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Woman murdered; fingers, breast missing

A 25-year-old woman has been murdered at Dida in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Abena Afriyie, popularly called 'Mother', was...

No prison inmate contracted Covid-19 – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has lauded the management of the Ghana Prisons Service for ensuring the safety of prison inmates to prevent any...

I had s3x with a goat, masturbated 6 times a day – Victim of sexual abuse recounts

A man, who was sexually abused when he was just seven years old, has recounted how the act has taken a toll on his...

50 motorbikes, ‘Pragya and Aboboyaa’ impounded in police swoop at Sefwi

The Juaboso Police has impounded at least 50 unlicensed motorbikes and 35 tricycles natively known as Pragya and Aboboyaa. The command, led by Police Commander...

Mahama Ayariga acquitted and discharged

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has been acquitted and discharged by the Accra High Court. The lawmaker was standing trial...

Thursday, May 13, declared public holiday

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

Diana Asamoah in big trouble!

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian musician, evangelist Diana Asamoah, has incurred the wrath of the Ga Traditional Council for insulting Ga's. Miss Asamoah has been summoned...

Farmer jailed 5 years for stealing phone

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Samuel Kofi Moveh, to five years imprisonment for theft. The prosecutor in this case, Chief Inspector...

Chinese ‘money launderer’ granted GH¢500,000 bail

The Chinese woman at the centre of an alleged $313.59 million illegal cash transfer from Ghana in 2019 has been granted bail in the...

Haunted man seeks redemption from father’s ghost

A Ghanaian man in his late 50s, pleading anonymity, is in a dilemma as to how to receive forgiveness from his late father over...

Let’s maintain a good maintenance culture to sustain govt projects – Dr S.K. Frimpog charges Ghanaians

The Zongo Development Fund (ZoDF) has kick-started the commissioning of 119 projects fully completed in various Zongo communities in the country. The projects include...

Police get court order against FixTheCountry demo

The Ghana Police Service has secured an injunction against a planned demonstration by members of the social media movement, #FixTheCountry. The event, slated for May...

Missing 19-year-old okada rider found dead in bush

Body of a missing 19-year-old commercial motor rider has been discovered in a bush at Dwenase in the Wiaso Nunicipality of the Western North...

NPP MP sends strong message on anti-#FixTheCountryNow campaign

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned against attacks on people calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo...

Aggrieved Menzgold customers to join #FixTheCountryNow demo

The Coalition of aggrieved customers of Menzgold (CACM), has decided to join the planned #FixTheCountryNow demo slated for May 9, 2021. The group has explained...

Ban on drumming, noise-making to commence May 10

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that this year's ban on drumming, noise-making will commence on May 10. As part of preparations towards the...

Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana hints of another strike

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) says it will resume its industrial action in protest against deplorable conditions of service on May 18,...

Cylinder explosion sparks fire into three-bedroom house at Jamestown

A pandemonium was recorded in Palladium, Jamestown when three-bedroom Loiusa house went up in flames. According to reports, the fire is suspected to have been...

Akufo-Addo accepts Kissi Agyebeng’s nomination as Special Prosecutor

President Nana Akufo-Addo has accepted Kissi Agyebeng's nomination  as the Special Prosecutor. The President has also sent a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin,...

Man, 29, jailed for stealing TV, decoder

The Juaso Circuit Court has jailed a 29-year-old labourer, Kwadwo Japong, to two years Imprisonment for stealing a 21-inch television and a decoder. The police...

263 died through road accidents in April alone – MTTD reveals

JoyNews/AdomNews · 263 people dead as a result of road accident in April alone - MTTD reveals Two hundred and sixty-three people have lost their...

Two Fulani herdsmen sentenced to 45 years imprisonment

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced two Fulani herdsmen to 45 years imprisonment for robbery. The two, identified as Ali Ahmed aged 25 and Sumaila...

Suspected robber declared wanted by police [Photo]

A 25-year-old suspected armed robber has been decalred wanted by the Savannah Regional Police Command. This was after the District Magistrate Court at Bole issued...

Asantehene turns 71 today

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II today, Thursday, 6 May 2021 turned 71. The overlord of Asante has been the monarch since 26 April 1999 following...

National Security Minister meets #FixTheCountry organisers

Top government officials have met some members of the upcoming #FixTheCountry demonstration. The Minister for National Security, on Thursday, is said to have engaged the...

Soldier, three others charged for gang robbery

A sub-chief of Kyebi-Apapam, a soldier and three others have been arrested in a police swoop on a robbery gang which has left four...

John Dumelo descends on govt officials

Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has descended on government officials who are calling on Ghanaians to change their attitude before the country can be...

Peace Council wades into Wesley Girls’ Ramadan fasting brouhaha

The National Peace Council has urged Ghanaians, particularly those who have been affected in any way by the events at the Wesley Girls’ High...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of Pan African Heritage World Museum

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday cut the sod for the construction of the Pan African Heritage Museum at the Gomoa Pomadze Hills in the...

Bawumia reacts to calls to FixTheCountry

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured Ghanaians that the Akufo-Addo- led government is focused on solving problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In an...

Shocking as wife buries dead husband with live snake in Ghana [Video]

In a video circulating on social media, a woman, believed to be a Ghanaian, is spotted burying her husband with a live snake that...

Alban Bagbin narrates how he escaped death 3 times [Listen]

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has recounted how his seatbelt saved his life three times in what he described as “near-fatal accidents”. The...

4 feared dead in accident on Accra-Tema motorway [Photos]

A Sprinter Bus with registration number GR 6117-20 has been involved in an accident on the Accra-Tema motorway. According to a witness, the accident occurred...

76-year-old woman burnt to death at Komenda

The charred body of a 76-year-old woman was recovered by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) after dousing a fire at the Zion Prayer...

Pork shortage drives prices up at Navrongo

Pork prices are up in the Navrongo Township, following shortage of pigs in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality in the Upper East Region. Some owners of pork...

House of Chiefs President supports burning of mining equipment in forest reserves

President of the National House of Chiefs has hit back at critics over the government’s decision to destroy equipment used in illegal mining operations in...

Ghana to receive 150 American peace corps

The United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Miss Stephanie Sullivan, has hinted of the arrival of some 150 American peace corps in the country....

Video of Opambour performing ‘Sika Gari’ song pops up

A viral video of Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, aka Opambour, performing born-again fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa's sika gari song has popped up on social...

#FixTheCountryNow: Okudzeto Ablakwa sends strong message to NPP

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has shared his thoughts on the ongoing social media campaign against the incumbent government....

GRIDco announces disruption in flow of vehicular traffic on Tetteh-Quarshie Highway

The Ministry of Roads and Highways through the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) in a press release says a section of the N4 (Tetteh-Quarshie –...