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Artistic impression of 47-year-old KATH Maternity Block [photos]

Below are photos of how the 47-year-old Maternity and Children's Block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital will look when completed. The project, which was...

Coronavirus: Over 200 stranded Ghanaians registered in Washington DC

Stranded Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA), who are ready to bear the cost of their flight home, are to be given...

Provide clear regulation to control use of discretion in disbursement of public funds – Prof. Prempeh urges govt

Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has called on the government to provide a clear regulation to govern...

Covid-19 in Ghana: Watch recovered patients jubilate [Video]

A video of some Ghanaians believed to have recovered from the deadly novel coronavirus, massively jubilating has been sighted by Adomonline.com. The video shows dozens...

Covid-19 patient recounts humiliating experience with health workers [audio]

A middle-aged woman, believed to have tested positive for coronavirus, has recounted the humiliation her family has suffered from health workers. The woman, who spoke...

NaCCA approves 187 textbooks for KG, primary schools

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), acting on behalf of the Education Ministry, has announced the first batch of recommended textbooks for use...

Right To Play Ghana donates PPEs and education materials to GES

Right To Play, an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has donated to the Ghana Education Service (GES). The donated items worth, GHS 532,000 to the GES...

Tears as Covid-19 patient shares devastating stigmatisation story [Listen]

A Covid-19 patient has recounted how she has become an object of ridicule before many of her friends and relatives after testing positive for...

Jon Benjamin mocks Obinim

Former British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has made jokes of the alleged sickness and arrest of Angel Daniel Obinim. The 'Angel' is said...

Covid-19: Boy, 15 escapes quarantine in Wa

A 15-year-old boy who tested positive for coronavirus in the Upper West Region has reportedly escaped from quarantine. The Upper West Regional Police Command announced...

Fire Service pensioner drowns in abandoned manhole at Fetteh Kakraba

A 61-year-old Fire Service pensioner, Patrick Gyamesi, has met his untimely death after he drowned in a 10-feet abandoned manhole. The sad incident happened at...

Some Ghanaians don’t believe coronavirus is real – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said despite the numerous public education about the novel coronavirus, some Ghanaians still do not believe...

This is what Bernard Nyarko told his mother before he died [Video]

Maame Yaa Konadu, mother of late actor, Bishop Bernard Nyarko, has said her last days with her son made her believe that even before...

Today in History: Rawlings fails in his first coup attempt

Today in History, exactly 41 years ago on May 15, 1979, Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings was arrested and imprisoned after he led a...

Bishop Obinim suffers ‘heart attack’ [audio]

Self-acclaimed Angel of God, Bishop Daniel Obinim, is said to have suffered a heart attack Thursday. According to reports, the Founder and Leader of International...

COVID-19: Passport offices across Ghana to resume operations

Passport offices across Ghana are set to resume operations from Monday, May 18, 2020, following a break amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was announced in...

Bernard Nyarko’s number of children not 3 as more children emerge after his death – Mother [Audio]

It has emerged that the late Bishop Bernard Nyarko's number of children which was originally thought to be three has jumped to five, the...

Car crashes into police station; injures pregnant officer [Photos]

A pregnant police officer, Mavis Amemesor, sustained severe injuries when a Toyota Corolla run into the Asiakwa Police Station in the Eastern region on...

New Voters Register: Mac-Manu’s questions to NDC

Campaign Manager of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac-Manu, wants the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to explain to Ghanaians their reasons for...

We don’t need the EC to rig elections in our favour – Mac-Manu tells NDC

We don’t need the Electoral Commission (EC) to rig the elections in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the newly outdoored campaign...

MTN grows revenue by 11% amid coronavirus pandemic

Telecommunication giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has recorded positive service revenue by 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the...

Photos of highway temperature checks in Bono Region amid Covid-19

As Covid-19 continues to spread at both regional and community levels, the government and its collaborating agencies in the health sector are adopting new...

NSS staff’s body found in well

The body of a 25-year-old National Service Scheme (NSS) personnel has been found in an abandoned well barely 24 hours after being declared missing. The...

Don’t promise Ghanaians ‘this’ during election year – Political Scientist

Political Science lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has advised political parties against promising to fight corruption during campaign periods. Prof Gyampo...

Explosion kills two; injures four

Two persons have died instantly and four others in critical conditions at Yagaba in the North East Region after a faulty tyre they were...

Osibisa band, first African band to go Platinum

Osibisa band was the first Ghanaian as well as African band to notch up a whole series of best-selling singles and albums in the...

Covid-19: Ibn Chambas gives prediction on African elections and economies

With some general elections in Africa marked by tension and violence, the outbreak of Covid-19 in an election era is likely to increase the...

Govt meets with employers today over COVID-19 safety guidelines at workplace

Reports indicate that the government will today, May 14, 2020, be meeting with employers across the country to discuss effective adherence to safety and...

Health Minister chides Ghanaian journalists

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has chastised journalists for non-compliance to the social distancing safety protocol put in place to control the spread...

‘Y’asem Nie’: Galamsey king recounts how he enjoyed tea with 5 tins of milk

An ex-galamsey king, sharing his experience in the illegal yet lucrative business, has revealed some extravagant moments miners lived inside the death trap pits. According...

NPP suspends parliamentary aspirant

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its parliamentary aspirant (PC) for the Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency in the North East region. Mr Peter Wuni Baaga, the...

Paramount Chief of Manya Krobo Traditional Area destools queen mother

The Paramount Chief of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II, has destooled the paramount queen of the area, Nana Aplam II. Sources close...

COVID-19 guidelines: Police to embark on mass arrest of stubborn people

The government is said to be considering certain legal options to ensure stricter enforcement of COVID-19 preventive and safety guidelines in the country. The legal...

Ghana’s dancing pallbearers find new fame during COVID-19

The Nana Otafrija pallbearers might look slick, but they are not afraid to get dirty. Their signature moves, carried out with a coffin in...

NCA case: Good call, justice delayed is not justice denied – NPP Deputy Communications Director

Deputy Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mame Yaa Aboagye, says it serves the former National Communications Authority (NCA) boss right...

4 arrested for dumping refuse along Madina-Aburi Highway

The La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) Sanitation Taskforce on Tuesday dawn arrested four people for dumping refuse along the Madina- Aburi Highway. The convicts, Joyce...

Prof Gyampo writes: NCA case – Verdict isn’t witch-hunting-

The law on Causing Financial Loss to the State, according to those who initiated it, was never meant to be used against offenders. This...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 281 new cases; total now 5,408

Ghana has recorded 281 more coronavirus cases taking the national tally to 5,408, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. In an update on the...

Dr Boadi Nyamekye wades into calls for churches to be reopened

General Overseer of the Maker House Chapel, Dr Boadi Nyamekye, has added his voice in dismissing the calls for churches to reopen amid the...

Covid-19: T.B. Joshua’s message to the world after returning from the mountain

Popular televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, has prayed for the recovery of coronavirus patients. The leader of The Synagogue...