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Farmer on remand for raping mother of four

A Tarkwa circuit court has ordered a 38 year-old farmer, Musah Alaaba to be remanded for allegedly raping a mother of four at Eshireso,...

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...

Man jailed for sucking daughter’s breast and “fingering her”

A 38-year old taxi driver has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for sucking the breast of his 13...

Indian hemp smokers take over Tema school – Residents

Users of banned substances notably Indian hemp, have taken over the Republic Road Basic School at Community Four, residents of Republic Road and Horticulture...

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...

PHOTOS: 2017 NSMQ champions present trophy to Akufo-Addo

Winners of the 2017 National Science and Math quiz Prempeh College were at the Flagstaff House on Friday to present their trophy to the...

2 killed at Tema factory explosion

Two persons have been confirmed dead following a fuel tank explosion at Delta Agro Limited, a soap manufacturing company at the Heavy Industrial Area...

Bawumia leaves for Sierra Leone today

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will today, Saturday, 19 August 2017, lead a government delegation to visit Sierra Leone to express the commiseration of...

PHOTOS: Residents of Bunkpurugu finally get good water

Residents of Jilik and adjourning communities in Bunkpurugu Yunyoo district of the Northern region now have water after years of struggling to get portable...

Hunter in police custody for killing colleague

A hunter who mistook a colleague for game and shot and killed him in the process, has been remanded in police custody at New...

PHOTO: Nigerian stabs man to death

The Police at Sowutoum in the Ga Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have arrested a 48-year-old Nigerian for allegedly stabbing a man...

EC staff buy auction cars for as low as 1,000 cedis

The Electoral Commission says its officers benefitted from cars auctioned to the public in 2013 at give-away prices as a way of motivating its...

VIDEO: Pupils abandon school over GHC 1 tuition fee

Hope for some change through government intervention is what drives the people of Mangyea, a farming community in the Jomoro District of the Western...

Ecobank opens "Help Sierra-Leone Fund"

Ecobank Ghana has opened a special account dubbed "Help Sierra-Leone Fund" to raise money in Ghana to go support the victims of the recent...

Bolga residents live in fear

Residents in Bolgatanga in the Upper East are living in fear as armed robbers, motor snatches and thieves have invaded the Municipality and terrorizing...

Ghanaian, African soldiers receive training in anti-terrorism

The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College has, for the first time, offered training in counter terrorism to help the Military deal swiftly...

Kpando Assembly bans 'poisonous’ puffer fish

The Kpando Municipal Assembly in the Volta region has placed an immediate ban on the sale of ‘poisonous’ puffer fish in the area. The temporary...

NGO rescues two boys from trafficking on the Volta Lake

MIHOSO International, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has rescued two teenagers who were trafficked to Yeji in the Pru District of the Brong-Ahafo Region to fish...

NSS embarks on nationwide capacity building

The Deputy Executive Director of National Service Scheme Dr. Gifty Oware-Aboagye has launched a two day Capacity Building Workshop for Prospective National Service Personnel...

Bawumia set for Sierra Leone with $1m supplies for disaster victims

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to lead a government delegation to Sierra Leone where a tragic natural disaster has left about 400 dead and...

Ghana’s education focuses on quantity, lacks quality – Prof. Aheto

A former lecturer of University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. John Bright Kobla Aheto said Ghana’s education...

Free SHS will collapse secondary education – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Former Deputy Minister of Education is predicting the collapse of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy to be rolled out by the Akufo-Addo...

7-year-old accident victim needs GhȻ700 daily for medical upkeep

Doctors the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi say a 7-year-old boy who was run over by a truck at Samproso in Offinso,...

Woman loses engagement ring on farm, finds it 13 years later, wrapped around carrot

It was September of 2004, when Mary Grams, of Alberta, Canada, lost her diamond-encrusted engagement ring, while working on her family farm. She spent days looking...

Government to abrogate 136 road contracts

About 136 road contracts awarded by the previous government are to be terminated because of the inability of contractors to execute the projects. A total...

Why the internet is important in maximizing Ghana's tourism potential

  The Internet is a global network that links all computer devices together, allows transmission of information and facilitate communication. This is the textbook...

Freight forwarders up in arms against gov’t over paperless port

Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) and concern freight forwarders association are up in arms against government over the proposed paperless port to be...

Ghana gives $1m aid to Sierra Leone

The Government of Ghana will today, Friday, 18 August 2017 airlift relief items worth $1million to Sierra Leone in support of that country’s recovery...

Man turns cemetery into cassava farm

Residents of Busua, a community in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, last week woke up to the bizarre news of eating...

Audio: SEND Ghana wants Free School Uniform Program reviewed

Send Ghana, a non-governmental organization, is urging the government to review the Mahama adminstration's Free School Uniform Programme in the country. A Senior Programme Officer...

Hot Audio: 'Mad' woman murdered; private parts removed

There is fear and panic among residents of Akyem Aprade in the Eastern Region following an alleged murder of a woman Thursday night. Some residents...

Residents butcher suspected armed robber at Akokwaso

32-year-old suspected armed robber Francis Eddy has been butchered by some residents at Akokwaso a suburb of Jacobu of the Amansie Central District of...

Woman ‘steals’ baby boy

An unemployed woman is before the Weija Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a baby boy. Mrs Abena Appiah was charged with stealing a baby but...

Court acquits mason over defilement

A 47-year old mason, who was accused of defiling a nine year old girl at Pantang Village has been acquitted and discharged by an...

Italian-born Ghanaian barred from singing contest because she is 'not a true Italian'

A 15-year-old Italian girl of Ghanaian descent has been barred from taking part in a singing contest in Verona, Italy because she is black...

‘Create technology pool to feed new industries’ – Council of State Chair

To achieve its vision to develop a vibrant technologically driven and competitive trade and industrial sector, government has been advised to set up a...

Man turns cemetery into cassava farm

Residents of Busua, a community in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, last week woke up to the bizarre news of eating...

Operation Vanguard begins night patrols to smoke out evasive illegal miners

The joint police and military anti-illegal mining taskforce, Operation Vanguard, says it will extend operations into the night following intelligence that illegal miners have...

Kpando Assembly to hold emergency meeting over ‘poisonous fish’

The Kpando Municipal Assembly will hold an emergency meeting over reports of food poisoning in the Municipal area which allegedly caused the death of...