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I received threats – OB Amponsah opens up on ‘Mahama joke’

Stand-up comedian OB Amponsah has disclosed he was traumatised by the barrage of insults and criticisms heaped on him by some members of the...

Watch: Boris Kodjoe, Beyonce’s siblings and mum arrive in Ghana

The mother of African-American singer Beyonce, Ms. Tina Knowles, was spotted joining in celebrations to mark the 'Year of Return' when she arrived with...

January 7, 2020 is a public holiday

The Ministry of Interior has declared January 7, 2020 as a public holiday. The day, according to the Ministry “has been declared a Public Holiday...

GNAT opposes Mahama’s plan to cancel licensure exam

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers says he and his colleague teachers are against the cancellation of the licensure exams. According...

MUSIGA, NUGS honour Anas for anti-corruption fight

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUISGA) has announced investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, as its AntiI-Corruption Star. The Union has also awarded him with a citation and...

Year of Return – Diaspora personalities arrive for Otumfuo’s Award

A host of high-profile personalities from the African diaspora have arrived in Ghana for the maiden Africa Premier Leadership Awards, to be held at...

Face behind ‘Sex-for-grades’ named among 2019 African women standing up for change

She was ‘bait' if you like, and key investigator in an expose that brought to fore indecent practices ongoing in some prominent African universities...

Asempa FM’s ‘Ekosii Sen’ lists best and worst performing Ministers, Deputy Ministers and State CEOs for 2019

Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, in a list, has named best and worst performing Ministers, Deputy Ministers, as well as Chief Executive Officers (CEO's) of...

Meet the first woman to become a lawyer and a judge in Ghana

Annie Ruth Baëta was born on 7 October 1918 in Lomé, French Togoland. Her parents were teachers, Henrietta Baëta and Presbyterian minister, Robert Domingo...

Truck crashes woman to death; others in critical condition [Photos]

A woman, believed to be in her 50's, has been reported dead with others in critical condition in after an accident at Datoyili in...

Akufo-Addo promotes 5 DCOPs, 16 ACPs

The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has upon recommendation of the Police Council, promoted five Deputy Commissioners of...

Akufo-Addo launches ‘Beyond the Return’ initiative

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the 'Beyond the Return', The Diaspora Dividend' Initiative, at a brief ceremony at the Kempisnki Hotel...

Hitz FM’s Don Tsegah donates to Orphanage

Entertainment critic and Hit FM's Don Tsegah, appreciating the mercies and grace of God towards him for the the year 2019, has donated food...

Six persons involved in Konongo-Kumasi road crash identified

The Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region has said it has been able to identify...

Jaman South residents beg govt to lift curfew

Residents of Jaman South in the Bono region are appealing to the government to lift a curfew placed on the community. Government over a year...

Aayalolo drivers demand 8 months unpaid salary

Drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Aayalolo buses have continued their demand for the payment of some eight months salary owed them. SEE THIS:...

Year of Return: Lady with big backside lands at Kotoka Airport, men chase after her (video)

A lady with an extremely large and shaking backside caused a stir at the Kotoka International Airport on Thursday, December 26, 2019, when she arrived in...

Having problems achieving New Year resolutions? Read this

A Life Coach and Counsellor has shed light on why a lot of people may be having trouble achieving their annual resolutions. According to Amos...

How Accra came to be the beautiful ‘City of Lights’ this season

Glowing trees, signboards, sidewalks and Christmas sets along the streets of Accra, have become a real treat for the eyes during this festive season. The illumination, thanks...

Konongo accident: 24 discharged, 21 others on admission

Some 21 people, including five in critical condition, remain on admission after two coaches collided head-on at Ohene Nkwanta on the Kumasi-Accra road, on...

6 killed in Bole car crash

Six persons, including a minor, have lost their lives in a ghastly car crash at Mankuma, a village in the Bole District of the...

22 perish in Wenchi crash

A total of 22 people died in road crashes between January and November this year at Wenchi Methodist Hospital in the Wenchi Municipality of...

Adom TV donates clothes to street children at its ‘Smiles on the Street’ party [Photos]

Adom TV at the climax of its ‘Smiles on the Street’ event on Thursday, December 26, distributed clothes and foot wears to the ecstatic...

Gifty Adorye, Patience Nyarko, Ras Kuuku et al thrill patrons at Adom TV’s ‘Smiles on the Street’ event

Adom TV’s maiden edition of the ‘Smiles on the Street’ initiative, held for street children saw some favourite gospel and hip-life musicians perform at...

Comedian OB Amponsah apologises to Mahama after backlash from Ghanaians

Ghanaian comedian OB Amponsah, has rendered an unqualified apology to former President John Mahama for unsavoury comments made about the former president. SEE THIS:...

Police call for identification of victims in Konongo Accident [Listen]

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is calling on the public to help identify victims of the Konongo-Odumase accident involving an OA and VVIP bus on the...

Man angry after supermarket refuses GH¢ 200 note [Video]

In a video fast circulating on the internet is a distraught man who is exposing a teller for refusing to collect his new GH¢...

Stray animals take over major streets in Kumasi [Video]

Major streets and intersections in Kumasi the Ashanti regional capital, have been taken over by stray animals, especially, cattle. The age-old phenomenon appears to...

ICGC feeds patients of Eastern Regional Hospital on Christmas Day

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) – Jesus Temple in Koforidua, led by its overseer Rev. Dickson Tuffour Sarpong, has celebrated Christmas with patients...

Street child cries when asked “where are your parents?” [Video]

Adom TV’s ‘Smiles on the Street’ programme saw a homeless boy cry when asked of the whereabouts of his parents. READ THIS: Adom TV...

Konongo accident death toll rises to 7 [Photos]

Another victim is reported to have died from the accident involving the VVIP and OA commercial buses with registration numbers GT 6082-18 and GT 4913-14 respectively. This...

Ghanaian army man changes name to Jesus Christ

A Ghanaian army officer has changed his name from Alhassan Abdulkareem Nyuwagu to Jesus Christ. In an affidavit, he said: “I, Alhassan Abdulkareem Nyuwagu, of...

Adom TV feeds hundreds of street children on Boxing Day

What was supposed to be an ordinary interview of the street life of three ‘Arrow Glass' street boys has given birth to Adom TV’s...

Boxing Day disaster: Three-month-old baby, 5 others die in gory accident at Konongo

Six people, including a three-month-old baby, have been reported dead in a gory accident at Konongo-Odumasi on the Kumasi highway in the Ashanti region. READ...

You will always have a home here with us – Akufo-Addo tells Africans in the Diaspora

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in a televised Christmas message to Ghanaians, said fellow Africans in the Diaspora will always have a home here...

Konongo Police Ladies donate to Juaso Caring Homes Village

The Konongo Division Police Ladies Association, led by Superintendent Doris Amawu, has donated food items and toiletries to the Juaso Caring Homes Village. The items...

I am sorry – Nduom apologises to affected customers of Gold Coast, GN Savings and Loans

President of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has expressed regret at the difficulties customers of GN Bank and Gold Coast Fund Management, subsidiaries...

Be thankful for life, reconcile with others – Duncan-Williams

The Founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has urged Ghanaians to use the Christmas season to reconcile with people and...

Remember hardships caused by NPP and vote party out – PPP tells Ghanaians in Christmas message

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has entreated Ghanaians not to forget the actions of people within the corridors of power that have resulted in...

Okada rider killed by 2 buses on Christmas Day

A 36-year-old Okada rider has been crashed to death by two Sprinter Benz buses at Awutu Bereku on the Kasoa-Cape Coast highway in the Central...