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Asomdwee Park sees major facelift [video]

Ghana’s first presidential mausoleum and final resting place of late President John Evans Atta Mills has seen a major facelift. Asomdwee Park, which hitherto was...

Govt delegation storms Sir John’s hometown for his one-week observation [Photos]

Vice Presiden Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Chief of Staff, Akosua Fremah Opare, led a government delegation to the one-week observation of the late Chief...

Coronavirus: Over 254 staff of KATH test positive

A total of 254 staff of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak in the...

Fake lawyer busted in court

An Accra High Court has ordered for the arrest of a 56-year-old man who allegedly posed as a lawyer and was defending a client...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for €70m Eastern Regional Hospital

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of Phase One of the new 600-bed Eastern Regional Hospital. The project is expected...

Middleman arrested for alleged forging of DBS invoice

Police in the Ashanti region have granted enquiry bail to a former agent of DBS Industries who allegedly forged and issued the company's invoice. The...

Kennedy Agyapong’s car involved in accident [Photos + Video]

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong's escalade vehicle with registration number GE 6790-17 has been involved in an accident. The minor accident is said...

Covid-19 taskforce shuts down 4 churches

Four churches in the Sunyani Municipality were shut down indefinitely for non-compliance with safety protocols and guidelines to stem the spread of Covid-19. The Sunyani...

National Commission on Small Arms condemns use of arms at registration centres

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has condemned the use of arms at some centres in the ongoing voter registration centres. The...

Husband’s defence after wife found condoms on him will crack you up [Video]

A mason, Julius Obomeh, who was confronted by his wife for having condoms has mounted a hilarious defence, saying he only fills...

Jean Mensa reacts to Mahama’s decision to abruptly end tour of registration centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) has described as unfortunate, John Dramani Mahama's decision to end his tour of some registration centres in the country.  Mr Mahama...

Why we arrested NDC PC for Effutu – Police

The Winneba District Police Command has given insight into why the Parliamentary Candidate (PC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Effutu, James Kofi...

Over 60 shops in Koforidua market centre razed down by fire [Video]

About 60 shops at the Juaben Serwaa market in Koforidua have been razed down by fire. The cause of the fire is not...

Official: 125 Ghanaians deported from USA [Audio]

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has disclosed that some 125 Ghanaians have been deported from the USA as part of arrangements that led...

Otchere-Darko speaks on ‘De Facto Prime Minister of Ghana’ tag

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has cleared the air on his influence in the Akufo-Addo-led government as he defends the latter on cronyism and nepotism...

Cargill, Apostles Continuation Church donate to COVID-19 Fund [Photos]

Cargill Ghana, a cocoa processing company and the Apostles Continuation Church, have donated to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. Cargill Ghana, led by the Human...

Akufo-Addo’s silence on Hawa Koomson’s shooting sickening – Franklin Cudjoe

Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described as sickening President Nana Akufo-Addo's silence on the melee that occurred at the Steps to...

Akufo-Addo responds to Covid-19 infection claims [Audio]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed surprise at the suggestion from some Ghanaians that he had tested positive of Covid-19 and had...

Mahama cuts short registration centre tours over Covid-19 concern

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has suspended his monitoring tour of the ongoing voters' registration centres. The blatant disregard...

Accra International Book Festival hosts Oheneyere Gifty Anti on #CatchUpAccra

Ace broadcast journalist and bestselling Ghanaian author, Oheneyere Gifty Anti is the guest author for the July edition of all-writers affair platform #CatchupAccra. The virtual...

Akufo-Addo to embark on first foreign trip after border closure

President Akufo-Addo will on Thursday embark on a trip to the West African country of Mali. This will be the first foreign trip after he...

I fill them with water and burst them – Husband’s excuse to wife who found condoms on him [Watch]

A man, who was confronted by his wife over condoms she had found in his possession, told her he fills them with...

Registrar raises red flag about invalid marriages

The Registrar of Marriages has alerted all celebrants to the fact that marriages contracted at unlicensed venues or by officiating ministers not gazetted by...

Orphanage Homes call on govt for support amid COVID-19 [Video]

Chief Executive Officer of Nsawam-based Eye of the Lord Orphanage Home, Darko Sarpong, is appealing to the government to extend stimulus packages amid the...

Check out Obaapa Christy’s emotional tribute song for late Sir John [Video]

Ghanaian award-winning gospel musician, Obaapa Christy, has touched many hearts after releasing a tribute song for New Patriotic Party’s Sir John, known in real...

Nduom steps aside as PPP opens nominations for flagbearers

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom is expected not to contest the Progressive People Party's (PPP) flagbearer race as nominations open. The leadership of the party announced...

Ya-Naa praises IGP for this reason

The Dagbon overlord, Ya-Naa Abukari Mahama II, has heaped praises on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, for his passion for peace. Ya-Naa II...

Tiwaa Addo-Danquah worried over why people always find it difficult to accept women in top positions

The Director-General in Charge Welfare at the Ghana Police Service, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has bemoaned the stereotyping of women in leadership positions...

NPP Youth Wing to hold candlelight vigil for Sir John

The Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, hold a candlelight vigil in honour of its late...

Two-year-old drowns at Gbawe

The Gbawe police in Accra are investigating the circumstances leading to the drowning of a two-year-old boy at Gbawe Flower Pot. The body of David...

Obinim’s ‘sins’ revealed in court

Details are emerging about the reason why the controversial pastor, Daniel Obinim, founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), was hauled before the...

Obour tours registration centres at Asante-Akim South

Former Musiga President and defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for Asante-Akim South Constituency, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly called 'Obour', has ended his...

Castro’s father exposes Dr Maurice Ampaw

The father of missing Ghanaian musician, Castro, has warned Dr Maurice Ampaw to desist from parading himself as the family’s lawyer. Castro’s father said...

Otchere-Darko mocks Mahama with this comment

Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that former President John Mahama will soon implement some policies...

Aspiring NDC MP arrested by armed military men

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded the release of its Ledzokuku constituency executives, including the parliamentary candidate for the area, Bernard Ayiku. The...

Mahama pens emotional tribute to Atta Mills

Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid glowing tribute to his former boss, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, on what would have been the...

Baby dumped in public toilet rescued [Photos]

Help came on time for a baby boy who was dumped in a public toilet at Mempeasem, a district in the Savannah region. According to...

Kennedy Agyapong rescues stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has responded to a distress call from a group of Ghanaians stranded in Lebanon. A few...

Ghanaians roast Hawa Koomson over Kasoa shooting incident

Ghanaians have reacted angrily following the Minister for Special Development Initiative's admission that she fired gunshots at the Step to Christ registration centre in...

NaCCA denies reviewing JHS, SHS duration

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has debunked claims suggesting it has plans to review the Junior High School (JHS) and Senior...