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NABCO trainees join calls for Ofori-Atta’s removal

The Coalition of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Trainees have joined calls for the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister. The trainees...

Blow-by-blow account of how chief, 2 others were killed over land dispute [Audio]

Francis Mebo, the linguist to the chief of Borea Ahenfie in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region has given a blow-by-blow account...

Importers and Exporters Association reacts to BoG’s withdrawal of FX support

The Importers and Exporters Association has hinted at possible food shortages over the Bank of Ghana (BoG)'s decision to withdraw foreign exchange support for...

Anglo residents forced to use garbage as sea defense

The people of Anloga in the Volta Region, whose main occupation is fishing, Kente weaving and beads making are forced to use garbage as...

Adentan Municipal Assembly adjudged cleanest district in Ghana

The Adentan Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region last Saturday was adjudged the cleanest district in Ghana at the maiden National District Awards. Adentan...

NIA begins issuing cards to refugees in Ghana

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has commenced issuing Refugee Identity Cards to refugees living in the country. With this, the beneficiaries will be able to...

Pray and keep faith in us; we’ll turn things around – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to keep faith with his government to turn the current economic crisis around. He said his government is...

Two jailed 70 years for kidnapping, robbery

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two persons to 35 years imprisonment each for kidnapping and robbing a trader at Amrahia in the Greater...

Man in court for allegedly defiling 11-year-old 21 times

A 54-year-old labourer accused of defiling a minor over 21 times at Adamborobe in the Greater Accra Region has appeared before an Adentan Circuit...

Another tragedy recorded on Black Volta days after 18 people perished

An 11-year-old boy has died on the Black Volta at Buipe in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region days after 10 persons...

Man nabbed while attempting to kill woman over food

A man, believed to be in his late thirties, has been beaten to pulp after he was caught red-handed attempting to cut off a...

5 thieves rearrested after breaking out of Awutu Bereku police cells

Three Ghanaians and two Nigerians detained for cyber fraud, theft of corn and air conditions on Sunday, November 20 attempted to break jail. The suspects,...

You can sue dressmakers for damages if they fail to produce on time – Law lecturer

Despite the bliss that accompanies Christmas, many Ghanaian celebrants are often shattered by the failure of their dressmakers to deliver on agreed timelines. In many...

Spread Christian love in this time when money doesn’t like noise – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asserted that the current economic hardship in Ghana has taken a toll on offerings to God.  According to him,...

Chief, 2 others assassinated over land dispute

The Chief of Borea Ahenfie, a farming community in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region and two others including his son, have...

Muslim woman dies after her hijab got trapped in moving motor tyre

A Muslim woman has been killed at Bole of the Savannah Region after the hijab got trapped in the back tyre of a motorbike...

I died with my body kept in the house for 5 days – Rev Kwadwo Boakye [Video]

The founder of the Resurrection Power New Generation Ministries, Reverend Anthony Kwadwo Boakye, has recounted how he came back to life after he died for...

Traditional rites to be performed on Black Volta river as 18 perish

The Chief of Dokochina, Dokochinawura Muniru, says preparations are underway to perform some traditional rites on the Black Volta river where 18 people perished...

One dead, 4 others injured in accident at Bogoso

One person has been confirmed dead with four others injured in an accident at Bogoso in the Western Region on Saturday. The accident involved...

SDA Church youth protest dissolution of the only SHS in Northern Region

The Coalition of the Concerned Adventist Youth of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in the Northern Region and past students of the Adventist...

PNC confiscates official vehicle from 2020 flagbearer

Officials of the People’s National Convention (PNC) on Thursday impounded an official vehicle from 2020 Presidential Candidate David Apasera. The vehicle was confiscated near...

New born baby dumped in Atasemanso refuse dump shocks residents

Residents of Atasemanso, a suburb of Kumasi, have been thrown into a state of shock following the discovery of a newborn baby abandoned by...

Akatsi North: Teacher allegedly murders his 3 kids after being jilted by his wife

A basic school teacher has allegedly murdered three of his children after a misunderstanding with his wife in the Akatsi North District of the...

Unknown assailants kill taxi driver after hiring him

A taxi driver, believed to be in his late 20s, has been found dead after some passengers hired his services to Komfo Addai near...

Teenage girl escapes death after being hit on the neck with stick

A 13-year-old Junior High School pupil escaped death after she was hit on the back of her neck by an unidentified person at Pumpside...

Suspected palm oil thief killed at Jukwa

A suspected palm oil thief has been beaten to death at Abrafo Odumase, a suburb of Jukwa in the Twifu Hemang Lower Denkyira District...

Motor rider dies in crash on Sofoline-Abuakwa highway

A motorcyclist believed to be in his late 30s lost his life in an accident involving a fuel tanker on the Sofoline-Abuakwa highway in...

Man jailed for stealing prepaid meter

A 24-year-old tricycle rider, Abdul-Gafaru Sulemana, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Tamale district court for stealing a prepaid meter owned...

Why Kissi Agyebeng must not investigate Adu Boahen – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation of West Africa (MFWA), has suggested Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, must recuse himself from investigating dismissed Minister of...

Ofori-Atta happy with Committee probing Censure Motion over this…

The Finance Minister says he is pleased with the decision by the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee on Censure to strike out grounds One and Three...

Ghana to expand malaria vaccine implementation from December 2022 

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and its development partners are set to expand the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) to 93 other districts across...

Over 1.5m households still practise open defecation – Statistical Service

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has disclosed that about 1.5 million Ghanaian households do not have access to a toilet facility. According to GSS, these...

TUTAG declares indefinite strike

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike action effective Friday. In a statement issued on Friday, November 18, the Association said...

Nat’l Cathedral: Ofori-Atta clears air on ‘withdrawal from contingency fund’

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has denied an allegation that he withdrew funds from the Contingency Fund for the National Cathedral project. According to the...

Ghanaian man hot after Saudi Arabia-based woman accosted him over GHS 26,384 alleged scam

A Ghanaian man, Mahamudu Awal, is in hot waters after a Saudi Arabia-based Ghanaian woman he allegedly scammed accosted him. The two, who used to...

Ghanaians mourn Prof Kwesi Botchwey

Ghanaians have been thrown into a state of mourning after the news of former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey's death. The National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Inside story: Pregnant woman goes viral after husband catches her in bed with a ‘fetish pastor’

For the past 24 hours social media, especially, Twitter has been inundated with a trending video of a pregnant married woman who was caught...

Commercial sex worker remanded over human trafficking 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a commercial sex worker into police custody over alleged human trafficking.  Miriam Braim pleaded not guilty to attempted...

Man found dead with head missing at Sekyedumase

A beheaded body of an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found in a bush at Abam near Sekyedumase in...

How traditional rulers from Kyebi stormed parliament to support Ken Ofori-Atta [Watch]

Some traditional rulers thronged Parliament House to offer their full support to the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, when he appeared before a committee...