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Unemployed gets five years for theft

An Aflao Circuit Court has sentenced a 42-year-old unemployed, Martin Mawuli Worda, to five years imprisonment for theft. Worda was convicted on his own plea. Prosecuting,...

Homowo festival: Rival chiefs clash in Osu

Supporters of Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI and Nii Nortey Owuo, who are claimants to the Osu Traditional Area stool, have clashed at this...

‘Good Samaritan’ burnt to death

A Good Samaritan who tried to rescue a lady from maltreatment she faced at the hands of her boyfriend has died from burnt wounds...

Two escape death in Koforidua fire

Two people narrowly escaped death when the sawmill they were sleeping in caught fire at Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The two escaped through the...

Photos: I was nearly butchered over sand- Queenmother

Sanaahemaa of Akwamu Traditional Area, Nana Foriwaa II could have met her untimely death last Sunday. According to her, a resident, Kwabena Asare popularly known...

Photos: Pupils left to their fate after storm rips off roofing

Some kindergarten pupils of Akwamu Presby School in the Asuogyaman district have been learning under a tree over the last two months after their...

Photo: Single mother carries placard to search for a husband

A Kenyan single mother is breaking the internet after Photos of her in search of a husband has surfaced online! The photo was taken on...

Mining permit granted 'Mahama' won’t compromise galamsey fight – Amewu

The Lands Minister says mining lease granted Exton Cubic Group Limited, the company linked to former President John Mahama’s brother, will not compromise government’s...

Errand boy on the run after stealing GH¢600,000

Police in the Eastern Region is on the hunt for a man suspected to have stolen GH¢600,000 in cash from a man he stays...

I did not incite youth against Exton Cubic – DCE

The District Chief Executive for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti region has described as false claims by the Chief of Nyinanhini, Nana Amanpene Twum...

Nyinahini attack: Chief warns of another ‘Denkyira Obuasi’

Chief of Nyinanhini in the Ashanti Region, Nana Amanpene Twum Boateng II, has taken a swipe at Atwima Mponua District Chief Executive for his...

Security Alert: 538 police officers removed from Upper West Region

At least 538 police officers have been transferred from the Upper West Region in the last two years, a situation which has led to...

Audio: WAEC fingers invigilators in BECE exams malpractice

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says examination malpractice in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is one of the highest blaming invigilators...

Fearless cows chase off lions in Indian village

Security cameras were rolling in a village in India when a showdown between lions and a herd of cows ended with an unexpected victory...

Reduce Junior High School subjects to 6 – Education directors

The Conference of Directors of Education (CODE) has advocated the reduction of the number of subjects studied at the various levels of basic education. It...

Birth control proposals needless – Lecturer

There is no need to limit the number of children couples should have, Associate Professor with the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS) of...

E&P mining equipment won’t be released unless… Atwima Mponua DCE

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti Region, William Darko has said equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners (E&P) will not...

Police on a manhunt for two gunmen who 'opened fire' at Avenor

Police in Accra says they are on a manhunt for two gunmen who opened fire on residents of Avenor, in a suburb of Accra,...

GH¢485 million needed to end open defecation

The government need to mobilise GH¢485 million to finance about 970,559 households who require some form of financing to own household latrines. This is based...

GMA welcomes job application for doctors

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has welcomed proposals by the Ghana Health Service for doctors to apply for jobs. According to the Vice President of...

Bishop Agyinasare Honours Kufuor, Mahama

Bishop Charles Agyinasare has honoured former presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama for their contribution to Ghana’s development as well as the...

WAEC withholds 1,298 results of BECE candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the subject results of 1,298 candidates who sat the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The figure...

Ghanaians plan better when building houses than having children

The Executive Secretary of the National Population Council Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah has explained Ghana's slow rate of economic development is to be partly...

9 secrets for perfect airplane sleep

People who can fall asleep on a plane are lucky. Most of us aren’t even able to doze in such an uncomfortable position and...

Youth Employment Agency staff go wild over 'mass transfer'

Some staff of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) who were asked to proceed on leave this year under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government have...

CODE supports licensing of teachers by NTC

The Conference of Directors of Education (CODE) has affirmed its support for the licensing of Teachers by the National Teaching Council to improve on...

WAEC chases exams fraudsters

West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released over 100 personal contacts of persons who promised to change results of candidates who failed their examination. Social...

Man butchers mother in farm

A 34-year-old illegal miner Kofi Amankwah has hacked his mother to death at Wassa Dadieso in the Western Region. This follows a misunderstanding between the...

Ashanti Regional Minister seizes Engineers and Planners equipment

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has seized heavy duty equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners. According to him, he will only release the equipment if...

Couple commit suicide to explore 'what happens after death’

An Irish woman and her Egyptian husband committed suicide, by drowning themselves in a swimming pool in a villa in Hurghada on the Red...

NAB blows GH¢727k on allowances without approval – AG report

The Auditor General has discovered the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2014 failed to obtain Ministerial...

Even Bill Gates shows humility – Kumchacha tells Otabil

Founder and Leader of the Heaven's Gate Ministries, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha, has asked the founder of the International Central Gospel...

Ankaful hospital to shut door to patients

Authorities of the Ankaful Psychiatric hospital say they are likely to turn away new patients if government does not provide them with funds. According to...

Otabil’s pulpit response was not godly – Suhuyini

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North has described the comments by Founder and Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), as...

Mum ‘cut in half’ by hospital lift after giving birth

A mother has died after she was cut in half in a hospital lift – shortly after giving birth to her third daughter. Rocio Cortes...

Defense Committee wants illegal arms clamp down

Vice Chairman on the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament is asking the Interior Ministry as a matter of urgency to clamp down on...

PHOTOS: Man found dead in Tamale

A man believed to be in his early 20s has been found dead in a bush around Tolon-Abattoir road, a suburb of the Tamale...

Body of drowned Boti falls victim found

The body of a tourist which drowned in the Boti falls has been found nine days after the incident. The body of the 32-year old...

Sammy Awuku hails govt for scrapping mandatory tow levy

The National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Awuku has commended government for scrapping the implementation of the mandatory towing...