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Akatsi Police intercept vehicle loaded with marijuana

Police at Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region have intercepted a vehicle carrying large quantities of dried leaves suspected to...

Notorious abortion ‘doctor’ jailed four years

The Suhum Circuit Court, presided over her Ladyship Diana Adu Asare, has sentenced a notorious abortion perpetrator, David Darko to four years imprisonment. The 40-year-old...

Adwoa Safo clears air on voting against Mike Oquaye

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has dismissed claims she voted against the immediate past Speaker, Prof Mike Oquaye on January 7,...

Highway Authority exposes recruitment fraudsters

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has issued a caution to the public against recruitment fraudsters acting as agents. It said scammers are using various online...

Election petition: Check out lawyers for Akufo-Addo and John Mahama

Presidential election hearing filed by John Dramani Mahama seeks to call on the Supreme Court to order a rerun of the December 7, 2020...

Kintampo accident: Driver’s mate dead after being trapped under trailer

A drivers mate is reported dead after being trapped under their trailer for over 16 hours. The driver, Mustapha and his brother, Emmerana Alhassan, 20,...

GBA reacts to bribery accusations against a Supreme Court judge

The Ghana Bar Association has described the allegations made against a Supreme Court Judge by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Asawase,...

GIJ reacts to allegations of disregarding covid-19 protocols

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has dismissed report which suggests students disregard the covid-19 safety protocols on its campuses. According to the Institution, all...

Suspected armed robbers shoot taxi driver dead!

Unknown assailants have shot dead a taxi driver, identified as ‘Culture’, at Mmoatiakrom near Dunkwa-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central...

One injured as rainstorm displaces residents at Seikwa [Video]

One person has been injured with at least 100 others displaced by a rainstorm at Seikwa in the Bono Region. Reports indicate...

Ablekuma Central shooting incident: Suspect granted bail

The Accra High Court has granted ¢200,000 bail with three sureties to the accused National Security officer standing trial for his involvement in the...

Coronavirus: 37 Military Hospital to close Medical and Emergency unit for fumigation exercise

The 37 Military Hospital has announced that it will temporarily close down its Medical and Emergency Unit to the public for a period of...

Kumasi fires: GNFS speaks on alleged arson after assessment

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has stated with certainty that there was no arson in relation to the recent Kumasi incidents after an...

Nsawam road: 14-year-old project still awaiting completion [Video]

The dual carriageway from Gyan-krom, near Nsawam, to Apedwa Nkwanta remains uncompleted – in spite of the Road Minister giving assurances that construction would...

The full story: ‘Sakawa’ boys clash with Kasoa traders over snake [Video]

There was drama at the Kasoa toll booth on Tuesday when traders clashed with alleged 'sakawa' boys over a snake. Reports indicate the...

Two-year-old boy drowns in gutter

A two-year-old child has drowned in a gutter full of water at Netro, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central...

Check out special statue to keep Rawlings’ memory

A statue to keep alive the memory and legacy of late former President Jerry John Rawlings has popped up online. The statue is nothing short...

Prisons Service calls for increased feeding grant for prisoners

The Ghana Prisons Service has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency and on humanitarian grounds, increase the daily feeding allowance...

MMDCEs directed to remain at post

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have been directed to remain at post. The directive is in accordance with Article 243(3) of the 1992...

Soldier in court over alleged sexual intercourse with a minor

A 30-year-old soldier has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly having multiple sex with a 14-year-old girl at Burma Camp, Accra. Corporal Offei...

Haruna Iddrisu in hot waters!

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako, has countered Haruna Iddrisu over comments made regarding the appointment of interim ministers. The veteran...

Fair Wages to hold emergency meeting with TEWU

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has called for an emergency meeting with the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) over their nationwide strike. TEWU effective...

Afriyie Akoto named caretaker minister of Agriculture Ministry

President Akufo-Addo has named Owusu Afriyie Akoto to supervise activities at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. He is expected to oversee dealings at the...

Ministries running smoothly ahead of appointments

Government business is running smoothly ahead of the appointment of Ministers by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his second term of government. The Ghana...

Two arrested for attempting to smuggle narcotics into Ankaful Prison

The Police in Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality have arrested two persons who attempted to convince a Prison officer to smuggle suspected narcotic...

Govt taskforce arrests 7 illegal Chinese miners; seizes 10 excavators [Video]

Government’s Environmental Sustainability taskforce has arrested seven Chinese nationals and seized 10 excavators as it moves to save forests invaded by illegal...

NPP MP involved in accident [Photos]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sehwi Akontombra, Alex Djornuboah Tetteh has been involved in a car accident. The crash is said to have happened on...

Man shoots girlfriend to death at Akyem Nkronso

A young man, believed to be in his early 30s, has shot his girlfriend to death at Akyem Nkronso, a suburb of the Abuakwa...

Aggrieved Menzgold customers react to Bulldog’s arrest

Aggrieved customers of Menzgold have condemned the arrest of one of its members, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog. Bulldog, addressing a statement...

TEWU declares nationwide strike Wednesday

The Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has declared its intention to embark on a nationwide strike beginning Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The action, according...

Resolve electoral issues amicably – Nana Fitz tells NPP, NDC

A leading sports administrator, Nana Fitzgerald Barkers Woode (Nana Fitz), has called on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

20-year-old girl murdered in Accra

Residents of Doryumu-Abeka in the Shai Osudoku District are in a state of shock as to what led to a gruesome murder of a...

Woman’s divorce gift to husband will shock you

A 38-year-old South African man has showed to the world the gift he got from his ex-wife after signing their divorce papers. The five-year marriage,...

Top govt official found dead in his room

Serbia’s Honorary Consul to Ghana, Steve Mawuenyega, has been found dead in a room in a house near the American Embassy in Accra. He was...

Fire guts warehouse at Suame Magazine in Kumasi

A fire outbreak at a warehouse at the Suame Magazine in Kumasi on Tuesday morning destroyed goods worth thousands of cedis. The cause of the fire,...

Tears as pretty bride-to-be dies 3 days to her wedding [Photos]

The family of a bride-to-be, Nji Petra, cannot control itself over her death barely three days to her wedding. Miss Nji is reported to have...

Two illegal miners remanded for stealing

The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded two illegal miners into prison custody for assault and stealing at Asuowin, in the Amansie West District. Emmanuel Boakye...

Rawlings’ burial date finally announced

The final burial rites of late former President Jerry John Rawlings is set to come off on January 27, 2021. Preceding the burial, Mr Rawlings...

UCC adopts Nduom School of Business

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has adopted the Nduom School of Business and Technology as its satellite campus to address its accommodation challenges. Director...

President Akufo-Addo fulfills promise to Anglican Church

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed gratitude to the electorate in the Ashanti Region for their massive support, resulting in his victory in...