At least 38 people have been killed and a number of houses burnt in a religious crisis in northern Nigeria's Bauchi State.
Atikur Kafur, the state police commissioner, reported the casualties and losses in Zango of the state on Monda…
Six West African countries met in Lome, the capital of Togo, on Monday to ratify a charter to share and develop the Volta river basin without conflicts.
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, Mali and Togo sent their representati…
Four members of a South African family were killed when their six-seater airplane crashed in Harrismith in the country's Free State province on Monday afternoon, the South African Press Association (SAPA) reported.
The plane, a Beech…
Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has appealed to the people of Nanumba Traditional Area to find an amicable solution to the long standing Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute.
He …
The Member of Parliament for Nkawkaw, Mr Seth Adjei-Baah, has said he would ensure a judicious use of all resources that he would receive for the constituency.
He therefore urged the people to give him and the government the needed s…
Management of Meridian FM, a local radio station in Tema, has organised a Christmas party for needy children within the Metropolis at the weekend.
Over 700 needy and vulnerable children attended the party, which was under the theme: …
The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Miss Sherry Ayittey, has said that both the church and state had a common vision of seeking the development of the country.
She said whilst the state continues to focus its attenti…
Citizens of Agona in the Sekyere South District, resident in South Africa, have donated quantities of syringes, hospital gloves and benches worth GH¢2,800, to the Agona Government hospital.
The donation is part of continued efforts b…
The Agona West Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Felix Obeng Forson, has appealed to people engaging in violent clashes in the municipality to stop and allow law enforcement agencies to deal with the offenders.
He said this after leading…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday consoled the family and friends of the late Mr. Dan Lartey describing him as "one of the political stalwarts of our time".
A message released in Accra read: "I have learnt with shock th…
The 64 Infantry Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Tuesday donated $2,000 to the Ghana Cardiothoracic Centre (GCC) at Korle-Bu to boost their efforts in mending diseased hearts.
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Dofa Arthur, Comman…
Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, on Monday called for the establishment of an Educational Endowment Fund for Nayagenia community in Kassena-Nankana East District, to assist needy but brilliant students to complete their educ…
President John Evans Atta Mills has urged the people of Bawku to restore the glory of the Township by co-existing peacefully, saying Bawku had a glorious history and name that needed to be
restored.
This was contained in a speech r…
The Ghana Mental Health Association, an umbrella of NGOs and persons in mental health, on Tuesday urged the public, human rights and civil society organisations to step up pressure on the government to pass the Mental Health Bill.
A …
A website that provides information on health issues including the use of herbs for the treatment of certain diseases has been launched in Accra.
The website, www.mnjhealthconsult.ueuo.com, also publishes health research reports on d…
It has been six months since Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted on June 28, and Zelaya has been been a refugee in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa for about three months now.
The following is a chronology of events relat…
A clergyman has charged institutions and officials responsible for the dispensation of justice in the country to be fair and firm in their decisions, to prevent innocent people from going to jail.
The Most Reverend Thomas Kwaku Mensa…
Town guards are to be deployed to assist the Ghana Police Service, to ease traffic congestion at the Ga South Municipal Assembly next year.
The guards would also check washing of cars on roads and other unapproved places.
The A…
The Bolgatanga, Nangodi, Bongo and Tongo Association - BONABOTO - branch at Bolgatanga has warned that it would deal with people who parade as members of the association and intimidate and threaten government and state officials and other …
Mr. Kempes Ofosuware, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, has appealed to assembly members to work hard and come up with more innovative ideas in the coming year.
Mr Ofosuware, who was addressing the Second General Meeting of the…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District assemblies have been urged to make 2010 a year of action to bring relief and improvement into the living conditions of Ghanaians.
In a Christmas and New Year message to the assemblies Mr. Theophil…
Mr Tennyson Foli, President of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) has commended members for their hard work especially by not conducting themselves in such a manner that the government and the nation was held to ran…
Mr Amos Adu Okyere, Official of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), has called for increased promotion of condom use to reduce the spread of the HIV/AIDS infection.
He said the youth who were unable to abstain from se…
The Volta Region has recorded 52 murder cases in 2009 as against 35 in 2008, the Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Mr David Ampah Bennin has said.
He told the GNA in an interview that the murders resulted fr…
Mr Salifu Yakubu, Eastern Regional Secretary of the People's National Convention (PNC), has urged Muslims in Koforidua Zongo to exhibit a culture of tolerance and democratic principles within
their Islamic sects to enhance the prospects …
The authorities at the Kotoka International Airport, Ghana's sole international airport, have introduced extreme security measures following reports that the Nigerian who was involved in
the abortive attempt to blow up a plane in the US …
The quick response of the Ghana Natiuonal Fire Service in Ho last Monday saved a drinking spot at Anlorkordzi from complete devastation.
