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God never said anywhere in the Bible our wives should take our surnames – Clergyman

A clergyman, Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah is advising men not to force their wives to take their surnames. The Accra Regional Overseer of the Resurrection Power...

Our church not shrouded in mystery — Latter-Day Saints

The leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Africa has debunked the assertion that the church is a mystical...

Instant justice cases increase in Bono Region

Mob justice is gradually becoming a common practice in the Bono Region and the situation has resulted in the loss of lives despite the...

Parts of Accra flooded after Saturday’s rains [Videos+Photos]

Following almost 4 hours of rain, parts of Accra and other urban centres in the Greater Accra Region, including North Kaneshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle...

The Makers Electronics wins ‘Outstanding Customer Service’ Award at WABEA 2022

One of the fastest-growing retail brands in electronic and home appliance products in Ghana, The Makers Electronics Company Limited, has won the Outstanding Customer...

JHS final year pupil escape lynching while returning from evening classes

A 17-year-old form three pupil at Breman Nwomaso in the Central region has escaped death after he nearly lynched by members of a watchdog...

Two teenagers arrested over alleged murder of ‘Pragya’ rider [Video]

https://youtu.be/pPnup8Qlgyw Police of Dormaa Ahenkuro in the Bono Region have arrested two teenagers over the alleged killing of a Pragya rider at Kyeremasu. Speaking to Adom...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for $90M University of Engineering and Agric Sciences

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday, cut the sod for the construction of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), at Bunso, in the...

Bawumia leads delegation to UAE to mourn former Dubai President

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday, 20 May 2022, on behalf of President Akufo-Addo has led a government delegation to the United Arab...

Four remanded over Nkoranza police station rioting

The Techiman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody, four persons over their alleged involvement in the rioting at the Nkoranza Police Station. They have...

Accra West ECG recovers GH¢3.2m from power theft

The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) recovered six gigawatt hours (GWh) of stolen power, amounting to GH¢3.2 million last...

Weekly wrap: Tension in Nkoranza, protest of unemployed nurses and Achimota forest saga

There was high tension at Nkoranza in the Bono East region as the community accuses police of killing an innocent trader in a suspected...

A Minister gave Cheddar licence to import his tigers – Barker-Vormawor alleges

#FixTheCountry Movement convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, is alleging that the government is aware of Freedom Jacob Caesar aka Nana Cheddar's importation of his tigers. According to...

Court orders lawyer of Josephine Panyin to file her witness statement

The Takoradi Circuit Court ‘A’ has ordered the lawyer for Josephine Panyin Mensah, a 28-year-old woman at the centre of the controversial pregnancy and...

VRA bares teeth at Sentuo Steel over pollution

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has hinted at sending Sentuo Steel Limited, a Chinese company operating within the Tema industrial enclave, to court if...

Tension simmers at UEW as Registrar is asked to proceed on leave

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, Nana Ofori Ansah, has asked the Registrar, Paul Osei Barima, to proceed...

Ghana’s public debt hits ¢391bn as of quarter 1, 2022

Ghana’s public debt stock remarkably shot up by ¢40.1 billion to ¢391.9 billion as of the end of March, 2022, the Summary of Economic...

I took responsibility and fixed ‘dumsor’ – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama said he accepted responsibility for the power crisis during his tenure and fixed it. Mr Mahama speaking in...

Surgeons hopeful as girl whose fingers were dipped in boiling water gets help

Plastic surgeons at the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital say they are expecting at least 80 percent function of the fingers of a girl whose...

Forestry Commission gives latest update on businessman’s tigers [Audio]

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission says the two tigers owned by businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Chedar, are well protected.  The...

Benya FM attackers granted bail

The Cape Coast Circuit Court has granted bail to three persons arrested in connection with attacks on Elmin-based Benya FM. This was on...

What the law says about keeping wild animals like tigers as pets in Ghana

The issue of keeping wild animals as pets has become topical over the last few days on both social and traditional media. This is because...

I took tramadol for confidence to approach my crush; I nearly died – 24-year-old man

Anytime Kojo set his eyes on Efua , he had butterflies in his stomach. Obviously, he was in love with the beautiful damsel. But...

2 Nigerians arrested for attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old child

Two persons purported to be Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly attempting to kidnap a five-year-old child at Kasoa in the Central Region. According to...

Govt to supply textbooks to schools in 120 days

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has urged the public to disregard regard reports that the government will not be able to provide textbooks for...

Daredevil falls during insane stunt

A man young is nursing his wounds after falling during an insane stunt. The daredevil was seen in a viral video displaying his climbing skill...

Video of businessman playing with his tigers pops up

A video of businessman Freedom Jacob Caesar playing with his tigers has surfaced, barely a day after some Ridge residents accused him of putting...

Two suspects who attempted to steal, cause disturbance at Tuna SHS sentenced

The Bole Magistrate Court has sentenced two suspects; Alhassan Baru and Saaka Abdul Majeed to 12 months imprisonment each for attempted stealing and disturbing...

Two including driver dead; others injured after VIP bus crashed into building [Photos]

An accident on the Sefwi Wiawso to Asawinso highway in the Western North region has claimed the lives of a driver and passenger. The...

E/R: REGSEC reacts to ritual murder linked to Dasebere Oti Boateng’s burial

The Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has dismissed reports of ritual murder in Koforidua during the final funeral rites of the New Juaben Omanhene,...

Decomposing body of 40-year-old man found in his room

The decomposing body of a 40-year-old man, Yaw Nkrumah has been discovered in his room at Fenasofie in the Amansie Central District of the...

Marwako food poisoning victims threaten to take legal action

Some victims of the alleged food poisoning at Marwako Fast Food Limited have threatened to take legal action against the Company to demand compensation...

Uneasy calm as wildlife division storm businessman’s residence to relocate tigers [Photos+video]

There is uneasy calm at the Wonda World Estates in Accra where the estate’s millionaire owner, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, is...

Abandoned almost 4 years; stranger dumps daughter on ‘good Samaritan’

When 27-year-old, Dora Danquah from Kojo Bofuor, near Yeji in the Bono East Region decided to host a female stranger with a baby and...

Two killed in accident at Suhum

Two persons have met their untimely death in a fatal accident at Omenako, a community near Suhum along the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern...

Six arrested over construction of illegal residential structures [Photos]

Six persons have been arrested at Tuba in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region for undertaking illegal construction of residential properties...

Bawku: One arrested over attacks on traders at Binnaba market

The Bawku West District Police Command has arrested one person in connection with a raid at the Binnaba market in the Upper East Region. The...

Fire destroys Tolon SHS girls’ dormitory [Video]

https://youtu.be/5HzDrB15SOo Fire has engulfed portions of the girls' dormitory at Tolon Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region. The fire that started around 8:am...

I bought my tigers for tourism; not to endanger public – Businessman

Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako aka Freedom Jacob Caesar has responded to the public outcry over his ownership of two tigers and their housing...

Komenda Sugar Factory to import raw sugar for processing – Board

The Board of the Komenda Sugar Factory has announced that it will import raw sugar to support what will be produced locally in order...