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Badu Kobi, Obofour, several pastors mourn with Obinim [Photos]

Scores of Ghanaian pastors turned up in their numbers to mourn with their colleague, Bishop Daniel Obinim over the death of his father, Kwadwo...

Efia Odo opens up on why she ditched #FixTheCountry campaign

Actress and one of the key conveners for the #FixTheCountry, Efia Odo, has finally revealed her mother was the reason she stopped the campaign. The actress,...

Head of IT of Savings and Loans Company jailed for siphoning GH¢1.2million

An Information Technology (IT) Expert, Annybert Affum Larbi, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Mr Larbi is reported to have...

Dozens of wildlife guards deployed to rescue elephant that escaped mob attack

Dozens of wildlife guards have been re-deployed to parts of the East Mamprusi Municipality to rescue an elephant that escaped a mob attack three...

Road Safety backs CETSED’s call on reintroduction of towing levy

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has thrown its support behind the Centre for Transport Security Dialogue (CETSED) on calls for the reintroduction of...

Police begin probe into alleged misconduct of officers

The Police Service has begun a probe into alleged misconduct of some officers at Begoro in the Eastern Region. A statement, signed by the Director...

Ursula Owusu mourns after being hit with sad news

Ablekuma West Member of Parliament (MP), Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is heartbroken over the death of a beloved. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who is also the Minister for...

International journalist killed in robbery attack on Tamale-Buipe road

A journalist with Muslim TV (MTA International), Taalay Ahmed, has been killed in a robbery attack on the Tamale-Buipe road. Reports indicate the incident occurred...

Gomoa Adzintem: 14 herdsmen arrested over ‘gang defilement’ of 13-year-old

Some 14 herdsmen have been arrested in connection with an alleged gang defilement of a 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem in the Central Region. The herdsmen were...

Veteran actor dies after being bedridden for five years

Veteran Nollywood actor, Victor Olaotan, has been reported dead aged 69. Mr Olaotan had been bedridden for five years after being involved in a ghastly...

Heavy downpour claims one life in Savannah Region

A heavy downpour Thursday evening claimed the life of a middle-aged man in the Savannah Region. The man’s remains were discovered Friday, August 27, together...

Pokuase interchange ‘chop bar operators’ fined

The two persons who were arrested by the police for operating a chop bar on the pavement of the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange have...

COVID-19: Ghana to produce vaccines in 2 years

The Committee set up by President Nana Akufo-Addo to look into the possibility of Ghana producing her own COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines has...

Viral video: Foreign students learning Twi in class

A video of foreign teenage students learning Twi in class has gone viral on social media. The video, sighted on a Facebook page called...

2 ladies caught on camera stealing from shop in ‘mafia-style’ [Video]

A surveillance camera has captured the moments two women walked into a supermarket pretending to be selecting items from a shelf before stealing products....

Abesim murder: Residents accuse suspect of killing more people

Some residents of Abesim, a town rocked by the gruesome murder of two children, say they suspect the alleged murderer to be a serial...

Bagre dam spillage: GWCL warns of shutdown of plant at Nawuni

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Northern Region has announced a temporal shut down of its intake plant at Nawuni. This follows the...

Fire destroys 16 rooms, 4 shops at Berekum [Video]

A fire incident at Berekum in the Bono Region has destroyed 16 rooms, four shops, and other property running into thousands of cedis. The incident,...

Fire guts portions of Agbogbloshie Yam Market

Fire on Thursday night gutted scores of wooden structures at the Konkomba Yam Market at Agbogbloshie, in the Greater Accra Region. The fire, which reportedly...

Fake Airforce officer jailed 6 months for impersonation

A Zuba Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Abdulmajid Mohammed, to six months imprisonment for impersonating an Airforce...

Woman’s earlobe infected after unusual s3xual encounter [Photo]

A panicked woman took to Facebook to ask for advice as her ear became infected after an unusual sexual encounter with her boyfriend. The woman posted in the Facebook...

Man arrested for allegedly attempting to rape his male friend

A young man, identified as Isaac Opoku, has been arrested at Ejisu Kranpa in the Ashanti Region for allegedly trying to sleep with his male...

23-year-old illegal miner jailed 20 years for robbery

A 23-year-old illegal miner, Satar Salifu, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Wa Circuit court for his involvement in a robbery. Prosecuting,...

GHS to begin administering AstraZeneca vaccine from Tuesday

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is set to administer AstraZeneca Vaccines from Tuesday, August 31. This was revealed by the Programme Manager, Expanded Programme on...

‘Open our land borders’ demo shakes Aflao [Photos+Video]

Masquerades joined scores of residents to attend the much-anticipated 'open the borders' demonstration held at Aflao in the Volta Region. The Member of Parliament (MP)...

Bagre Dam spillage: NADMO deploys Operation Thunderbolt to flood-prone areas

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) says it has dispatched its Operation Thunderbolt 2021 team to areas in the northern part of the country...

JoyNews launches Habitat Fair 2021 [Video+Photos]

The JoyNews Habitat Fair 2021 has been launched at Ecobank Ghana’s head office in Accra. The event, headlined by Ecobank Ghana PLC, was under the...

Open defecation rampant at Asiwa

Residents of Asiwa in the Bosomefreho District of the Ashanti Region defecate openly. This is because the district capital, Asiwa, has no modern public toilet...

Man shot, 13-year-old daughter allegedly gang-raped [Video]

Irate residents of Gomoa Adeantem in the Central Region have waged war against Fulani herdsmen in the area over what they described as incessant...

Juventus coach says Ronaldo no longer plans to play for the club

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri says Cristiano Ronaldo has told the club he “no longer has any intention” to play for the Italian side. Ronaldo, 36,...

Citizens’ lack of trust in institutions eroding corruption fight – GACC

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has expressed worry about the spate of corruption at various government institutions in the country. Executive Director of GACC, Mrs...

Bosome Freho chiefs appeal for hospital

The chiefs and people of Asiwa in the Bosome Freho District are asking for the construction of a hospital to help meet the health needs of the increasing...

Corruption Watch: ECG must be your first assignment – Kissi Agyebeng told

The Executive Director for Revenue Mobilisation Africa, Godfred Ocansey, has opined that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) must be Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng's...

Daily Guide’s sub-editor passes on hours after attending press conference

A sub-Editor of privately-owned Daily Guide Newspaper, Thomas Fosu Jnr., is reported dead. The sudden demise of the former Parliamentary Correspondent, according to reports, occurred...

Buhari turns heads with his shoes [Photo]

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, has set social media buzzing with his pair of shoes he wore to an event. The shoe was a blue suede on...

Evangelist remanded over ‘wee toffees’

A 30-year-old evangelist has been remanded by a Koforidua Circuit Court in the Eastern Region for allegedly administering locally manufactured cannabis (wee) to his...

Daasebre Prof Oti Boateng passes on

The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng, has passed on. He died about two weeks...

Python swallows whole cow, but something strange happens

A ravenous Burmese python swallowed a cow before its stomach swelled so much it burst and died. The 15ft-long snake slithered into the grassy pasture...

Latest photos of veteran actor ‘Kohwe’ fill Ghanaians’ eyes with tears

Some Ghanaians have been drowned in tears over the latest photos of veteran Ghanaian actor and comedian, Kofi Laing, aka Kohwe. The actor has been spotted...

Lightning kills Hilla Liman Senior High School student

Heavy rains with it’s accompanying lightning on Wednesday struck dead a student of the Hilla Liman Senior High School at Gwollu in the Sissala...