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Supreme Court strikes out law on cultivation of ‘wee’ in Ghana

The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the law which permits license to be granted for the cultivation of cannabis or ‘wee’ in small...

Sehwi Proso chief linguist shot dead in forest

A chief linguist of Sehwi Proso traditional area in the Juaboso District has allegedly been shot dead in a forest by unidentified persons. It...

Horrifying details of why midwives refused to cut umbilical cord for lady who delivered at home

Imagine delivering a premature baby at home during the Covid-19 lockdown and walking to the nearest polyclinic with the baby’s umbilical cord uncut and...

Barcelona reach agreement with Sevilla for Jules Kounde

Barcelona have agreed to sign France centre-back Jules Kounde from Sevilla for a reported transfer fee of 50m euros (£41.85m). However, Barca say the deal is subject...

Stop twerking on social media – Nurses and midwives advised

The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Bono Region, Madam Emily Ama Oduro, has advised nurses and midwives to avoid abusing social media by...

Court remands police officer, KNUST student accused of rape

The Asokore Mampong District court has remanded a police officer, Lance Corporal Frank Adu Poku and a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah...

Giant screen falls on dancers at concert

A giant screen fell and injured two dancers in front of horrified fans at a concert in Hong Kong by the hugely popular boy...

Chilling account of how a policeman and KNUST student allegedly gang-raped female student and recorded it

A police officer stationed at Bomso and a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping...

Newly married banker shot dead as robbers attack bullion van

Friends and family are mourning one Igwe O Igwe, a banker who was shot dead by armed robbers during a bullion van robbery. The deceased...

GES shuts school after gang forced teacher to kneel and beg for punishing students

The Akyem Anyinasin Methodist Junior High School (JHS) in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern region has been closed down by the Ghana...

Sex worker arrested for slashing colleague’s private part with blade during fight over client

A feud between two commercial sex workers in Kumasi turned bloody after the assailant who has been identified as the godmother of all the prostitutes...

Akufo-Addo sacks Adwoa Safo as Gender Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked Sarah Adwoa Safo as the Gender Minster.  This was contained in a press statement issued from the Presidency on Thursday,...

One shot dead; 4 injured as youth groups clash at Ofoase Ayirebi

One person has been confirmed dead with four persons sustaining gunshot wounds following deadly clashes between Ofoase Zongo youth and Brenase youth. The Akyemansa...

District Commander and Corporal fight – The inside story

Fresh details emerging over the fracas between the Atwima Kwanwoma District Police Commander and a Corporal of the Formed Police Unit in the Ashanti region...

Pentecost elder, 10-month-old child survive gory accident

Elder Peter Dadzie, the Presiding Elder of Bethel Assembly, who also doubles as the District Financial Committee Chairman of New Awoshie District of The...

Nana Agradaa in fresh trouble as bishops deny ordination invitation

Controversial fetish-priestess-turned-prophetess, Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has incurred the wrath of some renowned bishops and clergy men over her social...

Man allegedly marries grandniece

A Higher Shari’a Court in Tsafe, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara on Thursday fixed August 2 to rule in a case filed against...

Family announces burial date for Kumawood actor ‘Ice Kenkey’

The final funeral rites of actor and comedian, Kwaku Danquah aka Ice kenkey, has been scheduled for Saturday, August 6, 2022. The ceremony will come...

Speaker defers ruling on Adwoa Safo

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has deferred the decision on the fate of Sarah Adwoa Safo and two other legislators referred to the Privileges...

Iraq protest: Protesters storm parliament

Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq's parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination...

Countries with cheapest mobile data: Where does Ghana rank?

Ghana has made it onto the list of countries with the cheapest mobile data in the world. This conclusion came from a survey conducted by The...

Galamsey: 10 Chinese, Ghanaian accomplices arrested at Kwahu enclave [Video]

https://youtu.be/xCN7Ao5Whec?t=74 The Counter Intelligent Unit (CIU) at the Office Of The President Annex has arrested 10 Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) in...

No athlete has been denied visa to Commonwealth Games – Ghana Athletics Association

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Athletics Association, Bawah Fuseini, says media reports that some Ghanaian athletes have been denied visas to...

Let’s end the stigma against ex-convicts – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the public to embrace and ensure former convicts are re-integrated in society without any discrimination. In a keynote...

Burkinabe arrested in Gbele Forest Reserve

The police in the Sissala West district have arrested a Burkinabe national in the Gbele Park Reserve near Desime over suspicion that he is...

Upper West Regional Hospital to carry out mass burial

The Upper West Regional Hospital will embark on a mass burial exercise for unidentified and unclaimed bodies as part of routine measures to decongest...

IGP sends message to GSS, CHRAJ on corruption tag

The Ghana Police Service has expressed reservations about the report on corruption perception survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Commission on Human...

Any potential deal with IMF will not unduly burden Ghanaians – Finance Minister assures

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured parliamentarians that he will ensure that talks with the IMF are positive and do not put Ghanaians...

Everybody in Ghana is corrupt – Peter Toobu

The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, says that the problem with Ghana is that everybody is corrupt, without exception, and...

You are demigods so act as such – Ghana Bar Association to judges and magistrates

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Bar Association, Saviour Kudze, has admonished judges to maintain high levels of integrity in the course of...

Leader of Nigerian prostitutes, others jailed for human trafficking in Ghana

Iforma Okeke, aka Mama Blessing, a 33-year-old hairdresser and head of Nigerian prostitutes at Ayamfuri in the Central Region, has been sentenced to five...

Govt’s indebtedness making it difficult to pay debt – Eurojet

Eurojet De Invest S.A, the firm building a number of hospitals for the government, has filed an application at the Accra High Court seeking...

They should not dare block our SIM cards – NDC man warns govt

Communications team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Danquah, has expressed disquiet over immense pressure on Ghanaians with SIM cards re-registration exercise....

BoG has printed ¢22.04bn – Minority insists amid fresh demands

The Minority in Parliament says it stands firmly by its claims that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has printed GHC22.04bn to support the government’s...

Black Stars to face Switzerland in a friendly ahead of 2022 World Cup

The Ghana Football Association has announced that the Black Stars will face Switzerland in a friendly game ahead of the 2022 World Cup in...

Jose Mourinho will not make an impact in Africa with Asante Kotoko – Ex-club boss

Kojo Addae-Mensah believes Asante Kotoko will not make any impact even with Jose Mourinho or Alex Ferguson as head coach ahead of their CAF Champions...

GRIDCo senior staff demand credit union board’s removal over alleged infractions

The Senior Staff Association of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is demanding the removal of the current credit union board and the constitution of an...

State owns disputed Twifo-Hemang land – High Court

The Cape Coast High Court has nullified the transfer of a large parcel of state land at Twifo-Hemang in the Central Region by the...

Investigate Kokrobite killing – Family urges IGP

The Nii Ardey Nkpa family of Kokrobite in Accra has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to undertake a thorough investigation into the...

Maker’s House Chapel pastor bereaved

Head pastor of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has lost his father. Charles Kofi Nyamekye died on Friday, July 22,...