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Police officer chews off bar operator’s ear over ‘alcohol’ consumed [Photos]

A police officer has reportedly chewed off the ear of a drinking bar manager at Sefwi Amoaya in the Bodi District in the Western...

Nana Ama Mcbrown wins big award in Las Vegas

Ghanaian actress Nana Ama McBrown has been adjudged best actress in the romantic comedy ‘Coming to Africa.’ The movie, which was written and directed by...

Franklin Cudjoe in trouble!

Deputy Auditor-Generals of the Audit Service are demanding for an unqualified apology from Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, for trying to tarnish their...

School premises turned into galamsey site [video]

The premises of Omanpe Junior High School have reportedly been turned into a galasmey site following a decision by the chief...

Rawlings’ judgment on timing of Ahwoi’s book

Former President Jerry Rawlings has disputed claims that Professor Kwamena Ahwoi's book which chronicles his experience with him is ill-timed. In the book titled...

India to make COVID-19 vaccine available to Ghana – High Commissioner

The Indian Government will make available to Ghana and the rest of the world, three vaccines for coronavirus disease that are currently under trial. The...

Mahama begins 4-day tour in Volta Oti regions

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is set to begin a four-day tour in the Oti and Volta regions....

Kingdom Exim Group sponsors construction of weighbridge at Tema Port

Quality and Quantity (Q&Q) Services, a subsidiary of the Kingdom Exim Group has collaborated with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly to construct a weighbridge in...

COVID-19 bites sex workers

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected a lot of businesses and commercial sex workers are not an exception. The fear of being infected with COVID-19...

JHS pupils to enjoy free meals

Final year Junior High School (JHS) pupils in schools preparing to write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will enjoy free meal from government. President...

All tertiary institutions to re-open on this date

Tertiary institutions are expected to re-open on August 24, 2020 for continuing students for academic work to continue, President Akufo-Addo has said. Delivering his 15th national...

Full speech: Akufo-Addo’s 15th address to the nation

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday, August 16, 2020, addressed the nation on the measures taken against the spread of coronavirus in the country. His 15th...

Akufo-Addo sets date for reopening of borders

President Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism Ghana's borders will be opened for international activities by September 1, 2020. Ghana’s international land, air, and sea borders have...

From the Kumasi Newsroom: Tribute to the Editor’s editor – Saeed Ali Yaqub

Sail to the land of quil; the ink, your guide And lamp. When the winds blow, you will be safe. Enter with joyous songs, O perfect...

KMA pays tribute to Multimedia Group’s Saeed Ali Yaqub

The Management of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is the latest to pay tribute to The Multimedia Group’s Saeed Ali Yaqub who passed in the...

Coronavirus: 322 new cases bring Ghana’s tally to 42,532

Ghana has recorded 322 new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the country’s tally to 42,532. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 40,362 persons...

17-year-old girl commits suicide after losing ‘street fight’

A 17-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide at Mpasaaso Number 2 in the Ahafo Ano South district in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Rita Amapofo...

Tributes pour in for late Luv and Nhyira FM editor, Saeed Ali Yaqub

Tributes are pouring in for the late Luv and Nhyira FM editor, Saeed Ali Yaqub after the announcement of his passing on Sunday morning. Some...

Court clears former presidential staffer, Rockson Bukari, 3 others of bribery charge

A Bolgatanga Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged persons alleged to have been involved in the Shaanxi bribery case. The accused persons were former Minister...

2020 is a year of change lesson – Mensa Otabil

General Overseer at the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Mensa Otabil has said has urged Ghanaians to lean to cope with changes in their...

One of Multimedia Group’s longest-serving editors passes on

One of The Multimedia Group’s longest-serving editors, Saeed Ali Yaqub has passed on. The Luv FM and Nhyira FM editor has been with company since...

13-year-old girl rescued from rapist during jogging

A 13-year-old girl was rescued Saturday morning around 5:20 am from a man who attempted to defile her while jogging on the Akyem Osiem...

Ghanaians evacuated to Europe praise govt

Ghanaian Community in Germany has expressed profound gratitude to government for the successful evacuation of Europe-based Ghanaians who were stranded in Ghana following the...

20-year-old orphan commits suicide

JoyNews/AdomNews · Orphan commits suicide at Assin Akropong A 20-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide at Assin Akropong in the Central region. The deceased whose name...

Akufo-Addo to address nation tonight

President Nana Akufo-Addo will Sunday evening address the nation on the measures taken against the spread of coronavirus in the country. His 15th televised address...

My ‘Papa no’ comment was not meant to offend anybody; it was said in jest – Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says his ‘Papa no’ comment in Parliament on Friday was not meant to offend anybody. According to him, the comment was made in...

Badu Kobi, Obofour, others at final funeral rites of ‘Apraku My Daughter’ [Photos]

The final funeral rites of late Ghanaian popular evangelist, Emmanuel Kwaku Apraku, popularly known as ‘Apraku my Daughter‘, took place at Prophet Badu Kobi's church,...

Drama in Parliament after Information Minister describes John Jinapor as ‘Papa No’

There was drama in Parliament on Friday after Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah described former Deputy Energy Minister John Jinapor as 'Papa no.' This phrase ‘Papa...

Boy, 16, allegedly commits suicide

A 16-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree at Asonomaso in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti. The deceased, Kwaku...

Kweku Baako reveals when Airport will be opened!

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has hinted the country’s main airport will be opened to international traffic by...

How Akua Denteh was tortured a day before her death [Video]

A new video online has revealed how 90-year-old Akua Denteh, who was lynched at Kafaba, was tortured to confess to being a witch the...

Parliament approves controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalty agreement despite walkout by Minority

Parliament has approved the controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalty Limited agreement with the Government of Ghana despite a walkout by the Minority. Two years ago, parliament...

Speak up against wrongs in society – Joshua Alabi urges Ghanaians

The Campaign Manager of John Mahama 2020 has urged individuals, groups and institutions to speak up against wrongs in society, regardless of which party...

Millions lost as fire razes shops in Takoradi

Shops and goods worth millions of cedis have been lost as fire sweeps through some shops in Takoradi in the Western region. The fire is...

Police officer accidentally kills colleague in Bono region

A member of the Rapid Deployment Force2 (RDF) of the Bono Regional Police Command, Corporal Rexford Amoako, has allegedly been shot and killed by...

Fire destroys 100 kiosks at Shiashie [Video]

Fire has razed about 100 kiosks which serve as shelter for some squatters at Shiashie in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in Accra. The incident...

Okudzeto Ablakwa offers GH¢10k bounty on killers of Juapong businessman

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has offered a GHC¢10,000 bounty on the killers of Samuel Nyamador, the businessman allegedly...

Jubilee House gets body sanitising machine [Photos]

Dico Systems Limited, a Ghanaian-owned company which specializes in electrical engineering services, has donated a full body sanitizing machine worth GHC40,000 to the Jubilee...

Chief turns shrine into prayer camp [Videos]

A shrine at Bebuso in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region has been turned into a prayer camp. The shrine-cum-prayer camp...

Son of former president jailed for 5 years

The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign...