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Oliver Barker-Vormawor reportedly arrested again

#FixTheCountry Movement lead convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been arrested again. Felicity Nelson, one of the group’s conveners, told Joy News that he was picked up...

Nigeria’s accountant-general arrested over alleged $200m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria says it’s arrested the country’s accountant-general, Ahmed Idris, on suspicion he diverted almost $200m (£162m) of...

Upper East Police on manhunt for three suspects who escaped from cells

The Upper East Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for three suspects who escaped police custody. The suspects were held in the Tongo...

Nkoranza: New twist to case of suspect who died in police custody

The family of a 28-year-old trader, Albert Donkor who died in police custody at Nkoranza in the Bono East region has filed a case...

Man dies in girlfriend’s room after sleepover at Asawase

A 34-year-old man has died in his girlfriend’s room at Asawase in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident reportedly occurred on...

‘Tallest man’ Awuche commends Health Minister for intervening in his health condition

The 27-year-old, Awuche whose story went viral a year ago has praised the Health Minister for intervening in his deteriorating health. The Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu,...

Kumasi High Court quashes KATH whistleblower’s case seeking to reverse his dismissal

A High Court in Kumasi has dismissed an application filed by an accounts officer seeking to reverse his dismissal by the Komfo Anokye Teaching...

Major Mahama murder: Prosecution closes case

State Prosecutors have closed their case in the trial in which William Baah, an Assemblyman for Denkyira-Obuasi and some 13 others have been charged...

Samira Bawumia honoured with humanitarian award in US

Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has been honoured by the Atlanta City Council and Macon-Bibb County in the United States of America for her contributions...

Benya FM attacked, presenter beaten [Photos]

A local radio station in Elmina, Benya FM, in the Central Region, was attacked on Monday by unknown people. The radio station was discussing matters...

Boyfriend inflicts cutlass wounds on lover after another man buys her drink

A 46-year-old woman, Akua Baduwa is fighting for her life at the Abura Dunkwa Government Hospital after her boyfriend nearly cut off her legs. The...

Communications and Digitalisation Ministry trains 1,000 girls in Ahafo Region

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has commenced training for 1000 girls selected from various districts in the Ahafo Region in basic ICT and...

Fix your inefficiencies; proposed increase in utility tariffs too high – Consumers tell ECG, GWCL

Consumers of water and electricity have asked the utility companies to significantly reduce the percentage they are demanding with regard to the upward adjustment...

Ghana’s education is in serious crisis and it is pathetic – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says the country’s pre-tertiary education sector is in dire crisis and needs to be salvaged as soon...

Adom FM, Adansi Travels unveil exciting Dubai, Abu Dhabi travel package

Adani Travels and Tours, in conjunction with Adom FM, has once again put together a mouth-watering travel package for prospective tourists who want to...

Man slashes his 56-year-old girlfriend with a machete for denying him sex

A 56-year-old woman, Akua Baduwa, has allegedly been slashed with a machete multiple times by her boyfriend, Bob, aged 45, for refusing him sex.The...

Family of suspect who died in Police custody petitions IGP to bring perpetrators to book

The family of a 28-year-old trader, alleged to have suffered police brutality leading to his death, says it will not relent in its pursuit...

Tension simmers in Nkoranza over alleged Police killing of trader

Tension is high at Nkoranza in the Bono East region as the community accuses police of killing an innocent trader in a suspected armed...

I attended Bible school to become a pastor but… – Chairman Wontumi

Ghanaian business mogul and politician, Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has revealed that he was once a preacher. His hope was to become a...

Ghana Armed Forces commence 2022 enlistment exercise

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has commenced the 2022 enlistment process for Regular Career Course and Short Service Commission Officers. A statement issued in Accra...

Phone thief made to clean gutter, fed and given new clothes

A 22-year-old Nigerian national could not believe his luck when a group that caught him stealing a mobile phone gave him a kind treatment. The...

School Feeding Caterers Association drop bombshell

The School Feeding Caterers Association has said that with immediate effect, provision of meals to the beneficiaries has stopped, due to the lack of...

FDA, police arrest 8 for selling unlicensed drugs

The Ahafo Regional Directorate of Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) together with the Regional Police Command have arrested eight persons for allegedly possessing and...

Ghanaian Elementary team honoured in global robotics education contest

The Ghanaian Elementary team has been honoured after reaching the finals of the VEX Worlds 2022 robotics competition which took place in Dallas, Texas,...

Ablakwa demands payment of NSS allowances

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked government to release funds for the payment of National Service allowance arrears for the...

Students Loan Trust pays GH¢1m for indebted KNUST students

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has paid the fees of 500 students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who...

Family fighting to exhume brother to stop paedophile dad being buried with him

Two sisters are campaigning to have their brother exhumed from his grave so their paedophile dad is not laid to rest next to him. Last...

Boyfriend of CCTU student found dead without private part remanded

The boyfriend of the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) student who was allegedly killed on Friday night has been remanded in Police custody. The suspect,...

How 3 suspects broke jail while singing praises and worship

Three suspects in police custody for alleged defilement and other related crimes in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region have broken jail,...

Pre-tertiary education in crisis – GNAT roars

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says the pre-tertiary Education in the country is in crisis. The teacher union laments how headteachers are...

NAM1 trial: We’re still waiting for AG’s advice – Prosecution to court

The prosecution in the case in which Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM1 is standing trial has told the court they are still...

Bawumia, NPP gurus worship with Duncan-Williams at Action Chapel

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday joined Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams to worship at the Action Chapel on the Spintex Road, Accra. The visit...

Dangote seeks to raise $1.1bn to complete refinery project

A Fitch report alleges that the Nigerian billionaire requires an additional $1.1 billion to complete the refinery but has invested all his cash and even borrowed...

Mawuli Fund launches inter-schools ‘Critical Thinking Tournament’ [Photos]

The Mawuli Fund, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has launched an inter-school contest dubbed the Critical Thinking Tournament (CTT). The contest seeks to among other...

Groups in US and others offered me money to drop anti-LGBTQ+ bill – Sam George

One of the proponents of the anti-LGBTQI+ bill, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed that some US groups tried to influence him to stop the...

We’ll complete 20 E-Blocks by end of 2022 – GETFund Administrator

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Boadu, has stated that the Fund’s 3-year plan which was recently approved by...

Kendrick Lamar spotted playing video games, ‘small poles’ at Jamestown

Grammy award-winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar has exhibited the sporting side of his life while in Ghana after he was spotted playing football in Jamestown. The...

Task force seizes church instruments for violating ban on noisemaking

A task force from the Ga Traditional Council has seized instruments of some churches in Accra for flouting the ban on noisemaking and drumming...

Tears flow as KNUST final year student dies

Social media has been awash with tributes in honour of a Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) final year student. Though the...

CLOGSAG resumes work today

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) is set to resume work today, May 16, 2022. This follows the suspension of the association's three-week-old...