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Farmer jailed 15 years for robbery

A 34-year-old farmer who broke into the room of a pharmacist and robbed him of cash, phones, and a vehicle, has been sentenced to...

Stormy & Man Utd star among most influential black Brits

Stormzy, Michaela Coel and Marcus Rashford are among those to have been named on a list of the UK’s most influential black people. The annual...

FDA cautions against unregistered weight loss product

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the general public against the use of a weight loss regime known as Ascot Diet. In...

Volta Regional Minister to appear before Parliament

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, is to appear before Parliament in Accra on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, to tell the House...

I have not resigned from my post – Akufo-Addo’s appointee

The Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu-Boahen, has refuted claims that he has tendered his resignation to the President. In...

2022 NSMQ winner receives full scholarship from Academic City

A member of the winning 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team from Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Legon, Austin Afutu, has received and...

I don’t own a single concession, I’m not involved in mining – Mireku Duker

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of mining, George Mireku Duker, has parried allegations of his involvement in the destructive form...

15-year-old boy allegedly kills mother

A 15-year-old boy has allegedly murdered his mother at Osubeng, a farming community in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The victim, Sakina...

Climate Change: Africa must not be at the bottom

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey-Korle Constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has charged African nations to strengthen their efforts in the fight for renewable...

Shop owners count their losses after fire destroyed goods at Dompoase

Shop owners at Dompoase in the Adansi North District of Ashanti Region are counting their losses after fire grazed down their items collectively worth...

Prioritise early childhood education- NSA boss urges parents

Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Prof Peter Twumasi, is advising rural communities to prioritise early childhood education. He acknowledged the significance of proper...

Court dismisses presidential staffer’s defamation case against MGL

An Accra High Court has dismissed a defamatory case by the Director of Political Affairs at the Chief of Staff Office against The Multimedia...

World Cup: Black Stars will return empty handed if… – Osei Palmer warns

Tema Youth owner and bankroller has cautioned the Black Stars and management to make the necessary preparation to escape another disaster at the World...

World Cup: Fan walking to Qatar detained in Iran

On 1 October, Spanish trekker and football fanatic Santiago Sánchez posted series of photos to Instagram. "Last village in northern Iraq, a mountain separates me...

NDC’s Chief Biney leads Ghanaians to picket Bawumia’s office [Video]

https://youtu.be/rBmDZLXUNs0 Deputy Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Nixon Biney, on Friday led some Ghanaians to picket the office of Vice President...

29 arrested for violent clashes at Ashaiman

The Police have arrested 29 suspects for their involvement in violent clashes between two factions at New Tulaku, Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region...

Checkout list of new transport fares

Commuters woke up to an upward adjustment in transport fares across the country on Friday, 24 hours before the agreed date of October 29...

Stop using public funds to build National Cathedral – Mahama to Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the construction of the National Cathedral Project can longer be a top priority, given the existing cost of...

NSA boss detained by police for alleged fraud

Director General of the National Sports Authority, Professor Peter Twumasi, has been detained at the Legon Police station for his alleged involvement in fraud,...

World Cup will help Qatar battle prejudice – FIFA President

The upcoming football World Cup is a chance for the Gulf region to push back against "prejudice", Fifa's president said on Thursday, defending host...

Mahama agrees with Akufo-Addo on this…

Former President John Mahama has urged the security agencies to remain patriotic and loyal. Delivering an address at the University of Professional Studies,...

Hardship: Mahama urges govt to pull out of hosting 2023 Africa Games to save millions

Former President John Mahama has urged government to pull out from hosting the 2023 Africa Games scheduled for August next year due to the...

Credit union manager jailed for embezzling funds

Ernest Aglago, a former manager of the Dzodze Branch of the Winners Co-operative Credit Union, Akatsi in the Volta Region, has been convicted of...

Good news for JHS graduates in selection of Senior High Schools

National Coordinator for the Computerised School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), Mark Sasu Mensah, has assured of a smooth selection of schools into Senior High...

All is set for Western Togoland leader Papavi’s funeral

The final funeral rites of the founder and leader of the Western Togoland separatist group in the Volta Region, Charles Kormi Kudjordjie aka Papavi...

Mahama’s prayer for Akufo-Addo ahead of address on economy

Former President John Mahama has offered a solemn prayer for President Akufo-Addo as he prepares to address the nation on the state of the...

Prof Aryeetey wins defamation case against his successor

An Accra High Court on Thursday ruled that Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Immediate Past Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, was liable for...

Ken Ofori-Atta would have rotten in jail if … – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta would have rotten in jail if he was a...

Canada-based Ghanaian’s murder: Police pray for time to build duplicate docket

The Police say some documents needed to build a duplicate docket in the case of a Canada-based Ghanaian who was allegedly murdered by his...

Mahama wades into calls for Ofori-Atta’s dismissal

Former President John Mahama has added his voice to calls for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to be sacked from office. According to him, the...

Why I can’t comment on Assin North MP’s case – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says he is in no position to comment on the case of embattled Assin North Member of Parliament (MP),...

Court releases passport of former PPA boss

The High Court sitting in Accra on Thursday, October 27 acceded to a request by the former boss of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA),...

AG takes over Aisha Huang’s case at Circuit Court

The Attorney General has taken over the case of En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang and three others, which is pending before an...

Case of Owusu Bempah, 6 others adjourned to November 30

The case involving Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International and six others has been adjourned to November 30, by...

Akufo-Addo refusing to accept Charles Adu Boahen’s resignation – Ablakwa alleges

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency has alleged that President Nana Akufo-Addo is refusing the resignation of Minister of State at...

Stop using GES staff as invigilators, supervisors – WAEC told

The African Education Watch has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to cease using staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) as...

Eduwatch bemoans lack of urgency by Police in prosecuting WASSCE fraud suspects

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) says its efforts in getting the Police to prosecute suspects of examination fraud have not yielded any results a...

BoG revokes licences of 2 forex bureaus

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revoked licences of Airport City Forex Bureau within the Atlantic Tower Building and Trade House Forex Bureau at...

NSMQ2022: Watch how Prempeh College returned the trophy

The journey to claiming the coveted trophy of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is one participating schools do not downplay for any...

Russia to ban sharing LGBT ‘propaganda’ with adults as well as children

The controversial Russian ban against promoting so-called "gay propaganda" looks set to be extended to all adults. The move represents a toughening of an existing...