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Coronavirus: Savannah region records two new cases

The Savannah Regional has recorded two new cases of the novel coronavirus. The case was recorded at Salaga in the East Gonja Municipality bringing the...

I almost died – Tsatsu Tsikata

Celebrated Ghanaian lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, has recounted how he almost lost his life 12 years ago after he was wrongfully sentenced to prison. According to...

What Gary-Al Smith’s Covid-19 status disclosure did for anti-stigma campaign

Joy Sports’ Gary Al-Smith in an unexpected post on June 18, announced that he had contracted the dreaded novel coronavirus. He disclosed his status via...

Fire destroys studio of MUSIGA Chairperson [Photos]

Fire has destroyed the studio of the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Augustina Addison. Reports indicate the incident, which occurred...

Peace FM loses another presenter

Despite Media Group, owners of Peace FM, has lost one of its popular presenters. Daniel Adjei Peprah, a renowned broadcast journalist, popularly referred to as...

Ibrah One’s brother visits Kennedy Agyapong to beg for him? [Photo]

The family of Ibrah One has reportedly visited Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, to plead with him after the young businessman...

Immigration Officers force residents to desilt gutters, sweep entire road for this reason [Video]

Some residents in the Bono East Regional Capital, Techiman, have been made to desilt gutters and sweep an entire road stretch over failure to...

Takoradi Kidnapping: I was tortured to give false confessions – Suspect claims

One of the suspects in the Takoradi kidnapping case, John Orji, claims the police tortured him to confess falsely during his interrogation. Mr Orji was...

We didn’t stop John Dumelo from carrying out dredging activities -Assembly

Our attention has been drawn to media reports that the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has stopped Mr John Dumelo from carrying out dredging activities...

Opuni fails to put his trial on hold again

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni, who is standing trial for allegedly causing over GH¢217 million...

Duffuor, others now face 71 charges

The Attorney-General’s Office has amended its case against a shareholder of uniBank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and eight others, bringing the charges up from 68...

Full list: Shake-up in Immigration Service

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced a shake-up among its top senior officers as it intensifies its fight against the deadly coronavirus. The service,...

Taxi driver killed by falling tree in Kumasi

A taxi driver is feared dead after a tree fell on him during a heavy rain storm at Mmrom in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital. The deceased, identified...

Akufo-Addo launches $219m galop initiative for 10,000 low-performing basic schools

President Nana Akufo-Addo has launched the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP). The Project is to help drive standards and quality in some 10,000...

Taxi driver killed by falling tree in Kumasi

A taxi driver is feared dead after a tree fell on him during a heavy rain storm at Mmrom in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital. The deceased, identified...

EC to present new Constitutional Instrument for vote transfer

The Electoral Commission (EC) is to present a new Constitutional Instrument (CI) before parliament next week to amend the existing CI 94. The new C.I...

Bono Regional Hospital MD warns staff who flout Covid-19 safety protocols [video]

The Medical Director of the Bono Regional Hospital, Dr. Cardinal Newton says management will not countenance staff who fail to strictly adhere to...

AG’s Office rejects Ato Essien’s refund deal

The Attorney General’s (AG) Office has revealed it has rejected the terms of a refund agreement submitted by the founder of defunct Capital Bank,...

Mother demands abortion after father impregnates daughter [Video]

Deborah Anaji, mother of a 13-year-old girl, is demanding her daughter aborts her two months old pregnancy her father is responsible for. To Madam Anaji,...

NPP man regrets curses in river

One of the four New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Juaben Constituency who cursed their party leaders in a river has regretted his weird action. Ransford...

Farmer, 58, murdered in front of his children

 A 58-year-old farmer, identified as Kudjo Dakudzi, has allegedly been murdered at Somanya in the Eastern region over land litigation. The incident is said to...

Coronavirus: KATH orders doctors, nurses at ICU to self quarantine for 14 days

The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has asked the doctors and nurses working at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...

Africa reacts to success of dexamethasone trial

South Africa has said it was "considering" treating seriously ill Covid-19 patients with dexamethasone, a steroid drug that British medical scientists have hailed as...

Former TV3 staff who is now a drug addict narrates his story [Video]

Former TV3 lightning technician in 1997, Eric ‘Addotey’ Addo, has opened up about how drugs have affected his life after a friend introduced him...

First batch of ‘stranded’ UK returnees go into mandatory quarantine

Some 224 Ghanaians stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) have successfully returned home through a special arrangement dubbed 'Operation Return Home'. This comes...

Maggots infest an*s of 11-year-old boy after being sodomised

A doctor's revelation on Twitter on how an 11-year-old-boy developed maggots in his anus after years of rape, has left sadness in the heart...

Kennedy Agyapong punches Ibrah One, unleashes investigators on him (Watch)

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has descended heavily on Ibrahim Dauda, popularly known as Ibrah One. Ibrah One has over the...

Injustice leads to curses – Otumfuo’s Chief Priest warns political leaders

The Nsumankwahene (Chief Priest) to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned to political leaders to ensure fairness in the way they dealt...

COVID-19: SHSs to benefit from Trust Fund as more donations pour in

The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Sophia Akuffo, has announced Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana will soon...

Ashanti Juaben residents applaud govt for ‘1 constituency $1m projects’

Residents of Ashanti Juaben in the Ashanti region are applauding the government for providing massive infrastructural projects under the 'One Million One Constituency' policy. According...

Two dead in gory accident at Asiakwa-Kyebi [video]

A bus driver and one passenger have been confirmed dead after two VIP buses crashed in the Eastern Region.  The two buses –...

I will repay GH¢51m debt within two months if… – Woyome

Embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has stated the condition under which he will be able to repay the GH¢ 51 million judgement debt owed the...

Govt to set up 2 coronavirus hospitals in Ashanti region

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Oko Boye, has revealed that the government is taking steps to turn two hospitals in the Ashanti region...

Right to Play Ghana calls for inclusive education amid COVID-19

Right To Play Ghana is urging the government to ensure all children access to quality education due to the challenges the COVID-19 has posed...

2020/21 academic year scholarship interviews begin in Northern Region

About 12,000 students, who applied online for the scholarship and underwent an online aptitude test are being interviewed in the Northern region. The successful students...

Jealous lover allegedly kills rival

A man, identified as Manso, has allegedly stabbed his rival, Bright Oppong to death with a metallic object at Kyebi in the Eastern region. According...

Fake police officer nabbed at Gomoa Akraman

The Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command has apprehended a man for parading himself as a police officer working at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)...

Coronavirus kills three-month-old baby in Northern region [video]

A three-month-old baby is among the recorded Covid-19 deaths in the Northern, the regional Ghana Health Service says. Speaking at a briefing in...

NIA issues over nine million Ghana cards to qualified Ghanaians

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has so far issued 9,050,346 Ghana cards to qualified Ghanaians out of 11,034,174 printed cards since the mass registration...

4 arrested for stealing railway tracks

Four persons have been arrested for stealing railway tracks at Obom near Amasaman in the Greater Accra region. The four suspects were apprehended around midnight...