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Traditionalists mark annual Apetorku Easter Festival

Many believers of the traditional faith are converging at Apetorku’s Shrine at Dagbamatey within the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region to mark...

GRIDCo explains Saturday’s power outage

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has attributed Saturday evening’s power outage to the falling of a conductor on the Tema-Accra East transmission line at...

Covid-19: 4 accused of stealing vaccines granted bail

Four persons accused of stealing and selling vials of COVIDSHIELD have been granted ¢80,000 bail each by an Accra Circuit Court. They are: 37-year-old Disease...

‘Sakawa’ boys allegedly kill 10-year-old boy for rituals at Kasoa

Two young men, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 10- year-old boy for rituals. The sad incident happened at Kasoa...

How a doctor almost killed me – Ken Agyapong shares ordeal

Outspoken Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central has shared a chilling story of how medical negligence nearly caused his life. Kennedy Agyapong claimed he...

Shut up, you broke my virginity – Lady fights step-father

A Kumasi-based young woman is fighting her step-father over paternity of her nine-year-old child. The woman is accusing her step-father of having sexual relations with...

COVID-19: 66 new infections bring active cases to 1,746

Ghana has recorded 66 new cases of the novel coronavirus as of March 29, 2021. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), this brings the...

Christians mark Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Christians across the world are celebrating Easter Sunday, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The New Testament reveals...

Meet the woman who fled from abusive husband to settle in Ghana

Ghanaian-based Burkinabe, Rashida, has revealed that she exited her marriage of five years due to constant physical abuse. In an interview with SVTV Africa, Rashida...

Hunter allegedly shot dead during expedition in Krachi forest

A 36-year-old man, Kwaku Atimba, was allegedly shot dead in a hunting expedition after being mistaken for game at Kplesu, near Krachi in the...

Ours is a different kind of ‘dumsor’ – NPP’s Buaben Asamoa

Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has described the second round of power outages as a new kind...

Nabdam District Assembly’s driver killed in gory accident

A driver with the Nabdam District Assembly in the Upper East Region was killed in a ghastly road accident on Wednesday, March 31, 2021,...

Meet the first educated man from Zambulkura in North-East Region

Ghana is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has developed its educational and health needs of its people. Though there are many policies...

Bride-to-be dies from strange sickness

A bride-to-be has died of a rare form of hepatitis at the age of just 29. Tiffany Graham-Walters spent two months in hospital before her...

Easter: Let’s adhere to COVID-19 protocols – GHS to Ghanaians

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has cautioned the public on the need to be on guard during the Easter festivities in the face of...

We have ‘Good Friday’ because a good man died – Otabil

General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church, pastor Mensa Otabil, says the death of Jesus Christ marked a significant chapter of reconciliation of mankind...

Police clear air on arrest of journalist

The Ghana Police Service has rebutted claims that the Editor-in-chief of online portal Whatsup News was arrested at gunpoint. DSP Juliana Obeng, the head of...

Let’s forgive one another and move on in unity – Mahama urges Ghanaians on Easter

Former President John Mahama has underscored the need for Ghanaians to live in harmony as the world celebrates the the death and resurrection of...

Woman sacked from her home over breast illness, appeals for help

A 37-year-old woman has been sacked from her marital home by her husband for developing a condition doctors suspect to be breast cancer. Aabu, not...

Bawuma sends heartwarming Easter message to Ghanaians

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on Ghanaians to let Easter reawaken the passion to play a part in Ghana’s development and growth. In...

Police enforce COVID-19 restrictions at Titanic beach

The Titanic beach along the Tema-Sakumono road in the Tema West Municipality was deserted on Good Friday as part of the Easter lockdown to...

Man murdered, body dumped in Juaboso stream

A man, believed to be in his forties, has been allegedly murdered and his body dumped into a stream in the Juaboso township. The...

Dead body found in River Densu

A man, believed to be in his thirties, has been discovered dead in the Densu River at Nsawam. The deceased was spotted about 5:pm on...

Tears flow as beautiful student dies days after winning award [Photos]

A promising student of the University of Cape Coast, identified as Vida Ekuamah, is trending on social media after her demise was announced. She was...

UEW: Thief forced to sing hymn after he was caught on campus [Video]

The singing ability of a thief was put to a test after he was caught by students at the central campus of the University...

52 suspected criminals arrested; 44 motorbikes impounded in police swoop [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 52 suspected criminals with 44 motorbikes impounded ahead of the Easter Holidays. This was in a four-hour dawn...

Ex-convict jailed for stealing from Police station

A 40-year-old ex-convict, who stole a mobile phone from a Police station, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in hard labour by the...

I try to avoid comments about myself on social media – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that he always tries to avoid comments about himself on social media. Speaking on E Vibes, the...

Covid-19: 555,259 persons vaccinated so far – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has so far vaccinated 555,259 persons against Covid-19 since it began its mass vaccination exercise on March 2. This is contained...

Oti Boateng given 14 days to restore statue he demolished

The family of  the late Oheneba Yao Boateng has given the paramount chief of the New Juaben Traditional area a 14-day ultimatum to replace a...

Group takes steps to put smiles on faces of school girls in rural areas

A group, identified as the PR Boys, has successfully launched the 'Let’s Pad Them Project' to promote sexual reproduction and mental health among girls...

Regional Minister launches ‘Let’s make Accra work’ project

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has launched a campaign dubbed: 'Let's make Accra work'. This is a non-partisan agenda focused on ensuring the socio-economic...

No police escort for unauthorised vehicles – Police dispatch riders warned

Police dispatch riders have been warned against escorting unauthorised vehicles or face sanctions. The admonition was given on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police...

Attorney-General honours Attorneys in the Takoradi missing girls’ case [Photos]

In recognition of their meritorious service and outstanding display of professionalism in the prosecution of the case, the Republic vs. Samuel Udeotuk Wills and...

Akufo-Addo’s Easter message to Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has, in his Easter address to the nation on Thursday morning, pleaded with Ghanaians to endure another quiet Easter this year. “Last...

‘April Fool’s Day’ pranks can cause cardiac arrest – Psychologist

 The Vice President of Ghana Psychology Association, Reverend Albright Banibensu, has cautioned against negative pranks as they can cause cardiac arrests. “Persons with underlying anxiety...

Thief who sold phone for GH¢ 80 sentenced [Photos]

A 20-year-old herdsman, Ibrahim Lobbol, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for stealing an Infinix mobile phone. The prosecutor in the case, Chief Inspector...

Ghana – Burkina Faso railway connectivity project on track – Amewu

The Minister of Railway Development, John-Peter Amewu, says plans are on course to secure private sector partnerships to build a rail line between Ghana...

Mother, four-month-old baby missing

A woman, identified as Afia Pokua Asamoah and her four-month-old baby, Edward Oteng, have been reported missing. A police report filed by her husband, Isaac...

Lands Minister probes gold smuggling syndicate

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has commissioned an investigation into an alleged gold smuggling syndicate, uncovered in a Joy...