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Licensure regime: A critical tool aimed at improving teacher standards

Ghana, as a country, has developed an enviable record in many spheres of development across the Western African Sub-Region, and the continent at large....

Rural communities need improved health facilities to reduce avoidable deaths – Dr Samira Bogobiri

Dr Samira Seidu Bogobiri, the Co-founder and Director of Cornerstone Medical Outreach (CMO), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in the Northern region, has proposed...

Trump impeachment: Senate leaders spar over trial

Republican and Democratic leaders in the United States (US) Senate have clashed over the rules of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Democrats want assurances witnesses...

Dad sets son, daughter ablaze over alleged witchcraft

A man, identified as Nyam Choji, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly setting his son and daughter ablaze on...

Sanitation Ministry useless – Mahama [Listen]

Former President John Mahama has described government’s Sanitation Ministry as a useless Ministry. Speaking in a live video encounter with Ghanaians on Monday, the former...

Mankessim shooting: Chief, queen mother remanded

The Paramount Chief of Mankessim, Osagyefo Amanfo Adu IV and the Queen mother of Mankessim, Nana Amba Amissah III, have been remanded into police...

MTTD outlines plans to deal with Christmas traffic

The Motor, Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has deployed more personnel to maintain calm and orderliness on major roads...

Police warn ‘Akpeteshie’ sellers against alcohol abuse

The Sunyani District Police commander, DSP Francis Numado, has called on cooperative distillers to urge local beverages (Akpeteshie) sellers to caution customers against alcohol...

How mob helped woman who stole rice, oil for Christmas

In preparation for the Christmas celebration scheduled for December 25, 2019, a yet-to-be identified plus size woman was caught stealing a bag of...

Election year budget: Govt to blow GH¢98b in 2020

The legislative arm of government (Parliament) has approved some GH¢ 98 billion to cover all government expenses for the 2020 fiscal year. READ THIS:...

Pastor defiles 10-yr-old girl, sick sister during deliverance

A pastor identified as Kenneth Onyeali has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl and her 16-year-old...

The Multimedia Group end of year party in pictures

The staff of The Multimedia Group last Friday celebrated the end of the year with a grand party after working through 2019 with all the successes and...

Teacher dons bodysuit showing images of internal organs

A teacher found an innovative way to teach her students anatomy by donning a bodysuit showing where organs are placed.   Verónica Duque wore the outfit...

Prosecution in Nana Appiah Mensah case awaits advice from A-G

An Accra Circuit Court hearing the case involving Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM 1) the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited, has adjourned the...

TV reporter ‘quits job’ on air as she wins lottery

A Spanish TV reporter stunned viewers when she announced on air she had won the lottery before telling her colleagues she wouldn't be returning...

17 persons arrested over alleged involvement in Western Togoland militia training

A total of 17 persons have been arrested in connection with an alleged Western Togoland Millita training in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta...

A man dressed up as a Christmas tree is walking around New York City

There's a man dressed as a Christmas tree roaming the streets of the Big Apple. He's Mr. Christmas Tree, and he's fast become one of...

Criminals are posing as hawkers – Police alerts motorists

The Accra Regional Police Command has issued an alert, warning motorists about criminals who pose as hawkers or persons jogging but who attack unsuspecting...

How TOR MD Isaac Osei was forced to vacate post, the inside story by IES

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) claims the immediate past Managing Director (MD) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) was forced to leave his post...

Mulan Activity Centre holds Carols service

Mulan Activity Centre on Saturday held its Nine Lessons and Carols to herald the Christmas festivities in Accra. The event, attended by pupils, their parents...

Audio: Akufo-Addo came with a ballot in one hand and a gun in the other – Bissiw

Dr Hannah Louisa Bissiw, National Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has tagged President Nana Akufo-Addo as a vindictive, intolerant and oppressive...

Akufo-Addo presents 100 vehicles to Police Service

The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 100 new vehicles donated by China to the Ghana Police Service to boost the...

Over 40,000 teachers have been employed under Free SHS – John Boadu

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says the government has employed over 40,000 teachers under the Free Senior High School...

Aggrieved customers of Menzgold want three-year payment plan revised

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold has kicked against the three-year payment plan for investors’ locked up investments. READ THIS: CJ nominee to...

Heavy traffic in parts of Accra [Video]

Traffic congestion, which has been a major worry for road users in parts of Accra, seems to be nowhere near curbing, especially in the...

BMW Club Ghana hosts Ghana’s first-ever public motorsports event on Dec 29

The BMW Club Ghana (BMWCGH) is organising and hosting Ghana’s first and publicmotorsports event this December. The event will be held on December 29, 2019...

Justice Anin Yeboah’s take on Judicial Service corruption

Justice Anin Yeboah, Ghana's Chief Justice Nominee has said he believes that issues of corruption in the Judicial Service are exaggerated. According to him, even...

Justice Anin-Yeboah reacts to wig, robe wearing by judges

Chief Justice nominee, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has said he will not halt the tradition of legal practitioners wearing wigs, gowns and suits. His statement comes...

What Akufo-Addo wants in exchange of handing over 100 vehicles to police

President Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo says he expects a more efficient Police Service after handing over 100 vehicles to add to the fleet of the...

Why Sammy Gyamfi’s meeting with CID was rescheduled – Lawyer [listen]

Lawyer for Sammy Gyamfi, Edudzi Tamakloe, has been explaining why a meeting between his client and the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over an...

CJ nominee to resign from his prestigious position

Chief Justice nominee, Anin Yeboah has announced plans to resign as the Chairman of FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee if cleared to occupy the highest office...

Justice Anin Yeboah outlines what will make legal services accessible

Anin Yeboah, Chief Justice nominee, has called for the building of more courts in Ghana to make legal services accessible and less expensive for...

Sammy Gyamfi moves to place injunction on Attorney General, IGP

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved to place an injunction on the Attorney General (AG) and...

Eight dead after drinking bad coconut wine

At least eight people in the Philippines have died - and 300 more taken to hospital - after drinking a local liquor made from...

Tinkaro Osei awarded Student Icon of the Year

Immediate past president of the National Union of Ghana students (NUGS), Tinkaro Asare Osei has been adjudged Student Icon for 2019 at the Maiden...

Man 32, crashed to death on Kasoa highway [Audio+Photo]

A Honda saloon car has crashed to death a 32-year-old man identified as Isaac Kobbi at Kubease on the Kasoa Winneba highway. Information gathered by...

Baby dies as doctors fail to catch him when mum pushed

A newborn baby has died of head injury after doctors failed to catch him when his mum pushed during delivery. The infant reportedly died after...

French President describes colonization in candid terms

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has referred to colonialism as a 'grave mistake' that seriously affected the mentality of African nations which experienced...

25% of teachers not qualified – NTC

About 25 per cent of newly trained teachers are not qualified to be in the classroom, the Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council...

Selected Madina roads to be closed to Christmas hawkers

The La-Nkwantanang/Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMA) has earmarked three roads that would be closed to vehicular traffic during the festive season. The roads to be turned...