A woman believed to be in her 80s died instantly when a tricycle she was on board collided with a Sprinter bus at Asawasi near the Kumasi Central Mosque in the Asokore Mampong municipal of the Ashanti region. The tricycle, with registration number, M-19 AS 8055, crashed with the bus …

A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus – the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old man from China’s Hubei province, according to French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn. He arrived in France on 16 January and was placed in quarantine …

At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group of eight soldiers also died in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack …

Renonwed Ghanaian pastor, Christian Kwabena Andrews, known popularly as Sofo Kyiriabosom has selected the founder of International Godsway Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim as his running mate for Ghana Union Movement (GUM) party ahead of election 2020. Osofo Kyiriabosom is running the philosophy of the first President of Ghana Dr Kwame …

Ex-Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah has refuted claims that he held talks with Sudanese giants Al Hilal prior to the end of his second stint as Black Star coach. Reports went rife in the Ghanaian media that the 2014 World Cup Ghana coach had commenced negotiations with the Sudanese giants to …

A second-year female student of the Islamic Senior High School in Tamale in the Northern Region, on Thursday, 13 February 2020, allegedly stabbed a colleague in the head over a biology textbook. The victim has been taken to the hospital for treatment. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Thursday. According …

The Ghana Education Service has interdicted the Upper West Regional Director of Education, Duncun Nsor with immediate effect after complaints were made about his conduct. According to the GES, the interdiction is to enable the Service to conduct investigations into the allegations leveled again him. In a statement copied to …

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Jean Mensa on Wednesday, 12 February 2020 led a 10-member delegation to pay a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. The visit afforded the Chairperson and her delegation the opportunity to brief the King …

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, has released a new song titled ‘The Ban’ to ‘diss’ Charterhouse, organisers of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Sounding very livid in his lyrics, the controversial Dancehall act minced no words in lashing out at the VGMA with contestable claims such as “they are taking money …

A 63-year-old trader, Madam Elizabeth Yawa Afenyo has been burnt to death at Dzoanti, a farming community in the Kpando Municipality. Her body was found burnt beyond recognition in an uncompleted building in the Community. Mr. Emil Senyo Wordey, Assembly Member, Dzoanti/Gadza Electoral Area told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) …