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Ongoing investigations uncover GHC1.2billion fraud at Tema Port – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that donor support to the budgets of the Ministries of Education, Health and...

Rains stall KATH maternity project

Work on a new maternity block for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been temporarily held up by persistent rains.Contractors are, however, confident...

Hot video: Flood disaster will kill hundreds in Ghana this year – Prophet

Ghanaians should brace themselves for a disaster worse than the June three fire and flood disaster that hit the country two years ago.That’s according...

Audio: Tension brewing at Akyem Apapam over installation of chief

There is mounting tension at Akyem Apapam in the Eastern region as traditional authorities there have vowed to use all means to oppose a...

Hot video: Odartey Lamptey’s ex-wife should compensate him

Kumawood actor, Akwesi Boadi popularly known as Akrobeto says the ex-wife of former Black Stars player needs to compensate Odartey Lamptey.According to him, having...

A different kind of Father’s Day – Maj. Mahama’s widow writes…

The widow of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has penned a moving message on behalf of her two children in remembrance of their departed loving...

Police team heads to Kwahu-Abene amidst fears of chieftaincy clash

A team of police personnel have been dispatched to Kwahu-Abene in the Eastern Region to prevent possible clashes by two rival chieftaincy factions.As the...

Happy Fathers Day to President Akufo-Addo

On the occasion of the world’s celebration of Fathers’ Day, the office of Fred Amankwah – Sarfo extends warm felicitation to the President of...

Fight against corruption has to be won – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says donor support to the budgets of some ministries in 2016 is the equal to the revenue allegedly diverted by some...

Mahama remembers fallen servicemen on Father’s Day

Former President, John Mahama, has dedicated today's Fathers Day to late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, the military man who was killed in the line...

Afri-can Health Clinic water benefit celebration

Thirst for Water and Youth Potential Van proudly presents the Afri-Can Health Clinic & Water Benefit Celebration. In the heart of the Akanteng township,...

Be a role model to your children – Bishop Agyinasare to fathers

The presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has urged fathers to be role models to their children.According to him, the best...

CLOSAG unhappy with delay in payment of market premium

The Western Regional Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOSAG) has expressed disappointment at the undue delay of the...

Court revokes bail of Chinese galamseyers

An Accra High Court on Friday revoked the bail granted to two of the Chinese illegal miners operating in the Ashanti region for not...

Hot VIDEO: Tepa Nursing Training Principal denies involvement in GHȻ10m scandal

The Principal of the Tepa Nursing and Midwifery training college in the Ahafo Ano North of the Ashanti region, Ms. Victoria Amoah has denied...

Marijuana users are the most successful and satisfied- Study suggests

Cannabis consumers are frequently affiliated with lazy, unsuccessful and apathetic labels. But, contrary to the popular stereotype new research suggests they are in fact...

Legon students demand tight security after stabbing of female student

Students of the University of Ghana especially residents of Akuafo Hall are demanding enhanced security following the attempted murder of a female student.This follows...

More than 15 million girls marry before 18 – UNICEF

More than 15 million girls in the world marry before reaching 18 years, a research conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has...

Prison wall collapses damaging bus

The outer wall on the right wing of the Kumasi Central Prisons on Thursday night collapsed damaging a Tata bus, parked close to it.Assistant...

Local Gov’t staff to produce original academic certificate

Head of Local Government Services, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur has hinted he will be embarking on what he calls Professional hunting within the local...

Police officers allegedly ‘attack’ man for assaulting co-tenant

The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has ordered a full-scale investigation into circumstances leading to an alleged assault on one Bright Badu, a native...

Audio: Asikuma Odoben district assembly bans jackpot operations

The Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Assembly of the Central Region has banned jackpot operations in the town.The decision according to the District Chief Executive...

Hot Audio: Sex going for GHC 1 in Cape Coast

Authorities of the Department of Social Welfare in the Central Region, have bemoaned the increasing spate of child prostitution in the area especially Cape...

NSS dismissal trial to begin July 21

The Accra High Court, Labour Division 1, has adjourned the hearing of the case involving 88 dismissed staff of the National Service Secretariat (NSS)...

Tell your men to stop embarrassing us on the road – Angry drivers to IGP

The Concerned Drivers Association of Kumasi is calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu to as a matter of urgency...

Ghanaian-Nigerian prostitution syndicate uncovered in Kumasi

Ultimate News investigations have uncovered a Ghanaian-Nigerian syndicate that lures girls from Nigeria into prostitution under the pretext of securing them jobs in Ghana.The...

I love our long gowns and white wigs – Justice Akuffo

The chief justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo has argued before the appointment committee of parliament that she finds no fault in the traditional gowns and...

Boy, 5, found dead after Ho floods

A five-year-old boy has been found dead in a drain at an area known as GOIL Down after heavy rains hit the Volta Regional...

Photos: Fire guts facilities at GBC

Some facilities at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) caught fire Friday evening.The fire which started at 6:30pm is reported to have engulfed one of...

Accra High Court calls for re-arrest of Aisha Huang’s boys

An Accra High Court on Friday ordered the re-arrest of two Chinese illegal miners granted bail alongside Aisha Huang – the Chinese woman believed...

Officials who misappropriate state funds to pay – S.C orders

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Auditor-General to immediately surcharge all state officials and entities who in diverse ways have misappropriated moneys belonging...

Major Mahama’s death: 7 wanted persons arrested

Seven persons, who were among 12 people declared wanted by the police for allegedly playing various roles in the gruesome murder of Major Maxwell...

Disrupting a marriage ceremony is unlawful – Lawyer cautions

A legal practitioner, Kwabena Owusu Mensah has cautioned family members who disrupt marriage ceremonies to desist from doing so because it is an offense...

Hot Audio: Top businessman’s name pops up in Kumasi murder of hotel owner

A Kumasi-based top businessman has been fingered in the murder of a 78-year old hotel proprietor.Relatives of late Anthony Owusu Adomako who suspect contract...

I’m against scrapping Ghana Law School – Sophia Akuffo

The chief Justice nominee Justice Sophia Akuffo has rejected calls for the scrapping of the Ghana School of Law.“I’m not one of those who...

Six alternative activities to consider on a rainy day

June/July each year is greeted with so many mixed feelings in Ghana. For some, it represents a time when their plants will be well...

Teenage girls in Cape Coast offering themselves for sex for GH¢1

The Department of Social Welfare in Cape Coast says young teenage girls in some parts of the Cape Coast metropolis offer themselves for sex...

Lawyers advertising on Facebook distasteful – Sophia Akuffo

The Chief Justice nominee Justice Sophia Akuffo has described lawyers advertising on social media as distasteful.Justice Akuffo’s comment comes in the wake of the...

We were treated like criminals – Ghanaian Deportees claim

Some of 63 Ghanaians who were deported to Ghana are claiming they were treated like criminals upon their arrest in the United States where...

Schools rewarded for record blood donation

Twenty Senior High Schools alongside churches and individuals in the Eastern Region have been recognized for making a regular blood donation to save lives.They were...