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Kasoa-Cape Coast dualisation: Gomoa Adawukwa residents go wild over compensation

Residents of Gomoa Adawukwa in the Gomoa East District of the Central region are up in arms with government over compensation as their buildings...

What Rev Owusu Bempah said when Bawumia visited his church

The General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has lauded the Vice President and NPP Flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,...

Mahama worried over abandoned Abetifi hospital project

Former President John Mahama has expressed disappointment in the Akufo-Addo led government for abandoning the Abetifi Hospital project in the Eastern region. The flagbearer...

The British student nurse who drowned during midnight swim in Ghana

Tributes have been paid to a teenager who tragically died after going for a midnight swim with friends last year in Ghana. Millie Ann...

Ashalaja residents relieved as high tension cable is reattached

In a significant development, the high tension cable that had detached from the main line between the Avornyo and Gati junctions in Ashalaja, a...

ECG Ashanti West Region commissions 15 transformer injections

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has commissioned 15 transformer injections in the Ashanti West Region as part of efforts to improve power supply...

Building kills pregnant woman during demolition at Buduburam

A 22-year-old pregnant woman has lost her life after a building collapsed on her during an ongoing demolition exercise at Gomoa Budumburam in the...

Two cars involved in accident in front of Jubilee House [Video]

Two cars were on Sunday afternoon involved in an accident at the intersection in front of the Jubilee House in Accra. Though the cause of...

Five drivers arrested on Accra-Kumasi Highway for reckless driving

The joint efforts of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service have...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Majority of Ghanaians have spoken clearly – Bishop Agyenta

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to accept and assent to the Promotion...

Reactions as Gborbu Wulomo ties knot with 12-year-old girl [Photos]

The marriage between 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIIIand a 12-year-old girl, Naa Okromo, has sparked outrage among Ghanaians on social media. The...

Peki Traditional Area celebrates Asafotudada Festival [Photos]

With a display of indigenous culture and arts, the Chiefs and people of the Peki Traditional Area in the South Dayi District of the...

Dagbamatey: A town of uncommon serenity, sacred harmony without a single church

In the heart of the Akatsi South District of Ghana's Volta Region lies a town unlike any other: Dagbamatey. Here, amidst its impeccable...

Dumsor destroy UPS and several medical equipment at KATH

The intermittent power cuts experienced in the last few weeks have destroyed several medical equipment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, including the uninterrupted...

AG did no wrong not notifying Dafeamekpor’s lawyers on expedited hearing – Mahama Ayariga

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga says the Attorney-General did no wrong with his decision not to notify lawyers of South...

Sampa: Four shot dead in renewed chieftaincy dispute

Four persons are believed to have been shot dead in a renewed chieftaincy dispute at Sampa in the Jaman North District in the Bono...

450,000 free student tablets ready for distribution next week

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the first batch of 450,000 free student tablets fully funded through the Ghana...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Majority of Ghanaians have spoken clearly – Catholic Bishop

Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept and assent to...

Asantehene tidies up Kumasi ahead of his 25th anniversary celebration

Preparations are gradually advancing as the Asante Kingdom gears up to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II following his...

Torrential rain kills 30 goats in Anyinam

Following another heavy downpour that occurred yesterday, property worth millions of Ghana cedis was destroyed in Anyinam, a suburb of Obuasi Municipal. Personal items including...

One dead as bees attack church during Good Friday service

One person is confirmed dead following an attack of bees on members of Roman Catholic Church at Owuoso, a suburb of Asante Agona in...

ECG might collapse if it complies fully with Cash Waterfall Mechanism – Atta Akyea

Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament and MP for Abuakwa South constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea says that full compliance with the Cash Waterfall...

450,000 free student tablets ready for distribution next week – Dr Yaw Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the first batch of 450,000 free student tablets fully funded through the Ghana...

Yaa-Naa to chair 2024 edition of Green Ghana launch in Tamale

The overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari II, has graciously accepted the role of Chairman for the 2024 Green Ghana Day launch at the University...

Hundreds flood Nhyira Fm to enjoy Fufu Party

Hundreds of residents in Kumasi thronged in to enjoy the much-awaited Nhyira FM Fufu Party. The food event which started in the early hours of...

Adom Brands grand durbar: Kwawu Bonenhene Effah Apinamang III urges embrace of Ghanaian products and culture [Video+Photos]

Kwawu Bonenhene Effah Apinamang III is calling on Ghanaians to prioritize the consumption of Ghanaian foods, products and services as a fundamental aspect of...

Adom Brands climaxes Ghana Month celebration with Easter durbar at Adom Park [Video+Photos]

To mark the end of Ghana Month celebrations, Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group hosted a vibrant Easter durbar at Adom Park in Obomeng....

It’s not for ECG to choose whether or not to comply with PURC directive – Kwabena Donkor

Former Power Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pru East constituency, Dr Kwabena Donkor says that it is not within the prerogative of the...

Man remanded for allegedly stabbing pregnant lover in Ashaiman

A 39-year-old man, Stephen Nartey, is facing a charge for unlawfully causing harm to his lover, Charity Osoom Mameley. In a brief of the case...

Heightened security at Kwahu as political groups use Easter festivities for campaign [Photos]

The Easter festivities at Kwahu this year have witnessed an unprecedented level of security, with both police and military personnel deployed atop the mountain....

People are deliberately shifting burden for power outages – Ben Boakye

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye says it is quite intriguing that people are deliberately shifting burden...

Ramadan: Mike Oquaye Jnr feasts with Muslim constituents in Dome-Kwabenya

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Dome-Kwabenya, Dr. Mike Oquaye Jnr., has made a charitable contribution to Muslim communities in his constituency...

Girl appeals for financial support to undergo surgery [Photos]

An 11- year-old girl from Ayomso in the Ahafo Region, Sarah Pokuaa, urgently needs financial support to undergo surgery. Her parents, Alex Kwame and...

Food suppliers give Education Ministry two weeks to pay arrears

National Food Suppliers Association members have given the Ministry of Education a two-week ultimatum to settle the debt of two hundred million cedis owed...

Woman who was cut on the ear by policeman petitions IGP

Twenty-year-old Judith Yaa Kumah, whose ear was partly chopped off allegedly during an interrogation by a policeman at the Tema Community 8 station, has...

Rainstorm wrecks havoc at O’ SEC TEC and Korfikrom, 10 hospitalized

10 people are reportedly receiving treatment at the Obuasi government hospital after a rainstorm wrecked havoc in the area. According to reports, properties worth thousands...

Nana Kwame Asiedu-Amponsah is overall best graduating student – KNUST College of Health Sciences

Nana Kwame Asiedu-Amponsah, a BSc Human Biology degree graduate has emerged the overall best graduating student at the College of Health Sciences of the...

Over 100 power outage notices issued since January: ECG responds to PURC

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disclosed that it issued over 100 notices of power outages in the first quarter of 2024. These interruptions...

Easter: Kumasi drivers jubilate over high service patronage

Easter is one of the most popular festivals in the world for Christians and as a religious country, Ghana is not left behind.Many travel...

You don’t sow seed for forgiveness – Pastor advises Christians

Pastor and founder of Obed Amoah Duku Ministries, Apostle Dr Obed Amoah Duku, has advised Christians to stop giving offerings in the hope of...