President Nana Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has taken the lead among African countries to ensure that coronavirus vaccines are produced locally. Mr Akufo-Addo said African countries could no longer rely on other countries around the globe for vaccines to inoculate the people.. His comments came on the back of a …

The Police on Friday, December 3, 2021 arrested six suspects for their involvement in an illegal AK 47 transaction. The first suspect, Alhassan Jamah, was arrested near Osino by the National Operations Directorate Highway patrol during a stop and search operation. An AK 47 rifle with 12 rounds of ammunition …

Two young men, believed to be in their late twenties, narrowly escaped lynching for stealing at Awutu Bereku, a district in the Central Region. The two suspects, identified as Sampson Quaye and another simply known as Rasta, were caught red-handed stealing electric cables and other materials from an uncompleted building. …

Buying a car is a big decision especially for first time buyers because of the huge financial input it requires to get even a moderately priced vehicle in Ghana. Therefore, such a decision should be taken with the best awareness of what to look out for in order to get …

The Police in Accra at dawn today Sunday, December 5, 2021, have arrested two men, Samuel Agyei and Sumaila Mahama, on suspicion of involvement in a robbery. The two suspects were arrested following a distress call received by the Police patrol team that some unknown men had invaded a neighbourhood …

Some updated good news coming in is that the three contestants of the Keta Senior High Technical School who won bronze for their school in the just-ended National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will all get the chance to travel to Dubai. This is coming after the girl of the …

Some eleven suspected chains saw operators who are illegally cutting down trees in the Akyem-Oda Forest in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region are currently in the grips of the Police. The suspects are; Yaw Toku, 60; Kwaku Fosu, 21; Kofi Yeboah, 36; Ibrahim Alex Adamu; Kofi Baffour, …

A security guard and a 70-year-old man were attacked with yet to be determined objects in the early hours of today, Sunday, December 5, at Chorkor. A statement issued by the Police on Sunday said a good Samaritan together with the Police rushed them to the Police Hospital for medical …

Keta SHS finishes third in 2021 NSMQ Fransisca Lamini celebrated for being first girl to make final in 8 years Fransica Lamini rejects Dubai trip Former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hammah, has described as a betrayal, a decision by Francisca Lamini, the female member of the Keta Senior High School’s …

Residents of Ahwiaa Anyinam, a suburb of the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region were thrown into a state of shock and mourning after a 41-year-old pastor shot his brother-in-law and one other woman who had come for a counseling. A visit to the house by GhanaWeb’s Nana Peprah …

The first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have now been detected in the United Kingdom (UK). It was highlighted by scientists in South Africa as a potentially worrying new strain. What tests are used to detect Omicron? Swabs from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are sent …

A Circuit Court at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region has given clearance to the Police, Court Registrar, Narcotics Control Commission and Officials of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directives to burnt a large quantity of Cannabis known in the local parlance as “Wee”. The Registrar of the …

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested Emmanuel Owusu, a 27-year- old vehicle mechanic for allegedly snatching an unregistered Toyota Tacoma vehicle from its owner at North Legon in Accra. The Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Iddi Seidu, who briefed the media on the arrest, said the vehicle was being …

The chiefs and people of Akoi Allah electoral area in the Ashanti Region are looking for a 19-year-old man called Aziz, who was allegedly caught having sex with a sheep in the bush. The young man, on Wednesday, 1 December 2021, had his cover blown by the farmer whose sheep …

A 19-year old former student of the Three Town Senior High School, Gilbert Akakpo has been sentenced to 4-year imprisonment with hard labour by the Aflao Circuit Court for causing harm to an ICT tutor of the same school, John Kwashie Akey. On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, the convict, Gilbert …

A 13-year-old boy is currently in the grips of police, for allegedly stabbing his friend to death with scissors at Antoa Krobo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region. The juvenile was taken to Antoa Police Station by unit committee members at Krobo on Thursday, December 2, 2021, …

Foreigners who enter Ghana to perpetrate crimes in Ghana will not be spared Police retrieve phones, books, and laptop from kidnappers’ room Kidnappers take valuables from victims before kidnapping them-DCOP Antwi The Central Regional Police Command has arrested some 9 suspects following the kidnapping of one Salmane Tchaboutchou. The suspects …

Ghana has ODF communities Takoka is a fishing community No plastics found at Takoka Takoka is a community in the West Mamprusi District of the North East region and it is arguably, Ghana’s cleanest village. This, according to award-winning documentary producer and journalist, Edem Srem is also due to the …

Ghana records first cases of new COVID-19 variant Ghana’s current Omicron cases imported 28% of 120 samples taken at KIA returns positive for Omicron The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research says it has detected 34 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant from some 120 samples of returning travellers into the country. …

Disgruntled supporters sending threats to NSMQ mistress The Quiz Mistress of the National Science and Maths, Dr Elsie Kaufmann, has noted that she has been receiving death threats in the aftermath of the 2021 finals of the competition. The 2021 edition of the competition climaxed on November 26, 2021, with …

WHO first announced new Omicron variant cases South Africa first country to record Omicron variant Health Service boss asks citizens to adhere to safety protocols Ghana has recorded two cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. This, according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye, was identified …

The Adjabeng District Court in Accra has fined two women, Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy aka Tracy Mensah and Yvette Mensah a sum of GHS3,600 each or in default serve a six-month jail term. This was after they provided false information to the National Identification Authority (NIA) for the acquisition of …

A lady believed to be in her early 30s has allegedly been murdered by her boyfriend at Atwima-Koforidua in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. Juliana Kyerewaa Darko, a bread seller at Kumasi Adum, is suspected to have died on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Her body was …

A man has reportedly been sentenced to death in North Korea for smuggling copies of Netflix’s blockbuster series “Squid Game” into the country. According to Radio Free Asia (via Variety), authorities were led to the man after they caught high school students watching the series. The report states that “Squid Game” was smuggled …

General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah has been arrested for allegedly harassing and “violating the dignity” of a female victim. Dr George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector-General of Police, has reached out and spoken to the victim and assured her of thorough police investigations and any other necessary Police support, including psychological …

A Bishop of the Methodist Church in Goaso, Bishop O.S.K Boakye, and two other individuals have been dragged before a High Court in Sunyani for unlawfully entering into a palm farm and alleged destruction of some cash crops and several foodstuffs. Plaintiff, Amma Serwaa, also of Goaso, through her lawyers …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has retrieved some 270 cartons of Charme Sparkling non-alcoholic red and white grape juice from the market. According to the Authority, these cartons are expired, thus, were retrieved with the help of the Police Service after a tip off from a vigilant member of …

A total of 279 Ghanaians and 107 foreigners were arrested in a joint security operation in the five regions of the North and in some parts of Burkina Faso, Togo and Ivory Coast. National Security Advisor, Emanuel Okyere, stated the joint operation was intelligence led and intended to ward off …

Three brothers have been found guilty of fraud by the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Emmanuel Udofa, Thank God Udofa, and Jonathan Udofa on one count charge of false representation. The brothers were caught pretending to be Chinese …

The pupils and teachers of St Paul Roman Catholic Junior High School (JHS) at Tokuroano in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, have begun the construction of a four-unit classroom block to enhance teaching and learning. The construction, which is a mud structure, follows several failed attempts to …