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Thunder strikes one dead at Denu

A member of the Church of Pentecost branch at Atsiafuni near Denu, one Rabi Butame, 30, was struck dead by thunder at the Church...

Death of 3 children: FDA, EPA partner to trace distribution channel of Topsotoxin

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the three children who died after their parents sprayed a fumigant tablet lost their lives through...

A Plus sparks war with Ameyaw Debrah for saying his shoes look like ceiling fan

@ameyaw112 is that a ceiling fan you are wearing or shoe.... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Everyday you so called bloggers discuss people's lives, dress, marriage even people...

Video: Man abandons wife for giving birth to girls

The pressure to give birth to sons rather than daughters can be overwhelming and sometimes heartbreaking. But such backward cultural bias against female babies which...

UDS students raise red flag over ‘passport fraud’

University for Development Studies students in Wa Campus seeking travelling passports have raised red flag over the local National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS)...

Death of 3 children: Topstoxin was to kill rats; cockroaches – Father reveals

Father of the three siblings who died after their parents sprayed a fumigant tablet has revealed the chemical was meant to kill rats and...

Tipper truck kills two in Ahwetieso

A Man Diesel Tipper truck with registration number WR 1166-15 crashed two people to death at the outskirts of Ahwetieso in the Tarkwa Nsueam...

AUDIO: FDA to widen its net in fight against abuse of Tramol

The Food and Drugs Authority says it will widen its wings in the fight against the abuse of Tramadol. This, according to the authority, will...

Video: Your pensions are safe – SSNIT Boss assures

The Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. John Ofori Tenkorang has assured pensioners that their pensions are safe in...

Taxi driver kills police officer at Doblo

A taxi driver who was allegedly resisting arrest has killed a 44-year-old police officer attached to the Formed Police Unit (FPU) at the Doblo...

Gay rights: Pentecost Chairman angry over Theresa May's "insulting" comments

The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah, has expressed outrage at recent comments made by British Prime Minister, Theresa May,...

3 children dead after parents sprayed home with agro-chemical

Three children have died at the 37 Military Hospital after their parents reportedly sprayed an agro-chemical to check some crawling insects at their home. The...

‘Stop bitter politicians from destroying wealthy businesses’ – Duncan-Williams

The founder and leader of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has said that President Akufo-Addo must not allow his government to be used...

MTN Heroes of Change: Serwah Quaynor giving hope to autistic children

In search of services to help her autistic child, she made a personal commitment to help other Ghanaian children with autism. this motivation and hard...

GES urged to tackle sexual abuse in schools

The Coalition for the Ghana Youth Federation (Co-GYF), has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take steps to tackle sexual abuse in schools. A...

COCOBOD to cut down millions of diseased cocoa tress

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will cut down millions of cocoa trees The cocoa trees have been affected by the "black pod" and "witches...

Deadly bank robbery leaves two dead at Nabdam

Two persons have been shot dead by armed men who allegedly robbed a branch of the First Allied Bank at Pelungu in the Nabdam...

SSNIT Software Saga: Allegations against Ernest Thompson senseless – Lawyer

Lawyer of former Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) boss, Mr Abednego Tetteh Mensah, has described as senseless, the charge of causing financial...

Cancel SSNIT OBS deal – Franklin Cudjoe challenges new Board

Watch the full video of Thursday's PM Express below. President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe wants a procurement deal that has been the subject of...

Landlord stabs tenant over rent arrears

A landlord at Bibiani in the Western region has allegedly stabbed his tenant over rent arrears. Narrating the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow...

Don’t tribalise the creation of new regions – Togbe Afede

Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs (NHC) has warned against attempts by some people to put tribal sentiments into the...

Boy, 4, shot by his 6-year-old brother at Somanya

A six-year-old child has died after his brother shot him in his head at Somanya in the Eastern Region on Thursday. The deceased, Alex Ologo...

Textile Workers Union to embark on nationwide demo

The Textile and Garment Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) is set to demonstrate over some concerns in the sector. An executive...

Teacher, 29, dies in her room at Asesewa

Police in the Eastern Region have begun investigations into circumstances leading to the death of a 29-year-old teacher with the Asesewa Roman Catholic basic...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Willie and Mike sets Madina market on fire with great worship tunes

Kumasi-based gospel duo, Asamoah Williams (Willie) and Adomako Michael (Mike) joined the Adom Live Worship team at Madina market to worship and bless the...

Snake bites woman's private part in Volta Region

A woman has died after she was bitten by a snake at Dambai in the Krachi East District of the Volta Region, according to a...

AMA moves to address Dansoman Junction, Asoredanho stench problems

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it is putting in place interim measures to curb stench emanating from Dansoman-Darkuman Junction to Asoredanho and other...

'Witch' escapes death at Tamale (AUDIO)

A woman believed to be in her 50s, Mma Samatah was attacked on Wednesday night by residents of Dungu in Tamale for allegedly being...

PHOTOS: GRA storm shops, confiscates goods without tax stamps

Ghana Revenue Authorities have started confiscating goods without tax stamps from some shops in Accra. The Deputy Commissioner at the Communication and Public Affairs Department,...

HOT AUDIO: I’m not at SSNIT for 'chop chop' – Addo-Kufuor

The Board Chairman of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor has assured that he is going to take good care...

Don’t be intimidated for being professional – Domelevo to Auditors

Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the Auditor-General, has urged internal auditors to be professional and courageous in the discharge of their duties despite the poor...

Legalisation of homosexuality: Foh Amoaning slams UN rapporteur, Theresa May

A senior lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, Moses Foh Amoaning, has descended heavily on the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty...

MMT scandal: MD ordered to proceed on leave

The board of the Metro Mass Transit Limited has ordered the managing director of the company Bennet Aboagye and his personal assistant Yiadom Kesse...

GPHA Boss moves to intervene in poor educational performance at Asuogyaman

Some prominent personalities from the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region and other stakeholders of the area are concerned about the falling standards of...

Former SSNIT boss, 4 others indicted by EOCO

Former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, Ernest Thompson together with three others have been charged with causing financial loss to...

Foreign entrepreneurs are not better than us – Ibrahim Mahama

No entrepreneur outside the shores of Ghana is any cleverer than those in the country, trying in their various fields to make it in...

Court orders arrest of Bukom Banku

An Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Braimah Kamoko popularly known as “Bukom Banku,” for failing to appear before...

I paid GHC40,000 to bait my ‘blackmailers’ – MMT boss

The embattled Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT), Bennet Aboagye, says he paid an amount of GHC40,000 to bait some people who...

VIDEO: Ghanaian student in Harvard ‘assaulted’ by police

A Ghanaian Harvard University student, who was reportedly high on drugs, was repeatedly punched by a police officer after running naked into the street,...

'Enforce L.I 2180 to ban okada now'

The Centre for Transport Security Dialogue has petitioned the Presidency to as a matter of urgency consider the strict enforcement of the L.I 2180(Sub...