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Ghanaians in awe as Mahama campaigns in pidgin [Watch]

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama's latest interview has sparked some reactions on social media. The discussion has gained attention following Mr...

Supreme Court throws out case of former MPs demanding over ₵230k each from government

The attempt by some 43 former members of parliament to get government to pay them ₵233,495 each has been thrown out by the Supreme...

Auditor-General lacks legal authority to surcharge Zoomlion – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Auditor-General lacked the legal authority to surcharge Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste management company. In a unanimous decision...

Oti River ferry breaks down, halts trading

The Ferry on the Oti River in Dambai in the Oti Region has broken down. The Ferry according to the residents broke down four days...

‘Okada’ rider dies in road accident

A rider of a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, was yesterday crashed to death in a road accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Overpass,...

Phone repairer remanded for defiling 5-year old

A 19-year-old phone repairer at Torkor has been remanded for defiling a five-year-old girl by an Aflao Circuit Court in the Ketu South Municipality.  Herman...

Political parties support proposal to make election day public holiday

The Electoral Commission (EC) says all the political parties have agreed to its proposal to the Chief of Staff to make Monday, December 7,...

Friday, not a holiday as Akufo-Addo declares December 7 as…

President Akufo-Addo has declared Monday, December 7, 2020, as a statutory holiday to facilitate the conduction of the general election. However, December 4, 2020, which...

EC’s take on sharing of food at polling centres on December 7

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebuor Quaicoe, has revealed sharing of food on December 7 will not be...

Agbotui family distances itself from Rawlings’ funeral announcement

The family of former President Jerry John Rawlings has dismissed reports of the funeral date of the country’s longest-serving head of state. The head of...

Sacked PPA boss sues CHRAJ

The dismissed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has sued the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative...

Covid-19 has taught businesses lessons in workers’ wellbeing – Dr Felix Anyah

Executive Chairman of the Holy Trinity Medical Centre and Holy Trinity SPA and Health Farm, has highlighted the need for companies to prioritise the...

One dead, others injured in gun attack near Fanteakwa

One person has been shot dead while three others are seriously injured in a gun attack on Miaso to Akanteng road in the Fanteakwa...

Election 2020: Security Council on the lookout for thieves

The Security Council has disclosed it is on the lookout for potential thieves who plan to make fortunes off next Monday's polls. The Western North...

NDC bereaved!

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Chairman for the Nsawam- Adoagyiri constituency, Dr Godfred Osei Twum, has been reported dead. Dr Twum is said to have...

‘Trotro’ driver arrested for stabbing lover, vows to repeat action

A 33-year-old 'trotro' driver is in the grips of the Tafo Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend when she made...

Indomie, MoMo cause of rising teenage pregnancies – Research

A new research conducted by Star Ghana Foundation has revealed the love and desperation for Indomie, mobile money and social media addiction by young...

Shirley Ayokor Botchwey addresses reports that she insulted Dumelo, Creative Arts Industry

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has issued a press statement to condemn gestures by "political opponents and other detractors"...

Manasseh Azure makes shocking revelation about Osafo-Maafo, Domelevo ‘fight’ [Read]

Ace investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has said that the case involving Auditor-General, Yaw Domelevo, and Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo is more ‘frightening’ than...

IMANI, ACEP lose funders – Report

A report issued by IMANI Africa has revealed that the think tank lost three major funders due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Founding President...

Ayorkor Botchwey clears air on her Dumelo comment

Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa Sowutuom, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has given clarity to comments she made about John Dumelo. The MP in a press...

Special Voting: Two arrested for taking photos of ballot papers

Police at the Kpeshie Divisional Headquarters in the Krowor constituency have arrested two voters believed to have taken photos of their ballot papers during...

Meet the prophet who walks naked [Video]

Social media has been inundated with a video of a Kumasi-based prophet who walks about the street naked. The said prophet, whose real name is...

Martin Amidu dares gov’t again

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has called on the Presidency to publish several letters he wrote to the government concerning issues surrounding the operationalization...

Africa seeks debt cancellation, new paradigm in world economic order

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has held deliberations with a cross section of Development Partners, Ambassadors and International representatives...

EC official reported dead!

The Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Ahafo region, Martha Osei Agyemang, has been reported dead. Reports indicate Madam Agyemang...

UK authorities, NIB bust trader over forgery of judicial documents

The United Kingdom (UK) authorities and Ghana’s National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), formerly Bureau of National Investigations, have busted a trader for allegedly forging judicial...

Akufo-Addo, Ken Ofori-Atta bereaved!

The father of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Dr Akwasi Andrews Jones Amoako Atta Ofori-Atta, has passed away. Dr Ofori-Atta was an uncle of President Nana...

I’ll be glad if NPP wins Odododiodoo seat because I shed … – Ursula Owusu

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says she will be exceedingly glad if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wins the Odododiodoo...

NDC to hold Town Hall meeting in Cape Coast

With barely six days to the December 7 elections, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to hold a Town Hall meeting. The event is...

Full text: Amidu challenges govt on Agyapa deal again!

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, has challenged the Akufo-Addo government to publish all the relevant documents on the controversial Agyapa deal. In a press...

Expansion works on Sunyani Airport to be completed on this date

The Managing Director of Ghana Airport Company, Yaw Kwakwa, has revealed that works on the rehabilitation and expansion of the Sunyani Airport is expected...

Election 2020: Aged women declare readiness after health screening

Over one thousand aged and widows have declared their readiness ahead of this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections after a free health screening and...

Pastor, parents arrested over son’s decayed hand

A head pastor of the Christ Faith Church at Kasoa Walantu has been arrested over a six-year-old boy's rotten hands. Parents of the victim, Gilbert...

Man’s harrowing account of how he almost lost his life in Sierra Leone Civil War [Video]

Charles Otoo, a Ghanaian who lived in Sierra Leone with his family in his youthful days, has given a harrowing account of what he...

Election 2020: NUGS commends NDC for free tertiary education policy

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has commended the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its updated tertiary education policy proposal. The policies; 'Kyemu P3'...

Popular journalist reported dead!

Veteran journalist and Editor of New Punch newspaper, Ebenezer Ato Sam, also known as Baby Ansaba, has died. The sad incident, according to reports, occurred at...

Customs impounds oil vessel at Tema Port

The Tema Command of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority is holding an oil supply vessel, MV Famous 1, at the Tema...

Election 2020: Die-hard NPP man baths publicly to campaign for party [Video]

An ardent New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporter took to the streets to take his bath in a video circulating on social media all in...

Car thief runs into police vehicle while escaping

An alleged thief, who bolted with a vehicle at Cantonments, has been grabbed and put before an Accra Circuit Court. Richford Joe Lartey, who is...