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Dust pollution hits Abokobi-Pantang amid road works

Residents of Abokobi-Pantang are appealing to authorities and contractors working on a road project in the area to take urgent measures to control excessive...

Kpone kingmakers disown man claiming to be Paramount Chief

The accredited Kingmakers of Kpone have disassociated themselves from Ago Tettey Kwao, who they say is holding himself out as Nene Tettey Mansro II,...

DVLA to decentralise driver’s licence printing to reduce delays

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is set to introduce decentralised printing of driver’s licences at its offices nationwide in a move aimed...

A/R: 55-year-old woman gives birth to triplets after 25 years of marriage at Brofoyedru

A 55-year-old woman in the Ashanti Region has given birth to triplets after 25 years of marriage without a child, in what her family...

Abuakwa South MP donates medical equipment and settles patients’ bills at Kyebi Gov’t Hospital

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang has once again demonstrated his commitment to improving healthcare delivery in the constituency with...

Court orders reversal of Cheddar’s No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel takeover

An Accra High Court has ordered that the No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel be immediately returned to Keningston Residential Partners 1 Limited. The ruling, made...

GHS launches strategic document to strengthen Ghana’s public health emergency response

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriye, says the launch of the Strategic National Public Health Emergency Operations Centres...

Police arrest suspect over GH¢1.1m fake gold scam at Berekum

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old man, Gyamfi Christian, in connection with a suspected fake gold scam in the Berekum Municipality. The...

Legal vacation: Deputy AG accuses Oppong Nkrumah of ‘deliberate falsehood’

Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has accused Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and his legal team of building their challenge to the Chief...

Oyarifa demolition raises fresh questions over enforcement, property rights and due process

The demolition of part of an elderly woman’s residence at Oyarifa New York has reignited concerns over how demolition exercises are carried out and...

Tanoso Ankobeahene granted bail over alleged galamsey task force

The Ankobeahene of the Tanoso Traditional Council, Nana Okofo Dartey Amoako Atta, who was arrested by the Ahafo Regional Police Command for allegedly operating...

Interior minister orders Police to crack down on vigilante groups, bans recording of recruit training

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has directed the Ghana Police Service to step up efforts against vigilantism and stop the formation of unauthorised self-defence groups...

New Dansoman drainage to measure 2 metres high and 5 metres wide – Engineer Tsegah

The new underground drainage system being constructed at Dansoman Junction, popularly known as Hansonic, will measure two metres in height and five metres in...

GAF denies probe into former CDS General Thomas Oppong-Peprah

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed reports alleging that former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, is under investigation for...

Dansoman Junction drainage project to be completed in three months – MCE

A new drainage project has commenced at Dansoman Junction, popularly known as Hansonic, as part of efforts to address the area’s long-standing flooding problem. Engineers...

TAAG trains 20 NTD patients in business management in Asunafo North

Tim Africa Aid Ghana (TAAG) has organised a business management training programme for 20 persons living with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the Asunafo...

HEFRA orders probe into death of nursing mother at Nsawkaw hospital

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HEFRA) has ordered an investigation into the death of a 27-year-old nursing mother, Elizabeth Poku, at the Nsawkaw Government...

Road Ministry to report two people to EOCO for influencing property owners to demand more compensation

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, says the government is considering reporting two individuals to the Economic and Organised Crime Office...

I’ll consider review — Oppong Nkrumah hints at next move after Supreme Court dismisses injunction

Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has hinted at seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s decision dismissing his application to halt selected...

Interior Minister directs IGP to crack down on illegal private security forces

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to take urgent action against individuals and groups forming private...

Pesticide air pollution linked to respiratory illnesses among farmers

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Public Health, John Arko Mensah, has urged farmers to wear nose masks and other...

GREDA renews call for scrapping of 20% VAT on housing

The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has renewed calls on the government to remove the 20% Value Added Tax (VAT) on housing, arguing...

NDC has not shown it can manage power sector effectively — Fiifi Boafo

Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the recurring power...

96% of Ghanaian pensioners willing to work beyond retirement age – Study

Study by the Centre for Retired Experts (CREX) has found that 96% of pensioners surveyed in Ghana are willing to work beyond the mandatory...

Supreme Court dismisses Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s application seeking to halt legal vacation trials

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament Kojo Oppong Nkrumah seeking to halt selected criminal trials during the ongoing...

Mahama Care treats seven cancer patients in Volta Region

The Volta Regional Coordinator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), popularly known as Mahama Care, Emefa Daitey, says seven clients with various cancer-related...

Adamus saga: Review Committee uncovers GH¢205m arrears, gold shipment discrepancies

The Ministerial Review Committee on the Adamus Resources lease revocation has uncovered major financial and regulatory irregularities, raising concerns about potential revenue losses to...

Parliament must summon GRIDCo, Energy Minister over recurring blackouts – Adomako-Mensah

The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, is calling for the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Energy Minister to...

Ghana gets nuclear power plant simulator 

Ghana has acquired a nuclear power plant simulator to train personnel and strengthen safety preparedness ahead of its planned nuclear power programme. The simulation centre...

Journalism must prioritise public interest over attention — Kwesi Pratt

Veteran media practitioner and Managing Editor of The Insight, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has urged media organisations and journalists not to reduce journalism to a...

Power outages could drive up cost of digital services — NITA

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) has warned that persistent power outages could increase the cost of internet and other digital services as operators...

I don’t subscribe to Oyinbo life, Nigeria’s Elumelu schools lady for calling him by first name [Watch]

A young lady has gone viral after UBA Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, corrected her for addressing him by his first name during an interactive...

Deputy Education Minister slams BOGISS authorities over handling of assault case

Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has criticised authorities at Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS) over what he describes as the poor handling...

Tanoso Traditional Council funds several anti-galamsey operations – Ankobeahene

The Tanoso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region says it has been spending its own resources to support operations against illegal mining, popularly known...

27-year-old man arrested over provocative TikTok video on death of Mion Lana

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Abdulai Mohammed Saani, over a provocative TikTok video related to the death of the...

TUSAAG temporarily suspends strike action

The Technical Universities Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has suspended its ongoing industrial action and directed members to resume work following renewed engagements...

Man allegedly stabbed to death over land dispute at Achiase

Residents of Achiase, near Aboso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region, have been left shocked following the alleged stabbing death...

Legal vacation: Supreme Court to rule on Oppong Nkrumah’s suit against Chief Justice today

The Supreme Court is expected to rule today, Friday, August 21, on an application filed by Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, seeking...

Courier driver busted with cocaine at Accra International Airport

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a significant amount of suspected cocaine at the Accra International Airport in an operation that has led...

Paul Yandoh reveals how he sneaked out of NPP election grounds after defeat

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Communications Officer Paul Yandoh has revealed how he sneaked out of the party’s regional election grounds after...