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WAEC reacts to Africa Education Watch’s report on 2020 WASSCE

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it is considering a lawsuit against education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch. This comes on the back of...

Alleged coup plotters accused NPP and NDC leaders of corruption – Witness

A Senior Military Officer has narrated to an Accra High Court how individuals accused of plotting to overthrow government accused leaders of the two...

Three burnt to death in botched cattle theft

An irate youth have burnt to death three persons after a botched cattle theft at Biu near Navrongo in the Upper East Region. The...

Nigerian held over death of teacher remanded

A 42-year-old Nigerian trader, who knocked down a 27-year teacher on the Adentan- Dodowa intersection and abandoned her body in a nearby bush at...

Sekyere Poporo’s family officially informs Multimedia of his demise, memorial, burial dates [Video]

The family of veteran broadcaster Sekyere 'Poporo' Boateng, on Tuesday, visited the Multimedia Media Group (MGL) to officially break the news of his demise....

NaSIA issues stern warning over corporal punishment in schools

The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) has cautioned heads of schools against corporal punishment in all pre-tertiary schools nationwide. According to NaSIA, corporal punishment, which includes caning,...

Ghana Football Award: Organisers to hold forum on Friday

Organisers of the Ghana Football Awards have scheduled a forum to take place on Friday, June 25, a football forum to equip stakeholders with...

Kennedy Agyapong cuts sod for construction of Cardiothoracic Centre at 37

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has cut the sod for the construction of a cardiothoracic centre at the 37 Military Hospital. The facility,...

Fantana, mother turn heads after posing with Okudzeto Ablakwa

A photo of musician Fantana and her mum, Jomoro Member of Parliament (MP), Doris Affo Toffey with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has popped up and...

R2Bee’s Omar Sterling opens up on death of Mugeez’s sister [Audio]

Omar Sterling of music duo R2Bees, formerly called Paedae, has opened up on the death of his cousin in his new album dubbed Same...

Karela United: Anyinase Chief accuses Ghana FA of selective justice

Chief of Aiyinase Traditional Area, Etwipahene VI, has accused the Ghana Football Association of trying to frustrate Karela United. His comment comes after the...

Deadline for procurement of armoured bullion van not practicable – Ex IGP’s Secretary

Former Executive Secretary to the past Inspector General of Police (IGP), Peter Lanchene Toobu, has remarked that the deadline for the procurement of amoured...

Record labels don’t approach me because I look expensive – Ceccy Twum [Video]

Gospel musician, Ceccy Twum, says she hasn’t been approached by any music record label to sign her because she looks expensive. Speaking in an interview...

55% of children in Ghana considering a move abroad -Report

About 55 per cent of children in the country foresee a bleak future and are planning to leave the country by 2040, says a...

Covid-19: Ghana lucky to have you as president – Mamprusi elders to Akufo-Addo

“Ghana was lucky to have you as the Head of State during the period, you have demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that you are the...

Residents block major road over stalled construction

Angry residents of Atwima Kwanwoma in the Ashanti Region staged a demonstration Tuesday morning, protesting delayed construction of their road started in 2017. They blocked...

Man drops dead after consuming full bottle of gin during competition [Video]

A yet-to-be-identified man dropped dead after consuming full bottles of gin during a drinking competition. In videos uploaded on social media, the 70-year-old man is...

Non-performing MMDCEs in Accra will be sacked – Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, says he will ensure that non-performing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region are sacked if...

Roads Ministry announces disruption in flow of vehicular traffic on N1 Highway

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Ghana Highway Authority, has announced a disruption in the flow of vehicular traffic on the N1...

Traders operating at Accra railway station cry for help

Hundreds of traders operating at the railway station in Accra are appealing for a halt to a possible relocation which they claim is to...

Kwame A Plus starts ‘war’ with Manasseh Azure over Dag Heward-Mills

Musician-turned-politician Kwame A Plus has taken a swipe at freelance journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. The 'jab' is over the latter's investigative works against the founder...

Three driver unions announce fare increment

Three driver unions; the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concern Drivers Association, and True Drivers Union, have announced an increment in transport fares. According to the...

Two suspected armed robbers arrested at Fumbisi

Two men suspected to be highway armed robbers have been arrested at Fumbisi in the Builsa South District by the Upper East Regional Police...

AG Godfred Dame, Ghanaian state attorneys cited for sleeping on the job in Us$170 million case

The Commercial Court in London has refused to allow Ghana to bring a belated challenge to an UNCITRAL award worth over US$134 million in...

Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto selected chairman of Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire cocoa initiative

Ghana’s Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has been elected the first Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire...

London Court throws out AG, others for sleeping on $170m case

The Commercial Court in London, has refused to allow Ghana to bring a belated challenge to an UNCITRAL award worth over US$134 million in...

Akufo-Addo to serve 2nd term as ECOWAS chair

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected as Chairman by the Authority of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African...

Five illegal miners grabbed at Buabenso

Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso at Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group...

Euro 2020: Belgium win to leave Finland waiting on last-16 hopes

A Lukas Hradecky own goal and a late Romelu Lukaku strike saw Belgium beat Finland 2-0 in Saint Petersburg to top Group B and...

Euro 2020: Emotional win sees Denmark through to face Wales in last 16

Denmark set up a last-16 tie with Wales in the European Championship after an emphatic and emotional victory over Russia on a frantic night...

SHS student beats teacher to pulp, stabs security man with broken bottle

A visual arts student of Akro Senior High Technical School in the Eastern region has beaten his teacher to pulp for asking he and...

Students of Islamic Girls’ SHS storm Wa police station over tutors’ arrest [Video]

Some students of Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School, on Monday, stormed the Wa police station to protest the arrest of some teachers...

Remembering Rawlings@74: Foundation, Achimota School and Forestry Commission partner to plant trees

The J.J. Rawlings Foundation, in conjunction with the Achimota School and the Forestry Commission, organise a tree-planting exercise at the Achimota School to mark...

Covid-19: Deadly Indian strain detected in Ghana

The most contagious Covid-19 variant, originating from India, has been recorded in Ghana. Head of the West Africa Center for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens,...

Siblings arrested for flaunting guns in viral video begs

Three siblings from the Obuasi suburb of Gausu arrested for flaunting guns in a viral video on social media say they regret their action. They...

Bawumia, Bagbin, Asiedu Nketia, others mourn with Kyei Mensah-Bonsu [Photos]

A sister of Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has been laid to rest. She is said to have passed...

They are my people but … – Bernard Monarh on gun-wielding men

Former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Monarh, has expressed his disappointment in the young men who brandished guns on social...

Speeding driver kills three on Kasoa – Amasaman road [Photos]

Three persons have been crushed at Asabaham on the Kasoa - Amasaman road in the Ga South Municipality. The trio, all males, believed to be...

#FixTheCountry campaigners want AG out of injunction case

The FixTheCountry campaigners are urging an Accra High Court to dismiss a case seeking to restrain them from embarking on a street protest. The campaigners...