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Upper West Floods: 86-year-old widow rendered homeless [Photos]

The heavy downpour that caused havoc to road network and farmlands in the Upper West Region three weeks ago, has rendered an 86-year-old woman...

Presidential travels: It will be in the interest of govt to bring alternative figures – Nana Akomea

Managing Director of Inter-City STC Coaches Ltd, Nana Akomea has urged the government to come out and clarify controversies surrounding the presidential travels. According...

Mahama’s aide charges A-G to prosecute men who impregnate teenage girls

Special aide to former President John Dramani Mahama has charged the Attorney-General to lead a campaign against teenage pregnancy. Speaking on the Super Morning Show,...

Covid-19 protocols: Defiants made to clean site for Ablekuma District Hospital

Persons seen without face masks and littering in Agbogbloshie in Accra were made to clean gutters on Friday, September 3, 2021. Motorcyclists without helmets were...

Man nabbed with sacks of suspected Indian Hemp

A team of Special Weapon And Tactics (SWAT) officers from the National Headquarters Operations has nabbed a suspected drug dealer in his home. Samuel Asante...

More details emerge as family announces burial of murdered gym instructor

More details of gym instructor who was shot dead has been released as his family announces his burial preparations. Stephen Akowua, popularly known as Little...

Beggar busted for making her son pose as physically challenged [Video]

A Nairobi woman who begs at vantage points with her physically challenged son has been exposed at a hospital where they had gone for...

GNPC Bribery Scandal: Apologise or meet me in court – Haruna Iddrisu to The Herald

The Leader of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has called on The Herald newspaper to retract and apologise for a story it...

COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases drop

Ghana has recorded a drop in active cases of the dreaded COVID-19 virus. Some 112,460 persons have also recovered and have been discharged, bringing the...

Check out how much teachers are expected to pay as they receive laptops from govt

Teachers at all levels across the country will be receiving a laptop to aid with teaching and learning as the government officially launches a...

Boy, 9, tied in sack escapes from kidnappers

Police are on a manhunt for the alleged kidnappers of a 9-year-old boy, Philip Ametepey at Kasoa Transformer in the Awutu Senya East...

Radiation from Microwave Ovens ‘not harmful’ – GAEC

Research Scientists at the Radiation Protection Institutes (RPI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) have dismissed fears about the health risks of Microwave...

Oppong Nkrumah reacts to UCC’s No.1 global ranking

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has congratulated the University of Cape Coast (UCC) after the university was ranked as the number one university for...

Man causes huge stir after lifting 6 crates at once with only his teeth

The crate challenge that has been causing a commotion on social media has been tweaked by a man's new display. In a viral video...

One dead as Afrancho residents chase off 8 suspected armed robbers

Residents of Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma district have foiled an 8-man robbery attempt when they gave the criminals a hot chase. Residents have been...

Spousal killings: Watch out for these signs – Criminologist [Audio]

Criminologist, Jones Opoku Ware has urged couples to be mindful of the behaviours of their partners following the high number of cases of spousal...

Scary moment as residents saved man from drowning [Video]

Flooding as a result of the heavy rains pouring since the past few days almost claimed the life of a man. The man whose identity...

Immigration Service wages war against foreigners with Ghana passport

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has waged a war against foreigners who attempt to acquire Ghanaian passports through dubious means. It has, therefore, repatriated 52...

Obinim, Salifu Amoako, Owusu Bempah, others, grace Mrs Obofour’s birthday party [Video]

It was a night of glitz and glamour at a star-studded event at the birthday of the wife of Reverend Obofour, Ciara Antwi, also known...

“The period God stopped talking to me” – Pastor Adeboye opens up

Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has disclosed how he made a mistake of pride and he suffered for...

Gov’t to recruit medical and dental officers

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will from Tuesday, September 7, 2021, begin the recruitment of medical and dental officers. Qualified applicants, according to the MoH must have...

Two dead, others in critical conditions after being electrocuted at funeral

Two persons have been reported dead while two others have sustained injuries after being electrocuted while fixing canopies at a funeral. The incident reportedly occurred...

Man who married sex doll finds new love

A bodybuilder who married a sex doll last year claims he is now madly in love with an ashtray - and plans to give it an...

Sandema youth block Road Minister’s convoy

A youth group, known as Common Interest of Buluk in Sandema, in the Builsa North Municipal capital of the Upper East Region on Thursday,...

Covid-19 vaccine: Ghana receives additional 244,800 doses of Johnson and Johnson

The government has taken delivery of additional 244,800 doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccines secured through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust...

Sad news hits Education Minister

Education Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosmotwe constituency, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has lost his mother. She reportedly passed away Thursday afternoon. The...

How finger counting gives away your nationality

Many people around the world learn to count on their fingers, but we don’t all do it in the same way. Could there be...

Remembering a film and cinema legend, Kwamena Aboagye aka Opeele

Tonight, Friday, September 3, 2021, the films and cinema industry will gather in remembrance of one of its own, Kwamena Aboagye, known among his...

Five injured in Accra-Kumasi highway accident

Five individuals have been left injured after two vehicles crashed on the Accra-Kumasi highway in the wee hours of Friday, September 3. According to sources,...

Police move to unravel reason behind Assin Murder

The Assin South District Police Command on Wednesday engaged the landlady of the 35-year-old farm-labourer at Assin-Koforidua who allegedly butchered his wife and attempted...

Tricycle rider jailed for robbery

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a tricycle rider to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. Eric Ankamah, 19, denied conspiring with...

GIADEC’s new Governing Board inaugurated

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Thursday, September 2, 2021, inaugurated the new Governing Board of GIADEC. The Minister charged the...

5-year-old dead, 3 injured during heavy downpour at Tuna

A five-year-old boy has died while three others are in critical condition after a heavy downpour hit Tuna in the Sawla District of the...

Tafo prisoner bites off inmate’s testicles during fight

A fight between two inmates in a cell left one hospitalised after his testicles were damaged. The cause of the incident, which happened Thursday morning...

FIDA-Ghana demands prosecution of men who impregnated 2,865 under-aged girls

The International Federation Of Women Lawyers ( FIDA-Ghana) is pushing to prosecute perpetrators who impregnated under-aged girls during the 10 months shut down of...

Suhum-NPP clash: Man who slashed Communicator’s head remanded

The Koforidua District Court B in the Eastern Region has remanded into police custody Samuel Kofi Adjei, alias Jamalo, who slashed the New Patriotic...

Phone thief shares selfies on victim’s Facebook account

A Nigerian woman identified as Deborah Mbi was left in shock recently after she discovered that her Facebook page has been flooded with photos...

Education Ministry clears air on food shortage in SHSs

The Ministry of Education has denied claims of food shortages in some Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country. Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim...

Man arrested for killing friend over cow milk

A herdsman, Adamu Jimah, is in police custody over the murder of his friend, Abubakari Osman. Adamu is said to have butchered his friend over...

WASSCE 2021: Invigilator on the run, candidate arrested over exam leakage

One candidate of the Dadieso Senior High School in the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) was picked up on Wednesday while...