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Claims of missing manhood all fake – Police say as 9 suspects are arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested nine persons across the country for publication of false news regarding the alleged disappearance of their genitals that...

Nungua Child Marriage: Ex-Gender Minister condemns publication of minor’s pictures

A former Minister of Gender and Social Protection, Rachel Appoh has condemned the publication of photos of the 16-year-old girl at the centre of...

Missing manhood: Alleged suspect shares harrowing ordeal

An evangelist identified as Timothy Tsikata has recounted how he was nearly lynched after being falsely accused of robbing a trader's manhood in Ashaiman. Recounting...

Police arrest suspect in Juaso-Nkawkaw highway

The Ghana Police Service has arrested one person and pursing three others in a robbery incident on the Juaso-Nkawkaw highway. The robbery occurred when the...

Akufo-Addo climaxes 80th birthday celebrations with Thanksgiving Service [Video]

President Akufo-Addo's 80th birthday celebrations reached its peak with an extravagant Thanksgiving Service. The service which took place at the Accra Ridge church had in...

Domelovo wades into scholarship bonanza saga

A former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has expressed concern about the misuse of scholarships in Ghana, stating that there is a serious problem within...

Akyem Mamaso accident: Two victims allegedly amputated

Two persons have been reportedly amputated with others still hospitalized at Akyem Abirem Government Hospital after a Toyota HiAce H100 ran into mourners at...

Multiple injured as car runs into mourners after failed stunt

A car stunt at a funeral at Akyem Mamaso in the Birim North District of the Eastern region turned tragic as the driver lost...

Fear and panic hits KNUST as another student passes on

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are mourning the death of another student, Otchere Juliet Junty. The third-year Nursing student...

Three-year-old girl found dead after going missing; tongue removed

The lifeless body of a three-year-old girl was discovered without her tongue after she had been missing for three days in Dagombaline, within the...

Commercial activities suspended in Sunyani as scores bid farewell to late chief

Commercial activities in Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital have been suspended as hundreds of mourners pay their last respects to the late Nana Bosoma...

You can’t force anybody to be married against their will – Dr Dwamena-Aboagye

The Executive Director of the Ark Foundation, Dr. Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, has highlighted the potential coercion in the alleged marriage of a 12-year-old to a...

African Games: 5 medal-winning wrestlers get Immigration Service recruitment offer

The Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has committed to recruiting the five civilian members of the Ghana Armwrestling Team who collectively...

Whether the child is 12 or 16 years; marriage is not permitted – Deputy AG

A Deputy Attorney-General Diana Asonaba Dapaah has condemned the alleged marriage of a 12-year-old girl to Gborbu Wulomo. According to her, irrespective of...

Ivorian murder fugitive busted in Ghana

The Elubo Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested a 32-year-old Ivorian murder suspect believed to have fled to Ghana from...

Fire destroys YWCA Palm Oil Factory [Photos]

The Bunso fire station of the Ghana National Fire Service has commenced investigations into the cause of fire that ravaged the 31st Young Women...

COPEC predicts further fuel price hike

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), has predicted a significant rise in fuel prices in the coming weeks. In an interview on Asempa FM Ekosii...

National Peace Council proposes reforms ahead of 2024 election

The National Peace Council has revealed that it has engaged all stakeholders in the electoral process to implement major reforms ahead of the...

Ghana Boundary Commission to meet officials of Burkina Faso over encroachment

The Ghana Boundary Commission is set to meet officials of Burkina Faso to deliberate on measures to end the encroachment on the borders of...

8 Police officers injured in Nandom accident [Photos]

Eight police officers with the Formed Police Unit(FPU) in the Upper West Region are currently battling for their lives after they were involved in...

Ablakwa attributes passport fees hike to absence of procurement competition

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has pointed to non-competitive procurement practices within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the reason...

GPRTU cautions against fare increments amidst hike in petroleum products

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has instructed its members to refrain from raising transport fares until a meeting is convened to assess...

Stop escorting your friends to and from KIA – Interior Minister to Immigration officers

Interior Minister, Henry Quartey has issued a stern warning to Immigration officials at the Kotoka International Airport against escorting or receiving friends at the...

Plan Ghana, World Vision condemn alleged marriage involving minor

Plan International Ghana and World Vision Ghana have vehemently condemned the reported marriage between a minor and a 63-year-old Ga priest in Nungua. ...

GUTA welcomes Bawumia’s flat tax policy but…

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has welcomed the proposed flat tax policy by New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. GUTA...

Torkor Atorlia – Anlo’s crime last stop

Torkor Atorlia, meaning the fifth landing stage, is a place where convicted hardened criminals in Anloland were taken to and buried to the neck....

Gborbu Wulormo’s marriage: Whereabout of young girl revealed

The Ministry of Information has announced that the 16-year-old girl, who was married to Gborbu Wulormo, the chief priest of the Nungua Traditional Council,...

Six including 4 PRESEC-Legon students arrested for staging kidnap

The Police through an intelligence-led operation and investigation, has arrested six persons including four juveniles who are all students of Presbyterian Boys Senior High...

This is why GH₵1.7m tax waiver for ‘Heal KATH project’ has delayed

The Chairman of the Health Committee of Parliament, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie has said he is not surprised that 10 containers meant for the Heal Komfo...

Case of a woman murdered; sexually assaulted adjourned

The Akropong District Court has adjourned the case against two men accused of murdering a 36-year-woman and sexually assaulting the corpse. The two suspects, Kelvin...

Police questions Gborbu Wulormor over alleged child marriage

The Ghana Police Service has questioned the Gborbu Wulomo of Nungua, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, in connection to an alleged marriage to a 12-year-old...

Businessman in court over alleged GH¢1.7m luxury car fraud

A 54-year-old businessman has been arraigned at the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly swindling a car dealer of four luxurious cars worth GH¢1.78 million....

Let’s protect our culture, books, and heritage in the era of AI – NCC boss

The Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture and Arts under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong, has...

Nkwanta North DCE makes strong case for persons with disabilities

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nkwanta North in the Oti Region, William Kidinang Mawugma, has made a compelling case for the fair treatment...

Agogo Presbyterian Hospital records zero maternal mortality in 2023 with SafeCare interventions

In a landmark achievement for maternal health, the Presbyterian Hospital at Agogo, situated in the Ashanti region, has heralded a year of remarkable success...

NPA often leaves us in the dark – Drivers lament over fuel price hikes

Following the reversal of the suspension of the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy on the price build-up of petroleum products, drivers who are already...

Ghana honours Kenya’s President Ruto

Ghana has bestowed upon Kenyan President William Ruto the prestigious Companion of the Order of the Star of the Volta honour. During a State banquet...

Education Ministry to extend Smart Schools project to basic schools

The Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng has announced the government’s plan to extend the Smart School initiative to basic...

Gborbu Wulormo’s child bride saga: Allotey Jacobs warns critics [Listen]

The former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has cautioned critics of Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru...

Krachi East MCE passes on

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti region, Bernard Aborkugya Mensah has passed on. Adom News' Obremponba K. Owusu reports...