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Video: Fire guts NIB building at Kokomlemle

The Kokomlemle office of the National Investment Bank (NIB) was on Sunday evening gutted by raging fire. No casualties were recorded in the unfortunate...

Photo+Audio: Two JHS pupils drown in pool

Two pupils of Agona Swedru A .M. E Zion Junior High School (JHS) in the Central region have drowned in a swimming pool. Teenagers Isaac...

Two-year-old boy kills snake in mother’s compound

A Nigerian mum took to Facebook to describe how her two-year-old child killed a major snake while playing in their compound. As indicated by Osinachi...

Bonanza: Govt gives 105, 000 palm seedlings to 450 farmers for free

Over 450 farmers in the Asante-Akyem Central Municipality in the Ashanti Region have received about 105,000 free palm seedlings under government’s Planting for Food and Jobs...

Attacks on journalists: Akufo-Addo’s record similar to Rawlings’ era – Haruna Attah

Veteran journalist, Abdul Raman Haruna Attah, wants President Nana Akufo-Addo to break his silence on the increasing attacks on journalists. This, according to the editor of...

Akufo-Addo will not contest 2020 general election – Osofo Kyiri Abosom

Founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Centre, Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has predicted that President Nana...

Photos: Over 200 houses demolished at Dansoman

The Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly has carried out its demolition exercise at Dansoman Beach Road and its environs. The exercise, which started at 6:30 last...

Video: Ruling on ‘Militia’ documentary: The documentary was a good piece of journalism that was good- Kweku Baako tells NMC

Veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has described JoyNews documentary, ‘Militia in the Heart of the Nation’, put together by Manasseh Azuri Awuni, as...

Photos: One dead, 4 in critical conditions in Akuse Junction accident

One person is feared dead with eight persons in critical conditions in an accident at Akuse Junction in the Eastern region. According to a witness,...

4 dead, others injured in gory accident

Four women have been confirmed dead, with 10 other passengers injured after the bus they were travelling in got involved in an accident around...

2019 NSMQ: Accra College of Medicine offers finalist full scholarship

The Accra College of Medicine (ACM) is once again offering a full scholarship worth $75,000 to one of the finalists of the just-ended National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) over a period of six years. This...

Couple busted for shoplifting at Legon Shell Shop

A man and a woman, both in their 50s, were arrested on Friday, 26 July 2019 by the Legon police command for attempting to...

Church elder’s p3nis almost mutilated after trying to have s3x with a married woman

But for the timely intervention of the police, residents of Akim Akwatia in the Eastern Region would have mutilated the penis of an elder...

NAM1 doesn’t have to prove he defrauded 16,000 people – Lawyer

A legal practitioner Nii Kpakpo Samoa has said the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1 doesn’t have...

Revealed: This is how much NAM 1 owes 105 police officers (Audio)

It has emerged that Menzgold, a gold dealership firm, is owing some 105 retired and active police officers almost 40 billion old cedis. A retired...

Video: NSS speaks on paperless system; a year after implementation

The National Service Secretariat, a year after the implementation of a paperless deployment system, says it has helped reduce difficulties personnel encounter when going...

NSS explains how personnel would be selected for service abroad

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has set the records straight about its new programme which seeks to give fresh graduates in Ghana the opportunity...

Video: Not even angels can stop cocoa smuggling in Ghana – Former Minister

Former Western Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Afriyie says not even angels can clamp down on the smuggling of cocoa beans from Ghana to neighbouring...

NAM1 granted GH¢ 1 billion bail (Audio)

Embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court, Friday. Mr...

Video+Photos: Menzgold customers storm court over NAM1

Desperate customers of Menzgold Friday morning besieged the premises of the court to demand the release of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

3 grave looters remanded

Three alleged grave looters, caught in possession of human skeletons, are standing trial at the Goaso Circuit Court in the Ahafo Region. Their possession, it...

Second-year SHS students to remain on double-track

The government has announced that second-year senior high school (SHS) students will remain on the double-track system when the next academic year begins in...

Belgian bar takes patrons’ shoes as collateral to prevent beer glass theft

Stealing elaborate beer glasses has become an increasingly popular trend among patrons of Belgian beer bars, so much so that in recent years owners...

Oppong-Boanuh: Acting IGP expects attitudinal change in Police

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh says he expects a positive attitudinal change from the police in their interactions with colleagues, junior...

Fake pastor jailed 10 years for fraud

Thirty-year-old self-acclaimed pastor, Isaac Kofi, has been jailed 10 years by the Ashaiman circuit court for defrauding by false pretence.Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police...

Police rescue abducted children

Police at Tepa-Abotoase in the Oti Region are investigating circumstances that led to the kidnapping of two girls who were later found tied in...

Menzgold Saga: Ace Ankomah rubbishes claims of involvement

Popular legal practitioner, Ace Anan Ankomah, has dismissed claims that he was involved in the Menzgold and Horizon Royal Diamonds scandal that resulted in...

First Lady, Chair of AU Commission to grace inauguration of Bisa Aberwa Museum on Sunday

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected in Ghana at the weekend as a special guest at the formal inauguration...

Photo: GHAMRO retrieves GH¢ 55k Toyota Sequoia purchased without approval

Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) Board, Mr Rex Owusu Omar has said his team has been able to retrieve a Toyota...

Check out list of 13 Governing Councils of Colleges of Education sworn in amidst UEW impasse

The Ministry of Education has expressed worry about the vacuum that lack of Governing Council has created at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). This came to...

WAEC denies releasing 2019 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied news making rounds on social media that it has released the 2019 West African Senior School...

Akufo-Addo reassures families of Tadi kidnapped girls

President Nana Akufo-Addo in his speech on the second day of his tour in the Western Region assured families of the three Takoradi Missing...

Court pegs two of Woyome’s property at GH¢11m minimum

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, pegged the minimum value of two belongings of businessman, Alfred Woyome, at GH¢11.7 million. A third property...

Grant my wife divorce, she wants me dead- Man tells court

A businessman, Wahab Lukmon, on Thursday, prayed an Egbe-Idumu Customary Court to grant his wife, Olabisi’s request for divorce because she wants him dead. Olabisi sought...

Video: Adentan-Madina footbridge: Police detain 55 people for crossing highway

The Accra Regional Police on Wednesday morning detained 55 pedestrians who abandoned the newly constructed Adentan footbridge to cross the road. The operation of the...

Police arrest suspected railway metal thief (Photos)

A 33-year-old man, identified as Abdul Dramani, suspected to be part of a gang that stole railway metals from the Ohene Nkwanta Railway near...

Check out the breakdown of $4.5m AFCON 2019 budget that has got many angry

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah on Wednesday July 24, 2019 presented to Parliament the breakdown of Ghana's expenditure...

Licensure exam good for teachers; makes them professionals – Napo

Minister for Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh in lauding the teachers’ licensure exam initiative says it is good for the teachers and to a larger...

Video: Free SHS appreciated by all; only rich people are murmuring – Napo

Minister for Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh has described the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme of the Akufo-Addo-led administration as an initiate appreciated by...

Court to auction ‘akpeteshie’ to settle man’s debt

The Breman Asikuma District Magistrate Court in the Central region is set to auction one Kofi Badu’s akpeteshie (local gin) to settle his debts...