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Bird flu confirmed in Kpone-Katamanso

The Avian influenza H5 subtype has been confirmed in ETY farms at Saki, a community in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra...

89-year-old woman killed in house fire at Assin North

An 89-year-old woman has been burnt to death after fire engulfed the three-bedroom compound house she stays in at Assin Asempaneye in the Central...

Woman saves family after noticing jewellery colour change

A student saved her family from chemical poisoning after noticing their silver jewellery turning black. Julia and David Toman and their adult daughter Lucy were...

Terrified mum abused by ex had to ask permission before going to the toilet

A terrified mum abused by her ex has told how she even had to ask permission before going to the toilet as part of...

Father in shock as assailants stab, strangle undergraduate son to death

A 34-year-old student of the Nasarawa State University, Emmanuel Akiko, has been killed by hoodlums who invaded the Nasarawa Housing Estate on the Makurdi-Jos...

Tailor arrested for trying to sell himself

A tailor, who put himself up for sale, has been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board. Aliyu Na Idris had last week taken to the...

Nigeria: 2 friends jailed 1 year each for stealing phone

A Jos Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced two friends to one year imprisonment each for stealing an Infinix Hot 6 and N10,000. The presiding...

Lady angry as family rejects mortuary manager she wants to marry

A Ghanaian woman has threatened to unilaterally marry her boyfriend who is a mortuary manager without her family’s blessing because they’ve refused to accept...

Anti LGBTQI+ bill: Step back a bit – Former MP tells Speaker

Former Adentan Member of Parliament (MP), Yaw Buaben Asamoah, has urged Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to exercise restraint with his position on the...

Celeb found unkempt, roaming on street days after complaining about depression [Video]

Nigerians have raised concerns over the health of one of their celebrities over an alarming video of him that has gone viral. Former Big Brother...

I carried the cross for my family, it must end with me – Breast cancer survivor

When Mrs Susan Malik was first diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2019, one thing was certain, that she was not going to let...

Hawa Koomson makes big promise to Ghana Police Service

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has promised to construct a building for the newly created Central...

Two suspected ritualists arrested with freshly dismembered head, body parts of woman

Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected ritualists, Ismaila Wasiu and Mutairu Shittu who allegedly murdered a woman identified simply as Mujidat. Spokesperson of...

16-year-old expelled for having sex with school’s security guard

Parents of a 16-year-old Form Three student have cried out after their daughter was expelled from a High School in Zimbabwe, for allegedly having...

One arrested for unlawful possession of firearms

A 39-year-old man, identified as Dominic Bimba, has been arrested by the Denu District Police for possessing firearms without lawful authority. The suspect was...

Mum dies after going through ‘absolute hell’ of losing her daughter

A family has suffered another heartbreak after a mum who lost her eight-year-old daughter died. Alice Holton, 31, who has been described as "positive...

Desist from encroaching on KNUST lands – Otumfuo warns Asante chiefs

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei II, has warned encroachers, especially his sub-chiefs, to desist from selling lands that belong to the Kwame University of Science...

Anti-LGBTQI Bill: Our memorandum is not to legalise same-sex marriage – Akoto Ampaw

A member of the Concerned Citizens against the anti-LGBTQ Bill, Akoto Ampaw, says the memorandum submitted to Parliament against the passage of anti-LGBTQI Bill...

Education Ministry terminates 27 of Mahama’s E-block contracts

The Education Ministry says it has ensured the termination of contracts for the construction of some 27 Community Day Senior High Schools (SHS) known...

Owusu-Bempah makes passionate appeal to IGP Dampare

The General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has made an appeal to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George...

‘Law student’ who posed as lawyer nabbed in court [Photos]

The Nyinahin Magistrate in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has ordered the arrest of a 39-year-old Kyei Baffour, who allegedly posed...

Retired midwife, three others busted for stealing, sale of babies

Four persons, including a retired midwife, allegedly involved in the stealing and sale of babies at Atuabo and Half Assin in the Western Region,...

Tema Local Council of Churches backs anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

The Tema Local Council of Churches (TLCC) has declared support for the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family...

Anglican Church supports passage of Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church, Internal Province of Ghana, at the weekend pledged support for passage of the Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

Shippers’ Authority hint of regional standardisation of port charges

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has hinted of moves to standardise ports charges in the sub-region. The move, according to the GSA, is part of...

Man waits till wedding day to confess to bride that he has no legs

She is the best woman - This is the reaction of a man identified as Ndayisenga when his bride-to-be gave a nod to their...

15 Assembly members granted bail for cursing Regional Minister

Fifteen aggrieved Assembly Members, who together with three others, invoked curses on specific political and public officials in the Central Region, have been granted...

Akufo-Addo declares his support for first female Vice-Chancellor of UG

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo of his full support to...

Henry Quartey reveals next decongestion destination

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced the next phase of decongestion will be targeted at the Konkomba yam market. According...

Nobody has attacked a man of God and gone scot-free – Prophet to IGP

Some Ghanaians have openly condemned the action of the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, over the recent arrest of...

JUSAG calls off strike

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has  called off its intended industrial action to back demands for the review of salaries and...

Covid-19: Ghana’s death toll now 1,174

Two more lives have been lost to the deadly coronavirus diseases, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Service in its latest update...

Two pistols intercepted on Accra bound vehicle

A Police patrol team has intercepted two foreign pistols with 61 rounds of ammunition and two spent shells on an Accra bound vehicle along...

Police secure order to refer husband of missing Rhodaline Amoah for psychiatric exams

The Police Service have secured a court order to refer husband of Rhodaline Amoah-Darko, a staff of the Ashanti Regional Lands Commission who went...

Group petitions Parliament over anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

As Parliament resumes sitting, the debate over the controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill rages on. One of the...

Homosexuality does not pose a public health threat – Group against LGBTQ+ Bill claims

The Group of 18 renowned lawyers and academics have debunked claims that homosexuality constitutes a public health threat. According to the Group, the claim by...

COVID-19: Continuous disinfection of airports builds resilience

The monthly disinfection of the country's airports is helping to build resilience in the control of the Covid-19 disease, a Vector Control Officer of...

Meet the 11-year old boy with skin like snake

An 11-year-old boy whose ambition is to become a pilot is always uncomfortable among his schoolmates as he is bullied and referred to as...

13 Agric graduates in Israel for internship

Thirteen Ghanaian agricultural graduates are in Israel for an 11-month internship programme in agriculture production. It is expected to provide interns with intensive...

Man jailed for damaging his mother’s TV sets [Photo]

A Kenyan man, who vandalised his mother’s two TV sets while throwing tantrums, has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty...