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Innocent teacher jailed 20 years over defilement regains freedom

The Accra High Court has acquitted Maxwell Bernieh, a teacher who was wrongly convicted of defilement in 2016. The judgment comes after Mr Bernieh had...

Woman’s head found in shower after decapitation by her husband

The Texas woman who was allegedly decapitated by her husband was found in a pool of blood near the couple’s bed — and her head was...

ECG prepares grounds for tension-free year in Krobo District

From the latter part of 2021 to 2022, Krobo district under Tema region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) stood out as a...

Trader who allegedly defrauded driver granted bail

A 52-year-old trader, who allegedly took GHS28,000.00 from a driver under the pretext of obtaining a Mexican Visa for him but failed, has been...

Heavy security presence at Buipe following disturbances

There is heavy military and police presence in Buipe in the Savannah Region following some disturbances in the area. Some persons besieged the Damongo Police...

Okudzeto Ablakwa hauls Rev Kusi Boateng to CHRAJ

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the...

Police vehicle crashes man on Damongo-Busunu highway

An unidentified middle-aged man has been crashed to death in a motor accident involving a police vehicle on the Damongo-Busunu highway in the Savannah...

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2023 launched

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, now in its eighth year. Journalists from across...

Alan Kyerematen hands over to Abu Jinapor [Photos]

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has officially handed over the sector to caretaker minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor. This follows a directive...

Police to evacuate personnel from Apromase barracks after fire incident

The Ghana Police Service has announced the evacuation of personnel from a facility housing the officers at Apromase for a complete assessment after a...

Akufo-Addo’s colleague opens up about their working relationship

A colleague of President Nana Akufo-Addo, Yaw Nsarkoh, has opened up about his working relationship with Him. To him, the recent economic challenges among other...

ECG to undertake maintenance works, check out affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will from Tuesday, January 17, 2023, undertake maintenance works in some parts of Accra. The...

Unrest in Burkina Faso as 50 women are abducted

Some 50 women have been abducted by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, local officials say. Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were...

Survivor of 2005 Ghanaians’ massacre testifies at German court

A survivor of the 2005 Ghanaians massacre in Gambia, Martin Kyere, is set to testify in a German court this week. This follows the arrest...

Man who survived more than a decade in a coma woke up to tell a remarkable story

A man who was ‘locked’ inside his body for years while still being able to hear, see and comprehend everything around him has shared...

Major Mahama trial: Accused person reveals what he did to deceased in video

Bernard Asamoah, alias Daddy, an accused person in the trial of the 14 alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Adams Mahama, has told...

I have always known Rev Kusi Boateng as Adu Gyamfi – National Cathedral CEO [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Have Always Known Rev Kusi Boateng As Adu Gyamfi - National Cathedral CEO The Executive Director of the National Cathedral project,...

Check out beautiful videos as Black Sherif steals spotlight at 8th AFRIMA Awards

Popular Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif performed at the just-ended 8th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) which was held in Dakar, Senegal. The...

NCA approves sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has granted conditional approval for the transfer of 70 percent of government’s shares in Ghana Telecommunications Company...

PURC increases electricity and water tariffs; check out details

The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission has increased electricity and water tariffs by 29.96% and 8.3% respectively. The new rates take effect from February 1,...

NSS poised to support education in Ghana

The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Osei Assibey Antwi, has affirmed the preparedness of the scheme towards the development of education...

Easy access to quality justice delivery our priority – Chief Justice

Easy access to quality justice delivery, at all levels, is the top priority of the judicial system, Justice Anin Yeboah, the Chief Justice, has...

French court orders town to remove statue of Virgin Mary

A French court has ordered a small town to remove a statue of the Virgin Mary, saying the religious display violates the separation of...

Activities to mark first anniversary of Apiate explosion announced

Apiate, a town between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Western Region, will from Wednesday, 18 January 2022, commemorate the first anniversary of the explosion...

Minority calls for immediate suspension of Debt Exchange Programme

The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate suspension of the government's Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) Programme. To the Caucus, the programme has...

How this Kumawood actor lost GH¢120,000 to galamsey will shock you

Kumawood star, Ras Nene, also known as Dr. Likee, has recounted how he invested an initial amount of GH¢70,000 in illegal mining, known in...

2-year-old girl killed in church building collapse at Kwadaso

A church building has suddenly collapsed, killing a two-year-old girl and also causing body injuries to a 45-year-old man. The lifeless body of the deceased,...

Full speech: Minority’s address on Debt Exchange Programme

The Minority in Parliament has expressed dissatisfaction with the government's Debt Exchange Programme. The Caucus has reiterated the country is already in a bad...

Man grabbed over alleged contract killing attempt at Ekwamasi

A man at Ekwamasi, a town in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region, Kofi Badu, has been arrested for contracting someone...

IGP heads to Kumasi over death of Policeman, family in fire incident

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has visited Kumasi following the tragic death of a policeman and his family in a...

NLA strikes again, goes after illegal lotto operators

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) will in the coming days revoke the licenses of Private Lotto Operators who have not yet regularized their operations...

Individual bondholders threaten demo over Debt Exchange Programme

The Ghana Individual Bondholders Forum says they will organise a demonstration against the government if it goes ahead and include investments in the ongoing...

Jomoro MP surprises daughter, Fantana with new Range Rover [Photos]

Singer and businesswoman, Francine Koffie aka Fantana, has received a brand new Range Rover from her mother, Jomoro MP, Dorcas Affo-Toffey. Fantana took to...

Why Special Prosecutor has been unsuccessful in corruption fight – Prof Gyampo

Political Scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has expressed disappointment in the Office of the Special Prosecutor with regards to the fight against corruption. Speaking on...

Policeman, family killed in fire outbreak

A police officer with the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has been killed after fire gutted his residence at Apromase. The policeman died together...

Education Ministry to appoint Dean of Disciplinary Affairs in SHS

The Ministry of Education (MoE) says it will soon appoint a Dean of Disciplinary Affairs in the various senior high schools in the country.  Their...

Latest video of Mahama on ‘grandpa’ duties melts hearts [Watch]

Former President John Mahama is still basking in euphoria over the birth of his first grandchild. The baby, who happens to be a girl,...

Court orders National Security, Attorney General to apologise to journalist

The Accra High Court has ordered three State institutions to apologise to Emmanuel Ajarfor Abugri, editor of ModernGhana.com news portal, for human rights violations. The parties...

Soldier allegedly shoots man at Aflao

A 35-year-old man, Kwaku Tengey, is battling for his life after he was allegedly shot by a yet-to-be-identified military man at Aflao in the...

Man arrested over COCOBOD recruitment scam

Bernard Frimpong Boateng, unemployed, who allegedly collected GHC21, 800 under the pretext of facilitating the recruitment of three persons into COCOBOD but failed has...