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V/R House of Chiefs bare teeth at publishers of offensive history text book

The Volta Regional House of Chiefs is threatening to take legal action against publishers of the newly-authored history textbooks titled ‘History of Ghana’.According to...

Covid-19: Sunyani West Municipality records four deaths

 The Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region has recorded four deaths out of 97 Covid-19 cases recorded in the Municipality.The Municipal Chief Executive...

Teenager on verge of losing finger after wearing friend’s ‘sakawa’ ring

A 19-year-old boy is on the verge of losing his finger or his life for wearing his friend's ring made for spiritual purposes.According to...

Charges against Ernesto Yeboah leader dropped

The Accra Circuit Court 10 has discharged leader of the Economic Fighters League, Ernesto Yeboah, of charges of breach of the public order law.This...

Man who allegedly assaulted girlfriend to death remanded

The man, who is alleged to have beaten his girlfriend to death, has been remanded into Police custody after he appeared before a Ho...

AXIX GP to begin aircraft manufacturing training in Ghana

AXIX GP Incorporation, a United States-based Aircraft Manufacturing Company, is set to train Ghanaian youth in the manufacturing of next-generation hybrid aircraft. AXIX GP will...

Agongo bribed Opuni with GH¢25,000 – Says investigator

A GH¢25,000 bribe allegedly paid by businessman, Seidu Agongo, to Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa...

I can’t forgive myself over her death – Lilian Dedjoe’s brother in-law [Audio]

Victor Dedjoe, a brother of Prince Charles Dedjoe, the businessman who is in the grips of the police over the alleged murder of his...

Man, 21, stabbed to death, thrown into drain at Effia

What began as a mere exchange of words between two friends has cost the life of a 21-year-old Emmanuel Ato Simpson at Effia in...

Gomoa chiefs storm Apam sea; sacrifice cow, sheep, fowls and schnapps to angry gods [Photos]

Fetish priests, priestesses, and the entire chiefs of the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council have performed rituals to appease the gods of Apam.The ritual comes...

Gays raise funds to buy office

Following the closure of their office recently, the LGBT+ Rights group in Ghana is now raising funds to purchase its own office.In a tweet,...

Choreography teacher jailed 15 years for defilement at Oyarifa

A 33-year-old teacher, who defiled a minor under an orange tree at Oyarifa in Accra, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an...

Govt’s introduction of 10 pesewa ‘Borla’ tax for a clean Ghana: The best way to go

The issue of waste management continues to be a bane and stumbling block to Ghana's quest to achieve the cleanest city in Africa feat.And...

Suspected human traffickers busted with 9 children at Kokrobite

Four suspected child trafficking syndicates have been arrested at Kokrobite in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region with nine children.The suspects...

Police prevent clash between 2 factions in Chief Imam race [Photos]

The timely intervention of the police on Friday prevented a clash at the Ho Central Mosque between supporters of the two factions in the...

Kaneshie police impound 60 motorbikes [Photos]

The Kaneshie Divisional Police Command has embarked on a swoop to clamp down on activities of criminals.The exercise was targeted at unregistered motorbikes and...

There’s nothing wrong with taxing sports betting – Razak Opoku

The Head of the Public Relation Unit of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has reiterated that sports betting is regulated by the Gaming Commission...

NLA live draw for 5/90 lotto returns on TV

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) will begin its live television draws for 5/90 Lotto products from Monday to Saturday, except Sundays and public holidays.This...

2021 Budget: Arts, Entertainment, and Hospitality get tax break

Government has granted tax breaks to companies within the arts, entertainment and hospitality sector.Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and interim Finance Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said this...

Jubilee House Clinic gets physiotherapy unit

Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Chief of Staff at the Presidency, has underscored the need for employers to place premium on the physical and mental well-being...

Robber shot dead at Awudome cemetery

The Kaneshie police has gunned down a suspected robber at Awudome cemetery in the Greater Accra Region.This was after he stabbed and robbed a...

Police reshuffle top personnel

The Ghana Police Service has made changes among some regional commanders and members of the Management Board.In a statement, the outfit noted some of...

Kennedy Agyapong chairs Defence and Interior Committee

Parliament has constituted an 18-member Defence and Interior committee to be chaired by Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong.MP for Mankessim,...

GAF clears air on ‘soldier’ arrested for robbery at Kasoa

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has revealed the suspected armed robbers arrested at Kasoa with a military vehicle are not soldiers.According to the outfit,...

Man unable to answer 3+0 goes viral [Video]

A gentleman in Ghana has got tons of Ghanaians on social media laughing hysterically after he failed to answer a simple mathematics question for...

‘Ramatu Bawumia’ brouhaha takes over social media

After Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia cleared the air on not being married to one Ramatu, social media has been buzzing with several users...

Ramatu: Bawumia breaks silence on alleged first wife

The Office of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reacted to reports and pictures of a woman, Ramatu Bawumia, who is alleged to...

2021 Budget: Good news for trotro, taxi drivers

Government has announced the suspension of vehicle income tax to benefit owners of commercial public transport, popularly called trotros and taxis.This, the Caretaker Finance...

Kumasi fraudster bags 20 year jail term

 A 32-year-old unemployed, who used the name of a senior police officer to defraud a resident of Danyame in Kumasi, has been sentenced to...

National Cathedral remains a priority – Caretaker Finance Minister

Caretaker Finance Minister and Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana remains a priority...

Kwahu Easter festivities suspended

This year’s Easter activities at Kwahu in the Eastern Region have been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The announcement was made by the Kwaku...

Man kills girlfriend over GH¢15

The Mamponteng Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region has remanded Ebenezer Korang, 30, a mason for beating his girlfriend who is also believed to...

Susu collector arrested over attempted murder of client

A 46-year-old woman, Patricia Oduro, narrowly escaped death when her female friend, Ama Bono allegedly beat and slashed her for demanding some GH¢ 3,000.00...

Govt to introduce Covid-19 Health Levy

Government will be introducing a Covid-19 Health Levy of 1% on VAT, Flat Rate Scheme and a 1% on National Health Insurance Levy as...

Apam drowning: Mahama donates to bereaved families

Former President John Mahama has donated GH¢10,000.00 to the families of the teenagers who drowned at Apam, Central Region.He also gave GH¢ 3,000 to...

Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu’s sweet words to wife in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What can I do without you - Osei Kyei Mensah tells wifeMajority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has paid...

Allotey Jacobs laments about police extortion on Cape Coast road

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has decried activities of police officers at the Cape Coast Mempeasem barrier in the...

5 shocking marriage traditions across Nigeria

Some marriage traditions are so ancient in culture that they have phased out over time.However, there are some that are still practiced till...

Epic throwback photo of Van Vicker and Regina Daniels cracks up social media

Nigeria movie star, Regina Daniels and Ghanaian actor Van Vicker, have caught the attention of social media after an epic throwback photo of both...

They called us donkeys, treated us like animals – Returnee migrant narrates ordeal

A one-time Ghanaian migrant to Lebanon, Dinah Haizel, has spoken up about the ill-treatment she endured at the hands of various employers as well...