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Marwako 'pepper man' found guilty of assault

The Abeka District Court in Accra has found the Abelemkpe Branch Manager of Marwako Restaurant, Jihad Chaaban guilt of assault and causing harm. According to...

Fisherman jailed 10-years for defilement

A 19-year-old fisherman, Edward Quansah who defiled a four-year-old girl was on Monday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Circuit Court in Cape...

Breaking News: Marwako Pepper Man jailed

Abelemkpe Mawarko branch manager Jihad Chabaan, who is standing trial for assaulting a caterer at the restaurant, has been found guilty of assault and...

Two in court for robbery

Two persons were on Tuesday, August 1, remanded by an Accra Circuit Court on the charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, attempting to...

‘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...

Court sentences man to 12 years imprisonment for manslaughter

A 24-year old man standing trial in a manslaughter case has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by the Kumasi High Court Four, presided...

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...

Around Accra in 12 hours

Accra, the capital city of Ghana is the first and last place every tourist or business traveler will experience on entry and exit respectively....

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...

VIDEO: Elephant stops traffic to pilfer potatoes from truck

An elephant on an Indian road was filmed pulling a tarp from the top of a truck and stealing some of its load of...

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...

Beware of fake galamsey soldiers – Army warns Public

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have warned the general public especially those residing around mining sites to be careful of person(s) who may parade...

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...

Reptiles chase pupils at Yamoakrom D/A Primary School

The already deplorable state of classrooms at Yamoakrom District (DA) Assembly Primary School in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region which pose...

When your second home is a plane

Cardiologist Martin Cowie spends much of his life on a plane. With 150 trips a year, including jaunts to Asia every few weeks, numerous visits...

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...

Mystery as eerie black rings appear in the sky

Mystery surrounds an epidemic of sinister black smoke rings that have been forming in the sky across the world. The freaky phenomenon dubbed as “smoke...

Hospital staff arrested for allegedly stealing GH¢50,000 worth of medical equipment

Medical Superintendent of the New Abirem Government Hospital, Dr Alexander Osei Bonsu, has been arrested for allegedly stealing medical equipment valued at GH¢50,000 belonging...

Free SHS students to get 4 core textbooks in first year

The Government will provide four core textbooks for all first-year students when the Free Senior High School (SHS) takes off next September, Ken Ofori-Atta, the...

Rawlings angry over filth in Accra

Former President of Ghana Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has lashed out at Ghanaians for being indisciplined when it comes to sanitation and has...

VIDEO: We depend on galamsey to survive – Illegal miners

Illegal miners at Konongo in the Ashanti Region have expressed great disappointment in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for trying to...

Police Reshuffle: Kofi Boakye heads PIPS

Police capo COP Kofi Boakye has been appointed as the Director General of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) bureau. COP Boakye, a trained...

Hot audio: We are sorry: Infamous Facebook nurses beg for clemency

Two junior nurses who were sacked by the management of Royal MMR Hospital at Dansoman over the weekend for allegedly taking to Facebook while...

Hot Audio: Small Scale miners to resist intimidation from galamsey soldiers

Small Scale miners in the country have vowed to resist intimidation from newly launched government security task force deployed to various regions to fight...

Hot audio: NDC left NADMO broke – Abu Ramadan

National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is blaming the erstwhile Mahama administration for crippling the organization. Deputy Director General of NADMO, Abu Ramadan has revealed the...

2,228 slabs of marijuana impounded on UG site

The Eastern Regional police have impounded 33 fertilizer sacks containing 2, 228 slabs of compressed substance suspected to be Indian hemp at Kpong ready...

V/R records 10% decline in sanitation concerns

The Volta Region has recorded 10% decline in sanitation concerns just one year after UNICEF introduced the ‘Tippy Tap’ hand wash system in the...