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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...

Suspected male gossip receives severe beatings [Video]

A man who is yet to be identified has been severely beaten by ladies in his area over alleged petty gossips. In a video...

YouTube removes R Kelly’s official channels

YouTube on Wednesday said it removed two official channels belonging to the beleaguered singer R. Kelly, who was recently convicted of operating a sex...

Man in court for biting police officer at fuel station

A city motorist who was arrested for being in an altercation with a petrol station security guard before biting a police officer has denied...

UK eases coronavirus travel advice for Ghana and 31 other countries

Britons will no longer be advised to avoid holidays to Ghana and 31 destinations, including Bangladesh, Fiji, Gambia and Malaysia, the Foreign Office has...

I want peace in Okuapeman – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday appealed to the chiefs and all who matter in peace-building to help bring lasting peace to Okuapeman. “I want...

4 Multimedia Group journalists nominated for 2021 West Africa Media Excellence Awards

Four journalists with The Multimedia Group have been mentioned as the finalists for the 2021 edition of the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence Awards...

Woman burns son alive after telling husband she cheated

A mother, who burnt her eight-year-old son to death because he told his stepfather she had cheated on him, has been jailed in Russia.  Anastasia...

2 brothers drown after heavy downpour at Akyem

Heavy downpour at Asante Akyem Dampong in the Ashanti Region has resulted in the death of two brothers who were returning from school. The two...

Suspected robber arrested with pump action gun in Builsa North

The Builsa North Police Command in the Upper East Region has arrested suspect Agriwen Owen at Azim-zim, a community along the Sandema-Chuchuluga stretch of...

NUGS threatens lawsuit against GLC over Law School entrance exams

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has given the General Legal Council (GLC) a 10-day ultimatum to correct errors against some candidates who...

Police place GH¢5k bounty on Cape Coast day-light robbers

The Central Regional Police Command has offered a GH¢5,000 bounty on the ‘head’ of suspects involved in a daylight robbery in Cape Coast. The...