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Tiptoe Lane clashes: Nigerians making Circle insecure for Ghanaian traders – Assemblyman

Assembly member for Kokomlemle in the Accra Metropolitan District, Moses Abor, has accused Nigerian traders of fueling the clash between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders...

GRIDCO staff warn of December ‘dumsor’ [Video]

Hundreds of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) staff have hit the streets Tuesday to protest huge debts owed the company by the distributors of the...

‘Evil spirit scare’ cause of poor local patronage of artifacts

They project African beliefs and traditions and attract huge patronage from tourists but it appears local artifacts are not popular among Ghanaians. According to artisans...

#SaveOurData: Ghanaians angry at Telcos over high cost of data

SaveOurData is the newest consumers-based social media campaign by Ghanaians who have expressed rage at telecommunication companies (Telcos) operating in Ghana. The anger being expressed...

How this Ghanaian teen raised $70,000 for his community

Research shows that when children volunteer regularly, they are more likely to continue to help their communities as they mature. Adom Appiah has gotten a...

Asenso-Boakye’s attacker pleads for mercy, signs bond of good behaviour

The man who attacked a Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye has pleaded for mercy in court and signed a bond to be of...

Watch: Hajia Fati begs Adom FM reporter

"I am on my knees please forgive me. I plead with you all, I am sorry, I am sorry…it won’t happen again," this is...

Photos: 10 Western Togoland secessionists remanded

The Wa Circuit Court, presided over by Justice Baah Forson Adjapong, has remanded into police custody 10 members of the Western Togoland liberation accused...

OccupyGhana to sue over sections of Assets Declaration Act

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has threatened to bring an action at the apex court to correct an alleged constitutional inconsistency of a section of the...

Fabewoso: Adom FM’s #MyRoadMyVote team storms Ashanti, Bono regions

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem's ‘My Road, My Vote,’ campaign team on Monday visited the Ashanti and Bono regions. The road campaign took Nhyira FM’s Awuku...

‘Warped’ logic shocks Gabby Otchere-Darko

Founder of the Danquah Institute and leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko, has reacted to an argument that multiparty...

Nigerians ‘lash’ First Lady for social media control comment

Nigerians have taken to social media to troll First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, over her comments to have social media in the West African...

Pastor flogs church members for missing Sunday service [Video]

A Uganda pastor identified as Paul Muwanguzi has reinforced the folly which surrounds the kind of religion practised in Africa, spearheaded by men who...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Creative Arts SHS

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a Creative Arts Senior High School (SHS), to be located in Kwadaso, in the...

Ghanaians react to December 17 Referendum call off

Ghanaians have met President Akufo-Addo’s decision to call off the December 17 referendum with mixed feelings. President Akufo-Addo in an address to the nation on...

Ghanaian, Nigerian traders clash again at Kwame Nkrumah Circle (Video+Photos)

Some Ghanaian and Nigerian traders, stationed at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, engaged in a scuffle in the wee hours of Monday. The fight, according to witnesses...

Exclusive photos of firefighters in action at GRA office in Accra

On Sunday morning, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Head Office Annex at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle area, caught fire. Below are pictures of the gallant...

Akufo-Addo not constitutionally allowed to cancel referendum – Lawyer

Minority spokesperson for Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Inusah Fuseini, has condemned President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to cancel the December 17 referendum. READ THIS:...

Court fines Hajia Fatia GH¢ 9,000 over assault on Adom FM journalist

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has fined New Patriotic Party (NPP) staunch supporter, Hajia Fati, GH¢9,000.00 for assault on Adom...

Video: Fire razes down toilet roll factory at Gomoa Budumburam

K.T. investment, a tissue paper manufacturing company located at Gomoa Budumburam in the Central region, has been razed down by fire. The fire started around...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday cut sod for the construction of a multipurpose dam at Pwalugu in Talensi District of the Upper East region....

Slash administrative costs to pay past credits – SSNIT told

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust fund (SSNIT) has been told to cut down its administrative costs to enable it pay past credits to pensioners. This...

Obofour fights back

The Founder of Anointed Palace Chapel, Francis Antwi, aka Rev. Obofour, claims his church members did not assault officials of the Tema West Municipal...

24-year-old teacher found dead in his room

A 24-year-old Teacher at Breman Brakwa Presbyterian Basic School in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region has been found dead...

I won’t pay GH¢10,000 cost Supreme Court slapped on me – Akua Donkor

Leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor, says she will not pay the 10,000-cedi cost awarded against her by the Supreme...

NLA cautions public against activities of lotto fraudsters

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has cautioned the public not to fall victim to activities of lotto fraudsters who are using different ...

Five Ghanaian stowaways disembarked at Tema Port

Five Ghanaians who attempted to travel illegally through La Cote D'Ivoire for greener pastures have been disembarked at the Tema Port. ...

BoG introduces new Cedi notes

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it is not shifting away from pursuing a cashless society policy with the introduction of new banknotes. READ THIS:...

18 remand prisoners at Ho Central Prison freed

Some eighteen (18) remand prisoners in the Ho Central Prisons have been set free by the Justice For All (JFA) programme at...

Two dead in gory accident at Gomoa Antseadze

Two people are feared dead in a fatal accident which happened Friday in the Central region. The accident occurred at Gomoa Antseadze on...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam

President Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project. The project, according...

Get ready for harmattan – Meteo Service warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned that this year's harmattan season will begin today, November 29, 2019. Visibility will also be affected slightly due...

Policeman arrested, detained for alleged rape

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has announced the arrest and detention of a police Chief Inspector who allegedly raped a woman at the Manso...

Hawa Koomson commissions durbar grounds for Odupon-Ofakor

The Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson has commissioned a new Durbar Grounds at Odupon- Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality.  The...

Accreditation Board to ban use of honorary degree titles

The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has said it is working on a legislation to ban the use of honorary degree titles. NAB boss,...

Photos+Audio: Lives at risk as Dambai ferry poses death trap

Travellers who use the Dambai ferry in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region are said to be risking their lives daily as...

How Ghanaians are reacting to BoG’s new GH₵ 2 coin, 100, 200 Cedi notes

Following the release of GH₵ 2 coin, 100 and 200 Cedi notes into the circulation by the Bank of Ghana, a number of...

Ghana Bar Association eulogizes Chief Justice

Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has eulogized Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo for her strong advocacy in upholding and maintaining dignity and integrity of the legal...

Bank of Ghana releases GH₵ 2 coin, 100, 200 Cedi notes

The Bank of Ghana has released specimen of new GH₵ 100 and GH₵ 200 Cedi notes that are expected to be in circulation soon. The...

Supreme Court dismisses contempt application against Akufo-Addo

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a contempt application against President Akufo-Addo over the National Cathedral. The Supreme Court in its ruling held that per...