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Fake cop, 3 others allegedly hijack, steal tanker transporting petrol

A man dressed in Police uniform, accompanied by two plain clothes men, have allegedly hijacked and stolen a tanker vehicle fully loaded with fuel...

Akufo-Addo eulogises late Cardinal Baawobr

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the demise of His Eminence Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr has created a big vacuum in the country.  He said...

Our promise to regularise Okada still stands — NDC

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) 2020 electioneering campaign promise to regulate and legalise the operations of motorbikes for commercial purposes (Okada) in the country...

Don’t drink tea, bread with eggs and salad if you earn less than GH¢2K – Economist

Economist Dr Evans Nunoo, says it doesn’t make economic sense for someone who earns between GH¢1,000 and GH¢2,000 to be taking tea, bread with eggs...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Akufo-Addo intervenes

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has intervened in the matter of eight Senior High School students dismissed for...

Child Rights Int’l’s position on dismissed Chiana SHS students

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Child Rights International (CRI), has demanded the Ghana Education Service (GES) makes public, the probe that informed the dismissal of...

Students Loan Trust opens application portal

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has opened its online applications portal for students interested in securing loans under the ‘no guarantor’ system for...

List: NPA revokes licenses of 30 OMCs

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revoked the licenses of 30 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for non-compliance with the rules and regulations of the...

Drama as ‘robbery victims’ get charged and remanded

Two persons who allegedly orchestrated the stealing of GHC900,000 at Maamobi in Accra have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.George Ayitey Mensah, a 32-year-old...

7 dead, 8 in critical condition after Gomoa Antseadze accident [Photos]

Seven people have perished in an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Cape Coast to Accra highway in the Central Region. Eight others, including an...

Messi, Mbappe, Putellas nominated for Fifa awards but Ronaldo left off for first time

Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA's Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations...

Government and Organised Labour agree on 30% base pay increase

Government after several negotiations with Organised Labour has increased base pay for the 2023 financial year by 30%. The increment takes effect from January 1,...

GES sends important message to sacked Chiana students

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has admonished sacked students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) to consider their dismissal as “a major...

Trader on GH₵80K bail over visa fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted an GH₵80,000.00 bail with two sureties to a trader over alleged visa fraud. The Court ordered that the sureties...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Minority appeals to Akufo-Addo to intervene

The Minority in Parliament has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to pardon the students dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES). In a statement on...

Police investigate murder of mother and son

The Millennium City Police Command has commenced investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a mother and son at Green Estate,...

17-year-old arrested for impregnating 10 ladies

Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy identified as Noble Uzuchi over the impregnation of 10 ladies. The suspect was nabbed alongside...

Second potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star

A NASA mission has spottedan Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away. The planet, named TOI 700 e, is likely rocky and...

Heavy security presence on Legon campus as school reopens

There is a heavy security presence at the University of Ghana (Legon) on the first day of reopening for students. The police officers have been...

Brave man engages in fierce fight with leopard

A brave Zimbabwean man is singing praises to God after he escaped the jaws of death on Tuesday afternoon when he was attacked by...

IMF deal to be reached in February – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the country is hopeful to get an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal latest in February. According to him, the...

Dismissed Chiana SHS students render unqualified apology [Video]

The eight dismissed students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region have rendered an unqualified apology for insulting President Nana...

Caprice robbery: Accused pleads not guilty to charges

Four out of the five accused persons arrested in connection with the Caprice robbery incident in Accra have pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against...

I’m not happy and in shock – Parent of dismissed Chiana SHS student

Martin Akeleyiira, a father of one of the students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region dismissed for insulting President...

Fire destroys fitting shop, house at Nkawkaw [Video]

Fire has razed down a fitting shop and destroyed property at Nkawkaw Zongo in the Eastern Region. The inferno, which destroyed vehicles parked at...

National Cathedral donated GH¢2.6 to a crèche in Dawhenya – Okudzeto Ablakwa claims

Member of Parliament for North Tongu is on his crusade to demand accountability on the construction of the controversial National Cathedral. In his latest epistle,...

2023 CHAN: Check out Black Galaxies’ jersey numbers

Ghana’s Black Galaxies jersey numbers have been confirmed for the 2023 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) by the Confederation of African Football (Caf). Ghana is making...

UG management sends strong warning to students in Commonwealth

The Management of the University of Ghana has cautioned continuing students residing in all-male Commonwealth Hall to desist from invading the premises. In a statement,...

Day-old baby dumped in public latrine rescued

A day-old baby girl has been found in a public toilet at Dominibo No.2 near Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality in the...

Lecturer gives birth to seven babies

A lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Mrs Ngozi Uzodike, has been delivered of septuplets (seven babies). Uzodike, who works in the Department of...

There will be more pressure on cedi if … – World Bank warns

The World Bank has warned that the Ghana cedi may continue to come under pressure in 2023 against the U.S dollar. This, the World Bank...

Walewale residents live in fear over robberies

Residents of Walewale and its environs in the West Mamprusi municipality in the North East Region are living in constant fear following incessant armed...

Akufo-Addo receives Harvard students at Jubilee House

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme Ghana has opted for will boost investor confidence in the country. He has...

Five dead; 13 injured after man drives into crowd

Chinese police have arrested a man who drove a car into pedestrians in Guangzhou, killing five people and injuring 13 others. The incident has...

Tears flow at KNUST as level 400 medical student passes on

A medical student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Clarisse Agbor Enoetle, has been reported dead. The deceased, said...

Chiana SHS students who insulted Akufo-Addo dismissed

Some female students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region who were captured in...

Fire Officer injured in line of duty

A firefighter sustained serious injuries while working to bring a fire outbreak at Rana Motors under control. The fire, which started at about 7pm...

Akufo-Addo to attend funeral of late Cardinal Baawobr

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to attend the funeral rites of His Eminence Richard Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr, M.AFR, scheduled to commence on...

Checkout how much Ghana spent on HIV/AIDS response

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has launched the National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) report for 2019, 2020 and 2021, which shows that the country...

Bomaa chieftaincy dispute: I’ll fight till my last blood – Dormaa chief warns

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has reacted to last Sunday’s chieftaincy dispute at Bomaa in the Ahafo Region which resulted in the...