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AUDIO: Nyantakyi ban: “I fought a system not a personality”-Anas

The man whose undercover investigation led to the life ban of former Ghana Football Association President from all football-related activities says he cannot rejoice...

Nkwanta SHS closed down after riot

The Nkwanta Senior High School (NKWANSEC) in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Volta Region has been closed down indefinitely. This follows violent protests by...

Photos: Breman Benning residents renovate school to revive communal spirit

Despite the dying nature of communal spirit among Ghanaians and it associated increasing demand on government for developmental projects, natives of Breman Bening in...

Video: Father arrested for marrying off 15-year-old daughter

Police in the Ashanti Region has arrested a man for attempting to marry off his 15-year-old daughter, a junior high school student who runs the risk...

Audio: Mysterious deaths hit sheep at Kwasibourkrom

Residents in Kwasibourkrom in the Jaman South municipal in the Brong Ahafo region are leaving in fear as an unknown animal has raided their...

Video: Evil spirits will soon take over Ghana, kill people – Obinim

Leader and founder of the International Godsway Ministries, Bishop Daniel Obinim, has revealed that strange deaths will befall the nation very soon. Speaking to his...

Bikini-wearing lady thrown out of pool party for resisting sexual harassment

A Lagos girl got more than she expected as she was immediately thrown out of after resisting sexual harassment pool party she attended for...

Togbe Afede first to be consulted on creation of new regions – Dan Botwe reveals

Minister for Regional Reorganisation and Development, Dan Botwe, is surprised at comments by President of the National House of Chiefs about the creation of...

NDC National Youth Organiser elect surprised at margin of win

National Youth Organizer elect of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo has expressed his surprise at the gap with which he won...

Car owner fights cart pusher inside gutter

In the city of Lagos, where anything is possible, during the wee hours of Monday morning a car owner was spotted fighting a cart...

Nkwanta: Headmaster takes cover as students rampage, destroy sch. property over mobile phone seizure

Some students of the Nkwanta Senior High School in the Volta region have attacked and vandalized school properties over the seizure of mobile phones Monday...

Joy News reporter Parker assaulted by Mahama’s security

Joy News reporter Parker Wilson has been assaulted in the line of duty by a member of the security detail of Ex-president John Mahama,...

KNUST lecturers call off strike after Otumfuo’s intervention

Lecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have taken a decision to call off their strike after the Chancellor of...

TTAG fights decision by Education Ministry to post members for National Service

Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed its displeasure at the Ministry of Education over the postings of its members for National Service. It...

Catholic archbishop wants gov’t to deduct tithe from monthly salary

Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has fronted a controversial proposal that seeks to have the central government deduct 10% from people’s monthly salary and...

Audio: COCOBOD reacts to expired subsidised fertilizer story

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has justified the government’s decision of sharing subsidised fertilizer among cocoa farmers for free a few days more to...

Audio: How KNUST student faked death to escape brutality from campus security

A student leader at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has given a chilling account of how a student brutalised by...

Video: KNUST lecturers hit streets over council dissolution, VC removal

Members of the Teachers & Educational Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU)  and lecturers of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have...

“In KNUST, the palace guard is more royal than the prince” – Student who held one-man protests reveals

The student who held a one-man protest against the inhumane treatment of students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has...

Audio: KNUST students react to ‘sacking’ of VC

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are on cloud nine after their Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Obiri Danso has been asked...

5-year-old boy drowns in manhole at Begoro

A 5-year-old boy has drowned in an uncompleted manhole at Begoro in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred at Abase, a...

KNUST saga: My daughter, 15 others escaped getting burnt to death – Parent

A parent of a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who narrowly escaped death before a violent demonstration on...

Three victims of Japekrom shooting buried amidst heavy security

The three natives of Japekrom who died during a shooting incident at Drobo in the Jaman South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, have...

Audio: Five Nigerian women busted in Tarkwah for sex trafficking

Five Nigeria women have been arrested at Tarkwah in the Western region for trafficking ladies for prostitution in the mining community. READ: Motorcyclist dies in...

JHS pupil stabs classmate to death as teasing backfires

14-year-old student of West Ridge Junior High School in Sekondi/Takoradi has been stabbed to death by his classmate. The tragic incident happened Thursday, October 25...

Bernard Avle’s GJA award ‘well deserved’ – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has sent in hearty congratulations to Citi FM’s Bernard Avle for being named the 2017 Journalist of the Year. Akufo-Addo said Mr. Avle’s...

Motorcyclist dies in crash with tipper truck on Tema motorway

A tipper truck on Saturday morning crashed a motorcyclist to death at the Tema motorway roundabout. The motorcyclist who was said to be using the...

Liberia to partner with Ghana Journalists Association

A high-powered Ghanaian and Liberian delegation is currently in Beijing for the  China 2018 Seminar for Renowned Commentators & Columnists of Africa which started earlier...

4 injured after truck slams into garage

More than a dozen cars are wrecked beyond repair after a Formed Police Unit armoured vehicle rammed into a garage where the cars were...

795 police officers promoted

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, says some 795 Police officers whose promotions are long overdue have been approved. Mr. Dery said the Police Council...

Tipper truck runs over okada rider on Tema Motorway

A commercial motorbike operator popularly known as ‘okada’ in the local parlance was on Saturday morning crashed to death at Tema Motorway roundabout. According to...

Anas, others to preach service leadership at Africa Youth Leadership Summit

Ace undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and other renowned good governance advocates in Ghana are set to preach on service leadership at the...

KNUST saga: My daughter, 15 others escaped getting burnt to death – Parent

A parent of a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who narrowly escaped death before a violent demonstration on...

Laws needed to tackle fake news – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has suggested that the parliament of Ghana pass laws to curtail the circulation of fake news on social media...

Ghana Post GPS records 1.3 million digital addresses in one year

Head of Communications at Ghana Post, Ohemaa Serwaa Kobi, has revealed that 1.3 million digital addresses have been generated in a year. In an interview...

Photos: Gov’t-subsidised fertilizer goes for free as product expires in the next 25 days

The government-subsidised fertilizer which was made available for farmers to buy at the cost of Ghc 80 have now been shared among cocoa farmers...

Video: Why I will not reply Sarkodie’s “advice” – Shatta Wale reveals

Shatta Wale, one of the most controversial artistes in Ghana, says Sarkodie’s recent “advice” diss song doesn’t call for a reply from him. According to...

I have not had erection for 2 years after soldiers brutalised me – Tamale victim

An 18-year-old boy says he has not been able to have an erection for the last two years after suffering intense abuse at the...

Lightning kills JHS student

A 14-YEAR OLD Junior High School (JHS) student of Papao Community Presbyterian JHS located at Kwabenya in the Ga East Municipal Assembly, was on...

Oppong Nkrumah hints of restructuring at GBC

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has hinted of a possible change at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to make it more competitive. Mr Oppong Nkrumah told...