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EC sacks returning officer over gross misconduct

The Agona West Municipality office of the Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed Mrs. Yaa Esiwa Forson, the Returning officer of the Swedru Wawase/Nyamedam/ Amponsah...

More than 57,000 contesting District Level Elections

More than 57,0000 candidates are contesting the nationwide District Assembly and Unit Committee elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 17. Of the figure, 18,519 are vying...

Northern Dev’t Authority CEO sacked

The Chief Executive Officer of Northern Development Authority has been sacked. A letter from President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Executive Secretary, Nana Bediatuo Asante stated no reason for...

Who is your lawyer? – Court quizzes Kasoa Cop Killer

The Kaneshie District Court on Monday demanded to know the actual lawyer of Eric Kojo Duah, the man who allegedly shot and killed two...

Video: Zoe Outreach Embassy pastor ‘beaten’ by angry customers

The Head Pastor and founder of Zoe Outreach Embassy, Pastor Kelvin Kwesi Kobiri, was nearly assaulted by some aggrieved customers of Zoe investments. READ:...

Weather conditions can affect ‘Best Before’ dates of processed foods – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is warning consumers to be careful about ‘Best Before’ dates on food products in the country.  According ...

NPA reverses decision to increase BOST margin on petroleum products

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reversed with immediate effect its earlier decision to increase the BOST margin on petroleum products by 100 per...

Video: Couple with 3 children with rare abnormal growth left devastated

The abnormal condition of three children with growth disorder in Asante-Akyem North District of the Ashanti Region has left their parents devastated. Doctors at the...

Surge in new Polio cases in Ghana

There has been a surge in the number of polio cases across the country since July this year, and this has been an issue of...

NDC calls for discipline among members ahead of 2020 polls

The opposition the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has, in a press statement, cautioned members of the party to refrain from media exchanges that promote...

Listen: What NDC will change in free SHS policy

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has clarified its position on the flagship free Senior High School (SHS) policy of the Akufo-Addo-led administration. READ: School...

Minority to boycott CJ nominee vetting

The Minority in Parliament says it won’t take part in the scheduled vetting of the Chief Justice nominee on December 21, 2019. A statement from...

JoyNews’ Seth Kwame Boateng grabs 3rd Master’s degree from University of Leeds

One of the country’s decorated journalists, Seth Kwame Boateng, has graduated with a third Master’s degree from the University of Leeds in the United...

Zambia legalises Marijuana production

The Zambian government has finally approved a proposal to legalise the production of Marijuana. The production of Marijuana in Zambia will, however, be restricted to...

School bus conductor crushed to death

Conductor of Pentecost Preparatory School in Koforidua, Eastern region, was crushed to death while attempting to jump on the moving vehicle. The 55-year-old deceased, identified...

Listen: Minority threatens govt over petroleum prices

The Minority in Parliament is demanding an immediate withdrawal of the 100 percent increase imposed on BOST margins on petroleum prices. The Minority spokesperson on...

All set for District Assembly elections – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says all is set for Tuesday's district assembly and unit committee elections. At a press briefing in Accra Monday...

President ‘sacks’ U.S. Ambassador for defending gay couple

Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the United States (US) Ambassador to leave the country after the diplomat criticised the African state for sentencing a...

EC to determine cost of District Assembly elections after polls

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will determine the cost of the Assembly election by the close of polls on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. According...

Fuel price hike possible due to continuous cedi depreciation – IES warns

Energy think tank Institute for Energy Security (IES), has warned of a possible increment in the price of fuel by the end of December...

Popular Nigerian Actress shows bullet injuries, thanks God for saving her from assassins

Angela Okorie has shared a photo showing the bullet wounds she sustained after she was attacked by persons she believed were hired assassins in the...

Listen: I will continue to haunt you if… – Roads Minister to shoddy contractors

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amaoako Atta, is peeved about the number of shoddy roads being constructed in the country. The phenomenon, he said,...

Ghana’s Consulate General in New York processes 216 visas daily

There has been a scramble for visas at the various consulates and embassies of Ghana across the United States of America (USA) with over...

Listen: District Elections: Fmr assembly members give up after one term

After just one term of representing their communities, some former assembly members have given up due to what they described as frustration. They said their...

Policeman shoots driver’s mate

Lance Corporal Frank Amoako has been placed in police custody by the Western Regional Police Command for allegedly shooting a driver’s mate...

Three districts won’t participate in Assembly elections – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced three districts will not participate in the District Assemblies and Unit Committee elections slated for Tuesday, December 17,...

Listen: Middle Belt Authority reveals major challenges of $1 million per constituency projects

The Chief Executive Officer of the Middle Belt Development Authority, Joe Danquah, has revealed two major challenges hindering the implementation of the $1 million...

Zambia gay rights row: US ambassador ‘threatened’ over jailing of couple

The United States (US) ambassador to Zambia has said he has been threatened over his comments on the sentencing of a gay couple, deepening...

Pastor slams Netflix over gay Christian movie

American media-services provider and production company has come under attack over a movie titled, 'Gay Jesus'. The movie, which sparked an outrage after Nigerian televangelist...

FDA warns consumers over ‘Best Before’ dates on products [Audio]

The Food and Drugs Authority is warning consumers to be careful of 'Best Before' dates on food products in the country. According to Chief...

List of ‘One Million One Constituency’ projects outlined by MBDA boss [Video]

The Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) has outlined a number of projects that have been completed under government's 'One Million One Constituency' initiative within...

Metro Mass drivers embark on sit-down strike [Video]

Some passengers have been left stranded following a sit-down strike embarked upon by Metro Mass Transit drivers in Cape Coast in the Central Region.  The...

Listen: Man who raped pregnant woman put before court

Lukeman Sanche, a 25-year-old accused of raping a seven-month-old pregnant woman, is to be put before court today, Monday, December 16, 2019. The alleged rape...

Mankessim shootings: Police accused of demanding GH¢ 2,310 from family of deceased [Audio]

The family of Kofi Yamoah, a man shot and killed during the ‘outdooring’ of a Queenmother at Mankessim in the Central region has appealed...

Record-breaking feat: Check out the Caribbean girl who is Miss World 2019

It's the first time in history that black women hold the titles for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and Miss...

Insane video of church members drinking pastor’s bath water infuriates Ghanaians

A video of members of a so-called church drinking their church leader's bath water has angered the Ghanaian public. The video, which became an instant...

The African women trafficked to India for sex

BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa, where they are then forced into sex work to satisfy...

Newlyweds commit suicide over wedding debt

Two families in Kisumu are mourning their two children who, together, committed suicide four days after their beautiful wedding. According to sources, the new couple...

Woman delivers in tricycle over lack of ambulance

A 21-year old woman in labour has been compelled to deliver in a tricycle due to the lack of ambulance at Kpaglaghi in...

Police raid ‘Facebook fetish priests’

Police have arrested two ‘fake’ Fetish priests who allegedly use social media especially Facebook to defraud inspecting members of the public under the guise...