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Convicted fraudster Eric Afoakwa arrested after years on the run

The Ghana Police Service has arrested convicted fraudster Eric Afoakwa, popularly known as "Chad", who had been on the run after being sentenced in...

Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s will reading confirms Akofena as Kantanka empire successor

The Accra High Court has confirmed Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena as successor to the Kantanka Empire after the reading of the will of the...

Alajo family’s struggle for survival a week after floods

A week after the devastating floods swept through parts of Accra, 53-year-old Yaa Kyekye is still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy...

Nana Ama Bonsu I unveiled as new Asantehemaa

Nana Ama Bonsu I has been officially unveiled as the new Asantehemaa, ushering in a new era of traditional leadership in the Asante Kingdom. The...

Accra floods: “These products may be on the market” – CEO cautions public after looting from warehouse in Tema

The Chief Executive Officer of Three Dreamers Manufacturing Ltd, Bismark Offei Ansah, has expressed deep concern after floodwaters destroyed part of his warehouse at...

Young lady found dead on tree at Atwima Mponua District

A young lady believed to be in her late 20s has been found dead in a bush at Anyinamso No. 1 in the Atwima...

Woman found dead, mother unconscious with 12-year-old girl in critical condition at Effiduase

A 26-year-old woman has been found dead inside a container shop at the Effiduase Airport community in the New Juaben North Municipality of the...

Education Minister directs GTEC to withdraw directive on university lecturers’ post-retirement contracts

Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately withdraw its controversial letter on the retirement and post-retirement...

Fashion designer found dead, half-naked at Trom Dominion City in Koforidua

The lifeless body of a middle-aged man was discovered, Sunday morning, at Trom Dominion City, a developing community within the Adweso Town Electoral Area...

Police investigate viral video of alleged misconduct involving policewoman in Ashanti North

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video circulating on social media that allegedly captures misconduct involving a...

4-year-old boy swept away by river in Ga South

A four-year-old boy has been swept away by the River Adjei at Nurses Junction in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region,...

Lashibi robbery attempt turns deadly as mobile money vendor kills attacker

The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle after a robber was killed during an attack on a mobile...

Ex-NAFCO CEO arrested at Airport for alleged attempt to empty frozen account

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport while...

Fire destroys house master’s office, storeroom at Adonten SHS

Firefighters from the Aburi and Akropong Fire Stations have contained a fire outbreak at Adonten Senior High School, preventing the blaze from spreading beyond...

“I lost everything… the house is empty” – Dennis Miracles Aboagye recounts flood ordeal

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Communications Director to the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2028 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has recounted the devastating impact of the...

I’m fulfilling my father’s final wishes, not chasing inheritance – Adwoa Safo

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has dismissed claims that the ongoing dispute surrounding the Kristo Asafo Mission is about her...

FDA shuts down Nungua lounge over alleged illicit drug possession, two arrested

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down the Italian Boy Lounge at Nungua Kantamanto following an operation that uncovered suspected illicit drugs...

Floods: Two bodies recovered at Adakope near Weija

The remains of two persons suspected to have died in recent flooding have been retrieved at Adakope near Weija in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality of...

GNFS contains tanker fire after deadly crash on Akosombo–Tema highway

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a tanker fire following a fatal road crash at Teye Kwame on the Akosombo–Tema Highway...

Foreign Affairs Ministry introduces fast-track passport replacement for flood victims

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced an expedited process for replacing passports lost or damaged during the recent floods, as government intensifies efforts...

Truck bursts into flames at Wassa Akropong, driver reportedly escapes unhurt

A truck driver is reported to have escaped unharmed after the vehicle he was driving burst into flames while moving through Wassa Akropong. In a...

Ghanaian former security guard who fled to Ghana with £117,000 bank heist cash jailed in UK

A former G4S security guard has been jailed for three years and four months in the United Kingdom after using his old work uniform...

Supreme Court dismisses all cases challenging Gertrude Torkornoo’s removal as Chief Justice

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed consolidated cases challenging the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, bringing finality to the domestic legal battles...

Court throws out Abu Trica’s application to stop his extradition to the U.S

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by Ghanaian socialite Fredrick Kum, popularly known as Abu Trica, seeking to stop his extradition...

“I am helpless, losing my mind” — Trader loses 15 shops in Odawna Market fire

A popular trader at the Odawna Plastic Market, Georgina Larbi, popularly known as “Happy Yourself”, is in deep pain after losing 15 shops and...

Gov’t condemns killing of Ghanaian in South Africa, demands justice

The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned the killing of a Ghanaian national, Mr. Bashiru Isak, during anti-immigrant demonstrations in South Africa, describing the...

South Africa: One Ghanaian shot dead during mass xenophobic protests

A Ghanaian tailor has been shot dead in his shop in Cape Town, South Africa, during violent protests targeting foreign nationals, the Ghana High...

Accra Floods: Alajo resident halts body recovery over payment dispute with NADMO

A resident of Alajo identified as Atinka has made news after he demanded GH¢3,000 from National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) officials before continuing to...

3 arrested in Bolgatanga for trafficking girls into prostitution

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in Bolgatanga over their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation that reportedly forced...

Fear grips Nante-Zongo residents as faulty fuel tanker is abandoned for 4 days

Residents of Nante-Zongo in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region are living in fear after a fuel tanker loaded with petrol...

Accra floods not a disaster; God has exposed our irresponsibility – Nukpenu (Video)

The Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has described the recent flooding in Accra as “not a catastrophe...

One dead, another injured after fire guts fuel tanker at Asutuare Junction

A tanker driver has been burnt to death while his mate sustained injuries in a vehicular fire involving a diesel tanker at Asutuare Junction...

Bortianor flood victims drowning in clean-up costs

For residents of Bortianor, S.C.C., and Block Factory in Ngleshie Amanfro in the  Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, last Monday’s torrential...

Nigerian national arrested in Ghana in FBI and INTERPOL-linked cybercrime investigation

A Nigerian national has been arrested, arraigned, and remanded in custody following a major cybercrime investigation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the Ghana...

Poultry farmer appeals for help after floods wipe out nearly entire flock

A poultry farmer at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region has appealed to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other government agencies for...

Man found dead on Kasoa-Accra highway after heavy downpour

A man believed to be in his 30s has been found dead on the Kasoa–Accra Highway at the SCC area following Monday’s heavy downpour. The...

It’ll take a miracle; I don’t know how to start all over – Fashion designer says after loss in Tse Addo floods

Accra-based fashion designer Michael Brett Odoom, co-founder of The Cultured Man (Nateev), is counting heavy losses after flash floods submerged his home and workshop...

Mahama directs release of GH¢300m for flood relief and mitigation

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund to support urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts...

Uncompleted three-storey building collapses at Tabora after downpour (Video)

A seven-bedroom, three-storey building under construction has collapsed at Tabora Number 9 in Accra following torrential rains on Monday. The incident occurred around 9 p.m....

GMet warns of more rain, thunderstorms across Southern Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast more rain and thunderstorms across parts of southern Ghana on Tuesday, warning residents to prepare for possible...