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Kasoa murder: Attorney General wants ages of suspects determined immediately

The Attorney General has written to the Director-General of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to call for expeditious investigations into the alleged killing...

Akrodie chiefs heap praises on Akufo-Addo over schools, road

The chiefs and people of Akrodie Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region have commended the Akufo-Addo-led government for some infrastructural developments he has brought...

Police officer allegedly bolts after exhuming over 10 bodies at Gomoa

A police officer in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region has allegedly exhumed and bolted with over 10 dead bodies from the...

Kasoa murder: Suspect was once arrested for stealing – Grandfather reveals

Noah Kini, the grandfather of the 18-year-old suspect who has been arrested in connection with the Kasoa ritual murder, has disclosed that this will...

MP petitions Speaker to draw President’s attention to address growing insecurity

A member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to draw President Nana Akufo-Addo’s attention to address...

Earthquake: Jubilee House, KIA, Tema Harbour, others in danger

The seat of government, the Jubilee House, Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Tema Harbour and other key national assets are in danger of destruction should...

Kasoa murder: NMC replies critics over influx of spiritualists on TV

The National Communications Authority (NCA) and other bodies, including the National Media Commission (NMC), have been blamed for the influx of money doublers, mallams...

‘Ghana Award House’ initiative sparks anger on social media

There have been mixed reactions to the announcement of a building of a Ghana Award House project as a section of Ghanaians have demanded...

‘Saving Atewa is sustainable use of natural resources’

A Rocha Ghana, an environmental non-profit organisation, says it has read the statements made by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation during a meeting...

Goat thief lynched at Nsawam

The Nsawam Police in the Akwapim South District of the Eastern Region is investigating a case involving a suspected goat thief, whose beating allegedly...

MoH cautions against admission scam

The Ministry of Health (MoH), has cautioned the general public against the sale of 2021 admission forms for health institutions nationwide. The outfit says its...

Akuse Hospital carries out first delivery of Siamese twins

History was recorded at the Akuse Government Hospital when a team of medical experts carried out its very first delivery of Siamese twins. The hopsital,...

Family reacts to arrest of fetish priestess in Kasoa ritual killing [Audio]

The family of 10-year-old Ishmael Abdallah, who was murdered at Kasoa says they are yet to receive any official information regarding the arrest of...

Details emerge about fetish priestess accused of sending Kasoa teenage killers

It has emerged that the fetish priestess arrested in connection with the murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Abdallah at Kasoa is a two-month-old nursing mother....

Kasoa killing: What suspect’s father told family of deceased [Audio]

The Father of one of the suspects in the murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah has assured the deceased family of his support to ensure...

Emotional moment as classmates mourn 10-year-old murdered at Kasoa

Classmates of the 10-year-old boy murdered at Kasoa say they are distraught over the gruesome manner in which their mate was killed. The classmates, who...

Highway robbers kill 17-year-old student returning to school

A 17-year-old student and one unidentified man believed to hail from Wa have been shot and killed in a daylight highway robbery at Sekpa,...

Woman found dead in guest house at Somanya

A 25-year-old woman has been found dead at the Gamali Guest House at Somanya in the Yilo Krobo municipality of the Eastern Region. The deceased,...

2021 road accident deaths overtake Covid-19 deaths

Ghana has reached a grim milestone in terms of road traffic accidents with 771 persons dying between January and March this year alone amid...

Alban Bagbin storms hometown to a massive crowd [Photos]

Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin arrived in his home region, Upper West Region, on April 7, to a rousing...

LPG petitions IGP over ritualists on TV

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) against the activities of ‘money ritualists’ on some television networks...

Medical Laboratory Scientists applaud members

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has applauded its members in Ghana and beyond. The GAMLS has acknowledged its members for their selfless...

James Town paramount chief barred

The Judicial Committee of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has barred Edward Adjiri Solomon, also known as Ahuma Kojo III, from holding...

Kasoa murder: Initial target escaped by divine intervention

A resident of Kasoa where a 10-year-old boy was murdered has recounted how her son escaped the death. The woman who only gave her...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for ¢5m ‘Ghana Award House’

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday cut the sod for the construction of the ¢5 million Ghana Award House, a new administrative building for the...

Minority hints of free SHS funding drought

The Minority in Parliament has hinted government will face difficulty in funding the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. Ranking Member on the Education Committee...

Kasoa murder: Burial date of 10-year-old boy announced

The 10-year-old boy, Ishmael Abdallah, who was murdered at Kasoa in the Central Region for money rituals is to be buried today, Thursday, April...

Philanthropist installed as Sempe Muslim Akwashongtse

Philanthropist Issaka Nii Netty Nettey has been installed as the Akwashongtse of the Muslim communities within the Sempe Traditional Area in Accra. The colourful event...

One dead, another injured in accident at Afful Nkwanta

A 45-year-old driver of a Mercedes-Benz bus with registration number AS 4530-P loaded with goods has died in an accident at Afful Nkwanta. According to...

I sat quietly while I bled profusely – Amputated road accident survivor shares ordeal

The increasing number of road accidents claiming lives and changing the livelihood of survivors has become an albatross around the necks of some Ghanaians. 39-year-old...

Farouk Adams case adjourned to May 5

The Berekum Circuit Court in the Bono Region, has adjourned the case between Farouk Adams, the Aduana Stars defender, and the Republic to May...

Koforidua: Class 4 pupil crushed to death

A 10-year-old class four pupil, Osei Owusu Kuffuor, has been crushed to death by a vehicle at Koforidua – Oyoko in the Eastern Region...

NYA CEO reacts to Kasoa ‘sakawa’ killing

The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority, Chief Nelson Owusu Ansah, has described as sad and disheartening the slaying of...

Changing lives through the internet; The story of a Ghanaian beans seller

Independence Day, Republic Day and other really important days have been popular in the history of Ghana for obvious reasons. However, 21st August 1995...

Ghana’s oldest doctor passes on

Ghana's oldest medical doctor, Emmanuel Evans Anfom, has reportedly passed on at age 101. One Nii Teiko Evans-Anfom, believed to be his son, took...

Fishes washed ashore died out of stress – Fisheries Commission

The Fisheries Commission’s preliminary investigations into fishes that were washed ashore on parts of Ghana’s coastal areas were due to stress factors. According to...

Kasoa murder: Central Regional Minister visits deceased’s family

Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan has assured family members of the 10-year-old-boy who was allegedly killed by two teenagers that the culprits will...

Man beheads grandmother, takes head to police station [Photos]

A man in his early 20s reportedly chopped off his grandmother's head, placed the severed head in a plastic bag, and took it to...

Man in court for allegedly kidnapping his own children

Prince Osei, a 38-year-old driver, accused of kidnapping his two kids has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Osei is said to have picked the...

Should I commit suicide or engage in prostitution – Widow asks

A widow, Faustina Nsiah, who lives in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, is appealing to the public to support her take care of her...