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Sogakofe protest: 3 people hit by stray bullets

A protest by some residents of Sogakofe in the South Tongu District of the Volta region, turned bloody when stray bullets hit three people, Monday.  RELATED...

Coronavirus: This photo of Pentecost church serving communion with toothpick will amaze you

The outbreak and fast-spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) have informed the decision by the leadership of the Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC), a local assembly...

This story of the gruesome murder of the late Assembly Member will break your heart [audio]

The sister of the late Assembly Member for Sogakope South electoral area has narrated the sorrowful murder of his brother, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli. Speaking...

Wanted: Police releases photo of ‘trotro’ driver who run over policeman

The Ghana Police Service has declared wanted, one Osei Bonsu, the‘trotro’ driver who run over and killed Sergeant Moses Appiah. The incident occurred around 10am...

Witness recounts how ‘trotro’ driver killed policeman at Legon [listen]

A man, who gave his name as Francis, who witnessed how a driver and his mate ran over a police officer killing him, has...

Video: Prophet Owusu Bempah survives gun attack

Controversial prophet, Isaac Owusu Bempah, has reportedly survived an assassination attempt on his life over the weekend. ALSO READ: Couple, 8 months old baby who died...

Audio: Policemen on traffic duty must be given pistol – Titus-Glover

Deputy Transport Minister, Nii Kwatei Titus-Glover, is urging the government to, as a matter of urgency, re-consider calls to arm policemen while on traffic...

Couple, 8 months old baby who died in Dompoase accident laid to rest

A couple and their eight month old daughter who lost their lives in a fatal accident at Dompoase on the Cape-Coast-Takoradi Highway were on...

Fire destroys cars, shops in Tema [photos]

Some residents around Shalom Spot at Community 18 in Tema in the Greater Accra Region had to run for their lives when a fire...

Wife of slain Assemblyman offered assailants GH¢ 30K to save husband’s life [audio]

It has emerged that wife of murdered Assemblyman for Sogakope South electoral area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli, offered GH¢ 30,000 to assailants to save the...

Skating goes bad as couple fall flat during wedding reception [Watch]

The aftermath of a wedding ceremony became bizarre for a newly-wed couple who wanted to mark the vent in a different level. The wedding which...

Ghana begins online passport application

Ghanaians will effective March 1, 2020 use online processes to acquire their passports. The development was announced earlier by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration...

34 UCC students arrested on KNUST campus

Thirty-four students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) were on Saturday, 29 February 2020 arrested on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University...

Meet the 73-year-old businessman crowned new Wa Yerinaa [photo]

A 73-year-old businessman, Sualihu Mumuni Sungumo has been crowned the new Yerinaa for the Wa Municipality in the Upper West Region. He is the 38th...

Duncan-Williams bans mobile phone use in his office

The founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has banned the use of mobile phones in his office by people who visit him...

The children serving ‘witches’

Over 300 minors living in Ghana’s so-called witches camps. Many denied education, cast out of their homes and forced into a life of bondage and torture...

Focus on your books not telenovelas – Otumfuo advises students

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged secondary schools students to take advantage of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy to justify...

Serving the Witches: JoyNews documentary shines light on children in witches’ camps

JoyNews’ award-winning documentary series, hotline would premier ‘serving the witches’, a fresh documentary that lifts the veil off the world of hundreds of children...

Pastor, congregation curse thieves who stole instruments from his church [Video]

Church service at Christian Divine Church in Berekum in the Bono Region was disrupted following the congregation's recovery that its instruments and curtains had...

Angry Sogakofe residents blame Assemblyman’s murder on police [Photos]

Residents of Sogakofe South in the Volta Region have blocked a part of the main road going through the town in protest of the...

Official: Water shortage to hit Tema, Nungua, Spintex, East Legon, et al

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that there will be an interruption in water supplies in some areas in Accra on Tuesday,...

More floods to hit Accra – Meteo Warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has warned that floods in Accra are going to increase this year due to the low resilience of the...

Coronavirus: Ghanaian student in Wuhan recounts experience

A Ghanaian student quarantined for more than a month in the Chinese city at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan, has recounted his...

Sogakofe South Assembly Member shot dead

Unknown assailants have shot and killed the Assembly Member for Sogakofe South in the Volta region, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli at his residence in the...

Common Core Programme curriculum to curb unemployment situation in Ghana- GNACOPS boss

The Executive Director of Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS), Mr Enoch Kwasi Gyetuah, has disclosed that the introduction of Common Core Program (CCP) as...

WAPCMLS inducts 216 foundation fellows [Photos]

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has congratulated the Regional Body of the West Africa Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS), Ghana...

Fire razes over 50 shops at Techiman

Fire has destroyed over 50 shops at the Techiman market in the Bono East region. Reports indicate the fire was caused by a nearby refuse...

Afenyo-Markin launches the ‘Efutu Dream’ for the development of Efutu

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Efutu Constituency, Honourable Alexander Afenyo-Markin has organised the first-ever youth conference for the youth of Efutu. The apolitical...

NPP executives disassociate themselves from demo against Kennedy Agyapong [Video]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station executives and coordinators in the Assin Central constituency have distanced themselves from a demonstration that was staged against...

Parts of Accra to experience interruption in water supply

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced an interruption in water supply in parts of Accra on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. According to the...

Ex-NALAG president, George Kyei-Baffour dead; videos from family house emerge [Watch]

Local Government Expert and Former President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), George Kyei-Baffour, is dead. He passed on at about 5.a.m Saturday, at...

Asiedu Nketia makes fresh allegation against Akufo-Addo [Video]

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of using monies generated from the missing...

Alex Mould criticises govt’s justification of Aker Energy and AGM agreement amendment

Former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Alex Mould says the comments made by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) in it's...

My father has farmlands; if I’m removed, I’ll go and farm – Domelevo tells critics [Audio]

Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, says calls for him to be removed from office are the least of his worries. Speaking at the 3rd Regional Auditors Bi-annual...

Listen: Akufo-Addo might be Coronavirus carrier – MP hints

Kumbungu Member of Parliament (MP), Ras Mubarak, wants President Nana Akufo-Addo quarantined when he arrives in the country from Europe. ALSO READ: I have never seen...

Trotro driver kills police officer

A police officer has been confirmed dead after he was ran over by the driver of a commercial vehicle, popularly known as ‘trotro’...

Sinapi Aba to invest GH¢ 30 million in water, sanitation and health related businesses

Savings and Loans Company, Sinapi Aba, has disclosed plans to invest over GH¢ 30 million into small-scale businesses operating in the area of Water,...

Coronavirus: Ghana suspends consular services to Italy

Ghana's Embassy in Italy has suspended consular services following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in the country. RELATED STORIES: North Korea shoots and kills coronavirus...

32-year-old virgin seeks divorce over husband’s huge manhood [audio]

 A 32-year-old virgin has described her wedding night as a nightmare due to the size of her husband’s manhood. ALSO READ: Akufo-Addo, Rawlings support Sunyani queen...

New Curriculum: Let’s break free from African mediocrity trap- Adutwum

Deputy Education Minister Dr Yaw Adutwum has challenged Ghanaians to be globally competitive rather than seek to be champions of mediocrity. Instead of touting our...