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Man commits suicide at Aplaku Israel

A 40-year-old man last Friday committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling at Aplaku Israel, near Weija in Accra. Neighbours claimed they saw the...

GH¢26M Military Barracks project underway

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the commencement of the National Barracks Regeneration Project, in fulfillment of the pledge the NPP...

Video: Lady crippled after abortion

A middle aged woman is now a cripple after she aborted a five months old pregnancy. Patricia Boamah’s dream in life was shuttered when she...

Hot audio: Girl, 15 gang-raped by four boys

A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been assaulted sexually by four school boys at Awutu Bontrase in the Central region Tuesday. According to reports, victim was...

5 bodies sighted in Nsuta-Prestea mining pit

Rescue workers in the Prestea-Nsuta mining disaster have sighted five more bodies as the hope of rescuing survivors in the 80-feet pit turns into...

Hot Audio: Chinese galamseyers taking over jackpot operations in Asikuma

The Presiding Member of the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Assembly in the Central Region, Isharck Kwasi Anakwa is claiming some Chinese illegal miners in...

Jehovah’s Witnesses welcome all to 2017 “Don't give up!” convention

Jehovah’s Witnesses will soon hold their annual regional conventions at the Accra Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baatsona, Spintex Road. They extend an open...

PHOTOS: Tema Flour Mills staff protest over unpaid salaries

Workers of Tema Flour Mills on Wednesday 5 June demonstrated over unpaid salaries and other incentives. According to the workers, they have not been paid...

My wife applies for UK visa too – Jon Benjamin

Outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin has said that immigration rules by the British government cannot be circumvented to favour any individual...

COCOBOD suspends ‘cocoa roads’ projects

COCOBOD has suspended the much criticized construction of cocoa roads after an interim audit revealed a lot of discrepancies in the project, its Chief...

I have never pointed a gun at any human before – father of late Major Mahama.

Father of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, Captain Dennis Mahama (Rtd) has disclosed that, he never pointed a gun at any human to...

Anas awarded for anti-corruption crusade

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was awarded at the just ended maiden Ghana Shippers Awards for his outstanding work in crusading against corruption. His...

How 17 miners died in Nsuta; The inside story by a survivor

More than 17 illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ operators, have been confirmed dead in a mining pit at Nsuta, a gold mining community...

One body retrieved from collapsed mining pit at Prestea-Nsuta

One body has been recovered from the pit which caved in trapping seventeen illegal miners underground at Nsuta near Prestea in the Western...

Revive NHIS – Bawumia tells new board

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has tasked the incoming board of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to use their experience and expertise to...

Parliament to probe how 86 vehicles were abandoned

Parliament has given indications it will investigate how for over 16 years, some 86 cross country vehicles imported by the government, have been left...

Hot audio: 'NDC bigwigs 'bribing' me to defend BOST MD'

Chairman of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) is claiming both the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are ‘trying...

Boy, 7 drowns while playing hide-and-seek

A family is grieving the loss of their 7-year-old boy who drowned while playing hide-and seek known in local parlance as ‘pilolo’. The deceased, Richmond...

Ghanaian chef to cook ‘waakye’ for Queen Elizabeth

Ghanaian chef, Chef Elijah Amoo Addo has accepted a request by Queen Elizabeth to cook for her. Elijah Amoo Addo, a food stylist, was in...

Hot Audio: Kwanyako youth to demonstrate over lack of jobs

Residents in Agona Kwanyako in the Central Region are demonstrating against opinion leaders in the town for failure on their part to call on...

Hot Audio: Gov’t to consult deity to rescue trapped miners

Fetish priests are being consulted to help rescue the 14 galamseyers trapped in the pit at Nsuta near Prestea in the Western Region. Deputy Minister...

BNI, National Security clear BOST MD

The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company (BOST), Alfred Obeng has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Bureau of...

Audio: Unemployed veterinary technicians picket at MOFA

Members of the Coalition of Unposted Veterinary Technicians are picketing the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) today over the government’s failure to give...

Woyome loses oral examination appeal

The Supreme Court has dismissed businessman Alfred Woyome's motion seeking to halt his oral examination by the Attorney General. The court on June 8 granted...

Names of some E/R journalists found on NADMO payroll

It has emerged that some journalists in the Eastern Region perceived to be pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) had their names inserted unto the payroll...

14 remain trapped in Prestea-Nsuta galamsey pit 48 hours after collapse

Close to 48 hours after the collapse of an illegal mining pit in Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region, 14 out of the 19 small-scale...

Rains cause havoc in Kumasi, Obuasi

Torrential rains that fell in the Ashanti Region on Sunday has caused a lot of havoc, exposing the daunting task facing government of Ghana...

Kumasi Abrepo residents live in fear after crocodile storms house

Residents of a house at Kokoase at Abrepo Junction in the Bantama Municipality of the Ashanti Region were shocked to have received an unwanted...

Police declare owners of collapsed Galamsey pit wanted

Police in the Western Region have declared owners of a Galamsey pit believed to have killed about 14 people in Prestea Nsuta wanted. 17 people...

Man 30, commits suicide for fear of losing girlfriend

A 30 year old man over the weekend, committed suicide at Axim, Western Region, over a misunderstanding with his girlfriend. The deceased Kweku Mensah, who...

School bus falls into valley at Lake Bosomtwe; One student trapped, another missing

One person is feared dead, one missing and more than forty others injured after a school bus plunged into a valley near Lake Bosomtwe...

14 feared dead in galamsey pit

Fourteen out of 19 illegal small scale miners (galamseyers) have been trapped in the belly of the earth since Sunday, July 2. The accident occurred...

16 Chained mentally challenged rescued at prayer camp

A team from the Mental Health Authority (MHA) stormed the Jesus Divine Prayer Camp at Fantsi Nyankumasi in the Central Region last Friday and...

Hot audio: ‘Witches are a blessing in disguise – Pentecost elder

An elder in the church of Pentecost says Christians are supposed to fear witches and wizards but rather see them as a blessing in...

Draft Bill on Zongo Development Fund to be ready in 2 weeks

The draft Bill on the Zongo Development Fund will be sent to Cabinet latest in weeks, Minister for Inner-City and Zongo Development, Alhaji Boniface...

Man 30, commits suicide for fear of break-up

A 30 year old man over the weekend, committed suicide at Axim, Western Region, over a misunderstanding with his girlfriend. The deceased Kweku Mensah, who...

Photos: Gender Ministry to support widows under Mama Zimbi Foundation

The 9th National Widows Alliance Conference (NAWAC-2017) hosted thousands of widows from across Ghana to commemorate the United Nation’s International Widows Day. The theme for...

Wa West District ‘leads’ Upper West with teenage pregnancy cases

District Chief Executive for Wa West, Laabiri Edward Sobo has expressed worry over the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in the district. Even though Mr...

Two Fulani men convicted for stealing cows

Two Fulani men caught with a stolen cow have been convicted by the Asante-Mampong District Magistrate Court. Ahmed Issah, a herdsman, and Abdul Malik, farmer,...

Ghana’s Multi TV builds a 3 million household market share with its “shrink to grow” channels strategy

Mass audience Free-To-Air satellite broadcasting platforms are relatively new to Africa. In partnership with SES, Multimedia Broadcasting has pioneered their development in Ghana. Russell...