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Two escape death in Koforidua fire

Two people narrowly escaped death when the sawmill they were sleeping in caught fire at Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The two escaped through the...

Photos: I was nearly butchered over sand- Queenmother

Sanaahemaa of Akwamu Traditional Area, Nana Foriwaa II could have met her untimely death last Sunday. According to her, a resident, Kwabena Asare popularly known...

Photos: Pupils left to their fate after storm rips off roofing

Some kindergarten pupils of Akwamu Presby School in the Asuogyaman district have been learning under a tree over the last two months after their...

Mining permit granted 'Mahama' won’t compromise galamsey fight – Amewu

The Lands Minister says mining lease granted Exton Cubic Group Limited, the company linked to former President John Mahama’s brother, will not compromise government’s...

I did not incite youth against Exton Cubic – DCE

The District Chief Executive for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti region has described as false claims by the Chief of Nyinanhini, Nana Amanpene Twum...

Nyinahini attack: Chief warns of another ‘Denkyira Obuasi’

Chief of Nyinanhini in the Ashanti Region, Nana Amanpene Twum Boateng II, has taken a swipe at Atwima Mponua District Chief Executive for his...

Security Alert: 538 police officers removed from Upper West Region

At least 538 police officers have been transferred from the Upper West Region in the last two years, a situation which has led to...

Birth control proposals needless – Lecturer

There is no need to limit the number of children couples should have, Associate Professor with the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS) of...

E&P mining equipment won’t be released unless… Atwima Mponua DCE

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti Region, William Darko has said equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners (E&P) will not...

Police on a manhunt for two gunmen who 'opened fire' at Avenor

Police in Accra says they are on a manhunt for two gunmen who opened fire on residents of Avenor, in a suburb of Accra,...

GH¢485 million needed to end open defecation

The government need to mobilise GH¢485 million to finance about 970,559 households who require some form of financing to own household latrines. This is based...

GMA welcomes job application for doctors

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has welcomed proposals by the Ghana Health Service for doctors to apply for jobs. According to the Vice President of...

Bishop Agyinasare Honours Kufuor, Mahama

Bishop Charles Agyinasare has honoured former presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama for their contribution to Ghana’s development as well as the...

Ghanaians plan better when building houses than having children

The Executive Secretary of the National Population Council Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah has explained Ghana's slow rate of economic development is to be partly...

Youth Employment Agency staff go wild over 'mass transfer'

Some staff of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) who were asked to proceed on leave this year under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government have...

Ashanti Regional Minister seizes Engineers and Planners equipment

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has seized heavy duty equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners. According to him, he will only release the equipment if...

NAB blows GH¢727k on allowances without approval – AG report

The Auditor General has discovered the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2014 failed to obtain Ministerial...

Even Bill Gates shows humility – Kumchacha tells Otabil

Founder and Leader of the Heaven's Gate Ministries, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha, has asked the founder of the International Central Gospel...

Ankaful hospital to shut door to patients

Authorities of the Ankaful Psychiatric hospital say they are likely to turn away new patients if government does not provide them with funds. According to...

Otabil’s pulpit response was not godly – Suhuyini

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North has described the comments by Founder and Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), as...

Defense Committee wants illegal arms clamp down

Vice Chairman on the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament is asking the Interior Ministry as a matter of urgency to clamp down on...

PHOTOS: Man found dead in Tamale

A man believed to be in his early 20s has been found dead in a bush around Tolon-Abattoir road, a suburb of the Tamale...

Body of drowned Boti falls victim found

The body of a tourist which drowned in the Boti falls has been found nine days after the incident. The body of the 32-year old...

Sammy Awuku hails govt for scrapping mandatory tow levy

The National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Awuku has commended government for scrapping the implementation of the mandatory towing...

Be calm but alert – Ghana Armed Forces tells Ghanaians

In the wake of terror attacks in neighbouring countries, the Command Operations Officer (COO) at the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lt....

President Akufo-Addo thanks Presbyterian Church for support, prayers

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his profound appreciation to the leadership and membership of the Presbyterian Church of...

High court dismisses suit by Winners Chapel International

After 13 years of legal battle over the ownership of Winners Chapel, the Accra High Court has dismissed a suit by Winners Chapel International...

First Lady pushes for implementation of 14-week minimum maternity leave

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo -Addo has called for improved support systems that will create conducive environments for women to breastfeed their babies in...

Hot video: I saw Castro’s dead body – Diver

An expert diver has revealed musician Theophilus Tagoe popularly known as Castro and his companion Janet Bandu are dead. Samuel Odartey Lamptey claims he saw...

Hot video: God used my sermon to prepare me for Capital Bank misfortune – Otabil

Head Pastor of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensah Otabil has revealed, God used a recent sermon to prepare him for bad news of the...

Photos: Former Chairman of Pentecost church paralyzed

It all started on the 2nd of February 2009 when the former president of the Ghana Pentecostal Council, Apostle Dr. Michael Kwabena Ntumy woke...

Mandatory toll levy scrapped

Government will not implement the mandatory towing levy which was scheduled to commence on July 1, 2017. A statement signed by the Minister of Transport...

Sierra Leone mudslide: President declares site zero zone

Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...

Hot audio: I thank God when people who look like an insult, insult me – Otabil

Pastor Mensa Otabil has used Sunday sermon to publicly react to news of the collapse of Capital bank which his church, the International Central...

Several homes raided in Tamale, 3 arrested over stolen items

Helmeted police with riot gears and loaded guns on Sunday dawn raided houses at Sakasaka in Tamale in search of stolen items. The search lasted...

Two killed in Togo in protests against 50-year ruling dynasty

Two protesters were killed and 13 others wounded in Togo on Saturday when security forces opened fire to break up demonstrations against the ruling...

Thank you for supporting me, NPP – Akufo-Addo to Presby Church

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his profound appreciation to the leadership and membership of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for the prayers and support given to...

Ghana Health Service to deal with erring doctors

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it would not countenance any action or practices by medical doctors likely to impact negatively on quality...

GIS pays ‘ghosts’ over GHS67K

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Wa has dolled out an amount of GHS60, 070.67 to eight undeserving officers. This is according to the 2015...

15 illegal miners arrested by Operation Vanguard Task Force

The Operation Vanguard Task Force has arrested 15 illegal miners, including a Burkinabé national at Prestea in the Prestea-Huni Valley District in the Western...