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Lightning kills mother and 4-year-old son at Akyeremade

A 29-year-old woman and her four-year-old son have died after being struck by lightning during a heavy rainstorm at Akyeremade, a community in the...

PSCSA walks for health, urges public servants to prioritise wellbeing

The Public Services Commission Staff Association (PSCSA) has organised a health walk and sensitisation drive as part of activities to conclude its 2025 calendar...

Over 700 former BCM workers protest over unpaid end-of-contract benefits

More than 700 former employees of BCM Ghana Limited, represented by the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), have staged a...

Atiwa East: I swear on my life, the DCE is into galamsey – Accuser

A member of the Ankaase Badwam Town Crier Committee in Atiwa East, Daniel Ansah, has alleged that the District Chief Executive (DCE), Ernest Ntim,...

Five police officers interdicted for misuse of uniforms on social media

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted five officers for misconduct involving the unauthorised use of police uniforms on social media. In a press release dated...

Contempt case against me is a setup – Atiwa East DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, Ernest Ntim, has described the contempt case brought against him in an...

NSA flags 8,105 names on payroll, 1,840 suspended over service irregularities

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered widespread irregularities within its system, resulting in the flagging of 8,105 personnel on the national service payroll. Out...

Supreme Court suspends Kpandai parliamentary rerun

The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai Constituency and directed lawyers for the New Patriotic...

Ho Central MP engages ‘Mahama Can Do’ riders on new parliamentary bill

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Richmond Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has engaged auto-rickshaw operators, popularly known as Mahama Can Do or keke riders,...

Lithium deal: Prof. Oquaye questions fairness of Ghana’s royalty regime

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has raised serious concerns about the lithium mining agreement between the Government of Ghana and Barari DV,...

Oquaye blames executive grip and patronage for weak parliamentary oversight

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has attributed the declining effectiveness of Parliament’s oversight role to excessive executive influence and entrenched political patronage,...

Four arraigned over importation of cannabis concealed in gift box 

Four persons have appeared before an Accra High Court for their alleged roles in the importation of cannabis sativa concealed in a gift box without lawful...

Otumfuo chastises Bono Regional Minister for using his political position to meddle in Sampa chieftaincy affairs

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Monday chastised the Bono Regional Minister for using his political position to meddle in the Sampa chieftaincy...

Daddy Lumba’s funeral to be extended abroad – Sister reveals

The sister of legendary Ghanaian musician Daddy Lumba, Faustina Fosu, has hinted that the family is planning extensions of her late brother’s funeral outside...

US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8

The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern...

Statue of Liberty replica collapses due to strong winds in Brazil

A 24-meter large replica of the Statue of Liberty in southern Brazil was brought down by strong gusty winds, a video of which has gone viral...

Bailiff fired for sexual conduct while on duty in courtroom

A former Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy appeared in Nashville on Thursday, trying to keep his law enforcement certification after being fired for having sexual...

Otumfuo to present Bawku Peace Mediation Report to Mahama today

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is expected to submit a detailed report on the Bawku peace mediation to President John Dramani Mahama today,...

NSA supports two female volunteers with GHS20,000 each to start poultry businesses

The National Service Authority (NSA) has provided financial support to two young women who undertook their national service as volunteers at Papao Farms, enabling...

Atiwa East DCE appeals court’s ‘unjust’ verdict

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Atiwa East, Ernest Ntim, has denounced the ruling as an injustice and vowed to clear his name. The DCE...

Two arrested over robbery, murder of 28-year-old woman at Asokore Mampong

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of a 28-year-old woman, Silver Ngozi, at Asokore...

Activist petitions Interior Ministry over custodial death, demands mandatory budget for detainee meals

A legal activist, Frank Quaye, has filed a formal petition with the Ministry of the Interior, demanding urgent action after the reported death of...

Gender Ministry condemns abuse of six-year-old over bedwetting in Asamankese

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has condemned the abuse of a six-year-old child at Asamankese, who was subjected to severe...

I hid behind a desk – Ghanaian student recounts harrowing shooting at Brown University

A Ghanaian student and teaching assistant at Brown University in the United States, Joseph Oduro, has recounted the terrifying moments he survived during a...

Archaeologists discover 2,000 year-old Egyptian animal cemetery

Curled up against one another, covered in fabric shrouds and pieces of pottery, are the remains of nearly 600 animals – each resting in...

Fuel prices set to reduce marginally at the pumps from today, Dec. 16

Prices of petroleum products are expected to decline marginally at the pumps from today, December 16. The projection is contained in the latest outlook report...

Photos: Ooni of Ife confers prestigious Yoruba title on President Mahama in Nigeria

President John Dramani Mahama has been installed as Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source by the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye...

GNFS saves Laribanga Police Station from bee swarm

The Damongo Municipal Fire Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully relocated a swarm of bees from the newly built Laribanga...

ECG transformer catches fire at Vakpo SHS

Firefighters from the Anfoega Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have successfully contained an electrical fire involving an Electricity Company of...

Osu Kelewele Junction fire caused by gas leakage – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that the fire outbreak at Osu Kelewele Junction was caused by a gas leakage, following preliminary...

Three nabbed over series of armed robberies within Kumasi metropolis

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers in connection with a series of street robberies across several communities within the...

NPP denies involvement in bee attack on NDC supporters

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kpandai Constituency has denied allegations that it orchestrated the recent bee attack on supporters of the National...

Bee Attack: NPP allegedly brought three mallams from Niger to Kpandai – Mustapha Gbande

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has alleged that a bee attack on NDC supporters in the Kpandai District...

Supreme Court will dismiss Kpandai case; it lacks merit – Tanko Computer

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is confident that an application filed at the Supreme Court challenging a High Court decision on the...

Ken Agyapong’s vision to become president is genuine – Kwasi Kwarteng

Kwasi Kwarteng, Deputy Spokesperson for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, has maintained that Mr Agyapong’s presidential ambition is founded on genuine...

Kpandai rerun: We are ready – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully prepared to conduct the parliamentary rerun election in the Kpandai Constituency on December 30, pending any...

Plan International Ghana launches Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership project

Plan International Ghana and Plan International Canada, in collaboration with the Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) and the African Youth and Adolescent...

Technical skills alone not enough for development – Vice President to UENR graduates

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged graduates of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) to pursue innovation grounded in purpose,...

Men encouraged to take up makeup artistry jobs

Renowned cosmetology expert and educator, Marie Noelle-Yakubu, has encouraged more men to explore careers in makeup artistry, underscoring the important role male professionals continue...

Adwoa Safo’s comments are the best campaign message for Kennedy Agyapong – Barker-Vormawor

Private legal practitioner and social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has described recent comments by former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, as an unintended campaign boost...