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Retired ECG engineer dies while trying to fix low current at Jasikan

A 65-year-old retired Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) engineer, Kweku Agyei, has met his untimely death through electrocution at Buem Teteman in the Jasikan...

Ghana receives 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccines

Ghana has taken delivery of 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India. A ceremony was again held to welcome this batch of vaccines at the...

Adom FM’s Bishop Owusu-Ansah involved in near fatal accident [Photos+Video]

The host of Adom Ahengua and the Accra Regional Overseer of the Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries, Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah, has...

Woman found dead in hotel room at Kokomlemle

A woman in her mid 30’s has been found dead at Nana Gyimah Hotel at Kokomlemle in Accra. She was discovered with wounds suspected to...

Man jailed 25 years, 3 others remanded over taxi theft

One of the four suspects involved in a taxi robbery incident at Wasabiampa in the Lower West Akim Municipality in the Eastern Region has...

Takoradi missing girls: Court to give judgment today

The Sekondi High Court will today decide the fate of two Nigerian nationals, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, who are standing trial for...

Meteo Agency predicts rainstorm in Accra, 5 other regions

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has hinted of a rainstorm in the Greater Accra Region. Heavy to moderate rainstorms are also expected to affect parts...

I engaged some MPs over my approval – Oppong Nkrumah reveals

Information Minister-Designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has recounted how he had to engage some parliamentarians prior to an election on the approval of his nomination. According...

JHS lovers welcome triplets but the blessing gives new twist to love story

A love relationship between two 19-year-old Junior High School pupils at Berekum has yielded fruits as the duo has given birth to triplets...

Taxi driver, passengers escape death as fire guts vehicle [Video]

A driver and passengers narrowly escaped death after a taxi commuting them caught fire in the middle of the road at Juaboso-Asawinso in the...

When Jean Mensa, other EC officials took their first Covid-19 vaccine jabs [Photos]

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, on Wednesday, March 3, led staff of the Commission to take the COVID-19 vaccine at the Adabraka...

Covid-19: Ada SHS records 10 cases

Ada Senior High School has recorded 10 Covid-19 cases with four recoveries, Mr Kojo Ayibor, the Headmaster, has said. He said the school was awaiting...

Posterity will reward your service – Domelovo told

Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly called Kwaku Azar, has sent a goodwill message to Daniel Domelovo over his retirement as Auditor-General. Prof. Azar has lauded...

3 farmers arrested as Forestry Commission destroys two acres of ‘weed plantation’

The Western North Regional Police Command and Forestry Commission, in a joint operation, have arrested three suspected 'weed' farmers. The farmers had two acres of...

Two burnt to death in motorbike accident

Two persons on a commercial motorbike have been burnt to death in a fatal crash with a commercial vehicle. The accident occurred at Adawso in...

Association of Garages demand immediate transfer of Weija lands to them

The Ghana National Association of Garages (GNAG) is demanding the immediate transfer of their New Weija lands from SSNIT to them. The Association has said...

Ghanaians react to election petition ruling

Some Ghanaians have taken to social media to express diverse reactions following the Supreme Court's ruling on the 2020 election petition. There have also...

‘Abele Azani’: The spiritual grain that sustained Ahanta throughout the ages

The traditional food for the people of Ahanta is "Foomfoom" and the best of it is the one prepared with Red Maize also known...

Road Safety Authority outlines regulatory directives to combat road crashes

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has announced that effective April 1, the transport sector will witness major changes in a bid to reduce...

Noguchi dismisses allegation on falsification of Covid-19 test results

A five-member committee, set up by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in consultation with the University of Ghana, has dismissed claims...

One Ghana Movement backs Domelevo, accuses govt of witch-hunt

The One Ghana Movement has expressed worry over some actions or what it terms as a “witch-hunt” to have Daniel Yao Domelevo vacate the...

Thanks for your service – Akufo-Addo to Domelevo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the Audit Service Board’s conclusion on the retirement from office of Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo. In a letter signed by Nana...

Full Text: OccupyGhana welcomes Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, back to office

OccupyGhana notes that Mr Daniel Domelevo, the Auditor-General, resumes office today after his leave. We welcome him back. A lot has happened since he was...

Kwaku Azar bares teeth at Audit Service Board

Senior Ghanaian law professor, Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, has descended heavily on the Audit Service Board. According to Kwaku Azar, the Board...

Election petition: GJA cautions journalists ahead of ruling

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has admonished its members to exhibit professionalism in their reportage on the final verdict of the Supreme Court in...

National Chief Imam takes Covid-19 jab; calls for cooperation

The National Chief Imam has called for cooperation to defeat the novel coronavirus disease as the country starts vaccination against the virus. Sheikh Osman Nuhu...

Chief Justice sends strong message to media [Video]

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, is appealing to the media to be circumspect in their reportage and commentaries on issues regarding the...

Criticise us but don’t insult us – Supreme Court Justice to journalists

A Justice of the Supreme Court, Yonny Kulendi, says judges have no problem with the media criticising their decisions. However, those criticisms must be constructive...

Why I am not a judge – Tsatsu Tsikata

Ghanaian law genius, Tsatsu Tsikata, has opened up on why he chose not to become a judge despite practising law for many years. He explained...

Taxi driver found dead in his car at Breman

A taxi driver has been found dead in his car with registration number GT 8797-W at Breman in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, believed to...

Covid-19 kills 26 people in Bono Region within three months

The coronavirus disease has killed 26 people in the Bono Region from January to March this year.      One death was recorded in December...

Gunshots heard from Jubilee House part of preparations for Independence Day parade

Earlier today the sound of gunshots were heard from the Jubilee House but investigations have shown that they were part of the military’s preparation...

Mark Okraku-Mantey shares this message after taking Covid-19 vaccine [Video]

President of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has taken his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with Hitz FM, he revealed that he...

How asthma cigarette made Tsatsu favourite student at Mfantsipim [Video]

Celebrated Ghanaian lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, has recounted how cigarette made him a favourite student at the Mfantsipim School in the Central Region. According to Mr Tsikata,...

Police Commander disrupts wedding over Covid-19 protocols

The Upper West Akim District Police Commander in the Eastern Region disrupted a wedding ceremony at Adeiso, the district capital after organisers flouted President...

Domelevo resumes work amid controversies [Video]

The Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, returned to work today, March 3, 2021, after his 167-day compulsory leave despite concerns from the Audit Service Board....

Adom FM gets results as woman whose two daughters were impregnated by husband smiles again [Video+Photos]

Smile is beaming on the face of Gladys Koomson, a mother of four, whose husband impregnated two of her daughters in a...

Baatsona bullion van robbery: 51 arrested in random swoops

Police at Baatsona have arrested 51 persons in random swoops. The swoops were carried out at the Kotobabi Market and Addogonno Railways Crossing. The operation was...

Why Kwame Nkrumah’s children were prevented from seeing his body – Sekou reveals

Sekou Nkrumah, one of the three sons of Dr Kwame Nkrumah has revealed that he, Samia, Gamal and Francis were not allowed to view...

Do better, the anger is building up – Yvonne Nelson tells Akufo-Addo

Actress Yvonne Nelson has sent out a word to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo asking the First Man to pay mind to the health...