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Houses submerged; bridge washed away by floods at Nyamekrom [Photos]

Residents of Nyamekrom, a farming community in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region, are counting their losses after their homes and...

Justice at last: Farmer freed after 5 years incarceration

A farmer has become a victim of injustice after spending more than five years on remand in prison although a murder case against him...

World’s most-feared drug lord finally arrested after decades of chase

The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government...

Woman on motorbike snatches two-week-old baby from his mother’s arms

A mother in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, is in pain after her baby was snatched from her arms by a woman who was...

The world ain’t fair – Ghanaian producer’s last words before he was found dead

A budding Ghanaian music producer, identified as Yaw Boakye Dankwa, has been found dead in what his family suspects to be suicide. The producer and...

COVID-19: Centre for Plant Medicine Research develops medicines for treatment

Executive Director, Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Dr Kofi Bobi Barimah, has hinted that they would soon outdoor two herbal medicines developed to treat...

Tragedy as police vehicle runs over 9-year-old girl

A nine-year-old girl from Dete, who was in Grade 3, lost her life after she was reportedly run over by a police vehicle while...

Moesha’s latest video warms hearts

The faces of fans and followers of Ghanaian socialite and actress, Moesha Buodong, are beaming with smiles over her new video which has popped up...

Bizarre moment prophet made woman ease herself on the altar during healing service

It seems like new-age self-proclaimed prophets across the world, particularly in Africa, are always coming up with novel ways to “cure” and “heal” the...

MP’s police guard arrested for allegedly pulling gun on tricycle rider

The police guard for the Zabzugu Member of Parliament (MP), John Jabah, is in the grips of the Zabzugu police for allegedly threatening a...

Parts of Accra to experience power cut today; check out affected areas

Parts of Accra will today, October 25, 2021, experience power outages, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced. The outage, according to ECG,...

Madina MP leads ‘Fix our roads’ demo

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu, will be leading a demonstration over deplorable roads in his constituency today, Monday, October...

Asantehene eulogises Hajia Mariama Bawumia

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has paid an emotional tribute to Hajia Mariama Bawumia, the late mother of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The glowing...

Police kill two notorious armed robbers in gun battle

Police personal, who were escorting two armed robbers to a location of other armed robbers hiding weapons near Bole in the Savannah Region, exchanged...

Akufo-Addo launches ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ initiative

President Akufo-Addo has launched 'Operation Clean Your Frontage' initiative in Accra. The initiative by Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC), is to ensure all households...

Why I didn’t want to be Greater Accra Regional Minister – Henry Quartey breaks silence

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, Henry Quartey, has explained why he was initially reluctant in accepting his appointment as Greater Accra Regional...

3 in police custody for faking kidnapping incident in Takoradi

Three people, who allegedly faked a kidnapping incident in Takoradi in the Western Region last Friday have been arrested by the police. The suspects are...

Spectacular and Elusive Bird rediscovered in Atewa Forest

The Shelley’s Eagle-Owl, a giant owl and one of the most elusive and mysterious of all birds, has been rediscovered in the Atewa Forest,...

2 land guards arrested for assaulting mason

The Gomoa Ojobi District Police command has arrested two land guards for allegedly assaulting a mason at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District...

Man stumbles on mother’s apology letter to father after 28 years

A young man has discovered a letter from his mother to her husband written 28 years ago pleading for mercy after wronging the love of her...

16-year-old kills, burns bodies of woman and her two children

Following an undisclosed matter, a 16-year-old boy from Beitbridge fatally assaulted a woman and her two children before setting their bodes on fire. The suspect,...

Popular gospel musician kidnapped and robbed

Famed Zimbabwean gospel artiste, Kudzaishe Nyakudya, has been assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by three unknown men who reportedly walked away with an undisclosed...

C/R: Seven dead in separate trailer accidents

Seven persons have been confirmed dead in two accidents that took place in the Central Region on Sunday, October 24. Five persons in a taxi...

Police arrest man who was driving recklessly in viral video

The Police have arrested the driver of the black Mercedes Benz, who was captured in a viral video driving dangerously at the airport traffic...

Man who plotted with abductors to attack his cousin also gets kidnapped

A 36-year-old man, Abubakar Halilu, has narrated how he was caught in a den of kidnappers he arranged with to abduct his cousin. He plotted...

Shock as man puts himself up for sale over poverty [Photo]

A 26-year-old man from Kaduna state has put himself up for sale. The man, identified as Aliyu Na Idris, who is a tailor by profession,...

Three suspected ritualists arrested with exhumed corpse

The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested three suspects while they were exhuming a corpse for ritual purpose at Abule Sikiru area of...

Man shoots neighbour dead over cat

A Florida man was so angry that a cat entered into his home that he grabbed a gun and fatally shot his neighbour, police...

Nigeria: Identity of abandoned dead body found; police arrest her lover

The Bauchi State Police command in Nigeria has found an identity for an abandoned wounded lady who later passed on. The lady was found by...

Man sets wife ablaze over misunderstanding

A man has reportedly set his wife ablaze after returning from the village for her mother’s burial preparation. It was reported that the woman simply...

KNUST JHS wins maiden edition of Nhyira FM Akan Akansie

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Junior High School (JHS) has emerged winners of the maiden edition of the Nhyira FM Akan...

Ejisuman SHS embarks on Peace Walk over encroachment of school lands [Photos]

Authorities and students of Ejisuman Senior High School (SHS) have embarked on a peaceful march over the encroachment of their school lands. They alleged...

Bawku Chief Imam passes on

The Chief Imam of Bawku in the Upper East Region, Sheikh Muhammad Murtada, has been reported dead. Shiekh Murtada is said to have died on Friday, October...

Go and sin no more – Court cautions evangelist for fondling woman

An Adentan Circuit Court has cautioned an evangelist accused of fondling a lady and inserting his finger into her vagina, to desist from such...

38 arrested for alleged assault on police officers

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested 36 persons for an alleged assault on officers at Luhour, a suburb of Sege in the...

Korle-Bu releases breast cancer patients after NDC Deputy Women’s Organiser settles medical bills

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has released some three breast cancer patients who were detained due to their inability to settle their hospital bills. The...

Akufo-Addo was apt, Aflao chief is not supposed to give ultimatum – Okoe Boye

Former Ledzokuku Member of Parliament (MP) says the Aflao paramount chief, Togbui Amenya Fiti V, was wrong to have given an ultimatum to the...

Adongo mourns with Bawumia, gifts him a cow for mother’s funeral [Photos]

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East Region, Isaac Adongo, on Friday visited Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at his Walewale...

NIA to suspend services at 34 registration centres from October 25

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will from Monday, October 25, 2021, suspend all 34 registration centres in the country. The closure to last till...

Shock as man walks into his own funeral

Residents of Kongelai in Kapenguria, West Pokot county, Kenya were left shocked after a local they thought was dead resurfaced in his own funeral. According...