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Woman gifts husband branded coffin on Father’s Day (Photo)

Father’s Day is an occasion set aside to celebrate fathers, potential fathers and men who in one way or the other play the role...

Osu Chiefs and elders hold crunch meeting on demolition

The Chiefs and stool elders of Osu on Monday held a crunch meeting with stakeholders to find the wayforward on the demolition of a...

Ghana’s Coat of Arms explained

Nii Amon Kotei, the acclaimed designer of the coat of arms of Ghana. He was a Ghanaian artist (sculpture, painter and musician) and surveyor. Amon Kotei...

UEW partners Right to Play Ghana in play-based learning [Photos]

Right to Play Ghana and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a Centre of...

Stranded Ghanaians with European resident’s permit evacuated [photos]

Some One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Ghanaians with resident’s permit in Europe who were stranded in Ghana as a result of the lockdown to contain...

Former BOST CEO, George Okley Mensah has died

Former Managing Director for Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) Company Limited, George Okley Mensah has died. According to reports, he passed on after a...

Two remanded for causing harm

Two persons who conspired to harm their friend at Barekese in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District have been remanded into police custody. Akwasi Owusu, 26, steel...

Weija Treatment Plant to be shut down

The Ghana Water Company Limited says it will shut the Weija Treatment Plant on Tuesday June 23, 2020 for repair works to be effected...

4,500 basic schools to be disinfected in Greater Accra

About 4,500 basic schools in the Greater Accra region are expected to be disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The exercise which will cover both public...

Autopsy report on murdered Ofankor tenant ready – Police

The autopsy report on Benjamin Okyere, the musician and a tenant allegedly murdered by his landlord over rent at Ofankor, is ready, the police...

Businessman too scared to take his own life hires assassins to do it for him

A financially-burdened businessman from Delhi, India who wanted to end his own life, but was too scared to do it himself hired four hitmen...

You must be ashamed of yourselves – Citi FM boss Sammens blasts Akufo-Addo’s Press office

The Chief Executive Officer of Omni Media, owners of Citi FM, Samuel Attah-Mensah, has taken a swipe at President Akufo-Addo’s Press Office. Sammens, as he...

Over 5,000 fraudsters apply for Ghana’s COVID-19 stimulus fund

It has been detected that applicants with fictitious data, documents and personal details were among those who applied for the special fund, set up...

Gbetseli Stool Fumes Over Attacks And Unnecessary Arrests

The chief and elders of the Gbetseli stool have expressed their displeasure at attacks by some unscrupulous persons with evil intentions to distract the...

Dangote group makes $2.3 billion in revenue for 2019

The Dangote Group, according to its President, Aliko Dangote, has recorded some ₦891.7 billion ($2,312,167,399.60) as revenue for its 2019 financial year. The business mogul...

Man rapes, murders his sister-in-law to punish his brother

A middle-aged man, Aminu Bala, has been arrested in Damaga, Zamfara state for allegedly raping and killing his brother’s wife, Hauwa Iliyasu.The spokesman of...

Judge threatens to arrest ‘noisy relatives’ of murdered tenant

The Abeka District Court in Accra has issued a stern warning to the aggrieved relatives of the late Benjamin Okyere, the tenant who was...

Man kills his ex-girlfriend to prove his love for his new partner

A man killed his ex-girlfriend in order to prove his love to his new partner, prosecutors in Russia believe. Suspect Aleksey Petrov, 20, is alleged...

Martin Amidu ‘sweats’ for witness in Ayariga’s trial

The trial of Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, could not commence at an Accra High Court due to the absence of the...

I am not interested in destroying Kennedy Agyapong – Baby mama slams ‘enemies’

One of Kennedy Agyapong's baby mamas, Moira Dawson-Williams, has opened up again about her dealings with the controversial Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong. In...

Ken Agyapong’s baby mama eats humble pie; begs for support

Moira Dawson-Williams, the mother of 'wayward daughter' of Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), is begging for forgiveness after subjecting the legislator to vitriolic...

Covid-19: Why hold NPP Primaries and halt football? Sports Manager to govt

Oloboi Commodore has taken a swipe at the Sports Ministry, describing the leadership as 'weak' for failing to convince the government to resume football. Football...

Are we paying for the ‘sins’ of our party? – Defeated MP quizzes

One of the defeated incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries, Ben Abdallah Banda, has expressed shock...

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister breaks silence on ‘criminal attacks’ at High Commission building

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama has condemned an attack at the country’s High Commissioner’s residence in Accra on Friday night. JoyNews editor, Fred Smith...

MP accused of using residence as voting centre

Incumbent Member for Asante-Akyem North, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, has been accused of using his residence as a voting centre despite an injunction on voting...

Attempt to Arrest Smugglers: Immigration officer dead; another in critical condition

An Officer of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) met his death with another in critical condition after they were involved in an accident at Kuyuli...

EC vs NDC Case: IMANI, ASEPA, other CSOs combine to file Amicus Curiae at Supreme Court

Policy think-tanks; IMANI Africa and the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) together with some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have served notice...

Justin Bieber denies sexual assault accusation

Justin Bieber has denied sexual assault allegations that were made about him over the weekend.  On Saturday, a woman named Danielle alleged in a Twitter...

Man with no limbs inspires online community; bags 1st Class degree

It was the middle of 2019 when a Nigerian man attracted the attention of the online community after a social media user shared the...

Release pastors who violated Covid-19 safety protocols or curses will follow you – Pastor to Akufo-Addo [Video]

The founder of Potter’s Family Chapel has called for the immediate release of pastors who were jailed for not adhering to directives imposed by...

This is how much defeated parliamentary candidate for Assin North spent on his campaign

Eric Amankwah Blay, the parliamentary candidate for Assin North who lost in the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) primaries has revealed the amount he used...

COVID-19: No sporting activities in schools – Akufo-Addo directs

As Senior High Schools (SHS) students are expected back to school on Monday, June 22, 2020, the president has called on all sports activities...

Why we demolished ‘Nigerian High Commission’ building – Osu Chiefs

The Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has defended the demolition of a structure purported to be belonging...

Covid-19: Why Ghana’s recovery figures have gone up – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has given the reason behind Ghana's sudden jump in Covid-19 recovery figures. Per the Ghana Health Service's data, as of Saturday June...

Coronavirus: One school, one isolation centre – Akufo-Addo directs

All Senior High Schools (SHS) with boarding facilities are to use one of their dormitories as isolation centres as final year students report to...

Father’s Day: Mahama’s children celebrate him in style [video]

The children of former President John Mahama eulogised him on Father's Day for being an instrumental pillar in their lives. In a video posted on...

Akufo-Addo’s directives to schools as they reopen [read]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has addressed the country for the 12th time on the easing of Coronavirus related restrictions. The President’s address among other...

Gov’t absorbs WASSCE registration fees

Government has absorbed the registration fees of West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates for this year. President Akufo-Addo has announced this in his...

Gender Ministry commends fathers on Father’s Day

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has praised fathers for their contribution towards the development of children in the country. It urged them...

National Teaching Council to phase out private school teachers without license

The National Teaching Council says it will soon begin phasing out teachers without professional licenses from all private schools across the country. The...