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Kwabre roads construction starts in 3 weeks – Minister assures

Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has indicated construction work on the deplorable Kwabre roads in the Ashanti region will kick off in three weeks. Though...

Galamsey: Unemployment is no excuse to destroy environment – Supreme Court judge nominee

A Supreme Court judge nominee, Samuel Asiedu, has rubbished the excuse of unemployment being a reason for the youth engaging in illegal mining (Galamsey). He...

‘Galamseyers’ clash with Anglogold security; 2 in critical condition

Two people are in critical condition following an alleged clash between illegal miners and a security team manning the concession of Anglogold Ashanti in...

Ban on tricycles at Bawku lifted

The Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has lifted the ban on tricycle operations at Bawku. The development, according to the Council, comes on the...

Shock as woman loses voice shortly before giving testimony in court

In a case that has sparked controversies in Zimbabwe, a woman is reported to have mysteriously lost her voice just moments before she was...

Former MASLOC boss to be tried in absentia if…

The Accra High Court has given a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, up to December 22,...

30 trapped in ‘galamsey’ pit at Obuasi

About 30 people, believed to be illegal miners or ‘galamseyers’, have been trapped in a pit belonging to the AngloGold Ashanti Company in Obuasi. The...

NCA to block over 23 million SIM cards

Over 23.8 million SIM cards which are either partially registered or unregistered are to be blocked by the end of October 2022. A statement, signed...

Minority expresses worry over number of judges appointed to Supreme Court by Akufo-Addo

The Minority in Parliament has expressed worry over the number of judges appointed to the Supreme Court by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The caucus said the...

Tema Traditional Councils give blessings for Ramsar site demolition

The Tema and Nungua Traditional Councils have pledged to collaborate with the government in its bid to reclaim encroached portions of lands at the...

Epixode unveils tracklist for ‘Atia Archive’ EP

Ghanaian Reggae dancehall artiste, Theophilus Nii Arday Otoo, known as Epixode in the entertainment industry, is set to drop multiple renditions of his ground-breaking...

Supreme Court judge nominee proposes ADR in addressing galamsey menace

Justice Frances Barbara Ackah-Yensu, a Supreme Court Justice nominee, on Tuesday called for the application of Alternative Dispute Resolution, (ADR) in addressing environmental crimes...

Man falls from coconut tree to death

A man, believed to be in his 30s, has died after falling from a coconut tree at Offinso Dome in the Offinso South Municipality...

Suspects who shot Fire Officers remanded

The Asokore Mampong District Court has remanded for two weeks in police custody two persons who allegedly shot two fire officers at Offinso in...

Okudzeto Ablakwa honours Atta Mills with surgical block

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has built and commissioned a surgical block in honour of late former President John Evans...

NAGRAT reacts to GES boss’ dismissal

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it is worried about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dismissal of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service...

Yul Edochie: Second wife’s ex-husband drops bombshell

The drama in Nollywood actor Yul Edochie's family is not stopping soon as new accusations have been thrown against him by ex-husband of his...

Yaa Jackson sets social media on fire with wild birthday photos

Kumawood actress and singer, Maame Yaa Konadu Jackson, popularly known as Yaa Jackson, has sent her fans into a frenzy with saucy photos. The photos...

Why Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey is defending Aisha Huang; Inside story

Let me begin this article by sounding a note of caution or call it a disclaimer. In law, there is an offence known as...

SHS student ‘flogged’ by teacher on verge of losing sight amid battle with stroke

A 21-year-old student of Assin Manso Senior High School (SHS), popularly known as Great AMASS, Janet Halm, is on the verge of losing her...

CHASS wants return to trimester system

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called for a reversal of the senior high school (SHS) system from the current...

BECE 2022: Pregnant candidate in Kpandai district delivers

One out the 207 candidates writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kabonwure D/A JHS Centre in the Kpandai District of the...

Produce former MASLOC CEO or … – Court orders Alex Mould

The Accra High Court has given a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, up to December 22,...

Court remands woman over DNA brouhaha

A Berekum Magistrate Court has remanded a 28-year-old woman into police custody over contempt. She failed to pay for a DNA test ordered by the...

Funny Face bounces back with comedy show in December

Comedian and actor Funny Face has announced his next project for all his fans coming December 2022. After going on a hiatus to protect his...

Rwanda opposes contraceptives for 15-year-olds

Rwandan parliament has rejected a bill to amend a 2016 law to allow contraceptives to be given to girls from the age of 15. A...

Edem Agbana: An open letter to Akufo-Addo on the need to increase NSS allowances

Your Excellency,Kindly accept warm felicitations and well wishes from me, a citizen of the Republic of Ghana. It has become necessary to write this letter...

Election 2024 is not a done deal for NDC – Afriyie-Ankrah

The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, says it is a “very dangerous posture” for anyone to assume that...

2,000 dogs to be vaccinated against rabies

Asutifi North District Director of Agriculture in the Ahafo Region, Paul Boakye, has said the directorate has begun putting measures in place to fight...

Mankessim killing: Relatives of accused flee amid fight with bereaved family

Relatives of Jonathan Obeng, the third accused person in the case of the slain prospective nursing student at Mankessim, on Tuesday fled for their...

GUTA members close shops beginning today

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will today close shops in Accra to protest deteriorating economic situation.  The group described the industrial...

Fight against galamsey is not an event, it’s a process – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has sought the support of all and sundry in the fight against illegal mining. He...

20 illegal miners reportedly trapped at Obuasi

At least 20 gold miners have been trapped in one of the pits of Anglogold Ashanti at Obuasi in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate that the people...

My detractors in Ashanti Region will be put to shame – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has jabbed detractors of his government who say he has done little in terms of development in the Ashanti Region. According to...

GUTA disowns TAGG

 The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has said the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) is not part of them. GUTA President, Dr Joseph Obeng,...

Man in court for stealing Bibles from supermarket

A 37-year-old man, Godwin Idumu, was on Monday, October 17, charged at a Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing four Bibles from a supermarket.  The defendant,...

I know Ghanaians are suffering – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the prevailing hardship in the country.  According to him, he receives briefing on the situation routinely.  The President said he is...

Inside of Appeals Court Judges’ residential complex inaugurated by Akufo-Addo [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday commissioned a modern residential complex for Appeals Court judges in Kumasi with a firm assurance to do...

Groom ‘runs mad’ on wedding day after discovering bride has 4 children

A groom, whose identity is not immediately known, disrupted his own wedding after uncovering his wife's dangerous secret. The distraught groom went haywire after the...

Two escape death after truck plunges into lagoon

Two persons narrowly escaped death when a waste compactor truck plunged into the Lagos lagoon. The incident, according to an eyewitness, happened at about 7.45 pm...