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NDC wishes Muslims well at Eid ul-Fitr festival

The Greater Accra Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress released a press statement extending their fraternal greetings of peace and blessings to all...

Sir John urges Muslims to uphold the principles of Islam

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and now Chief Executive Officer of Forestry Commission Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu...

Hot audio: Chinese loan wont affect galamsey fight – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says 15 billion dollar financial partnership entered between Ghana and China will not affect the government’s fight on illegal...

Continue to intercede for Ghana – Rawlings’ to Muslims

The family of former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated the Muslim community for successfully ending their month-long fasting.The Rawlings’ in a statement Sunday...

10 killed 8 injured in fatal accident at Bole

Ten people have been reportedly killed and eight in critical condition in a gory accident at Tinga in Bole Bamboi district of the Northern...

EID MUBARAK to all Ghanaians – Amankwa Sarfo

On the occasion of the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan dedicated mainly to fasting, prayer and...

Muslim youth advised to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in moderation

The Executive Secretary of the Brong-Ahafo Regional Council of Zongo Chiefs, Mr Jascot Hawkins Alhasan has warned Muslim youth to celebrate the Ramadan in...

PHOTOS: Angry mourners dump coffin at Police Station

Just one tragedy involving a mortuary man and a young man in the Upper East region has led to multiple catastrophes, turning the regional...

Don’t bow to US pressure on Gitmo 2 – Antwi-Danso

International Relations Analyst, Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, believes government must be resolute in whatever decision it takes on the continuous stay of the two former...

Excessive smoke killing us – Kpone residents

Residents of Kpone in the Greater Accra region are complaining of ‘excess poisonous smoke’ from industries at the Free Zones enclave.The residents in an...

Road Safety Director under police grip over tow levy concept

A director at the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is under interrogation at the police headquarters in connection with the mandatory tow levy concept.The...

Photos: Kpone to benefit from Chase Logistics’ court and library project

 Kpone-Katamanso District Chief Executive, Solomon Appiah has revealed that residents in the district will benefit from a GH¢ 700,000.00 Magistrate court and community library...

Hot Audio: Law school saga: Law courses will soon be taught in kiosk- Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw says a ruling by the Supreme Court to scrap the examination and interview process before admission of students to the...

Photos: Excessive smoke from industries killing us- Kpone residents

Residents of Kpone in the Greater Accra Region are complaining about what they term as excess poisonous smoke from industries at the Free Zones...

We will not allow US to take us for a ride – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has described as unfortunate a decision by the US Embassy in Ghana...

Ban ‘Passion Of The Christ’ movie to curb mob injustice . . . DSP Ochil Charges

The Commander of the District Police Unit, Parliament House, DSP Fii Ochil, is calling for a ban to be placed on the screening of...

PHOTOS: Prez Akufo-Addo, Asantehene et al mourn Nkoranzahene

The four-day burial rites for the late Nkoranzahene was climaxed with a grand funeral which was attended by various dignitaries including the Asantehene, Otumfou...

No plastic rice in Ghana – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has rubbished claims that the Ghanaian market is inundated with plastic rice, contrary to assertions on social media.Following...

NACOB awarded half of money found in Nayele’s account

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has received half of the money found in the bank account of jailed Ghanaian/Austrian drug queen Nayele Ametefe.The other...

Fulani herdsmen fined GH¢5,400

The Juaso Circuit Court in the Asante Akim South District in the Ashanti Region presided over by Mr Frederick Tetteh has fined some Fulani...

Man fined for unlawful entry

The Tarkwa circuit court on Tuesday fined an 18 year-old unemployed, Gideon Kwaw, 600 Ghana cedis for causing unlawful damage and unlawful entry.Kwaw pleaded...

PHOTOS: Asantehene pays historic courtesy call on Techimanhene

The Asantehene, Otumfou Osei Tutu II yesterday paid a historic visit to the Oseadeayo Akumfi Ameyaw IV, Omanhene of Takyiman (Techiman) Traditional Area in...

PHOTOS: Captain Smart unveiled as National Ambulance Ambassador

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has outdoored a project dubbed, ‘Operation Save a Soul’, and its ambassador, Captain Smart, a broadcast journalist.The terms of...

NMC orders porn broadcasting stations to stop

The National Media Commission (NMC) has directed television stations XYZ TV, Thunder TV and Ice TV to immediately cease airing pornographic materials on their...

Child prostitution high in Cape Coast

Cape Coast Metropolitan Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Daniel Wallace Acheampong, has stated that child prostitution was gaining notoriety in Cape Coast in the...

My teenage kids have agreed to marry after welcoming new born baby – Obinim

Founder and Leader of God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim has said he will take full responsibility of the upkeep of a new born...

We didn’t chain Ghanaian deportees on the flight to Ghana – US Embassy

United States (US) Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson has denied allegations of US authorities mistreatment of Ghanaian deportees.“I flatly reject the idea that we treated...

NACOB destroys $2m worth of drugs

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) on Thursday destroyed narcotic substances estimated at two million dollars at Bundase Training Camp of the Ghana Armed Forces...

Photos: IGP’s vehicle in near-fatal accident

The official vehicle belonging to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante Apeatu was on Wednesday night involved in a crash on the...

Man falls from storey building due to failed network connection

A 23-year-old man, Yaw Danso has fallen from an uncompleted building whiles he was searching for network for a call in Manso Kumpese in...

Supreme Court ‘quashes’ Ghana Law School admission process

The Supreme Court has directed the Ghana Law School to reform its admission process, describing its current system as "unconstitutional."The apex court on Thursday...

Supreme Court bars exams, interviews for Ghana Law School admissions

The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement by the General Legal Council asking applicants to the Ghana Law School to undertake an examination...

More sexual violence cases recorded in refugee camps

A total of 41 cases of sexual and gender based violence were reported in all four refugee camps scattered in Ghana in 2016, a...

Repatriate Gitmo 2 if you have ‘balls’

The Akufo-Addo led government has been dared to repatriate two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees back to the United States.The call comes after the Supreme Court...

I’m proud to be your daughter – Zanetor Rawlings

The Member of Parliament of the Korle Klottey constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has expressed her admiration for her father, former President Jerry John Rawlings...

Audio: Auctioneer accused of ‘stealing’ state vehicles threaten legal action

William Baah, the man who identified himself as an auctioneer, have threatened to take legal action against government’s Asset Retrieval Taskforce for claiming he...

Gitmo 2 stay in Ghana illegal – Supreme Court

Supreme Court has described as unconstitutional decision by then President John Mahama to accept two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees into the country.The Supreme Court has...

Prosecution ready to try 32 alleged killers of Major Mahama

The prosecution in the case of the lynched Major Maxwell Adam Mahama says it is ready to prosecute 32 out of the 58 accused...

PHOTOS: Police clash with port expansion workers; rubber bullets stray

Workers in the ongoing expansion of the Tema port have clashed with police over catalogue of issues relating to their welfare.One of the workers...

Jerry John Rawlings turns 70 today

A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings turns 70-year-old today, Thursday June 22, 2017.Popularly known as JJ, the former military dictator was born...