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Business on hold as demolition of Takoradi Market Circle begins

Business at the Takoradi Market Circle has been put on hold as a demolition exercise for development of the market kick starts on May...

Mahama sends important message to Akufo-Addo

In commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day Celebrations on May 3, 2021, former President John Mahama has sent an important message to President Nana...

4 dead, 25 injured after boat capsizes

Four people died and 25 were injured Sunday after a boat used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized off the coast of San Diego, authorities...

Man stabs brother to death at Sekondi

What started as a usual brotherly quarrel turned bloody when a 25-year old Benya Akromah stabbed his younger brother, Emmanuel Akromah, aged 18, to...

NCCE celebrates workers

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has lauded Ghanaian workers for their contribution towards national development. According to the Commission, as the country celebrates...

Court orders arrest of contractor over alleged $50,000 fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of Prince John Baidoo, a road contractor, for failing to appear before it. Mr Baidoo is alleged...

One dead in Kumasi slum fire outbreak [Photos]

One person has been confirmed dead as fire ravage part of at a slum within Asafo in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi popularly called...

Legon: Man who fell from 4th floor of Sarbah Hall still unable to talk

The Dean of Students and the Mensah Sarbah Hall Master of the University of Ghana have been invited by the police to submit their...

Akufo-Addo sends message to SHS graduates over free SHS

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated graduates from the free Senior High School (SHS) policy implementation who topped the recent West African Senior Secondary Certificate...

OccupyGhana wages into Christ Embassy’s ‘Pneumatica Night’ saga

Civil Society Group, OccupyGhana, has called for investigations into an event held at the Fantasy Dome, Accra by the Christ Embassy Church dubbed 'Pneumatica...

Muslim group bares teeth at Muslim female and child beggars

Muslim Group Ghana, an association made up of Muslim and Zongo journalists has expressed its concern over the increasing number of female and Child...

Many homeless after rainstorm at Damongo [Photos]

Some residents of Damongo in the Savannah Region have been left displaced after being hit by a rainstorm. The unfortunate incident that occurred Friday evening...

Police probe Christ Embassy for breaching COVID-19 protocols

Police in Accra are investigating an alleged gathering by the youth of the Christ Embassy Church at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair Centre, Accra,...

Opare-Ansah describes current electricity outages as Dum-YÉ›

Fomer Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency, Frederick Opare-Ansah, on Friday 30th April 2021, on Wontumi TV, described the current electricity outages as Dum-YÉ›...

Why Christ Embassy’s Pneumatica Night is trending

The church service organised by the Christ Embassy Church dubbed “Pneumatica Night 2021 is trending on social media for the wrong reasons. This is due...

Rare video of Otumfuo taking his oath of office in 1999 pops up

A rare historic video of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II taking his oath of office in 1999 has surfaced on social media. Born Nana Barima...

13 teenage pregnancies recorded every one hour

Teenage pregnancy remains a big challenge in Ghana and data from the annual Ghana Health Service (GHS) statistics on this is very alarming. This data...

Election 2020: EC reveals money spent on each voter

The cost per voter in the just ended 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections is about GH¢40.78, translating to $7.7. This is a reduction of almost...

Ramadan: GES issues directive to Wesley Girls

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed authorities of Wesley Girls’ High School in the Central Region to allow Muslim students to partake in...

Asantehene advocates cabinet role for Chieftaincy Minister

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is advocating a cabinet role for the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to help prioritise issues in...

Businessman fined ¢48,000 over fraud

A 40-year-old businessman, who swindled his colleague over the sale of two vehicles, has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢48,000 by an Accra...

Drama as John Paintsil, others are busted in attempt to smuggle narcotics into Ankaful Prison [Video+Photos]

There was drama at the Ankaful Prison in the Central Region after three persons smuggling suspected narcotics were busted. Two suspects, identified as 36-year-old...

Ghana to soon begin national roaming service – Ursula Owusu

Minister for Communications and Digitisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced Ghana will soon begin a nationwide roaming service. With this, people will no longer have...

2-year-old girl reported missing at Asankragua

Two-year-old Ama Kruwa has gone missing after going for a play date on Thursday afternoon. An aunt of the girl, Abena Adowa, reported the incident...

Fitness model with an artificial heart [Video]

Although he didn't have a self-functioning heart, Jones continued to do his press-ups and other gym routines even in his hospital ward with gadgets...

I have over 4, 000 pastors under my control – Kwaku Bonsam

Ghanaian fetish priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has disclosed that he has a total of 4,932 pastors under his power. He said these pastors are...

Pastor ‘reveals’ why Agradaa went into fetish priesthood

A reverend minister, Nyansa Boakwa, has given a brief background about Ghanaian fetish priestess now evangelist Nana Agradaa. According to him, she used to sell...

Man jailed 15 years for defiling ex-lover’s daughter

Frank Kwaku Anokye, a trader, who defiled his ex-girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter at Timber Market in Accra, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by...

Nana Konadu finally breaks silence after Rawlings’ demise

Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has finally found her voice three months after her husband, Jerry John Rawlings' demise. Her voice was heard after she was...

Police officer crashed to death in Tamale [Photos]

A police officer, General/ L/Cpl Yenukwa Francis, has met his untimely death after a tipper truck with registration number NR 164-18 crashed him to...

Obuasi: Man allegedly kills boy, 4, to ‘gain spiritual freedom’

Police at Obuasi have arrested 21-year-old Emmanuel Adjei for killing a four-year-old boy at Boete in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region. The...

Soldiers destroy nine excavators, 127 changfans

The 200 military personnel deployed to remove illegal miners on Ghana’s water bodies have destroyed nine excavators, 127 changfans, and one fuel pump. The Defence...

Young girl dies after suffering ‘medical episode’ in school

A young girl has died after suffering a 'medical episode' at a secondary school in Hertfordshire. The schoolgirl, whose age is unknown, was rushed to...

Nigerian jailed for attempting to register for Ghana card

The Madina District Court has sentenced a Nigerian, Derick Armstrong, to four months imprisonment for falsely representing himself as a Ghanaian in an effort...

The 21-year-old jailed because he was unable to pay GH¢360 fine [Video]

Richard Atta, 21, was lucky when a judge fined him GH¢360 (equivalent of $63) for stealing. His inability to pay the amount, however, meant he...

What Big Akwes said before Agradaa met Christ [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Agradaa's right hand man Big Akwes speaks A lot of people have been asking for the whereabouts of popular Kumawood actor, Big...

Bus driver arrested over parcels of ‘weed’, cocaine mixed with ‘kokonte’

The Sefwi Bekwai Police command has arrested an intercity bus driver for allegedly transporting bags of weed, cocaine mixed with Kokonte. According to passengers, the...

Kotwi residents devise new strategy against robbers [Video]

https://youtu.be/e-BW41lVU_E Residents at Kotwi in the Atwima Kwawoma District of the Ashanti Region have launched a watchdog committee to wage war against robberies in the...

View from within the Lighthouse; Serving pastors of Lighthouse Church share stories of faith and loyalty

“By the grace of God, I am in my 50s, and I am not tired of missions, I am even more inspired now than...

Woman dies during 14-day fasting session to save her troubled marriage

The family of a woman, Joy Owoyele, is in grief after she died during a 14-day fasting in the Isheri Olofin area of Lagos...