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21 seriously injured in another accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway

About 21 passengers have been seriously injured in an accident at Gomoa Odumase near Anteadze on the Kasoa Cape Coast Highway. The accident was between...

Latest update on Bukom Banku, son stabbing case

The stabbing case involving Braimah Isaac Kamoko, a.k.a. 'Bukom Banku,' a Ghanaian professional boxer, and his son, Mustapha Kamoko, has been adjourned until March...

Ghana confirms 14 cases of Lassa fever

Ghana has recorded 12 new cases of Lassa fever. This brings the total number of cases to 14 following the first two cases on...

Police arrest drinking bar operator over ‘wee’

The SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service has nabbed a 33-year-old porter for possessing two polythene bags containing dried leaves suspected to be...

I smashed dead Major Mahama with heavy cement block – ‘Killer’ tells court

Another alleged killer of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, yesterday, admitted hitting the deceased with a cement block at the scene where he...

Adom Ghana Month Personality of the Day: Theodosia Okoh, Ghanaian who designed Ghana Flag

Theodosia Salome Okoh was a Ghanaian teacher born on 13 June 1922 who was an artist known for designing Ghana's national flag in 1957....

WASSCE for Private Candidates: More candidates fail Mathematics

Ghanaian students continue to have a challenge in Mathematics as more students failed in the subject than the other three core subjects in the...

CID Headquarters gets new image under DCOP Andoh-Kwofie’s leadership

There was a time when the Ghana Police Headquarters enclave, which includes the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), wasn’t a typical and sociable environment, especially...

See photos of the two who stole $1,600 at Accra Mall forex bureau

Two people said to have stolen US$1,600 from a forex bureau at the Accra Mall on Monday have been put on the police wanted...

Sad reactions as Crime Check boss shares poster of late Christian Atsu

The CEO of Crime Check Foundation has joined the list of persons who have visited the family house of the late Christian Atsu to...

Beautiful scenes from the 75th Anniversary of Crossroad Shooting ceremony [Photos]

The Vice President, Dr Muhamudu Bawumia, on Tuesday joined both retired and serving officers of the Ghana Armed Forces to commemorate the 75th anniversary...

Good news for tanker unions

The Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has assured tanker owners and drivers will not be left out in...

GIJ slapped with ₵25K fine as former Rector wins court case

An Accra High Court has ruled that the purported removal from office of Dr Wilberforce Dzisah, as the Rector of the Ghana Institute of...

BOST MD appeals for increment in margin; says it’s woefully inadequate

The Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has appealed to the government for an increment in the...

Today in history: 75th anniversary of 1948 riot

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the February 28, 1948 crossroads shooting incident in remembrance of the three gallant, defenseless ex-servicemen, ex-Private Odartey Lamptey,...

GES to sanction SHS heads who inflate prospectus

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHS) to desist from tampering with the approved prospectus for first year...

One dead, 23 injured in accident at Gomoa Anteadze

One person has died in a fatal accident at Gomoa Anteadze on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region. About 23 others are...

High Court convicts McDan with contempt

An Accra High Court has convicted Dr Daniel McKorley, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDan Group of Companies for contempt. The Businessman was found...

Tema Metro records 23 maternal deaths in 2022

The Terna Metropolitan Health Directorate in 2022 recorded a total of 23 maternal mortalities, a marginal reduction from the 2021 figure of 25, Priscilla...

Titus-Glover makes passionate appeal over unpaid student loans

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has appealed to management of the Student Loans Trust Fund to secure...

100 nurses leave Pantang hospital for greener pastures

Nearly 150 experienced nurses and other health professionals from the Pantang Hospital have left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures...

Lands Commission stealing syndicate busted after siphoning GHC100m

Sixteen out of 21 members of a syndicate mastered in stealing draft cheques meant for Land Commission have been arrested by the officials of...

Galamsey: COCOBOD loses ¢4.8 billion in Western Region

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has lost GH¢4.8 billion worth of investment in 35 hectares of cocoa farms to illegal mining (galamsey)...

35-year-old man drowns

A 35-year-old man, Kwasi Nkrumah, has drowned at Ayerdo in the Central Region. The death of the young man has been declared sudden by his...

Ada Traditional Council appeals for monument in Atsu’s honour

The Ada Traditional Council has requested that the government erects a monument in honour of late Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu. According to the family, Christian...

SHS freshers report to school

Trunks, ‘chop boxes’, mattresses, pillows, brooms and brushes moved from one second cycle boarding school to the other as first-year students start reporting to...

Chereponi, Wenchiki at risk of famine following community clashes

The North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakari, has expressed fear that communities in conflict-ravaged Chereponi district, especially Sakou are on the brink of famine...

Wife of late Rev. Anthony Boakye breaks silence on his death

The estranged wife of the late founder of Resurrection Power New Generation, Rev. Dr. Anthony Kwadwo Boakye, has spoken on his sudden demise. Rev. Mrs....

Mahama congratulates newly elected king of Gonjaland

Former President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the newly elected king of Gonjaland, Tulewewura Amonebafe Borenyi I, on his nomination as Yagbonwura. Tulewewura Amonebafe Borenyi...

NCA to disconnect SIM cards with incomplete registration

The National Communications Authority (NIA) will begin disconnecting sim cards with incomplete registration from March 10, 2023. The NCA has, therefore, warned that if subscribers...

Police on manhunt for 2 for stealing $1,600 at Accra Mall

The Police are looking for two people for allegedly stealing an amount of 1,600 dollars from a forex bureau at the Accra Mall. The two...

Savannah region NPP congratulates Yagbonwura-elect

The Savannah Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana, has congratulated Yagbonwura-elect, Soale Mbemah Amonebafe Borenyi I, for his elevation to...

Man arrested for alleged fraud at SHS placement centre

A man claiming to be an agent for the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been arrested by the Police at the Free Senior High...

Meet the new Overlord of Gonja land

Kingmakers of the Gonja Kingdom in pursuant to the tradition and custom have announced and outdoored Amonebafe Borenasa I as the new Yagbonwura. This was...

Woman busted for attempting to secretly bury dead husband in a bush at Mankessim

A woman in her 50s has been busted and nearly lynched for attempting to bury her dead husband in a bush at Mankessim in...

Christian Atsu’s death: Family visits Akufo-Addo

The family of late Black Stars player, Christian Atsu, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo at the seat of government to officially inform him...

March 6 declared public holiday

Government has declared Monday, 6th March, 2023 as a statutory public holiday. The holiday marks Ghana’s 66th Independence Day anniversary. This is contained in a press statement signed...

Nigerian election: Koku cautions Ghanaian media

A member of the Ecowas Observer team for Nigeria’s election, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has cautioned the media to be circumspect with the reportage on...

NLA’s Good Causes Foundation donates four boreholes to Abotakyi Community

The Corporate Social Responsibility wing of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has provided the Abotakyi Community in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern...

He marked my forehead with a screwdriver – Skrewfaze narrates how he got his moniker [Video]

Ghanaian musician Jehoshaphat Kwabena Eshun, popularly known as Screwfaze, has recounted a foul incident that led to his stage name, 'Skrewfaze'. According to him, during...