It took the firemen about 10en minutes to bring the fire under control following a distress call…
The defunct Enrolled Nurses Training School attached to the Apam Catholic Hospital is to be reactivated and upgraded to train nurses for the hospital and other health facilities in the country.
Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, Gomoa West …
Ghanaians joined Christians all over the world today Friday to celebrate Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ more than 2000 years ago.
The event also reminds Christians of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to judge the l…
Since last month, villages in southern Nepal have been living with a new terror: marauding elephants.
According to police, 17 people -- mostly women and children -- have been killed by wandering herds that are believed to have entere…
More than 10,000 malaria cases would be reported in the country's health facilities by the end of the yuletide with about 60 of them resulting in infant mortality.
A report released in Accra cautioned that if immediate steps are not …
A man who ignited firecrackers on a Delta Airlines flight bound to Detroit, Michigan, on Friday might have terrorism connections, U.S. media reported.
Both Fox News and ABC News reported that the suspect, believed to be a Nigerian, i…
Some 112 people have been injured during this year's Christmas celebrations, 40 more than last year, said the health authorities of Buenos Aires on Friday.
Most of the injured suffered burns from fireworks in street activities. A doz…
At least 81 people died in Central America during Christmas celebrations, according to information reaching here on Friday.
In Honduras, at least 32 people died on Christmas, said the country's police spokesman Daniel Molina.
I…
The Peruvian Firemen Group said Friday they handled 121 emergencies in the capital city Lima and Callao, west of Lima, on Christmas Eve.
According to the latest report, 88 of the cases were medical emergencies, 26 were caused by fire…
Eurotunnel, which operates the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, on Friday blamed the high-speed rail service Eurostar for delayed passenger evacuation last weekend.
Evacuation time "was unfortunately extended because the Eu…
At least three people have been killed when the mudslide buried them at Butwal-Palpa road section along the Siddhartha Highway in western Nepal on Saturday morning.
According to eKantipur.com report, the mudslide occurred at the Tall…
Thousands of Acehnese flocked to mosques and other places to commemorate the tsunami which killed over 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and the Maldives on Dec. 24, 2004.
In Aceh province at the northern tip of…
A multi-purpose sports centre is to be constructed in Sefwi Wiawso, in the Western Region, to serve as a recreational facility for the people and expatriates working in the natural
resources sector in the area.
The GHc 164, 000, 00…
Seven births were recorded at the Apam Catholic Hospital in the Central Region on Christmas and Boxing Days.
They comprised six boys and a girl.
Madam Mavis Ayetey, a Rotation Nurse at the Maternity Ward, told the Ghana News Agen…
The 27th Annual Bible Camp of the Church of Christ, opened in Tema on Good Friday on the theme: "Growing A Healthy And Strong Church."
The six-day meeting is being attended by the Youth of the Church nation-wide.
During the per…
A student group at the Christian Service University College in Kumasi, who go by the name "Achievers Family", has presented assorted items valued at about GH¢675.00 in support of the Asante-Mampong Babies Home.
The items, which includ…
Twenty-six babies comprising 12 boys and 14 girls, were recorded at three health institutions in the Central Region on Christmas and Boxing days.
The health institutions are the Kasoa Health Centre, Winneba Government Hospital and th…
The Bawku Senior High School, in the Bawku Municipality of the Upper East Region, has held its annual non-denominational prayer service to pray for peace in Bawku.
The theme for this year's service was: "Prayer for peace in the Bawku …
The Reverend Seth Kwaku Adofo, Primate of the Brotherhood Church, has called on Christians to let the lessons of Christmas, the birth of Christ, reflect in their lives.
He said the birth of Christ should encourage them to avoid divisive …
Mr Emmanuel Adzei Anang, Member of the Council of State, was at the weekend honoured by the Bethel Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Kpone, for being elevated to that high office.
Also honoured by the church was Deputy Super…
The so-called hunger hormone ghrelin might work in the brain to make some people keep eating "
pleasurable" foods when they're already full, according to a new research.
For the study, researchers at University of Texas Southwester…
The Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis's (CEIA) "fluoride removal treatment system" has won the golden jubilee competition on 'Science, Technology and Innovation' (STI) award of the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (C…
The current five-day information and communication technology (ICT) week exhibition, being held in Myanmar's northern city of Pyin Oo Lwin, has attracted a large number of visitors
since its inauguration on last Saturday.
In the 8t…
The National Congress of Brazil is scheduled to discuss a bill aimed at regulating service providers and Internet users in March next year.
The bill, prepared by the country's justice ministry, includes such Internet-related civil an…