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Kufuor reveals what happened to him after NPP lost 2008 election

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has recounted the pain he had to endure after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2008 election. Mr Kufour...

Kufuor’s take on #FixTheCountry campaign

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reacted to the many calls for President Nana Akufo-Addo to fix the country. Mr Kufuor says transformation of the...

Somewhere in Ghana: Muslims join SDA church in worship

The relationship between Muslims and Christians in Ghana has made nonsense of the meta-narrative that Christians and Muslims cannot interact with each other beyond...

Video of Madina MP stirring ‘banku’ warms heart

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, celebrated Mother's Day in a unique way. The MP, in a video shared on Facebook,...

Daasebre Prof. Oti Boateng sued for failing to restore statue he demolished

For failing to meet a 14-day ultimatum to replace a statue he destroyed, the Children of late Prince Yao Boateng have sued the New...

Virologist warns of third wave of Covid-19 in Ghana

A virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is warning of a third wave of Covid-19 in the country if Ghanaians failed to...

One dead as two brothers clash over plantain

One person has died with another in critical condition after two brothers clashed over plantain at Abisim Debrah in the Ayensuano District of the...

Ambrose Dery sends important message to landlords over illegal miners

In an effort to clamp down on foreign nationals who are into illegal mining and thus destroying water bodies, the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery...

Why this lady chose farming over Journalism will shock you

Before becoming an organic farmer, Munyuy Mercy Vernyuy had eleven years of experience working as a journalist. Though she did not have higher education...

CID probes 53 schools over alleged corruption in school feeding programme

Some 53 schools in the Ashanti Region are currently under investigations into alleged corruption in the implementation of the School Feeding Programme under the Free...

21-year-old dies after being trapped in fire at Dunkwa-On-Offin

A 21-year-old man perished on Sunday when fire gutted his home at Dunkwa Atakyem in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region.According...

Owusu Bempah’s prophecy about NPP’s Prez Primary; Says God is against a non-Christian leader

Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, the Founder of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, has released a shocking prophecy about the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Presidential...

Kanekalon starts regional city tour in Koforidua

Kanekalon/Kaneka, a Japanese hair brand that has been popular in the Ghanaian market for years as producers of hair fibers for wigs, braids and...

Traders helpless as fire razes Accra timber market [Video+Photos]

A portion of the Kantamanto timber market in Accra has been ravaged by fire, destroying goods and property running into thousands of...

Checkout affected areas as ECG serves ‘dumsor’ notice

The Electricity Company of Ghana has served notice that it will disrupt power for some eight days in selected areas in Accra effective today,...

Taxi crashes into drinking spot, 2 dead

Two persons have been reported dead after a taxi crashed into a drinking spot at Chirapatre in the Asokwa municipality of the Ashanti Region....

First Ghanaian policewoman laid to rest [Photos]

The first Ghanaian woman to be enlisted into the Ghana Police Service, then the Gold Coast Police Force, General Seargent Rosamond Asiama Nkansah (RTD),...

Affail Monney sued!

Roland Affail Monney, the National Council and the Election Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) have been sued for allegedly staying in office...

Budget allocation to fight child marriage disgraceful – World Vision

Child Protection Advocacy Manager at World Vision Ghana, Gregory Dery, has described as disgraceful the budget provided to Ministry of Gender, Children and Social...

Horror: Father and daughter electrocuted at Kintampo

A father and his daughter lost their lives to electrocution at Kintampo on Saturday, May 8. According to witnesses, the 14-year-old girl was in a...

Police occupy Independence Square against #FixTheCountry demo [Photos+Video]

The Ghana Police Service have marked their territories at the Independence Square against the #FixTheCountry protest that was intended to happen today, May 9. Conveners...

Man arrested for bolting with ‘work and pay’ car

A 34-year-old man, Ackah Stephen, from Sefwi Kanchiabo in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, has been arrested for alleged car stealing. According to the Sefwi Asawinso...

Covid-19: GHS announces date for second doses roll-out

Ghana will on Wednesday, May 19 begin administering the second doses of Covishield, the Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, to the segmented groups who received...

Notorious armed robber nabbed in Tema [Photo]

Acting upon intelligence, the Tema Regional Police Command on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, arrested a 25-year-old suspected notorious robber by name Musah Adamu aka...

NPP loses Women’s Organiser (Photos)

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) South Africa Women's Organiser, Bethel Obeng Abebreseh Boateng, has passed on. Details of the death of Rose, as she was...

Mannaseh Azure sends strong message over Mensah Otabil

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has cautioned he cannot be forced to react to issues concerning the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel...

Abronye DC wades into calls to FixTheCountry

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, has stated President Nana Akufo-Addo has been slow with...

Sarkodie finally breaks silence on #FixGhanaNow campaign

Rapper Sarkodie has finally joined the tall list of celebrities campaigning against the government to fix the country. According to him, though some people believe...

Strongman releases song to support #FixGhanaNow campaign [Video]

Rapper Strongman has stepped forth as the first A-list musician to release a song to advocate for the #FixGhanaNow agenda that has been trending...

‘Ghana needs change; Nana Addo too soft to rule the country’

Musician and leader of The People’s Project, Kwame A Plus, has opined Ghana needs a change in leadership style to foster development. As someone who...

PURC considers compensation for consumers affected by power outages

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says after its preliminary investigations into the recent erratic power supply, it is ascertaining the liabilities and the...

Church member receives hot slap as he clashes with pastor during service [Video]

A viral video on social media has captured moments a yet-to-be identified pastor slapped a congregant during church service. The incident happened as the duo...

Feuding factions in decades-old Osu chieftaincy dispute smoke peace pipe

After decades of an unresolved protracted dispute between feuding chieftaincy factions at Osu, they have decided to smoke the peace pipe. The smoking of the...

Man, 37, stripped naked and nearly lynched at Ekumfi Dunkwa (Photo)

A 37-year suspected goat thief, Godwin Amuzu, who claims to be a resident of Mankessim Adumadze was nearly lynched for stealing goats at Ekumfi Dunkwa...

Moment Osafo-Maafo toured Ibrahim Mahama’s cement factory [Video]

A video of Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, on a working visit to the plant of Ibrahim Mahama's Dzata Cement Limited in Tema has...

20 arrested in Atewa forest not national security operatives – Oppong Nkrumah

An investigation by the National Intelligence Bureau has revealed that 20 persons arrested for partaking in illegal mining in the Atewa forest are not...

Korle Bu doctor allegedly poisons colleague’s water with HIV blood

The Korle Bu Police are investigating a case involving the contamination of a medical doctor's drinking water with HIV-infected blood. The act is suspected to...

Govt declares Thursday, May 13, as public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr

Government through the Interior Ministry has declared Thursday, May 13, 2021 as a public holiday as Muslims celebrate their annual Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement published...

Anita Erskine bereaved!

Media practitioner and actress, Anita Erskine, has lost her father, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine. The 86-year-old retired Ghanaian soldier and politician is survived by...

Galamsey: 400 soldiers deployed to remove illegal miners on Pra river

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has deployed 400 soldiers to remove all persons engaged in mining in water bodies in Ghana in the second...