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Some popular Ghanaian pastors are not from God – Evangelist Papa Shee

Popular highlife artiste, Papa Shee now an evangelist, has described some Ghanaian pastors as fake prophets. He said some popular pastors who create controversies just...

Government terminates appointment of ECG boss

Government has terminated the appointment of Ing. Samuel Boakye-Appiah as the care-taker, (interim) Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He is to hand...

New judge to be appointed for Canadian girls’ kidnappers case

A new judge is expected to take over the hearing of the alleged four kidnappers of the two Canadian girls in Kumasi. In an interview...

Meteo agency warns of impending storm today

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned of an 80 per cent likelihood of a rainstorm in the southern and eastern parts of the country...

Undercover journalism must be relevant – Anas

Renowned undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has called on African journalists to rethink their work to ensure that stories they produce don't end...

Acting Deputy National Chief Imam passes on

The Muslim community in the country is mourning again as it has lost one of its influential personalities. The Acting Deputy Chief Imam, Ishaka Abubakar, has passed on...

My daughter was not victim of ‘sex-for-grades’ – Rawlings clarifies

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has refuted reports by the Ghanaian Chronicle and other media houses that he had said one of his daughters...

Immigration officer involved in fatal road crash

An immigration officer has been confirmed dead in a fatal road accident of the Accra-Kumasi road on Friday. Jonathan Adzovor Tamakloe was travelling to the...

The Lord’s Pentecostal gets new leader

Apostle Eric Essandoh Anim Otoo has been elected as the General Overseer of The Lord’s Pentecostal Church International, at the 58th General Conference of...

Graphic: Lady allegedly burns her stepson’s hands

If you are planning on leaving your child in the care of a step-parent, you might as well reconsider. A schoolboy is currently in serious...

Police Commissioner picked up over alleged coup plot?

It is emerging that a senior Commissioner of Police (COP) has been picked up by a combined team of National Security and Bureau...

Listen: COP Tetteh Yehonu cautions personnel over extortion

The Director-General of the Motor, Traffic and Transport Department, COP Christian Tetteh Yehonu, has cautioned police personnel to put an end to what he...

Photo: 50-year-old security man found dead at post in Sunyani

A 50-year-old security man of Thomas Security Services Limited stationed at the Sunyani Technical University branch of GCB bank has been found dead at...

National Cathedral construction to begin by March 2020

The Board of Trustees for the construction of the National Cathedral for Ghana has revealed it is expected to start work by March 2020. According...

New twist in Rev Obofuor’s ‘wee’ deliverance saga as Pastor Abruku denies ‘smoker’ [Audio]

Rev. Abruku Abruka in whose church, Crown of Glory Assembly, Rev Obofuor allegedly caused a congregant to smoke marijuana, has denied knowing the smoker...

Driver assaulted by police at Kasoa compensated – Brother reveals

A brother of the driver, Kwesi Odei, allegedly assaulted by police for jumping red light at McCarthy Hill in Accra has given a different...

Journalists deserve all the protection the nation can offer – Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has stressed the need for the protection of journalists in every way possible. He said the profession was saddled with many dangers, especially...

Sex for grades: Rawlings suggests external examiners for universities

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged higher institutions of learning to use external examiners to stem incidents of sex for grades. The former President...

I was in the spiritual realm – Rev. Obofour tells Police

Reverend Francis Antwi aka Rev. Obofour who was invited by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command on Thursday, 31st October, 2019, for allowing a...

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...