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A 22-year-old young man, Emmanuel Inkoom, has allegedly caused severe burns on both legs of his wife, Matilda Badasu, 23, over a misunderstanding between them. According to the victim, her husband pushed her into the fire while she was cooking, an allegation the husband has denied. “I was trying to …

The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has called for cool heads to prevail as she resolves to engage further with stakeholders in the impasse over her directive for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to reduce its digital terrestrial channels. She, however, said the National Media Commission (NMC) cannot resolve the matter. …

The National Peace Council says it will not be the mouthpiece of any political party in the country as the nation heads into the Presidential and Parliamentary polls in December. It comes after the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) labelled the Council ‘hypocritical’ for not openly condemning the ruling New …

The place of mythology in the historiography of a people is debated but not discarded even by hardcore scientific historians. The point here is that beneath the embellishment, origin stories and other cultural explanatory theories hold truths necessary to a good reconstruction of what may have happened thousands of years …

Quarantined students of Accra Girls Senior High School were like,’ to hell with coronavirus’, let’s twerk and have some fun, after all, death is inevitable and truly ── they twerked heavily in the video below ── probably, to shake coronavirus away. In a video sighted by A2zgh.com on Zacknation Dotnet posted on …

Former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has changed her name back to her maiden name, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo in the wake of a divorce battle with ex-husband Tony Lithur. Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has thus become her legal name while all other documents bearing her …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will complete his 14-day self-quarantine today, Saturday, July 18, 2020. The president went on self-isolation on Saturday, July 4 after “at least one person within his close circle tested positive for Covid-19 [on July 4, 2020]”. He tested negative after his first samples were taken. …

Western North Youth Foundation (WNYF) is a youth led organization operating on a Non – Governmental Organization basis aim at bringing 360 degrees change in Western North Region through the Youth.    WNYF also poised to transforming Western North youth and students to leaders and unleashing their potentials and talents …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has gone to the rescue of an octogenarian left destitute by leprosy. Dari Poga, will soon have a two-bedroom constructed for her by the Vice President at Gurungu in the Upper West region. People familiar with the matter, have said construction of the house is …

The Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Ambassadors Ghana, Mr. Mathias Tulasi, has condemned Ghanaians wearing face shield for fun and refusing to wear nose mask.  In a statement copied to thepressradio.com, he said “it is, therefore, sad seeing fellow Ghanaians wore face field shield without nose mask deceiving themselves that …

Ghana has recorded 447 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s case count to 26,572. Five more persons who tested positive have succumbed to the coronavirus in Ghana taking the death toll to 144, according to a Ghana Health Service‘s (GHS) Friday evening update. The Ghana Health Service …

Over a hundred 100 houses within three communities have been earmarked to be demolished to pave way for the construction of a ring road in the Tamale metropolis. The affected communities include; Duhanna yili, Changli, and Bulpiela. GhanaWeb’s visit to some of the affected communities whose houses were earlier marked …

South Africa has terminated a national state of disaster that was declared to mitigate the effects of a severe drought, even though some areas haven’t had sufficient rain for more than seven years. The decision not to extend the four-month state of disaster beyond July 4 was taken after “reassessing …

The government has been told to review the Customers Amendment Bill 2020 (Act 891). The Vehicle and Asset Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG) said the Bill in its form will not inure to the benefit of businesses in Ghana, hence the need to review wit. Parliament on March 12, 2020 …

Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr Owusu Afiyie has expressed worry that vegetable sub-sector of the economy is losing out on about $3billion annually in export earnings. According to him, this is due to the poor infrastructural development for Ghana’s irrigation system which he believes that they are working very …

Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …

The Electoral Commission has reminded people who want to guarantee for applicants that they should know such people before they become their guarantors. “If it turns out that the applicant you guarantee for is not qualified, the guarantor will be held accountable including; prosecution,” Dr Bossman Eric Asare, Deputy Chair …

The Ellembelle District Police Command has cleared conflicting reports circulating on social media about how a 31-year-old lady killed her boyfriend at Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. Immediately the sad news broke, some media houses reported that the lady stabbed her boyfriend to death for allegedly …

The legal tussle between Tema Youth Owner, Wilfred Osei Kweku Palmer, and the Ghana Football Association at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) seems not to be ending soon as the ruling from the court which was expected to today 17, July has been postponed to August 4, 2020. Mr. Osei …

Two babies were found dumped in a dump site in Calabar.   The corpse of the babies, believed to be twins, was discovered early today, Friday, July 17, at a dump site at Mayne Avenue Extension, Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria.   Identity of the perpetrator and …

Hiawu-Besiase, a farming community in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality, was on Wednesday thrown into shock and mourning when the lifeless body of a 71-year-old hunter was found on the banks of river Offin. The body of Mr Ortis Osei Kofi, who was also a fisherman, was found on Wednesday morning …

The people of Tano South Municipality can now heave a sigh of relief as the road linking Bechem to Akomadan has finally been granted Cabinet approval for its construction. In a letter signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, Secretary to the President which referenced a letter the Roads and Highway Minister …

High-flying Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew has decided he’ll not meddle in Video Assistant Referee controversies as the technology was consulted in disallowing what seems an equalizer last night against Manchester United. Jordan Ayew’s Crystal Palace were two-nil losers to a top-four chasing Man Utd on Thursday evening in matchday 36 …

An Accra Circuit court on Thursday sentenced Nii Quaye Tawiah, a 20-year-old who robbed a lady of her mobile phone to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour. Nii Tawiah pleaded not guilty to the offence but was found culpable after trial. Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector William K. Boateng told the …

Residents of Gravel Junction near New Gbawe are grieving after a two-year-old boy was found drowned in an abandoned manhole in the area. The body of little David was recovered from an uncovered manhole in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality of Greater Accra Region. According to the mother of the deceased, she …