At least 11 people were killed after an earthquake with a magnitude 5.7 struck the northern part of the country. According to authorities 192 were injured by the earthquake in northern Tanzania. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria. Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings ...

The relative high cost of properties in Ghana’s real estate industry may be reduced if Ghana stems up measures to reduce interests and regulate land acquisition processes. This is the view of General Manager of Devtraco Plus Limited, Cyril Tay. His comment comes on the back of concerns that the high cost of properties still ...

The authorities at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western Region have appealed to the government to build a new regional hospital to ease the pressure on the current facility. “The  existing structure cannot accommodate the increasing number of patients who come from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and all the way from Ahanta West, Shama, ...

Gospel artist Cwesi Oteng has declared his support for the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo. He announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday [September 10] by posting, “I would like to show my support for @NAkufoAddo and to fully endorse him to be our next POGH. I believe Ghana needs ...

Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further action is needed. Turkey said aid must be delivered from the very start while EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini looked towards a “political transition”. The deal provides for a 10-day truce from ...

A romantic magazine photoshoot of Barack and Michelle Obama has left the internet swooning. America’s first couple look very much in love as they pose for intimate pictures in Essence, a black women’s lifestyle publication. The president and first lady spoke about their legacy for October’s special issue. But it is the affectionate, gauzy images ...

The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has resumed gas supply to the Aboadze Thermal Plant in Takoradi after the Atuabo gas processing plant was shut down for routine maintenance. So far, Ghana Gas, the operators of the Atuabo gas processing plant, has supplied about 80 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas to the ...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has settled on Emmanuel Anyidoho as its running mate to flagbearer, Dr. Edward Mahama. A statement from the party explained that, “the choice is hugely influenced by his humility, grasp of the Ghanaian situation and his exemplary and visionary leadership.” Emmanuel Anyidoho, a Havard-trained economist, has in ...

With the first Manchester derby of the season decided, it was on to the 3pm action across the Premier League… Arsenal 2-1 Southampton It took 18 minutes for the first goal to be scored and it went the Saints’ way.  The Gunners conceded a free kick on the edge of the box, Dusan Tadic stepped ...

The Ministry of Health has instructed the Heads of Pharmacy Units in all public health facilities to be at post to make sure that the units are run as pharmacists are on strike. This comes after members of the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) declared an indefinite strike over their grade structure and placement ...

The Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Joseph Angmor, has dismissed suggestions that the government would use violence to intimidate its opponents to hold on to political power. He said the Mahama Administration was confident that the people would return it to power based on its record achievement. He was speaking at a Town Hall meeting organized ...

About 1.5 million Muslims have begun the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, unperturbed by a 2015 stampede which killed more than 2,000 people. The pilgrims face new safety measures, including tighter security and ID bracelets, in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year’s disaster. But tens of thousands of Shia Iranians are ...

Two Americans have been arrested and charged for allegedly helping to hack high-ranking US government officials. The US Department of Justice said Andrew Otto Boggs and Justin Gray Liverman were part of the “Crackas With Attitude” group blamed for the attacks. Email accounts of the CIA’s director, the chief of National Intelligence and many others, ...

The president of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, says that President John Dramani Mahama was acting like a ‘cry baby’ when he said that Nana Addo called him a thief by saying that he [Akufo Addo] wouldn’t steal from Ghanaians. Franklin Cudjoe said this on Citi FM’s political analysis show, The Big Issue. According to him, ...

Ghanaian rapper M.anifest has released his album ‘Nowhere cool’ and it has recived some very good reviews. The 14-track album features some artists such as Brymo, South African Nomisupasta, Worlasi, Dex Kwasi, Cina Soul and others. The album is based on a book by the writer and poet, Prof.  Ama Ata Aidoo. We went on Twitter ...

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Benjamin Kpodo, has warned the Volta Region risks losing all uncompleted projects undertaken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the region should another party come into power. Accusing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for abandoning projects initiated by previous governments, the Member of Parliament warned that ...

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court presided over by Mr Frank Yao Gbeddy has issued a  bench warrant  for the arrest of a man who assaulted two workers of  the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for disconnecting electricity supply to his house. Samuel Kodjo Wormenor, 23, a laboratory technologist was charged for assaulting a public officer and ...

What makes some couples go the distance, while other romances fizzle out before they’ve even gotten off the ground? Below, relationship experts share seven negative qualities that can undermine a relationship in the early stages. You expect way too much from your partner There’s nothing wrong with setting high expectations for potential partners. But you’re ...