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Journalists behind my arrest – Akua Donkor

The Founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party(GFP), Madam Akua Donkor who is under police investigation for defrauding one trader, Ama Yeboah of GH¢10,500...

‘Problematic’ roundabouts on Kumasi-Ejisu road to be removed

The Roads and Highways Minister has ordered four traffic islands on Kumasi-Ejisu stretch of the main Kumasi-Accra Road be removed for the free flow...

Joy FM Sugar project not initiative of Ghana Diabetes Association – Kojo Yankson

Ghana Diabetes Association's claim that a diabetes sensitisation program, Sugar Project, was plagiarised by Joy FM presenter Kojo Yankson has been debunked.The broadcaster says...

ECG to name and shame defaulting customers in the press

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says its customers who default should soon expect to hear and see their names on radio and in...

Ashanti Region: ‘Problematic’ roundabouts on Kumasi-Ejisu road to be removed

The Roads and Highways Minister has ordered four traffic islands on Kumasi-Ejisu stretch of the main Kumasi-Accra Road be removed for the free flow...

About 1,000 NADMO workers starve 3 years without pay

Over one thousand employees of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), are yet to receive salaries owed them for the last three years.Some of...

Gov’t promise to pay Sofoline Interchange contractor

The Roads and Highway Ministry is promising payment of outstanding debt   to contractors working on the Sofoline Interchange in Kumasi.Work on the reconstruction of...

Newborn baby found abandoned in Tamale forest

A two-months-old baby was found abandoned at the Gumani forest in the Tamale metropolis.According to an eyewitness, the baby was found in a polythene...

Hot Audio: School Feeding Program under threat in Tamale

Schooling Feeding program in the Northern regional capital, Tamale, is said to be in limbo as zonal coordinators who are supposed to supervise its...

Fabewoso: Attorney General’s Dept making corruption fight difficult

The Attorney Generals Department is being accused of the needless delays in the prosecution of corruption cases in the country.According to reports, cases sent...

Ashanti region records 40 per cent drop in fire outbreaks

Fire incidents has dropped by 40 per cent in the Ashanti Region,  between January and September of this year, compared to 2016. Casualty rates over...

PHOTOS: Train derails at Tesano

An Accra-bound train from Nsawam has derailed at the Tesano Railway Monday morning.It is unclear how many people were in the train, but two persons...

More deaths imminent over illegal pits – Mining firm warns

Management of Shaanxi Mining Company operating in the Gbane area of the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, have warned that illegal mining...

Men who impregnate girls under 18 in Sissala districts to pay money, buy cow

Traditional leaders have joined forces with parents in the Sissala East and West areas in the Upper West Region to devise some by-laws to...

Volta Region GJA launches maiden awards

The Volta Region branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has launched an award ceremony in Ho over the weekend to appreciate journalists and...

Tension in Accra as new Ga Mantse is installed

Tension is building in Accra following the installation of another Ga Chief, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II.The rituals began late Friday and were carried through...

Ayensu Starch factory begins production

Ghana's only starch producing company which was shutdown for maintenance has begun production.Managing Director of the company, Evans Kwame Ayim confirmed this to Adom...

Police Officers to receive GH¢50,000 insurance cover

Mr David Asante-Apeatu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has announced that every police officer would soon have GH¢ 50,000 insurance cover.He said the amount would...

I have not invited Bastie to eat Banku at Flagstaff House – Akufo-Addo

The President’s Social Media Management team says a purported tweet congratulating Bastie Samir for defeating popular boxer Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Banku) is fake.A disclaimer...

Hot video: Bukom goes agog after Banku’s defeat

Residents at Bukom as suburb in Accra are in a jubilant mood following the humiliating defeat of boxer, Braimah Kamoko popularly known as 'Bukom...

NCA shows mercy; slashes FM stations’ fines by 50%

In an act of leniency, the Ministry of Communications and the National Communications Authority (NCA), have slashed the fines for the sanctioned commercial FM...

Atomic Junction gas explosion: Tanker driver dies

The driver of the Gas Tanker which exploded at Atomic Junction, near Madina about a fortnight ago which claimed seven lives and injured 134...

Hot Audio: Juju scare hits Kweikrom Basic School

Pupils and teachers of Gomoa Kweikrom basic school in the Central region are gripped with fear after fowls believed to have been slaughtered for...

HOT VIDEO: Rousing welcome ushers the King back to the Kingdom

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was given a rousing welcome by a massive crowd at the Kumasi Airport upon his return from Brazil...

Audio: Angry Kwadaso residents threaten to close dangerous bridge

Angry residents at Kwadaso Estate in Kumasi have vowed to close to traffic a partly collapsed bridge that links the community to the rest...

PHOTO: Man commits suicide 3 days after posting suicide note on Facebook

A Ghanaian young man whose name has been given as Kofi Shanti Boafo has committed suicide three days after saying goodbye to his friends...

Stop whatsapping while driving – NRSC

Impact Souls Mission, in collaboration with Intercity State Transport Company and National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has launched a campaign dubbed ‘The Accident Victim’s...

Atomic gas explosion: Tanker driver dead

The driver of the gas tanker that exploded at the Atomic Junction, Ussif, has died.This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Gas Tanker...

Nayele Ametefe mum fights state over assets

An Accra Financial High Court has dismissed a motion of stay of execution filed by lawyers of Akua Adubofour, mother of convicted cocaine baroness,...

PHOTOS: Otumfuo arrives home to rousing welcome

Business activities came to a halt as scores of residents in the Kumasi Metropolis lined up on the streets to wave at the Asantehene...

Okay FM, Hello FM off-air after NCA crackdown

Accra-based Okay FM and Kumasi-based Hello FM, both under the Despite group, have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), after their...

Photos: Pupils of Tapa Amanya RC sit on stones to learn

There are no classrooms or desks but pupils of Tapa Amanya Roman Catholic School primary school in the Biakoye district of Volta region are...

STC asked to suspend operations at Asafo Terminal

Intercity STC has been instructed to suspend its operations at the Asafo Lorry Terminal following the impasse between its management and VIP.The instruction came...

Video/Step by step guide: How to register on Digital Address system, other things you need to know

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the National Digital Address System, “ghanapostGPS” in Accra.In partnership with the Communications Ministry and Ghana Post, the...

Bawumia’s convoy brouhaha: Can Prof Addai be complicit?

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr was an erstwhile Supreme Court Judge of United States of America. He was reported to have asserted that “certitude is...

Hot audio: Kwaku Bonsam to lead demo against ‘dangerous’ gas station

Popular fetish priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam is lacing his boots to lead the people of Akomadan Afrancho to demonstrate against the citing of a...

REGSEC moves to resolve STC/VIP confusion

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is urging calm as it takes steps to resolve the confusion between the State Transport Company (STC) and...

Our lives are in danger – Police cry

Personnel of the New Weija (SCC) Police in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region are living in fear over the siting...

Businessman partners TMA to solve Tema flooding problem

A private businessman in the Greater Accra Region has started partnering the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) to solve the perennial flooding in the city.Sledge...