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Zoomlion workers in A/R agitate over seven- month salary arrears

Workers of waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana, in the Ashanti Region are on a collision course with their employer over unpaid arrears. The workers complain...

Blow-by-blow account of how man was robbed of GH¢123k in Tema

Alhaji Masawudu, has narrated how he was robbed of GH¢123, 000.00 after withdrawal from the Tema Zenith bank branch on Thursday. According to him, he...

Security analyst who predicted Tema robbery hints of cases in these areas

A security analyst with the Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (ACSIS), who predicted the Tema robbery incident, has hinted of similar cases...

The Multimedia Group donates PPEs to Police Stations and Health Centres at Nima, Maamobi and Kotobabi

Media giant, The Multimedia Group Limited, has donated sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Nima and Kotobabi Police Stations, Nima Government Clinic...

Inside Ghana’s biggest slum residents lean on hope to bear Covid-19

Bashiru Adeyinka, 52, looks beaten, as he scavenges through thick waste inside the choked toxic Korle lagoon. He goes through the waste earnestly searching...

Tema robbery: Witnesses steal scattered cash during gun battle

The businessmen, who had gone to a bank in Tema to withdraw GH¢123,345.00 before they were attacked by armed robbers, only managed to salvage...

Taxi driver found dead near Apam Junction [Photos]

A taxi driver, believed to be in his twenties, has been found in a nearby bush at Gomoa Ankamu near Apam Junction in the...

Coronavirus: Check out areas in Greater Accra with cases

Greater Accra remains the epicentre as Ghana battles the coronavirus pandemic. ALSO READ: Lets create country-specific COVID-19 measures and not copy blindly – Akufo-Addo to ECOWASThe...

Listen: Pentecost Church members urged to bury dead relatives

The Church of Pentecost is urging families keeping dead relatives at the morgue to bury them. ALSO READ: We believe in science but God is supreme...

Lets create country-specific COVID-19 measures and not copy blindly – Akufo-Addo to ECOWAS

President Nana Akufo-Addo has underscored the need for African States to use home-grown solutions to fight the coronavirus pandemic. He told his fellow ECOWAS leaders...

NPP Nasara Coordinator celebrates Chief Imam on 101st birthday

The National Coordinator of Nasara Club, a wing of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has congratulated National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharabutu on...

We believe in science but God is supreme – Pentecost leader on need for fasting and prayers[audio]

Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has underscored the importance of fasting and prayers in this coronavirus era. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Christian Council...

Coronavirus pandemic not a sign of end time – Pentecost Chairman

The Coronavirus pandemic wrecking havoc in the world is not a sign of end time, chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye...

How the nickname Mr Crutches motivated this physically-challenged maths teacher to do more

A hardworking mathematics teacher, Michael Thompson, has narrated how he was first received by his students when he walked into their class. Mr Thompson,...

Covid-19: No mask, no entry – Greater Accra RESEC warns

As part of measures to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in the Greater Accra Region, the Regional Security Council (RESEC) has put in...

There is enough food after lockdown – Agric Minister assures

Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says there is enough food in the country, hence the distribution and marketing of food...

Dr Sledge Duodu presents coronavirus relief items to Accra Police Regional Command

https://youtu.be/k9oSRwZMw6A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goldridge Ghana Limited, Dr Sledge Duodu, has presented Coronavirus relief items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to the Accra...

I’ve laced my boots for any legal tussle Ken Agyapong’s exposé brings – Obinim

Founder and Leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, says he’s ready to face any legal tussle Kennedy Agyapong has threatened to...

Thief beaten to death at Lingbinsi [Photo]

A suspected thief, Isaiah Abraham Sandowa, believed to be over 30 years of age, has been beaten to death at Lingbinsi village under North...

Chief Imam turns 101 today

Ghana’s National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, is 101 years old today, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The Chief Imam is widely recognised across the...

The lockdown surprise that changed this 56-yr-old shoemaker’s life [Watch]

A 56-year-old shoemaker, Opanin Sarfo’s struggles seems to have come to an end after Crime Check Foundation (CCF) gave him the biggest surprise of...

IGP orders 10,000 police officers to test for Covid-19

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed that samples of 10,000 officers who took part in enforcing the restrictions on movement in...

Lifting lockdown ban recipe for disaster – CEO expresses worry

THE CHIEF Executive of (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Mr Novihoho Afaglo, has said the President's decision...

Fishermen angry after being quarantined in poor room (Photos)

Six fishermen, who have been placed under mandatory quarantine at Sekondi in the Western Region after returning from a fishing expedition from neighbouring Ivory...

Bishop Obinim speaks on Kennedy Agyapong’s revelations

The Founder and Leader of God’s Way Chapel International, Angel Bishop Daniel Obinim, has finally come out to address some allegations leveled against him...

COVID-19 Fund: Anti-Corruption Coalition calls for transparency

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is urging trustees in charge of the COVID-19 Fund to ensure transparency and accountability in the utilisation of the...

Coronavirus: Patients threaten to leave quarantine centre

The seven Guineans, who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern region, have threatened to leave the hotel...

Coronavirus: Kasoa records two cases; mass testing to begin

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Health Directorate of the Central Region has initiated an intensive and wide scale testing of individuals who have been...

How the life of this widow with 4 kids changed overnight will make you cry (video)

The life of a widow with four children, identified only as Angela, has totally turned around after receiving a hefty donation from Crime Check...

Tema Tank Farm Ltd donates to Kpone Traditional Council, district police

The Tema Tank Farm Ltd (TTF) has donated food items to the Kpone Traditional Council to support the poor and vulnerable as part of...

Fire guts premix fuel station at Yeji [Photos]

Fire has gutted a premix fuel station at Yeji in Pru District of the Bono East region. The fire outbreak saw scores of residents troop...

Listen: Farmer predicts ‘hunger virus’ in Ghana if…

The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic could be food insecurity, especially in Ghana, a farmer has warned. ALSO READ: No Black Stars player went to Egypt...

Chief Imam, Muslim leaders thank Akufo-Addo for lifting lockdown

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for lifting the partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi,...

This is how much the Covid-19 Trust Fund has received so far

Chairperson of the Covid-19 National Trust Fund Board of Trustees, Justice Sophia Akuffo, says the fund has so far received an amount of GH¢...

Coronavirus: Two cases recorded in Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality

The Eastern region has recorded two more cases of COVID-19 in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri municipality and the Denkyembuor district. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Bono Region bans use...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful donates food to traditional rulers, fisherfolk

Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has for the third time donated assorted food items to her constituents. The...

Coronavirus: Christian Council declare 3-day national prayer and fasting

The Christian Council of Ghana is set to hold a three-day national prayer and fasting session to pacify the land of Ghana. In the wake...

Coronavirus: Bono Region bans use of ‘pragyia’

The Bono Regional Minister, Mrs Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson, on Tuesday emphasised the ban on the use of tricycles (Pragyia) for fare paying passengers...

You are my next target; Kennedy Agyapong tells Nana Agradaa

Dodgy Fetish priestess, known in private life as Patricia Asiedu but operating under the Nana Agradaa brand, has been named by Member of Parliament...

Biakoye district police commander urges youth to stay away from illegal drugs

The district police commander for Biakoye in the Oti region, Superintendent Simon Amenu, has advised the youth in the area to desist from the...