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Free SHS: Government to announce implementation plan today

Government will today Thursday, July 27, announce the implementation plan for its flagship policy- Free SHS. The absence of a clear road map on the...

Physically challenged; One other arrested for armed robbery in Kumasi

The Manhyia divisional police command in the Ashanti region has arrested two suspects for attempting to rob a taxi driver on Sunday, July 23,...

UG students petition Speaker over ‘killer’ fees

Some concerned students of the University of Ghana have formally petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye over what they describe as exorbitant...

Eight tips to make the most of your next flight

Ask someone their opinions on air travel and chances are you'll get an earful. They think it's too uncomfortable. They think it's too expensive....

Journalists’ accreditation money in GCB – EC Boss

The monies the Electoral Commission (EC) took from media persons for accreditation to cover last year’s general election are intact at the GCB. Mrs Charlotte...

Photo: Man slit wife's throat for continuing her education

A young woman is at the moment recovering from a knife wound inflicted on her by her husband over her plan to further her...

Watch: 2-year-old shows off basketball talent with long-distance shots

A 2-year-old basketball prodigy in Ohio showed off his skills by making a series of long-distance shots from the top of his home's staircase. A...

275 people die of HIV-AIDS in Ashanti

Two hundred and seventy-five (275) people died of HIV/AIDS in the Ashanti Region, last year. Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the Regional Focal Person, who announced this,...

I am not the entire commission; I am speaking for myself- EC chair tells Parliament

A suggestion by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission that she was speaking for herself and not the entire Commission in an answer to...

Two children swept away by flood in Tamale found dead

Two children who went missing after they were swept away by floods in Tamale have been found dead. The bodies of the deceased, Sulleman Hamuran,...

Alligator bites off 86-year-old man's testicles

A homeless man lost a finger, two toes and one testicle after being bitten several times by an alligator while bathing in a retention...

PHOTO: Major Mahama's phone found with Denkyire-Boase driver

An Accra District Court on Wednesday, 26 July remanded Kwodjo Fordjour, a driver, to police custody after police retrieved late Major Adam Mahama's phone...

Volta Region: Bomigo Basic School cry for help

The deplorable state of infrastructure at the Bomigo Basic School in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region is affecting effective teaching and learning. The school which...

Charging media for cards not bad practice – EC boss

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has said that the number of media houses, both local and international that turned up...

NSS to petition GAF over manhandling of graduates during registration

Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Henry Nana Boakye, has disclosed the NSS directorate will soon send a petition to the...

Francis Sosu's case against ban dismissed

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a motion filed by suspended lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu seeking to halt his three-year ban by the General...

Marwako victim opts for out-of-court settlement

Evelyn Boakye, the kitchen staff of Marwako Fast Foods Limited whose face was allegedly dipped into a paste of blended pepper by her supervisor,...

Google maps: Can you find a better travel assistant than this?

Destination: On route to Lingbinsi in North Gonja District of the Northern Region of Ghana. What for? Well, I will let you know in a...

PHOTOS: Pregnant Photographer gives birth in a Car Park

Most parents will know that while birthing plans are great, they rarely go to plan. Labour isn’t predictable. Things change. Emergencies happen. That was the case...

Three women arrested for raping a pastor

Three women have appeared before a court accused of gang raping a pastor who went round to their home to demand money they owed...

Nayele Ametefe's $1.8m house seized

An Accra Financial and Economic Crimes Court has given the state the green light to confiscate the two-storey buildings situated at East Legon and...

How two broke Ghanaian ladies had a vacation of their lives in East Africa

In October, last year I wrote about the 7 pivotal experiences every woman should have before turning 30. Among other things, I indicated that it...

NPP women fight Otiko over School Feeding jobs

The Concern Constituency Women Organizers of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region have implored the office of the Chief of...

13 ‘fake security officers’ arrested on Afloa border

Police in the Volta Region have arrested 13 persons at Aflao believed to be attacking people crossing the border to Togo. The arrest during the...

Drug dealer arrested after calling police to report stolen cocaine

David Blackmon probably won't go down in history as a criminal mastermind, at least judging by the ridiculous reason for his arrest. The 32-year-old “self-proclaimed...

20-year-old kayayo killed

A 20-year-old itinerant female head porter has died at Adum, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region after bags of rice fell on her at a...

PHOTOS: Bawumia consoles family of slain Lapaz cop

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has visited the family of the late No. 49195 General Constable Daniel Owusu to sympathize with them. He visited the...

Couple threaten to kill entire family over children’s medical condition

A couple at Ekumfi Emmuna in the Central Region, Mr and Mrs Ibrahim, have threatened to take their lives and those of four of...

Women advised against excessive alcohol, drug intake

Dr Bettina Ama Buohene Andah, a medical doctor has counseled women to desist from excessive alcohol and addictive drugs intake due to the potential...

BECE candidates asked to confirm SHS selection

Parents and guardians of the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates have been advised to confirm the choices of schools of their wards...

NSS apologises for manhandling of graduates during registration process

National Service Scheme (NSS) has issued an apology over the manhandling of some graduates at its headquarters, after a video of the incident popped...

Ejisu-Juaben: Library turned to dining room, store

Can you imagine a structure allocated for a library facility now serves as a store room and a place for eating? That is the reality...

Prez Akufo-Addo under pressure to act swiftly on EC rift

Pressure is mounting on President Nana Akufo-Addo to act swiftly in the rift between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) and two deputies...

Hot video: Ghanaians in Benin to be deported

A Ghanaian fishing community at Akpakpadodome in Benin is facing eviction following the government’s decision to develop the area. The community made up 860 Ghanaians...

Rashida Black Beauty arrested

2016 Jigwe Award winner, Rashidatu Mohammed whose controversial video popularized the term 'malafaka' has been arrested by police in Berekum in the Brong Ahafo...

EC Boss sues lawyer for petitioners for defamation

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has proceeded to court with a suit against the lawyer for some faceless petitioners to court. Charlotte Osei is...

NHIS suspends capitation programme

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has said the capitation programme which was being operated in the Ashanti Region has been suspended. A statement released...

Nat’l blood bank sets up committee to investigate donor’s death

The National Blood Service has set up a committee to investigate circumstances leading to the death a 21year-old donor believed to have died after...