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6 dead, several injured in Tema Motorway accident [Video]

Six people have been confirmed dead with several others seriously injured in a fatal accident which occurred Sunday evening on the Tema Motorway.The Sprinter with registration...

37 Military Hospital to close road units for routine fumigation exercise

The 37 Military Hospital says it will on from Friday, February 7 to 6 March, 2020, close down some sections of the road units...

Ghana among 10 most prosperous countries in Africa

Ghana (ranked 10th) has become one of the most prosperous nations in Africa, built on a strong tradition of democratic stability, widely respected governance...

Fire guts Burma Camp Battalion Market

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is investigating the cause of the fire, which gutted the Battalion Market at Burma Camp Saturday evening.The fire...

Akufo-Addo to visit Savanah, Upper West regions

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is to undertake a two-day working tour of the Savanah and Upper West regions from Monday, February 3, 2020.He...

Airbus Bribery Scandal: Special Prosecutor to probe ‘Government Officials’

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the Office of the Special Prosecutor to conduct an inquiry into the involvement of any public official,...

Airbus Bribery Scandal: Former Attorney General denies reports

Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice in the erstwhile John Mahama government, Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, has said that reports alleging that Airbus SE...

Airbus corrupted Ghanaian public officials between 2009 and 2015 – British court documents reveal

Ghana is one of five countries in which the European aviation giant, Airbus, paid or attempted to pay millions of dollars in bribes in...

Australian Open: Djokovic beats Thiem to win 17th Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic defended his Australian Open crown and won a 17th Grand Slam after digging deep into his physical and mental reserves to beat...

Ghanaian students in coronavirus-hit China receive ¢40,000 from govt

Ghanaian students in China, who have been stranded following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, have received 50,000RMB, approximately ¢40,000 from government for their...

Police investigate six Chinese for allegedly torturing worker in Central Region

Police in Kasoa are investigating six Chinese nationals for allegedly torturing a worker of theirs at a stone quarry at Awutu Bosom Abena in...

Botswana reports 5 suspected cases of Coronavirus

Botswana registered its first suspected case of the coronavirus on Thursday, according to the country's Ministry of Health and Wellness.The case was registered at...

Why Apple temporarily shut down in China

Apple on Saturday announced that it was temporarily closing all of its stores and offices in China as the nation copes with the ongoing...

NaCCA develops teacher and learner resources materials for the new Common Core Programme

The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has opened a nine-day workshop currently being held...

Coronavirus: NUGS-China gets support for food supplies, protective items

The Ghana Embassy in Beijing under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has given out a sum of 50,000RMB to support...

Family kicked out of flight for body odour

A Michigan family removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami when staff claimed they had body odour are suing the airline.Yehuda Yosef...

We provided adequate security for by-election violence commemoration – Police

The Ghana Police Service has debunked reports that its officers failed to provide security for the one-year commemoration of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election...

Videos: Tears flow at funeral of policewoman, 3 children killed in gas explosion

Funeral service for 45-year-old policewoman, Inspector Kate Abban, who died together with her three children in a gas explosion at Ablekuma Fanmilk, a suburb...

Gomoa Antseadze accident: Attempt to reach ambulance service through 112 proved futile-Victim [Video]

Victims of an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Winneba – Cape Coast highway in the Central region have been identified as church members...

Govt to update Ghanaians on Emile Short’s recommendation –Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says state agencies mandated to implement portions of the Emile Short Commission’s recommendations on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election...

Garu police reject over GH¢6,000 bribe in theft case

Police in the Upper East Region town of Garu rejected a GH¢6,540 bribe and arrested the suspects in a theft case, the regional Command...

Photos: Five feared dead in Gomoa Antseadze accident

Five persons are feared dead in an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Winneba - Cape Coast highway in the Central region.According to reports,...

Woman and six months old baby drown in pond

A woman aged about 32 years and her six months old son have drowned in a pond at Blaakor-Badzikope in the Kpoglu...

Gov’t to inject GH¢700 million into School Feeding and LEAP this year

Government will, this year, inject GH¢200 million into the implementation of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and GH¢500 million in the School Feeding Programme (SFP) to...

Watchman jailed for assaulting third wife

A 51-year-old watchman has been sentenced to one month imprisonment by the Tepa District Court for assaulting his third wife at Tepa, in the Ahafo Ano...

Audio: GES holds stakeholder consultations on Comprehensive Sexuality Education

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has held a stakeholder engagement on the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Accra.ALSO READ:Parliament summons Health Minister over...

GES hints of date to begin teachers’ promotion process

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has hinted of plans to begin teachers’ promotion processes for 2019 and 2020 by February, 2020.According to the Director...

Bawumia promises a stronger and more united Ghana after 2020 elections [Audio]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, addressing a delegation from the European Union at the Presidency, assured the European delegation of a more stronger and...

I killed my girlfriend because she left me for wealthy men – Suspect confesses

A 31-year-old man, paraded by the Taraba State Police Command, has confessed to killing his girlfriend, Imbajuri Ambisi. The suspect, identified as Munda Bala, reportedly conspired with his...

Photos: Oppong Memorial SHS petitions chief over burnt dormitory

Days after fire gutted the boys’ dormitory of Oppong Memorial Senior High School (SHS), management has appealed to the Omanhene of Kokofu to use...

Coronavirus: GMA demands hotline to tackle emergencies

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is asking for the establishment of hotlines for the public to report any case of the deadly...

Jubilee House to go solar by June

Jubilee House, the seat of Ghana's Presidency, will from June this year be powered by Solar Energy as part of measures to change energy...

You cannot afford to disappoint Ghanaians – Mahama to Peace Council

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress has called on the Peace Council not to disappoint Ghanaians in its quest to help fight vigilantism...

Help LEAP beneficiaries to be self- reliant – IMANI tells govt

IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has advised the government to aid beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to be self-reliant.IMANI...

House wife jailed for calling neighbour a ‘prostitute’

A Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna has sentenced a housewife, Mariya Muhammad, to two weeks imprisonment without an option of fine for calling her...

Laws on vigilantism useless – Kwesi Pratt (Watch)

Editor-In-Chief of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has described as ‘useless’ laws on vigilantism in the country.  SEE THIS:NDC commemorates 1 year of...

AWW anniversary: Shot victims give accounts of ordeal

Two victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon violence have narrated their living conditions following the La Bawaleshie by-election violence.One of the victims, Yaro Isharo,...

Lebanese accused of raping house girl freed

The Accra High Court has acquitted Rabih Haddad, a Lebanese man who was accused of raping his 19-year-old house help.According to the prosecution, the...

Tema health officials on high alert over Coronavirus

Health officials in Tema are on high alert over fears that the deadly Coronavirus reported in China and other parts of the world could...

Middle-aged woman dies in Abukari Kura bus accident [photos]

A middle-aged woman has died in a motor accident involving a 65-seater Neoplan bus at Abukari Kura, a suburb of Busunu in...