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Blow-by-blow account of how ‘slay thief’ stole from two hair shops in one day [Audio]

Beatrice Allotey, owner of Shika Hair Shop at Dome Pillar 2 in Accra has given a blow-by-blow account of how one Portia Asare stole...

This story of a pregnant hawker who died during delivery will break your heart

An expectant mother who was only identified as Ohemaa has died on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, during delivery at the hospital. The late expectant mother lived...

Woman catches cheating husband after recorder films sex sessions

From Apple’s Siri to Amazon’s Alexa , smart assistants are now a key feature of many people’s daily lives. Now, one woman claims that her...

NDC calls on CID to investigate Nana B

National Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department to investigate Henry Nana Boakye...

CAP 30 for security services has not been withdrawn – Information Ministry

The information Ministry has entreated the public to disregard a false publication which claims President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has withdrawn CAP 30 for...

Funeral cloths in high demand for Sunyanimanhemaa’s funeral

There was virtually a shortage of funeral cloths in the Sunyani Municipality in January this year, a Ghana News Agency (GNA) market survey has...

RGD dedicates special office to all business registration processes

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) has disclosed plans to establish Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), specially dedicated to handling all business registration processes....

Coronavirus: Ghanaians at risk as travellers from China enter Ghana unchecked

Contrary to reports that people entering Ghana from China would be quarantined for 14 days amidst the widespread of the coronavirus killing people in...

All companies to declare beneficial owners before incorporation – RGD

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), per the new Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992), is to ensure the declaration of companies and business beneficial owners. The...

RGD threatens to dissolve companies for not filing annual returns

The Registrar-General, Mrs Jemima Oware, has threatened to dissolve all companies that have failed to file their annual returns for more than a decade...

Adom FM donates to save 46-year-old dying man

As part of its aim of being socially responsible, leading Akan radio station, Adom FM, has donated over GH¢ 20,000.00 towards saving the life...

Parliament threatens to make journalists unwelcome guests in parliament if…

The leadership of Ghana’s parliament has threatened to make journalists unwanted guests in the house if they failed to channel their reportage in the...

Kennedy Agyapong in trouble [Video]

A group, calling itself Concerned Youth of Assin Central Constituency in the Central region, has staged a demonstration against its Member of Parliament (MP),...

Joy Prime holds 3rd edition of Race4Heart Health Walk

Ghana’s favourite entertainment channel, Joy Prime, will be embarking on the third edition of its Race4Heart Health Walk and Screening on Saturday, February 29,...

Police begin probe into Sunyani beatings over funeral dress code

The Bono Regional Police Command has announced it has commenced investigations into beatings residents of Sunyani suffered for defying funeral dress code for mourning...

Tell it to the dogs – Man of God charges at Akufo-Addo over ‘economy in good health’ claims [Video]

Founder and leader of the Glorious Wave Church, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, seemingly angered by President Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), has...

Popular Nigerian actor denies begging for financial assistance

Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, has denied the news spreading around town that he is sick and begging for financial assistance. The movie star...

Prof Gyampo thanks God for ‘Sex for Grades’ expose’

Suspended senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has expressed gratitude to God for the 'many troubles' encountered since...

Sunyani residents subjected to beatings for defying funeral orders [Video]

Executioners and some policemen in Sunyani in the Bono region have allegedly assaulted scores of residents for defying funeral orders in the area. Residents,...

Court orders arrest of NPP’s Hajia Fati

A Bench Warrant has been issued against New Patriotic Party (NPP) loyalist, Hajia Fati. The court order issued today, Wednesday, February 26, 2020, by...

Watch how ‘slay thief’ stylishly stole hair from shop [Video]

A video has reached the streets of social media where a slay queen is filmed stealing hair bundles from a vendor in Accra. Portia Asare,...

NHIA pays over GH¢ 91m to health facilities

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has revealed it has so far in 2020 paid over GH¢ 91 million to service providers. According to the...

Bawumia bids farewell to Okumkom

VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday led a government delegation to bid farewell to the late Nana Akwasi Agyeman, aka Okumkom, at the Manhyia...

UPSA SRC President files petition to challenge suspension

The Student Representative Council (SRC) President of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA),Peter MwinZumah has filed a petition to the SRC’s High Chamber to challenge...

These hilarious photos of Akufo-Addo dressed to ‘deal’ with cold Norwegian weather will make your day [Photos]

Photos of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a winter jacket in Norway has got social media talking. The talks suggest many Ghanaians are...

President Akufo-Addo set for historic state visit to Switzerland

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will pay a historic state visit to the Central European country of Switzerland from Friday, February 28 to Saturday,...

Truck carrying palm fruits crashes at Tarkwa

A Kia Rhino truck with registration number WR 291-20 truck loaded with palm fruits was involved in an accident on Monday in Tarkwa. Some pupils...

Snakes invade Kwanyako Health Centre

Snakes and other reptiles have invaded Agona Kwanyako Health Centre following deep cracks, developed in the structure giving open access to the reptiles. The cracks...

This 19-year-old medical student speaks 6 foreign languages fluently

A 19-year-old medicine and surgery student of the University of Nigeria has joined the list with her ability to speak Korean, Swahili, Shona, Filipino, Spanish, and...

Listen: How a primary 5 pupil quit school after teacher called her a witch

The harassment of a primary school teacher has forced a 15-year-old girl to drop out of school. The victim, Lucy Akati, has vowed not to...

Video: Rejected over elephantiasis – The story of Aziz Entsie

A 29-year-old man from Breman Asikuma in the Central region has been battling elephantiasis for the past eight years. ALSO READ: ‘Why I date small boys’Check...

Asempa FM launches ‘End Galamsey Now’ campaign

Multimedia Group Limited’s Asempa FM has successfully launched an anti-galamsey campaign to help in the fight against the menace. The campaign dubbed #End Galamsey Now, will...

Rawlings, Nana Konadu mourn late Kumasi Mayor [Photos]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings joined hundreds in Manhyia, Kumasi on Monday to pay their last respects to...

NDC man defends GetFund’s scholarships to Napo, Adwoa Safo, others [Video]

Former Ghana’s High Commissioner to India, Sam Pee Yalley, is of the view that scholarships awarded to some government appointees are in the right...

Revealed: NDC foot-soldiers angry over scholarships awarded to Ministers and MPs [listen]

It has emerged that there are some agitations among party foot-soldiers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The agitations among party foot-soldiers of the NDC...

GETFund scandal: GRASAG calls for prosecution of public officials involved

The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has called for the surcharging and prosecution of public officials who have been named among beneficiaries...

How GetFund turned down my scholarship application – NDC’s Namoale recounts [listen]

Following an Auditor-General’s performance report at the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GetFund) on the administration of scholarships, Nii Amasah Namoale, has shared a hilarious...

Audio: This man was the first to arrive at the scene of Ebony’s tragic accident

Kojo Ntim is a resident of Nyamebekeyre, a town on whose outskirt dancehall songstress Ebony Reigns and her colleagues died on February, 9, 2018. According...

GETFund Director clears air on scholarship brouhaha [Audio]

A former Director of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Sam Gariba, has denied any wrongdoing in the manner in which scholarships were administered...

By God’s grace I don’t need GetFund scholarship – MP says

Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Swedru in the Eastern region, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has reacted to his name being included in a Ghana...