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Toronto shoplifter gets job after policeman bought him interview shirt

Last Monday, a shoplifter in Toronto was caught stealing an outfit for a job interview. But when Constable Niran Jeyanesan arrived to arrest him,...

Musama Peace festival turns chaos

Police in the Central region is said to have prevented members of the Musama Disco Christo Church (MDCC) from holding its annual Peace festival. According...

Gov’t to boost affordable housing with Pension Act amendment

Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea says government is determined to roll out the affordable housing programme with an amendment of portions of the Pension...

President urges doctors to accept postings to rural communities

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday urged newly qualified doctors to accept postings to rural communities. He said young doctors who were posted to...

Photos: Gofundme presents late Maj Mahama's wife with ¢27,770 cheque

The widow of late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has been presented with a cheque of  GHC27, 770 which was raised by some people who...

Man becomes ‘deaf, dumb’ after stealing in Lagos catholic church

A suspected thief, Chinedu Samuel, has reportedly turned deaf and dumb after he allegedly stole money at a Lagos Catholic Church. Samuel became ‘deaf and...

Assault on Anaesthetist at Tema General Hospital – GACRA calls for calm

National President of Ghana Association of Certifies Registered Anaesthetists (GACRA), Jacob Mbuer Wumbei is calling on members of the Association to remain calm...

Don’t give undue advantage to foreign businesses – Kofi Annan

Dr Kofi Annan, a Former United Nations Secretary-General, has advised African governments and state institutions not to give undue advantage to foreign businesses at...

Military training for National Service – Nitiwul

Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, has revealed that 10,000 National Service Personnel would be selected to embark on six months of military training as...

PHOTOS: Owusu Bempah storms Abossey Okai with ‘anointing oil’

Reverend Dr Isaac Owusu Bempah, founder of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International on Friday visited traders at Abossey Okai in Accra and held...

VIDEO: 62-yr-old woman gives birth to triplets after 33 years of marriage

There is nothing impossible with God. See what God is using doctors to achieve. A 62 year old woman who had reached Menopause delivers Triplets (2...

Salesperson in court for theft

Cephas Quame Nfodzo, 29, a salesperson, has appeared before a Ho Circuit Court presided over by Madam Priscilla Dikro for stealing goods worth GHC...

Akufo-Addo: Oil proceeds will support free SHS

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that the proceeds from the Ghana’s oil would be channeled into the funding of the Free Senior High School...

Operation Vanguard ‘needless’ – Mahama Ayariga

MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, says the deployment of a joint military and police taskforce to illegal mining areas amounts to the use...

MMDAs ‘chop’ money – 2016 Auditor-General’s Report reveals

Deficiencies in the operations of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) created avenues for some officials of the assemblies to mismanage funds and resources...

Sixty-Four Spellers qualify for national spelling Bee grand finale

Sixty-four students have been selected as the semi-finalists in the on-going National Spelling Bee Completion and Quiz Contest held at Cape Coast on Thursday. The...

Two remanded over Wiamoase shrine gold theft

Two men arrested over the theft of gold valued at GHC174,116.00 from a shrine at Wiamoase, in the Sekyere South District, have been ordered...

WAEC denies hacking of its website

Claims that the website of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has been hacked and fake results of the Basic Education Certification Examination have...

Visually-impaired man defies Biblical logic to lead others

“If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” These were the words of Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel...

Cyber crime, occultism rising in tertiary institutions – Educationist

The use of the internet for extortion, dating scams, and other social vices by students is engaging the attention of authorities at tertiary institutions. The...

Over 400 Hajj Pilgrims airlifted

The first batch of Muslims on the Hajj Pilgrimage from Ghana was airlifted Friday evening to the holy land of Mecca.It comes as a...

HOT VIDEO: ‘Mad man’ beaten mercilessly after terrorizing Awutu Breku residents

Residents and drivers at Awutu Breku in the Central Region have been subjected to harassment by a rampaging mad man in the area. Some victims...

Hot audio: 'Komenda Sugar Factory never produced sugar'

The revamped Komenda sugar factory in the Central region never produced even a cube of sugar. Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka...

Review Of Book: THE MFANTSIPIM DREAM

Title of Book:                     ‘THE MFANTSIPIM DREAM’ Author:                                MAGNUS REXDANQUAH Reviewed by:                    ENIMIL ASHON   One does not point at the father’s village with the left...

Photo:'Dwarfs' arrested for selling marijuana

A 43-year-old woman, Alaba Mulika and her 16-year-old daughter, Olamide, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly trading in cannabis. The...

MP to cover funeral cost of slain Alajo mechanic

Deputy Interior Minister, Henry Quartey has pledged to cover the funeral cost of the mechanic, Yaw Boadi who was shot at Alajo. Speaking to colleagues...

Jobs for the people ; Tourism and Hospitality's contribution

The cool thing about unemployment is that every day is a holiday.However, a holiday is only fun and interesting when you have money to...

Girl 13, beats friend to death over boyfriend

A 13 year old girl, Faustina Korankye has beaten her 14 year old friend named Maa Abena to death at Asamang in the Afigya...

PHOTO: Meet the friends who outwitted the gods to steal gold from shrine

Two friends dared the gods to steal gold ore worth GHC116, 000 from a shrine at Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region. Nineteen-year-old Kwabena Mensah connived...

Beware of fake drugs – FDA warns public

The Food & Drugs Authority (FDA) is warning the public to beware of fake and expired drugs on the market. Public Relations Officer of Food...

PHOTOS: Hajj pilgrims stranded at Tamale

Hundreds of Muslims embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage are stranded in Tamale due to an emergency at the destination country – Mecca. About 500 pilgrims...

MultiTV-M&C Habitat Fair: Elegant Homes promises hassle-free home owning deals

From issues of financing to land litigation, purchasing a home can be a daunting task for a first timer. But with the MultiTV-M&C Habitat Fair...

Over 3,000 public workers to lose salaries over SSNIT biometric registration

Over 3,000 government workers are yet to complete their registration unto the SSNIT biometric database, which will affect payment of their salaries. A Deputy Minister...

Boy with ‘wrong’ gender but good grades gets $50K Ashesi scholarship

Ashesi University College has awarded a scholarship worth $50,000 to Tubare Kolah to undertake a four-year engineering programme at the university. The scholarship covers his...

WAEC says it has not released BECE results

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has refuted rumours that it has released the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). It said its systems had...

Five countries where people live the longest

Explorers throughout history have searched for the legendary fountain of youth. And while the elusive fountain has yet to be found, certain places across...

PHOTO: The doctor who records sexual encounters with women

Police have arrested one Faith Mensah Tekpor said to be a serial confident trickster. He poses as a Medical Doctor with several names such as...

Taxi driver gets 12 years imprisonment for defiling class five pupil

A 33 year-old Taxi driver, Nana Francis Ejako has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour by an Agona Swedru Circuit Court...

Man in trouble over alleged killing of friend

A 23-year old unemployed, alleged to have stabbed a friend to death at Obogu in the Asante-Akim South District, was on Thursday arraigned on...