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Two pilots on Ethiopian Airlines flight ‘fall asleep at 37,000 feet’

Two pilots of a passenger airplane fell asleep mid flight- but miraculously landed their plane without anyone suffering injuries. Flight ET343 was travelling from Khartoum...

Truck driver crushed to death by timber log

Driver of an unidentified truck carrying timber logs has been crushed to death in an accident. The accident happened at a junction that links Sankore,...

Curfew imposed on Bawku after latest killings

The Minister for Interior has, by executive instrument, renewed the curfew hours imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East...

Govt determined to bring relief to Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo

“The Akufo-Addo government has not thrown its hands up in despair at this development. We are determined to bring relief to the Ghanaian people,...

No company has been licensed to prospect for minerals in Forest Reserves – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission has refuted allegations that the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has granted prospecting licences to some companies...

Education Ministry chasing Tanit Ltd to refund over ¢800k after it failed to deliver contract

The Education Ministry has started moves to ensure that Tanit Ltd, an IT Company, which it contracted to provide digital teacher training content and...

Armed men allegedly attack NPP Secretary

The Upper West Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Dauda Tanko Daniel, claims he has been attacked by some armed men...

Woman hospitalised after napkin laced with poison was placed in her door handle

A woman in Texas is shaken up after she was rushed to the emergency room for an apparent poisoning incident. Erin ‘Dawn’ Sims, 37,...

British High Commissioner gifted a goat in Northern Region

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, during one of her visits to the northern part of Ghana, received a token she did...

Burial arrangement for former IGP announced

Late former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Charles Odartey Lamptey, is set to be buried on Saturday, August 20, 2022. He will be laid in...

Two churches fight at cemetery over burial of member who owed tithes [Video]

A very disturbing report from Kwabenakrom at Sefwi Bekwai, in the Western North Region indicates that two churches have clashed at a cemetery in...

Man found hanging dead in uncompleted building

A man in his 30s has been found hanging in an uncompleted building at New Kyekyere in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti region. The...

Northern Region CHASS threatens to close schools over lack of funds for food

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Northern Region has threatened to disrupt the academic calendar if the government does...

Manchester United make an approach to sign Casemiro

Manchester United have made an approach to sign Real Madrid's Brazil midfielder Casemiro in a deal that would be worth about £60m. The 30-year-old would...

Sack entire management of GRA – Akufo-Addo told

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG), Samson Asaki Awingobit, has called on government to dissolve and sack the...

Imprisonment of fishers will be enacted in our laws – Fisheries Minister

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has disclosed that plans are underway to ensure fishers are imprisoned for three to six...

I will return to Ghana if I get one tipper truck, I’m tired – Germany-based Ghanaian

Germany-based Ghanaian, Kwaku Asante, has stated that he will come back to Ghana immediately after he gets a tipper truck to start a business. In...

7 arrested for allegedly killing 2 over witchcraft accusation

Seven people are in the grips of the police for their alleged involvement in the killing of an old man and woman. The two were...

Man shot dead in his shop at Nalerigu

Unknown assailants have shot dead a yet-to-be-identified man in his shop at Nalerigu in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. The unfortunate...

Farmer who chopped off his scrotum while asleep breaks silence

A farmer at Assin Akomfode in the Central Region who accidentally chopped off his scrotum while asleep says it was under the influence of...

5 new regions to get universities – Bawumia

The government is to establish universities that will focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in five of the newly created regions,...

98% of frozen chicken consumed imported

More than 600,000 tonnes of frozen chicken were imported into the country last year, a research by the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers...

As Ghana gets poorer, Ofori-Atta’s Databank gets richer – KKD fumes

An ace Ghanaian broadcaster has expressed his surprise at government for constantly employing the services of a company co-founded by the Finance Minister –...

Vehicle destroyed as transport unions clash over loading terminal [Video]

https://youtu.be/6exURh7cg1Y There was uneasy calm at the Obuasi Kunka bus terminal after trotro drivers and their conductors clashed with a group on Wednesday. The drivers say they...

18-year-old arrested for alleged extortion at Tuna

The Tuna Police in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region has arrested an 18-year-old herdsman, Inusah Barry, for attempting to extort victims. Police...

The People’s Forum: Gomoa Asempayin residents cry for good roads

Residents of Gomoa Asempayin in the Gomoa West district of the Central region are demanding their share of the national cake. Their major problem is...

Ahafo Region sees massive development – Minister

Newly created Ahafo region has seen massive development three years after its creation, Regional Minister, George Boakye, has said. According to him, the region has...

It’s unlikely Otto Addo will consider Asamoah Gyan for World Cup – SWAG Vice President

Vice President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Maurice Quansah, says head coach, Otto Addo, is unlikely to consider Asamoah Gyan for...

Hopeson Adorye, Wontumi’s actions call for suspension – NPP Chairman

New Patriotic Party (NPP) 1st Vice Chairman, Danquah Smith, has called for the suspension of Hopeson Adorye and organisers of ‘Walk for Alan’. He has...

I was ignorant – Student nurse who ‘threatened to kill patients’ in viral video

A nursing student captured in a viral video threatening to kill her patients because she was forced into the profession says she did it...

NPP man behind my botched Special Prosecutor petition – Atta Akyea

Former Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has spoken for the first time about a petition filed against him at the Office...

NCA grants licence for operation of MSMPUSHER

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has granted a licence for the operation of a cloud-based marketing platform, MSMPUSHER. NCA's licence is to allow MSMPUSHER...

Police rescue victim kidnapped during Abuakwa robbery

The Ashanti Regional police command has rescued a woman who was kidnapped during a robbery incident at Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region. Reports indicate that...

Chief sentenced to death by hanging for ordering the killing of boy accused of wizardry

An 82-year-old chief who has 12 wives and 60 children has been sentenced to death by hanging for ordering and supervising the killing of a...

University of Ghana wins $165 million judgement debt case

A United States of America District Court has turned down a request to compel the University of Ghana (UG) to pay ACE American Insurance...

Hudson-Odoi set to leave Chelsea on loan

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is close to a loan move as he seeks more game time. The England international has been linked with Borussia Dortmund,...

British billionaire wants to buy Man Utd

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy Manchester United. News of the 69-year-old's interest follows a Bloomberg report that the Glazer family is willing to sell...

US and Taiwan announce formal trade negotiations

The US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The...

Man arrested for stealing fuel from tanker at Bole

A 24-year-old unemployed Senior High School graduate, Isaac Gakpetor, has been arrested by the Bole District Police command for stealing fuel. The suspect is accused...

Cristiano Ronaldo cautioned by Police for ‘slapping fans phone’ from his hand

Cristiano Ronaldo has been cautioned by Merseyside Police after he appeared to slap a phone out of a fan’s hand following Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat to Everton at...