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Boy swallows piece of pet toy and can’t stop squeaking

A young boy in Tucuman, Argentina, suffered an unusual side effect after he swallowed a piece from a pet toy: He couldn’t stop squeaking. The...

We’re not employing SHS graduates – Ghana Armed Forces

The Ghana Armed Forces has described as false, an advert circulating on social media purporting that the GAF Recruitment Agency is inviting Senior High...

4-year-old girl dies from dog bite

A four-year-old girl who was on admission at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital after suffering a dog bite has died. The little girl from Adanse...

Gov’t gives full scholarships to Denkyira Obuasi students

The Scholarship Secretariat has granted full scholarships to all continuing senior high school students of Denkyira Obuasi. The scholarship scheme is in line with measures...

PHOTO: Nigerian galamseyer drowns

An illegal miner believed to be a Nigerian has been drowned in a galamsey pit in Ntortroso in the Brong Ahafo Region. Several others have...

2019 US Visa Lottery opens today

Meanwhile, entrants of the 2017 and 2018 DV Lottery can check their entry status on the same portal. The US Department of State advises that...

Woman injects herself with 3.5 million-year-old bacteria to stay young

A 45-year-old actress from Germany has been injecting herself with Bacillus F, a 3.5 million-year-old bacteria from the Siberian permafrost, to stop the effects...

Man granted GHC 900,000 bail for defrauding Kofi Adams

An Accra Circuit Court has granted businessman, Arnold Kwadwo Asante bail in the sum of GH 900,000 for allegedly defrauding the National Organizer of...

Audio: Angry drivers protest over bad roads

Some drivers at Nsawam Adoagyir in the Eastern region are up in arms with authorities in the area over the deplorable nature of their...

PHOTOS: Fake soldier arrested by Nsawam Police

Police in Nsawam in the Eastern region has apprehended a 32-year-old self-styled soldier for allegedly defrauding some residents. The suspect, Anthony Nana Wiafe defrauded his...

Spiritualist predicts more hurricanes in America

A renowned spiritual scientist, traditionalist and herbalist from Keta in the Volta Region, 'Professor' Torgbui Amuzu has predicted more hurricanes in the United States...

Hot audio: ‘Free SHS will produce pregnant teenagers’

The Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is predicting Ghana may record the high rate of teenage pregnancies following the...

Land litigation stifles development of tourism in Hohoe

The Hohoe Municipal Assembly is gearing up to revive a vigorous tourism industry in the area. The Assembly which is home to many tourist attractions;...

Man, 30, jailed for defiling girl, 10, in Achimota Forest

Thirty year old Kwame Mensah will spend 20 years in hard labour in jail for taking his libido to another level and defiling a...

Self-acclaimed prophet fined GHC3,120 for stealing

A 52-year-old self-acclaimed man of God and prophet has been fined Gh¢3,120.00 by the Tarkwa District Court Two for stealing Gh¢540.00 belonging to a...

NSS envisage 15000 bags of maize from farms

The Ag. Executive Director of National Service Scheme Hon. Mustapha Ussif, visited the Dawhwenya farms on Tuesday 26th September. The visit was to support and...

I never said govt can’t employ graduates – Prof Yankah

The Minister of State-in-Charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah says he never said government cannot employ graduates. According to him, his admonition for graduates...

One dead, several others trapped in galamsey pit at Ntotroso

One person has been confirmed dead, with several others believed to have been trapped after a mining pit in which they mining for the...

Photos: Deadly potholes on Accra-Tema motorway

Lack of repair works on one of the major roads in the nation’s capital, the Accra-Tema motorway, has left the road infrastructure with dangerous...

Hot Audio: 3 JHS students drown in river Ayensu

Three female Junior High School students of Agona Kwanyarko Anglican JHS in the Central Region have reportedly drowned in River Ayensu. The students have been...

Make media ‘vibrant, critical’ – President to GJA

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on its election held last week. “I extend warm congratulations to the entire membership of...

The town that birthed a nation

One hundred years ago, revolution flung Russia from the imperialist era into the communist era – from centuries of tsars to red Soviet stars....

Stolen wallet returned to owner 47 years later

A New Jersey man was reunited with his wallet nearly 50 years after it was stolen during a burglary at his parents' house. Dennis Helmer,...

23 students of KNUST suspended for hooting at female colleagues

Twenty-three students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been suspended by authorities of the University for hooting at a...

Bishop proposes voluntary fund to support free SHS

The Right Reverend Kofi Asare-Bediako, the out-going Bishop, Sunyani Diocese of the Methodist Church- Ghana, has called for the institution of a voluntary education...

Even if I sell my children, I can’t pay NCA fine – Oxy FM owner

Owner of Accra-based OXY FM says he will not be able to pay the hefty penalty the National Communications Authority (NCA) slapped on his...

VIDEO: Man tries to escape hotel bill by crossing a telephone wire over to the next building

If you're afraid of heights, look away. A man in China tried fleeing a hotel bill by escaping through a high-rise window, and climbing onto...

Hot video: Appiah Stadium begging for clemency

A video in which popular serial caller, Frank Kwaku Appiah popularly known Appiah Stadium is seen begging President Akufo-Addo after calling him a 'wee smoker'. The...

Woman wants her remains tested for DNA to prove that she’s alive

A 53-year-old Juana Escudero is alive and well, but she’s been struggling to prove it for the last seven years. Following an administrative error,...

Akufo-Addo congratulates GJA for successful election

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the members of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for the conduct of successful elections last Friday. "I congratulate Affail Monney on his decisive...

Police launches ‘Operation hit hard’ against armed robbers

The Ghana Police Service has launched 'Operation hit hard' in Kasoa to clampdown on the increasing armed robbery cases in the Central regional town. This...

Hot video: Captain Smart’s ‘Yɛ’gye yɛ sika’ demo gets results

The Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO) is set to prosecute public and civil servants engaged in corrupt acts. This follows pressure mounted on it...

Sand winning ‘swallows’ residents of Kokrobite

Residents of Netlink Estates, near Jesus Living Testimony for Jesus Bible Ministry Church at Kokrobite, a suburb of Kasoa, have expressed frustration at the...

Front pages: Monday, October 2, 2017

 

Sex robot molested at electronics festival, creators say

This is why we can’t have nice things. The man behind an “intelligent” sex robot named “Samantha” says the kinky creation needs to be repaired...

Immigration boss cited for contempt

An Accra High Court has granted an application filed by Indian businessman, Ashok Kumar Sivaram, praying the Court to commit Kwame Takyi, the Controller...

Photo: Man, 55 rapes daughter 9 times for money rituals

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld). Adeyanju, a resident of...

Farmers suspected to be armed robbers escape lynching at Kokornu

Police in Akropong in the Eastern region are investigating a potential hate crime in which three farmers were nearly lynched by residents of Kokormu,...

Gov’t to extend ban on small scale mining – Amewu

Lands and Natural sources Minister, John Peter Amewu has disclosed that the ban on small scale mining will be extended. He said initial assessment of...