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20-year-old mother dumps twin babies in well

A 20-year-old woman, Ellian Zumeseh, is in the grip of the Sunyani Police for allegedly and deliberately dumping her three-month-old male twins in a...

Massive gridlock on the Accra-Kasoa Highway after Monday night rains

There is bumper to bumper traffic on a section of the Accra-Kasoa Highway as more than twenty four hours after heavy rains rendered about a...

Former PPA boss granted GH¢5M bail

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Agyenim Boateng Adjei has been slapped with 17 charges by the Special Prosecutor. He...

Mahama reacts to viral GH¢2,000 grant distribution

Former President Mahama has cautioned the public against viral messages and advertisements announcing the distribution of GH¢2,000 grants to Ghanaians. In a Facebook post,...

Heavy security as Dampare storms Nkoranza [Video]

https://youtu.be/wLjBjJ3Ir4U The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo-Damapre has led a delegation to Nkoranza in the Bono East region. The visit is to commiserate with the...

Presidential jet to undergo major repair works within the next 4 months – Defence Minister

President Akufo-Addo may be compelled to use commercial flights for all his foreign travels for the next four months as JoyNews has been informed...

Education Minister sends important message to UEW over its registrar

The Minister of Education, through the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), has directed the management of the University of Education, Winneba, to pull the...

Boy, 12, feared drowned in river at Afienya [Video]

https://youtu.be/nypFafdMMNw Police have begun a search for a 12-year-old boy, Francis Totimeh suspected to have drowned in the Dortsedor river along the Afienya-Dawhenya road. The...

Accra floods: Rains break school wall at Ahtoo Montessori; creates gullies on street

A private school in Accra, Ahtoo Montessori is amongst the list of structures, affected by the heavy downpour which occurred on Tuesday, May 24,2022. The...

Tragedy as gospel musician dies mid-flight from Accra to Washington

Gospel artiste, Daniel Toffey Jr, who has roots from Jomoro in the Western Region of Ghana but resides in the United States of America...

Kejetia traders owe ECG over 5million cedis, but sharing of bills is problematic

Traders at the Kejetia market in Kumasi owe the Electricity Company of Ghana over five million cedis, after defaulting payment of bills for 13 months. The...

I converted to Islam because I wanted to travel – US-based Ghanaian teacher

US-based Ghanaian teacher, Kobby Annor has said he had to convert to Islam to enable him travel abroad. In an interview on SVTV Africa,...

Girl whose foster mother burnt her fingers needs Psychological attention – Clinical psychologist recommends

A Clinical Psychologist with the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Daniel Fordjour has recommended immediate and intensive psychological attention for Stephanie whose hand was...

No monkeypox detected in Western Region – Ghana Health Service

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has debunked claims of monkeypox detection in the country. According to the Service, reports of such a condition purported to...

Flashback: Sir John deployed 12 state forest guards to his mining company in a forest reserve

When a mining company, Fasoh Multi Services Limited, in the Upper Wassaw Forest Reserve in Bibiabini presented the Forestry Commission with a pick-up truck...

Landslide scare hits residents around Weija-Kasoa ridge

Hours of torrential rains this morning caused part of the Weija-Kasoa Ridge to slide, thus creating fear and panic among residents. Residents say there was a loud...

Special Prosecutor charges failed Juaben MCE nominee with 26 counts of corruption

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has charged the embattled Municipal Chief Executive aspirant for Juaben, Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka with twenty-six counts of corruption in...

‘Kayayei turn floodwater into swimming pool at Tip Toe Lane [Video]

Some head potters popularly called kayayei at Tip Toe Lane at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle on Tuesday decided to turn a flooded area into...

Woman attacked by robbers at Dansoman breaks silence [Listen]

The victim of a daylight armed robbery attack at Dansoman in Accra on Sunday, May 22 has for the first time described her ordeal....

All the photos you need to see as floods cause severe damage in parts of Accra

Accra was submerged in water after a downpour which started late Monday evening. Areas including; Kasoa, Kaneshie, Teshie, Tse-Addo, Dansoman, Tesano, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle),...

Ministry of National Security launches campaign to tackle terrorism

The Ministry of National Security is launching a citizen awareness campaign dubbed "see something, say something campaign". The aim of this campaign is to get...

We’ve not made public statements about Achimota Forest – Osu Stool

The Osu Stool says it has not made any public statement on the ownership over portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve. In a statement,...

Mahama’s aide goes biblical over Sir John’s will

An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari has reacted to the purported last will and testament of former New Patriotic...

Scientists at KNUST record alarming levels of antibiotics in landfill sites

Researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have recorded alarming levels of antibiotics in soil and water samples at Landfill...

Section of the Accra-Kasoa Highway impassable after Monday night rains [video]

About a kilometre of the East bound section of the Accra-Kasoa Highway has been rendered completely impassable after Monday evening’s torrential rain. The road has...

ECG shuts down two substations after Monday night rains; check out affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that, the power outage that have affected Accra and parts of the country is a result...

Illegal miners arrested; equipment destroyed at Wassa Dunkwa [Photos]

The Operation Halt II team has arrested some illegal miners and decommissioned galamsey equipment at Wassa Dunkwa through to Asankragua in the Western Region. This...

Police cautions parents, school authorities over downpour

The Ghana Police Service has asked school authorities and parents to keep an eye on children following the heavy downpour in parts of the...

Anas and CNN out with new exposé on Journalism in Ghana

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in collaboration with CNN has produced another expose’ on press freedom and how deadly it is to practice journalism...

Revealed: Sir John did not declare his assets

The Fourth Estate can report that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, whose will has left some Ghanaians in...

Court fines pastor ₵600 for making noise

The Tema Magistrate Court has imposed a fine of ₵600 or in default three months imprisonment with hard labour on the Head Pastor of...

Part of Accra-Tema Beach Road caves in after Monday night rains[Photos]

A portion of the Accra-Tema Beach Road has caved in due to a heavy downpour that started on Monday night. Videos and photos available to...

Accra floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown [Photos+Video]

The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra region has been shutdown following heavy downpour which started at midnight of...

Assistant headmaster allegedly rapes SHS final year student

Police are on a manhunt for an assistant headmaster at the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, for allegedly raping a final year...

Ahantaman make passionate appeal to govt over slain king

Ahantaman residents in the Western Region have made a passionate appeal to President Akufo-Addo to aid in giving their slain king, Otumfo Badu Bonsu...

Family announces burial date for T.T. of ‘Taxi Driver’ fame

The family of late Psalm Adjeteyfio, popularly called T.T, has announced the burial date for the veteran actor. The final funeral rites for the late...

Govt takes over Sir John’s Achimota Forest, Ramsar site lands

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says there is no record that the late former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission,...

AfDB launches $1.5bn food emergency plan for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production plan to help Africa produce food to avert a looming...

Mosques must hire the services of security personnel to enhance safety – Sheikh Shaibu

The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, has urged Mosque Management Committees across the country to, as a matter of urgency,...

YouStart stakeholder engagement begins

Ahead of the launch of the YouStart programme, government has commenced a nationwide stakeholder engagement. These engagements, according to government, form part of measures being...