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Mouse causes ‘dumsor’ in Kumasi

A big mouse, which certainly is stubborn, recently caused power cuts in some areas in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti Region, it has been...

Ghanaians destroyed ‘angel’ Kwesi Nyantakyi within 48 hours – Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan has paid glowing tribute to former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi and criticised Ghanaians for destroying the 'God-sent' football administrator.  The...

Christian Council condemns ‘tribal’ comments by Badu Kobi

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has condemned comments by Founder of Glorious Wave Ministries, Emmanuel Badu Kobi, saying they are discriminatory. The self-styled Prophet...

Must watch: How lesbianism from SHS led me to an occult group in Ghana – Woman confesses

A Ghanaian woman has revealed how she was ushered into lesbianism the first year she attended Senior High School (SHS). According to her, she...

Over 1,000 auctioned vehicles unaccounted for

A total of 1,719 vehicles that were confiscated by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) between 2015 and 2017, and...

It’s our collective responsibility to ensure accountability – Auditor-General

Mr Daniel Domelevo, the Auditor-General (AG), said the collective effort of Ghanaians to demand accountability from institutions is the sure way...

Footballer gets nine years for sodomy

An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced a footballer to nine years imprisonment for having anal sex with a six-year-old boy.Solomon Brown, 19,...

Ordeal of 4th missing Takoradi girl’s family

The family of 19-year-old Ruth Abakah, who has been missing in Takoradi since July 29, 2018, has been torn apart as her...

Let us rise up against corruption – National House of Chiefs urges Ghanaians

The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has called on Ghanaians to rise up and fight against corruption in the Ghanaian society which...

Akufo-Addo declares Monday as ‘Eid-ul-Adha’ holiday

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has declared Monday, August 12 as a public holiday to be observed throughout the country.According to a press release signed...

Police are not magicians – Sam Pyne on discovery of skeletons

The Ashanti regional secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Sam Pyne says the police are not magicians but rely on intelligence reports to succeed. The...

Man punished to weed for defecating in classroom

A 30-year-old man has been forced to weed for allegedly defecating in Sewfi Nyetina D/A Primary School in Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai in the Western...

Audio: Drunkards Association angry at packaging of alcohol in plastic materials

The Drunkards Association of Ghana is not happy about the packaging of alcohol in plastic materials. The Association is, thus, advocating for traditional method of...

Boy, 14, loses eye after bat attack

A 14-year-old boy has lost an eye after a white bat attacked him at Breman Asikuma in the Central region. READ: Audio: Father of T’di...

Audio: Father of T’di missing girl goes into ‘hiding’

Father of one of the missing Takoradi girls has reportedly relocated to his village to avoid pressure to give his DNA sample to the police. Spokesperson for...

More trouble in C/R NPP as committee chair affirms Ekow Ewusi

Kojo Addo, the Central regional consistency committee chairmen of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is outraged at the decision to suspend the Central Regional...

Missing Takoradi girls: Two families agree to DNA test

Family members of two of the three missing Takoradi girls have agreed to assist the police to conduct the forensic examination to...

Audio: Reagent for T’di girls’ DNA test to be imported – Forensic expert reveals

Head of Forensics Department at the University of Cape Coast, Dr Richmond Afoakwa is shocked at the four weeks deadline given to conclude the...

Video+Photos: 28-year-old man killed in inferno

A 28-year-old man has been burnt to death in his room at Kasoa in the Central region, Thursday. The fire is believed to have started...

2 arrested with AK47 in Bunkpurugu

Police in the Bunkpurugu District of the North East Region have arrested two persons with an AK 47 rifle and a magazine with...

NPC, unperturbed by vile politicization of activities – Rev Prof Asante

Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), has stated that the Council remained unperturbed by incessant unsavoury comments and vile political colouration of...

Photos: Thieves snatch car in front of IGP

Four suspected car snatchers were on Wednesday arrested at Gomoa Okyereko in the Central region. The four were apprehended when they threw out the driver...

Kumasi: REGSEC clamps down on prostitutes, patrons

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is embarking on an exercise to clamp down on prostitutes and their patrons because it is illegal...

Convict remanded for escaping from prison

A 20-year-old convict who escaped from prison has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey. Thomas Frimpong,...

Menzgold CEO to address expectant customers after ‘needed rest’

Customers of defunct gold dealership Menzgold have been assured that they will soon hear from the embattled Chief Executive Officer of the company following...

Just in: Police discover 4th set of human remains in T’di

Police investigators have discovered a fourth set of human remains in a well at Nkroful new site at Takoradi in the Western Region, online...

PBC demo: Staff call for resignation of CEO and Board chairman (Video)

Some staff of Produce Buying Company (PBC) Limited on Tuesday demonstrated at the head office of the company to demand the resignation of the...

Multimedia journalist, 31 others awarded for campaign against filth

Multimedia journalist, Kodwo Mensah Aboroampa, was awarded for his efforts in campaigning against filth and ensuring environmental sustainability at the just ended Africa Clean-up...

Audio: Ken Agyapong breaks silence; vows to demolish Badu Kobi’s church

New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand and Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, is incensed about the tribal comments made by Prophet Emmanuel...

Families of T’di missing girls need psychological help – Child Rights Int’l

The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah is appealing for psychological support for the families of the three Takoradi kidnapped girls. He said...

Man in court for groping Ghanaian air hostess

A 31-year-old man, who was on a flight from Los Angeles to Dubai when he assaulted a Ghanaian air hostess and behaved ...

Nam 1’s bail conditions reviewed

An Accra Circuit Court has ruled that persons who have pledged to take responsibility if Menzgold Chief Executive Officer, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known...

Audio: Former CID boss defends Maame Tiwa Addo-Danquah

A former Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Bright Oduro (Rtd.) has described as premature calls...

Audio: T’di kidnappings: Police may lose credibility if… Former CID boss

A former Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Bright Oduro (Rtd.) has warned the police service...

Police brief families of missing girls on latest findings

The police have formally informed the families of the three missing girls from Takoradi about their latest finding with regard to the investigations they...

Murdered police woman to be buried August 24

The family of the murdered police woman Corporal Agatha Nana Nabin, who was shot dead by suspected armed robbers at Malshegu in the...

Churches asked to invest in security

Mr Michael Kweinor Kweto, Ho Municipal Police Commander has called on churches in the country to invest in security gadgets to secure...

Forgive Badu Kobi – Prophet One appeals to Ghanaians

Founder and Leader of Ebenezer Miracle Worship Center, Rev Opambour Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom has condemned Prophet Badu Kobi for generalising his description...

More people convicted for human trafficking offences

Ten people were sentenced to prison for human trafficking offences in 2018, statistics from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social...

Prophet Badu Kobi replies protestors

Founder and leader of Glorious Wave Church International is unfazed about pressure on him to apologise for making comments some deemed tribalistic. "I’m an institution more than...