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3 remanded over gold scam and robbery

Three accused persons standing trial for gold scam and robbery were on December 5, 2022 remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The...

World Lottery boss, other global lottery gurus in Ghana for NLA@60

Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) will host the President of the World Lottery Association, Madam Rebecca Paul an American and General Secretary Lynne Roiter...

Bereaved families of youth murdered in Sunyani appeal to IGP

The bereaved families of the two young people allegedly murdered at Brosankro-Aprakukrom in the Sunyani West Municipality have appealed to the Inspector General of...

Beautiful photos drop as Volta Regional NPP Secretary ties knot with Deputy Women’s Organiser

When faithful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) met at Dzodze over the weekend, it was not for political reasons but to witness and...

Driver jailed for bribing police officer with Ghc 5

Many commercial drivers have normalized, if not justified bribing police officers to get away with committing road traffic offences.A taxi driver, David Ayensu, who...

Akufo-Addo commissions Afienya road over bridge on Tema-Mpakadan railway line

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 6th December 2022, commissioned the Afienya Road Over Bridge, a key component of...

Academic City engineering students invent ventilators to support health care

Nicholas Adjabn, head of Biomedical Engineering unit, has commended engineers for venturing into innovation field to explore opportunities to design and develop technologies to...

Adrobaa school bus accident: Chief performs rituals after death of 5 pupils

Traditional leaders at Adrobaa, a farming community in the Tano North Municipal of the Ahafo Region have performed rituals to pacify the land after...

Road tolls: We will no longer be paying 50 pesewas and ₵1 – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has said that road tolls will no more be collected by human beings when the levy...

Nautyca & Michy team up on new banger, ‘Good Feeling’

De Holy Empire’s Emperor, Nautyca has joined forces once again with Michy for yet another banger dubbed, ‘Good Feeling’. This would be their third record...

Parliament approves 2023 budget

Parliament has approved the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2023 fiscal year, after heated arguments from both sides of the House. This comes...

Tamale Teaching Hospital Acting CEO resigns

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has announced the resignation of Dr Kareem Mumuni as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Hospital. It is unclear...

NDC congress: Mahama appeals for funds from 500k Ghanaians

Former President John Mahama is appealing for funds from Ghanaians in support of the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) upcoming 10th National Delegates Congress. The...

All you need to know as Bank of Ghana upgrades GH¢1 coin

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has upgraded the GH¢1 coin with some enhanced security features. According to a statement issued by the Central Bank on...

Govt might have over-borrowed – John Kumah admits

The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has conceded that government might have over-borrowed in its quest to transform the economic fortunes of the...

2022 World Cup: Black Stars players were distracted – Osei Owusu Bempah

Veteran Sports Journalist, Osei Owusu Bempah, has opined the Black Stars camp in Qatar being flooded with a lot of people who had “no...

How patients at Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital were pampered ahead of Christmas

Foundation for Mentally Challenged Ghana - A non profit making organisation has served patients of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital with acts of kindness. The assorted items...

GWCL to cut water supply to parts of Accra; check out affected areas

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced a 48-hour interruption in the supply of water to certain parts of Accra. The development, according...

Forget it! We’ll not reduce transport fares – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union(GPRTU) has stated categorically that it has no intention of reducing transport fares following the recent reduction in fuel...

I won the award not because of my father’s position in govt – 2022 National Best Farmer

Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, the 2022 National Best Farmer, has denied winning the award because of the designation of his father, Daasebre Nana Otuo...

GIJ merges with 2 other institutions to become UniMAC

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL), and National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) will now be known as the...

Farmer imprisoned over inability to pay GHS 3,400 court fine

A 23-year-old farmer, Nuhu Seidu, who was fined for assaulting a male nurse at Grupe, a farming community in the West Gonja Municipality of...

No more airplane mode – EU to allow calls on flights

Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use their phones to full effect in the sky. The European Commission...

Phase 2 of Tema Motorway Roundabout expansion works begin

Construction work on phase two of the three-tier interchange at the Tema end of the Accra-Tema Motorway has commenced. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on...

Indonesia: Parliament creates new law banning sex before marriage

Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten...

Police hunt MPs who attacked female colleague in parliament

Police in Senegal are searching for two opposition lawmakers who attacked a female MP during a brawl in parliament last week.  Massata Samb slapped...

Agric Minister begins tour of Northern Ghana

The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), D. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is currently touring northern Ghana. The visit, which is the last leg of the...

Ugandan doctors kneel to appeal to President to contest for the 7th time

Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) were seen kneeling before President Yoweri Museveni to beg that he contests for the country’s presidency in...

I’m a grandfather – Mahama proudly announces grandchild’s birth

Former President John Mahama has proudly announced the safe birth of his grandchild. According to him, the baby, who happens to be a girl,...

Samuel Eto’o ‘kicks fan in face’ after Brazil vs South Korea clash [Watch]

Samuel Eto’o has been caught on camera kneeing a photographer in the head at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. The Cameroonian legend has...

YEA increases monthly allowances for CPAs

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has increased the monthly allowances paid to the Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) by about thirty percent. This was revealed by...

Meet Jackie Appiah’s adorable mother [Video+Photos]

A rare image of Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah's adorable mother has popped up on social media and Ghanaians cannot keep calm. The mother, Janet...

Nurses and Midwives upset over govt’s Debt Exchange Programme

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has expressed displeasure over the government’s debt exchange programme. The Association has described the programme as unfair...

Ghana to earn £‎1,000 per nurse in trade with UK – Health Minister

The Government of Ghana has announced a bilateral agreement with the British Government to send trained nurses to the United Kingdom (UK) in exchange...

Economic crisis: Be cautious, we’re in this together – Ofori-Atta to media

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has warned the media to be cautious and disseminate accurate information regarding the current economic crisis and its debt...

Popular American actress dies at 71

Actress Kirstie Alley, best known for her role in the comedy series Cheers in the 1980s and 90s, has died of cancer at 71,...

South Korea boss Paulo Bento quits after World Cup elimination

South Korea coach Paulo Bento says he is leaving his role following his team’s elimination from the 2022 World Cup in the last 16. Bento’s...

Sunyani Regional Hospital to be upgraded into teaching hospital by April 2023

The Sunyani Regional Hospital will be upgraded to a teaching hospital by the end of the first quarter of 2023, the Health Minister has...

Tracker exposes motorbike thief granted bail by court

A motorbike sprayer who was arrested through a tracker installed in a motorbike which he allegedly stole, is before court. Sulemana Haruna, 37, the accused person, was...

Nike part ways with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving

Nike has ended its sponsorship deal with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving one month after he promoted a documentary which contained anti-Semitic material on...