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Farmer jailed 7 years for cultivating marijuana

Eric Adrah, a 45-year-old farmer, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawfully cultivating a narcotic plant. He was handed a five-year imprisonment...

I spend 2,000 euros a week, Ghana is expensive – Italian ‘borga’ reveals

Italy-based Ghanaian, Francis Wiredu, has disclosed that he has been in Ghana for three weeks and spends approximately 2,000 Euros (GH¢16,664) a week.In an...

17-year-old boy jailed for defiling 12-year-old sister at Assin Fosu

The Assin Fosu Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, has sentenced a 17-year-old boy to serve 36 months in Senior...

Two dead during tricycle display at funeral

Two persons have died in a  tricycle display during a one week funeral celebration at Enyan Abaasa in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of...

Police arrest illegal meter peddler

The police at Mamprobi have arrested Henry Teye Adjirackor, a technician, for illegally possessing, selling and installing meters, and passing them off as meters...

Koku’s emotional birthday message to Atta Mills

Some 78 years after the late Prof John Evans Atta Mills was born Ghanaians have taken to social media to celebrate and honour the...

Govt doesn’t owe WAEC – Ntim Fordjour

Deputy Education Minister has dismissed claims that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) may not come...

Woman drowns in well in Koforidua

A woman has drowned in a well in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was found lifeless at...

A friend advised my wife to divorce me after I secured her visa, flight ticket – Italy-based Ghanaian

Italy-based Ghanaian, Francis Wiredu, has disclosed that his friend persuaded his wife to divorce him despite securing a visa and flight ticket for her...

I would have regretted studying nursing if I followed the trend abroad – UK-based Ghanaian

UK-based Ghanaian, Mrs Millicent Osei Mensah, has stated that she decided not to follow the trend of studying nursing as many Ghanaians do when...

3 arrested for beheading lady who was seeking spiritual help at Sefwi Bekwai

The police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of one Martha Tetteh, 27, at Sefwi Bekwai Atwumah in the Western North...

Nhyira FM’s Mama Effe and others donate to disabled mother of 6

Host of Nhyira FM’s Obra Show, Mama Effe and her team, have donated a wheelchair, bale of second-hand clothing, a bag of rice and...

Mills resigned as President – Kwamena Ahwoi

Former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, has made startling revelation about the late President John Evans Atta Mills, claiming...

Bawumia cuts sod for first Inland Marine Port in Northern Ghana

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for work to begin on the construction of the first Inland marine port in...

Two land guards shot, one dead at Kyekyewere

A land guard, identified only as Allontey, has been shot dead whilst another has sustained gunshot wounds at Kyekyewere, a farming community in the...

Suame artisans and spare parts dealers apologise to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

The leadership of artisans and spare parts dealers at Suame Magazine have rendered an unqualified apology to MP for the area, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for...

Kufuor officially invited to Dr. Agyepong’s father’s funeral

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, together with some prominent members of his family,...

COVID Fund disburses GH¢53m

THE COVID-19 National Trust Fund, the emergency fund set up in 2020 to mobilise resources to support government in its management of the coronavirus...

Glefe Traditional Council partners US-based philanthropist to hold skills workshop

A one-day practical skills development workshop has been held for the youth and residents of the Glefe Traditional Area. The workshop, organised by the Sempe...

SHSs suspend participation in NSMQ, other extracurricular activities

Senior High Schools across the country will not participate in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NMSQ) until further notice. The Conference of Assisted Secondary...

Free SHS will not be reviewed – Education Ministry

The Education Ministry and the Ghana Education Service (GES) seem to be on different pages when it comes to the future of the Free...

Coca-Cola road poses danger to users [Photos]

Residents and workers who ply the Coca-Cola Road at Spintex in Accra fear for their lives due to the bumpy nature of the road....

Banker jailed for defiling 14-year-old girl at Sawla

A 35-year-old banker, who was arrested and arraigned for defiling a 14-year-old girl at Sawla, has been handed a seven-year jail term. Elorm Cudjoe, who...

If you fail to re-register SIM by July 31, that’s it – Ursula

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said there will not be another extension of the SIM card re-registration exercise scheduled to end...

Abesim traditional authority bans noise-making for burial of late queen-mother   

The traditional authority of Abesim, near Sunyani has banned noisemaking at night, as the town prepares for the interment of the late Nana Yaa...

Patients should be ready to pay fuel cost – National Ambulance Service

Head of Public Affairs of the National Ambulance Service, Simon Yusif Kewura, says Ghanaians who need their services would need to cater for fuel...

GES reviewing Free SHS to determine how much parents can pay – Director-General

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, says a review of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is underway. This...

Police chase killers of 23-year-old student shot dead in his car at Sofoline

Police in the Ashanti region say they are following leads to help arrest killers of a student of Oyoko School of Dispensing Optics who was shot dead...

Academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions remains unchanged – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is reminding all schools and the public that the basic schools' academic calendar released in March has not changed.According...

Immigration Service rejects corruption tag

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has expressed shock at the report that placed it second on the list of corrupt institutions in Ghana. Supt Michael Amoako-Atta,...

Ghana Card – E-Passport brouhaha: I did not contradict Bawumia – Ayorkor Botchwey

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has dispelled claims by some media and some members of the opposition NDC that she has...

Kete Krachi residents stage protest over ‘dumsor’

Residents of Kete Krachi in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region have hit the street to show their displeasure over the poor...

Abuga Pele speaks about jail time

Former Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Abuga Pele, has opened up about the circumstances leading...

48-year-old woman killed as car rams into chop bar

A Kia private car with registration number AS 7369-21, has killed a 48-year-old woman at Asante Akyem Juaso after running into a chop bar...

23-year-old student shot dead in his car at Sofoline

A 23-year-old student of Oyoko School of Dispensing Optics has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kumasi, Tuesday evening. Kwabena Asumadu met his untimely...

Police on manhunt for Achiaman robbery suspects

The Ghana Police Service says it is on a manhunt for some robbers in the Greater Accra Region. The Police said the robbers attacked a...

Nurse assistant weeps for employment after 3 years of being jobless

A registered nurse assistant is crying for help after staying home three years without a job. Ms. Rose Adu Gyamfi said she has been jobless...

Teachers and lecturers in private schools take bribes the most – UNODC Report

Teachers and lecturers in private schools in Ghana have been identified as the highest recipients of bribes in Ghana. This is based on a report...

2022 BECE, WASSCE: Govt owes WAEC GHS 21m – Apaak [Listen]

Parents, and students who will be expecting to write the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE)...

EOCO arrests Nigerian man for allegedly defrauding Ukrainian businessman to the tune of $6.5 million

A Nigerian criminal syndicate, allegedly led by one Sunny Anwamini (Sam), has been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for allegedly...