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Woman dies after swallowing a pen

A woman who died after swallowing a pen hadn't intended to cause herself harm, an inquest into her death has heard. Anita Gibbs was rushed to Norfolk...

Castellanos scores four as Girona beat Real Madrid

Girona striker Valentin Castellanos scored four times as they recorded a resounding victory over reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid. Castellanos, on loan from New...

Police shocked to find stolen motorcycle parked inside a bathroom in someone’s house

Police were left shocked to find a stolen motorbike parked inside a bathroom at a residential property. Officers had been responding to reports of a...

Surrender to police – Chairman Wontumi tells Frimpong-Boateng

New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has charged Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng to turn himself in to the police for failing...

GAML makes strong demands as it marks 50th anniversary

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is with immediate effect demanding the establishment of the Medical Laboratory Science Council. GAMLS among other...

River Pra’s turbidity worsens: See comparison from 7 months ago and today

It appears illegal mining on water bodies in the country is still thriving despite government’s report that the menace is being curbed. A tweet by...

Presidency’s response to Frimpong-Boateng laughable – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Inusah Fuseini, has described as laughable the presidency’s response to former Environment Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s report. According to...

Oti region records highest malaria prevalence in 2022

Oti Region recorded the highest malaria prevalence in 2022 with 7%, according to a recent Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report. The Savannah Region follows with...

Parliaments sharing experiences will sustain good governance and confidence of electorate– Bagbin

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has underscored the need for parliaments to share experiences and learn from each other to...

Ghanaian Muslims in UAE pray for Ghana’s economic growth

Ghanaian Muslims in Dubai in the season of the Eid ul-Fitr celebration have prayed for God's intervention to solve Ghana's economic challenges. The Muslims, mainly...

GFA to consider deploying less expensive version of VAR

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is considering deploying a less expensive Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at various match venues. Match officials have been criticized for some decisions in the...

Fifi Kwetey, NDC Chairman; others sued

Six branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ningo-Prampram constituency have sued the General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, the party and constituency...

‘Unemployed’ Physician Assistants arrested for picketing at Ministry of Health [Video]

https://youtu.be/5M6hbsw-j1U Some leaders of the unemployed Physician Assistants, who picketed the premises of the Ministry of Health (MoH), have been arrested by the Ghana Police...

Adum: Why Police Inspector killed his lover will shock you

It has emerged that the Police Inspector, Ahmed Twumasi, arrested for killing his lover at Adum in the Ashanti Region, committed the act after...

Driver, another in critical condition after accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway

A Toyota Corolla driver and a passenger are in critical condition and have been rushed to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital. This comes on...

Legal adviser to illegal mining committee speaks on Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s report

A former legal adviser to Operation Vanguard has revealed that there were no laws governing the exercise when it was launched in 2017. Ex-Captain Jamal...

We will not be intimidated to resume cooking – School feeding caterers

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have said they will not yield to intimidation to resume work. For about three weeks, the caterers have withdrawn...

Revealed: Police Inspector used service pistol to kill lover

It has now emerged police inspector standing trial for the murder of his girlfriend at Adum used a service pistol to kill his victim. Prosecution...

Physician Assistants picket at Ministry of Health

Some Physicians Assistants who completed their studies in 2018 are demanding postings from the Ministry of Health. According to them, they are being forced...

Why skeletons were exhumed, stored at Amanase Chief’s palace

The Gyaasehene of Amanase, Obenfo Addo Agyekum I, has responded to reports of human remains being stored at the Chief’s palace in the Eastern...

I didn’t intend to kill her – Policeman who shot lover multiple times tells court

An Inspector of the Ghana Police Service accused of using a service pistol to shoot and kill his girlfriend at Adum in Kumasi says...

Martin Amidu: Nana Akufo-Addo does not deny he is good friend to financial architect Alistair Mathias

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, did not deny being Alistair Mathias’ friend in his response to Al Jazeera’s request for his...

Ghana’s reserves almost empty; to end 2023 at nearly 3 weeks of import cover – IMF

Ghana’s net international reserves will end 2023 at nearly three weeks of import cover (0.8 month), the 2023 International Monetary Fund Regional Economic Outlook...

Photos of level 300 UCC student found dead in her hostel

A level 300 University of Cape Coast (UCC) student, Elizabeth Ohene, has been found dead in her hostel room. The law student passed away on...

Accident victim caught with over 100 used children diapers

A victim was found with 100 used children's diapers and a huge sum of money after three persons were rescued in an accident in...

Teenage boy tortured for allegedly stealing money

A basic six pupil of the Tanvaare Methodist Primary School in the Wa West District has been sltortured by one Boraa Toyel, a resident...

Mother who dumped baby in uncompleted latrine arrested

A toddler rescued from an uncompleted private latrine has been confirmed dead at the Bibiani Government Hospital. The two-day-old baby girl was found at Fahiakobo,...

Galamsey: Pray for Prof Frimpong-Boateng – NDC MP urges

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Clement Apaak is calling for intercessory prayers for former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology,...

Ato Forson calls for national probe into Frimpong-Boateng’s ‘galamsey’ report

Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has called for a national probe into Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s illegal mining report.  The Ajumako Enyan Essiam legislator said...

Mob burns 13 suspected gang members to death

A group of 13 suspected gang members has been beaten and burned to death by a mob in Haiti’s capital after being seized while...

Concerned Small Scale Miners confirm details in Frimpong-Boateng’s explosive report

Concerned Small Scale Miners have corroborated claims by former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong -Boateng, that some top government...

42-year-old allegedly killed over avocado pear

A 65-year-old man named Otu Acquah, also known as Adi Wako, has allegedly shot a 24-year-old man over avocado pear fruit. The incident occurred at...

Contractors to sue government over unpaid debts

The Chamber of Construction Industry has warned that the government could soon face legal action from a number of its members over unpaid contracts. Despite...

Six reportedly killed at Eid gathering at Bawku

Six persons have been shot dead at Sakpere in the Bawku Municipality of the Upper East region. Reports by Accra-based TV3 indicate the unknown gunmen...

MP petitions CHRAJ to probe Prof. Fripong-Boateng’s galamsey report

Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate some public officials. The...

Contractors threaten to sue gov’t over unpaid debts

The Chamber of Construction Industry has warned that the government could soon face legal action from a number of its members over unpaid debts. Despite...

Arthur Kennedy writes: The Echoes of Galamsey in Ghana

Galamsey has come to symbolize, unfortunately, the capture of our governance by criminal elements bent on channeling public resources into private hands to our...

Gonorrhoea can spread by kissing – Experts claim

Gonorrhoea really can be spread by kissing, leading scientists now claim. For decades, sexual health experts have insisted 'the clap' couldn't spread through snogging,...

Man to be executed over cannabis charge

Singapore is set to hang a man for trafficking cannabis, in the city-state’s latest controversial execution. Activists say Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted on weak evidence....

13-year-old tortured for stealing

A Basic Six pupil of the Tanvaare Methodist Primary School in the Wa West District has been severely tortured by one Boraa Toyel, a...