Judge urges out-of-court-settlement in GJA election crisis
An Accra High Court has adjourned the hearing of a motion on whether to strike out the reliefs sought against the Ghana Journalists Association...
Police confirms shooting of two men at Lapaz
Police have confirmed one officer has died after he was shot at close range by robbers at a popular joint called Las Palmas at...
PHOTOS: Mahama receives Ada chiefs
A delegation of chiefs and opinion leaders from the Ada Traditional Area have called on former President John Dramani Mahama to inform and invite...
Seek the welfare of Ghanaian immigrants in Middle East – Ambassador told
The Middle East branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has congratulated Sheikh T.B Damba on his appointment as the new Ambassador for Saudi...
Four persons arrested for dumping refuse on road
Four culprits arrested for dumping refuse along the Madina-Aburi road have been fined GHC 300 each by the Madina Magistrate court.
They are Ayittey Sawey,...
13 Delta Force members’ case adjourned again
A Kumasi Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has adjourned to August 8, 2017 the case involving thirteen (13) members of pro- New Patriotic...
Stop begging for alms by the roadside – Road Safety Ambassador tells persons with deformity
The National Road Safety Ambassador, Gabby Adu Gyamfi has appealed to persons who have suffered some form of deformity from road crashes to stop...
Odartey Lamptey’s ex-wife files appeal over divorce verdict
The ex-wife of former Ghanaian international footballer, Nii Odartey Lamptey, Gloria Appiah has filed for an appeal over recent court verdict, Kasapa Sports can...
Ashanti Regional Minister donates GHC10, 000 to Asante Kotoko
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has made a cash donation to Kumasi Asante Kotoko after the team’s fatal accident.
The Minister gave the team...
PHOTOS: Armed robbers shoot policeman; snatch car at Lapaz
Two suspected armed robbers have reportedly shot a police officer who led a team to stop their robbery operations at Lapaz near popular restaurant,...
Hospitality and tourism’s relevance to African markets
The hospitality and tourism is an important sector for many developing countries, since it is one of the main foreign exchange earners and key...
Man dies after consuming pregnant cat meat
Asare, a farming community in the Jaman South District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, was yesterday thrown into a state of shock when a 30-year-old...
PHOTOS: First Lady donates to schools for deaf and blind
First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has donated various food items, furniture and sanitary products to school for the Deaf and and Blind at Mampong...
15 of Africa's favorite dishes
Given that the first "barbecue" might well have taken place in Africa, this is a continent that can arguably claim to have invented cooking.
But African...
PHOTO: Kotoko coach breaks neck in fatal accident
Asante Kotoko head coach Steve Polack is currently in a neck brace after the club’s team bus conveying players and officials of the club...
Asantehene rewards Prempeh College team, teachers for 2017 NSMQ triumph
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has announced an education support package for the contestants that clinched a victory for Prempeh College in the just...
Canadian man killed by whale he saved
A Canadian man has been killed during a rescue operation after he cut an endangered whale free from tangled fishing lines.
Joe Howlett succeeded in...
A/R Police begin investigations into officer’s suicide
A high powered team of crime officers from the Ashanti Regional Police Command and the Tafo/Pankrono Divisional Command have begun investigations into death of...
2 arrested for selling toffees, alcohol mixed with ‘wee’
A 64-year-old woman and her male accomplice are in the grips of the Tafo Pankrono Police in the Ashanti Region for possessing substances suspected...
Soldiers, police to chase night ‘galamseyers’, others – Amewu
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has said it will deploy a combined team of military and police personnel to illegal mining areas to...
Husband cuts off wife's hand to stop her from studying for a degree
A jealous husband is now facing life in prison for chopping off his wife’s fingers because she refused to stop her education as he...
The impact of OTA’s on tourism and hospitality in Ghana
Throw back a few decades to the 60’s...
Galamsey queen trial: Chinese interpreter rejected
The search for a Chinese interpreter has once again left the trial of Asian Huang, known popularly as the Chinese galamsey queen, and four...
Veep advocates non-custodial sentence to decongest prisons
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is advocating for non-custodial sentencing to decongest Ghana’s prisons.
Non-custodial sentencing is a sentence given by a court of law...
Ghana’s beaches threatened as over 5m people continue to defecate
Ghana’s beaches are under threat from its citizens that if nothing is done to salvage the situation, lives might be lost at the end....
Pantang workers resolve to return to work after Health Minister's intervention
Striking workers at the Pantang Psychiatric hospital have resolved to return to work following the intervention of the Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu.
The minister...
Africa lacks leadership that can build public sector – Kufuor
Africa lacks the leadership that can help build a strong public sector, which will stimulate the private sector for the continent's socio-economic development, former...
PHOTO: 21-yr-old boy commits suicide, leaves love note for girlfriend
A 21-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide at Tweemu, a fishing community near Moree in the Central Region.
It is unclear what caused Felix Dorde,...
Police officer commits suicide in Kumasi
A police officer at the Central Police Station, Kumasi, has shot killed dead.
The Policeman identified as Corporal Ebenezer Okyere was said to have shot...
Video: Deputy Trade Minister calls investors ‘whiners’, gets a fitting response
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay last week told diasporans to stop ‘whining’ about things not working in Ghana.
“Nobody likes whiners, people...
Seven of the world’s riskiest roads
As Robert Frost knew well, the road less travelled is often the more interesting choice – at least when it comes to talking about one’s...
152 killed in road accidents in first half of 2017 in Ashanti Region
One hundred and fifty two (152) people have been killed in the Ashanti region through road accidents in the first half of this year.
The...
Human poo transformed into clean fuel for Kenya's urban poor
A truck-load of human poo collected around Nakuru, a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley is emptied on to drying beds by workers from the...
25-year-old busted for stabbing a prostitute
A 25-year-old trader identified as Abdul Mugeez has been arrested by Prestea police for stabbing and robbing a prostitute.
The incident occurred at Prestea in...
Blind man, three others arrested for ‘galamsey’
The police have arrested four illegal miners, including a 55-year-old blind man, at Beposo near Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region.
The gang, led by Kwadwo...
Pantang staff demonstrate today
Striking staff of the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital are set to hit the streets today, Wednesday, 12 July 2017 to protest against what they say...
300,000 umbrellas stolen in share scheme start-up
An umbrella share scheme in China has backfired after almost all of its stock was stolen in the first few weeks.
The business start-up aims...
Alligator hounds Berekum residents
An alligator has been found lurking at a home in Berekum Dominase electoral area in the Brong Ahafo region on Tuesday, July 11 2017.
Even...
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