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Top American comedian opens up on relocating to Ghana after Stevie Wonder speech [Video]

American comedian Dave Chappelle has revealed his intentions to move to relocate and permanently settle in Ghana. According to him, the move was inspired...

Man, 29, jailed 20 years for robbing IMF Country Director

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced one Mohammed Buzu, a 29-year-old trader to 20 years in jail for pulling a machete on the...

Covid-19: About 2,000 vaccines in Northern Region to expire on Friday

The Northern Region is reeling from a setback on the fight against the novel coronavirus. Thousands of Covid-19 jabs deployed to the region as part...

Five suspected baby thieves detained after failing to pay bail

The Bibiani Circuit Court has granted bail to five suspected baby thieves at Sefwi Punikrom. Paulina Owusu 26, Stephen Owusu 32, Sampson Addai 33, Kofi...

Taxi driver, ‘okada’ rider trade blows [Watch]

The usual flow of cars was obstructed by a taxi driver and commercial motorbike rider when they engaged in fisticuffs. It is believed there was...

Buffer Stock Company sets record straight on Free SHS mackerel

The National Food Buffer Stock Company has urged the public to disregard reports on the importation of Chinese mackerel to substitute egg supplies in...

Loud cheers as physically-challenged man dances to the alter with wife to dedicate their baby [Video]

A heartwarming video showing a physically-challenged man dance while crawling to the altar with his wife to dedicate their newborn baby in a church in...

Confusion in C/R NPP as School Feeding Caterers chase NPP Chairman for cash

There is confusion over delayed payment of monies for caterers of the School Feeding Programme in the Central region. The monies which are made through...

Yvonne Nelson sends message to Akufo-Addo over ‘Dumsor’

Actress Yvonne Nelson has asked President Akufo-Addo to solve the ongoing intermittent power outages, known in Ghana as 'Dumsor', happening across the country. The actress...

This is how much power distributors lose to illegal connections annually

Illegal connections in Ghana’s electricity distribution system are denying electricity distributors more than GH¢1.3 billion annually. The loss constitutes an average extra cost of 15Gp...

Couple’s divorce invitation goes viral [Photo]

A Ghanaian couple sent out a divorce invitation that has made news headlines. The couple, Nana Sekyere and Evelyne Koranteng, asked their friends to join...

Woman found dead in uncompleted church building

A 35-year-old woman has been found dead in an uncompleted structure belonging to the Baptist Church at Abira in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti...

Man stabs Chief Imam

The police in Niger state has arrested Umar Jibril, popularly known as Ba’adama for stabbing the Chief Imam of Edati to death. The suspected allegedly stabbed...

Check out the world’s most powerful passports for 2021

The gap in travel freedom is its biggest in decades and disparities in vaccination access between countries could make the situation even worse, says...

Man allegedly stabs cousin to death at Jasikan

Residents of Buem Bodada in the Jasikan district discovered the lifeless body of a carpenter identified as Francis Brown, Wednesday morning. The deceased was...

Dangerous giant snakes invade Kumasi residential settlements [Video]

The residents of Ashanti Region’s capital city, Kumasi are reporting a rampant invasion of snakes in some residential settlements. In the past three...

Akuapem Poloo to undergo pregnancy test as court convicts her

Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Alade Brown aka Akuapem Poloo who is facing an Accra Circuit court over the publication of a nude picture with her...

Couple, bridesmaids and groomsmen ride bicycle to wedding [Watch]

An unusual wedding was held in Siera Leone when a couple, together with their bridesmaids and groomsmen rode a bicycle to the venue. The bride...

GWCL to cut water supply to Tema residents

Management of Ghana Water Company Limited has announced that there will be an interruption in water supply to parts of Tema. The affected areas will...

GH¢10,000 bounty placed on ‘head’ of Takoradi daylight robbers

The Western Regional Security Council has offered a GH¢10,000 bounty on the ‘head’ of suspects involved in a daylight robbery at Takoradi. The amount will...

Two arrested for possessing 260 packets of cannabis

The police in the Bono Region have arrested two men for allegedly transporting 260 packets of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The...

The carnage continues: Eleven dead, scores injured in Yapei road accident [Photos]

About eleven persons have been reported dead with others in critical condition following an accident at Alipe in the Central Gonja District of the...

‘Trotro’ somersaults on knocking down robbers at Sowutuom

The bravery of a commercial vehicle (trotro) driver has led to the arrest of two robbers at Anteku, a suburb of Sowutuom. According to police...

Jealous man attacks ex-girlfriend after a man liked her photo on Facebook

A jealous man has been jailed for assaulting his ex-girlfriend and hurling a gas canister at her car after a man liked a photo...

Queen Mother returns home after 5-year absence [Photos]

The Paramount Queen of the Ga State, Naa Deede Omaadru III has returned home to Ghana after a five-year stay abroad due to ill...

Kwaku Manu, Mercy Asiedu, others mourn with Kumawood actress [Photos]

The body of Kumawood actress, Sandra Adu, popularly known as Borga Sylvia's mother was laid to rest over the weekend. The mother, Mrs Cecilia Anane...

3-yr-old dies after mother fled with donations meant for brain surgery

The news of a three-year-old girl's demise has caused mourning across Nigeria, not solely for the death, but situations prior. The news of Ada went...

Paul Adom Otchere ‘attacks’ Manasseh over social media post

Paul Adom-Otchere, the host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, has sent a strong caution to Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. The broadcaster's caution...

My integrity at stake in fight against galamsey – Abu Jinapor

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says his integrity is at stake in his quest to deal with illegal mining...

Carnage on Ghana’s roads: Speeding car kills level 100 student at UCC

The Director of Public Affairs at the University of Cape Coast, says a level 100 Bachelor of Commerce student, has been killed in a...

Two feared dead as ‘Trotro’ crashes into faulty trailer on Tesano road [Photos]

At least two persons are feared dead after a commercial vehicle, popularly known in Ghana as trotro crashed into a faulty trailer packed in...

Apam funeral attack: 26 land guards arrested

Some 26 persons, said to be land guards, have been apprehended by the police at Apam in the Central Region. This follows an attack on...

Kasoa murder: Sad moments as Jane Naana mourns with family [Photos]

Running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has commiserated with the family of 10-year-old Ishmael Abdallah who was gruesomely...

Ex-convict, friend bag 34 years for Robbery

 An ex-convict, identified only as Isaac and his friend, Yussif Mumuni, have been sentenced to a total of 34 years imprisonment in hard labour...

U.S. halts use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States of America pauses the use...

Police grab wanted robbery suspect at Oda

A suspected armed robber, who has been on the wanted list of the Accra Regional Police Command, has been arrested at Oda. He allegedly confessed...

Kente weaver beaten, slaughtered with axe

A 30-year-old man has been murdered at Ntonso in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The Kente weaver, whose name was only given...

Otchere-Darko mourns after being hit with sad news

Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is mourning the death of his beloved father, Dr Joseph Felix Boateng Otchere-Darko. Flashman, as he was popularly known,...

Sekondi-Takoradi records 3 robbery cases in 3 days; residents in fear

Some residents of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region say they are living in fear after recording three robbery cases in three days. According to them,...

Pray for prosperity for our country – Bawumia to Muslims

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Muslims across the country to remember their loved ones and the nation in prayers as they begin...