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Boy, 12, escapes lynching for breaking into shop to steal

A 12-year-old boy narrowly escaped lynching after he was caught red-handed stealing in a shop at Agona Swedru in the Central region. The boy who...

Thunder strikes 2 siblings to death at Begoro

Two siblings, a boy and girl have met their untimely death when thunder struck them at Apaa Junction, a suburb of Begoro in the...

UK wife dumped by Ghanaian husband after taking £30k loan for him

A UK-based woman is living in regret after taking a huge loan for her husband only to get dumped. The wife, Mercy on Adom...

Police destroy ‘wee bases’ in Bibiani

Police in Bibiani in the Western North region have raided areas believed to be dens for 'wee' smokers and criminals. One suspect was arrested...

Ejura chief performs rituals over protest on land

Ejura Traditional Council stormed Kyenkyenkura, a farming community in the Ejura-Sekyedumasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region to sacrificed a white sheep to curse some...

‘Reckless’ driver kills two children at Obuasi

A 'reckless' driver has killed two teenagers at Peace Parliament in Obuasi East district of Ashanti region. According to reports, the two teenage boys were...

Man misses death by inch after his car veered off at Kwahu [Photos]

A man is thanking God for his life after he survived an accident at Kwahu in the Eastern region. The young man who was in...

6 arrested, 2 officers interdicted over Kumawu police attack

Police have arrested six persons for attacking a police officer at the Wono Akotsosu snap checkpoint in the Kumawu District of the Ashanti region. Preliminary...

Three injured as land guards attack block factory at Millennium City

A violent attack on workers of a block factory at Gomoa Millennium City by land guards has left three persons with serious injuries. The yet-to-...

Obomeng Chief inaugurates Kwahu Obomeng astroturf park

Chief of Obomeng, Nana Effah Opinaman III officially opened the Asempa FM Kwahu Easter games. He also inaugurated the Obomeng astroturf park which is venue...

Man stabs brother-in-law to death in his sleep

A 39-year-old man, Selorm Ayi, has stabbed his brother in-law, Donkor Kofi to death at Pupsupu, a farming community in the Nkwanta South of...

Akufo-Addo praises Dampare for Easter deployment

President Akufo-Addo has commended the Ghana Police Service and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare for the deployment of police personnel...

Kumawu: 5 suspects who assaulted police officer arrested

Five suspects, said to have assaulted a police officer who was performing his lawful duty in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region have been arrested. The...

Inside Ghana’s 12,000-year-old ancestral cave [Photos]

The Abetifi Stone Age Park is currently the only park in Ghana that houses one of the oldest caves known to have been occupied...

Kwahu Easter celebration: See some beautiful photos

The popular Kwahu Easter celebration kicked off on Thursday night, with thousands of people trooping to the Kwahu enclave in the Eastern region. Many activities...

Abetifi: Over 12,000 year-old ancestral cave converted into eco-park

An ancestral home of the Kwahu people at Abetifi in the Eastern Region dating over 12,500 years old has been converted into an eco-tourism...

Police officer caught in a brawl over rat carcass [Video]

A police officer on highway patrol duties has been caught in a brawl with some civilians allegedly over a rat carcass. It is alleged the...

Over 2,000 apply for National Rental Assistance Scheme

Rent Control Ghana has revealed that, over 2,000 Ghanaians have applied for the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS). Out of these numbers, they are yet...

History behind why Easter is celebrated on different dates every year

Easter is a religious holiday celebrated by Christians around the world, but have you ever wondered why it's celebrated on different dates each year? Unlike...

Easter pushes transport fares up in Kwahu area

Drivers at the Atibie-Nkawkaw taxi rank in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region have decided to increase transport fares due to increased...

Atuabo Gas processing maintenance works completed

Ghana National Gas Company Limited says the planned maintenance works on its Atuabo Gas Processing Plant have been completed. This is contained in a release...

Farmer commits suicide on Good Friday

A 40-year-old farmer, Kofi Annan has committed suicide at Esaman, a suburb of Elmina in the Central Region on Good Friday. The deceased is said...

Meet the 7 paragliding pilots for 2023 Kwahu paragliding festival

The Kwahu paragliding festival has attracted attention both locally and internationally with revellers from different parts of the world coming to the area annually...

Emulate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to humanity – Bawumia urges Christians on Easter

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed his well-wishes to Christians in Ghana and around the globe as they celebrate the Easter. He made this...

Easter festivities: Police deploy 1,200 personnel to Kwahu

The Eastern Regional Police Command have confirmed that the service under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, George Dampare, has deployed about...

Immigration Service leadership visits family of murdered officer

The leadership of the Ghana Immigration Service led by the Comptroller General has visited the family of the slain immigration officer who died last...

Education Ministry to launch campaign against teenage pregnancy

Minister for Education, Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum has hinted that, his Ministry together with the Ghana Education Service (GES) is set to launch a...

Ecozoil schools Adawso boat operators and commuters ahead of Easter

Boat owners and commuters of the Volta Lake at Kwahu Adawso have been sensitised on the need to adhere to safety practices to ensure...

Bisco SHS fire outbreak leaves one injured

One person has sustained injuries this morning at a fire outbreak at the boys’ dormitory of the Business Senior High School (Bisco) in Tamale...

Sawla Police on manhunt for driver of Gidabour fatal motor accident

Police in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District have mounted a manhunt for the driver of a Wa-Techiman bond minibus involved in a fatal motor accident. The accident...

One dead, 14 injured in accident at Winneba Junction

A female passenger died on the spot while 14 others were seriously injured in an accident at Winneba Junction in the Central region. The accident...

ECG cuts power to Amansie South DCE’s home

The Electricity Company of Ghana has disconnected the power supply to the official residence of the District Chief Executive of Amansie South District in...

Ghana Library Authority bemoans inadequate library facilities in Ashanti region

The Ghana Library Authority bemoaned the inadequate library facilities in the Ashanti Region. Out of 43 districts, only 13 have libraries which adversely affects education. The...

COO of GOIL, Alex Adzew has died

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GOIL, Alex Josiah Adzew has died . A statement from the company said Adzew passed on Monday, 13th March, 2023...

Buduburam eviction: Call your men to order else… – DCE tells IGP

The District Chief Executive(DCE) for Gomoa East, Solomon Darko Quarm has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akuffo Dampare to caution...

Two community police assistants beaten for alleged fraud [watch]

Two Community Police Assistants in the Juabeng Municipality of Ashanti Region have been beaten to pulp for allegedly defrauding some persons believed to be...

SLIMNFIT CEO pays bills of patients worth GHC20, 000 at Korle Bu; donates medical equipment to mark birthday

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SLIMNFIT Ghana, Josephine Koduah Bediako, has spent her birthday spreading love and putting smiles on faces at the...

All good things come to an end but… – Kofi Boakye’s final address as COP

Commissioner of Police, Nathan Kofi Boakye, has expressed gratitude to all those who supported him during his impressive tenure with the Ghana Police Service Speaking...

Oforikrom MP hands over police station and quarters to police administration

The Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Constituency in Ashanti Region, Dr Emmanuel Marfo, has constructed and handed over a police station with a six-bedroom...

The People’s Forum: Stranded Buduburam residents beg land owner over eviction

Scores of residents at Suncity, a suburb of Buduburam who have been left stranded following their eviction by a litigant in a land dispute...