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More than 6000 Muslim pilgrims to undertake this 2017 Hajj

About 6,200 Ghanaian Muslims are expected to perform this year's Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj). The first batch of prospective pilgrims is scheduled to leave Ghana on...

Farmer to die by hanging

A 36 year old farmer, Gutua Dambia alias Akwasi Mathew from Kwapong in the Asunafo South District of the Brong Ahafo Region has been...

UK issues alert on possible terror attack in Ghana

A security alert released by the UK government claiming Ghana faces an imminent terrorist attack has seated on the minds of Ghanaians. On Thursday, August...

Terror alert: No cause for alarm – Gov’t

The Government has released a statement to dispel reports that Ghana has been highlighted as facing an imminent terror attack. National Security Minister, Mustapha Abdul...

NPA refutes allegations of 7,000 tanker drivers risking their jobs by September

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has denied allegations making rounds in the media that, about 7,000 of Gas tanker drivers will lose their job...

KMA gets tough with tricycle riders

The Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi, has warned of the arrest and prosecution of tricycle riders caught dumping waste at unauthorized...

‘Wee’ Smokers take over Public schools in Accra

Investigations conducted by Weekend Today have revealed that many public schools in the capital city have been taken over by ‘Wee’ smokers. The miscreants, according...

Four jailed for dumping waste at unauthorized place

Four tricycle riders arrested for dumping waste at an authorized place have been sentenced to one month imprisonment each by the Kumasi Magistrate Court. They...

Jackson College of Education supports Kumasi Central prisons

Mrs. Theodosia W. Jackson, Principal of the Jackson College of Education (JCE), a subsidiary of the Jackson Educational Complex in the Ashanti regional capital,...

Hot audio: Girl, 18 to commit suicide over leaked nude pictures

An 18-year-old woman is threatening to commit suicide after her nude pictures was leaked on social media. Benedicta Mensah Denkey, claimed she took the pictures...

Audio: NPP Man blasts Otiko Djaba over school feeding recruitment

A former Regional Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong Ahafo region, Yaw Dabie Appiah has criticized the Minister for Gender,...

Audio: Snakes invade NADMO Office in N/R

Some staff of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Northern Region are complaining bitterly about the rampant attacks of snakes due to...

Ghana Tourism Highlight – Cape Coast

Previously Ghana’s capital city, Cape-Coast was once the center of all business in Ghana. From colonial days through slave trade to present day, this...

Forget the money; 5 reasons to stay employed no matter what

‘’UNEMPLOYMENT IS A DISEASE’’ ; This is a very popular phrase among many youth around the world. In every corner of this world, not...

Ban use of vehicles with automatic transmissions in Ghana – Road Safety Ambassador to Gov’t

The national Road safety Ambassador, Gabby Adu-Gyamfi has called on the government to ban the use of vehicles with automatic transmission in the country. According...

4 top cops reassigned, 105 ASPs promoted

Four senior police officers have been reassigned by David Asante Apeatu, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) as part of ongoing transfers while 105 others...

9,100 teens pregnant in first half of 2017

A total of 9,100 adolescents reportedly got pregnant in the Ashanti Region during the first half of this year. Mr. Simeon Kwabena Acheampong, the Regional...

Drivers to stage ‘Yentua Demo’ over mandatory towing levy

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has served notice of a nationwide demonstration to push for the repeal of the recently passed mandatory towing...

PHOTO: Picture of corpse pounding fufu causes 'backlash' on social media

A picture of the mortal remains of a woman laid in state in a rather bizzare position has gone viral on social media and...

Media urged to promote Ghana

Minister for Business Development, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has urged the media to support the government’s plans to brand Ghana as a ready market...

Congestion caused Kasoa fire – NADMO

The Director General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Nana Agyeman Prempeh, has attributed the fire disaster at Kasoa Market in the Central...

Hot Audio: 'Mensa Otabil must be charged for fraud'

Leader of the Heaven’s Gate Ministry International, Nicholas Osei popularly known as Kumchacha is calling for the immediate arrest of Founder of the International...

Clashes break at Avenor over piece of land

Police are on high alert in Avenor in Accra to avert a possible bloodletting between Avenor articulated and spare parts dealers on one hand...

Lawyer for Mawako pepper man to appeal sentence

Lawyers for Mawarko Abelempke branch manager will be challenging the decision of an Abeka District Court sentencing Jihad Chabaan to nine months in prison...

‘Aborbi’ more expensive than lands in Volta Region – Amewu laments

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, has fingered land ownership disputes as contributing to the challenges of socio-economic development of the Volta...

Auditor General to name corrupt officials today

The Auditor-General will on Wednesday meet the press to disclose sanctions his office has imposed on some corrupt public officers cited in audit reports. According...

Not all Chinese miners are illegal – Okyenhene

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has urged the Chinese government to advice its nationals in the country to abide by the rules and laws in...

Illegal miners flee Amansie West following deployment of anti-galamsey task force

There are mixed feelings among residents of communities in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region ahead of the arrival of the joint...

Police re-assure citizenry of full protection

The Director General of the National Patrols Department, Akuribah Yaagy, has re-assured Ghanaians of the commitment of the police service to curb criminal attacks on...

Deal with state plunderers – SDA to Nana Addo

The Seventh Day Adventists (SDA) Church has reiterated the call on the Nana Akufo-Addo government to prosecute state looters, as the surest way of...

Amadu Sulley to Charlotte Osei; Stop sidelining me

The Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission in charge of Operations, Mr Amadu Sulley has accused Chairperson of the Commission Mrs Charlotte Osei of...

Photos: Relief items for Tamale flood victims arrive

Four trucks carrying various relief items have arrived at Tamale in the Northern Region. The items which include mattresses, bags of rice and maize are...

Hot audio: Invisible Forces threaten govt officials over joblessness

Members of the Invisible Forces in Tema have threatened to visit mayhem on government officials for what they perceive as failure on their part...

Dr Lawrence Tetteh to hold crusade at Denkyira Obuase

Dr Lawrence Tetteh, an Economist and International Evangelist, is to hold a healing crusade at Denkyira Obuase in October, where a mob action led...

Hot Video: Virgin Pastor attacks Otabil

Apostle Job Antwi, popularly known as the Virgin Pastor has descended heavily on the leader of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensah Otabil...

You will be tempted but don't give in… – Minister

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, said any group of persons that would attempt to stampede the joint Military/Police...

Parliament approves controversial mandatory towing levy

The Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament has given approval for the implementation of the controversial mandatory towing levy to be imposed on vehicle...

JHS student burnt to death

A 15-year-old junior high school student, identified as Juliana Awotwi, has reportedly been burnt to death at Dome Perfect area, near Kwabenya in Accra. According...

Don’t spare illegal miners – Chinese Ambassador to government

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Sun Boahong, has urged the government to take all the necessary steps to arrest and prosecute any Chinese national...

Anti-galamsey task force won’t ‘beat’ Ghanaians – Amewu

The anti-galamsey task force deployed to enforce the country’s laws against illegal mining will not attack Ghanaians, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter...