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Man, 35, arrested for chopping off brother’s hand at Agona Abodom

A 35-year-old man, identified as Johnathan Baisie, has been arrested by police at Agona Abodom in the Agona West District of the Central Region...

Nine people trapped after mining pit collapses at Konongo

Nine miners have been trapped following the collapse of a mining pit on Wednesday evening at Konongo in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of...

Xenophobic attack: Preparations underway to evacuate first batch of Ghanaians – South Africa envoy (Audio)

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, says plans are underway to evacuate some Ghanaians who wish to return home following growing concerns...

Supreme Court gives Attorney-General seven days to respond in KIA renaming case

The Supreme Court has directed the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to file a response within seven days in a legal challenge contesting the...

Ghanaian pastor in Canada jailed over assault case involving 13-year-old congregant

A Canadian court has sentenced Emmanuel Yeboah, a 38-year-old self-styled Ghanaian pastor based in Barrie, to 18 months in prison following his conviction in...

Three including Ghanaian brothers indicted in alleged romance fraud targeting elderly Americans

Two Ghanaian brothers and a woman based in the United States have been indicted over their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud network...

Adu-Boahene trial: GH¢7.2m was transferred into Director of NSB’s account – Prosecution witness insists

The third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former National Signals Bureau (NSB)boss, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has told an Accra High Court that a...

No more blanket tax waiver exemptions – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will no longer grant blanket tax waiver exemptions on import duties, stating that future exemptions will...

Asante Akyem North MP safe in Netherlands, expected to return soon – Aide

The Deputy Communications Officer for the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, says the legislator is safe in the Netherlands...

Health Minister orders posting of doctors, midwives to Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital after maternal death

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has directed the immediate posting of three medical doctors and five midwives to the Mother and Child Hospital in...

NPP members storm Accra Regional Police Command (Video)

Leaders and supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Thursday gathered at the Greater Accra Regional Police Command following the invitation of one...

Whether or not Asante Akyem North MP is a twin – Aide speaks (Listen)

A close friend and spokesperson for the Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, Nana Poku Nyantakyi, says he has known the...

Asante Akyem North MP’s aide breaks silence on his detention in Netherlands (Audio)

Spokesperson and close friend of the Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, says his family and associates are still trying to...

Asante Akyem North MP’s arrest suggests existence of underlying charges against him – Appiagyei-Atua

Professor of International Law at the University of Ghana, Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the reported arrest of the Asante Akyem North MP, Kwame Ohene Frimpong,...

NHIA suspends 3 Pharmacies over suspected NHIS fraud

The National Health Insurance Authority (National Health Insurance Authority) has temporarily suspended three pharmacies from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over alleged fraudulent...

Mahama convenes special Cabinet meeting on Constitutional Review proposals today

President John Mahama is expected to chair a special Cabinet meeting today to determine government’s position on proposals arising from the constitutional review process,...

Jealous wife allegedly attacks husband’s side chick at Agona Nyakrom

A woman at Agona Nyakrom has reportedly sustained severe eye injuries after she was allegedly attacked by another woman over accusations of having an...

2026 WASSCE: KNUST SHS records one death, another candidate pregnant

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School in Kumasi has confirmed the death of one of its candidates following a...

Midwife, 5 others remanded over alleged child trafficking, 74-year-old woman granted bail

The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court has remanded six persons into police custody over their alleged involvement in a child trafficking and child stealing syndicate...

Asante Akyem North MP was on a private visit to the UK — Dafeamekpor on arrest

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has provided clarity on the recent detention of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene...

Detained Asante Akyem North MP is in good condition – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip of Parliament has disclosed that Asante Akyem North legislator Kwame Ohene Frimpong, who is currently being detained at Schiphol Airport...

Abronye re-arrested and remanded for two weeks (Video)

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been remanded into police custody for...

Two stabbed as violence erupts at Tepa Akwasiase NPP Polling Station election

The Tepa Akwasiase Zongo polling station election of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ahafo Ano North Constituency of the Ashanti Region turned...

2026 WASSCE begins today

Final-year Senior High School (SHS) students across Ghana have joined their counterparts in other West African countries to begin the 2026 West African Senior...

Parliament confirms detention of Asante Akyem North MP in Amsterdam

Parliament has confirmed that the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In...

Mahama approves evacuation of 300 Ghanaians from South Africa over xenophobic attacks

President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential approval for the immediate evacuation of 300 Ghanaians currently residing in South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks...

Agona West NPP issues 24-hour ultimatum to Police over arrest of Organiser

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region and the Agona West Constituency have given the Ghana Police Service and the government a...

Hemang youth hunt for man accused of defiling teenage boys after police bail

Tension is mounting in the Hemang community in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region as some angry youth launch a manhunt...

Agona West NPP Organiser’s whereabouts remain unknown – Nana B reveals after arrest (Audio)

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it still does not know the whereabouts of its Agona West Constituency Organiser, David Essandoh, popularly known as...

Agona West NPP demands release of Organiser after ‘rambo-style’ arrest

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Agona West is demanding the immediate release of its Constituency Organiser, David Essendon, popularly known as Sam Toys,...

Agona West NPP Organiser reportedly arrested

The Agona West Constituency Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), David Essendon, popularly known as Sam Toys, has reportedly been arrested by a...

Tamale Police probe alleged assault, blackmail and circulation of woman’s nude Video

Police in Tamale in the Northern Region have begun investigations into the alleged assault, filming and attempted blackmail of a young woman after her...

GMA offers legal and mental health support to staff named in Charles Amissah’s death

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it has put in place psychological, psychiatric and legal support for health professionals implicated in the Charles Amissah...

Fire destroys parts of Nima Market

A fire outbreak swept through parts of the Nima Market late Monday night, destroying goods and properties belonging to several traders. The fire reportedly started...

Jealous ex-boyfriend allegedly sets rival’s house ablaze at Jema

A suspected jealous boyfriend has allegedly set a house ablaze at Jema following a misunderstanding involving his ex-girlfriend and her new partner. The incident occurred...

A/R: 34-year-old man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of teenage boys at Kronum

The police at Kodie have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly having sexual relations with over teenage 20 boys at Kronum-Heman in the Ashanti...

Four dead, others injured in Accra–Kumasi highway accident

Four people have died following a fatal road accident at Odumasi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality. The incident occurred on...

Okaikwei Central NPP executive allegedly assaulted after election meeting

The 1st Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Okaikwei Central Constituency, Alhaji Harruna Rafik, has alleged that he was violently...

Ayanfuri Mmratehene dies after accidentally shooting himself during funeral dance

The Ayanfuri community in the Upper Denkyira West District has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of the Mmratehene of the Ayanfuri...

Police dismisses claims of paper leakage, bribery in promotion examination

The Ghana Police Service has strongly denied allegations of paper leakage and bribery in a recent police promotion examination. In a statement issued by the...