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Kidnapped girls: Angry mother slaps suspect in court

There was drama at the Sekondi High Court 2 in the Western Region Wednesday, when a mother of one of the kidnapped girls slapped...

Supreme Court quashes High Court decision on Exton Cubic

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the decision by an Accra High Court in the case between the mining company, Exton Cubic and the state. The Supreme...

Social Studies in new curriculum- NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has responded to claims that it has axed Social Studies subject at the basic level in...

Audio: Badu Kobi’s type of research led us into slavery 400 years ago – Ursula

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North constituency, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has condemned the ethnocentric comments by Head Pastor of Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet...

Video: I lied about HIV/Aids medicine; forgive me – Brother Sammy to FDA

Gospel musician Brother Sammy has finally issued a word of apology to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for selling unlicensed drugs to the...

Audio: Man who forged PDS concession deal suspended

“The gentleman, who signed the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS), has already been suspended,” this is according to Energy Minister, John Peter...

NALAG pledges support for MMDCEs election

The National Association of Local Authorities in Ghana (NALAG) has pledged support for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in...

Ayariga vs Amidu showdown halted again; find out why

The trial of Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has been put on hold by an Accra High court. Justice Afia Serwaa Botwe stayed proceedings, pending...

Photo: Masked gunmen shoot police woman dead; seize weapons in Tamale

Four masked gunmen, clad in military uniform, have allegedly shot dead a female cop, identified as Agartha Nana Nabin, after a gun battle at...

Agona West Assembly members disassociate themselves from attempt to remove MCE

Majority of assembly members of the Agona West Municipal Assembly (AWMA) have disassociated themselves from attempts by few of their colleagues to remove Mrs...

Infographics: Results of 2019 WASSCE at a glance

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2019 provisional results of candidates who took the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Check...

Y’asem Nie: Taxi driver loses eye in attack by city guard [Audio]

The right eye of a 35-year-old taxi driver popped out when a city guard hit him with a pavement block at Kaneshie in Accra. His only crime,...

Audio: Energy Minister cites fraud as reason PDS contract was suspended

It has emerged that fraud was suspected in the concession agreement government entered into with Power Distribution Services (PDS). Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, who...

Audio: What is the relevance of your research to society? – Adomako Baafi asks Badu Kobi

Former acting Director of Communications for the ruling New Patriotic Party, Yaw Adomako Baafi has descended heavily on the Leader and Founder of Glorious...

Audio: Man shoots nephew dead during bush hunting

Kwadwo Duku, believed to be in his late forties, has allegedly shot dead his nephew identified as Kennedy Asi during a bush hunting. Information gathered...

Audio: I’m trending – Prophet Badu Kobi mocks critics

Embattled man of God, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, is thankful to critics for making him an international man after his infamous ethnocentric comments. "Today Badu...

Pastors should stop making divisive, ethnocentric comments – Rev Opuni-Frimpong

Rev Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, a Lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has urged Ghanaians, especially, ...

N/R: Robbers attack police at checkpoint, kill one and steal their weapons

A female police officer has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers at a checkpoint in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region. She was...

Photo: Fake Barclays Bank staff jailed for fraud

A 47-year-old man Mohammed Ali also known as Eric has been jailed by two Courts for defrauding by false pretence. The convict parading as a...

Pastor arrested for allegedly raping three women

The Asunafo South District police command in the Ahafo Region has arrested a 29-years-old self-styled man of God for allegedly raping ...

Breaking news: Gov’t suspends PDS contract

The government of Ghana has suspended the concession agreement it has entered into with Power Distribution Services (PDS), a statement by the Minister of...

Sam George reveals his relationship status with E. T. Mensah and it will surprise you

The Ningo Prampram MP confirms he's at loggerheads with his predecessor and political mentor, E. T. Mensah Says he will only help the former...

Full Statement: Minority predicts IMF “bailout” for Ghana

The Minority caucus of parliament has predicted that it would not come to them as a surprise if the government sought an International Monetary...

Oti River in danger, residents appeal for help

Residents of the Oti Regional Capital, Dambai are appealing to the government, to as a matter of urgency, provide them with a potable water...

Video: Kenya deports ‘Jesus’

The Kenyan government has moved with speed to deport a man who has been masquerading as Jesus in the country. A reliable source confirmed Interior...

2019 WASSCE: How to check your results in 8 easy steps

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates, who took the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates...

2019 WASSCE results: Check out candidates who failed English Language

The West African Examinations Council has released the provisional results of candidates who wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in 2019. The...

Govt to pilot centralised application and processing service for tertiary institutions in Nov.

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Education, is set to pilot Centralised Application and Processing Service (CAPS) for tertiary institutions in the...

Gyakiti residents appeal to govt for potable water [Photos]

Residents of Gyakiti in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region have appealed to government for an immediate intervention to deal with the absence...

Video: Evangelist Papa Shee descends on Prophet Badu Kobi

Popular secular musician, Papa Shee, who is now an devoted evangelist has joined the list of celebrities criticising Prophet Badu Kobi for his infamous...

Ignore Badu Kobi’s comments, remain focused – Gender Minister urges woman

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison has urged Ghanaian women to ignore Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi’s provocative comment against Ashanti, Fante...

Audio: Okyenhene rejects govt’s community mining initiative

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has vehemently rejected government's community mining initiative instituted by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Mining as alternative to illegal...

Photos+Audio: Car knocks down man to death at Gomoa Mpota Junction

A 30-year-old man, identified as Neenyi, has been knocked down to death by an unidentified car at Gomoa Mpota Junction in the Gomoa East...

We will match to your church if…– Group to Badu Kobi

A group, calling itself the Women of Faith and Substance, has threatened to match to Prophet Badu Kobi’s church if he fails to apologise...

WAEC releases 2019 results; withholds those of over 48,000 candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results with those of 48,855 candidates withheld by...

New York Attorneys add colour to ‘Year of Return’

The Year of Return agenda, instituted to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, is swiftly gaining traction in the diaspora as intended. Visiting Ghana to...

Bull with flaming horns escapes during Spanish festival

Multiple law enforcement agencies were summoned in a Spanish town when a bull with its horns set aflame broke loose and fell into a...

Canadian girls kidnappers: Four granted GHC 800,000 bail

The Accra High Court has granted bail to four of the eight accused persons standing trial for the kidnap of two Canadians in Kumasi. Each...

Acting IGP cracks whip; interdicts police commander for unlawful detention

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has interdicted the District Commander for Lakeside, DSP Eric Partey Opata, for unlawful detention of a...

GNAT raises red flag over SHS 2 vacation classes

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to sideline teacher unions on discussions regarding the...