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Death toll in Volta Lake boat disaster rises to five

Rescuers have pulled four more bodies from the Volta Lake in Ghana’s Eastern Region, where a boat capsized, bringing the death toll to five...

Why Kennedy Agyapong opened his own media house will shock you

A fight that ensued on a fateful morning of the year 2006 at Despite Media’s Peace FM is what provoked millionaire Kennedy Agyapong to...

Asamoah Gyan opens up on becoming MP for Weija-Gbawe

General captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, has reacted to news that he is eyeing to become a Member of Parliament (MP) for...

‘Di Asa’ contestant dies after unsuccessful breast surgery

A former contestant of Atinka Media Village’s 'Di Asa' reality show has met her untimely demise in an attempt to correct a growth on...

Heavy downpour renders residents homeless at Bompata

A heavy downpour on Thursday has rendered many residents homeless in the Asante-Akyem South District of the Ashanti region. Over 10 houses were destroyed with...

COVID-19 and cedi depreciation to push debt stock to 76.8% of GDP – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has revealed that the nation’s debt stock to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could go as high as 76.8 per...

NDC’s Director of IT provides detailed analysis of why EC can’t complete register on time

Director of Information Technology for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Osei Kwame Griffiths, has with a detailed analysis, justified why the NDC wants...

Flashback: When Obinim spoke strange language to chastise an Angel in heaven (Watch)

Bishop Daniel Obinim, Founder and Leader of International God's Way Church, has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. From his brawl...

Lecturer explains why EC will not be able to register all eligible voters

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Seidu Alidu, has said the Electoral Commission (EC) is unlikely to register all eligible voters...

I will have s3xual intercourse with Patience Nyarko – Counselor Lutterodt

Gospel musician, Patience Nyarko, following her comments in an interview that seemed like an attack on Joe Mettle, gained popularity in the last weeks. Her...

New Voters Register compilation can be done in a month if…

Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Richard Ahiagbah, says the compilation of a new Voters Register by the Electoral Commission (EC) can be achieved...

Deities meet spiritually in July, we want public holiday – Traditional religion practitioners

A coalition of African traditional religion practitioners in the country has called on the government to institute a public holiday in honour of the...

Married woman considers suicide over leaked sex tape

A middle aged woman is threatening to kill herself after her sex tape was leaked by some miscreants in her community. Maame Mary was...

COVID-19 has delayed Pwalugu dam project – Akufo-Addo laments

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed processes that will pave the way for the construction of the...

This is why Inusah Fuseini is quitting Parliament after 16 years

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has attributed his reason to exit parliament to what he describes as...

Revealed: Kennedy Agyapong and Obinim are related

Bishop Obinim’s father and Kennedy Agyapong’s stepdad happen to be cousins amidst all the tension that now exists between them. According to Mr Agyapong, who...

Akufo-Addo urged to expand laboratory testing services before easing restrictions

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists, has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo to make adequate provisions for Covid-19 testing services before deciding to ease...

Ghanaian TV pastor goes mad in prison custody

Pastor Elisha Malope of the Word of Jesus Prayer Ministry International was remanded into prison custody some weeks ago following some comments he passed...

Security man found dead on Neem tree in Bolgatanga

A Ghana Education Service security man at the Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School (BOGISS) in the Upper East Region has allegedly committed suicide. Reports indicate...

After escaping Kennedy Agyapong’s attacks, Nana Agradaa flaunts lavish mansion (Watch)

Nana Agradaa is trending on social media for putting her beautiful mansion on display on her Instagram page. Patricia Asieduaa, popularly known as Nana Agradaa,...

John Boadu replies Sammy Gymafi’s ‘over our dead bodies’ comment

The Multimedia Group · John Boadu replies Sammy Gyamfi on voters register General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has replied...

Rawlings reacts to murder of George Floyd by Minnesota police officers

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has reacted to the killing of George Floyd by four police officers of Minnesota. The former president, in a tweet,...

Mahama calls for full disclosure on MPs’ COVID-19 status

Former President John Dramani Mahama has joined calls for full disclosure on the COVID-19 status of Members of Parliament. According to Mr Mahama, even though...

20 feared dead after boat capsizes on Volta Lake

More than 20 people are feared dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized on the Volta Lake at Sokpe, a suburb of...

Man, 25, in police grips for inflicting cutlass wounds on farmer [Photos]

A 25-year-old herdsman, identified as Yahaya, is in the grips of the Damongo police for inflicting cutlass wounds on a 27-year-old farmer at Sumpini...

Parliament re-enforces ban on visitors

The ban on visitors and restrictions on aides of legislators, as well as national service personnel in Parliament has been re-enforced. Speaking on the...

Girl, 13, who drowned in well laid to rest [Photos]

Thirteen-year-old Atto Akweley, who met her untimely death after falling into an open well at Sefwi Juaboso, has been laid to rest. She was laid...

Two hospitalised as houses, cars submerge in floods at Kasoa

Two persons have been hospitalised at the Kasoa Polyclinic after their houses were flooded at Kasoa Chrispo City in the Awutu Senya East Municipality. The...

Four escape death as flood carries vehicle into storm drain [Video]

Some four people narrowly escaped death after a vehicle transporting them was washed away by floodwater into a storm drain at Ho,...

Woman beats, disgraces husband in public for cheating [Video]

A cheating husband has really had it the bitter way from a scorned wife who found him in the company of a 'side chic'. The...

Man in critical condition after police car knocks him at Kasoa [Video]

A 40-year-old man identified as Selorm Seshie is in a critical condition after a Kasoa Police Patrol vehicle reportedly knocked him down. The incident happened...

New Voters’ Register: Prof Gyampo has a message for political parties [Read]

Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Ranford Gyampo, has expressed disgust at the friction between the two main political parties over...

Girl, 13, drowns in well at Sefwi Juaboso [Video]

A 13-year-old girl, named Atto Akweley, has met her untimely death after drowning in an opened well at Sefwi Juaboso in the...

‘My husband didn’t want to have children with me’ – Woman shot in her sleep tells court

Benita Dankwa, the eight-month pregnant woman who was allegedly shot by her husband, is convinced her better half perpetrated the act because he did not...

How this woman’s face changed completely after exiting a salon [photos]

A 27-year-old woman, identified as Memuna Malik, is battling suicidal thoughts after she suffered an acid bath in a salon at Riyad in Saudi...

Work on Tamale interchange progresses

Work on the Tamale Interchange, the first to be constructed in the northern part of the country, is progressing steadily.The interchange, which is about...

Akufo-Addo raps people of Kologo Traditional Area over enskinment

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended king makers and people of the Kologo Traditional Area in the Upper East region for the peaceful...

Seth Terkper’s point of view: Is deficit financing back?

IS DEFICIT FINANCING BACK: BOG 2020 BUDGET DEFICIT SUPPORT AT 53%? Seth E. Terkper Introduction It seems the Bank of Ghana (BOG) May 2020 Monetary Policy Committee...

Akufo-Addo grants presidential charter to two private universities

President Nana Akufo-Addo has presented presidential charters to the Pentecost University College, Accra, and All Nations University College in Koforidua. This was at a ceremony at...

Pregnant woman’s ‘killer’ remanded

The Asokwa District Court has remanded into police custody a woman who allegedly killed her pregnant colleague at Aburaso in the Atwima Kwanwoma District...