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Lecturer suggests slaps as punishment to fight sanitation

A lecturer of the Central University, Benjamin Yaw Otchere-Ankrah is proposing corporal punishment to fight the sanitation problem in the country. In his view, a...

Chieftaincy dispute: Armed men attack Kwahu Atibie palace

There was near pandemonium at Kwahu Atibie in the Eastern region after armed men allegedly stormed the chief's palace. According to reports, the armed men...

Death of 17-year-old: Police to prosecute killer cop

The Police officer who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old final year student of the Ghana Secondary Technical School at Takoradi in the Western...

Agogo cattle were shot in self-defense- Police

The Konogo Divisional Commander of the Ghana Police Service, Supt. George Ohene-Boadi Bossman says officers were compelled to shoot at cattle in Agogo after...

Don’t keep cats in shops – FDA advises shop owners

A Senior Regulatory Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mathew Gyan Nkumhas advised shop owners not to keep cats in their shops...

Palmer-Buckle laments deepening culture of corruption

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Charles Palmer-Buckle, says corruption is rife in the Ghanaian system urging the prosecution of persons engaged in the act. He charged...

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo's Christmas message to Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo's Christmas Message to Ghanaians.

May we find love in the years to come… – Rebecca Akufo-Addo's X'mas Message

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has wished Ghanaians a Merry Christmas. In a message she shared on social media she wrote: "Merry Christmas. May we find...

PHOTOS: EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic donates a cow each to Multimedia, Despite Group & Angel TV

As part of this year’s Christmas celebration, leading homeopathic healthcare provider in Ghana, EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic, has presented a cow each to the three principal media houses...

EndPoint Homeopathic clinic donates to Batsonaa Police

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic, Dr. Adu Boateng has presented an amount of GH¢15,000 to the Batsonaa District of the...

Show love to patients at hospitals this Xmas – Road Safety Ambassador

National Road Safety Ambassador, Gabby Adu - Gyamfi has called on Ghanaians to show love to patients on admission in various health facilities across...

Three passengers threaten suit over alleged assault at Kotoka

Three passengers of TAP Portugal Air, have reported a case of assault after some confusion over the boarding of their flight. The three passengers claim...

Ghana’s UN rep explains why Jerusalem vote was rejected

Ghana’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Martha Ama Pobee, says Ghana’s decision to reject the United States’ intention to recognise Jerusalem as the...

Photos: One injured, many traumatized in SDA robbery attack

One person has been injured after a gang of armed robbers attacked members of the Adoato-Adumanu branch of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church during...

No Dumsor during X’mas – Energy Minister assures

The Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko has assured Ghanaians that there will be no power interruptions during the Christmas season. According to Mr Agyarko, there...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: 8, 9 year-old kids publish a book about Ghana

Two students, 8-year-old Senyefia  Kpedor and Mawuena  Akafia aged 9 of Pioneers International Academy in the Greater Accra Region have published a book containing...

Hot audio: SDA church members recounts

The congregants of Adoato-Adumanu church of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) in Kumasi were on Sunday dawn attacked by armed robbers during an All-night Service. The...

Photos: Samira Bawumia donates to widows at Gomoa

Some underprivileged individuals, particularly widows at Gomoa in the Central region have received Christmas donations from the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia. The items which include,...

Ghanaians advised to ensure a noise-free Christmas

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has called on the public to avoid environmental pollution, particularly noise and air...

AMA announces campaign to curb drinking and driving

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police, has launched a communication initiative...

SHS graduate, others arrested for producing fake drugs

The Food Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, on Friday, arrested 22 suspected local...

More affordable houses soon – Atta Akyea

Ghanaians should expect more affordable houses across the 10 regions soon, Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has said. The Abuakwa South MP...

Rattray Park fountain starts dancing again after stolen USB saga

Kumasi’s popular leisure facility, Rattray Park, is set to bounce back with thousands of visitors as city authorities find a way to restore the...

Over 700 Ivorians detained, 4 arrested in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has detained about 700 Ivorians at Atimatim New site in the Afigya Kwabre West District. According to them, they are...

Sefa Kayi’s award was based on results not reports – GJA speaks

The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) says the best journalist award went to Sefa Kayi based on results and not reports. The GJA on December 20,...

Photos: Woman dies in trotro leaving behind daughter

A woman whose identity is not yet known died in a commercial vehicle she boarded with her two-year-old daughter, Thursday. The Yamoransa police who confirmed the...

HOT AUDIO: 4 arrested for recruiting over 500 youth under suspicious circumstances

Four men have been arrested in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, for allegedly camping 580 youth in a shady recruitment business. The police swooped in...

PHOTOS: Soldiers brutalise taxi drivers in Tamale (Graphic Content)

At least eight taxi drivers were injured after military men went on rampage Thursday night at a busy bus terminal in Tamale. Three of the...

NGO plants rubber trees to reclaim Galamsey lands

Partners of Nature, Africa (PONA) has launched a galamsey site rejuvenation project nursery in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The nursery holds...

Former NCA boss, Board Chair, 3 others in court

The immediate past Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr William Tevie was Friday brought before court and charged with causing financial loss...

H1N1 outbreak: Vaccination extended to health workers who attended to KUMACA students

Health personnel who attended to HIN1 flu-infected students of Kumasi Academy are to be vaccinated beginning Friday. Staff of KNUST Hospital -- where three nurses...

Woman dies in trotro leaving behind two-year-old daughter

A woman whose identity is not yet known died in a commercial vehicle she boarded with her two-year-old daughter, Thursday. The Yamoransa police who confirmed the story said...

Disease outbreak: Asamankese SHS student dies from meningitis, 60 others quarantined

The outbreak of diseases in parts of the country continues to spread as one student of the Asamankese Senior High School (ASASCO) in the...

Two preachers fight in public over offertory

Two preachers who claim to be Christian ministers drew attention at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti region as they engaged in fisticuffs...

Ghana Police Service understaffed

The Ghana Police Service is seriously understaffed, Interior Minister Ambrose Dery has told Parliament. He explained that the Service needs a minimum number of 56,000...

I’m not offering employment on social media – Ursula Owusu

Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful is warning the public about fake recruitment scam purportedly coming from her office on social media. According to her,...

Col. William Agyapong bows out of Operation Vanguard

The leadership of the national anti-galamsey task force, Operation Vanguard, has changed with Colonel Michael Amoah-Ayisi taking over from Colonel William Agyapong as Commander. A...

Hot Audios: Widow defrauded by lover

A woman’s desire to reciprocate the love of an alleged fraudster lover has confined her to the wheel-chair following an accident she encountered. Mother of...

Sefa Kayi wins 2016 Journalist of the Year Award

Host of Peace FM's morning show programme, Kokrokoo, Kwame Sefa Kayi has been adjudged the PAV Journalist of the year, 2016. Mr Sefa Kayi was...

No drinks in glass bottles, cans – Prisons Service warns

The Ghana Prisons Service has banned drinks packaged in bottles and cans by visitors and families of inmates during the festive season. But those in...