at Mpaha in the Central...

Duncan-Williams speaks about his ring as an archbishop

Action Chapel International Founder, Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has said the ring he wears as an archbishop carries no mystical powers. The charismatic preacher issued the disclaimer...

Man’s head chopped off, 5 injured in motorcycle accident at Akyem-Bomso

A 20-year-old man’s head has been chopped off in a ghastly motorcycle accident at Akyem-Bomso in the Eastern Region. The victim, whose name was given...

Rev Obofour’s wife turns head after flaunting ‘assets’ in jeans [Photos]

Wife of the Founder of the Anointed Palace Church, Rev Obofour, has attracted stares for stepping out in body-hugging jeans. Mrs Ciara Antwi, popularly known...

Military taskforce raids NPP Women’s Organiser’s mining site for the third time

For the third time in a week, the military taskforce clamping down on illegal mining in the Eastern Region has raided the mining site...

Officer arrested for allegedly stealing computer at Police Headquarters

Police Corporal Tanye Christopher of the regional visibility, Bono Region, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a computer monitor and a system unit from...

Bizarre: Man appears at ‘okada’ station with missing tongue [Photos]

Some commercial motor riders were taken aback when an unidentified man appeared at the station with missing tongue. According to witnesses, for the past three...

Papa Kwesi Nduom breaks silence on ‘money laundering, fraud’ report

Businessman, Dr Papa Kwesi Nnduom, has broken his silence on a suit against him by a United States-based company over $63m alleged money...

How 14 Madina market traders escaped contempt

But for the timely intervention of their Member of Parliament, some 14 traders at the Madina Market could have been found in contempt of...

Motorcycle rider crashed to death after running into security barrier

A 30-year-old young man, Kwame Kubunu, has lost his life in a fatal motor accident after he crashed his motorcycle into a metal gate...

Appointment Committee sets date for Deputy Ministers vetting

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is to vet the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers, from...

Grand wedding: Kuami Eugene surprises Dr Pounds [Video]

Singer Kuami Eugene formed part of the tall list of celebrities who moved from Accra to Cape Coast to witness the union of Hitz...

Father allegedly murders 9-year-old son

Joseph Sando, 35, has allegedly murdered his nine year- old son at Durowaakrom in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region. Mr Sando, who...

New twist to NPP Women’s Organiser’s burnt mining equipment

A three-member committee has been set up to probe the operations of Xtra Gold Mining Limited, that has the National Women’s Organiser of the...

Police arrest 33 s3x workers at Pokuase

The Accra Regional Police Command has rounded up 33 sex workers, mostly foreigners, during a dawn operation at Pokuase in Accra. Head of the Public...

Suspected Ho LGBT members and activists denied bail

A Ho Circuit Court has denied a bail application for some 21 persons arraigned before it on the suspicion of being members and advocates...

China doesn’t condone illegal mining – Ambassador

The Chinese government will not condone the participation of Chinese in illegal small-scale mining in Ghana. Besides, the Chinese government did not approve the procedures...

Two accountants convicted over stealing and money laundering

Two accountants who stole GH¢970,000 belonging to Perseus Mining Ghana Limited, a gold mining company at Ayanfuri in the Central Region, have been sentenced...

Ghanaian gets top position at UN

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, announced today the appointment of Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the...

24-year-old lady allegedly commits suicide at Kasoa [Photo]

A 24-year-old lady has allegedly committed suicide at Kasoa CP in the Central Region. The deceased, Henrietta Eshun, is reported to have been found hanging...

AMA launches Sanitation Challenge for electoral areas

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has launched its Electoral Areas Sanitation Challenge to help present quarterly community-based sanitation assessment report to the public. The challenge...

COVID-19: Ghana to be selected as manufacturing hub for vaccines in Africa

The European Commission (EU) has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of Covid-19 vaccines in Africa. “At the meeting with the Vice...

CCTV captures 2 allegedly stealing GH₵ 205,910

A Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has led to the arrest of an employee and former employee of a hotel, in Accra, for allegedly...

Ghana to be removed from EU’s money laundering list

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to take off Ghana from its list of countries noted for money laundering and terrorism financing. This decision...

Chief Imam fortifies ties with Okuapehene in historic visit

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, on Wednesday May 19 paid a historic visit to Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III in his...

21 arrested in Ho for allegedly pushing LGBTQI agenda

The Volta Regional Police Command in Ho has arrested 21 persons said to be LGBTQI activists at Godokpui, a suburb of Ho. Police have said...