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The world is poorer without Busumuru Kofi Annan – Otumfuor Osei Tutu II mourns

Asantehene Otumfuor Osei Tutu II says the world has lost a true gem of the Ashanti Kingdom, Kofi Atta Annan. In a tribute delivered by...

10-meter wall collapses at Sofoline Interchange Project

Traffic into Kumasi township from the Kwadaso Market has been diverted as one of the retaining walls on the Sofoline Interchange project has collapsed. The...

PHOTOS: Otumfuo’s rep pays last respect to Kofi Annan

Paramount chief of Mampong, Daasebre Dr Osei Bonsu II heeded to the words of Asantehene Otumfuor Osei Tutu II to represent him at the...

PHOTOS: Akwamu delegation pours libation to bid Kofi Annan farewell in afterlife

The delegation of Akwamuhene, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III were part of the tall list of traditional palaces who thronged the Accra International Conference Centre...

AUDIO: Chiefs angry over closure of Kofi Annan’s casket

The day two of the interment ceremony of the late Ghanaian Diplomat, Kofi Annan has rather been greeted with agitations over the decision to...

3 die in Tema-Accra motorway accident (AUDIO)

Three (3) people have been reported dead and several others injured in an accident on the Tema-Accra motorway. An eyewitness narrating the incident to Adom...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Mfatsipim old boys sing ode to bid Kofi Annan farewell

Some Old Students of Mfatsipim Senior High School (SHS) were part of the tall list of dignitaries who were present at the Accra International...

PHOTOS: “He always put others first before him” Staff of KIPTC mourn Kofi Annan

Officers and the executive staff of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre paid their last respect to the man who laid the foundation...

PHOTOS: Kofi Annan’s wife, children pay their last respect 

The wife of Kofi Annan has paid her last respect to her husband, Kofi Atta Annan. Nane, who was married to Kofi for over 30...

PHOTOS: Dignitaries pay last respects to Kofi Annan

The three-day state funeral for former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan enters day two today, Wednesday. Government officials, Ministers, Members of Parliament, diplomats, Chiefs among...

SEC orders Menzgold to shut down trading immediately

The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered, gold trading firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited to suspend their operations with the public with immediate effect. In a...

Amend marriage laws – lawyer advocates

A Senior Lecturer of Ghana School of Law, Lawyer Frederica Ahwireng-Obeng is advocating for the amendment of marriage laws. According to her, Ghana practiced three...

Why Kofi Annan’s casket was covered explained

Some Ghanaians who filed past the remains of the late former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, on Tuesday, 11 September 2018,...

Supreme Court asked to stop referendum for new regions

The Supreme Court is set to hear a suit challenging the constitutionality of a referendum which will lead to the creation of six new...

We will put national security on you – Minister tells DCEs, MCEs involved in galamsey

The Local Government Minister has threatened to expose politicians, District Chief Executives (DCEs) and Municipal Chief Executives (MCEs) engaged in illegal mining, popularly known...

Tears flow for Kofi Annan as Ghanaians pay last respect [Photos]

Most Ghanaians who thronged the Accra International Conference Centre to pay their last respect to Kofi Atta Annan, were captured in a gloomy state....

VIDEO: UN Officials file past, pay last respect to Kofi Annan

Persons holding office, or having held office, in the United Nation were present at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Tuesday to bid...

Stop the argument – Rev. Frimpong Manso to critics on National Cathedral

President of Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Rev. Prof. Paul Yaw Frimpong Manso has urged critics to stop criticizing the building of National...

COGAI to immortalize Kofi Annan

The confederation of Governance Assessment Institute (COGAI) and Rectitude International Missions have announced their intentions to immortalize the legacy of the late former Secretary-General...

Rev Frimpong Manso elected new Pentecostal Council President

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has elected the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Rev. Prof. Paul Yaw Frimpong Manso as the...

VIDEO: Bury Kofi Annan at the Asomdwee park – Akua Donkor tells Akufo-Addo

As the journey home for the former Secretary-General, Kofi Annan begins, the founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has humbly asked...

VIDEO: Ghana must honour Kofi Annan with a statue – Akua Donkor

Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has urged the  government honour Kofi Annan with a statue. She explained that, as a global...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Otumfuor’s rep shows dancing skills at Kofi Annan’s funeral

Nana Brewuo III, Otumfuo's Tudwono Krokrohene of Konongo of Asante-Akyem was part of the tall list of Ghanaians who were present at the Accra...

Ghanaians pay their last respect to Kofi Annan [Photos]

Ghanaians have thronged the Accra International Conference Centre to pay their last respect to late former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Atta...

PHOTOS: Kofi Annan begins journey home

The body of the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan  began his final journey to his ancestors today Tuesday September 11, 2018. SEE THIS: Kofi Annan to...

I’m naturally fair; poverty can make a fair person dark – Owusu Bempah denies bleaching

Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah Leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International has said he is a naturally fair person and allegations that he...

Kofi Annan to be laid in state today

The body of the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, will be laid in state on Tuesday at the Accra International Conference Centre as the nation...

When body of Kofi Annan departed Switzerland for Accra (VIDEO)

Body of Kofi Annan departed Switzerland for Accra in a UN flight.

VIDEO: Dad will be greatly missed – Kofi Annan’s son speaks

The son of late former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has advised Ghanaians to be united to continue to fan the flame his father...

Woman reveals reason behind her v*gina piercing (AUDIO)

A Ghanaian woman has made a revelation on why she has pierced her clitoris with a ring. According to Ama it stimulates her sexual...

Audio: Boy with grade 47 hangs himself for not getting placement

A 16-year-old boy who had grade 47 in the just ended Basic Education Certificate examination (BECE) has allegedly committed suicide. According to reports, the deceased,...

Six hospitalised after stampede at Kumasi Central Market

Six people including a pregnant woman have been hospitalised after a stampede at the Central market in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi Monday afternoon. The area...

Punish judges who deliver poor judgments – GBA

The Ghana Bar Association has called on the Judicial Council to be bold and punish judges who administer bad judgements. According to the association, bad...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Kofi Annan’s mortal remains arrives in Ghana

The mortal remains of late former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Busumuru Kofi Annan has arrived in Accra. The body of the global icon...

PHOTO: 47-year-old Takoradi man goes missing in Accra

A 47-year-old man, Ellias Ahiable, has been reported missing by his family after over a month of futile search and investigations into his whereabouts. According...

‘Free SHS will create many Busias from poor families’

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the adherence to the Danquah-Busia-Dombo Tradition has shown greater care for the vulnerable and underprivileged as it...

“We’re still in shock” – Kofi Annan’s Ebiradze Family

As Ghana prepares to receive the mortal remains of Kofi Annan, on Monday, to begin his State Funeral, his Cape Coast Ebiradze (clan) Family...

AUDIO: Health Ministry to crack the whip on negligent health professionals at Winneba Hospital

The Health Ministry has vowed to deal with health officials at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital over the death of a 42-year-old man. Health...

AUDIO: Negligence of health personnel causes death of man abandoned for 4 days

Health officials at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital in the Central Region have been accused of negligence and dereliction of duty leading to...

Empowerment Worship Center to touch over 10,000 lives with Life check 2018

The Empowerment Worship Centre, a Bible-believing church with the mandate to win souls and prepare them for the soon-coming of Christ Jesus, led by...