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Two perish in galamsey pit collapse

Two persons have died from an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapse in the Ahafo region while they were in the process of mining. Police have...

COVID-19 : There’s a higher chance of survival than death – Dep. Chairperson, NCCE

The Deputy Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has said that people are much more likely to recover from the world's pandemic, COVID-19,...

Ghana performs first two autopsies on Covid-19 bodies [listen]

Ghana has conducted two autopsies on two Covid-19 bodies to help unravel the mysteries surrounding a virus that has killed thousands worldwide and derailed...

Timber log crushes driver at Kwahu Odumasi

Reports reaching Adomonline.com indicates that, an unknown driver of a logging truck has been crushed to death at Kwahu Odumasi in the Kwahu West...

Accident on Sawla-Damongo road causes heavy traffic

A Kia Rahno with registration number GT 6152-19 carrying over 800 bags of charcoal has been involved in an accident at Grupe on the...

The man who ‘introduced’ boxing to the Bukom community

Today in History, exactly 69 years ago, in April 30, 1951, John Theophilus Otoo, better known as Roy Ankrah, a.k.a 'The Black Flash' defeated...

Sam George ‘exposes’ Atik Mohammed

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam Nartey George, has descended heavily on Convener of pressure group, Mass Action Committee, Atik Mohammed. This is after...

Y’asem Nie: Man recounts friend’s death on his first day at galamsey site

A man, who only gave his name as Kwadwo, has narrated how his friend dropped dead in his presence on his first day at...

Rare video shows Kwame Nkrumah’s face as he Lies In State (Watch)

Rare videos have emerged of Ghana’s Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah lying in State on Saturday, May 13, 1972, during his funeral ceremony in Conakry,...

Coronavirus: Calm restored at Anto as 71 workers test negative

Residents of Anto in the Shama District of the Western Region can now heave a sigh of relief, as Covid-19 test results of some...

Construction of bridge over Chemu canal to start soon

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, works on the construction of a bridge over the Chemu canal merging the Ablekuma South and Ablekuma West constituencies at...

Coronavirus: Testing of samples begins in Tamale

The Public Health Reference Laboratory in Tamale will from today, Wednesday, April 29 begin the testing of Covid-19 samples collected from the northern part...

Coronavirus: How ‘ginger, garlic, nim tree juice’ saved popular radio host in USA [audio]

A Ghanaian resident in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States of America, has survived the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in an unconventional way. ALSO READ: Adwoa Smart...

No decision has been taken on when public gatherings can resume – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says a decision on when restrictions on public gatherings – put in place to curb the spread of...

Coronavirus: Life in Wuhan after pandemic; Ghanaian shares experience[audio]

Residents in Wuhan, the city in Central China where the novel coronavirus began are struggling to adjust to their new kind of living. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Ghanaian gives meaning to all President Akufo-Addo’s fabrics for COVID-19 addresses

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the past weeks been addressing the nation on the government’s efforts in curbing the deadly coronavirus outbreak. One...

Coronavirus: Doctors strip naked to protest lack of PPEs

A number of German doctors have stripped naked in series of photos to show how vulnerable they feel without adequate protective equipment while fighting the...

Y’asem Nie: Man shares how galamsey money was wasted on alcohol and women [listen]

A man, identified as Kojo Owusu, has narrated how he spent hundreds of thousands of Ghana cedis earned from galamsey activities.       Narrating his story on...

Court sentences three to 75 years in jail for robbery

The Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship, Ebenezer Osei Darko, has sentenced some three persons to 75 years in jail for robbing...

The Big Agenda: Minister gives account of $100m, GH¢1.2b and GH¢6b in Covid-19 fight (Watch)

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has assured that despite threats posed by the dreaded Covid-19 crippling economies across the world, Ghana’s economy will not...

Uni-Pass clearing system fails to take off

Clearance of goods at the Tema Harbour came to a halt yesterday due to a directive from the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, asking...

Why I slept with women – Obinim confesses [watch]

Controversial Ghanaian preacher, Bishop Obinim, has confessed to falling for lust on multiple occasions despite his steadfastness and faith in God and Christianity.This revelation...

Popular journalist reveals region Mahama’s running mate will come from

Ace broadcast journalist, Paul Adom-Otchere, has hinted that there is the likelihood former president John Dramani Mahama’s running mate for the December 7, 2020...

Man, 41, arrested for impersonating as Canadian Army Officer

The Ghana Military Police has arrested 41-year old Bernard Ayeh of Adjiringanor, a suburb of Accra, for allegedly personating as a Canadian Army Officer. The...

7 pregnant women test positive for coronavirus

At least seven pregnant women have reportedly tested positive to the deadly novel coronavirus. This is according to the Chairman for Coalition of Non-Governmental...

Man found dead in a bush at Teacher Mante

A man, believed to be in his 50's, has been found dead in a bush at Teacher Mante, a community in the Ayensuano District...

Police kill notorious armed robber and rapist at Yeji

A notorious armed robber and rapist at Yeji in the Bono East region has been shot dead by the police. Identified as Ernest Akorli, alias...

Coronavirus: Veep congratulates KNUST for developing Rapid Diagnostic Test

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics for their breakthrough in developing...

Covid-19: Govt to absorb tenants’ rents if… Atta Akyea

Works and Housing Minister says the government has the capacity to cover the rent of persons who may face eviction over their inability to...

Emergence of coronavirus calls for a paradigm shift – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) on Tuesday said the Coronavirus has changed the basic fundamentals of human existence and this calls for...

Coronavirus: Key facts from WHO that give a lot of hope

According to Worldometer, there are now over three million (3,075,523) coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the world as at Tuesday morning, April 28. Over two hundred...

Woman arrested for wrapping marijuana as pregnancy

Luck eluded a 42-year-old trader from Nkonya, Mavis Adubea, when dried leaves, suspected to be marijuana molded in tablets and wrapped around her belly...

Ghana’s coronavirus death toll reaches 16

Five more persons, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This raises the death...

Asiedu-Nketia declines to score Akufo-Addo on COVID-19 fight

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, has declined to rate President Nana Akufo-Addo on his fight against the coronavirus pandemic in...

Works and Housing Ministers’ strong message to landlords amid covid-19

Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has cautioned landlords in the country not to host foreigners without Covid-19 clearance from medical experts. Speaking...

Covid-19: 10 food vendors, 3 taxi drivers test positive at Achimota Hospital

Ten food vendors and three taxi drivers who operate at the Achimota government hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. The cases were...

Covid-19: Pabi residents live in fear as 3-day-old positive patient is yet to be isolated

Residents of Pabi, a village near Asamankese in the Lower West Akyem Municipality, are worried after health officials failed to isolate a person who...

Muslim Community donates GH₵130,000 to COVID-19 Fund

The Ghanaian Muslim Community has presented a cheque of GH¢130,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The presentation was made by the National Chief Imam,...

Ghana Immigration hunts for 3 over illegal entry into Ghana

A serious manhunt is underway for the driver and two passengers on board an Opel Astra with suspicious registration number plate, ‘GG 477–14’, who...

Coronavirus: Upper East records 10 new cases

The Upper East Region has recorded 10 more cases of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. ALSO READ: Kasoa traders invoke curse on taskforce...