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We’re saddened by Jihad Chabaan’s jail sentence – Marwako

Marwako Restaurant says it is saddened by the sentencing of one of its supervisors, Jihad Chabaan to nine months imprisonment for assaulting an employee,...

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...

Hair thieves striking fear in India

More than 50 women in the northern Indian states of Haryana and Rajasthan have reported that they have had their hair chopped off while...

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...

5 arrested for dumping refuse at Kwame Nkrumah interchange

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested five for dumping refuse at unauthorized places at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange area which is contrary to...

‘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...

How to earn 'points' to come to the US under Trump's immigration plan

President Donald Trump on Wednesday got behind a bill to drastically cut legal immigration and replace current employment based visas with a point system. The...

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...

Man kills step-granddad for ‘having sex’ with his mom

A man who killed his step-granddad when he “apparently” saw the septuagenarian having sex with his mother will spend the rest of his life...

Speaker acting like Pontius Pilate – Amidu

Popular anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Amidu has warned the President Nana Akufo-Addo to be wary of his inner circle in parliament following the sudden withdrawal...

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...

Tennessee bride 'put gun to groom's head and pulled trigger'

A Tennessee bride has been arrested after police say she pulled a gun from her wedding dress and threatened her new husband just hours...

20 Major Mahama ‘killers’ to spend one month in Nsawam

The Accra Central Magistrate court has adjourned the murder case of Major Mahama to 7th September for the Attorney General’s advice. The 20 accused persons...

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...

South Africa donkeys used to smuggle cars into Zimbabwe

Police in South Africa have foiled an attempt to smuggle a stolen luxury car into Zimbabwe using donkeys to pull it across the Limpopo...

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...

Deaf and dumb people demonstrate against govt

Members of National Association of Deaf and Dumb people, Imo state branch, have just stormed the state government house to protest along with their...

Bride kills husband few hours after marriage

A newly-married woman, Kate Elizabeth Prichard threatened to kill her husband with a gun hours after the two got married. The 25-year-old bride was arrested...

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...

University lecturer sentenced to death for killing husband over property (photos)

A Kenyan University lecturer has been sentenced to death for murdering her husband in a row over family property. Sheila Wanjiku Kibinge, said to be...

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...

Family of assaulted Marwako worker happy with judgement

The brother of assaulted Marwako Restaurant caterer, says justice has been served his sister, Evelyn Boakye after the High court handed a nine-month jail term to...

Uber driver threatens passenger with spiritual attack

A driver with private Taxi firm, Uber has been arrested after sending threatening messages to a passenger. The suspect identified as Abbas told his victim...

Marwako supervisor to appeal jail sentence

Jihad Chaaban, the Lebanese supervisor who has been jailed for assaulting one of his employees has instructed his lawyers to file for an appeal...

Medical doctor arrested for stealing hospital property

The Medical Superintendent of New Abirim Government Hospital Dr. Osei Bonsu has been arrested for allegedly stealing items belonging to the hospital. The items were...

Indian baby survives being buried alive by teen mother

A week old baby boy in India survived several hours in a grave after being buried alive by his teenaged rape victim mother, police...