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Couple found dead at home buried without autopsy

Emotions were high on Thursday when the remains of an Ilesa-based cleric, Olasunkanmi Eso, and his wife, Deborah, were buried in their residence at...

GES sends strong warning to school authorities over illegal collection of monies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned authorities at the various Senior High Schools against collecting any unauthorised and/or illegal charge from newly graduated...

CAR: UN peacekeepers sent to Matchika following deadly attack

United Nations (UN) peacekeepers are investigating the deadly attack on the town of Matchika, Central African Republic (CAR), a UN spokesman has."UN peacekeepers were...

Fetish Priest in bio-chemist murder case dies in cells

One of the three fetish priests standing trial over the death of Edward Quartey Papafio, a 64-year-old retired Bio-Chemist at Adeiso in the Eastern...

Woman who didn’t know she was pregnant gives birth 8 minutes after getting stomach ache

A mum, who woke up with a tummy ache thinking she'd eaten something dodgy, got the shock of her life eight minutes later when...

NSS hints of possible allowance increment [Listen]

The Corporate Affairs Director of the National Service Scheme, (NSS), Armstrong Esaah, has said there are broader discussions aimed at possible increase of the...

Court throws out suit challenging dismissal of pregnant police officer

A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday dismissed the suit by the Ekiti Government against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the...

Akan Akansie on Nhyira FM enters semi-finals

The maiden edition of Nhyira FM’s Akan Akansie has reached its semi-final stage after an entertaining and educative contest in preliminary and quarterfinal stages. The...

Menzgold finally sets date for payment of customers

Menzgold has announced it will begin paying all of its customers their money from December 20, 2021. The payment, according to management, will run...

Mother of 2 found dead 2 days after she sent an e-mail saying ‘I want to die’

A mother-of-two emailed assisted dying clinic Dignitas saying 'I want to die' two days before she was found dead, an inquest has heard.  Hannah Jean...

Increasing robbery cases: Police discourage over-the- counter withdrawal of huge sums of cash

The Ghana Police Service has discouraged withdrawal of huge sums of money over the counter in the banking hall. This follows the seeming increasing cases...

Meet the 71-year-old man with the longest nose in the world

A Turkish man is celebrating after keeping his place as the world's number one for having the longest nose on the planet. Mehmet Özyürek's 3.46...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 100-bed Obuasi Trauma and Accident Hospital

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday cut the sod for the construction of a 100-bed Trauma Hospital for the Obuasi Municipality. The €55 million facility, secured...

Concerned Assembly Members in Cape Coast return cash given them by President’s nominee

Concerned Assembly Members in Cape Coast have returned money given them by the President's nominee for the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Ernest Arthur. The...

Abesim murder: Suspect opens up on his motivation for killing humans

The suspect in the Abesim murder, according to police sources, has opened up on his motivation for killing human beings. Richard Appiah, 28, is...

Another robbery: Suspects kill security man in Adansi Rural Bank attack

Suspected robbers have killed a private security man on duty at the Atonsu branch of the Adansi Rural Bank in Kumasi, Luv FM's Erastus...

68-year-old trader killed by faulty vehicle

A 68-year-old woman met her tragic end Wednesday morning when a vehicle loaded with foodstuffs ran over her at the entrance of the Agomanya...

Police impound over 100 motorbikes in connection with daylight robbery

The Central Regional Police Command has impounded over 100 motorbikes in the metropolis over last Wednesday's daylight robbery. A robbery took place at Coronation Street...

Atuabo Gas shutdown won’t cause ‘dumsor’ – Ghana Gas Company

The Head of Corporate Communications at Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah, has reiterated that the 14-day planned maintenance which will result...

Suspected robbers kill security man in Adansi Rural Bank attack

Armed robbers have suffocated the security officer at the Adansi rural bank at Atonsu in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi to death. The robbers are...

AMA’s first female Mayor gets overwhelming endorsement

Elizabeth Kwatseo Tawiah Sackey has been unanimously confirmed as the first female Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). Madam Sackey secured 100...

Man jailed for stealing Chief Magistrate’s car

A Wuse Zone Six Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a labourer, Awal Usman, to a three- month imprisonment for stealing a...

Nigeria – 10 confirmed dead as tanker, car crash

The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a crash on Bode-Saadu road, a...

Man, 40, dies in hotel at Obuasi

A 40-year-old man, Kwaku Frank, has died after spending the night in a hotel with a woman believed to be his lover. The man, who...

Good news as Ghana receives additional 532,000 doses of AstraZeneca [Photos]

The Ministry of Information has announced the arrival of over 532,000 additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccines. The vaccines are from the governments of Iceland, Denmark, Norway,...

I like only fried rice with chicken – Abesim murder suspect

The man, who was arrested for allegedly killing three people and keeping the dismembered bodies in a refrigerator, has said he only eats fried...

Police deploy rescue teams after Wednesday’s heavy downpour

The Ghana Police Service has deployed patrol teams to monitor the flood situation and assist individuals and communities within the Accra and Tema Metropolitan...

Mahama mourns as ‘true friend’ passes on

Former President John Dramani Mahama is mourning the death of Kenyan legal practitioner, Evans Monari. Mr Monari reportedly passed on on Monday night at the Nairobi Hospital's...

Man dies after alleged marathon sex with 2 job-seeking girls

A retired employee of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has died during an alleged sex romp with two teenagers in Akwa Ibom State. It was...

Mercy Asiedu makes profound statement with husband in latest photos

Popular Ghanaian Kumawood actress, Oheneyere Mercy Asiedu, has stunned social media with beautiful loved-up photos with her husband. In the photos, the evergreen actress...

Rapist teacher ignores judge, reads Bible while being sentenced

A primary school teacher caused drama at the Milimani law courts in Nairobi moments where he was slapped with a 20-year jail term for defiling...

What Samira wrote to Dr Bawumia on birthday

Ghana's Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has taken to social media to pen a lovely message to celebrate the birthday of her husband Dr Mahamudu...

90-year-old actor to be launched into space

The actor who played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series is set to embark on a real-life journey into space. US tech billionaire Jeff...

Minister goes on knees for Cape Coast mayor nominee but Assemblymen had other ideas

The Central Region Minister, Marigold Assan, on Wednesday night went on her knees to beg members of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) to confirm Municipal...

Just in: 15 suspected armed robbers grabbed at Ashaiman

Some 15 suspected armed robbers have been apprehended by the police at Ashaiman for robbery and car snatching. The suspects are currently in the custody...

1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions GH¢6.2 million shoe manufacturing factory

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, commissioned ‘Shoe Fabriek Ltd.’, a GH¢6.2 million shoe manufacturing company operating under the one-District One Factory...

ECG speaks on ‘rumoured’ planned load-shedding

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured consumers it will not embark on any load-shedding as speculated in the media. The power distributor...

Three inmates who escaped from prison killed in gun battle with police

Three death row inmates who escaped from the Oko Maximum Correctional Center in Benin, Edo State during the #EndSARS jailbreak have been killed in...

Shama: We took ¢2,500 each from DCE nominee but … – Assembly member

A member of the Shama District Assembly, Joseph Isaiah Mensah, has alleged that his colleagues took ¢2,500 each and still voted against the presidential...

10 dead, 11 injured as bandits open fire on worshippers inside mosque

Some 10 persons were left dead, with 11 others injured after bandits opened fire on worshippers in Yasore village, Batsari Local Government Area of...