NDC candidate for Shai Osuduku dies in an accident

National Democratic Congress Parliamentary candidate for Shai Osuduku, William Desmond Ocloo, and one other died on the spot Thursday night when his car collided with a mini bus on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Police say it's...

Kendrick Lamar surprises fans with new album, Untitled Unmastered

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise eight-track album, Untitled Unmastered, comprising outtakes from the Grammy-winning To Pimp A Butterfly. Filled with jazz solos and politically-charged lyrics, it appers to be a companion piece to...

Basic school curriculum redesign needed to improve reading

Mrs Diana B. McBagonluri, an author, has called on the Ghana Education Service to re-design its curriculum for basic schools to include reading as a front role subject. She said it is important to give...

Spain’s Princess Cristina takes stand at fraud trial

Spain's Princess Cristina has testified for the first time at her trial for alleged tax fraud, answering only the questions posed by her own lawyer. She told the court in Mallorca that she had never...

Migrant crisis: EU’s Tusk in Turkey for key talks

European Council President Donald Tusk is due to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to strengthen their joint approach to Europe's migration crisis. Mr Tusk has raised the idea of "shipping...

Government affirms commitment to print text books locally

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Tertiary Education, has said Government decision to print text books for the country’s educational sector was in the right direction. This, he said, will create...

North Korean leader urges nuclear readiness

Kim Jong-un has said North Korea's nuclear weapons should be ready for use "at any time", state media report. He told military leaders North Korea would revise its military posture to be ready to launch...

GhIPSS initiates moves to enhance usage of E-Zwich card

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has intensified activities to revive the patronage and usage of e-zwich cards. Patronage of the electronic payment system has dipped over the years because most customers are...

Reform smokers rather than jail them- NACOB boss

The Executive Director of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Yaw Akrasi Sarpong, has called for the need to reform drug addicts specifically smokers rather than jailing them when arrested. According to him, apprehending such smokers...

Three students steal housemaster’s Xmas goat, stripped of boarding status

Three final year students of Adventist Senior High School in Kumasi have been stripped of their boarding status for stealing a goat on campus belonging to one of their housemasters, authorities say. The goat was...

Syria conflict: Massive power blackout across country

Syria has suffered a massive power blackout across the country due to "unknown reasons", state media said. Officials were cited as saying power had been cut in all provinces and teams were trying to determine...

Return CPP’s confiscated assets or pay compensation – Greenstreet

Flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP),  Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has called on government to return confiscated assets of the party or pay compensation for using them. He said the party rightfully acquired the assets...

EC to conduct background check on Election Steering Committee members

The Electoral Commission says it will in future conduct a thorough background checks on persons before being selected to serve on the newly created National Election Steering Committee that has in the last weeks...

Oscar Pistorius denied leave to appeal for Steenkamp murder

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied leave to appeal against his conviction for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Constitutional Court has made the ruling, meaning Pistorius will now be sentenced in April. Pistorius...

Two Policemen held over extortion granted bail

Two Policemen who allegedly mounted a road block and extorted cash amounting to GH¢ 247.00 from unsuspecting drivers at Tabora junction have been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. They are to report to...