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Ekumfi Juice sparks social media storm

Ghanaians have taken to social media to express their joy and excitement over the announcement to distribute Ekumfi fruit juice to retail outlets for...

Labourer gets 7 years for defilement

A 32-year-old labourer who had sex with a 12-year-old minor who was his step-daughter has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra...

Fire kills 5-year-old boy in Ashanti Region

A five-year-old boy perished when he got trapped in an inferno that gutted a nine-bedroom apartment last Saturday night at Ahwiaa Over-Seas, in the...

UK Ambassador speaks on Ghana-UK relationship

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland is confident the relationship between Ghana and the UK is very good. According to Papa Owusu-Ankomah,...

Photos: Fire destroys dozens of abandoned SADA tricycles in Wa

At least 50 buckets and bonnets of tricycles belonging to defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), have been burnt by fire at the...

Domelevo wins Integrity Personality Award

Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has been awarded the Integrity Personality of the Year at this year’s Ghana Integrity Award. Also...

Death sentence too final, mistakes can be made – Justice Lovelace-Johnson

Supreme Court judge nominee, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, has kicked against the death penalty sentence. The death penalty, a form of capital punishment instituted by...

Cost of Ghana passport in UK high – High Commissioner admits

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Papa Owusu Ankomah, has said his outfit is considering reviewing passport fees downwards. According to...

Nana Fredua joins ‘eat local rice’ campaign

A Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Nana Fredua Agyeman Ofori  Atta, has urged Ghanaians to patronise Made in Ghana products, particularly rice to support  local farmers...

Okyenhene commends sanitation Minister

The Okyenhene of the Kyebi State, Osagyefo  Amoatia  Oforipanyin, has commended the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah  for her hard...

Manasseh’s book: EC Chair sought ‘permission’ from military before declaring Akufo-Addo President

It has emerged that Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC) sought for clearance from the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed...

GES to publish ‘legacy arrears’ beneficiaries in wake of teachers’ strike

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it will not be stampeded into paying illegal money to teachers under the guise of legacy arrears....

Video: From enmity to amity: Story of chiefs’ new found friendships and community development

From about 500 years ago, when settlements began to take shape here, to when the Gold Coast was visited by the Portuguese, Danes, Dutch and British...

Tricycle rider punished to sweep for littering [Watch]

A Berekum Divisional Crime Officer, Franklin Yevugah, on Sunday punished a tricycle rider to sweep an area of about 150 metres for littering. The policeman...

Farming now a lucrative venture – 2019 National Best Farmer

The 2019 National Best Farmer, Charles Gyamfi, has asserted that farming, unlike in the past, has become very rewarding for farmers. READ THIS: Supreme...

Audio: MCE calls for emergency meeting over Mankessim shooting

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Mfantseman, Kenneth Kelly Essuman, has called for a Municipal Security Council Meeting over the shooting at Mankessim during a...

Man catches ‘cheating’ wife; batters her into coma

Police have arrested a 35-year-old man, Kofi Bandoli, for beating his wife to oblivion after allegedly catching her having sexual intercourse with another man....

Supreme Court Justice nominees to face Appointments Committee

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will begin vetting of the three Supreme Court Justice nominees later today, Monday. The three who are all justices...

Volta, Oti chiefs disown Western Togoland

The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has disassociated itself from persons who have declared independence for an area they are calling “Western Togoland” which...

Karpowership: Akufo-Addo commissions use of natural gas for electricity generation [Photos+Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the use of gas as the primary fuel for power generation from Karpowership on December 7, 2019. According...

Just in: Teacher killed in Walewale armed robbery attack

A teacher with the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been killed in an armed robbery attack at Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North...

Akufo-Addo celebrates Kufuor on his 81st birthday

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took to his social media handle on tweeter on Sunday, December 8, to celebrate former President John Agyekum Kufuor. He lauded...

Two police officers detained for shooting civilian to death

Two police officers, Corporal Samuel Boamah and Lance Corporal Isifu Tahiru at the Kasoa Division, have been arrested and detained for allegedly shooting a civilian...

Blind man picks best PwD farmer in Central Gonja District

A 29-year-old blind farmer, Zakaria Gaafaru, has won the Persons with Disability (PwD) best farmer award at the 35th National Farmers' Day celebration at...

Shooting at Mankessim, police officer shot, 2 dead

Seven people, including a police officer, have been shot at Mankessim. READ THIS: Shatta Michy ‘runs away’ from Shatta Wale Two of the seven shot have...

Faulty excavator runs into house, kills owner

Maame Ama Hawa, a 71-year-old woman, has died after being trapped beneath a faulty excavator for more than an hour. READ THIS: Father chains,...

NDC loves playing politics with national issues – Minister says

Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Barbara Asher Ayisi, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being hypocritical with issues of national interest. READ...

Farmer granted bail for possessing gun

A 45-year-old farmer, who was arrested by the police for possessing an unlicensed gun, has been granted a GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties by...

Shoemaker remanded for causing harm

A shoemaker, 26, who used broken bottles to inflict severe wounds on a patron at a popular drinking bar at Bokankye, in the...

Listen: NDC behind teachers’ strike – Education Minister alleges

The Minister of Education is accusing teachers of allowing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to influence them. READ: Watch: Former Black Queens captain ...

Asante Akyem South MP urges youth to take advantage of agric

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem South, Kwaku Asante Boateng, has urged the youth in his constituency to take advantage of agriculture to...

Photo: 21-feet cassava found at Nkoranza

A 21-feet cassava tuber has been discovered at Nkoranza in the Bono East region. READ: Photo: Landlady litters church to force pastor out The Nkoranza South...

SSNIT to delete names of biometrically unenrolled pensioners

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it will from February 1, next year delete the names of all pensioners who have...

Don’t bath your teenage girls – Police cautions fathers

Superintendent Sophia Eva Anim, of the Madina Office of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVSSU) of the Ghana Police Service, has cautioned...

Farmers’ Day: NDC commends farmers, agric workers

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended workers of the agricultural sector for their endless diligence which has contributed “exceptionally to the economic growth...

Help farmers embrace modern technologies – Rawlings urges govt

Former President Jerry Rawlings is urging the government to create opportunities for farmers to embrace new technologies to boost their yields. The former President in...

Deputy Chief of Staff, Abu Jinapor, involved in an accident [Photos]

Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has been involved in a motor accident at Busunu, a suburb of West Gonja district in the Savannah...

I eat local rice with my wife, follow my example – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to patronise locally-grown rice during his speech at the 35th edition of the National Farmers’ Day....

#FarmersDay: Ghanaians celebrate farmers on social media

There are lots of reactions on social media detailing how Ghanaians are celebrating the Farmers’ Day holiday. The 35th edition of the National Farmers’ Day...

Armed Forces get 51 more vehicles, 33 armoured personnel carriers

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, December 5, presented a number of vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces. Presenting the vehicles at a ceremony at Burma Camp,...