GENERAL NEWS

Blinks Mensah, the ‘pastor’ who ordered his congregation to drink water he had dipped his body into has publicly spoken for the first time since the video of the act went viral. For the first time, Blinks has explained that the video was staged or acted. Speaking on Accra-based Okay …

The government of the United Kingdom has issued a security alert to British citizens living and travelling to Ghana, warning of an imminent terrorist attack. This is an update of an earlier alert issued in June following the kidnapping of two Canadian citizens who were in Ghana on an exchange programme. In …

An Accra High Court on Thursday fixed December 20 to deliver its ruling on a bail application put in by seven out of 10 persons held for treason. The 10 accused persons have been charged with acts intended to destabilise the Government. The court fixed the date after it had …

The Hemp Association of Ghana (HAG) has signed a deal with a Ghanaian-owned Cannabis business operator based in Portugal. The deal will gross a staggering $ 56 million in five years from merely cultivating and exporting industrial hemp from a land size approximating 100 acres. The deal will rake in …

More than 35,550 Ghanaians are in war ravaged Libya waiting to cross the sea to Europe, according to International Organization for Migrations. They are part of a 636,426 strong migrant population desperate to embark on the dangerous journey in an attempt to enter Europe for greener pastures. A press statement …

The Jubilee House spent in excess of GHC60 million on foreign trips and related expenses in the first 9 months of the year. According to budget estimate of the presidency submitted to Parliament Thursday, the Presidency also spent over one million cedis on Printed materials and stationary. Additionally, the Jubilee …

WhatsApp groups are incredible for keeping in contact with loved ones, yet they can be very annoying when people keep adding you to different groups without your consent. These groups keep chatting and sometimes it pisses you off due to the distraction and a quite number of spams that come …

A 16-year-old boy has reportedly drowned in an abandoned stone quarry pit at Fetteh Kakraba near Buduburam in the Central region. The victim, Michael Essiamah, was part of a group of school pupils who went to swim in the pit when the unfortunate incident happened. A resident, who witnessed the …

The State is readying itself to present evidence against ACP Benjamin Agorzo and nine others who are standing trial for their involvement in an alleged coup. The State prosecutor has said the evidence would shake the nation. Opposing a bail application by lawyers for the nine persons who have been …

Authorities at the Manhyia Palace have ordered management of Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem Nursing Training College to change the school’s name. Named after the late Asantehemaa (Queenmother of the Asante Kingdom) and mother of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the college has over time attracted negative media attention for …