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GHANASS students hospitalised after ‘food poisoning’

Some students of Koforidua-based Ghana Senior High School (GHANASS) are receiving treatment following a suspected case of food poisoning. Citifmonline is reporting that more than...

Ayalolo bus drivers on strike; passengers stranded

Drivers of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) are on strike in protest at what they said are poor working conditions. The drivers and conductors of the...

Bantama recording increasing robbery cases

Residents of Bantama and other communities in the Constituency say they are reporting increased armed robbery in the area. At a town hall meeting, market...

‘Roadworthy’ rickety passenger vehicles, ‘necessary’ death traps

The most common means of commuting, especially, in Ghanaian cities and towns is by private commercial vehicles, popularly known as ‘trotro’. For most people, however...

Kumasi Traditional Council partners KMA to relocate traders on pavements

The Kumasi Traditional Council has teamed up with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to relocate traders occupying pavements and unauthorized areas in Kumasi.  The move is...

HOT AUDIO: YEA bought a bicycle for GHC15k under Mahama – Awuku

The Board Chairman for the Youth Enterprise Agency Sammy Awuku has disclosed that the agency under the erstwhile Mahama government purchased bicycles for GHC15,...

You can't embark on 'baseless' demonstration – Gender Minister to school feeding caterers

The Gender and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisah Djaba has brushed off threats by caterers under the School Feeding Programme to hit the streets...

Police intercept car loaded with AK47, ammunition

A team from the Ashanti Regional Highway Patrol Unit has intercepted a private Toyota Corolla Saloon car with registration number AS 1108-17, along the...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Volta Lake: ZOIL workers demand salaries after two and half years

Workers and Lifeguards from Zoil Ghana Limited, a private firm responsible for rescue operations on the lake are calling on their authorities to pay...

Ghana Post GPS records 160,000 downloads in 2 weeks

The National Digital Property Addressing System, also known as the Ghana Post GPS has recorded over 160,000 downloads since its launching a fortnight ago.The...

Man caught sleeping with neighbour’s wife

A  27-year-old  man known as Nkosilathi Sibanda, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Zimbabwean Magistrates’ court for allegedly sleeping with his neighbour’s wife after...

6 die through road accidents daily – NRSC Boss

It is estimated that every day six people are killed through road traffic accidents in Ghana with this year alone registering 1,524 deaths and...

Hot Audio: NADMO Coordinator declared wanted by police

The Techiman District Police Command has declared the Municipal National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Coordinator, Jibreel Kesse wanted after some well-built men believed to...

Court dismisses injunction application by ECG workers to halt concession

An Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application filed by some aggrieved workers of the Electricity of Ghana (ECG) seeking to put on...

Kwahu Fulani menace: Mother, daughter raped five hours

Two women going to church one Sunday morning were ambushed and raped for five hours by nomadic herdsmen popularly known as Fulanis.The mother and...

Minister cautions public against sharing pornographic images

The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has cautioned the public against sharing pornographic images, especially on social media and through electronic mediums.She stated...

Criminal Fulani herdsmen will be wipe out from Kwahu – MP fumes

The Minister of State in charge of National Security, Bryan Acheampong has vowed to "wipe out" criminal Fulani herdsmen terrorizing residents at Kwahu East...

Woyome misses court again

Lawyers for judgement debtor and embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, yesterday told the Supreme Court that he was still ill and was unable to...

NACOB says cocaine consumption report ranking Ghana 14 worldwide is false

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) on Monday said a recent publication by a section of the media ranking Ghana 14th worldwide in the consumption...

Six police personnel to face service enquiry – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu, has ordered a service enquiry against six police officers who were caught on video collecting money...

We are working to help resolve Togo impasse

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government is committed towards helping to find a solution to the political impasse in neighbouring Togo.President Akufo-Addo...

Saviour drowns rescuing ten year-old boy

A 22-year-old woman has drowned while attempting to save a drowning 10-year-old boy at Asuogyaman in the Eastern region.Abigail Mensah Oklu was reportedly returning...

Photo: 18-yr-old raped, hanged to die at Assin Adadiemtem

A teenager who was brutally raped and hanged to die by a member of her community at Assin Adadiemtem in the Central region has...

HOT VIDEO: Fabewoso: Fulani menace getting out of hand

The fight against nomadic herdsmen and some indegenes in the country is getting out of hand.After the police declared operation 'cow leg' in Agogo...

Kwahu ‘Chief’ to lead Fulani ‘war’

A leader in the Kwahu Traditional area in the Eastern region has vowed to flash out Funlani herdsmen in the area.Nana Abankwa Ansong II,...

We are helpless – Kwahu residents cry over Fulani menace

Residents in some communities in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern region are living in fear following the brutal killing of some indigenes...

NSS freezes allawa of 8,000 personnel

The National Service Secretariat has withheld the allowances of 8,000 personnel on grounds of fraud.A statement signed by Acting Executive Director, Media, Mustapha Ussif,...

African governments must prioritise disaster management – Annor-Dompreh

Mr Frank Annor-Dompreh, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs has called on African governments to attach extra importance to disaster management issues by making...

Photos: Multimedia journalists sweep honours at 2017 WAMECA

Three Multimedia Group journalists, Seth Kwame Boateng, Manasseh Azure Awuni and Albert Sore were honoured at the West Africa Media Excellence Conference & Awards (WAMECA) 2017 held...

Top Five prayer camps in Ghana

Since the introduction of Christianity to Ghana, the religion continues to take hold of the nation as statistics show that 71 percent of the...

Ghana Police arrest 26 Togolese for staging unlawful protest

The police in Accra have arrested 26 Togolese nationals for planning to stage an unlawful demonstration over the political situation in their country.The suspects...

Hot Audio: Family of defiled 4-yr old girl leaves Assin Adadientem

The four-year-old girl who was defiled at Assin Adadientem in the Central Region has been relocated with her family.The move, according to the Member...

Ghana Police arrest 26 Togolese for staging unlawful protest

The police in Accra have arrested 26 Togolese nationals for planning to stage an unlawful demonstration over the political situation in their country.The suspects...

School feeding benefits only 21% of the poor

Widespread political interference and a lack of government funding for regular monitoring have led to only 21 percent of the poor benefitting from the...

No rotten chicken on the market – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has denied reports of rotten chicken on the Ghanaian market, especially at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo region.However,...

Acting CID boss Tiwaa Addo-Danquah promoted to DCOP

The acting Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah has been promoted to the...

Hot video: ‘How I investigated Mahama’

Investigative journalist with Joy FM Manasseh Azure Awuni has revealed how he investigated former President John Mahama.One of his investigations which many political pundits...

Hot Audio: Assin Addientem chief invited by police

The Assin Fosu Divisional Police Command has invited chief of Assin Adadientem to assist them in locating the suspect who allegedly defiled a four-year-old...