HomeNewsLocal News

Local News

Security guard jailed 15 years for stabbing woman with fork

A security guard, Alhassan Abdul Rahuf, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for unlawfully entering a woman's home...

Over 540,000 men had sex with other men in Ghana in 2017

Chairman of constitutional, legal, and parliamentary affairs, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has disclosed that a study conducted in 2017 found that over 540,000 men had engaged...

Individual Bondholders to picket at Finance Ministry on Tuesday, July 11

The Coalition of Individual Bondholders Groups has announced their decision to commence picketing at the premises of the Finance Ministry from Tuesday, July 11...

DNA report exonerates man accused of impregnating his 13-year-old niece [Video]

Mustapha Mohammed was accused by her niece on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show as the biological father of her child. But a DNA report to ascertain...

Dr Bawumia initiates registration of cured lepers for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority has begun the registration of cured lepers onto the identification register. The exercise, which was initiated by the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu...

20-year-old fulani battling for life as herdsmen assault him with cutlass at Gomoa Dominase

A 20-year-old Fulani named Ismaila Fusaini is fighting for his life after being attacked by two Fulani herdsmen wielding cutlasses at Gomoa Dominase in...

All 275 MPs consent to passage of anti-LGBTQ Bill

There has been unanimous consent by all 275 Members of Parliament for the passage of the anti-LGBTQ Bill currently before the house. This follows months...

Women must report men who force anal sex on them to the police – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has urged women who are coerced by their partners into engaging in oral and anal sex...

One more death recorded in Kasoa building collapse

The death toll in a building collapse incident at Kasoa in the Central Region has risen to two. The second victim, an elderly woman, died...

KNUST student in stable condition after attempted suicide – Management

The management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has explained that the student who attempted suicide on Tuesday was in a...

Anti-LGBTQI Bill: Sam George issues stern warning to US

The lead sponsor of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill, 2021, Sam George, has sent a stern warning...

Murderers of Akua Denteh sentenced to 12 years imprisonment

The Tamale High Court on Tuesday sentenced two women to 12 years imprisonment each over the murder of Madam Akua Denteh, the 90-year-old woman,...

Man killed during fight over cigarette at Santa Maria

A young man has allegedly been stabbed to death at Santa Maria washing bay in Accra during a fight over cigarette. According to reports, the...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: Full Committee report recommending bill’s passage

Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has recommended the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ bill. In line with this, the House read the Proper Human...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: Full Committee report recommending bill’s passage

Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has recommended the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ bill. In line with this, the House read the Proper Human...

Oti Regional Minister declares intention to contest Nkwanta South seat

Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu, has declared his intention to contest in the Nkwanta South constituency parliamentary election on the ticket of New Patriotic...

Speaker of Parliament enskinned devt chief

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has been enskinned as the Tinmaale Naa (Development Chief) at an elaborate ceremony at Takpo in the...

Woman found dead with body parts missing at Assin Dansame

A 50-year-old woman has been butchered at Assin Dansame in the Assin North District of the Central Region. It is unclear who murdered the deceased...

ECG to start another revenue mobilisation on July 11

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is expected to start another revenue mobilisation drive dubbed ‘operation zero’ targeted at mopping up revenue from domestic...

Anti-LGBTQ bill laid for the second time in Parliament but Speaker hints at hurdle

Parliament has read the Anti-LGBTQ bill for the second time but its passage may not see the light of day immediately. This is despite the...

My girlfriend left me because I was a virgin – Kumawu MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumawu constituency, Ernest Yaw Anim, says his heart got broken in the university when his girlfriend left him because...

Girl, 11, drowns after torrential rains at Anwomaso

A class four pupil has met her untimely death after heavy running water swept her away at Anwomaso-High Tension in the Oforikrom Municipality of...

OSP cries over poor funding for its work

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has once again called for adequate funding for the execution of its mandate, lamenting that it is...

We didn’t leak Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s arrest information to the public – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has made it clear that they do not disclose the names of individuals they invite or arrest...

Step up and solve Free SHS-related issues – Akufo-Addo told

Ranking member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that all challenges...

Dormaahene is an NDC member, he dines with them – K.T. Hammond

Adansi-Asokwa MP, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has claimed the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).  The...

Schools likely to close down if… – Dr Apaak

A member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed concern about the over two years’ arrears owed to the National Food...

Religious leaders besiege parliament ahead of LGBTQI+ bill reading

Parliament is scheduled to take the second reading of the Anti-LGTQI+ bill today, July 5, 2023. Even before parliamentary business for the day begins, religious...

You can’t treat human beings like this – Nana Yaa Jantuah on unpaid food suppliers’ arrears

General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has expressed her displeasure about the over two years’ arrears owed to the...

Eight passengers sustain injuries after accident on Kasoa-Mallam highway

About eight passengers, including a Senior High School student, have suffered injuries of varying degrees in an accident that occurred on the Kasoa-Malam highway...

Ghanaians urged to provide credible information to OSP and receive rewards

Ghanaians have been urged to actively participate in the fight against corruption by providing credible information to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Samuel...

Evangelist, prophetess jailed 11 years for stealing GH¢265k   

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced an evangelist and a prophetess to a total jail term of 11 years for stealing GHC265,000 from a...

NPP flagbearer race: Dr Apraku appears before vetting committee

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, has arrived at the party's headquarters in Accra for vetting. He is the...

Education Minister pays glowing tribute to late KETASCO NSMQ star

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has joined scores of Ghanaians in mourning late Ketasco NSMQ star, James Lutterodt, who passed on on Monday. Dr Adutwum...

What you didn’t know about the Special Prosecutor Office

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is not just limited to handling corruption cases; it has a broader mission. Samuel Darko, the Director of...

Rockfalls on Aburi Mountain cause obstruction on Ayi Mensah-Peduase road

Motorists travelling along the 5.9-kilometer road between Ayi Mensah and Peduase are facing a cautious journey due to recent rockfalls from the Aburi Mountain. These...

Man, 22, allegedly shot dead at Chinese mining site

A security official of Chinese illegal miners has allegedly shot to death a 22-year-old young man, Kwaku Etsi, at Hiawa, a community in the...

I have been receiving death threats – Akufo-Addo’s appointee

Ga North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Simon Sekyim, is alleging threats on his life over his quest to clamp down on illegality in the...

Dormaahene must apologise – Former MP

A former Ablekuma Central Member of Parliament (MP), Ebenezer Nartey has called on the Dormahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, to apologise for his...

Former MP takes on Sam Okudzeto over Dormaahene

A former Ablekuma Central Member of Parliament (MP) has registered his displeasure with Council of State member, Sam Okudzeto, over his reaction to the...