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Church of Pentecost builds prison reformation centre

The Church of Pentecost has built an Inmates Skills Acquisition and Reformation Centre at Nsawam in the Eastern Region of Ghana. This forms part of...

Vote buying hits NDC constituency elections [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/C6UkbSSFMnU Some aspirants in the ongoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency election has allegedly paid monies to delegates to influence their votes. In the Oti...

No marriage is worth dying for – Helena Rhabbles says as she opens up on her divorce

Veteran gospel musician, Helena Rhabbles, has recounted circumstances that led to her divorce several years ago. Admitting her husband who she affectionately calls Sir...

Woman killed as mining pit dug under her house collapses

A mining pit dug under a house has sunk a private toilet in Odumasi in the Ashanti Region. The incident has claimed the life of...

Akufo-Addo commissions Nsawam Prison Inmates Skills and Reformation Camp

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Nsawam Skills Acquisition, Vocational and Reformation Camp Prison as part of his...

Concerned teachers support new GES boss

Some concerned teachers in the Ashanti Region have indicated their full support and appreciation towards the nomination of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new...

About 230,000 Ghanaians blind

About 230,000 Ghanaians representing 0.74 per cent of the total national population are blind, a national population-based prevalence survey has revealed. Dr. Hornametor Afake, the...

CEO Network Ghana petition govt over economic hardship

The CEO Network Ghana has expressed concern over the current economic hardship and the negative effects it has been exerting on the business fortunes...

Post BECE ‘get-together’ banned in Builsa

 The Builsa Traditional Council in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region, has banned all forms of post Basic Education Certificate Examination...

NDC elections in 20 constituencies postponed in Central Region

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) elections in 20 constituencies in the Central Region have been postponed. Only three constituencies took part in the election which...

Man found dead in front of Mankessim police station

A yet-to-be-identified man, believed to be in his 20s, has been found dead in front of the Mankesim Police station in the Central region. Eyewitnesses...

If I were Ken Ofori-Atta, I would have resigned – Dr Acheampong

Political risk analyst and economist, Dr Theo Acheampong, has reiterated calls for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to resign from his post. Speaking on Newsfile...

Asantehene on K.K. Sarpong and Offinso stool affairs [VIDEO]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed displeasure about how the kingmakers are going about affairs in selecting a successor for the vacant...

We need to ask questions — NSMQ mistress bemoans absence of girl schools in quarterfinals

Quiz Mistress Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann has bemoaned the poor showing of girls’ schools in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). She says the...

It is unfortunate Togbe Afede attributed Hearts successes to Akanbi and Odotei – Supporters’ chief

Chairman of the National Chapters Committee (NCC) of Accra Hearts of Oak, Elvis Herman Hesse, has described as ‘unfortunate’, the attribution of the club’s successes...

Policemen, others killed as gunmen attack popular pastor’s convoy

At least seven people have been killed after gunmen attacked Nigerian clergyman, Apostle Johnson Suleman's convoy. The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) International was on...

1D1F: 17 completed, 16 under construction in Eastern Region – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has backed the One-District, One-Factory (1D1F) initiative, under the broader industrialisation agenda of government, as a basis for developing a...

NSMQ2022: Tough battle ahead for Presec, Prempeh, Adisco, others; see the semi-final fixtures

On Sunday, October 23, nine schools will battle it out for a slot in the finale of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz...

Woman arrested for ‘faking her own kidnap’

A 19-year-old Zambian woman has been arrested on charges of faking her own abduction. The woman, whose identity has been withheld by police, is alleged...

Someone should sue Akufo-Addo for causing financial loss to the state – Prof Gyampo

https://youtu.be/u5-PLJmNdZQ Political Scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, says President Akufo-Addo’s refusal to reshuffle his Ministers is an unnecessary dissipation of the limited human resources the country...

Two civilians arrested after one posed as policeman in viral video

Two civilians have been arrested after a video with one of them wearing black attire with police insignia went viral. The two, according to the...

NSMQ2022: OWASS ends Volta campaign as KETASCO goes home

Opoku Ware School (OWASS) has ended the campaign of Volta Region schools in the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after defeating Keta...

Robbers vandalise NDC Chairman’s car; bolt with GH₵‎ 40K and phones

https://youtu.be/J-L1XMkKnI4 The Gomoa East National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency Chairman, Dr Anthony Afissah, and his campaign team have been robbed. The incident occurred on Friday evening...

5 happenings this week that may affect your cost of living and purchasing power

This week was ushered in by another rise in the prices of petroleum products. Though the increment had been projected by experts the week prior,...

Driver’s mate kills barber as he rams into shops

A driver's mate of a cargo truck has killed one person with another injured after he rammed into several shops at Tutuka Obuasi in...

‘Breaking the 8’ is by performance not words – Dr Amoako Baah

Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Richard Amoako Baah, has said that the New Patriotic Party’s...

We made loud statement with strike – GUTA President      

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), has expressed confidence they made an impact with their strike. Speaking in an interview...

Man beats 24-year-old girlfriend to death with pestle

A 27-year-old man, Richard Galewosi, has reportedly beaten his girlfriend to death at Dodo Amanfrom in the Kadjebi Akan District of the Oti region....

7 arrested for illegal power connection at Bekwai

Seven individuals have been arrested in the Bekwai municipality of the Ashanti region for allegedly tapping power from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

Talking down the cedi in the media does not help – Gabby

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has urged the media to desist from fuelling speculation about the depreciation...

Lifeline for customers affected by ECG prepaid vending failure

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced that customers who were affected by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) prepayment system failure will...

Labour Commission orders university labour unions to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana to, with immediate effect, call off the...

Masked man found dead in farm at Bole

A yet-to-be identified man has been found dead in a mango plantation at Bole in the Bole district of the Savannah region. The deceased, suspected...

Education Ministry hits back at Teacher Unions over new GES boss

The Education Ministry has hit back at teacher unions opposing the appointment of the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Dr Eric Nkanasah...

3 Chinese illegal miners and 2 Ghanaians arrested

Three Chinese illegal miners including a female and two Ghanaians have been arrested in Atiwa West Municipality in the Eastern region. The illegal miners were...

Akufo-Addo does not deserve even 0% for performance – Edem Agbana [Video]

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edem Agbana, says President Nana Akufo-Addo has shown that it was a mistake...

30 days to 2022 World Cup: List of players to miss the tournament

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is set to kick off in 30 days. Approximately 1.2 million fans are expected to visit the country during the...

US Embassy reduces wait time for non-immigrant visa appointments

The United States Embassy in Ghana says the waiting time for appointments after non-immigrant visa applications has been reduced. The new waiting duration, according to...

Serie A Matchday 11 preview: AS Roma host Napoli as Lazio travel to Atalanta

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round 11 action from the 2022-23 Serie A, with matches scheduled to run from...

GPRTU to increase transport fares on Monday

The Ghana Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it will increase transport fares on Monday, October 24.  The Union has attributed the need for the increment...