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I’m proud to be your daughter – Zanetor Rawlings

The Member of Parliament of the Korle Klottey constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has expressed her admiration for her father, former President Jerry John Rawlings...

Audio: Auctioneer accused of ‘stealing’ state vehicles threaten legal action

William Baah, the man who identified himself as an auctioneer, have threatened to take legal action against government’s Asset Retrieval Taskforce for claiming he...

Gitmo 2 stay in Ghana illegal – Supreme Court

Supreme Court has described as unconstitutional decision by then President John Mahama to accept two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees into the country. The Supreme Court has...

Prosecution ready to try 32 alleged killers of Major Mahama

The prosecution in the case of the lynched Major Maxwell Adam Mahama says it is ready to prosecute 32 out of the 58 accused...

Cities that are cheaper than ever

A rise in global nationalism paired with a worldwide drop in oil prices has brought about significant shifts in the global economy over the...

PHOTOS: Police clash with port expansion workers; rubber bullets stray

Workers in the ongoing expansion of the Tema port have clashed with police over catalogue of issues relating to their welfare. One of the workers...

Jerry John Rawlings turns 70 today

A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings turns 70-year-old today, Thursday June 22, 2017. Popularly known as JJ, the former military dictator was born...

Two minors Obinim flogged over abortion attempt present baby for blessing

The two church members who were flogged by Bishop Daniel Obinim for engaging in a sexual relationship which resulted in a pregnancy have presented...

Front pages: Thursday, June 22, 2017

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Morgue employee cremated by mistake while taking a nap

An employee of the Jefferson County morgue died this morning, after being accidentally cremated by one of his coworkers. According to the Beaumont Police Department,...

Water shortages kill 12 million people annually – Prof Frimpong Boateng

Findings by the United Nation’s (UN’s) Convention to Combat Desertification indicates that twelve million people die annually due to water shortages or contaminated drinking...

Marijuana causes infertility in men – Chief Psychiatrist warns

Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital and Chief Psychiatrist, Dr. Akwasi Osei has warned of the usage of marijuana – saying it...

Akufo-Addo urges Burkina Faso to check Bagre Dam spillage

President Nana Akufo-Addo is asking the Burkinabe government to take measures to minimize the impact of the Bagre Dam spillage. According to Nana Akufo-Addo, he...

PHOTOS: The Denkyira Obuasi parade: 25 faces of pain and fear as murder trial begins

Some 26 residents of Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, made a long contemplative walk over a short distance into a District Court in Accra...

Video: Costa Rica’s president inhales insect on live TV

Somehow, this wasn’t a buzzkill for Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera. He accidentally swallowed a wasp during a live TV interview with reporters...

Six traders crashed to death

Six traders died on the spot at Wansama , a village in between Mumuni Camp and Samreboi in the Amenfi West district when a...

Award for young writers slated for July

The Ghana Book Trust (GBT) will hold the 2017 edition of the Canadian Organisation for Development through Education (CODE) Burt Award for African Young...

Hospitality Report for Ghana launched

Jumia Travel, Africa’s leading online hotel booking website has outdoored it’s Hospitality Report for Ghana at an event in Accra. "Being Africa’s leading online travel...

Spiritualist remanded for fraud

A spiritualist who extorted money to the tune of Ghȼ33, 000.00 from a man under the pretext of securing him an ancient schnapps bottle...

Hot Audio: Man suffering from insomnia commits suicide

A middle aged man allegedly committed suicide after suffering insomnia (sleeplessness) for years. The deceased, identified as Yaw Bo was undergoing treatment for insomnia when...

PHOTO: Failed ‘spiritual exercise’ leaves palm of 16-year-old boy burnt

A failed ‘spiritual exercise’ by a fetish priest to identify a laptop thief has left the palm of a 16-year-old boy burnt at Akyem...

Taskforce retrieves ‘state’ vehicles at Nsawam

Just when the dust on the state vehicle controversy appears to be settling, the Assets Retrieval Task Force has seized a number of vehicles...

Supreme Court overturns ruling seeking to compel NIB to pay over $120m

The Supreme Court has overturned an earlier ruling by the Appeals court that compelled NIB to pay over 120 million dollars in Judgment debt. The...

NSMQ17: Presec mounts comeback after early Accra Aca heart attack

Presbeterian Boys has grabbed the last slot for the quarter finals at the National Science and Maths Quiz ahead of Accra Academy and St. Johns. They...

AFAG opposes mandatory road tow monopoly

All over the world, vehicle towing services is a major component of road maintenance and a source of income and employment for the government...

PHOTOS: 4 yr-old girl burnt to death

A four-year old girl was burnt to death at Nyankomasi Ahenkro in the Assin South District of the Central region. An eye witness who disclosed...

34 Mahama ‘killers’ discharged, rearrested

An Accra District Court on Wednesday 21 Jun, discharged 34 suspects standing trial in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira...

Prof. Puplampu appointed Vice-Chancellor of Central University

The University Council of Central University has appointed Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu as Vice-Chancellor of the University for a five-year term. The appointment took effect...

5 seriously annoying things people do after an accident

Having an accident, fatal or not, is not something that anyone wants to encounter. Regardless, when it happens, you have to look for ways...

PHOTOS: NACOB donates expensive Nayele assets to rehab centres

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has donated several expensive items (including furniture, some with a price tag of GHS3,200 confiscated from Night Angels, a...

Bawumia sets record

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia last Saturday won the hearts of Muslims in Accra when he assured them of shouldering the cost of the annual Eid...

Mother and son electrocuted at Tarkwa

A 36-Year-old woman and her son have been electrocuted in their home at Tarkwa Na Aboso in the Tarkwa Nsueam Constituency. The deceased are Aba...

Monday, June 26 declared public holiday

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has announced that Monday, June 26, 2017, should be observed as a statutory public holiday. The day marks the Eid Ul-Fitr,...

Court orders man to apologise over bonking claims

A 32-year-old man in the Eastern region has found himself on the wrong side of the law after he went around bragging that he...

Police officer shot by suspected robbers in Ashanti Region

Suspected armed robbers have shot and wounded a police officer at Akwansrem in the Ashanti Region. Lance Corporal Kwaku Mensah, who was stationed at Anwiankwanta...

Avram Grant disrespected me – Majeed Waris

Ghana forward Abdul Majeed Waris has admitted that he felt insulted after his omission from the final squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of...

Mother and son electrocuted at Tarkwa Na Aboso

A 36-Year-old woman and her son have been electrocuted in their home at Tarkwa Na Aboso in the Tarkwa Nsueam Constituency. The deceased are Aba...

Kufour: ‘Qualified, talented graduates’ can threaten peace unless…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has warned of an imminent security crisis unless political leaders in Africa and elsewhere in the world take the...

Front pages: Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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(Photos) Pastor prays for thief caught stealing in church

Instead of beating or handing over a thief to the police, Baptist church members in Warri, Delta state laid their hands on him and...