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Listen: How farmer’s ‘bullet proof’ stomach saved him from death

A 40-year-old farmer has miraculously survived serious gunshot wounds after being shot in the stomach at close range. READ: Audio: Court orders teachers to call...

Homosexual jailed for defiling boy

A 21-year-old man, Yeni Kutu, who defiled a 13-year-old boy at Adagya in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, has been slapped...

Audio: You can force us to the classrooms but … – NAGRAT to NLC

National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is unfazed about a court order asking them to return to the classroom. President of the Association, Angel Carbonu,...

Listen: NAGRAT Prez clashes with Minister

The studio of Asempa FM was turned into an arena for trading insults when President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) attempted...

Audio: Court orders teachers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction from the Accra High Court 2, Labour Division to restrict teachers from continuing with...

‘Y’asem Nie’: Tailors explain why they disappoint clients [Audio]

Tailors and seamstresses in the country have explained why they have become known for the unpopular tag of disappointing their clients. Cobby Dodoo, a tailor...

Ghana Cedi Depreciation: Importer fingers banks; here is why

The Executive Secretary to the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, believes the Central Bank of Ghana is gradually losing control over the activities of illegal forex...

Audio: Demand for debt payments not your fight – GRIDCo workers told

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy has said it is not within the powers of the workers of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to...

Justice Torkornoo calls for national action against corruption

One of the three Supreme Court Justices nominees, Gertrude Torkornoo, is calling for a sustained national action on the fight against corruption in Ghana. To Justice Torkornoo,...

Listen: GRIDCo begins sit-down strike

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have from today, Wednesday, December 11, 2019, begun an indefinite sit-down strike. The sit-down strike is to seek for...

Rachel Appoh donates to Gomoa Youth in Agric

Rachel Appoh, the former Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has, as part of this year’s Farmers Day celebration, donated to the...

GRIDCo makes shocking revelation about 1966 equipment [Audio]

The Akosombo Branch Chairman of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Asante Guggisberg, has made a shocking revelation about equipment used by the power...

Y’asem Nie: Shortage of tailors, seamstresses to hit Ghana

Some dressmakers and designers have predicted that it would be difficult for Ghana to boast of tailors and dressmakers in the near future. According to...

Assembly Elections: Aspirant promises free daily breakfast for the youth

Assembly member aspirant from Adukrom Nima in the Ashanti region, Nana Adabor Ibrahim Issah Ampim, has promised to provide free daily breakfast for the...

Just In: GH₵49m released to pay striking teachers

The Ministry of Finance has ordered the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to release an amount of GHS49,998,626.72 to the Ghana Education Service...

Forestry guard dies in a gory accident at Tamso

A thirty-five-year-old forestry guard, Emmaunel Manu has died in a gory accident that happened at Tamso in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality at the weekend. The driver,...

Former burglars share their top tips for keeping your home safe

Our homes are filled with some of our most prized possessions and even more so as the festive season rolls around and we stash gifts for...

Bagbin unhappy with ‘peanuts’ given to Ministry

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has lamented over government’s budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works and Housing describing it as...

Audio: Bagbin proposes establishment of “ways and means” committee

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has proposed to parliament the establishment of a ‘ways and means’ committee. Speaking on the Floor of the...

Why 80% of Persons Living with HIV are Christians – Pastor explains [Audio]

A man of God is not surprised about reports that 80 percent of Christians have been infected with the dreaded Human Immune Virus (HIV). Rt....

NLC orders teachers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has asked striking teachers to call off their ongoing strike. It follows a mediation meeting with the teacher unions, Ghana...

‘Dumsor’ during Xmas likely as GRIDCo staff declare indefinite strike

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced a sit-down strike beginning Wednesday, December 10, until further notice. READ: Ekumfi Juice sparks social media storm The...

I wish judges wear African print, not black suit – Justice Torkornoo

Appeals Court judge, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has backed calls for reforms in the dress code of the judiciary to reflect values and conditions...

Legendary broadcaster Cyril Acolatse goes home, details out

Veteran Journalism icon Cyril Acolatse will be laid to rest on Friday, December 13 , 2019.  Mr Acolatse died on Monday, October, 20, 2019 at...

Deputy Minister speaks on teachers’ strike

Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has urged teachers to exercise restraint over government’s failure to pay their legacy arrears. According to him, the...

Share best farmer prize money among all farmers – Kwaku Boahen

National Deputy Director of Communications for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Kwaku Boahen, has suggested to the government that prize monies given ‘national...

CHRAJ set to shut down witch camps by Dec 20

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ) says it is working to reintegrate alleged witches in some witch camps in the Northern...

Why did you watch Major Mahama’s viral video – Defence lawyers grill Pathologist

Two Defence lawyers in the trial of persons accused of murdering Army Major Maxwell Adam Mahama on Tuesday spent hours questioning the Specialist Pathologist who carried...

Queen Mother demands share of national cake

The Queen Mother of Amantin Traditional area in the Bono East region, Nana Serwaa Bonsu Brakatu II, has called on government to give Amantin...

Ekumfi Juice sparks social media storm

Ghanaians have taken to social media to express their joy and excitement over the announcement to distribute Ekumfi fruit juice to retail outlets for...

Labourer gets 7 years for defilement

A 32-year-old labourer who had sex with a 12-year-old minor who was his step-daughter has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra...

Fire kills 5-year-old boy in Ashanti Region

A five-year-old boy perished when he got trapped in an inferno that gutted a nine-bedroom apartment last Saturday night at Ahwiaa Over-Seas, in the...

UK Ambassador speaks on Ghana-UK relationship

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland is confident the relationship between Ghana and the UK is very good. According to Papa Owusu-Ankomah,...

Photos: Fire destroys dozens of abandoned SADA tricycles in Wa

At least 50 buckets and bonnets of tricycles belonging to defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), have been burnt by fire at the...

Domelevo wins Integrity Personality Award

Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has been awarded the Integrity Personality of the Year at this year’s Ghana Integrity Award. Also...

Death sentence too final, mistakes can be made – Justice Lovelace-Johnson

Supreme Court judge nominee, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, has kicked against the death penalty sentence. The death penalty, a form of capital punishment instituted by...

Cost of Ghana passport in UK high – High Commissioner admits

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Papa Owusu Ankomah, has said his outfit is considering reviewing passport fees downwards. According to...

Nana Fredua joins ‘eat local rice’ campaign

A Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Nana Fredua Agyeman Ofori  Atta, has urged Ghanaians to patronise Made in Ghana products, particularly rice to support  local farmers...

Okyenhene commends sanitation Minister

The Okyenhene of the Kyebi State, Osagyefo  Amoatia  Oforipanyin, has commended the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah  for her hard...

Manasseh’s book: EC Chair sought ‘permission’ from military before declaring Akufo-Addo President

It has emerged that Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC) sought for clearance from the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed...