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Mahama warns public against daughter’s fake Twitter account

Former President John Mahama has cautioned Ghanaians about a fake Twitter account created in his daughter, Farida Mahama's name. The account is said to be...

GRTCC reacts to 20% transport fare increase

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has disputed claims that transport fares have been increased by 20%. GRTCC has explained transport fares have...

Immigration boss calls on Upper West Regional Minister [Photos]

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Kwame Asuah Takyi has paid a courtesy call on the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salim at...

Ghana Statistical Service Board inaugurated

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Kumah, has inaugurated the governing Board of the Ghana Statistical Service, charging the members to provide the...

FDA boosts efforts to ensure safety of Covid-19 vaccines

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has outlined comprehensive safety monitoring measures to ensure that all Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Ghana are safe for...

Govt set up committee to help absorb Ukraine students into Ghanaian universities

A 13-member committee has been instituted to come out with guidelines to help absorb students from Ukraine into Ghanaian Universities to continue their studies. The...

GRIDCo gives reason for recent power outage

The power system disturbance which was experienced on Saturday, May 7, 2022 was a result of faulted equipment on the Takoradi Extension-Winneba line, the...

Otumfuo holds grand procession in Memphis [Photos]

It was a sight to behold when the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutus II lead a procession chiefs in Memphis in the United States of...

Free SHS puts a huge strain on national budget – Asantehene

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has worsened the unemployment situation in the country. He said...

Mother’s Day: Akufo-Addo, Bawumia celebrate Ghanaian women

President Akufo-Addo and Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have joined the world to celebrate mother’s as the World marks Mother’s Day. In a post on...

Fishing vessel sinks, captain feared dead [Video]

The captain of a fishing vessel is feared dead and one observer is reported missing after the large boat sunk between the sea waters...

Asante Kingdom bought 2 aircraft for Britain in 2nd World War – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed that the Asante Kingdom bought two aircraft for Britain during the during the Second World War. Delivering...

Parliament invites CLOGSAG

The Parliament Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has invited the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) over their indefinite...

Bawumia, IGP and other top officials mourn with Tobinco CEO [Video]

The final funeral rites of deaconess Margaret Tobbin, mother of the Group Chairman for Tobinco Group of companies, Nana Samuel Amo Tobbin, has been held....

Former GNPC boss to be sworn in as Offinso Paramount Chief

The kingmakers of the Offinso Traditional Council in the Ashanti region have unanimously nominated former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Company...

Bawumia commissions ultra-modern police station at Shukura [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned an ultra-modern police station at Shukura in the Ablekuma Central Constituency facilitated by Lord Oblitey Commey....

Ghanaians pay tribute to late Ndebugre

Ghanaians on social media are mourning former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Zebilla constituency in the Upper East Region, John Ndebugre. People have taken to their platforms...

Special Mothers’ Day message from Rev. Paul Frimpong-Manso

Once again, Mothers' Day is here with us - a special day for all mothers – not just biological mothers, but also spiritual and...

I will not cover election 2024 for fear of attacks – Afia Pokua

Programmes Director at Despite Media Group, Afia Pokua, has declared her intent not to partake in the upcoming 2024 election coverage. Speaking to Samsom Lardy...

Body language of Akufo-Addo to press freedom worrying – Manasseh Azure

An award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, says the lackadaisical attitude of President Akufo-Addo and his government towards press freedom in the country is...

Stonebwoy pays Tinny’s ‘debt’ [Video]

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy is reported to have paid a debt owed by colleague musician, Tinny. The 'Makola Kwakwe' hitmaker is said to have charged a...

Govt sends SOS message to School Feeding caterers over arrears

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says it has put in place all the necessary steps to settle the arrears of school...

AMA announces commencement of ban on drumming and noise making

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that this year’s ban on drumming, noise-making will commence on Monday, May 9. As part of...

Court orders arrest of NPP Chairman

The Tamale Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of one Alhaji Shani Mohammed who has been fingered in an assassination attempt on the life of...

Official: Chelsea agree sale terms with LA Dodgers’ Todd Boehly

Chelsea Football Club says terms have been agreed for a £4.25bn ($5.2bn) sale to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA...

E-levy: Kumasi subscribers devise means to avoid payment; resort to cash transactions

A section of Ghanaians worried about the implementation of the electronic transaction levy, are using unconventional means to remit money. Some plan switching to...

Woman, 28, remanded for defrauding Immigration officer over GHc400k

A 28-year-old trader, Dorcas Twene Amankwa, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly defrauding an Immigration officer of a sum...

It’s too early to predict whether we’ll finish Agenda 111 projects or not – Health Minister

The Health Minister says it is too early to cast doubts on the timelines for the completion of government’s Agenda 111 projects. Kwaku Agyeman Manu...

Popular politician, Ndebugre passes on

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Zebilla constituency in the Upper East Region, John Ndebugre, has passed on. The political stalwart and lawyer died on Friday May...

3 arrested for illegal possession of weapons

Police have arrested three men with arms at Kukuabila near Nasia in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. The suspects, including two...

Man City’s Champions League exit ‘not a failure’ – Pep Guardiola

Manchester City's Champions League collapse should not be seen as a failure, says manager Pep Guardiola. In the second leg of their semi-final with Real Madrid, City...

Nigerian man declared dead by doctors wakes up at his funeral [Video]

A Nigerian man who was declared dead by doctors reportedly woke up at his funeral. Usen-Obong Ime Jacob, 27, slumped in his parents' home...

Soldier allegedly beats suspected thief to pulp [Video]

https://youtu.be/jX_Q8eGPYd4 A soldier who has been identified as Solomon Ntow has led a mob action against a suspected thief at Millennium City in the Gomoa...

Brave lady foils kidnap attempt, rescues 6-year-old girl

A yet-to-be identified lady is said to have saved a 6-year-old girl from being kidnapped at Amasaman in Accra. According to reports, the suspected kidnapper...

Transport fares to go up

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is set to adjust transportation fares upwards from next week. The union said the increment is due to...

LeGyanDary: Asamoah Gyan writes on Castro’s disappearance, the shrine and the search

For the first time in black and white, a detailed account of how Castro the Destroyer disappeared has been told by Asamoah Gyan. ‘LeGyanDary’, the...

Otumfuo tours late Elvis Presley’s home [Photos]

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who is currently in the United States of America (USA) has toured the home of late Rock and Roll...

AMA gives traders one-week ultimatum to vacate streets, pavements

Market women and traders occupying streets and pedestrian walkways in the Central Business District of Accra have been given a one-week ultimatum to move into the...

DR Congo confirms third case of Ebola

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the city of Mbandaka, the World Health...

Vacate streets, pavements in one week or we prosecute you – AMA boss to traders

Market women and traders occupying streets and pedestrian walkways in the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra have been given a one-week ultimatum to...