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MFWA slams GJA for ‘gagging’ journalists

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has slammed the Ghana Journalists Association for attempting to gag journalists from reporting on corruption issues in...

Boy, 6, dies over lack of Ambulance

A six-year-old boy has lost his life due to the unavailability of an Ambulance at St. Martins Hospital at Agomanya in the Lower Manya...

Hot Video+Photos: Former SP of Achimota School marries gay lover in America

Former school prefect of Achimota School has left Ghana to marry his gay lover in the US.Stephen Kabutey Ofoi Ceasar's bold decision follows moves...

Meteo Agency warns of heavy rains in Northern Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned of a 60 percent chance of moderate to heavy rains in the Northern Sector of the country.These expected...

GJA must not undermine investigative, anti-corruption reporting – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) says it is shocked by a statement issued by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) criticising the media's...

Kasoa Tanker fire disaster preventable- Fire Service

The Fire Service is calling for fire safety education for tanker owners, drivers and users of fuel tankers.The Deputy Public Relations Officer Prince Billy...

GES extends placement of BECE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended the placement of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into Senior High Schools across the...

Boy, 6, dies at Lower Manya over lack of ambulance

A six-year-old boy has lost his life due to the unavailability of an Ambulance at St. Martins Hospital at Agomanya in the Lower Manya...

Men abusing aphrodisiacs to satisfy women – Medical practitioner

Medical practitioner and chief executive officer for victory regenerative centre in Kumasi, Dr. Martin Asante has attributed the increasing use of aphrodisiac by most...

Ghana to leverage on ECOWAS market to grow

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said the Government is looking at both internal and external strategies to reform the economy and market...

Muslim youth urged to stay away from crime

Muslim youth in the Upper West Region have been advised to stay away from crime and other social vices and volunteer information on suspected...

Social Welfare, AIDS Commission abandon 7-year-old HIV boy

Three months after Starr News reported on the plight of a 7-year-old HIV KG pupil abandoned by his family in the New Juaben Municipality...

He told me ‘I’m the law, I’ll go scot free’ – Girl raped by policeman narrates her ordeal

“I asked him why he did what he did, and if he knew it could end him in jail. He said nothing can be...

We are not on strike – Concerned UTAG of UEW

The concerned members of the University Teachers Association Ghana (UTAG) branch at the University of Education, Winneba have quelled reports that they are on...

Illegal miners invoke ‘curses’ on Operation Vanguard

Some illegal miners at Kwaminiampa in the Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region have vowed to resist any attempt by anyone to collapse...

Lands Minister to lead delegation to Australia for mining opportunities

Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, will lead a seven-member Government delegation to Australia to explore business opportunities in...

PHOTOS: President Akufo Addo celebrates Eid ul-Adha with Muslims

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Friday joined thousands of Muslims at the Independence Square in Accra to mark this year’s Eid ul-Adha.The...

Fire destroys Asantehene’s private kitchen

The private kitchen of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was on Thursday afternoon gutted by fire destroying property worth thousands of Ghana cedis.A...

Pray for Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for prayers for Ghanaians who embarked on the holy trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to...

Hot Audio: GNAT bares teeth at controller over suspension of salaries

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department not to go ahead and suspend salaries of...

Eid al-Adha: Mahama prays for Ghana

ormer President John Dramani Mahama has prayed for Allah’s blessings for all Muslims and the country as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha celebrations today, Friday,...

Hot Audio: Man butchered by ex-lover for peeping through bathroom

A middle aged man identified as Agya Joseph, is currently fighting for his life at Cape Coast Regional hospital after he was allegedly butchered...

Personnel posted to remote areas are most important to NSS- Dept. Director

Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Gifty Oware-Aboagye has said that personnel posted to the remote areas would be given adequate attention...

Rawlings, Nana Konadu greets Muslims…Pray for positive agenda

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings have called on Ghanaians to pursue a positive agenda in their society.In a solidarity...

Khabab seller arrested for attempting to slaughter 4-year-old girl for Khebab

The Lagos state police has arrested a 35 year old roasted meat (suya) seller, Alliu Abdulahi, for allegedly attempting to slaughter a four- year-old...

3 Ghanaian Hajj Pilgrims Die

Three Ghanaian Muslim Hajj pilgrims performing the Islamic spiritual exercise have died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Confirming the incident to Accra-based Citi FM, the Deputy...

Operation Vanguard strikes at Prestea

Information DAILY GUIDE has gathered indicates that the anti galamsey taskforce, Operation Vanguard carried out operations in Prestea in the Prestea Huni Valley District...

Jospong responds to Joy FM's investigative report on 'inflated contract'

Our attention has been drawn to reports on JOY FM and its other sister stationssince Monday 28th August 2017, imputing wrongdoing in the award of contract...

Four Nigerian prostitutes rescued from human trafficking ring

The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Police Service, has arrested two suspected human traffickers in Accra. Both are Nigerian women in their mid-twenties who were...

Alajo ‘killer’ breaks silence

Paul Asibi Abariga, lawyer for Charles Nana Frimpong, who is standing trial over the murder of an artisan at Alajo Mechanic Yard, has expressed...

Adom FM's Fabewoso on EC

Hot Audio: NPP youth fights queen mother over public toilet

Irate youth suspected to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Nkorakon in the Yilo Krobo District of the Eastern Region have...

Hot Audio+Photos: Fetish Priest beat colleague over clients

A Fetish priest at Gomoa Abura near Apam Junction in the Central Region, Nana Kofi Okumkom has been severely brutalized by a colleague spiritualist,...

Hajj: 3 Ghanaian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Three Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims, who were part of this year’s Hajj have died in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj Board has confirmed. They are made up...

NSS personnel receive training for job market

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has organized a two-day capacity building workshop for this year’s service personnel in Accra. The workshop, which is in partnership...

Ghanaian student dies in his sleep at Owen University

Every mother’s dream is to see her son, daughter finish school, get a good paying job and start life, a life to change the...

SSNIT $72m scandal: Board, Management take steps to publish names

The board and management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) have resolved to publish the names of all individuals associated with...

SSNIT IT manager sacked over fake degrees

Management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has sacked the interdicted SSNIT IT Boss, Dr. Caleb Afaglo with immediate effect. The management...

Court adjourns Alajo murder case

The Abeka District Court has adjourned the case involving accused, Charles Nana Frimpong, charged with the murder of mechanic, Yaw Boadi to October 2,...

Audio: Haulage drivers fight GPHA for banning old trucks from loading

The Ghana haulage drivers have hit the street protesting against the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) directive to ban old trucks from loading...