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Tears as Covid-19 patient shares devastating stigmatisation story [Listen]

A Covid-19 patient has recounted how she has become an object of ridicule before many of her friends and relatives after testing positive for...

Jon Benjamin mocks Obinim

Former British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has made jokes of the alleged sickness and arrest of Angel Daniel Obinim. The 'Angel' is said...

Stop faking illness – Kennedy Agyapong tells Obinim [listen]

Controversial New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, says controversial pastor Daniel Obinim is only faking illness. His comment...

Woman hangs herself after poisoning her children, leaves suicide note

A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night in Kenya, Nairobi County, as a 33-year-old woman, identified as Jane Mwende, committed suicide by hanging herself. The woman, who hanged...

3 female politicians ‘beaten and dumped’ on road

Three opposition politicians in Zimbabwe have been found badly beaten and dumped by a road. The politicians from the Movement for Democratic Change were reported...

Covid-19: Boy, 15 escapes quarantine in Wa

A 15-year-old boy who tested positive for coronavirus in the Upper West Region has reportedly escaped from quarantine. The Upper West Regional Police Command announced...

Fire Service pensioner drowns in abandoned manhole at Fetteh Kakraba

A 61-year-old Fire Service pensioner, Patrick Gyamesi, has met his untimely death after he drowned in a 10-feet abandoned manhole. The sad incident happened at...

Some Ghanaians don’t believe coronavirus is real – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has said despite the numerous public education about the novel coronavirus, some Ghanaians still do not believe...

This is what Bernard Nyarko told his mother before he died [Video]

Maame Yaa Konadu, mother of late actor, Bishop Bernard Nyarko, has said her last days with her son made her believe that even before...

Man shocked to discover his twins have two different fathers

A Chinese man is left stunned after finding out that his twin babies have two fathers. The parent, who remains unidentified, made the shocking discovery...

Man allegedly kills cousin over mangoes [Photos]

The Abia state police command has arrested a middle-aged man, identified as Chinedu Omeonu, for killing his cousin, Solomon Monday Orji. The incident, according to...

Video: Two grown men fight over a woman

Two grown men took to the streets to fight each other over a woman. In a video shared online, both men are seen throwing punches...

Today in History: Rawlings fails in his first coup attempt

Today in History, exactly 41 years ago on May 15, 1979, Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings was arrested and imprisoned after he led a...

How a ‘confidence trickster’ allegedly stole a two-week-old baby at KATH

A young mother in Kumasi is grieving after a woman who posed as a worker at the Komfo Anokye Hospital (KATH) allegedly stole her...

Bishop Obinim suffers ‘heart attack’ [audio]

Self-acclaimed Angel of God, Bishop Daniel Obinim, is said to have suffered a heart attack Thursday. According to reports, the Founder and Leader of International...

COVID-19: Passport offices across Ghana to resume operations

Passport offices across Ghana are set to resume operations from Monday, May 18, 2020, following a break amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was announced in...

Father who abused his 3-year-old son to go for psychiatric evaluation

Relatives of the 26-year-old father who mutilated his three-year-old son for bed-wetting in Kumasi say they will seek psychiatric intervention for the young man. They...

Trickster arrested for stealing PPE

A trader who feigned interest to help an Italian Police attaché to convey Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at GH¢10,800.00 to the Northern Region...

Bernard Nyarko’s number of children not 3 as more children emerge after his death – Mother [Audio]

It has emerged that the late Bishop Bernard Nyarko's number of children which was originally thought to be three has jumped to five, the...

Covid-19: Ibrahim Mahama donates food items to visually impaired, others

The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners Ltd, Ibrahim Mahama, has donated food items to some visually impaired workers who have gone on...

Car crashes into police station; injures pregnant officer [Photos]

A pregnant police officer, Mavis Amemesor, sustained severe injuries when a Toyota Corolla run into the Asiakwa Police Station in the Eastern region on...

New Voters Register: Mac-Manu’s questions to NDC

Campaign Manager of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac-Manu, wants the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to explain to Ghanaians their reasons for...

Coronavirus: Students should be tested – Bono SHS heads propose

Some heads of second cycle institutions in the Bono region have proposed to Central Government to ensure that all students are tested for the...

We don’t need the EC to rig elections in our favour – Mac-Manu tells NDC

We don’t need the Electoral Commission (EC) to rig the elections in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the newly outdoored campaign...

MTN grows revenue by 11% amid coronavirus pandemic

Telecommunication giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has recorded positive service revenue by 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the...

Nerve-racking footage shows toad emerging alive from snake’s belly

Nerve-racking footage shot in a family's back garden shows a snake regurgitating a toad that emerges alive. The shocking clip was filmed by Richard Hancock...

Photos of highway temperature checks in Bono Region amid Covid-19

As Covid-19 continues to spread at both regional and community levels, the government and its collaborating agencies in the health sector are adopting new...

NSS staff’s body found in well

The body of a 25-year-old National Service Scheme (NSS) personnel has been found in an abandoned well barely 24 hours after being declared missing. The...

Don’t promise Ghanaians ‘this’ during election year – Political Scientist

Political Science lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has advised political parties against promising to fight corruption during campaign periods. Prof Gyampo...

Explosion kills two; injures four

Two persons have died instantly and four others in critical conditions at Yagaba in the North East Region after a faulty tyre they were...

Covid-19: Lady tells story of how lockdown saved her friend

A lady has narrated how her friend nearly ended up getting married to a married man with kids. A few weeks to their wedding which...

Fake news: Social media influencer arrested

A 24-year-old has been remanded and awaiting trial for disseminating fake news on social media to incite the public to commit crime. Bless Amedegbe is...

Osibisa band, first African band to go Platinum

Osibisa band was the first Ghanaian as well as African band to notch up a whole series of best-selling singles and albums in the...

Border Post Bribery Claims: GIS launches investigations

The Bono Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has denied allegations coming from Nkrankwanta that its officers stationed in the town take...

Father of battered 3-year-old granted GH¢30,000 bail

Ebenezer Nana Bonsu, the man who mutilated the body of his three-year-old son in Kumasi, has been granted GH¢30,000.00 bail with three sureties to...

Covid-19: Ibn Chambas gives prediction on African elections and economies

With some general elections in Africa marked by tension and violence, the outbreak of Covid-19 in an election era is likely to increase the...

Govt meets with employers today over COVID-19 safety guidelines at workplace

Reports indicate that the government will today, May 14, 2020, be meeting with employers across the country to discuss effective adherence to safety and...

Health Minister chides Ghanaian journalists

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has chastised journalists for non-compliance to the social distancing safety protocol put in place to control the spread...

‘Y’asem Nie’: Galamsey king recounts how he enjoyed tea with 5 tins of milk

An ex-galamsey king, sharing his experience in the illegal yet lucrative business, has revealed some extravagant moments miners lived inside the death trap pits. According...

NPP suspends parliamentary aspirant

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its parliamentary aspirant (PC) for the Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency in the North East region. Mr Peter Wuni Baaga, the...