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New frog discovered in Atewa range forest reserve

A newly discovered critically endangered frog species found nowhere else in the world beyond the Atewa Range Forest Reserve has been described and published. With...

P*rnography blog operator discharged

The website administrator of Empressleak, an adult website, who was accused of sextortion, has been discharged by the Accra Circuit Court over prosecution delay...

Woman, 34, found dead in toilet at prayer camp [Video]

A 34-year-old woman, Nafisah Mensah, has been found dead in a toilet of the Christ the Shepherd Prayer camp at Kasoa Opeikuma. The mother of...

Here are the best ways to avoid visa rejections

Being smart and avoiding these mistakes will spare you time, money and visa denials. The success rate of visa approval depends on many factors. It...

Father pleads with judge to sentence son for stealing turkey

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison after his father prayed the court to deal with him for stealing turkey. The...

Assembly Member suspects foul play in death of man at Pankrono-Estate [Video]

Assembly Member for Pankrono-Estate in the Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region is suspecting foul-play following the murder of a middle-aged man in the...

Taxi driver commits suicide after stabbing wife to death

A 38-year-old taxi driver Kojo Kum popularly known as One Stone has poisoned himself to death after allegedly stabbing his wife Adwoa Adiza who...

Two jailed for forgery, abetment

The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced to two years in hard labour, Charles Amoah, a roofing sheet agent and Evans Nyantakyi, an estimator. The Court...

Just in: Achimota School locked down

The Ghana Health Service has ordered the restriction of movement to and from the Achimota School. The school authorities have since been directed neither to...

Three arrested as Police retrieve stolen motorbikes [Photo]

The Police in Bawku of the Upper East region has arrested three persons in connection with motorbike robberies in the area. The suspects have been...

Good news for staff, management and patients of Pantang Hospital

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the Ministry of Health to, within two months, construct a fence wall around Pantang Hospital in Accra. This...

Nduom sues Hopeson Adorye, 2 others

One of Ghana’s successful and celebrated entrepreneurs, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, says he has had enough of the deliberate and malicious campaigns that have...

Emulate Rihanna and stop fighting over men – Ken Agyapong to Ghanaian ladies

Assin Central Lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong says the 21st Century woman in Ghana is a "bogus" woman. According to him, while their colleagues are using social...

3.1 million Ghanaians have mental disorders – Health Minister

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has told Parliament that a total of 3.1 million Ghanaians, representing 10% of the country’s 31 million population have...

Used condoms, sanitary towels blocking Law Court complex sewage lines

The Judicial Service has been left with no choice but to issue a circular expressing concern about how poor disposal of waste is affecting...

Fire destroys 6-bedroom house at Akyem-Tafo [Photos]

Fire destroyed a six-bedroom house at Akyem-Tafo in the Eastern Region on Wednesday morning. The fire, which started around 6:30 am, also destroyed several property...

Feyiase driver’s murder: Suspect enacts how he decapitated his victim [Photos]

The prime suspect in the murder of a 33-year-old driver at Feyiase New Site in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has been...

Ejura: No shots were fired – Commander says as he explains why soldier knelt

Commanding Officer of the 4th Infantry Battalion, Lt Col Kwasi Ware Peprah, has dismissed reports that the military aimed and killed youth protesters at...

Makola fire: Govt to retool Ghana National Fire Service

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says government is procuring fire tenders and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth $61million to retool the Service. The Chief...

Death is end of pain: Joyce Dzidzor Mensah cries

Former AIDS Ambassador, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, has made alarming remarks about her life. According to her, she has been “traumatised” for years and has...

Ejura Probe: The aim was not to shoot and kill – 4BN Commander

The 4BN Commander of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lt Col Kwasi Ware Peprah, says it was not the aim of his men to shoot and kill during...

Court varies bail terms for alleged coup plotter

The Accra High Court has varied the bail conditions for one of the 10 persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government and destabilise...

Matthew Opoku-Prempeh added to prestigious UN panel

The Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has been invited by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to serve on its Mission 4.7 High-Level...

‘SWAT officer’ risks PIPS action for ‘senselessly’ beating assemblyman at Mamprobi

An Assemblyman who was going about his lawful duties in the Mambrobi area in Accra has been assaulted by a police officer under very...

These photos of T.B. Joshua’s wife and children will break your heart

Thousands of followers of the late Temitope Joshua, popularly called T.B. Joshua, gathered for a night of tributes and candlelight procession in his honour...

4 arrested over illegal mining

The Nzema East Municipal Security Council, led by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Frank Okpenyen, has arrested two Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians for...

Five feared dead, others injured in gory accident at Suhum [Photos]

Five persons are feared dead with others injured in a gory accident at Suhum Omenako on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region. Reports indicate...

Road accidents claim 200 lives in June alone – MTTD

Information available to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service suggests 200 more people died in June alone. From January...

KNUST to rusticate students found culpable in Conti-Katanga clash – URO

Students found culpable in the clash between Continental and University Halls during the Student Representative Council (SRC) Vetting of the Kwame Nkrumah University of...

Ejura: Why Minister thinks Police water cannon driver must be rewarded

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, says the driver of the police water cannon used during the Ejura riots must be rewarded. According to him,...

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor gives account of Ejura killing incident [Video]

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor has appeared before the Three-Member Committee investigating the shooting incident that occurred at Ejura Sekyedumase. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 29...

Man, 32, jailed 15 years for car snatching

 A man, who robbed a taxi driver of his Toyota Vitz vehicle after slashing his arm with a broken bottle, has been sentenced to...

Ejura probe: Minister declines pleas to reveal source of video in his possession

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has declined pleas by the three-member committee to disclose the source of a video In his possession. According to...

Obuasi Police gun down robber, another arrested

The police at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have killed an armed robber and arrested another in an operation on the Obuasi-Hia road in...

Judicial Service chases court registrar implicated in Anas expose’

The Judicial Service is after a former Court Registrar who was among over 105 judicial staff caught on camera by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw...

March for Justice Demo: NDC presents petition at Jubilee House

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has presented a petition at the Jubilee House as hundreds of supporters joined in a protest on Tuesday. The demonstration dubbed,...

Full text: NDC’s ‘March for Justice’ petition to Akufo-Addo

March For Justice Accra Protest.6th July, 2021. PETITION TO PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO BY THE NATIONAL YOUTH WING OF NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS The framers of the 1992 Constitution were...

March for Justice: Confusion as NDC demonstrators enter Parliament House (Watch)

The opposition National Democratic Congress' (NDC) March for Justice demonstration was nearly marred when the charged demonstrators got to the main entrance of Parliament. Police...

Ejura shooting: Simon Osei Mensah has a message for politicians

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has cautioned politicians to be truthful in their dealings with the citizens. According to him, it is important...

Takoradi Market Circle pulled down

Contractors working on the redevelopment of the central business district of Takoradi, popularly Known as Market Circle, have pulled down the structures after a...