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AG, Akufo-Addo must intervene in Domelevo, EOCO tussle – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, has asked for the Attorney General and the President's intervention in the feud between the Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo...

‘Wake-keeping’ banned at Akrofuom

‘Wake-keeping’ — a vigil kept over a corpse the night before burial has been banned in the capital of Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti...

Pai Katanga chieftaincy killings: The sad inside story [Audio]

Spokesperson for two of the people who were shot and killed at Pai Katanga, a community in the Oti Region, Frank Agyari, has detailed...

Be satisfied with your wife’s ‘bobby-stand’ or ‘bobby-sleep’ – Agyinasare to husbands

Husbands must be satisfied with the breasts of their wives only – be they firm or saggy, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has told Christians. The Presiding...

This powerlifting grandma, 82, made an intruder regret breaking into her home

A man broke into the Rochester, New York, U.S. home of an 82-year-old grandmother. It didn't end well -- for him. Willie Murphy said she...

Manasseh’s book reveals John Mahama planned to resign before Mills’ death

The latest book by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that before former President John Evans Atta-Mills died, his Vice-President, John Mahama,...

Auditor-General sues EOCO

Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo, is challenging the legality of an ongoing investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) into alleged procurement breaches at the...

Anas scoops two awards at 2019 Ghana NiBs Innovations Awards

Ace Ghanaian Investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas was on Friday, November 22nd, at the maiden Ghana NiBs Innovations Awards, recognised for his outstanding contribution...

Man confesses to attempting to sell daughter for GHC 50,000

A 27-year-old man has confessed to attempting to sell his daughter but says she did so as a result of hardship. Frank Abisah, the suspect,...

Elephant invasion imminent – Wildlife

The Wildlife Unit of the Forestry Commission has cautioned communities within the Eastern Corridor to be on the lookout for an imminent ...

Chief killed by speeding bus [Audio]

A chief of Awutu Awin-Taso in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Nai Akufu, has been killed in a fatal road...

Police deployed to Pai Katanka after chieftaincy clashes

Calm has returned to Pai Katanka in the Oti Region after clashes on Saturday over suspected chieftaincy dispute. Three natives were reportedly shot dead with...

School bus with 15 occupants catches fire [Photos]

A bus carrying 15 pupils of Western Link Educational Complex at Wenchi in the Bono region has reportedly caught fire while going on a...

Junior Graphic’s Doreen Hammond is 2018 GJA Best Journalist

Ms Doreen Hammond, the Editor of Junior Graphic newspaper is the 2018 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Best Journalist. In addition to winning Journalist of the Year, Ms...

Kwashieman Branch of The Lord’s Pentecostal Church Int. is 50 years; cuts sod for Jubilee Complex

The Kwashieman Branch of The Lord’s Pentecostal Church International had a colourful ceremony over the weekend to mark a 50-year journey of unbridled service...

Read: Otumfuo’s advice to gov’t about the Judiciary in Ghana

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government to properly resource the Judiciary to enable it to deliver on its constitutional mandate. In a...

Ekumfi robbery: One suspect grabbed [Photos]

One suspect believed to be among the gang that attacked motorists on the Ekumfi Essakyir highway in the Central region has been arrested. It...

1D1F: Wenchi Municipal Assembly to get biscuit, chocolate factories

Barring any last minute hitches, the chief and people of the Wenchi Municipal Assembly in the Bono Region, biscuit and chocolate factories under government's...

Chieftancy dispute leaves 3 dead, other in critical condition

Three natives of the Pai Katanka traditional area in the Oti Region have been reportedly shot dead over chieftaincy disputes. According to the Paramount...

C/R: Security beefed up at Ekumfi after highway robbery incident

The Central Regional Police Command has deployed a reinforcement team to Ekumfi Essakyir in the Central Region following a highway robbery that led to...

Mechanic in court for defiling two sisters

A 29-year-old Pumping Machine repairer, who defiled two sisters, aged four and eight, has been granted a GHC20,000.00 bail with three sureties by a...

Watch: Otumfuo’s speech at UPSA

Below is the full video of the speech delivered by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the annual Leadership Lecture held at the...

Not all gospel artistes called by God – Cindy Thompson

Veteran Gospel singer, Cindy Thompson, has asked people not to be moved by others’ ability to sing. This is because it takes more than just...

Calling me ‘ashawo’ won’t shut me up – Nana Aba fires critics

Nana Aba Anamoah has taken a swipe at her critics who attempt to slut-shame her anytime she shares her opinion on national issues. READ THIS:...

Otumfuo visits Mahama

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has paid a courtesy call on the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Asantehene’s visit to the office of John...

Shoemaker commits suicide, wife also found dead in same room at Winneba

A 32-year-old  shoemaker, Kweku Baffoe and his wife, Rosina Arthur, have been found dead in their room on Thursday at Wuonsom, a suburb of Effutu Municipality...

Touching video: Talented disabled man draws portrait of Samira Bawumia with his mouth

A heartwarming video has stirred social media as a young disabled man was captured painting a portrait of Mrs Samira Bawumia, the Second...

Obour marks birthday with donation to Juaso police

Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGHA) and founder of the Christiana Addo Memorial Foundation celebrated his birthday with personnel at the...

Alleged unmasked Anas video pops up

It's still a mystery, who really is the man behind the mask, a mystery everybody is eager to unveil. Some photos emerged in the past, basically...

Watch: Volta separatists’ leader breaks silence

The leader of the Homeland Study Group Foundation, Charles Kwame Kudzodzi, popularly known as Papavi Kudzordzi, has finally spoken from his hideout. READ: Farmers punch...

Watch: Otumfuo’s take on Dec 17 referendum

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is convinced the government would have saved itself the stress ahead of the December 17, 2019 referendum if...

High Court to determine case between GN Savings and Loans, BoG on Dec 18

The Human Right division of the Accra High Court has set December 18 to determine whether it has the jurisdiction to sit over the case brought...

Soldiers force pedestrians to use Madina-Adentan footbridges

The Madina-Adentan footbridges have recorded a massive increase in usage following the intervention of military personnel this week. The military personnel stormed the area...

Photos: Sawla SHS teacher remanded for raping student

A Bole Magistrate court has remanded into police custody a 34-year-old teacher in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region for allegedly raping a second-year student of...

EOCO can’t probe Auditor-General – CSOs

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country have, in a press release, said that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) lacks jurisdiction to...

Auditor General’s work being undermined by state institutions – CSOs worried

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana have expressed worry over what they say is an attempt to undermine the work of the Auditor-General, Daniel...

We are suffering – Mortuary workers lament

Edward Mensah Akpakudi, the National Chairman of the Ghana Mortuary Workers Association (MOWAG), has revealed deep-seated challenges faced by dieners, popularly known as mortuary...

Man arrested for attempting to load MOMO account with fake currency

MTN Mobile Money (Momo) user, Richmond Asamoah, has been apprehended by residents of Berekum as he attempted to defraud an operator by loading his...

Chief declares war on illegal chainsaw operators

Nana Addai Munumkum, chief of Botokrom in the Berekum west District of the Bono region has declared war on illegal chainsaw operators on their...

Watch: Trap and expose students who seduce you – Male lecturers advised

Chairman for Parliament’s Education Committee, William Quaitoo, has advised male lecturers in universities to trap and expose female students who try to seduce them...