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61 Chinese arrested by Operation Vanguard task-force

Ninety-nine (99) illegal miners including 61 Chinese, have been arrested by government’s anti-galamsey task-force, Operation Vanguard.The latest arrest brings to 461 the number of...

Atomic Gas explosion-Sack “incompetent” NPA officials- Energy Minister told

Following last week’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction that killed a total of seven people and injured about 132 people, major stakeholders in the...

PHOTOS: Fire guts Walewale Hospital

Fire has gutted the pharmacy of Walewale hospital in the West Mamprusi District of the Northern Region.The fire, which reportedly started at about 10:00...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Multimedia journalist detained for taking pictures

Metro Mass Transport (MMT) officials in Accra Tema Station detained and threatened Multimedia’s Gershon Mortey last Friday for taking pictures in the car as...

Photos: Prison warder commits suicide after affair with inmate

A Losperfontein Correctional Centre employee committed suicide on Monday morning after photos of her being intimate with a prison inmate went viral.Correctional Services spokesperson...

‘Poverty remains prevalent in Ghana’ – UN report

As the world marks this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the 2016 Ghana Poverty and Inequality Report reveals, despite economic growth,...

Asantehene money laundering claims baseless – Ghana International Bank

The Ghana International Bank has clarified that an ongoing tribunal hearing that has captured the public’s attention, is not about whether the Asantehene, Otumfuo...

Your job is safe – Nana Akomea assures VIP staff

Managing Director of the State Transport Company, STC has assured staff of competitor VIP that their jobs are safe.According to Nana Akomea, government has...

Abena Korkor sex scandal: Deputy MASLOC CEO calls for ceasefire

Deputy Executive Secretary of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto is calling for a ceasefire following a revelation by a bipolar...

“Massive” gas leakage fears force evacuation at Marwako

Workers in and around the Marwako restuarant at La in Accra have been evacuated from their stations by Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) officers...

Hot Audio: Confusion rocks Kumasi Neoplan station as VIP operators block STC bus from loading

There is confusion at the Asafo Lorry Terminal as operators of VIP Transport Group prevents STC from using an area close to the their...

Hot Audio: Fmr. School feeding caterers threaten naked demo

Former school feeding caterers are threatening a naked demonstration against government over unpaid arrears for their services despite assurances that payments have started.More than...

Former Ashanti Regional Minister, Opoku-Manu laid to rest

Politicians and other mourners besieged the Ashanti Region town of  Konongo at the week-end to bid farewell to a former Regional Minister, Kofi Opoku-Manu. The...

$6 billion worth of food goes waste in Ghana

A report conducted by the Chefs For Change Ghana Foundation (CFCG), a non-profit food organization has revealed that over 45% of food in Ghana...

High Commissioner ‘weeps’ over young Nigerians prostituting in Ghana

Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Olufemi Micheal Abikoye, has met over 500 Nigerian girls who are engaging in commercial sex activities in...

CID boss ordered to proceed on leave

Bright Oduro, Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), according to reports, has been asked to proceed on leave.According to Starrfmonline.com, sources from the...

Agriculture is my strategy to change lives – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear, his strategy to improve the lives of Ghanaians is to focus on agriculture.According to President...

Ignore baseless claims by ‘mentally unstable’ Abena Korkor – Sammy Awuku

Following the sex scandal by Former UCC student, Abena Korkor, involving a number of big wigs and journalists, National Youth Organizer for the NPP,...

Ghana’s Vib-Sanziri to head UN Disengagement Observer Force

A former National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation and an officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri has been appointed as the Head of...

Farmer murders sister-in-law over mushroom

A 49-year farmer, reported to have murdered the sister-in-law following a dispute over mushroom, has been arrested and detained by the Juaso police.Justice Addo...

‘Love your breasts and men will respect them’

Founder/Project Director of Partnership in Cancer Care Initiative Gloria Yankson is calling for women to appreciate and love their breasts; an act she says...

PHOTOS: Parts of Eastern Corridor road pose danger to motorists

The much-touted Eastern Corridor road has been a major campaign promise of the opposition NDC since 2009 when the party was in government.The road...

KMA Mayor imposters grabbed

Two persons have been arrested for allegedly duping unsuspecting hawkers at Kejetia in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.The two suspects, James Nsowaah, 36, and...

NSS apologizes to Service Personnel

The Deputy National Service Director in charge of Operations, Henry Nana Boakye says the secretariat is putting in measures to pay the allowances of...

21 fuel stations shutdown for failing to meet regulatory standards – NPA

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shutdown 21 fuel stations for failing to comply for failing to meet various safety standards following inspections on...

HOT VIDEO: 20-year-old narrates how a pastor hired her to act as a witch for money

A-20-year-old lady has revealed how she was “forced” to pretend to be a witch for a pastor to deliver her and then pay her...

Soldiers not angry over allowance – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that some soldiers are angry over President Akufo-Addo’s alleged refusal to pay their peacekeeping allowance.The claims...

Five gas filling stations shut down in Volta Region

The Ghana National Fire Service and the National Petroleum Authority have closed down five gas refilling stations in the Ho Municipality for operating under...

20-year-old man electrocuted at Bawdie

A 20-year-old aluminium fabrication apprentice, Isaac Togah, was electrocuted while working on an uncompleted storey building at Bawdie in the Wassa Amenfi East district.The...

Hot Audio: I punished journalist for disrespecting me – Chief

Paramount Chief of Wassa Akropong in the Western Region, Omanhene Tetre Akuamoah who has been criticized for forcing a journalist with Rivers FM to...

Central Region records drop in teenage pregnancy – Report

The Central Region, ranked as the second highest region with high prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the country, has started witnessing a decline in...

Media Foundation condemns punishment given River FM journalist in Wassa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has deplored the punishment meted out to a journalist with Rivers FM in the Wassa Akropong district...

Hot Audio: Bees chase pupils out of classroom

A swarm of bees have invaded and taken over the local primary school of Hiamankyene in the Tain district of the Brong Ahafo.The bees...

Hot Audio: PURC jubilate over sacking of boss

Workers of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) could not contain their joy as the boss exits his office on Friday following a sack...

Top 3 female lawyers honoured

Three distinguished female lawyers have been honoured for their various roles in the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire at the Special...

PHOTOS: Indian Hemp found in pastor’s garden

A Kenyan pastor, reverend Timothy Njoya has sparked excitement among social media users after he ‘found’ marijuana growing in his garden.The controversial man of God gained a...

Chief gives over 100 acres land to govt for hospital project

The Chief of Ahanta-Akatakyi in the Ahanta-West District, Nana Bozza IX has said he is prepared to lease over 100 acres of land to...

Wassa Akropong: Chinese ‘killer’ will face the law – Deputy Minister assures

Government is assuring of justice following the killing of a 29-year-old Nana Buah by a Chinese illegal miner at Wassa Akropong in the Western...

Gov’t rolls out nine regulatory measures following gas explosion at Atomic Junction

President Akufo-Addo has introduced nine safety measures to be implemented following the fatal gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra.The nine safety measures were introduced after...