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James bond dies at 90

Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said. The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James...

Former Council of State Member passes on

A former Eastern Regional representative of the Council of State and Chief of Oyoko in the New Juaben Traditional area, Nana Kodua Kesse II...

If it’s none of your business, shut up! – Agyinasare tells gossips

Bishop Charles Agyinasare has counselled Christians against gossiping, admonishing: “If it’s not your business, shut up”. In his Sunday, October 25, 2020 sermon titled ‘Foolish...

Special Prosecutor submits Agyapa corruption risk assessment report to Akufo-Addo

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has completed the corruption risk assessment on the Agyapa Royalties deal and forwarded its recommendations to the Office...

Joy FM’s Doreen Andoh bereaved

The father of Joy FM presenter Doreen Andoh, Wilfrid Kobina Mensa Andoh, has passed on. He is reported to have died on October 11 at...

No coronavirus deaths recorded in October

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country did not record any COVID-19 deaths in October.It said the updated COVID-19 related deaths announced...

Multimedia Group Chairman inducted into Ghana Corporate Hall of Fame

The Board Chairman of The Multimedia Group Ghana Limited, Kweku Andoh Awotwi, has been inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame, together with...

As a journalist, I felt safe under Mahama’s administration and not Akufo-Addo – Manasseh Azure Awuni

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, says unlike the tenure of former President John Dramani Mahama where media personnel felt safe to go about their...

E.P. Church suspends major activities to mourn late moderator

The Acting Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), Ghana, Reverend Elisha E. Attu has directed the suspension of all...

Ghana ranks second on teacher status index globally

Ghana is ranked second after China globally on the new Varkey Foundation reports on Teacher Status Survey published on October 22, 2020. The survey, conducted...

Cleaner jailed 8 years for defiling victim in public toilet

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 19-year-old cleaner to an eight-year jail term for defiling a 12-year-old minor in a public toilet at...

Increasing kidnapping cases in Ashanti Region troubling – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has revealed that Ashanti Region alone has recorded countless kidnapping cases in recent years. According to him, the...

Menzgold customers resurface as they clash with police [Photos+video]

"Our money, our blood" was the popular chant from the Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold who demonstrated on Saturday morning at the premises...

Family of late Kofi B issues strong warning to Ghanaians ahead of his burial

The family of highlife artiste Kofi B has announced November 6-8 as the days for the final funeral rites of the musician. An uncle to...

Sacked PPA Boss banned from holding public office for 5 years

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice(CHRAJ) has banned the dismissed CEO of the Public Procurement Authority(PPA) Agyenim Boateng Adjei from holding any...

Two die in fatal motorbike crash

Two motorbike riders have died in a crash on the Akyem Kotokuom to Akyem Chia road in Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region. The accident...

Alabar robbery: 3 suspects arrested

The Ashanti Regional Police has apprehended three suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Alabar High Street in Kumasi on Friday afternoon. The police...

Contracts for sale: Suspended PPA boss should be sacked – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has said the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng...

Man baths at NPP rally to appreciate free water supply [Video]

A 'die-hard' New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporter shocked many with how he chose to appreciate the government's free water policy. The young man, believed to...

One dead, 3 injured as robbers attack market [Video]

One person has been reported dead with three others injured after gunmen attacked the Alabar Market in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. Information...

One dead, others injured in accident on Kintampo-Techiman highway

A 34-year-old woman, yet to be identified, has lost her life with others injured in a tragic road crash on the Kintampo-Techiman Highway. Reports indicate...

Girl, 6, rescued from suspected kidnapper

A six-year-old girl has been rescued from a suspected kidnapper at Kwaboanta in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. Diana Oman, the mother...

Check out how Domelevo is enjoying his leave [Photo]

The Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has dropped pictures of himself enjoying his leave in Zimbabwe. He shared a video of himself having a good time...

Diaspora association in Sweden, Denmark donate to COVID-19 fund

The Ghana Union in Sweden and the Council of Ghanaian Associations in Denmark has made donations to support Ghana’s COVID-19 Trust Fund. The donation was...

Businessman shot dead while performing ablution

A 62-year-old businessman, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, has been shot dead by unknown assailants at Asuadee in the Ashanti Region. The four assailants attacked the fuel...

GNFS mourns death of former chief fire officer

The Ghana National Fire Service continues to pay tribute to its former Chief Fire Officer who died at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital a...

Bryan Acheampong Foundation supports 200 students

The Bryan Acheampong Foundation (BAF), a non-governmental organisation in the Kwahu East District, has offered scholarships to some 200 tertiary students. This was at the...

KMA closes two drinking bars over excessive noise

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in the Ashanti region has closed down two drinking spots at Bantama over excessive noise making. The drinking spots, Motown...

Akufo-Addo reveals top secret

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed his secret to a strong, healthy life and why he looks smarter even at age 76. Aside eating healthy foods,...

First Lady commissions electronic library at Senya Bereku

First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has commissioned modern electronic library for the people of Senya Bereku. The ultra-modern library has been...

‘Doctor’ takes to the streets to mop Accra ‘floods’

A social media user identified as Nana Tea, widely known as the 'Road doctor' has shared photos of himself mopping an unidentified flooded area...

Seven armed robbers kill mobile money vendor

A gang of armed robbers has attacked and killed a mobile money vendor in cold blood at Awutu Adawukwa near Bawjiase in the Awutu...

It’s a lie; no party ever gifted me Land Cruiser, Dzorwulu land or built Perez Dome – Agyinasare

Bishop Charles Agyinasare has said it is a lie for anybody to say the property on which Perez Dome sits was gifted him by...

Mother of four siblings burnt to death at Amasaman speaks

The mother of the four children who got burnt in Wednesday’s fire in a house at Fise, near Amasaman, Sister Afia, has denied that...

Western Togoland secessionist suspect dies in police custody

One of the suspects in the Western Togoland secessionist case has reportedly died whilst in police custody. Counsel for the suspects, Mr Theophilus Donkor has...

Drunk armed robber arrested after revealing criminal act

The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded an 18-year-old boy into police custody for robbing a small scale gold miner at Mpatuam, in the Amansie...

CHASS calls for review of Free SHS policy

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has called for a review of the Free SHS policy, especially the policy on...

‘Aspirants Unite for Victory’ poised to retain power for NPP

A movement, dubbed: ‘Aspirants Unite for Victory’, under the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is championing for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s re-election, has sent an...

#EndSARS: Health Commissioner weeps on air over medical store looting [Watch]

A Commissioner for Health in Kogi, Saka Audu, broke down in tears on Wednesday, October 28 while inspecting the damage done by looters and...

NDC Secretary runs to police over death threats

Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency, Mugis Mahdi, has officially reported to the police some death threats against him. Mr...