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Why Asiedu Nketia changed ‘biological name’ to Johnson

“I was born John but my friends always mocked and bullied me so I had to change it to Johnson,” says General Secretary of...

I warned pastor who shot wife dead – Popular prophet reveals [Video]

The Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Salifu Amoako, has revealed he forewarned the Ghanaian-United States (US) based pastor who shot...

Family of late Wa Imam rejects Bawumia’s GH¢20k funeral donation

The head and council of Elders of the family of the late Imam of Wa have turned down a GH¢20,000 funeral donation from Vice...

Amidu probes Agyapa Deal

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has begun a probe into the controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalties deal. As part of the investigation, he has written officially...

Former MP reveals plot against Kennedy Agyapong

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the La Dadekotopon constituency, Nii Amasah Namoale, has recounted an attack he planned against Assin Central Member of...

How Asiedu Nketia was given hefty slap

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has recounted some difficulties he encountered as a student. He may be popularly known...

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye breaks silence on Ursula Owusu’s attack

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Odododiodoo Constituency says he was not responsible for the 2012 attack on Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful as suggested by some...

Ghanaian pastor who shot his wife multiple times appears in court [Video]

United States (US)-based Ghanaian pastor, Ofori Slyvester, who murdered his beautiful wife, Barbara Tommey, by shooting multiple times has been brought before a court...

Stakeholder engagement on ‘Okada’ legalisation to resume in October – Transport Ministry

The Transport Ministry has said it will commence a consultation exercise with stakeholders on the legalisation of commercial motorcycle business, popularly known as ‘Okada’...

Building collapses on family of six

Six people from one family have sustained various degrees of injuries after their home collapsed on them during heavy rainfall in a community in...

Ofosu-Ampofo throws challenge to Freddie Blay

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has challenged the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay to an infrastructural debate. According to Mr...

Don’t allow politicians to control you – Otumfuo tells chiefs

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is worried about the infiltration of politicians in chieftaincy affairs, which he said is making chiefs less influential.He observed...

The Big Agenda: NPP gives valid reasons why NDC’s maternity leave promise is unrealistic

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) manifesto promise to extend by one month the usual three months maternity leave has been greeted with mixed reactions. The...

Farmer whose 1,730 birds were burnt by Agric Ministry begs for compensation

A poultry farmer, identified as Daniel Kwesi Anyetei, is pleading with the government to pay him some GHC50,000.00 compensation owed him. Mr Anyetei, who...

Why NDC’s 2020 manifesto is different [video]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has a message for pessimists doubting the party’s ability to fulfil its manifesto...

This Duncan-Williams’ powerful testimony will make you cry [read]

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has given a powerful testimony of how God took him out of the miry clay and put a song in his...

Immigration Service grabs over 30 illegal immigrants

The Ghana Immigration Service, in two separate round-ups, has intercepted over 30 illegal immigrants from Niger and Côte d'Ivoire who entered the country via...

Man busted with 18 stolen sheep

A 28-year-old driver, George Badaek, has been busted by the highway police at Yeji in the Pru East District in the Bono East region. The...

Akufo-Addo tours Ahafo Region on Saturday

President Nana Akufo-Addo's tour of the Ahafo Region will begin on Saturday, September 12. His tour of the region includes the inspection of ongoing construction...

16 Nigeriens grabbed for entering Ghana illegally

The Ghana Immigration Service at Berekum has arrested 16 illegal immigrants from Niger. Reports indicate the foreigners sneaked into the country through unapproved routes around...

Wedding video of pastor who shot wife dead drops

The wedding video of Sylvester Ofori and Barabara Tommey has surfaced online following the gruesome murder of Barbara, 27, by her husband Sylvester, 35. The...

Killer pastor’s motive for killing wife revealed [Video]

A video of pastor Sylvester Ofori, the United States of America-based Ghanaian pastor who shot and killed his wife, Barbara Tommey, has emerged online. The...

Killer pastor’s last Facebook post before shooting his wife

The last post of a Ghanaian pastor who shot his wife in the United States of America has surfaced and is generating talks as...

VRA happy with work on 17-megawatt solar power project

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on the 17-megawatt solar...

Rescuers retrieve body in River Oti after accident

Rescuers have retrieved the body of a child in from the Oti River at Kete-Krachi following a boat accident. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Samuel Nkrumah,...

Groom speaks in tongues after he was asked to ‘kiss the bride’

Every couple's first kiss as husband and wife is a moment nobody wants to mess up with in the entire wedding ceremony. However, a video...

Kennedy Agyapong’s harsh message to indigenes of Komenda

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has said indigenes of Komenda should be blamed for the non-viability of the Komenda...

Broken ferry causing deaths at Donkorkrom [Video]

A faulty ferry, which enabled transportation of residents of Ntonaboma to Donkorkrom, has truncated their access to quality healthcare. The truncation of access to quality...

Mustapha Hamid tears NDC’s manifesto apart

Deputy Campaign Manager of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mustapha Hamid, has downplayed the ability of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to fulfil its...

Ghanaians will vote in freedom, peace and security – Prez assures

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated his commitment to ensure that the Ghanaians are able to cast their vote in peace, security and freedom...

PAC fumes over failure to charge VAT for services offered to churches, others

Members of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are unhappy over failure by the management of G-Pak Limited to charge VAT on printing contracts for...

Graphic Communications owed millions of cedis by Parliament, MMDAs

The 2017 Auditor-General’s report has uncovered that institutions including the Parliament owe State-owned Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) some millions of Ghana cedis in...

Two-decade-old CIMG bill gets presidential assent

President Akufo-Addo has approved and signed into law, the new Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Act. The presidential assent according to a press release...

109 arrested at Madina for obstructing bailiff

Police in Accra have arrested 109 people at Madina Ritz Junction following an earlier attack on some of its personnel. They consist of some individuals...

Kennedy Agyapong on Mahama’s son and ‘okada’

Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has jabbed former President John Mahama over his promise to legalise 'okada'. The New Patriotic Party...

Why $194,000 debt owed GPHA must be cancelled – Minister explains

Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has pleaded with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to write off 165,000 Euros ($194,342.78) as bad...

Six districts record polio cases in Ashanti region

The Ashanti region has recorded eight polio cases in six districts, more than any region in Ghana since the beginning of this year. The affected...

Ablakwa throws light on free tertiary education for disabled students

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, during the party's manifesto launch on Monday, promised free tertiary education for persons with disabilities....

Drunkards Association condemns beer party after motorway accident

The Ghana Drunkards Association has expressed disappointment in some members who turned a fatal accident into a beer party on the Tema Motorway. The collision...

Bizarre: Woman found dead in gutter

A woman, believed to be in her early 30s, was found dead in a gutter Thursday morning at Sagnarigu-Dungu, a suburb of Tamale. The deceased,...