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‘Dumsor’ during Xmas likely as GRIDCo staff declare indefinite strike

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced a sit-down strike beginning Wednesday, December 10, until further notice.READ: Ekumfi Juice sparks social media stormThe...

I wish judges wear African print, not black suit – Justice Torkornoo

Appeals Court judge, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has backed calls for reforms in the dress code of the judiciary to reflect values and conditions...

Yeji: Residents living in fear as robberies, murders surge [audio]

Residents of Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono Region are reportedly living in fear over recent robberies and murders in the...

Legendary broadcaster Cyril Acolatse goes home, details out

Veteran Journalism icon Cyril Acolatse will be laid to rest on Friday, December 13 , 2019. Mr Acolatse died on Monday, October, 20, 2019 at...

Deputy Minister speaks on teachers’ strike

Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has urged teachers to exercise restraint over government’s failure to pay their legacy arrears.According to him, the...

Students stranded at Obuasi as teachers’ strike enters day two

Students in some basic and junior high schools at Obuasi in the Ashanti region are still left stranded as the indefinite strike of the...

New Twist: Family of teacher reportedly killed by robbers wants her husband arrested

The confusion surrounding the death of a female teacher in Walewale in the North East Region has taken a new twist as family and friends...

Share best farmer prize money among all farmers – Kwaku Boahen

National Deputy Director of Communications for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Kwaku Boahen, has suggested to the government that prize monies given ‘national...

CHRAJ set to shut down witch camps by Dec 20

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ) says it is working to reintegrate alleged witches in some witch camps in the Northern...

Why did you watch Major Mahama’s viral video – Defence lawyers grill Pathologist

Two Defence lawyers in the trial of persons accused of murdering Army Major Maxwell Adam Mahama on Tuesday spent hours questioning the Specialist Pathologist who carried...

Queen Mother demands share of national cake

The Queen Mother of Amantin Traditional area in the Bono East region, Nana Serwaa Bonsu Brakatu II, has called on government to give Amantin...

Boy kidnaps sister to raise money for girlfriend

A 22-year-old boy, Ibrahim Kazeem, has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of his six-year-old stepsister in Makera, Katsina State, Nigeria...

Ekumfi Juice sparks social media storm

Ghanaians have taken to social media to express their joy and excitement over the announcement to distribute Ekumfi fruit juice to retail outlets for...

GES Council Chair’s comment on Adom FM angers GNAT President [audio]

A comment by the Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council, Michael Nsowah, to the effect that government was paying what has become...

19-year-old boy sets lover ablaze over infidelity

A 19-year-old boy, Orji Ifeanyichukwu, has set his 24-year-old lover, Alabi Tolani ablaze over alleged infidelity According to reports, Ifeanyichukwu met the...

GES threatens striking teachers [Audio]

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a subtle threat to teachers who are currently striking over government's failure to pay salary arrears owed...

Labourer gets 7 years for defilement

A 32-year-old labourer who had sex with a 12-year-old minor who was his step-daughter has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra...

Coup plot: Court adjourns treason trial to December 19

The Kaneshie District Court on Wednesday adjourned the treason trial involving ten persons to December 19.This was to enable the prosecution to continue with...

New airplane seat design will make it easier to sleep in economy

Who hasn't struggled to sleep on an airplane economy seat, forced to improvise a makeshift pillow out of a rolled-up sweater or scarf?A new...

Snake delays start of cricket match in India

A professional cricket match in India was delayed Monday when a snake wandered out into pitch just as players were getting into position.The Ranji...

Fire kills 5-year-old boy in Ashanti Region

A five-year-old boy perished when he got trapped in an inferno that gutted a nine-bedroom apartment last Saturday night at Ahwiaa Over-Seas, in the...

Lost wedding ring found at world’s largest Christmas light maze

Workers at a Florida attraction billed as the world's largest Christmas light maze found a visitor's lost wedding ring several days after the item...

25-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing sex worker at Dansoman

The Dansoman Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Prosper Nii Aku, who is suspected to have killed a 40-year-old woman.According to the police...

UK Ambassador speaks on Ghana-UK relationship

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland is confident the relationship between Ghana and the UK is very good.According to Papa Owusu-Ankomah,...

Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall host, Mike 2 graduates from AUCC

Host of Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall, Michael Boateng, has graduated from African University College of Communications (AUCC).Mike 2, as he is called in his...

Photos: Fire destroys dozens of abandoned SADA tricycles in Wa

At least 50 buckets and bonnets of tricycles belonging to defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), have been burnt by fire at the...

Domelevo wins Integrity Personality Award

Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has been awarded the Integrity Personality of the Year at this year’s Ghana Integrity Award. Also...

Death sentence too final, mistakes can be made – Justice Lovelace-Johnson

Supreme Court judge nominee, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, has kicked against the death penalty sentence.The death penalty, a form of capital punishment instituted by...

Cost of Ghana passport in UK high – High Commissioner admits

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Papa Owusu Ankomah, has said his outfit is considering reviewing passport fees downwards.According to...

Nana Fredua joins ‘eat local rice’ campaign

A Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Nana Fredua Agyeman Ofori  Atta, has urged Ghanaians to patronise Made in Ghana products, particularly rice to support  local farmers...

Okyenhene commends sanitation Minister

The Okyenhene of the Kyebi State, Osagyefo  Amoatia  Oforipanyin, has commended the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah  for her hard...

Manasseh’s book: EC Chair sought ‘permission’ from military before declaring Akufo-Addo President

It has emerged that Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC) sought for clearance from the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed...

Female judge accused of having threesomes with lawyers in her chambers

A female Kentucky lawyer has been handed nine misconduct charges after being accused of engaging in threesomes and group sex inside the court chambers.38-year-old Dawn...

GES to publish ‘legacy arrears’ beneficiaries in wake of teachers’ strike

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it will not be stampeded into paying illegal money to teachers under the guise of legacy arrears....

Video: From enmity to amity: Story of chiefs’ new found friendships and community development

From about 500 years ago, when settlements began to take shape here, to when the Gold Coast was visited by the Portuguese, Danes, Dutch and British...

Tricycle rider punished to sweep for littering [Watch]

A Berekum Divisional Crime Officer, Franklin Yevugah, on Sunday punished a tricycle rider to sweep an area of about 150 metres for littering.The policeman...

Farming now a lucrative venture – 2019 National Best Farmer

The 2019 National Best Farmer, Charles Gyamfi, has asserted that farming, unlike in the past, has become very rewarding for farmers.READ THIS: Supreme...

Audio: MCE calls for emergency meeting over Mankessim shooting

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Mfantseman, Kenneth Kelly Essuman, has called for a Municipal Security Council Meeting over the shooting at Mankessim during a...

Students left to their fate over teachers’ strike

Students in some basic, junior high and senior high schools across the country have been left stranded following the indefinite strike action by three...

Audio: Tilapia seller butchered at Yeji

James Naah, a tilapia seller at Yeji in Pru East District in the Bono East region, has been reportedly butchered by some armed robbers.Information...