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STC bus crashes with pick-up truck on Accra-Tema motorway [Video+Photos]

An accident involving an STC bus and a pick-up truck loaded with wood has occurred on the Accra-Tema Motorway. The crash happened around 7 am...

Withdrawal of FX support to banks to constrain dollar liquidity – Report

The withdrawal of foreign exchange for the import of non-essential commodities including rice could constrain foreign exchange liquidity and worsen its demand-supply disparity. The...

From Eric’s Diary: Revealed – ‘The unnamed Businessman’

Story so far: Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and his family are worried about the incessant calls for him to resign or be sacked by the...

2022 World Cup: It’s difficult but Ghana can still qualify – Marcel Desailly

France football legend, Marcel Desailly, says the Black Stars of Ghana are in a difficult group but qualification is still possible. The four-time African champions have...

Fans looking for beer in Qatar end up chilling with lion in Sheik’s palace [Watch]

Two England fans who were touring Qatar in search of beer were given a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The two, Alex and John found themselves in a...

Qatar 2022: Ghana game the most difficult – Ronaldo confesses

Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has described their opening World Cup group game against Ghana as the ‘most difficult’ in the competition. Portugal and Ghana face...

47-year-old man charged for fraudulent land transaction 

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Joseph Ofosu, a 47-year-old, in the sum of GH₵150,000.00 with three sureties, two to be in...

Central Region records increase in road accidents in 10 months 

Despite the sustained national campaign to reduce road fatalities, the Central Region had, in the last three quarters of this year, recorded a 5.7...

Girl, 16, dies in labour at native nurse’s home 

A 16-year-old girl has died while in labour at a native nurse’s house at New Ebu in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the...

Military officer’s stray bullet kills nursing mother at Manso-Datano

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after a military officer allegedly discharged live ammunition on mourners at Manso Datano in the Amansie South...

Major demo by fisherfolk looms over premix fuel shortage

Agitated fisherfolk across the coastal areas of the country have threatened to embark on a massive demonstration, following their inability to access premix fuel...

Aisha Huang sacks Effah Dartey as her lawyer

Embattled 'galamsey' Kingpin, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang, has fired her lawyers led by Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey from representing her in...

Female pastor arrested for giving out church members’ details to kidnappers

A 37-year-old pastor, Ruth Kenneth has been arrested for allegedly providing information about congregants to kidnappers in Nigeria. It is reported that the mother-of-seven is...

Court restrains Empire Cement from operations

Empire Cement has been restrained from embarking on operations in any part of the country. The Accra High Court has restrained Empire Cement from continuing...

Kufuor engages IEA today

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will take his turn today, in the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) stakeholder engagements, looking at areas for constitutional...

Check out the number of Ghanaians schooling in USA

A total of 4,916 Ghanaian students studied in colleges and universities in the United States of America (USA) during the 2021-2022 academic year. This represents a...

Violent attack on school leaves 3 students injured

Three students of Asare Bediako SHS have been injured after some youth of Akrokerri in the Ashanti region allegedly attacked them on campus. The attack,...

Jomoro MP makes bold statement after court ruling confirms her MP status

Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has reacted to the dismissal of a petition challenging her citizenship by the Sekondi high...

Stemnovation will empower students to solve societal problems – Free SHS Secretariat

The Deputy National Coordinator for the Free SHS Secretariat, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, has said that the new Stemnovation initiative will empower students and...

ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development President receives top Crans Montana Award in Geneva

The President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, was on Friday awarded the prestigious Prix...

Trader jailed for exposing baby to danger

A 71-year-old trader has been sentenced to 15 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for exposing a two-week-old baby to danger. This is after...

Common Fund administrator borrows to pay assemblies -NPP MP alleges

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom constituency in the Greater Accra region, Sylvester Tetteh, has revealed that the...

Mahama mourns with Prof Kwesi Botchwey’s family [Photos]

Former President John Mahama has commiserated with the family of a former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey. The visit to Prof Botchwey's residence on Monday...

Taxi driver killed in bush, car taken away by robbers at Winneba

A taxi driver, believed to be in his late 20’s, has been killed in a bush and his taxi cab taken away by unknown...

Sompahemaa Foundation screens hundreds at Nsawam Prisons to improve health of inmates

Hundreds of inmates at the Nsawam Maximum prisons have benefited from a health screening organised by the Sompahemaa Foundation. Founder and President of the Foundation,...

Anas petitions CHRAJ to investigate Ofori-Atta

Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. CHRAJ Commissioner, Joseph...

14 arrested over murder of chief, 2 others at Krachi

Some 14 suspects have been arrested by a joint police-military team in connection with the killing of the Borae Ahenfie Chief, Nana Meebo, and...

Akufo-Addo mourns Kwesi Botchwey

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mourned former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, who passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Describing him as his...

What you didn’t know about Charles Adu Boahen

Charles Kofi Adu Boahen is a Ghanaian politician and public servant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy minister...

Military drills in gas-rich Algeria put focus on Russian ties

Algeria and Russia began joint military manoeuvres last Wednesday in the region of Hammaguir in Béchar, bordering Morocco. This will be the first time...

Terrorists may take advantage of ‘galamsey’ for funding – Minister

Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has warned that terrorists may take advantage of galamsey activities. The Minister has stated the revenue generated from...

Anas reveals motive behind ‘Galamsey Economy’ exposé

Since the release of the undercover investigation documentary by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, many have questioned why the undercover investigative journalist will entice his culprits...

Court finally delivers judgement on Jomoro MP’s case

A Sekondi High Court has dismissed the election petition brought before it against Dorcas Affo-Toffey, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP)...

Police chase GNFS personnel over recruitment scam

A staff of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Nalerigu in the North East Region is being pursued by Police in the region...

Akunini Global congratulates Kumasi Academy for winning STEMnnovation 2022 National competition

Akunini Global, the alumni association of Kumasi Academy, has commended its alma mater for emerging as the 2022 National Champion of the first-ever STEMnnovation...

Govt urges calm at Kenyasi after violent clash [Photos]

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, George Mireku Duker, has made a passionate appeal to the youth of...

SHS student drowns in river in attempt to fetch water

A form one student, Joseph Asante, of Gyaase Senior High School (SHS) at Assin Endwa in the Assin North District of the Central Region,...

Three dogs burnt to death after attacking child

Members of a community in Cape Town, South Africa, stoned to death and then burnt three pit bulldogs who had attacked a young girl. The...

Over 10 communities at Pusiga cut off due to lack of bridge over river

Over 10 communities at Pusiga in the Upper East Region are struggling to access their district capital due to the lack of a bridge...

NABCO trainees join calls for Ofori-Atta’s removal

The Coalition of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Trainees have joined calls for the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister. The trainees...