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IMF bailout: Ghana will be ungovernable if… – Prof Gyampo

A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has warned that the country will be ‘ungovernable’ if government accepts any...

Dozens freed from church awaiting ‘second coming’ of Christ

Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the southwestern state of Ondo. Some of them...

My wife visited me in Norway while pregnant for another man – Norway-based Ghanaian

Norway-based Ghanaian, Charles Asare, aka Togo Delicious, has revealed that his ex-wife was four weeks pregnant with another man’s baby, but she kept it...

Lesbian couple who lost their jobs during pandemic wins free IVF cycle on Instagram

A lesbian couple who lost their jobs in the Covid-19 pandemic eager to become parents won a free IVF cycle from an Instagram giveaway. As an LGBTQ+...

Food is expensive but there can never be food shortage – Agric Minister

Minister for Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has admitted foodstuffs are currently expensive but is ruling out any imminent shortage of food in the...

Bawumia cautions SOEs who fail to present audited financial accounts

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cautioned State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) who default to present their audited financial account reports will be sanctioned. Speaking at the...

Ministry of Health threatens to discharge cured mental health patients in forensic wards

Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has called for an immediate intervention to discharge the huge number of persons sent by the law courts to...

Kumasi kidnappers trial nears end

An Accra High Court has concluded the trial of four persons put before it for allegedly kidnapping two Canadian ladies in Kumasi in 2019...

Akufo-Addo’s boy, Thomas Amoani blows course in UK University

The 19-year-old boy, who had 8As in his West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at Adeiso and was given a scholarship by President...

22-year-old narrates how he survives on gari daily, takes GH¢400 as a security guard

A 22-year-old man, Eric Mensah, has narrated how he survives while working for a security company as a house guard here in Accra.He narrates...

Two drown in River Birim

Two young men, Larbi Grant and Bless Damptey, have drowned at the tributary of the Nsuapemso River in the Fanteakwa South District of the...

Man, 28, arrested for stabbing his stepfather

The Assin Fosu Police Command, led by the Assin Fosu Divisional commander, DSP Daniel Kwabena Darkoh, has arrested a 28-year-old man, Akwasi Sadique for...

My Jerry John Rawlings’ experiences

As a normal Ghanaian, I have since the death of H.E. Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, former Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council,...

Don’t blame us for rising food prices – Russian Embassy to Ghanaian media

Russia is not to be blamed for increasing food prices on the African continent, the Russian Embassy in Accra has said. According to the Embassy,...

NSA boss sues 2 staff members for defamation, demands ¢4m in damages

Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Prof Peter Twumasi, is demanding ¢4,000,000 in damages in a defamation suit filed against two staff of...

Ken Ofori-Atta has lost credibility, replace him – Mahama charges Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama has charged President Nana Akufo-Addo to urgently replace his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, with a more assured and competent...

Missing Cryptoqueen: FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to top 10 most wanted

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be...

Mo Salah signs new long term Liverpool contract

Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract extension at Liverpool. The Egyptian forward's existing deal was due to expire in 2023 with discussions over...

Report of IGP paying medical bill for injured protester malicious – Arise Ghana

The organisers of the Kuromu Aye She demonstration, Arise Ghana, has clarified reports the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Akuffo Dampare footed the medical...

What a shame – Sammy Gyamfi on govt now engaging IMF

Sammy Gyamfi was among the NDC bigwigs to quickly react to government's recent decision to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A...

TikTok is not the only avenue for song promotion – Feli Nuna

Ghanaian rapper and singer, Felicia Nuna Akosua Tawiah, known as Feli Nuna in the showbiz industry, has said TikTok is not the only platform...

KGL Group hosts CEO of Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission, Lanre Gbajabiamila, has paid a courtesy call on the KGL Group as part of...

Youth of Labadi, Madina Zongo jointly hunt for alleged homosexual

Labadi and Madina Zongo youth have jointly embarked on an operation to hunt down one Kevin Abafari, who is believed to be initiating and...

Court jails trader 20 years for attempted robbery

A 27-year-old trader has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempted robbery. Nii Aryee Allotey, who...

Residents of Ho shocked by revelation that a state land was sold at ¢41

There has been a public outcry following allegations that a state land in the Volta Regional capital of Ho was sold for GHC41.00 by...

IMF confirms receipt of Ghana’s request for economic support

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed to have received a request from the Ghanaian government for economic support. According to a tweet from its...

Countryman Songo gets new Bob Marley tattoo in Costa Rica [Video]

Popular sports presenter, Countryman Songo has dedicated his body to preserve the legacy of Jamaican reggae legend, Bob Marley. Songo, who takes inspiration from Bob...

IMF bailout: Free SHS, key govt interventions won’t be affected – John Kumah

The government has allayed the fears of Ghanaians claiming government’s key social interventions like free Senior High School (SHS) will be scrapped as it...

TUC kicks against govt seeking IMF support

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is kicking against suggestions that government should consider seeking a financial bailout from IMF to address the escalating economic...

Sales girl fined GH¢36,000 for stealing employer’s money

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a sales girl to a fine of GH¢36,000. 00 for stealing GH¢60,502.00, belonging to her employer.Felicia Baidoo...

Parliament sends strong message to Ghanaians over recent cyber fraud

Members of Parliament (MPs) have told Ghanaians they don't offer jobs or charge fees on social media. This is a result of the increase of...

Skeletal remains of missing 47-year-old man found in Sehwi forest

The search for a missing man has come to an end as his skeletal remains have been located in a forest at Sehwi Asempanaye...

E-Levy, Ofori-Atta top Twitter trends over IMF bailout move

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) have topped the Twitter trends following President Akufo-Addo’s direction to Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta,...

Fix economic problems – Prof Adei to Akufo-Addo

A former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Prof Stephen Adei, has charged President Akufo-Addo to rise to the occasion and fix...

Adom FM launches all-new show ‘The People’s Forum’

Adom 106.3 FM has introduced a new segment on its morning show, Dwaso Nsem, that will be used to amplify community-based issues. The segment, dubbed...

May God forgive you – Sammy Gyamfi tells Arise Ghana Demo critics [Listen]

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said organisers of Arise Ghana demonstration cannot be surcharged for the destruction...

Mobile phone inventor tells phone addicts to ‘get a life’

The inventor of the mobile phone has suggested that people who spend too much time on the device may want to rethink their priorities. Martin...

Latest twist to Takoradi ‘pregnant’ woman case will shock you

Josephine Panyin Mensah, the 27-year-old woman at the centre of the controversial pregnancy and kidnapping claims in Takoradi, has for the first time narrated her...

Otabil’s ICGC, Lighthouse, among churches missing from National Cathedral donor list

A document has revealed that Dr Mensa Otabil’s International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) and Lighthouse Chapel International are among the churches that have not...

Scores of students displaced as fire ravages Kwahu Ridge SHS

Hundreds of female students of the Kwahu Ridge Senior High School at Obo in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region have been...