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Appreciate your wives – Soldiers told

Lieutenant Colonel JD Ibrahim, the Commander of the 66 Artillery Regiment of Volta and Oti Barracks, has emphasized the importance of military personnel appreciating...

Akwamuhene Nana Sarkodie I marks 10 years on the stool [Photos]

In a rich display of culture, the people of Akyem Awisa in the Eastern region have celebrated the 10th anniversary of the enstoolment of...

GWCL meter thief jailed 15 months

A 33-year-old man who stole a water meter belonging to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has been convicted and sentenced to 15 months...

NDC did not celebrate E.T. Mensah enough – Cousin

Asafoanye Odzadan III, a relative of the late former Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) Enoch Teye (E.T.) Mensah, expressed disappointment with the National Democratic...

Biography of E.T. Mensah

The honourable, Evangelist Dr Enoch Teye Mensah (aka E.T. Mensah) as he is popularly known, was born on the 17th May 1946 in Koforidua; in the...

UCC clears air on alleged operations in Nigeria

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has refuted claims of having a campus or affiliated outlet in Nigeria. The university's management issued a statement...

When Akufo-Addo, Chief of Staff filed past E.T. Mensah’s body [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken his turn to pay last respect to the late former Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) Enoch Teye (E.T.) Mensah....

Livestream: Funeral and burial rites of E.T. Mensah

The funeral and burial rites of the late Council of State member, Enoch Teye Mensah is underway at the forecourt of the State House....

Mahama leads NDC delegation to E.T. Mensah’s funeral

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has led a delegation to mourn the party's former Ningo-Prampram MP, Enoch Teye Mensah....

Akufo-Addo appoints Mahama as CEO of Students Loan Trust Fund

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Students Loan Trust Fund. A letter signed by...

Mourners file past E.T. Mensah’s body, pay last respects

A multitude of mourners has assembled at the State House forecourt to bid their final farewell to the late Enoch Teye (E.T.) Mensah, a...

E.T. Mensah begins his journey home

Late former Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) Enoch Teye (E. T.) Mensah is being buried today, January 5, 2024. A burial service is currently taking place at the...

Dormaa Traditional Council enstools 32-year-old as new Abesim chief

The Dormaa Traditional Council in the Bono region has appointed a 32-year-old Industrial Technician based in Japan as the new chief of Abesim. The...

Akufo-Addo should have deployed other alternatives to debunk military orchestration allegation

A Conflict and Security Analyst, Colonel (Rtd) Festus Aboagye, says the Office of the President could have employed other alternatives to debunk allegations of...

SSA-UoG serves notice of industrial action over government’s disregard for staff pension

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has issued a warning of potential industrial action if the government fails to address the outstanding tier-2...

It is expensive to die – relatives lament cost of burial

Aside from the pain relatives have to endure from losing a loved one, they are forced to set aside their grief to gather resources...

Presidency reacts to alleged looming politicized military shakeup

The Office of the President has dismissed reports of a possible politically motivated shakeup to the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)...

22-year-old house help allegedly murders woman in her sleep

The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has remanded into police custody a 22-year-old house help for the alleged murder of an 83-year-old woman at...

We received over half a million prank calls in 2023 – Fire Service

The Ghana National Fire Service recorded a total of 656,591 prank calls from the public in 2023. The incidents, which overstretched the operations of the...

Family announces burial date for E.T Mensah

The final funeral rites of late former Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) Enoch Teye (E. T.) Mensah has been set for Friday, January 5,...

Catherine Appiah-Pinkrah appointed Executive Director of Complementary Education Agency

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Catherine Agyapomaa Appiah-Pinkrah as the Acting Executive Director of the Complementary Education Agency (CEA). A letter dated 27th November, 2023...

SML’s take on KPMG’s audit into contract with GRA

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML) has expressed its endorsement of President Nana Akufo-Addo's directive to engage KPMG in auditing its contract with the Ghana...

Three nurses, police officers assaulted in attack at Gomoa Potsin polyclinic

A violent incident unfolded at Potsin Polyclinic as outraged residents of Gomoa Dominse attacked the facility, resulting in the assault of three nurses and...

Banker granted bail for dishonestly appropriating customer’s cash

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has released Edmond Nashiru, a 30-year-old banker, on bail in the amount of GHï¿ 50,000 with one surety. The bail was...

GAF seeks help in tracing unidentified patient at 37 hospital

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has made a public appeal seeking assistance in identifying and tracing an unidentified patient abandoned at the 37 Military...

Sheep gives birth to lamb with two heads at Sehwi Wenchi

A bizarre incident has unfolded at Sehwi Wenchi a suburb of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai municipality in the Western North region as a sheep gives...

Meet three newly-sworn in justices of Supreme Court judges

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has administered the oath of office to three newly appointed Supreme Court Judges. The three individuals taking the esteemed positions...

Woman shot dead while returning from watch night service

A tragic incident unfolded in Kenyase-Abrem, located in the Ashanti Region, where a 22-year-old woman lost her life in a gunshot incident while returning...

Ghanaians pay tribute to Aunti Muni

Ghanaians on social media are mourning popular 'waakye' seller, Imoro Muniratu, affectionately known as Auntie Muni. People have taken to their platforms on social...

Display new designations on name tags – Medical professionals told

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has directed all Medical Doctors, Dentists, and Dental Surgeons practising in Ghana to effect changes in their name tags....

Bawumia mourns popular ‘waakye’ vendor, Aunti Muni

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reacted to the death of popular 'waakye' seller Auntie Muni. In a Facebook post, Dr Bawumia extended condolences to...

Chef Faila’s cook-a-thon: GTA promises more support [Video]

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyemang, has pledged the institution’s unflinching support to Failatu Abdul Razak, who is attempting...

Reconstruction and expansion of Accra-Tema motorway begins

The revitalization and expansion of the Accra-Tema Motorway has officially kicked off on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The ambitious 19.5-kilometer project is set to...

Illegal miner invades Tano-Anwia Forest Reserve [Video]

https://youtu.be/SW8N9otxAiE An illegal miner has invaded the Tano-Anwia forest reserve, a key biodiversity area of international significance, destroying more than seven football fields of the...

2024 election: Clergy urges EC to remain steadfast and stand against political influences

Calls have been made to the Electoral Commission (EC) to uphold fairness and firmness to maintain its integrity and safeguard the credibility of the...

JHS pupils likely to write BECE without seeing any textbook – EduWatch

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), Kofi Asare says there is a likelihood that Junior High School(JHS) pupils may have to take...

Adom FM ‘Reboot Your Life 2024’: Financial advisor’s guide on managing your finances

https://youtu.be/Bq90PqrK3tQ Yaw Appiah Lartey, a financial advisor with Deloitte Ghana, has shared interesting insights on financial management during an episode of Adom FM's 'Reboot Your...

Police arrest 21 for flouting curfew directives at Nkwanta South

In efforts to maintain peace and uphold security measures in the region, the Nkwanta South police in the Oti Region have apprehended 21 individuals...

Nigerian nabbed in Ghana for US$7.5 million charity scam

A Nigerian national named Olusegun Samson Adejorin is facing federal charges in the United States for an alleged US$7.5 million business email compromise scheme...

Barima (Dr) Parker takes his people’s unemployment situation into own hands

Barima (Dr) Kwabena Awuah Parker I of Sokode Dwaso has taken a proactive approach to address the employment challenges faced by his people by...