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Photos: Nurse grabs policeman’s testes

Three police officers who reportedly went firing bullets and beating residents after a drinking tour of the Upper East regional capital, Bolgatanga, have had...

Ghana to enjoy reliable and cheap electricity

Ghana will enjoy uninterrupted and reliable electricity due to the arrival of the world’s largest Powership, the 470 MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan ,says...

Fallen cattle, cause of near-fatal crash at Gomoa Dabenyin

While police are yet to establish the cause of the weekend’s road crash at Gomoa Dabenyin in the Central Region, residents blamed it on...

Blood shortage to hit Accra

A lot of people are likely to die every day in Accra due lack of blood at the National Blood bank. This is because a...

I 'sacrificed' my fingers for power – Duncan-Williams

The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International  Nicholas Duncan-Williams revealed how his lost his fingers. According to him, growing up he...

Gomoa Techiman: Govt directs demolition of basic school building

The dilapidated primary school building at Gomoa Techiman in the Central Region, which children precariously study in would be pulled down in the coming...

Infographic: All you need to know about $72m SSNIT software scandal

It emerged this week that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) spent at least $70 million on the acquisition of faulty software,...

Hot audio: Waist trainers could cause kidney failure – Doctor reveals

A medical doctor is warning of dire consequences for women who constantly wear waist cinchers or trainers for an hour glass body shape. According to...

'Chief predicts collapse of Ekumfi pineapple factory'

Paramount chief of the Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kwadwo Conduah XI is predicting the collapse of factories under the flagship One District One factory...

Photos: Stranded Ghanaians in Sierra Leone appeal for urgent evacuation

Some Ghanaian living in Sierra Leone are appealing for government support to help them return home. The Ghanaian immigrants mainly fishermen who traveled to seek...

Ghanaians warned against travelling to Togo Friday

The Ghana Immigration Service has warned Ghanaians against travelling to Togo on Friday due to a possible protest in Lome by that country’s Coalition...

Hot audio: 'Fishermen in Central region now eat fried rice and jollof at sea'

Fishermen especially in the Central region don’t consume their own catch due to use of poisonous substance for fishing. They rather buy fried rice, jollof...

Photos: Police man arrested with weed

A police officer has been busted with large quantities of the substance suspected to be Indian Hemp at the Gomoa Simbrofo Junction on the...

Ghana now exporting power to La Cote d’Ivoire

Ghana is now exporting electricity to her West African neighbours, La Cote d’Ivoire after just seven months of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration, Minister of...

KATH appeals for more equipment to aid emergency care

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second largest referral facility, has appealed for the supply of more equipment to enhance emergency care. Dr. Oheneba...

Bad attitudes of Ghanaians contributing to poor sanitation

Mr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Minister of Information, has decried the bad attitudes of Ghanaians as the contributory factor to the country’s poor sanitation situation. He...

PHOTOS: 8 Ghanaian gays protest 'animal-like' treatment in Ghana

Eight Ghanaian men in Canada are protesting the criminalization of same-sex relationships in Ghana. They say lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders are not treated...

Hot Audio: Benz bus kills pedestrian at Kejetia

A 207 Benz bus with a registration number Gs-2233-16 has been involved in an accident around 8am Thursday at Kumasi- Kejetia killing a woman...

Hot video: Jesus Christ not the Messiah

A man who described himself as a Bible scholar has said Jesus Christ is not the true Messiah. Abram Bin Moshe maintained that, every religion...

'Catch them young'- Akufo-Addo urges EP Church to attend to childhood education

The president Nana Akufo-Addo has urged leaders of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church to turn their attention towards early childhood education in Ghana. While he is fascinated...

PHOTO: Single woman advertises for husband

A Kenyan woman has taken to the street of Nairobi to advertise for a husband. Pris Nyabura, 28 years old, said she has a seven-year...

Togo Unrest: Take steps to protect your citizens- ECOWAS CDP Media network

The Ghana Chapter of the ECOWAS Community Development (ECOWAS CDP) Media Network condemns the raging political violence in Togo which has claimed two lives...

200,000 still at risk from Bagre dam, heavy rains – NADMO

The combined effect of the water levels of the White Volta rising and the Bagre dam being opened could leave almost 200,000 persons affected...

Girl,16, loses pregnancy after police brutality

A 16-year-old girl lost her pregnancy at a Police station after she was allegedly manhandled by a Police officer during an arrest at Begoro...

High Commissioner cautions Nigerians over unlawful acts

Mr Olufemi Michael Abikoye, newly appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana has advised Nigerian nationals in Ghana to desist from acts that break the...

SSNIT scandal: $66m software deal is ‘a scam, ridiculous’ – IT expert

An IT expert has described the $66 million dollar software investment by the management of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as too...

Exton Group: EPA statement flawed, unfortunate

Exton Cubic Group Ltd, the company embroiled in the Nyinahini Bauxite mining controversy has hit back at the Environment Protection Agency for suggesting the...

Gh¢2.7m missing at EOCO

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is yet to unravel the mystery surrounding an excess transfer of $619,039.16 (Gh¢2,748,977) to an applicant following...

GJA election is not a do or die affair – Affail Monney

Dr Affail Monney, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has said the Association’s upcoming national and regional elections were not an end in...

Exclusive: How cost of SSNIT’s ‘faulty’ software jumped from $34m to over $66m

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) spent $66 million on the acquisition of a faulty software, nearly two times the price it had earlier...

Rabies kills boy at Prestea Nsuta

An eleven year-old boy from Prestea Nsuta in the Prestea Huni/Valley has died of rabies. The deceased, Ibrahim Laminu, passed away at the Government hospital...

Capital Bank collapse: Otabil’s daughter consoles him

One of the daughters of the General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has written an emotional message to her father on Facebook...

Freddie Blay predicts 1.5 million tonnes of cocoa

Ghana will once again attain over one-million metric tonnes of cocoa production under the Akufo-Addo led government, Acting National Chairman of the ruling New...

Audio: Sowutuom residents wage war on Nigerians

Some residents in Sowutuom, a suburb in the Greater Accra region are up in alms against Nigerians living in their community. Some Nigerians living in...

Exton Cubic Group not permitted to mine at Nyinahini – EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has not granted permission to Exton Cubic Group to undertake bauxite mining activities at Nyinahini in the...

SSNIT contributors attack fmr management over $66m software

Ghanaians are furious after hearing that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) mismanaged their contributions. Some of the contributors in an interview on...

Hot Audio: Nyinahini youth petition Akufo-Addo over Mahama's company

Some irate youth at Nyinahini in the Ashanti Region have petitioned President Akufo-Addo to ensure removal of EXTON-CUBIC equipment from the area within 24...

I won’t allow another ‘Denkyira-Obuasi’ incident to happen in Nyinahini – DCE

The District Chief Executive for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti region, Williams Darko has asked the Chief of Nyinanhini, Nana Amanpene Twum Boateng II...

SSNIT probes $66m software purchase

The Board of Trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SNNIT) has begun investigations into how the former management acquired a BOS...