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Customs Division burns 400 slabs of cannabis, 1,205 boxes of contraband cigarettes

The Upper West Regional Sector Command of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has burnt 400 slabs of cannabis that weighs...

Gomoa Traditional Council halts some commercial activities over chief’s funeral [Video]

https://youtu.be/TR4SdwP3MK4 Some commercial activities have been put on hold at Gomoa Buduburam, Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba, Gomoa Mamfam, Gomoa Nyame Bekyere, and its environs as part...

Agyinasare’s son wades into LGTBQ+ saga [Listen]

Rev Francis Agyinasare, the second son of Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has waded into the brouhaha surrounding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex...

Devil tempted me to rape 11-year-old girl – Suspect tells court

A 42-year-old man, Joel Jacob, who is being remanded in a Jos Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl, claims that the devil...

Woman sues two brothers for stoning her house at night

Two brothers have found themselves on the wrong side of the law over malicious damage claims. The suspects, Paul Njau Kibue and John Njua...

Mother of transgender singer angry at churches, MPs over LGBTQ+ bill

A pastor’s wife and mother of a transgender singer, Araba Forson, has expressed her disgust at churches rallying behind the passage of the Promotion...

Akufo-Addo pays glowing tribute to late Kofi Adda

President Nana Akufo-Addo has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn late former Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda. Mr Adda, who is also a former...

3 injured in chieftaincy clashes at Walembelle

Three persons have been injured following a chieftaincy clash at Walembelle in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region. Police sources indicate...

Honest taxi driver mocked for returning cash

The Liberian teenage motorcycle taxi driver, who found and returned money to a prominent businesswoman, now says he is being mocked and threatened by...

Tetteh Quarshie – East Legon road to be closed for 2 days

The Tetteh Quarshie – East Legon road will be temporarily closed to traffic for repairs. This is according to a statement from the Roads Ministry...

Alleged sakawa boy grabbed at Kwabeng

The Police at Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region have arrested a 26-year old David Egbert for allegedly engaging...

There’s no ‘8’ to be broken – Lord Commey charges NPP supporters

Director of Operations at the Presidency, Lord Commey, has declared that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has no interest in 'breaking the 8'...

Crisis at Kejetia Market deepens

Traders at the Kejetia Market are up against management of the facility over Wednesday’s blackout and the lukewarm attitude in getting separate meters for...

I only found out she was my cousin after impregnating her – Man narrates

A Ghanaian man, whose name has been withheld, has shared his dilemma on how he ended up having an affair with his cousin and...

Teacher, 25, found dead in his room in the Central Region

A 25-year-old teacher, Blankson Aboagye, has been found dead in his room at Etsi Fawomaye at Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region.The...

IGP meets BoG, Association of Bankers over banking sector security [Photos]

Following attacks on some cash-in-transit operations, the Police Administration is reviewing its strategy on the movement of cash across the country. In recognition of...

Traders at Kejetia Market withdraw payment of all levies

Traders at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi have resolved to suspend payment of all levies until issues with electricity tariffs are resolved. The traders reached...

Withdraw ‘no Ghana card no salary’ notice – NAGRAT tells Controller and Accountant-General [Audio]

Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has been urged to withdraw the notice indicating that all public sector workers without Ghana Card won’t receive salaries...

G/R: Stop the blame game; we caused our own downfall – Titus-Glover tells failed NPP MPs

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema-East constituency, Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has admonished his defeated colleague MPs to accept responsibility...

Bawumia reacts to death of Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken to social media to mourn the death of late former Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda. The former Navrongo Central...

Notorious criminal with intestines gushing out arrested for stealing goats and sheep [Video]

https://youtu.be/l_QF8Ea046s A 32-year -old notorious criminal and two others have been arrested for stealing 15 goats and sheep at Anomaa-Wobi in the Awutu Senya West...

Suspected gay couple arrested as one is stabbed for cheating [Video]

The Kasoa Market Police have arrested a suspected gay couple after one was stabbed for cheating. They have been identified as Prince Nyator, 22 and...

Police roll out shuttle services for personnel [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service has introduced shuttle services for its personnel. The intervention is meant to facilitate the movement of personnel to and...

Suame-Anomangye murder suspect arrested

Police have arrested the main suspect in the case of stabbing which involved a young man in the Suame-Anomangye area of Kumasi, Ashanti Region. The...

Multimedia Group’s Abdulai Awudu, others sworn in as new GIBA executives

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has inaugurated the newly-elected President and Executive Council to run the affairs of the association. At an event that...

Weija-Gbawe assembly members kick against closure of 1d1f cement factory, fights EPA [Photos]

Assembly Members within the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly have kicked against the closure of Empire Cement Ghana Limited, a cement factory in the area. According to...

Court adjourns case involving Takoradi woman [Video]

https://youtu.be/3-78DAM_Hrs The Takoradi Circuit Court has adjourned to Thursday, November 11, 2021, the case of 28-year-old Mrs Josephine Panyin Simons who allegedly faked her pregnancy...

17-year-old boy killed a day before his 18th birthday

A rugby player was mowed down and killed the day before his 18th birthday – and a man has been arrested in connection with the...

Yoruba community in Ashanti Region installs new chief

Alhaji Mohammed Ali Aliyu Alao Ibidunni has been installed as the new Yoruba Chief in the Ashanti Region following the demise of his predecessor,...

Galamsey operator jailed 18 years for robbing 2 students

A galamsey operator, who robbed two students of Mabang Senior High Technical School of their mobile phones and money, has been sentenced to 18...

Ghanaians pay tribute to former Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda

Ghanaians on social media are mourning the death of late former Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda. The former Navrongo Central Member of Parliament (MP)...

Admit 499 students who passed entrance exam – GLC told

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has asked the General Legal Council (GLC) to admit some 499 candidates who were denied entry into the...

Baby dies as tipper truck driver offloads sand on him [Video]

https://youtu.be/--5413rW6Bo A one-and-half-year-old baby has died after a tipper truck driver mistakenly offloaded sand on him at Awutu Ahuntem near Bawjiase in the Central Region....

Fire officer who drowned while on rescue mission promoted

The officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) who died after rescuing two people from a well, ASO Joseph Baidoo has been promoted...

Commercial drivers must at least pass BECE mathematics – Akpaloo

A pass in mathematics at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) level should be part of the requirements for acquisition of driver’s license, Kofi...

Man murdered at Suame -Anomangye in Kumasi [Audio]

A young man in his early twenties has met his untimely death after he was attacked at Suame-Anomangye, a suburb of Kumasi. Information reaching...

NDC official accused of incest, abortion remanded

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has remanded into police custody, Central Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwesi Dawood. This was...

Election 2020: EC saved country $90m

The Electoral Commission (EC) saved the country $90 million in the conduct of the 2020 Election, the Chairperson of the commission, Mrs Jean Mensa,...

Bono Region: Road traffic accidents kill 26; injures 55 in 3rd quarter alone

Twenty-six people have died in road traffic crashes during the third quarter of this year in the Bono region. Out of the 26 deaths,...

Woman caught on camera stealing phone [Video]

The image of a yet-to-identified woman is all over the internet after a Closed-Circuit Television exposed her. The footage was of the mid-adult skillfully stealing...