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KATH fundraiser: Lady Julia lauds ‘inspired act’ by Multimedia, First Lady, others

Wife of Asantehene, Lady Julia, has commended efforts by the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Multimedia Group and other organisations to give a facelift to the...

Hot audio: Suspended Church of Christ member disrupts service

Church service at the Akapoliso branch of the Church of Christ at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region was disrupted by a suspended church member. The...

Audio: All set for Save a Child, Save a Mother fund raiser in Kumasi

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo is whipping up support ahead of the much-anticipated fund raising ceremony to build a new mother and baby unit at...

President Akufo-Addo urges Muslims to abide by Ramadan principles

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has in a message commemorating the start of Ramadan, exhorted Muslims to commit to the principles of love, sacrifice...

LEAP beneficiaries appeal for increment in grant

Beneficiaries under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in the Tano South District of Brong-Ahafo Region, have appealed to the government to increase...

Kayayei honour Chief Justice

The Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood has been awarded by Head Porters (Kayayei) Association for her annual mentorship programme. The Mentoring Programme, which was introduced...

PHOTOS: Adom FM feeds, clothes 1000s

Thousands queued and many sat patiently waiting under canopies supplied by organisers awaiting their turn to be handed their share of the free food...

2017 Ramadan begins

Majority of Muslims across the world have begun this year’s holy month of fasting and prayers. The religious rite began on Saturday, May 27 and...

Audio: Somanya residents clash with ECG workers over ‘killer’ bills

Some residents of Somanya in the Eastern region have clashed with workers of the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) in the area over billing disagreements. The...

Captain Smart abandons microphone; leads 1000s to walk against corruption

It was an unfamiliar sight on Friday morning as traders and all persons going about their normal activities were greeted by trumpets and moaning...

Help fight galamsey – Akufo-Addo to soldiers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghanaians are looking up to the Ghana Armed Forces to be at the forefront in the fight...

Jealous man stabs fetish priest for snatching fiancee

A traditional priest Komfo Pashew popularly called Nana Express has sustained knife injuries after he was allegedly stabbed by one Kojo Benson for snatching...

Government urged to build iconic tower at ‘centre of the world’

Mr Azonko Simpi, Chief Executive Officer, World Time Limited has urged government to build an iconic tower at the centre of the world on...

Defence Ministry to submit report on ‘galamsey soldiers’ to President

The Defence Ministry will this morning (Friday) present a report on its investigations into alleged involvement of the Armed Forces in illegal mining to...

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Marwako pepper manager hot over word ‘prostitute’

The real meaning of the Arabic word “sharmota” yesterday took centre stage at the trial of Jihad Chabaan, the embattled manager of the Ablemkpe...

Nana Addo leaves for Liberia today

President Akufo-Addo will today leave Accra for Liberia as part of his tour of some West African states. The President will hold bilateral talks with...

Hajj: Fate of 452 pilgrims ‘left-behind’ in 2016 still hanging

The new Hajj Board Chairman, Shiehk I.C. Quaye who made this known said negotiations were still underway with government to consider airlifting them to...

Two defiant galamseyers busted

The Anyinam District Police Command in the Eastern region has arrested two illegal miners for defiantly engaging in illegal mining, despite a ban on...

EOCO rescues seven girls

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested two persons for allegedly attempting to traffick seven girls to Jordan in the Middle East. Courage...

Hot Audio+Photo: Fear grips toll booth attendant after Adomi bridge accident

Toll booth attendant, Solomon Akpabli Selorm is in a state of fear following an accident he narrowly escaped whiles at post in  one of...

More shake up in Ghana Immigration Service

Thirty-one middle-level management officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have been reassigned from their duty posts across the country. This is the second major shake-up...

Ga youth attack Gbawe Winners Chapel during church service

Some Ga youth ostensibly from the Gbawe Mantse Palace in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region last night stormed the Winners...

Tension mounts as Akosombo residents plan of second demo against VRA

Residents of Akosombo and its environs in the Eastern region are planning to hit the streets again to protest against Volta River Authority (VRA)...

Jealous lover pours acid on girlfriend

The police at Wassa Amenfi East in the Western Region are hunting for a man believed to be in his late 20s at Wassa...

Audio: One dead in Awutu Adawuka accident

One person has been confirmed dead in an accident which happened Wednesday night at Awutu Adawukwa, near Bawjiase, on the Kasoa-Agona Swedru Highway in...

Ghana, Sierra Leone agree to ratify agreement for cooperation

Ghana and Sierra Leone have agreed to ratify the agreement for cooperation between the two countries, so as to provide the legal framework for...

Fuel shortage not affecting patrols – Police

The Police Administration has admitted to fuel shortage for its vehicles but said the shortage is not affecting their work. But speaking on Eyewitness News,...

$4m create, loot & share: NCA boss returns $40,000 Cash

Former Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, has reportedly started returning his share of the money he and his colleagues...

Our helicopters with Air Force, not missing – Ghana Gas

The Management of Ghana Gas has clarified that the helicopters procured for the security surveillance of the oil and gas enclave in the Western...

PHOTOS: Ghana marks AU Day

Today Thursday, May 25, 2017 is 54th African Union (AU) Day and Ghana joins the rest of the continent in commemorating the day. AU Day...

Four injured after Nkawanda fuel tanker explosion

Four people sustained serious injuries when a fuel tanker exploded at Nkawanda Number Two near Jejeti in the Eastern Region. The explosion occurred after the...

Asantehene’s wife joins Save a Child, Save a Mother fundraising campaign

The wife of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has joined the fundraising campaign aimed at putting up a new Mother and Baby Unit for...

Government bans tricycles

Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has banned the operations of all motorised tricycles also known as ‘Mahama Camboo’ in the Bolgatanga municipality after...

Audio: School feeding caterers to be paid arrears end of May

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has assured the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) caterers that the government will pay their arrears...

List of sacked customs officers out

The full list of the senior officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) who have been interdicted for allegedly engaging...

We’ll leave as one – Bimoabas and Chokosis

The feuding Chokosis and Bimoabas leaving at Bumburiga in the Chereponi district of the Northern region where a renewed clashes last month overfishing right...

CEO busted in $1.2m ‘bribe’ scandal

Chief Executive of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Dr. George Crentsil, has allegedly pocketed an amount of $1.2 million (approximately GH¢5 million) he purportedly...

Police give clearance for ‘Fabewoso’ demo

The Greater Accra Police Command has given clearance for the upcoming demonstration against corruption. The demonstration which is being organized by Adom FM, a brand...

VIDEO: Allotey Jacobs leads NPP, NDC politicians to endorse ‘Fabewoso’ demo

Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has led politicians from both the NDC and the NPP camps to...