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PHOTO: Scammers sell plywood to unsuspecting victim as flat screen TV

The sophistication with which scammers use to swindle unsuspecting victims these days is quite intriguing. They have advanced so much in their illicit trade that,...

Haircut from hell lands stylist behind bars

A bad haircut — and a wounded ear — led to a Wisconsin hairstylist's arrest, authorities said. Khaled A. Shabani, 46, was arrested after he snipped a...

Ghana beyond aid must work in 2018 – Togbe Afede

Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs and Agbogbomefia of Asogli has charged the citizenry to “unite behind the vision of...

3 wounded in robbery of Mobile Money Agent at Sahara

Three persons, including an 11-year-old boy, sustained gunshot wounds after a robbery incident at Sahara, a suburb of Accra on Thursday afternoon. According to residents,...

Pedophiles to be given ‘Child Sex Bots’ to prevent them from attacking children

Child Sex bots could curb pedophilia and prevent real children from being harmed, Marc Behrendt of ULB University in Belgium claims pedophiles having sex with...

Prisons officers on leave called back against possible jailbreaks

Management of the Ghana Prisons Service has said officers at various prisons across the country are on high alert to guard inmates against any...

Three persons perish at Ajakaa near Enchi on boxing day

Three persons were confirmed dead on December 26, Boxing Day, when an unregistered Apsonic motorbike transporting them ram into a Hyundai Mighty vehicle loaded...

PHOTOS: Driver feared dead, 20 injured in accident on Accra-Cape Coast highway

A fatal accident on the Accra-Cape coast Highway on Wednesday morning left a driver in coma and 20 other people injured. The driver and the...

STAAF Volunteers break ground for Sokpoe library project

Non-profit organization STAAF Volunteers, and its American partner, the Rural Africa Literacy Project, have held a groundbreaking ceremony to to build a community library...

4 Kumasi 'gang rapists' to spend new Year in jail

All four teenagers who publicly defiled a teenage girl at Bantama in the Ashanti Region will be staying a little longer in jail, police...

14 illegal miners arrested, equipment seized in special operation

Fourteen suspected illegal miners have been arrested and various mining equipment seized in a special operation mounted in the Amansie West District during Christmas. It...

Kumasi teen rapists to spend New Year in jail

The seven teenagers standing trial for gang-raping a girl in Bantama in the Ashanti Region capital, Kumasi, have been remanded in Juvenile custody for...

Headmaster impregnates 16-year-old student at Akim Oda

The Assistant Headmaster of St Francis Senior High Technical at Akim Oda in the Eastern region is reported to have impregnated a 16-year student...

Three die after running motorbike into stationary truck

Two young men and a lady died instantly Tuesday night at Adjakaa near Enchi in the Western Region when the motorbike on which they...

Agogo DCE celebrating Christmas with my cattle – Alhaji Grusah

The District Chief Executive for Agogo in the Ashanti region, Francis Oti Boateng has been accused of killing cattle and sharing the meat for...

Bantamahene calls for stiffer punishment for gang rapists

Bantamahene in Kumasi, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatia the  sixth, is calling for severe  punishment for  seven teenagers who allegedly gang-raped a young lady in the...

Lecturer suggests slaps as punishment to fight sanitation

A lecturer of the Central University, Benjamin Yaw Otchere-Ankrah is proposing corporal punishment to fight the sanitation problem in the country. In his view, a...

Chieftaincy dispute: Armed men attack Kwahu Atibie palace

There was near pandemonium at Kwahu Atibie in the Eastern region after armed men allegedly stormed the chief's palace. According to reports, the armed men...

Death of 17-year-old: Police to prosecute killer cop

The Police officer who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old final year student of the Ghana Secondary Technical School at Takoradi in the Western...

I was defiled at age 11 – Maurice Ampaw

Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has revealed that he was sexually exploited by an 18-year-old lady when he was just 11-years-old. Recounting his childhood experience, he opened...

Chef kills wife, 2 kids on Christmas day

A man accused of killing his estranged wife and two children on Monday is a vegan chef who shared a joyful Facebook video of...

Tattooed and proud: Chinese women peel away stigmas

Once the mark of criminals or sex workers, for centuries tattoos have been stigmatised in China but the growing influence of celebrity culture is...

Agogo cattle were shot in self-defense- Police

The Konogo Divisional Commander of the Ghana Police Service, Supt. George Ohene-Boadi Bossman says officers were compelled to shoot at cattle in Agogo after...

Policeman in custody over murder of GSTS final year student

The police at Inchaban, Sekondi-Takoradi are holding one of their own in custody pending investigations over allegations that he shot and killed one Lawrence...

Don’t keep cats in shops – FDA advises shop owners

A Senior Regulatory Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mathew Gyan Nkumhas advised shop owners not to keep cats in their shops...

Palmer-Buckle laments deepening culture of corruption

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Charles Palmer-Buckle, says corruption is rife in the Ghanaian system urging the prosecution of persons engaged in the act. He charged...

'Christmas Vacation' dangling dummy decoration prompts 911 calls

A Colorado man said his Christmas Vacation-inspired holiday decoration -- a dummy hanging from his roof -- led concerned onlookers to call 911. Chris Olson of...

Pickpocket steals over 50 phones at a single concert

A resourceful pickpocket managed to steal 53 smartphones at a concert in Birmingham, England, by using a very unusual accessory – a women’s swimming...

Alhassan Suhuyini’s Facebook ‘impersonator’ arrested

A 26 year old confidence trickster is in the custody of the Tamale Police for allegedly using Facebook to defraud unsuspecting Ghanaians in the...

Ghanaian shot dead in deadly shootings across Chicagoland

At least one Ghanaian and 3 others shot dead whilst 21 victims injured in shootings across Chicagoland since Friday, December 24, 2017, evening. The shootings...

Cocoa driver's mates robbed at gun point

The Agona-Nkwanta Police Command in the Western Region has launched a manhunt for 10 armed robbers who robbed two mates of a BMC truck...

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo's Christmas message to Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo's Christmas Message to Ghanaians.

May we find love in the years to come… – Rebecca Akufo-Addo's X'mas Message

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has wished Ghanaians a Merry Christmas. In a message she shared on social media she wrote: "Merry Christmas. May we find...

PHOTOS: EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic donates a cow each to Multimedia, Despite Group & Angel TV

As part of this year’s Christmas celebration, leading homeopathic healthcare provider in Ghana, EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic, has presented a cow each to the three principal media houses...

EndPoint Homeopathic clinic donates to Batsonaa Police

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic, Dr. Adu Boateng has presented an amount of GH¢15,000 to the Batsonaa District of the...

Raccoon attacks baby and drags her out of bed

A baby had to undergo surgery after being attacked by a raccoon inside a North Philadelphia home earlier this week. CBS Philadelphia reports that four-month-old Journi...

Show love to patients at hospitals this Xmas – Road Safety Ambassador

National Road Safety Ambassador, Gabby Adu - Gyamfi has called on Ghanaians to show love to patients on admission in various health facilities across...

Three passengers threaten suit over alleged assault at Kotoka

Three passengers of TAP Portugal Air, have reported a case of assault after some confusion over the boarding of their flight. The three passengers claim...

Ghana’s UN rep explains why Jerusalem vote was rejected

Ghana’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Martha Ama Pobee, says Ghana’s decision to reject the United States’ intention to recognise Jerusalem as the...

Photos: One injured, many traumatized in SDA robbery attack

One person has been injured after a gang of armed robbers attacked members of the Adoato-Adumanu branch of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church during...