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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...

Information Minister urges journalists to be decorous in reportage

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has appealed to journalists to be bold, truthful, professional and decorous in their reportage and avoid the propagation...

BECE will soon be scrapped – NaCCA boss

The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has outlived its usefulness and...

Cocoa farmers in Asante Akyem cry over poor roads

Cocoa farmers at Densereso and Adansi in the Asante Akyeam South Municipality of the Ashanti Region are appealing to government to, as a matter...

Gov’t pays trainee nurses’ allowance for 2018/2019 academic year

The government says it has paid “the final part” of allowances due trainee nurses for the 2018/2019 academic year. A statement from the Ministry of...

Church warns its choristers against ungodly dance moves

First Baptist Church in Agbede, Nigeria has warned its choristers to desist from a dance style the church described as ungodly or face its...

Corruption Watch: Transaction adviser in PDS deal admitted conflict of interest – Dr Manteaw

Dr Steve Manteaw, chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has accused the transaction adviser in the Power Distribution Services (PDS) debacle, International...

Rot in Free Basic Education exposed …As school heads charge water bill, other illegal fees

A Corruption Watch (CW) investigation into the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) in five regions of the country has found that public basic...

Missing Taadi girls: My resignation will not solve issue – CID boss

Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Police Service has replied critics calling for her head following her handling of the case involving...

Free SHS has come to stay – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will not cancel the free Senior High School (SHS) educational policy on his return to power. According to...

Obofour speaks after Ken Agyapong criticised him for flaunting cars and money at funeral

The Founder and Leader of Anointed Palace Chapel (APC), Reverend Obofour, has sent greetings to outspoken Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong. ...

Takoradi missing girls were sold for $5k each in Nigeria – Suspect

Prime suspect in the case of the three missing Takoradi girls, Samuel Udoetuk Wills, has reportedly revealed that the girls were sold for $5,000...

Bawku Naba appeals to Prez Akufo-Addo to rename Bawku SHS

The Bawku Naba, Asigri Abugrago Azoka II has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to consider a petition for the renaming of the Bawku Senior...

NPP man fulfills promise, provides funds for new musical instruments for Blind Messiah Band

The expression that radio really gets results has once again come to fruition. The wildest wish of Mark Awotwe Quainoo and his counterpart, Nti...

‘Y’asem nie’: How we lost our sight – visually impaired musicians share stories (Video)

Popular hilife musician, Mark Awotwe Quainoo, has shared an emotional story of how he lost his sight at age six. The Di Masem Mame hit...

Video: The untold story of Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary

Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary is a unique sanctuary with over 700 monkeys and the only habitat for two different species of monkeys; Mona and Columbus....

I will address the press on August 19 – NAM 1

The Chief Executive Officer of embattled gold dealership firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1, says he will address the media...

I will not be surprised about renaming of UG after J.B. Danquah – Dep. Minister

Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, in dismissing claims of attempts by the Akufo-Addo-led government to rename the University of Ghana after Joseph Boakye...

Benny Hinn headlines ‘Experience Conference 2019’ at The Maker’s House Chapel

The Maker’s House Chapel International has launched the 2019 edition of the annual Experience Conference. This year’s event will be headlined by Israeli-born American Evangelist,...

Audio: Why Acting IGP visited families of the missing Takoradi girls

The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, on Tuesday visited the families of the missing Takoradi girls. The development comes at a...

We are not recruiting; Ignore fake reports – GIS warns public

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says reports that it is recruiting personnel into the Service are false. The GIS, in a statement, said it has...

Bolga-Bawku road to be completed before 2020 elections – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured residents of the Upper East Region that the Bolgatanga to Bawku road will be completed ...

Spending oil revenue on free SHS a better investment – Education Minister

Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, says the decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to spend the country’s oil revenue on “Free Senior High School (SHS) education...

Akufo-Addo ill-advised on small-scale mining – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has urged the Ghanaian media to be bold and speaks truth to power. He has also urged Ghanaians to come...

Irregularities in school feeding programme – Auditor General’s Report

The 2018 Auditor-General’s Report has revealed several financial irregularities that have led to huge financial losses to the state in the...

Father grabbed by Police for incest

A 31-year-old father, who allegedly had sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old daughter, has been arrested by the Swedru Divisional Command of the...

‘DropThatChamber Soldier’ released from guardroom

A soldier, who recorded himself criticising the intended construction of a new Parliamentary complex, has been released from incarceration. Lance Corporal Isaac...

Nanton: Tension brews as new chief is enskinned

Tension is mounting in the Nanton Traditional Area of the Northern Region, as some aggrieved sub and divisional chiefs demand the immediate removal of ...

54-year-old woman dies after collapsing in Ghana Card registration queue

A 54-year-old mother of four, Fimey Dzatugbi, is said to have died after she fell unconscious in a queue for the Ghana Card registration...

AIT graduates Sixth Batch of PhD students

The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focus private university, graduated its sixth batch of 13 PhD candidates during the University’s 14th Graduation Congregation held in...