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Rebecca, Samira commiserate with Yendi MP over mother’s death [Photos]

News of the death of Hajia Ramatu, former Second Lady and mother of Yendi Member of Parliament (MP), Farouk Mahama has attracted First Lady, Rebecca...

British Airways flight bound for Accra returns to London

A British Airways flight bound expected to land in Accra on Friday, April 8, 2022, has returned to London. This, according to the Ghana...

Heavy rains destroy tents at Apiate relief camp [Video]

https://youtu.be/rKHSQQRPteY Scores of residents at the Apiate Relief Camp have been left stranded and displaced after being hit by a rainstorm. Heavy rainfall in parts of the country...

One injured as armed robbers attack Savannah Ladies team bus [Photos]

One person has been injured after armed robbers attacked Ghana Women's Premier League side, Savannah Ladies. The incident occurred when players and other officials...

Ghana abstains from crucial vote to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights Council

Ghana is part of 58 countries in the world that have abstained from voting against Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council. The decision,...

Three arrested for sodomising 10-year-old girl in Central Region

Three persons are in the grips of the Central Regional Police Command for defiling a 10-year-old girl at Abura Edumfa in the Abura Asebu...

2 dead in accident at Fumesua; family blames doctor’s delay

Two people have been confirmed dead after a Ford Escort vehicle somersaulted in an accident at Fumesua in Kumasi. According to medical officers at...

Chief builds 3 unit classroom block for Dawu R/C Primary School

The chief of Dawu has constructed a modern three-Unit Classroom Block for the Dawu R/C Primary school in the Sekyere South District of the...

Kufuor, Bawumia and others pay last respects to late Second Lady

Former president John Agyekum Kufuor on Saturday arrived at the Independence Square to pay his last respect to former Second Lady, Hajia Ramatu Aliu...

Bright SHS adjudged best private school by West Africa Int. Press Ltd

Bright Senior High School (SHS) located at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region has been adjudged best Private Senior High School in Ghana by...

Alan Kyerematen, others visit late Ramatu Aliu Mahama’s residence [Photos]

Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen and some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have visited the Aliu Mahama's family residence to commiserate with them...

Kufuor eulogises former Second Lady in powerful tribute

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has shared a fond memory of the late Ramatu Aliu Mahama, a  former Second Lady who served during his...

Vehicles destroyed as fire sweeps through mechanic shop, warehouse [Video]

https://youtu.be/5IgaPG1i_YQ A raging fire has swept through a warehouse at Brigade near Weija in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The fire,...

Parts of Accra to experience outages over reconstruction of GRIDCo lines

Parts of Accra are expected to experience power outages due to the reconstruction of transmission lines of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) from...

I want to go and play football – Suspected Abesim serial killer tells Court

Richard Appiah, the man who is being held for allegedly killing and storing body parts of two minors in a refrigerator at Abesim in...

I will be very happy if ECG disconnects power to Parliament tomorrow – MP

A Member of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa, has said that he would be happy if Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) disconnects the...

ECG goes after Communications Ministry, EOCO, others over GH¢9.8 million debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana, (ECG) has served disconnection and demand notices on some heavily indebted public and private institutions. According to the power...

No real estate company is authorised to charge in dollars; it weakens the Cedi – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says no real estate company in the country has been authorised to price or transact business in foreign currencies. Head...

We are ready for any possible flooding – NADMO

The Communication Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), says the Organisation is prepared for any possible flooding across the country. Speaking on JoyNews’...

Bagbin commiserates with family of late former Second Lady

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has commiserated with the family of Ramatu Aliu Mahama, the wife of the late former Vice President,...

Bawumia inspects new products of Kumasi Shoe Factory

The Kumasi Shoe Factory has begun mass production of fashionable shoes as part of its effort to cut down on the influx of foreign...

Parts of Accra flooded after 1-hour downpour

Some areas in Accra have been flooded after heavy rainfall on Friday, April 8. The one-hour heavy rainfall has obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic...

Greater Accra Regional Minister applauds NSS boss

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has commended the visionary and dynamic leadership injected into the National Service Scheme (NSS) by its Executive...

Man’s eye nearly damaged after policeman allegedly assaults him

A physically challenged man, 32, almost lost one of his eyes after a police officer named Frederick who’s stationed at Agona Odoben Police station...

Access Bank announces closure of Ring Road branch

The management of Access Bank has closed down its Ring Road branch in the Greater Accra Region. According to the bank, the closure is...

These throwback videos of late Adjetefio will break your heart

Ghanaians are mourning veteran actor, Psalm Adjeteyfio, popularly known as T.T. Mr Adjeteyfio, known for his role in the Ghanaian series 'Taxi Driver', passed away...

Kasoa: Human skull and cat head exhumed at church altar

A human skull and cat head have been exhumed at the altar of the Christ Charismatic Convention at Kasoa in the Central Region. The General...

Police launch special operation to wage war against lawless motorcyclists

The Ghana Police Service has launched a special operation to ensure motorcyclists strictly comply with road traffic regulations. The operation is dubbed, Police Action...

Burial date for late Second Lady announced

The Aliu Mahama Foundation has announced the burial arrangement for the former Second Lady, Ramatu Mahama. The wife of the late Vice President, Alhaji Aliu...

‘My little girl killed herself after police told her not to pursue rape charges’

A grieving mum has slammed police after her daughter who alleged she was raped was discouraged from bringing forward a complaint against the accused perpetrator. Semina Halliwell...

Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira pay glowing tribute to late Aliu Mahama’s wife

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Second Lady, Samira Bawumia have joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn former Second Lady, Hajia Ramatu Aliu Mahama. Hajia...

ACP Agordzo volunteered donation, not to overthrow govt – Defense Counsel

Mr Kormivi Dzotsi, Defense Counsel for Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo, says the accused volunteered a GHS2,000.00 donation to Take...

Capital Bank case: I did not support GH¢27.5million paid to Essien – Former MD

The Managing Director of the defunct Capital Bank during the time of the bank’s collapse has testified that he was not in support of...

My father told me the ‘Holy Spirit’ instructed him to have sex with me – Survivor

A teenager (name withheld) on Thursday narrated to an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how her 43-year-old biological father (name withheld) allegedly...

Bawumia, NPP bigwigs mourn late Aliu Mahama’s wife

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has joined other bigwigs in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to mourn the passing of Ramatu Mahama, the...

Let’s protect the ocean from Pollution – Akufo- Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says bold action must be taken to protect the ocean which produces 50% of the world's oxygen and also...

Why I became my father’s driver – Ken Ofori-Atta reveals

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta says Ghanaians must not despair but have hope that the current economic challenges will be a thing of the...

Tamale Interchange is pedestrian unfriendly – MTTD Warns

The Northern Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), Chief Superintendent Mahmud Yussif, has warned residents of the Tamale metropolis and...

Sanitation Minister charges Jospong Group to lead in Green Energy

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has been charged to lead in the energy to waste sector also known as green energy. The Minister of...

Late Aliu Mahama’s wife, Ramatu Mahama passes on

The wife of the late former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has died. The former Second Lady, Ramatu Mahama passed on at the age of...