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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...

It is not the responsibility of govt to compensate Apiate victims – Lands Ministry

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says it is not its responsibility to compensate victims of the Apiate explosion. According to the Ministry, victims...

Student jailed 34 years for using Twitter in Saudi Arabia

A 34-year-old Saudi student at Leeds University, Salma al-Shebab, has been sentenced to 34 years imprisonment for using a Twitter account and for following...

R. Kelly trial: Singer has dark side hidden from public – prosecutor

R. Kelly has a "dark" and "hidden" side that the public rarely saw during his career, prosecutors said at the opening of his second...

Hopeson Adorye sends bold message to Alan Kyerematen

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, says he remains resolute in his support for Trade and Industry Ministry, Alan...

Man ordered to pay $1k for urinating in his ex-girlfriend’s Louis Vuitton handbag

A South Korean civil court recently ordered a 31-year-old man to pay his ex-girlfriend 1.5 million won ($1,150) as damages for urinating in her...

Why NPP summoned Hopeson Adorye, Ekow Assafuah

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has summoned a Communications Team member, Hopeson Adorye and Tafo Member of Parliament (MP), Vincent Ekow Assafuah. The two,...

Mother and son perish in ghastly accident at Asokore Mampong [Photos]

A middle-aged woman and her son have been killed in a vehicular knockdown at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region. The accident occurred when the...

Boy, 16, drowns after allegedly insulting river god

A lifeless body of a 16-year-old boy has been retrieved from River Boafo at Nkwanta in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased,...

Aker Energy halts Ghana oilfield devt over involvement of Russian firm

Norway's Aker Energy has put on hold its Pecan oilfield development in Ghana amid concern the project could face sanctions over the war in...

3 OWASS students granted bail for robbery

The Kumasi Metropolitan Circuit Court on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, granted bail with five sureties each to three students of the Opoku Ware School...

NIA clears air on Ghana Card artwork

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has urged the general public to disregard a Facebook post by Honorary Vice President of policy think tank, Imani...

Fire outbreak: 14 lives lost in Ashanti Region since beginning of 2022

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service of the Ashanti Regional Command, D.O. III Peter Addai, has said the Ashanti Region...

Man allegedly kills 62-year-old uncle over plantain [Video]

https://youtu.be/brT7FJRAkoo A 46-year-old man, identified as Kwaku Fokuo, has allegedly killed his uncle in an argument over plantain theft at Apitikooko, a suburb of Obuasi...

Asante Kotoko deny reaching agreement to sign Sulley Muntari

Ghana Premier League Champions, Asante Kotoko, have denied reports of reaching an agreement to sign former Ghana international, Sulley Muntari. Reports have emerged that the...

Four men gang rape woman, 25, after rejecting proposal

A 25-year-old is finding it difficult to urinate and walk after she was allegedly gang-raped by four young men at Gomoa Dominase in the...

Heir apparent to Yaa Naa passes on

Dagbon has been plunged into mourning following the announcement of the untimely death of the heir apparent to the Dagbon Skin, the Mion-Lana, Naa...

National Security sends important message to Krobo residents

The National Security Ministry has urged residents of the Lower Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo municipalities to cooperate with security agencies and the Electricity...

Veteran journalist Harruna Atta loses wife

Veteran journalist, Abdul-Rahman Harruna Atta, has lost his wife, Nana Yaa Agyemang. The sad event is said to have happened on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in...

Chief of Staff sues Larry Dogbe for defamation

Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has sued Managing Editor of the Herald Newspaper, Larry Dogbe for defamation. She wants an Accra High Court to...

Police rescue woman kidnapped by armed robbers at Abuakwa-Asenemaso

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has rescued a woman allegedly kidnapped by armed robbers who robbed her family apartment at Abuakwa Asenemaso. Police say the...

Princess Shyngle loses father a year after brother’s passing

Ghana-based Gambian actress Princess Shyngle has taken to social media to mourn her dad, who passed away August, 16, 2022. According to the actress,...