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Loud fart exposes wanted man

A Missouri man wanted for possession of a controlled substance was arrested after he exposed his hiding spot in an unorthodox way.   According to the Clay...

Mayor disguises himself as disabled person to test public servants

As part of an unusual social experiment, a Mexican mayor disguised himself as a disabled person in need of assistance to test the attitude...

NaCCA begins dev’t of Comprehensive Assessment Framework

A five-day workshop to develop an Assessment Framework for the new standards-based curriculum has begun at Blue Royal Hotel in Larteh Aheneasi. The workshop is being led by the National Council for Curriculum and...

GES directs headteachers to fund 2019 end of term exams with Sports and Culture Levy

The Ghana Education Service has instructed head teachers of public schools across the country to use the Sports and Culture component of the Capitation...

South Africa grants visa-free status to Ghana

Ghana is the latest country to be granted a visa-free status by the South African government. South Africa's Department of Home Affairs has added Ghana...

Y’asem Nie: Taxi driver recounts lifting ‘ghost’ in the night [Video]

A taxi driver has recounted how he provided services to a young beautiful lady who he says turned out to be a ghost. While test to...

Video: Broke lady begs taxi driver to have sex with her in exchange for fare

A taxi driver has recounted how a female passenger begged him to spend the night with her for an affair in exchange for the...

Breaking: ’13 air conditioners man’ now heads GRA Board

The former boss of the Ghana Maritime Authority who was in the news for allegedly installing 13 air conditioners in his house, has been...

‘Y’asem Nie’: Brave Taxi Driver fights off robber; delivers him to police but case suffers police inaction

A taxi driver has given a horrifying account of how he fought off a suspected robber who sought his services in the night from...

GES releases capitation grant for schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of the base capitation grant for schools for 2018/2019 tranche. In a statement signed by the Deputy...

Immigration Service borrows weapons to perform mandated duties – Supt Amoako Atta

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has disclosed that it has inadequate weapons and relies on borrowed weapons to perform its constitutionally mandated duties to...

Family struggling to get justice for defiled daughter

The family of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly defiled by a 30-year-old man, is struggling to get justice for their daughter. The incident occurred...

Man killed as romantic triangle turns bloody

A romantic triangle involving a 30-year-old woman supposedly dating two men ended bitterly when one of the men shot the other in cold blood...

Gov’t has recruited 59,000 teachers since 2017 – Education Minister

Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has described the era of President Akufo-Addo, as the best time to study in Ghana. According to the Minister...

Audio: How 7 people sustained severe injuries during clashes in Kumasi

A tussle over a parcel of land led to bloody clashes between two factions at Dagomba Line, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti...

Inside story: How Presec, St. Augustine, St Peters got to NSMQ finals

The nine finalists of the 2019 National Science and Maths Quiz have been speaking ahead of the grand finale scheduled for Thursday, July 11 at...

Photo: Man arrested for killing 80-yr-old ‘wizard’

A 30-year-old man, Iddrisu Ziblim, has been arrested for shooting an 80-year-old man, Mumuni Neendoo over witchcraft allegation at Kunyavula in Tamale. Information gathered by...

We also vote – Evicted squatters on Tema Motorway tell govt

The Tema West Municipal Assembly, on Wednesday without further announcement, evicted squatters along the Accra-Tema Motorway. The action of the Assembly followed the illegal occupation of portions...

EOCO to investigate Sekyere East School Feeding rot

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is set to investigate alleged misappropriation of funds meant for School Feeding Programme in the Sekyere East...

Why govt must worry about anger against $200m chamber

Aspiring National Chairman of the Progressive People's Party, Nana Ofori Owusu says the ongoing anti-chamber campaign is a reflection of the suffering of Ghanaians. According to Mr Owusu,...

Ghana Institute of Architects threatens to sue gov’t over lack of board

The Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) has threatened to sue the government if it fails to set up a board for the Architectural Registration...

Gender Minister to shut down two orphanage homes at Dodowa (Photos)

Minister of Gender, Children and Social protection, Cynthia Morrison will soon shut down two orphanage homes at Dodowa in the Shai Osuduku District of...

Breaking news: Nduom sues government

A subsidiary of Groupe Nduom, Ghana Growth Fund Company Limited, has sued the government of Ghana over debts owed it. The company, in a suit...

Another power crisis is looming

Massive power cuts are in the offing as the country’s power producers are unable to produce enough to meet the peak demand of 2,700...

Two lovers arrested for murder

The Mile 7 District Police Command in Accra have arrested two lovers for allegedly killing a man at Alhaji, near Tabora in Accra. Derrick Nana...

Family to dump corpse at police station if…

AT A GLANCE Bereaved family angry over refusal by Police to release report on shooting of relation at Krobo Family gives ultimatum ahead of funeral Threatens to...

Facebook love dangerous – Police warn

The Ghana Police Service has kick-started its online education series dubbed ‘Time with the Police’ on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter, as part...

Solein – The wonder food made from electricity, water and air

Finnish startup Solar Foods has come up with a way to produce a protein-rich food called Solein from electricity, water and air, by using...

Exclusive photos: Ofosu Ampofo, Dumelo, others who marched in ‘Kum yen Preko’

A number of political heavyweights have joined the ongoing 'Kum y3n pr3ko' demonstration which is currently ongoing in Accra. The demonstration, which is being organised...

Fight with policeman was for self defence -Trotro driver tells court

The trotro driver who is standing trial, along with his mate, for allegedly assaulting a policeman in a video that went viral early this...

Procure exams print with price quotation — GES

Heads of basic schools in the country have been directed to use price quotations for the printing of the end of academic year examinations...

Janet Bandu’s father dies out of grief

Sister of Janet Bandu, the lady who went missing together with musician Castro, has said their father has passed on due to the grief...

Kparekpare bans carrying of knives in public

Kparekpare, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region has banned the carrying of offensive weapons including knives ...

Police only take funeral donations not bribe – Paramount Chief of Elmina (Audio)

Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, the Paramount Chief of Elmina, has chastised Ghanaians for denigrating the image of the Ghana Police Service by ...

Family petitions Ghana’s IGP over phone repairer’s death

The family of the late Kofi Poku, also known as 'Asco Pee', the 35-year old phone repairer who died on Sunday, July 07, 2019,...

$200m chamber not in NPP manifesto – Dep. Minister runs away from deal

Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, says the executive arm of government has not made any decision to build a new chamber of...

Photos: Afia Pokua’s Vim Foundation donates to Jacobu Methodist School

Afia Pokua of Adom FM, who is the founder of Vim Foundation, by way of putting smiles on the faces of pupils of Jacobu...

Audio: Soldier in viral video to be charged if…- Deputy Minister

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major (Rtd) Derek Oduro, has described as appalling the conduct of the military officer seen in a viral video...

Leaked Ofosu Ampofo tape saga: Kwaku Boahen loses round 1 in court

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by Deputy NDC Director of communication Kwaku Boahen in which he sought the court to...

We will not be side-tracked by cynics- NaCCA boss reacts to Alorvi

The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) says his outfit and the ministry will not be distracted from implementing...