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Kumasi Abrepo residents live in fear after crocodile storms house

Residents of a house at Kokoase at Abrepo Junction in the Bantama Municipality of the Ashanti Region were shocked to have received an unwanted...

Police declare owners of collapsed Galamsey pit wanted

Police in the Western Region have declared owners of a Galamsey pit believed to have killed about 14 people in Prestea Nsuta wanted. 17 people...

Man 30, commits suicide for fear of losing girlfriend

A 30 year old man over the weekend, committed suicide at Axim, Western Region, over a misunderstanding with his girlfriend. The deceased Kweku Mensah, who...

School bus falls into valley at Lake Bosomtwe; One student trapped, another missing

One person is feared dead, one missing and more than forty others injured after a school bus plunged into a valley near Lake Bosomtwe...

14 feared dead in galamsey pit

Fourteen out of 19 illegal small scale miners (galamseyers) have been trapped in the belly of the earth since Sunday, July 2. The accident occurred...

16 Chained mentally challenged rescued at prayer camp

A team from the Mental Health Authority (MHA) stormed the Jesus Divine Prayer Camp at Fantsi Nyankumasi in the Central Region last Friday and...

Hot audio: ‘Witches are a blessing in disguise – Pentecost elder

An elder in the church of Pentecost says Christians are supposed to fear witches and wizards but rather see them as a blessing in...

Draft Bill on Zongo Development Fund to be ready in 2 weeks

The draft Bill on the Zongo Development Fund will be sent to Cabinet latest in weeks, Minister for Inner-City and Zongo Development, Alhaji Boniface...

Man 30, commits suicide for fear of break-up

A 30 year old man over the weekend, committed suicide at Axim, Western Region, over a misunderstanding with his girlfriend. The deceased Kweku Mensah, who...

Photos: Gender Ministry to support widows under Mama Zimbi Foundation

The 9th National Widows Alliance Conference (NAWAC-2017) hosted thousands of widows from across Ghana to commemorate the United Nation’s International Widows Day. The theme for...

Wa West District ‘leads’ Upper West with teenage pregnancy cases

District Chief Executive for Wa West, Laabiri Edward Sobo has expressed worry over the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in the district. Even though Mr...

Two Fulani men convicted for stealing cows

Two Fulani men caught with a stolen cow have been convicted by the Asante-Mampong District Magistrate Court. Ahmed Issah, a herdsman, and Abdul Malik, farmer,...

Ghana’s Multi TV builds a 3 million household market share with its “shrink to grow” channels strategy

Mass audience Free-To-Air satellite broadcasting platforms are relatively new to Africa. In partnership with SES, Multimedia Broadcasting has pioneered their development in Ghana. Russell...

Quiz mistress' handbag found but without cash

The handbag of Dr. Elsie Effah Kauffman, quiz mistress of the National Science & Maths Quiz has finally been found without the undisclosed amount...

Hot Audio: Dome market women threaten naked demo

Some traders at Dome market in the Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have threatened to embark on a massive naked demonstration...

8 feared dead in Banda boat capsize accident

Eight persons are feared dead at the Bui Power reservoir site at Banda in the Brong Ahafo Region after the boat they were traveling...

PHOTOS: Farmer butchered at Tinga

A farmer from Tinga in the Northern Region is fighting for his life at the Bole District Hospital after some suspected armed robbers butchered...

Police Service promotes two killed officers

The Police administration has posthumously promoted two of its officers who were killed in the line of their duty. The officers, Lance Corporal Robert Kumi...

'Please bring back my bag' – Quiz Mistress begs thief

The quiz mistress for the just ended National Science and Maths quiz has appealed to the thief who stole her bag to be considerate...

Murdered judges remembered

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday made history as the first sitting president and vice to attend the...

We will protect Akosombo Dam from galamseyers

Director of the Akosombo Hydro Generating Station, Richard Oppong Mensah, has assured that robust measures are in place to bar illegal miners (Galamseyers) from...

US government pleased with ECG ‘privatization’ processes so far – Ambassador

The US Government has told Citi Business News everything is on track for the private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

Suspected thief, 19, escapes lynching

A 19-year-old suspect escaped lynching by the skin of his teeth at the Wa Central lorry station in the Upper West Region (UWR) when...

Fmr. AUCC WOCOM Fafali Nyonator attends 4th AU 'HLP on GEWE'

After her successful participation in the 30th GIMAC Conference, and as part of her schedule, Ms Fafali Nyonator also attended the 55-soverign AU assembly...

Maj. Mahama murder: President applauds professionalism and discipline of Armed Forces

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended the professional manner with which the Ghana Armed Forced handled the situation involving the callous murder of Major Maxwell...

Hot audio: Queen mother suspends market women

Six market women has been suspended for flouting a law about the sale of plantain at Ahafo Hwidiem in the Brong Ahafo region.According to...

Audio: Highway Authority demolishes houses at Kasoa to make way for new road

Houses in and around Kasoa in the Central Region are being demolished to pave way for the construction of a new road on the...

8 feared dead in boat accident on Bui Reservoir

At least eight people cannot be accounted for after a boat in which they were travelling on capsized in the reservoir of the Bui...

I have not resigned – BOST MD

The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport, Alfred Obeng Boateng has not resigned.Spokesperson of BOST, Nana Akua Adubea confirmed on Asempa...

Prempeh to present NSMQ trophy to Otumfuo

The headmaster of Prempeh College, Samuel Fordjour, has said that winners of National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) 2017 will be presenting their trophy to...

Hot Audio: I didn’t over dress – Adisco Headmaster

Headmaster of Adisadel College, William Kusi-Yeboah says his costume for the grand finale of the 2017 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at the...

Hot Audio: We didn’t steal quiz mistress’ handbag- Adisco Headmaster

The Headmaster of Adisadel College, William Kusi-Yeboah has debunked rumours on socail media that students from his school 'stole' the handbag of the quiz...

Teacher abuses 13-year-old girl

A teacher at Dimona Divine Junior High School at Santa Maria in the Greater Region, Pious Ocloo has been accused of abusing a 13-year...

JB murder trial adjourned

The prosecution in the case involving two persons allegedly involved in the murder of the late J. B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament (MP)...

197 BRT buses idle – Only 48 on road, as routes not ready

One hundred and ninety-seven out of the 245 Aayalolo buses imported into the country for the Quality Bus System (QBS) have remained idle since...

VIDEO: Taifa residents use ‘Pure Water’ to quench fire in a house 

Taifa residents use 'Pure Water' to quench fire in a house

Nungua performs rite towards Homowo

Numo Borketey Laweh, the Nungua Gborbu Wolomo and the Overlord of Ga-Dangme State has performed the Nungua “Klejo” to pave way for the celebration...

Seventh student dies in 4 months at KUMACA

The death of another student at the Kumasi Academy on Wednesday has heightened tension among parents and fear among the students.The death of Seedock...

Ghana produces 1.7 billion tonnes of waste annually

A research fellow, Urban Planning, UN Development and Programme, Ms Heather Troutman, says Ghana produces 1.7 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, which could...

Mahama lynching: Catholic Church holds Mass over unholy act of Denkyira-Obuasi

The Catholic Church in the Central region has held an historic mass at Denkyira- Obuasi in the Central region in relation to the slain...