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Kidnapping not new in Ghana – Interior Minister

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery has dismissed claims that the recent spate of kidnappings is new to Ghana. Defending his assertion, Mr. Dery said the...

Video: Queen mother appeals to gov’t to amplify powers of Traditional rulers

Queen mother of Worawora in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region, Nana Abena Safoa Awerewa II has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to...

Audio: Lecturer cries over rise teenage pregnancy

Failure to provide the needed parental protection is to blame for the increase in teenage pregnancy, a lecturer at Central University has said. Dr Benjamin...

Our lecturers don’t carry guns – KNUST dismisses report

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has reacted to publications that lecturers of the institution have resorted to the...

Tema fishermen disagree on significance of flags on canoes

Flags are generally used as symbols, signalling devices or for decoration. Associations and countries have various reasons for settling on one type of flag...

Audio: Prisons Service reacts to Minority’s secret recruitment claims

The Ghana Prisons Service has rubbished claims by the minority in parliament that the service is secretly recruiting some personnel into the service without...

No more projects on Aburi mountain – Roads Minister

The Ministry of Roads and Highways is urging local assemblies whose control span the Aburi mountain area to be firm and take action against...

GHA to reconstruct culverts under Tema Motorway

As part of measures to control and totally do away with the possible recurrence of flooding on the Tema motorway, the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) intends...

Photos: Two dead, others injured in building collapse at Ajumako

A collapsed building has killed two persons leaving six others in critical conditions at Ajumako in the Central region after a heavy downpour on...

Flood halts lectures at UG

The University of Ghana (UG) has suspended lectures and quizzes due to flooding on its campus.The flooding in parts of the campus, according to...

Y’asem Nie: Hairdressers tell their most horrifying stories [VIDEO]

From washing a head full of lice to detangling chunks of hair knots, three hairdressers share their most terrifying stories. On the social discussion segment...

Kwesi Pratt descends on political leaders over recent floods

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has blamed leaders in Ghana for the recent floods in parts of the country. According...

Watch: Nkroful residents demonstrate over bad road

Residents of Nkroful, the hometown of Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, on Wednesday staged a demonstration against the government to protest over the bad...

Israeli diplomats in Ghana suspend consular services

The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has suspended consular services from Wednesday, a statement from the consulate has announced. “No consular services will be provided and...

Flooding in Ghana: MP hints of food crisis in Upper East

The recent floods in parts of Ghana may result in serious food crises, especially in the Upper East Region, Member of Parliament for Builsa...

Accident deaths drop by 7.6%

Efforts by stakeholders to reduce the increasing carnage on the roads have started showing positive results as the number of commuters killed in...

Gays need medical attention or deliverance – Speaker

Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, is of the view that gays are humans with deviant conduct who should either be treated medically...

MP threatens demo over bad roads in constituency

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Amenfi West in the Western Region, Eric Afful, has threatened a demonstration over the bad nature of...

Facebook lover runs away after impregnating 20-year-old lady

A 20-year-old lady who only gave her name as Ama is appealing to the public to help locate her lover who has impregnated and jilted her. According...

Man hacks wife for threatening divorce

A middle-aged woman is battling for her life after her estranged husband inflicted cutlass wounds on her for threatening to end their marriage. According to...

Photos: Hundreds trapped as houses submerge after heavy downpour in Cape Coast

Hundreds of residents in Cape Coast and its environs have been trapped in their homes with their houses submerged in floods after six hours...

Mobile phone is devil’s tool to divert attention from the Bible – Evangelist Amofah

Heaven and Hell Revelator, evangelist Lawrence Amofah, has cautioned Christians in Ghana to be very cautious about how much time they spend on their...

Rusty Rails: The story of Ghana’s lost glory and government’s new worry

Of all the means of transport in Ghana – road, air and sea – the weakest link remains railways. It didn’t use to be that...

Teacher found hanging dead on a tree

Kwesikum, a village near Agona Duakwa in the Agona East District in the Central Region was thrown into shock Tuesday when a 55- year-...

Time to end stigma on female infertility- President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African governments to urgently integrate the issues of infertility and its treatment in the maternal and reproductive...

Photos: Building collapse kills man, wife in critical condition after heavy downpour

Kwakuvi Atiti, a 70-year-old man, has lost his life with his 59-year-old wife, Ekom Atiti, in a critical condition after a building collapsed on them...

Titus-Glover reacts to Motorway flooding [Audio]

Titus-Glover, the Member of Parliament for Tema East constituency, has blamed the encroachment of lands along the Accra-Tema motorway for Monday’s flood. The legislator who...

Listen: MP announces good news for road contractors

About GH¢ 2.2 billion out of three billion Ghana cedis is ready to pay road contractors for works done. This was announced by the...

NPP and NDC must unite – MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Sekondi Constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, believes unity between the incumbent NPP government and the major opposition,...

BPS reveals cause of Tema Motorway flooding

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) believes that human activities along the Tema Motorway contributed to the flooding incident that occurred after a downpour...

6-year-old girl drowns after downpour; MP blames Assembly

One person is reported dead after severe flooding in Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. According to reports, the deceased, said to be...

Water supply to parts of Accra to be interrupted, check out areas affected

Water supply to parts of Accra will be interrupted following a cut in power supply, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced. In a...

Audio: NADMO issues warning to residents of flood prone areas

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is appealing to residents living in flood prone areas to relocate to higher grounds. According to the Director of Communication of...

Meteo agency predicts increased rainfall in southern sector

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is predicting more rains in the southern sector as the country is in the minor rainy season. READ: Menzgold begins...

GLC summons ABC TV manager over interview on law school exam

The General Legal Council (GLC) has summoned the General Manager of ABC Television, Godwin Asare Bediako to appear before one of its Committees...

Photos: Lady drowns 5 days to her wedding

A young lady identified as Farida Saminu has reportedly drowned in the Nigerian state of Kaduna on Sunday evening on October 27, 2019. Reports say Farida...

Angry Forestry Commission workers petition Finance Minister

About two hundred aggrieved workers of the Forestry Commission have petition to the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta to pay monies owed...

Mama Gee is back!

In her last video posted on Instagram dated July 17, 2019, Mama Gee told her customers to keep calm. She assured them that she...

Dutch man, 69, launches legal battle to lower his age by 20 years so he can get a date on tinder

A 69-year-old Dutch entrepreneur has launched a legal battle to change his age in the hope of boosting his chances of finding a partner. Emile...

Floods kill 11 children in Ashanti region

Eleven children have lost their lives to floods in the Ashanti Region within a month-and-a-half, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has said. The Regional...