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Police Hospital to hold mass burial for 160 unidentified bodies

The Police Hospital has announced that it will hold a mass burial for 160 unidentified bodies as part of routine measures to decongest the...

Photos: IGP commissions elevator for CID

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, on Monday, August 19, 2019, commissioned an elevator for the six-storey headquarters of the Criminal Investigations...

TV presenter Bridget Otoo insists NAM1 runs Ponzi Scheme

A television personality in Ghana, Bridget Otoo, thinks Nana Appiah Mensah, Menzgold boss, runs a Ponzi Scheme. According to her, though some Menzgold customers have...

Trader in court for biting ex-lover’s cheek

A 22-year-old trader was on Monday granted GH¢10,000.00 bail with three sureties by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly biting the left cheek of his ex-lover,...

98.5% of govt funding to mental health spent on emoluments

About 98.5 per cent of government funding and resource allocation to mental health services in 2018 was spent on payment of staff emolument, a research finding...

Anglican Bishop sends message to investigative journalists

The Anglican Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese in the Eastern region, Rt Rev Felix Odei Annacy says Ghana's failure in corruption fight is affecting...

Danger: Independence Square faces collapse, cracks everywhere (Video)

Residents living at Osu in Accra have expressed worry about the bad state of the Independence Square, otherwise known as the Black Star...

Video: If you’re working against me repent and accept Jesus – NAM 1 to detractors

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold, is unfazed about machinations of detractors he says are working to bring him down. Nana...

US government deports 40 Ghanaians

Forty Ghanaians aged between 21-70 years have been deported from the United States of America (USA). The deportees made up of 38 males and two females arrived on...

Fraud Alert: Foreign Affairs Min warns against fake social media accounts – Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has described a Facebook and LinkedIn accounts purported to belong to the sector minister, Shirley Ayorkor...

IGP post not do-or-die affair — Asante-Apeatu

The race to become the Inspector General of Police (IGP) must not be seen as a do-or-die affair for relevant candidates, the immediate...

Full Speech: NAM1 breaks silence in official press confab

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of embattled gold dealership firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has broken his silence in a press conference held at...

Video: I never jumped bail to Dubai; EOCO knew my whereabouts – NAM1

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has rubbished reports that he skipped bail to Dubai when the Security and Exchange Commission...

I was framed by Horizon Diamond Company in Dubai – NAM1

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, has revealed that he was framed by Arabian debtor, Royal Horison...

NAM 1 reveals current medical condition; find out here

Embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Company, Nana Appiah Mensah, has voluntarily revealed his medical condition at a press briefing held at...

Video: Unfreeze my assets to pay clients – NAM 1 appeals to govt

Embattled businessman, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, is appealing to the government to unfreeze his assets to enable him pay his debts. READ:...

Lukula violence: Police arrest two

Collaboration between the Savannah and Upper East police commands has led to the arrest of suspects Abdul Rauf and Amidu Fuseini believed to have...

Otumfuo’s direct relative, Asamponhene assassinated!

The Asamponhene of Kumasi has reportedly been killed by some armed men. Known as Nana Oheneba Kwadwo Fodour, he was reportedly stabbed whilst travelling on the Ejura...

Ghana to host 2019 African Green Revolution Forum in honour of Kofi Annan

Ghana will host the 2019 African Green Revolution Forum(AGRF) in Accra from September 3rd to 6th 2019 on the theme “Grow Digital: ...

Suicidal tendencies increasing among pupils, students – Research

Research by the Mythology Department of the University of Ghana has revealed high rate of suicidal tendencies among some pupils and ...

Video:Remembering Kofi Annan

18 August 2019 marks the first anniversary since the passing of Kofi Annan. We have been moved by the many tributes, commemorative events and ...

Adom FM’s Afia Pokua honoured at MTN Heroes of Change finale

She put smiles on the faces of many people who otherwise would have had no hope of survival. She is Multimedia Group's Gladys Afia...

The Ghana Grand tour: Celebs join UK High Commissioner for final lap

A number of A-List celebrities have joined The Ghana Grand Cycling tour on its final leg from Tema to the Independence Square. King Promise, Lexis Bill,...

Photos: Reprisal attack in Lukula; houses torched

Heavily armed men on motorbikes on Saturday evening launched a brutal tit-for-tat attack in Lukula, a farming village in the North Gonja district of...

Video: Two pastors fight over preaching spot in Kumasi

Two self styled evangelists have been captured in a video fighting over a preaching space in a market in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. READ:NDC...

Pastors trade blows over preaching space

There was a state of pandemonium in a market in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi as two self styled evangelists were seen...

Three jailed 144 months for stealing

Three friends, who conspired and robbed a student in his house at Domiabra-Dadiaso in the Suaman District, have been convicted to serve 144 months by the...

Double-Track System: John Boadu replies Kwesi Pratt

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says it is unthinkable to ever say that education is too expensive. Speaking on Kokrokoo...

Ghana Armed Forces vehicle in near-fatal crash; three injured

A vehicle belonging to Ghana Armed Forces has been involved in a near fatal accident at Teacher Mante New Town along the Eastern region...

We were kidnapped, ‘raped’ and our ‘babies’ sold to ritualists – Woman reveals painful experience

A woman, (name withheld) has shared her traumatizing experience with the world, how she was tricked, kidnapped and forced into prostitution.Sharing her ordeal on...

Govt will maintain Armed Forces Command and Staff College as centre of excellence – Bawumia

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s commitment to maintaining the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Command and Staff College...

Shocked Nduom reacts to shut down of GN Savings and Loans by BoG

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has described as "widely inaccurate" the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) statement...

Personality Profile: Prophet Kofi Oduro takes his turn

The privilege of taking the camera to people to find out about their stock is opening my eyes beyond what I could imagine. My guest...

Video: Ghanaian lesbian reveals what excites her about the lifestyle

Eno Serwaah, a Ghanaian lady, has opened up on her lifestyle as a lesbian. According to her, her decision to keep up with lesbianism despite...

GII launches Ghana Integrity Awards

Anti-corruption body – Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) – has launched the maiden Ghana Integrity Awards aimed at honouring public institutions and individuals who make...

Video: Visually impaired family defy odds to engage in agriculture

A family of four visually impaired persons have defied all odds to enter into agriculture at Assin Lartteh in the Assin North District of...

Video: Lovers caught on s3x tape whipped in Tamale

Two lovebirds were publicly flogged in front of a crowd after their sex tape allegedly went viral on social media. Hundreds of onlookers jeered and...

Audio: Man suffers fractured skull as armed robbers terrorise Tse-Addo residents

Residents of Tse-Addo near Trade Fair in the Greater Accra region have been sharing harrowing accounts of how they have come under constant armed...

Audio: Reject postings and lose your salary – Nurses warned

Health professionals in the country have been urged to take up postings to villages. Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Nana Kwabena Adjei-Mensah, who...

Unemployment rate in Ghana drops

Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, has said the rate of unemployment in the country has reduced from 11.9 per cent in...