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Kennedy Agyapong vows to get Obinim jailed [video]

Outspoken Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong, has vowed to get jailed founder and leader of International God’s Way Church,...

Coronavirus: Checkout food items shipped to Ghanaian students in China

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng, in an interview with Citi Business listed a number of food items sent to Ghanaian students in China...

Government settles medical bills of Dompoase accident victims

Government on Wednesday presented a cheque of nearly GH¢100, 000 to settle the medical bills of victims of the Dompoase accident that claimed 34...

Ghana returns Accra-bound BA flight seeking to evacuate UK nationals

As Ghana intensifies its ban on travels in and out of the country’s borders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a British Airways...

Coronavirus: Crime Check Foundation donates to Prisons Service

Non-Governmental Organisation, Crime Check Foundation has donated items to the Ghana Prisons Service to aid the institution manage the infection and spread of coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Take annual leave to reduce overcrowding – Head of Local Government

The Head of the Local Government Service (LGS), Dr Nana Ato Authur, has asked staff of Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs), Metropolitan, Municipal and District...

GMA calls for nationwide lock-down

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is calling on the government of Akufo-Addo to declare a nationwide lock-down with immediate effect. “The lock-down though...

READ: Prof Gyampo’s take on mandatory quarantine policy amidst Covid-19

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has lauded the government for announcing a mandatory self-quarantine on travelers to Ghana...

Please open University of Ghana Medical Centre – John Dumelo begs Akufo-Addo

Actor John Dumelo is politely asking President Nana Akufo-Addo to open the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) to help manage patients who get...

Bride collapses as groom walks out during wedding

Family members, friends and well-wishers, who gathered at a church in Jos to witness the wedding between Mr Rufus Aplang and his bride, Judith,...

Coronavirus: Ghanaians must repent – Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie [audio]

Former president of the Ghana Journalists Association has called on Ghanaians to turn from their wrongdoings and seek the face of God. ALSO READ: Koku...

Parliament joins Ghanaians to observe fasting and prayers

Parliament on Wednesday joined the country to observe the National Prayer and Fasting Day to overcome the coronavirus spread in the country as directed...

Coronavirus: Ghana records third death

Ghana has recorded its third coronavirus death at the 37 Military Hospital as the wife of a two-star general falls victim. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana...

Jack Ma’s donation of PPEs, test kits arrives in Ghana

Ghana has received its consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and COVID-19 test kits which were donated by wealthy Asian businessman, Jack Ma. ALSO...

Chief Imam declares two-day fast for Muslims in Ghana

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharabutu has declared a two-day fast for all Muslims across the country. Muslims are to observe the fasting...

Opoku Onyina’s message on national fasting and prayer day [Listen]

The immediate past Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Professor Opoku Onyina, has urged Ghanaians to remain humble as they seek God's face over...

God will fight Ghana’s battle but attitudinal change is critical – Jackson College principal

The Principal of Jackson College of Education has admonished Ghanaians to learn to be law-abiding in order to build a civilized and prosperous country. Theodosia...

Nat’l Day of Fasting & Prayer: Presby Moderator’s message to Ghanaians

Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt Rev. Professor Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, has urged Ghanaians to humble themselves...

Prayer topics for national day of fasting and prayer

Ghanaians are on Wednesday, March 22, 2020 expected to hold a national day of fasting and prayer over the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana and...

Nat’l Day of Fasting & Prayer: Agyinasare intercedes for Ghana [Listen]

Founder of Perez Chapel International, Charles Agyinasare, as part of the national prayer and fasting, led an intercessory prayer against the covid-19 pandemic. In a...

Coronavirus: Ghana observes national day of fasting and prayer

Ghanaians will today, Wednesday, 25th March, 2020 observe a national day of fasting and prayer to seek the face of God in the fight...

Coronavirus: National Service personnel asked to take mandatory leave

National Service Personnel have been asked to take mandatory leave in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Wuhan to ease lock-down as world...

Public Service Commission urges flexible hours for workers

The Public Services Commission has directed all public institutions to provide flexible working hours for workers as part of measures to prevent...

COVID-19: 21 persons arrested for illegally entering Ghana Tuesday morning

Deputy Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Laud Affrifah, has revealed that some 21 people, including five Ghanaians, were arrested early Tuesday morning for...

Coronavirus: persons illegally entering country despite border closure warned

Caution has been sent to persons illegally attempting to enter the country despite the closure of the country’s land and sea borders.   The c...

GMA stops vessels containing infected crew

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has directed all sea ports to prevent from entering the country any ship whose crew is suspected to be...

Methodist Church holds road prayer over COVID-19 [Photos]

Methodist Church members in Benue State, Nigeria on Sunday held a road prayer service against the covid-19 pandemic. Photos from the prayer session shared by...

Covid-19: Ghanaian students to adopt online study models – Napo

Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed plans put in place to enable Ghanaian students of all educational levels study on the various...

Pastor fined GH¢ 1, 200 for holding church services despite ban

The Nkawkaw District Court, presided over by Mr Albert Kwasi Owusu, has convicted leader of the Kingdom of God Church at Amanfrom near Nkawkaw...

They froze time but coronavirus has left them with frozen incomes

Apart from the sudden religious trust in alcohol-based sanitisers and washing of hands under running water for 20 seconds, the next most peddled advice...

Greater public will be harmed if NIA registration is halted – Deputy AG tells court

Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is urging an Accra High Court to allow the National Identification Authority (NIA) to continue with its Ghana...

Christabel Ekeh shares new photos

Actress Christabel Ekeh has excited social media users with new photos she has shared on her instagram page. The dazzling photos of the actress have set...

Unless soldiers come here to stop us – Man in Cape Coast says in a gathering of hundreds [Video]

A man in Cape Coast is asking President Nana Akufo-Addo to deploy soldiers to halt a social gathering of hundreds of Ghanaians enjoying themselves...

Covid-19: Circle turns ghost town [Photos]

The Kwame Nkrumah Circle, one of Accra's busiest areas was reduced to a ghost town as city authorities engaged in a fumigation exercise. The Kwame...

Pray to God yourself – Pope Francis on coronavirus

Pope Francis amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has brought about a ban on public gatherings, has urged that people should pray on their own. According...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count hits 52 [audio]

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has announced that Ghana's case count of confirmed coronavirus cases now stands at 52. He made the announcement at...

Kumasi traders suggest other ways to make fumigation successful

Some trader unions in Kumasi have suggested other methods the government should adopt in ensuring planned fumigation exercise is successful. The Kejetia Petty Traders Association...

Ayigbe Edem to host ‘Anti-Corona Concert’ live on Facebook and Twitter

Ghanaian hiplife artiste, Denning Edem Hotor, known in showbiz as Ayigbe Edem, is set to hold a concert on the back of increasing cases...

Customers’ social distancing at pharmacy [Photos]

Following directives and calls from government on the need for social distancing over the outbreak of coronavirus, this pharmacy has not counted itself out....

Markets to run shift system over Covid-19

Special Advisor on Health to the President, Anthony Nsiah Asare has revealed plans are underway for markets to run a shift system amid the...