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Armed robbers attack passengers on Kintampo-Tamale highway [Watch]

Armed robbers on Saturday attacked passengers travelling on the Tamale-Kintampo highway at Porto in the Bono East Region. The robbers said to be 12 in...

Coronavirus: Ghana Consulate in US to suspend services

The Ghana Consulate in the United States has announced plans to suspend services effective March 16, 2020 over the widespread of the deadly novel...

ICGC suspends baptism over coronavirus

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has announced measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 at its various assemblies in Ghana. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Kpone youth threaten demo over landfill site

A youth group called Organized Youth for Development (OYD) at Kpone in the La Dadekotopong Municipality has threatened to embark on series of demonstrations...

Listen: Prophet to expose NPP bigwigs driving stolen cars

A controversial prophet is set to release names of some leading members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) allegedly driving stolen cars in...

Efforts to end road carnage not impressive – MTTD [Video]

Head of Education, Research, and Training at the Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service believes efforts to end road...

Check out the first passenger in Badu Kobi’s private jet [audio]

Founder and leader of Glorious Wave Chapel International, Prophet Badu Kobi, is set to buy a private jet by the end of 2020. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

3 dead, 20 injured in fatal accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

Three persons have been reported dead with 20 others injured in a fatal accident at Teacher-Mante on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on Saturday. The accident...

Chilling story: Man risks losing family due to coronavirus [video]

A middle aged Ghanaian has shared a chilling story of how he may not see his family again due to the outbreak of the...

Man shares how he survived stroke [Video]

Before my stroke, I was an active and energetic man with a big social life and my health had never been an issue before,...

Sawla SHS teacher sacked for allegedly raping student

A mathematics tutor at Sawla Senior High School has been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly raping one of his female...

Ghana Armed Forces cancels Open Day event

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced the cancellation of this year’s Open Day event. According to the Armed Force, this has come about “due...

GHS introduces alcohol hand sanitizers at functions

As part of measures to minimise the possible spread of the COVID-19 in the Upper East Region, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Wife whips husband for making love with side chick at restaurant [Video]

A video that is making waves on Twitter has captured a wife mercilessly beating up her husband to stupor after she saw him with...

Coronavirus: GES suspends all public activities in schools

The Ghana Education Service has directed heads of schools to suspend all activities that require large gatherings. In a communique issued after a meeting with...

Republic Bank honours Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic Bank Ghana has held a dinner in honour of Dr Keith Christopher Rowley, Prime Minister for Trinidad and Tobago. The dinner, according...

Coronavirus: UG suspends all outdoor activities

Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has temporarily suspended all public gatherings including hall week celebrations and other events on its campus. The decision...

Coronavirus: Norway closes Ghana Embassy after staff tested positive

The Norwegian Embassy in Ghana has closed its offices after one of its staff tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Ghana confirmed two cases of...

Lawyer Zwennes reacts to ‘conflict of interest’ reports about him

Board Chairman of Republic Bank, Charles Zwennes, has described as false and misleading media reports that he had been found by a court of competent jurisdiction...

US companies urged to partner Ghanaian businesses

Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Accra, David Osei, has urged American companies and investors to partner Ghanaian companies in order not to lose out on great...

GMA explains why $100m may not be enough for coronavirus fight

General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Justice Yankson, says the $100m committed towards the fight against the deadly coronavirus may not...

Coronavirus: GES, GHS meet to prevent spread in schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have met Friday, following the reported cases of the novel coronavirus in...

KNUST mimics UCC; also cancels all international conferences on campus

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in the wake of the two confirmed COVID-19 virus cases in the country has suspended all international conferences...

Coronavirus: GIS shutdown for two weeks

Ghana International School (GIS) will close down effectively on Friday, March 13, after the school day has ended. ALSO READ: Two Coronavirus cases confirmed in GhanaCoronavirus:...

Listen: Oppong Nkrumah’s reaction to Obinim’s coronavirus oil

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is cautioning the public not to patronise an 'anointing oil' to cure coronavirus. ALSO READ: Two Coronavirus cases confirmed in...

Awutu Breku drivers to drink alcohol to fight coronavirus (Listen)

Some commercial drivers at Awutu Breku in the Central region have been responding to the confirmation of deadly COVID-19 in Ghana. Speaking to Adom...

Why Ghana must urgently implement stroke bill

The Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET) is calling on government as a matter of urgency to implement the Global Stroke Bill of Rights to ensure all...

Coronavirus: First Lady cancels int’l event in Ghana after two confirmed cases

The Office of the First Lady of Ghana, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has issued a press release on the cancellation of the International Women’s Day...

Coronavirus: Contact tracing of affected persons likely to be unsuccessful – Health expert

The Chairman for Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) on health, Dr Gabriel Benaku, has said the Health Ministry’s attempt to trace persons who might...

Ghanaian player breaks silence after testing positive for coronavirus

Ghanaian youngster, Callum Hudson-Odoi, has revealed he is feeling well and has recovered from the virus symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19 this week. The...

REVEALED: Two coronavirus patients have been in Ghana for about a week [audio]

It has been revealed that the two persons who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana have been in the country for about a week. Minister for...

Doctors claim new coronavirus ‘may cause damage to a man’s testicles

Doctors in China have urged male coronavirus patients to test their fertility as soon as they recover because the infection may damage the function of their testicles. No study...

Coronavirus: Nationalities of Ghana’s first two ‘imported’ cases revealed [listen]

The Government of Ghana has disclosed the nationality of Ghana’s first two 'imported' cases of the novel Covid-19 virus. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, made...

Police Hospital to hold mass burial

A mass burial for 120 unidentified and unclaimed bodies is to be carried out by the Ghana Police Hospital. This, the hospital says is part...

Kingdom Exim initiates novel cash-for-tree planting in Tema schools

Kingdom Exim Group of Companies, an agro producing company in Tema, has launched an initiative, in collaboration with Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) to plant...

Kingdom Exim sponsors independence anniversary awards in Tema

Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited has sponsored special awards to deserving students during the commemoration of Ghana’s 63rd Independence anniversary. The hard work of the students...

Kingdom Exim Group awarded TMA Mayor’s Excellence Award

Tema-based agro exporting entity, Kingdom Exim Group of Companies, has been adjudged the metropolitan’s best corporate social responsibility organisation for the year 2019 by...

You slept with me thinking I’m cheap, I have HIV – Slay Queen’s message to 16 UG boys

A slay queen has sent a text message to 16 boys of the University of Ghana's Pentagon Hall who slept with her. The text message...

Dr Ibrahim Anyars goes to the rescue of public hospitals in Tamale Central Constituency

Dr Ibrahim Imoro Anyars, Founder of Repairer Foundation and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for the Tamale Central Constituency, has pledged to support Tamale West...

Coronavirus: UCC suspends Int’l conferences

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has suspended all International Conferences both on campus and outside the country in a bid to...