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Tipper truck runs over okada rider on Tema Motorway

A commercial motorbike operator popularly known as ‘okada’ in the local parlance was on Saturday morning crashed to death at Tema Motorway roundabout. According to...

Anas, others to preach service leadership at Africa Youth Leadership Summit

Ace undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and other renowned good governance advocates in Ghana are set to preach on service leadership at the...

PHOTOS+AUDIO: Illegal miner drowns in operation vanguard chase

A 20-year-old illegal miner, Haruna Hadi, has drowned in River Offin after he went in search of gold near the River at Assin Asamang...

Nigerian female student, kid sister, jailed for human trafficking

Accra Circuit Court 5 has sentenced a Ghana-based Nigerian, Jennifer Chizoba Jeremiah to five years imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking. The convict, 22...

KNUST saga: My daughter, 15 others escaped getting burnt to death – Parent

A parent of a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who narrowly escaped death before a violent demonstration on...

Police arrest suspected criminals at Avenor in Accra

The Accra Regional Police Command on Friday, October 26, arrested several people suspected to be armed robbers at Avenor near the Nkrumah circle in...

Laws needed to tackle fake news – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has suggested that the parliament of Ghana pass laws to curtail the circulation of fake news on social media...

Ghana Post GPS records 1.3 million digital addresses in one year

Head of Communications at Ghana Post, Ohemaa Serwaa Kobi, has revealed that 1.3 million digital addresses have been generated in a year. In an interview...

Photos: Gov’t-subsidised fertilizer goes for free as product expires in the next 25 days

The government-subsidised fertilizer which was made available for farmers to buy at the cost of Ghc 80 have now been shared among cocoa farmers...

Photos: Akufo-Addo presents 200 Toyota Camry vehicles to Ghana Police Service

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented 200 Toyota Camry vehicles to the Ghana Police Service in fulfilment of a pledge he made to...

We don’t recognize the new Interim Committee – UTAG

Members of the University Teachers Association (UTAG), say they do not recognise the Interim Governing Council put constituted by the government. President of UTAG-KNUST, Professor...

Video: Why I will not reply Sarkodie’s “advice” – Shatta Wale reveals

Shatta Wale, one of the most controversial artistes in Ghana, says Sarkodie’s recent “advice” diss song doesn’t call for a reply from him. According to...

I have not had erection for 2 years after soldiers brutalised me – Tamale victim

An 18-year-old boy says he has not been able to have an erection for the last two years after suffering intense abuse at the...

Lightning kills JHS student

A 14-YEAR OLD Junior High School (JHS) student of Papao Community Presbyterian JHS located at Kwabenya in the Ga East Municipal Assembly, was on...

Oppong Nkrumah hints of restructuring at GBC

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has hinted of a possible change at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to make it more competitive. Mr Oppong Nkrumah told...

KNUST UTAG lay down tools in solidarity with dissolved Council

Lecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have declared an indefinite strike over the government’s dissolution of the school’s governing council. The...

Excluding KNUST VC from new University council disrespectful – Minority

A Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has described as disrespectful the exclusion of the Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University...

2018 Hajj:  Ghanaian pilgrims ranked the most organised and disciplined

The leadership of the Ghana Hajj Agents Association has commended the I. C. Quaye-led Board for the successful execution of the 2018 Hajj pilgrimage...

Photos: Two teenagers arrested for Marijuana possession in Assin Fosu

Two teenagers, Kwame Danso, a student of Assin Fosu Anglican Basic school and his friend, Isaac Arthur, have been arrested by the Assin Fosu...

Ethiopia elects first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde

Sahle-Work Zewde has been elected Ethiopia’s first female president by the country’s parliament after the resignation of Mulatu Teshome. Teshome had on Wednesday tendered his...

Teen mum Googled ways to kill babies before drowning 4-week-old son

A 19-year-old mum allegedly searched for ways to kill babies before drowning her four-week-old son in the bath to stop him crying, police say. Jenna Folwell,...

Audio: What’s special about Kantanga; Unity halls – UTAG Prez

The University Teachers Association (UTAG) has questioned government’s seeming support for students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) against management...

AUDIO: KNUST saga: Our exclusion from new council a travesty – UTAG

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has described as a travesty and tragedy their exclusion from the newly constituted Governing Council of the...

First Lady, RCS launch reading project

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has launched a literacy initiative geared towards inculcating in school children the habit of reading. Dubbed Learning to read, reading...

Jesus painting survives hellish fire that burnt down 150-yr old church

A painting depicting Jesus Christ was spared from the flames after a 150-year-old church suffered severe damage after a lightning set the building ablaze. Lightning...

Trader fined GH¢480 for pouring hot water on neighbour

The Winneba District Magistrate Court has sentenced a 22-year-old woman to a fine of GH¢480.00 for pouring hot water on her neighbour. Mabel Eshun, also...

Anas gets support from Swedish IT firm to expose corruption

Sweden-based technology and data platform provider, Klarity, has unveiled a collaboration with investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tiger Eye Foundation, to fight corruption. The collaboration will...

NSS issues 14,956 PIN codes to newly-trained teachers

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has issued a total of 14,956 Personal Identification Number (PIN) Codes for enrolment of newly trained teachers from all...

5 Multimedia journalists shortlisted for 2017 GJA awards

Five journalists of The Multimedia Group have been shortlisted to receive awards at the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) awards slated for October 27. They are Seth...

4 cars crash in Kumasi

Four vehicles have been mangled after they were involved in a near-gory road accident in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region. This was after...

Police foil KTI demo

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has asked students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) to submit their grievances to him for action after the...

I bought V8 out of Planting for Foods and Jobs – NDC MP

Former Member of Parliament for Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Issifu Pangadu says he was able to purchase a V8...

Photos: America International School wins EU recycling arts school contest

America International School in East Legon has won an award in the European Union (EU) recycling arts school competitions. The award comes after EU launched...

I’m still traumatized – robbed NPP chairman

Awutu Senya East Constituency Vice Chairman, Yaw Darkwa who was allegedly robbed at gunpoint by armed police officers says he is still traumatised and...

Hosting AWCON 2018 will only expose Ghanaian players – Yussif Basigi

Former Head coach of Premier League side, Hasaccas Ladies, Yussif Basigi is positive the 11th edition of the Africa Women’s Nations Cup to be...

Tarkwa: Police arrest Nigerian woman for trafficking; rescue 13 girls

Police at Tarkwa in the Western region have arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly trafficking a number of girls from her country to Ghana...

Gov’t dissolves KNUST Governing Council

Government has dissolved the governing council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The government has in its stead, put in place...

Audio: Ledzokuku MP charges on KNUST authorities

Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku Constituency has mounted a strong defence against the conversion of male and female halls at the Kwame Nkrumah...

Pantryman suspended for fondling St. Louis SHS student

A pantryman of the St. Louis Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region has been suspended for three months without pay, for fondling...

Trotro fares to go up from Monday following fuel price hike

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association of Ghana (CDAG), a group of commercial drivers, has indicated that it will increase transport fares by 20 percent...