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Why Constitution Day celebration is an important milestone [Listen]

Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Parliament has described the Constitution Day celebration as a marketable event that needs...

Another fire disaster: Over 40 kiosks, cars, bar at Achimota razed by fire (Video)

Over 40 kiosks, some cars and a bar have been burnt to ashes at a slum under the Achimota overhead bridge.The fire consumed items running...

Fire razes several shops at Asante Bekwai [photos]

Fire has destroyed several shops at Asante Bekwai in the Ashanti region.The fire is said to have destroyed a pharmacy, a furniture and boutique shops...

Sex worker calls for arrest of men who refuse to pay for sex [Watch]

Two Dublin-based Nigerian men identified as Saheed and Muri, recently met their Waterloo after refusing to pay a lady, following a romp.Information gathered suggests the duo...

Govt to introduce new emergency call number for ambulance service

The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana...

CID tasked to probe alleged theft of 400 tricycles at Northern Development Authority

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been tasked to investigate circumstances under which some 400 tricycles were allegedly stolen from the Northern Development Authority’s...

Drama as pastor kills wife during church service

A Kenyan pastor reportedly stabbed his wife multiple times during a church service and then killed himself with the same knife in a murder-suicide...

Housewife flees after allegedly pushing co-wife, baby into well

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old housewife, Hauwa, for allegedly pushing her co-wife Zuwaira, 35, and her 18-month-old son, Gambo, into...

Know all the Ghanaian holidays in 2020

The Ministry of Interior has published a list of all Ghanaian holidays for the year 2020.The list comprises 13 statutory public holidays and two...

Couple fined for having sex at the beach

Police on Saturday, arrested and fined two Russian tourists who were filmed having sex on Pattaya Beach, Thailand in broad daylight. The incident took place...

TUTAG declares indefinite strike again

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective Monday to protest the non-payment of allowances due its...

Nsoromma: Gillgod Arthur evicted; highlights of performances [Videos]

Fans of Nsoromma star Gillgod Arthur looked distressed, in fact, they were sad when host Jerry Justice announced his eviction from the Nsoromma journey...

How fire killed my 3 children while I was at vigil – Father

Tunde Emmanuel, a 44-year-old father of three, who reportedly died in a fire outbreak in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital Friday, has described his...

Wenchi residents stage demo over bad roads

Resident of the Wenchi Municipality have embarked on a demonstration to register their displeasure over bad roads in the area.Youth of the town on...

Ex-convict arrested for snatching phone

An ex-convict, Tunde Ajeigbe, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly snatching a phone from a passenger in a commercial...

Ideas, not natural resources, are better enablers for development – NaCCA boss

The Executive Director of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said the country’s best bet for rapid development is ideas, not natural...

Akufo-Addo was misled over commissioning of ambulances – ACHP [Audio]

Executive Director of health policy think tank, the Africa Center for Health Policy, Research and Analysis, Dr Thomas Anaba says President Akufo-Addo may have...

Bureau of Public Safety commends Ambulance Service

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has commended the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on its call for the postponement of the commissioning and subsequent...

Sex for grades: Gyampo, Butakor exonerated

Two lecturers of the University of Ghana who were accused of soliciting sex in order to extend some advantages to female students in a...

How citizens assisted police in arresting ‘habitual’ phone snatcher

A father of one, who police describe as an unrepentant robber, has been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the...

Two hospitalized after attack by landguards

Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds and after a group of armed men believed to be landguards attacked them on their land at Gomoa...

Blame churches for the depreciation of the cedi – Rev. Obofour explains

The Founder and Leader of Anointed Chapel International, Francis Antwi, popularly known as Reverend Obofour says Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is not to...

Lands Minister escapes death after truck with ‘stolen lumber’ rammed into his car

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh has caused a Kia truck loaded with illegal lumber at Sunyani in the Bono...

Carjacker accused of kidnapping sleeping passenger and goat

A man stole a pickup truck with a sleeping passenger and a goat inside it and drove it all the way from Missouri to...

Asantehene receives Pillar of Peace award

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has received the prestigious ‘Pillar of Peace’ award of the Africa Premier Leadership Awards (APLA).The award was to...

President’s man blurs his wife-to-be’s face in pre-wedding photo

A Nigerian man identified as Rabiu Biyora, who is a member of the Situation Room of President Muhammadu Buhari's Campaign Office in Kano 2019,...

Al-Shabab militants attack Kenya, US military base

The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has attacked a military base used by Kenyan and US forces in the popular Kenyan coastal region of Lamu.Witnesses...

Gov’t plans to establish barracks, platoon units in Oti Region

Oti Regional Minister, Nana Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa, has said efforts are being made by the Military High Command to establish a barracks and platoon units...

Afful-Broni must step aside – Rawlings urges UEW Council

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has supported the call for relevant authorities to ensure that Rev Father Professor Afful-Broni is removed as the Vice...

Nkawkaw: One dead, several injured in fatal road traffic accident

One person has been confirmed dead while many others are in critical condition after a Cargo Truck crashed a private Car on Nkawkaw-Abepotia stretch...

Imminent diplomatic ‘war’ as Nigeria High Commission to Ghana forced out of premises

Ghana and Nigeria are heading for a diplomatic showdown as the Nigeria High Commission is being forcefully evicted from its diplomatic property in the capital, Accra.The...

Ghanaian footballers arrested for drug possession

Two Ghanaian footballers, Twum Frank Ntini and Richard Dzifa Appiae, have been arrested and detained in Bangladesh for possessing illegal drugs.Twum, 27, and...

Akufo-Addo’s bodyguard enstooled chief of Alajo

A personal bodyguard to President Nana Akufo-Addo has been enstooled as chief of Alajo, a suburb of Accra.The bodyguard’s stool name will be...

BoG honours Asantehene with gold coins for 20-year reign

Bank of Ghana has approved the issuance of 24-carat gold coins to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.The coin which will...

MTTD accrues GH¢ 869,152.00 through fines

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in 2019 accrued a total of GH¢869,152.00 through court fines in the...

Committee set up to unravel cause of fire that hit BOST depot at Buipe

An investigative committee has been set up to look into a fire incident near a depot belonging to the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company...

Two shot over land dispute at Fetteh Kakraba

Two persons have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds in an alleged dispute over a piece of land at Fetteh Kakraba in the Central region.Others including a police...

Listen: Kumchacha fires doomsday prophets

An outspoken man of God is incensed about what he says are the plethora of doomsday prophesies by his colleagues in the country.According to...

NIA boss frustrated over registration challenges in Ashanti region

Widespread reports of challenges with the Ghana Card registration in the Ashanti Region have drawn an apology from the National Identification Authority (NIA).Long queues,...

Planned commissioning, distribution of 307 ambulances: Ambulance Service requests gov’t to halt process

Government’s plan to commission and distribute some 307 ambulances to the 275 constituencies on Monday January 6, 2020 may have suffered another setback.This is...