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Publish names deleted from voters’ register – EC told

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to publish deleted names from the voters' register. According to the Chairperson,...

Ahafo Ano South East DCE escapes robbery

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South East, Joseph Dapaah, has lamented that despite a population of over 85,000, they have only six...

Weapons seized at Tema port turns out to be gas pistols

The Ghana Police Service has revealed that the 436 pistols and ammunition that were confiscated at the Tema Port in October turned out to...

Kotoka Old Students refurbish ICT lab at Burma Camp

The Kotoka Old Students Association (KOSA) has handed over a refurbished ICT laboratory to the Garrison Education Office and the school authorities at the...

Election 2020: All you need to know about hotspots, police deployment

The Ghana Police Service has identified a number of areas where chaos is likely to erupt ahead of the December 7, elections. The vicinities are...

JHS graduate who built car wins big award [Photo]

Kelvin Odartei, the Junior High School (JHS) graduate who became an internet sensation for manufacturing his own car from scraps has been honoured. His work...

Shocking as bereaved family abandons corpse at chief linguist’s residence at Sekyere-Kwamang [Video]

An angry family has abandoned its corpse at the residence of the chief’s linguist, Okyeame Kwadwo Brenya at Sekyere-Kwamang in the Ashanti...

John Dumelo ‘wins’ minister’s heart

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo has won the heart of National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah. The...

Power One, 2 others sent to prison over alleged murder of biochemist

The Kaneshie District Court has adjourned the murder case of Edward Quartey Papafio, a 64-year-old biochemist, who was allegedly murdered by three traditional priests...

3 burnt to death after truck collides with tricycle at Anloga Junction [video]

Three people have been burnt to death after the tricycle they were traveling in collided with a trailer at Anloga Junction in...

Akufo-Addo commissions Asokore-Mampong Affordable Housing project

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 5th November 2020, commissioned 312 completed units under the Asokore-Mampong Affordable Housing Project. The...

Residents attack police officers in Northern Region

Three police officers have been attacked by some residents at Kpawumu-Fuo in the Northern Region. According to reports, Atsu Adanu, 35; Lance Corporal Mordzi Samuel,...

Woyome fails to save property

The Supreme Court has thrown out businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome on his latest challenge of the sale of his property meant to offset the...

Policeman beats barber to pulp for ‘wooing’ his daughter

A barber at Kasoa Walatu, Denis Authur, received the beatings of his life when he was sighted with a policeman's daughter. The 24-year-old narrated to...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates KNUST-Obuasi campus [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Obuasi Satellite Campus.  This was as part of his four-day tour...

Bride, wedding guests break down in tears [Video]

Shocking footage shows a bride and wedding guests break down in tears at the sight of a United States-based groom they saw for the...

Parliament fumes as EC boss snubs House

The leadership of Parliament is incensed with the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, for what it terms incessant display of...

Rev. Owusu Bempah reverses prediction on US elections

Leader and Founder of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, has exposed his confusion on the spiritual decision for United...

Incidents of violence recorded during voters’ registration exercise [Read]

The Ghana Police Service has revealed a total of 204 incidents of violence were recorded in the voters' registration exercise held in the build-up...

Small Arms Commission destroys over 1,000 weapons [Photos]

The National Commission of Small Arms and Light Weapons has destroyed some 1,194 weapons in the build-up to the 2020 election. This was at the...

MP ridiculed after asking congregation to open to Psalm 500 [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuem constituency, George Mireku Duker, has been captured in a video telling church members to open Psalm 500 in the...

What happened to an old man who faced off with policeman

A viral video on social media shows the moment an old man engaged a police officer in a near fight in an unidentified area...

COCOBOD did not have enough money for free fertiliser supply – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman [Video]

 Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has revealed why the free fertiliser supply for farmers was suspended. According to him,...

International Community Passes Resolution calling for global action to save Atewa Forest

Members of the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN) on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to adopt Motion 103 calling for ‘Urgent measures to safeguard...

Election and Security: IGP speaks ahead of polls

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh has disclosed that over 6,000 flashpoints have been identified nationwide ahead of the December polls. Mr Oppong-Boanuh said...

Mobile money vendors in Walewale cancel night operations over robbery attacks

Mobile money operators in Walewale have suspended night operations following a surge in robbery attacks targeting their business. The decision means mobile money service would...

Judge in NAM 1’s case takes leave, case adjourned again

The ongoing court case involving the Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has been adjourned to December 16, 2020. This was because the sitting...

Another Parliamentary Candidate reportedly attacked [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Amenfi East, Nicholas Amankwah has reportedly been attacked. Reports indicate three men were at Mr Amankwah's home...

62,794 police personnel to be deployed for election 2020

The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that a total of 62,794 security personnel have been deployed to ensure the security and safety of Ghanaians...

Checkout firms printing December 7 ballot papers

The Electoral Commission (EC) has published names of companies responsible for the printing of ballot papers for the December 7 polls. They are seven...

Full text: Mahama’s speech at evening with young business leaders and entrepreneurs

Good evening, my dear friends, my brothers and sisters. I trust that you are doing well- in these trying times- and also staying safe? Forgive...

Man writes to church to demand offertory

A Kenyan man, identified as Dishon Kinyanjui Kinuthia, has written to his church to demand a refund of his offertory. The letter dated October 30,...

US Election: What I will do if Trump wins – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is amazed at the outcome of the presidential elections in the United States...

When Prof Opoku-Agyemang visited grave of Mahama’s father [Photos]

The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has visited the grave of former President, John Dramani Mahama's father...

Are we spies in our own home? – Mahama’s children quiz

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has revealed what he says the funniest question ever asked by his children. According...

Regional Organiser donates motorbikes, t-shirts, other items towards NPP campaign in Bono Region

The Bono Regional Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Konlaabig Rasheed, has made a personal donation to his party in the region. Mr Rasheed...

Popular pastor chased, beaten to pulp on the street [Video]

A viral video on social media has captured moments a popular Ghanaian pastor was chased and beaten to pulp on the streets. The victim has...

10 injured in gory accident at Ejisu [Watch]

About 10 people were injured in a gory road accident at Kwamo near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. According to a witness' account,...

I was alarmed… – Franklin Cudjoe on Agyapa Corruption Risk Assessment

Founder of policy think-tank, IMANI-Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has revealed he was alarmed over the content of the Special Prosecutor’s (SP) Agyapa Corruption risk assessment. Describing...

Court orders psychiatric examination of ‘Dr UN’

The Asokore Mampong District Court, presided over by Her Worship, Portia Molly Sally, has ordered a medical examination of self-acclaimed Global Ambassador for the...