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Lands Commission stealing syndicate busted after siphoning GHC100m

Sixteen out of 21 members of a syndicate mastered in stealing draft cheques meant for Land Commission have been arrested by the officials of...

Ghana First Company kicks against ministerial nominee’s approval

A sanitation management company, Ghana First Company Limited, has petitioned the Appointments Committee of Parliament not to approve the Minister of State-designate for the...

Galamsey: COCOBOD loses ¢4.8 billion in Western Region

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has lost GH¢4.8 billion worth of investment in 35 hectares of cocoa farms to illegal mining (galamsey)...

35-year-old man drowns

A 35-year-old man, Kwasi Nkrumah, has drowned at Ayerdo in the Central Region. The death of the young man has been declared sudden by his...

Ada Traditional Council appeals for monument in Atsu’s honour

The Ada Traditional Council has requested that the government erects a monument in honour of late Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu. According to the family, Christian...

SHS freshers report to school

Trunks, ‘chop boxes’, mattresses, pillows, brooms and brushes moved from one second cycle boarding school to the other as first-year students start reporting to...

Defunct Beige Bank CEO’s trial adjourned over misunderstanding with lawyer

The Economic and Financial Crime Division of the High Court in Accra has adjourned the trial of former Chief Executive Officer of defunct Beige...

Chereponi, Wenchiki at risk of famine following community clashes

The North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakari, has expressed fear that communities in conflict-ravaged Chereponi district, especially Sakou are on the brink of famine...

Wife of late Rev. Anthony Boakye breaks silence on his death

The estranged wife of the late founder of Resurrection Power New Generation, Rev. Dr. Anthony Kwadwo Boakye, has spoken on his sudden demise. Rev. Mrs....

Mahama congratulates newly elected king of Gonjaland

Former President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the newly elected king of Gonjaland, Tulewewura Amonebafe Borenyi I, on his nomination as Yagbonwura. Tulewewura Amonebafe Borenyi...

NCA to disconnect SIM cards with incomplete registration

The National Communications Authority (NIA) will begin disconnecting sim cards with incomplete registration from March 10, 2023. The NCA has, therefore, warned that if subscribers...

Police on manhunt for 2 for stealing $1,600 at Accra Mall

The Police are looking for two people for allegedly stealing an amount of 1,600 dollars from a forex bureau at the Accra Mall. The two...

Savannah region NPP congratulates Yagbonwura-elect

The Savannah Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana, has congratulated Yagbonwura-elect, Soale Mbemah Amonebafe Borenyi I, for his elevation to...

President appoints Joseph Kumah Mackay as CEO of Middle Belt Authority

The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Joseph Kumah Mackay as the New Chief Executive Officer for the Middle Belt Development Authority. Mackay Kumah...

Man arrested for alleged fraud at SHS placement centre

A man claiming to be an agent for the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been arrested by the Police at the Free Senior High...

Meet the new Overlord of Gonja land

Kingmakers of the Gonja Kingdom in pursuant to the tradition and custom have announced and outdoored Amonebafe Borenasa I as the new Yagbonwura. This was...

Govt is ready to assist Christian Atsu’s burial – Akufo Addo assures family

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured the family of Christian Atsu that government is ready to support the burial of the former Ghana winger. Atsu, who made...

Woman busted for attempting to secretly bury dead husband in a bush at Mankessim

A woman in her 50s has been busted and nearly lynched for attempting to bury her dead husband in a bush at Mankessim in...

Christian Atsu’s death: Family visits Akufo-Addo

The family of late Black Stars player, Christian Atsu, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo at the seat of government to officially inform him...

March 6 declared public holiday

Government has declared Monday, 6th March, 2023 as a statutory public holiday. The holiday marks Ghana’s 66th Independence Day anniversary. This is contained in a press statement signed...

Muntaka mourns after being hit with sad news

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak, has taken to social media to mourn the death of a member of the Tijaniyya Movement...

EC fights off Jean Mensa’s ‘disrespect’ for Parliament

The Electoral Commission (EC) is fighting off claims by Parliament that its Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa, disrespects the House. The Commission has said Mrs Mensa will not disrespect any...

Nigerian election: Koku cautions Ghanaian media

A member of the Ecowas Observer team for Nigeria’s election, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has cautioned the media to be circumspect with the reportage on...

NLA’s Good Causes Foundation donates four boreholes to Abotakyi Community

The Corporate Social Responsibility wing of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has provided the Abotakyi Community in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern...

He marked my forehead with a screwdriver – Skrewfaze narrates how he got his moniker [Video]

Ghanaian musician Jehoshaphat Kwabena Eshun, popularly known as Screwfaze, has recounted a foul incident that led to his stage name, 'Skrewfaze'. According to him, during...

The church doesn’t hang in the sky; speak truth to power – Mahama urges clergy

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on church leaders to speak truth to power. According to him, the church, which serves as the moral...

Farouk Aliu Mahama supports over 70 students with scholarships

The Farouk Aliu Mahama Educational Care Fund (FAMEC-FUND), a scholarship fund set up by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu...

It’s totally wrong for an investigative journalist to entrap people with money – Francisca Enchill

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian investigative journalist with Corruption Watch, Francisca Enchill, has shared her candid view about entrapment. The reigning GJA best investigative and female...

I will rather listen to Becca’s ‘You lied to Me’ than read Matthew Chapter 5 – Kyiri Abosom

The Founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Centre, Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has described the Bible...

Kofi Adams backs Mahama’s statement on EC 

Member of Parliament (MP) for Buem Constituency, Kofi Adams, has supported former President John Mahama’s statement that the Electoral Commission (EC) lacks transparency. Having a...

Why Elon Musk has unblocked everyone on Twitter and want others to do the same

Tesla CEO and the new Twitter head Elon Musk announced that he has unblocked everyone he blocked in the past on the microblogging platform. On...

Two mechanics die in ghastly accident while on test drive with customer’s car

Two mechanic apprentices have died in a ghastly accident on the Taifa Bankyease to Atomic Down Roundabout Road in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency. The unfortunate incident...

At least 59 migrants dead, dozens feared missing as boat sinks in Italy [Video]

At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern...

Armed robbers steal credit union cash

Armed robbers have broken into the Holy Family Credit Union at Ashtown in Kumasi and made away with an amount of GH¢64,800. The runaway hoodlums,...

Akufo-Addo, Bawku Naba renew commitment to lasting peace

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Overlord of the Kusaug Traditional Area, Naba Abugrago Azoka II, have renewed their commitment to amicably resolve...

Diana Asamoah eyes NPP running mate position

Gospel singer Diana Asamoah has expressed her interest and readiness to be the New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate for the 2024 election. Miss Asamoah...

Sad scenes as KNUST holds vigil for student who fell from 4th floor of Ultimate Hostel

A candle light procession has been held in honour of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) level 200 Industrial Art student...

It’s ungodly for a Christian to eat ‘kusie and akrantie’ – Great Ampong

Great Ampong, born Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong, a gospel musician, has said it’s ungodly for a Christian to eat grasscutter and other unclean animals. “When...

10 people arrested in Chereponi communal clashes

Police at Chereponi in the North East Region have arrested 10 suspects after a communal clash at Wenchike last week. The clash was said to...

KNUST international students to stay with Ghanaian families

International students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will have the opportunity to stay in Ghanaian family homes. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof....