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You’ve been an elder brother, mentor – Mahama mourns Ndebugre

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday visited the home of the late John Ndebugre in Accra to commiserate with his family. The former...

IAEA expert on nuclear technology for managing plastic waste visits Ghana

Dr. Chantara Thevy Ratnam, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert in Polymer Technology, is in Ghana on a fact-finding mission from May 16...

From a diplomat’s wife to a ‘koko’ seller and back to ‘grace’ – The story of Ghana’s first female aircraft marshaller

Felicia Edem Attipoe, Ghana’s first female aircraft marshaller has shared an emotional story of how she fell from “grace to grass” on the first...

Four policemen interdicted after suspect dies in custody

Four policemen have been interdicted after a suspect died in police cells at Ashaiman, in the Tema Police Regional Command last week. The reason...

Collapse building kills two children after torrential rains

Two children aged, 12 and 14 have died at Bepoase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region when their house collapsed after...

Religious institutions taking threat of terrorist attack seriously – Vladimir Antwi-Danso

The Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso says churches in the country are taking the threat of terrorist...

DOVVSU Officer ‘snatches complainant’s husband

“I introduced my husband to her while she was investigating a case I was involved in. She requested that my husband rather assisted her...

Govt mourns with people of Koforidua [Photos]

President Akufo-Addo and Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday joined thousands of mourners to pay their last respects to Daasebre Oti Boateng who...

Prices of petrol, diesel and LPG to go up significantly – IES

Barring any intervention from government, prices of petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) may still see an upward adjustment, beginning today May 17th,...

Damongo SHS student arrested for stealing tricycle

A final year student of Damongo Senior High School (SHS) is in the grips of the district police for allegedly stealing a tricycle. Seidu Yussif...

Nkoranza South MP demands justice for resident who died in Police custody

The Member of Parliament for Nkoranza South, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, and the people in the Constituency are demanding justice and accountability from the Ghana...

Covid-19: Stranded Ghanaians in China cry over neglect by Embassy

Over 500 Ghanaians majority of whom are students in China say they have been neglected by the Ghana Embassy in China. The aggrieved persons say...

First lunar eclipse of 2022 starts tonight; check out time

The Moon is set to pass through the shadow of the Earth today (May 15) to create an overnight total lunar eclipse. It is set to be the...

Abola Traditional Council supports Jospong Group to make Accra clean

The Abola Traditional Council (ATC) has strongly affirmed its support for the efforts by the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) to ensure that Accra,...

I did nothing wrong – Presidential aspirant, 61, who married a 13-year-old

Former Governor and presidential aspirant, Sani Yerima, believes he did nothing wrong marrying a 13-year old girl.  The 2009 marriage generated much criticisms among child...

Shock as beer lovers form their own church

Beer drinking has long been frowned upon by churches, as preachers say it pushes people into uncouth and “sinful” conduct. The tide seems to be changing...

FA Cup: Social media users troll Chelsea for losing to Liverpool on penalties

Scores of social media users and football enthusiasts, have taken to social media to celebrate Liverpool’s FA Cup victory, after beating Chelsea on penalties...

C/R: Police investigates death of level 300 student with missing private parts

The Central Region police is investigating circumstances under which a level 300 student of the Cape Coast Technical University was killed on Friday night at...

Popular gospel singer makes shocking revelation about her 1st pregnancy

Gospel singer, Cynthia MacCauley has revealed that, her first baby died in her womb after nine months of gestation. According to her, the same people...

Two farmers arrested over death of Fulani herdsman

A Fulani herdsman, Yahaya Bukari has been allegedly shot dead by farmers at Gbeneyiri, a farming community near Sawla in the Savannah region. According to...

Wife of taxi driver who returned missing GH¢8,400 narrates her side of the story

Francisca Ackon, the wife of the famous taxi driver, who earned the admiration of many by returning a whopping GH¢8,000 cedis found in his...

Review free SHS policy – Palmer-Buckle tells government

Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle has added his voice to the calls for a review of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. In spite...

National Security announces measures to enhance safety at places of worship amid terrorists attacks in sub-region

The National Security Ministry says it is instituting new measures at public places of worship to avert terrorist attacks in the country. In a letter...

About 500 police personnel deployed for Daasebre Oti Boateng’s funeral

The Eastern Regional Police Command is deploying about 500 police personnel for the final funeral rite of the late Paramount Chief of New Juaben...

30 suspected criminals arrested in swoop at Aboabo forest [Video]

About 30 suspected criminals have been arrested after a swoop by the Northern Regional police command at Aboabo forest near Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium...

Five injured in accident at Gomoa Buduatta junction [Video]

Five persons have been injured in an accident at Gomoa Buduatta in the Central Region. Two are said to be in critical conditions while three...

PURC to come up with new utility tariffs on this date

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is expected to announce new utility tariffs by July 1, 2022, after the Ghana Water Company Limited and...

EPA tracking source of chemical pollution in Tema Newtown

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tracking the source of a suspected chemical substance that polluted the air in parts of Tema Newtown on...

Ghanaians urged to report engineers doing shoddy works for punishment

Ghanaians have been charged to report engineers who neglect their duties and those who do inferior work for necessary punishment. This, according to the President...

NEIP trains 24,000 Ghanaians in ‘Youth in Innovative Agriculture Programme’

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has commenced training of over 24,000 applicants in the Youth in Innovative Agriculture Programme under Ghana Cares...

Parts of Accra flooded after dawn rains

Following almost four hours of rain, parts of Accra and other urban centres in the Greater Accra Region including Kaneshie and Tema have been...

UCL: Man City fined for ‘improper’ behaviour at Atletico Madrid

Manchester City have been fined 14,000 euros (£11,910) for the "improper conduct of the team" during the Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid last...

I regret choosing drugs over school – UK-based Ghanaian

UK-based Ghanaian, Robert Wayo, has disclosed that after his father took him to London, he did not heed his father’s advice to pursue a...

I was told senior military officers were involved in coup plot – Witness tells court

Corporal Godwin Nii Korankye Ankrah, the twelfth prosecution's witness in the treason trial, has told the High Court that he was informed that senior...

Identical twins give birth to sons on same day – and they weigh exactly the same

A pair of identical twins have joked it was "supposed to be" after giving birth to their sons - who weighed and measured exactly...

ECG appoints Samuel Dubik Mahama as Managing Director

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama as Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He is expected to take over at...

E/R: Robbers shoot female fuel pump attendant; one arrested

A female fuel pump attendant has been shot by suspected armed robbers during an attack on Glory Oil Fuel Filling station at Akyem Abenase...

Radio evangelist Nana Yaw Sarfoh shares his encounter with God

Radio Presenter cum evangelist, Nana Yaw Sarfoh, has recounted how his journalism career transformed into evangelism. According to the evangelist who never envisioned doing the...

I had aggregate 9; but the University of Ghana Business School didn’t admit me – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has revealed that, even though he excelled in his ‘A’ level exams, he was denied admission...

Ghanaian snake caretaker dies from snake bite in Malaysia

President of the Ghana Association in Malaysia, Samuel Adu, has revealed that a young Ghanaian, Andrews Appiah, has died while working as a snake...