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‘Dubai’ security didn’t kill any hawker – Police Commander

The police have denied reports that a hawker was beaten to death at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle for hawking on the green grass. There was...

No woman should die giving life to another – First Lady

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to join help save lives of mothers and babies at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)...

BNI steps into troubled waters at PURC; at least 20 staff questioned

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has began investigations at  Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) following a petition to the Chief of Staff by...

Girl, 11 girl killed by speeding vehicle

An 11-year-old girl met her untimely death after she was knocked down by a speeding vehicle. The deceased, whose name was given as Yaa Gladys...

Audio: Nine killed in gory accident at Berekum

Nine persons have been killed in road accident at Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region. The Police Motor Transport and Traffic Department says the Sprinter...

GJA Election Adjudication Committee completes hearing of election petitions

The Elections Dispute Adjudication Committee (EDAC) of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has concluded its hearing of the petitions regarding the candidates disqualified from...

Bolga chieftaincy clashes leave one dead, 3 others injured

One person is reportedly dead and three others in critical condition following renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bolga in the Upper East Region Saturday. The injured...

No woman should die giving life to another – First Lady

The First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo is rallying all well-meaning Ghanaians to join her campaign to end “needless deaths of mothers” in labour, especially...

60% of Ghana’s water bodies polluted – Water Resources Commission

About 60 per cent of Ghana’s water bodies are polluted, with many in critical condition, the Water Resources Commission (WRC) has said. Mr. Ben Ampomah,...

It takes special anointing to move with politicians – Duncan Williams

The founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams says not all men of God are anointed to move with politicians. In his view,...

Christians have shifted from the basics – Duncan Williams

With the introduction of globalization and the emergence of new trends, most Christians seem to be ‘walking away from the fundamentals”, the very tenets...

Court strikes out Ibrahim Mahama case

An Accra District Court has struck out the case of Engineers and Planners for their failure to pay the SSNIT contributions of workers. The prosecutor...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Man kills and burns the body of his lover

Chaos erupted in the courtroom of the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court where Sandile Mantsoe, who is accused of killing 22-year-old girlfriend, Karabo Mokoena, makes his...

Sophia Akuffo won’t be a ‘rubber stamp’ – Emile Short

A former boss of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says he can vouch for the integrity of the new Chief...

10 things you don’t know about Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo

Sophia Akuffo has officially been named by President Akufo-Addo as the next Chief Justice of Ghana, to replace Chief Justice Georgina Wood who retires...

Former HIV/AIDS Ambassador Joyce Dzidzor banned from going to the UK

Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, is a Ghanaian citizen many Ghanaians believed was HIV positive and identified for 5 years as an official HIV/AIDS Ambassador for...

Akufo-Addo confirms Sophia Akufo as Chief Justice

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has confirmed Justice Sophia Akufo as the next Chief Justice. The President announcing her at the Flagstaff House in...

Two killed in a bloody clash over lady

Two persons have lost their lives in Taifa, a suburb of Accra in a bloody clash over the rightful owner of a female. The incident...

Galamsey sex tapes pop out

Secret video recordings and photos purported to be the sexual encounters between the Chinese galamsey queen, and some top security officers and politicians in...

School feeding caterers threaten strike action if…

School Feeding caterers in the country are threatening a strike action if their eight month arrears is not paid to them by Monday, 12th...

Council of State to tour galamsey endemic areas

Members of the Council of State will today begin a tour of illegal mining (galamsey) endemic areas in the country starting from the Eastern...

We were hunting for bush rat; not mining – Foreign Galamseyers

Drama unfolded in Koforidua Circuit Court B Thursday when 14 out of 29 foreigners standing trial for engaging in illegal mining in the Atiwa...

14 galamsey machines burnt on River Offin

A police and Anti Illegal Mining Joint Taskforce of the Small Scale Miners Association in the Ashanti region have raided three mining communities in...

Depression & Suicide: Family doctors fear that the worst is yet to come

Family Doctors fear depression and suicide may soon reach an overwhelming level if immediate steps are not taken now to fight depression. Dr. Fred Bedzrah,...

Consult us before nominating new Chief Justice – JUSSAG tells Nana Addo

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) wants the President to consult it before nominating a new Chief Justice, although that is not...

STAAF moves to improve reading for rural school kids

The Steve Tenkamenin Awuya Addae Foundation (STAAF) has launched a reading project for kids in the rural settings, to help bridge the huge "ability...

Hot audio: Prophet predicts three weeks nationwide blackout

A prophet is predicting total blackout in the entire country for three weeks. Prophet Jackson Kwadwo Adam maintained that the mysterious blackout which will leave...

Sophia Akuffo tipped for Chief Justice job

Ghanaians are likely to have another female Chief Justice (CJ) as the Council of State considers the nomination of President Akufo-Addo for the coveted...

PHOTO: Sakawa’ boy goes mad after looting fetish priest’s grave for money rituals

Residents of Nhyiaeso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region were on Thursday thrown into a state of shock when a young man...

Audio: Tema Newtown shooting: Family of deceased demand justice

Family members of Patrick Adenyo, the man who was shot by a police patrol team on Monday night are demanding justice. The family believes a...

Audio: Student prevented from writing exams for being pregnant

The Principal at the Gushegu Midwifery Training School in the Northern Region on Wednesday prevented a pregnant student from continuing with her examination because...

Audio+Photos: 7-year-old girl crashed to death by Truck

A seven-year-old girl has met her untimely death after a truck fully-loaded with frozen fish ran into a building killing her instantly at Senya...

Jilted wife punished over arson

A jilted wife who decided to take revenge by setting fire to the room of the ex-lover has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment...

Gay Doctor Ali Gabass lectures in jail

Incarcerated gay man Dr. Ali Gabass appears to have  found himself a new job while he serves his time in prison at Nsawam. Dr. Gabass...

Salaga slave market turned into lorry station

One of the important tourism landmarks in the country, the Salaga Slave Market in the East Gonja District of the Northern Region, has been...

Hot Audio: ‘Holy Bible full of lies’

A Ghanaian Traditionalist and Anthropologist, Osofo Ahadzi has described the norms and practices of the followers of Christianity as false. He indicated that, the Holy...

VIDEOS+PICTURES: Ivor Greenstreet nearly mauled by sharks

Flag bearer of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Ivor Kwabena Greenstreet was nearly mauled by sharks while scuba diving in the Bahamas. The chilling video...

Audio: We will strike again if… Bonded nurses threaten gov’t

The over 400 members of the Coalition of Bonded Unposted Allied Health Professionals have warned they will strike again if government fails to heed...

Ban on noise making, drumming before Homowo unnecessary – Pastor

General overseer of Glory Temple Charismatic Ministry (GTCM), Reverend Sam Korankye Gary has petitioned the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Kofi Dwamesi, to...

Ghana needs $ 25 million to reclaim galamsey lands – Minister

The deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu Bio has said that Ghana needs an estimated twenty five (25) million dollars to...