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Greed is fueling galamsey – Spio-Garbrah [Video]

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, former Minister of Communications, has attributed the thriving illegal mining (galamsey) industry to greed. Speaking on Adom FM’s Burning Issues show, he criticized...

Election not religious contest – GPCC to political parties

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has admonished political parties not to make this year’s general election a religious contest. It said it had...

Man denies being mysterious inventor of Bitcoin

A new documentary claims to have solved the greatest mystery in cryptocurrency: the true identity of the inventor of Bitcoin. The question has captivated the...

UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island

The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean,...

Spio-Garbrah raises concerns over rapid increase in mining licences in Ghana [Video]

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has expressed alarm over the sharp rise in the number of mining licences granted in recent years, questioning the rationale behind the...

UTAG declares indefinite strike, demands nationwide ban on mining in forest reserves

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared an indefinite strike, effective October 10, 2024, following an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial...

Nana Akomea’s claim inflation rate was single digits in 2017, 2018 and 2019, false

Claim: The Vice Chairman of the Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has claimed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) achieved single-digit inflation in 2017, 2018, and...

T-bills auction: Government borrowed GH¢23.6bn in September 2024

The government borrowed GH¢23.6 billion across the 91-day to 364-day treasury bills in September 2024. This represented a 24.7% increase over that of August 2024. Although...

Inflation to increase marginally to 21.6% in October 2024

Inflation is expected to go up marginally to 21.6% in October 2024. This is after it surprisingly increased by 110 basis points (bps) to 21.5%...

NAPO makes false claim about Ashanti’s appointment during Mahama’s administration

Claim: Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has claimed that former President Mahama did not have an Ashanti among his ministers. Verdict: This is false. DUBAWA Ghana has found...

Ghanaians urged to “Wear red” on Thursday to show revulsion for galamsey

Convener of the Media Coalition against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey has called on Ghanaians to show their revulsion against illegal mining, commonly known as...

Galamsey: Organised Labour’s strike call off disappointing – Former MP 

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has expressed disappointment over Organised Labour’s decision to call off its planned strike. According to...

Organised Labour: UTAG to decide next line of action after suspension of strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana's (UTAG) National Executive Committee (NEC) is set to meet tonight to decide its next line of action on...

Napo’s wife rallies support for NPP

The wife of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Vice Presidential candidate, Alma Pokua Adade-Prempeh, has urged Ghanaians to embrace love and unity as essential...

Prosecute perpetrators of Election 2020 deaths – Emile Short

Former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the swift prosecution of those responsible for...

2024 election: EC competent to do what is right – Goodluck Jonathan

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has expressed confidence in the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to conduct a credible election on December 7. Mr Jonathan has...

Most wanted human trafficker arrested at Buduburam

A 38-years-old man, identified as Pussy Mama has been remanded by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit for allegedly trafficking over 3,000 young girls and boys...

Organised Labour strike: Prof Gyampo calls out leadership after ‘U-turn’

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo has criticised the leadership of...

Akufo-Addo reaffairms commitment to end galamsey

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to ending illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the country. This comes after Organised Labour...

Guan Constituency will elect an MP regardless of opposing forces – Fred Agbenyo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Guan Constituency of the Oti Region, Fred Agbenyo has stressed that stakeholders are prepared to...

We doubted agenda 111, but you have proven us wrong – Dormaahene to Bawumia

The Paramount Chief of the Dorma Traditional Council and president of the Bono House of Chiefs, Osagyefuo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, has expressed renewed...

Movement for Change members invoke curses after mass defection in Central region [Video]

A group calling itself true members of Alan Kyeremanten’s Movement For Change (MC4) in the Central region has invoked curses following a mass defection...

Organised Labour’s motives align with NDC’s strategy for 2024 elections – NPP alleges

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has claimed that the motives for Organised Labour's intended anti-galamsey strike, are closely aligned with the National Democratic Congress'...

Galamsey: There’s a lack of seriousness from the government – Prof Aning

Security analyst, Professor Kwesi Aning, says that the demands by organised labour reflect the government's dereliction of duty in the fight against illegal mining...

Galamsey: Deputy lands Minister rallies against illegal mining in Western Region

As the government intensifies the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of...

Organised Labour suspends planned strike

Organised labour has suspended its planned nationwide strike which was expected to commence on Thursday 10, 2024. The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress...

2024 polls: I have no ties with NDC – Asante Akyem North independent PC

An independent parliamentary candidate in the Asante Akyem North Constituency, Ohene Kwame Frimpong has debunked claims that National Democratic Congress (NDC) is behind his...

Lawyer confident Democracy Hub activists will be released today

A member of the legal team defending activists from the Democracy Hub, Noah Adamtey is confident that those granted bail on Monday, October 7,...

Anti-galamsey protesters must face the law, but we must solve menace – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called for justice to be served on the #StopGalamsey demonstrators who allegedly committed some breaches during their recent...

Checkout firms printing December 7 ballot papers

The Electoral Commission (EC) has published names of companies responsible for the printing of ballot papers for the December 7 polls. The companies were announced...

2024 polls: Hohoe is returning to NDC – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has confidently stated that his party will reclaim the Hohoe Constituency seat...

Repair works on Atomic Flyover pick up

Repair works are steadily ongoing to fix the exposed expansion joints of the Atomic Flyover on the N4, popularly referred to as the Legon-Adenta...

GMA’s decision not to join Organised Labour’s strike disturbing – Prof Titus Beyuo

A former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Titus Beyuo, has expressed concern about the Association's decision not to participate in...

Organised Labour strike: Anyone who joins will be sacked – GMet warned

The Board Chairman of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Isaac Amoo, has issued a stern warning to the agency’s staff, instructing them not to...

Dr Louisa visits BHIM fan amputated after accident

Wife of Dancehall artist Stonebwoy, Dr. Louisa Satekla, has visited a dedicated fan of the BHIM Nation, Samiru Laryea at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The...

UG SRC elections: Guru sends love to Sark, Stonebwoy, LilWin, others for endorsement

University of Ghana SRC President-elect, Guru, has expressed his appreciation to several prominent Ghanaian celebrities, including Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, and LilWin, for their support and...

Highway Authority closes Atebubu-Prang stretch due to river overflow

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has announced the closure of the Atebubu-Prang stretch of the Kumasi-Yeji highway following the overflow of the Nyomoase River,...

Assault victim needs urgent support for emergency surgery

A 47-year-old commercial tricycle operator, popularly known as “Pragya”, urgently needs at least GH¢150,000 to undergo an emergency surgical operation to save him from...

Democracy Hub slams government for denying bail to Barker-Vormawor

The Democracy Hub, organizers of the recent three-day #StopGalamseyNow and #ReoccupyJulorbiHouse protests has expressed deep disappointment over what they describe as the Attorney General’s...

Air condition installer handed 20 years for defilement 

A 40-year-old air condition installer, Joshua Arhin, has been handed 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, for defiling a...