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Alleged gas leakage at Kejetia Market: EPA calls for strict safety measures

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken interest in an alleged leakage of a gas storage facility at the new Kejetia Market in Kumasi. Traders...

Woman dies while speeding to catch her ‘cheating’ husband

A woman has died in an accident on the Tema motorway while allegedly speeding to catch her "cheating" husband. According to reports, the deceased had...

Presidency clears air on viral deputy Ministerial list

Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has urged the public to disregard a purported deputy ministerial list making the rounds. According to...

Landlord convicted for failing to construct household toilet

A coca farmer and landlord, George Yibor, has been convicted by a Hohoe Magistrate Court over his refusal to construct a household toilet. Mr...

You are a man of bold vision – Samira tells Akufo-Addo on his 77th birthday

Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has celebrated President Nana Akufo-Addo on his 77th birthday in a special way. She described the President as a man of...

Bawumia lists major 1st-term achievements of Akufo-Addo’s govt

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has listed some 85 major achievements of the Akufo-Addo-led government in its first term. Taking to his Facebook page...

Man who attempted to save drowning man dies with him at Kwahu

Two persons have drowned in a stream at Aduamoa, a community in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region. The bodies of the deceased...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others mourn with Otumfuo [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Bawumia have led a delegation to mourn with the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. This was for the...

President Akufo-Addo leaves for Spain

The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, has left Ghana to Spain, to attend the 'Focus Africa 2023' Conference, being held in Madrid. Focus Africa...

New twist to GES’ directive on Rastafarian students at Achimota SHS

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says the Ghana Education Service (GES) has not rescinded its directive to Achimota School regarding admitting two...

KNUST fatal accident victim identified as son of NDC MP

One of the two persons who died in a ghastly accident at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been identified...

Ambulance driver shot dead by robbers buried in ‘strange’ coffin

An Ambulance driver, who was shot dead by robbers while conveying a pregnant woman, has been buried. Senior Emergency Medical Technician, Abraham Tetteh, died on...

Asuaba men demand cooking competition to prove GHS 10 ‘chop money’ is enough

Some men at Awareeahi, a farming community at Asuaba in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region have demanded a cooking competition...

KNUST mourns students who lost their lives in accident [Photos]

Three students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have died after two separate accidents on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Confirming the...

Robber attacks siblings, rapes one at knife-point

Two female siblings were traumatised after they were attacked and one of them raped at knife-point at Sefwi Boinzan in the Juaboso District. The...

Shocking: Snake crawls into tyre of ECG car [Photos]

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) car on patrol screeched to a halt after a snake crawled on the road and into one of its...

Shocking: Photos of ‘Okada’ with long seat that can carry 8 people at once break the internet

The photos of a motorcycle carrying eight people at once have stirred massive reactions on social media. Chief among what people asked was: Why...

Police officer jailed 10 years for extortion

A Policeman has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Cape Coast High Court after he was caught on camera...

Why Kennedy Agyapong instructed Police to arrest his son

Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, says he once ordered for the arrest of his son and his cousins by the...

Woman speeding to catch her ‘cheating’ husband perishes in gory accident

A woman has reportedly perished in a gory accident on the Tema Motorway while on her way to catch her 'cheating' husband. The woman,...

One dead as speeding driver knocks lovers into River [Photos]

One person died on Saturday morning at Agona Swedru in the Central Region after a speeding unregistered Toyota Corolla saloon vehicle hit and pushed...

Covid-19 Trust Fund board of trustee appoints ambassador

The Covid-19 National Trust Fund board of trustee has appointed media personality, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana, as its ambassador. This, according to the secretariat, comes...

3 former teachers of ‘Achimota’ Rastafarian talk about his conduct in JHS

Former teachers of Tyrone Iras Marhguy, one of the two Rastafarians, who were rejected at Achimota School over their hairstyle, have revealed the young...

I brought only 1 Director to Finance Ministry – Ofori-Atta denies recruiting cronies

The Finance Minister nominee, Ken Ofori-Atta, has denied allegations that he has populated the Finance Ministry with his cronies. Addressing the Parliament’s Appointments Committee on...

Akufo-Addo, others mourn late Prof George Benneh [Photos]

It was an emotional and solemn moment when former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Prof. George Benneh, was laid to rest. A...

One more grabbed over stealing and selling of Covid-19 vaccines

A Disease Control Officer of La Bawaleshie Polyclinic, Lord Pabitey, who absconded after allegedly stealing and selling 26 Vials of COVIDSHIELD, has been arrested. Suspect...

Tony Lithur deserves GH¢300,000 paid him by UPSA; Alabi responds to Auditor -General

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Professor Joshua Alabi, has said that private legal firm, Lithur Brew and Company, deserved an amount...

Two car burglars busted!

Police in Accra have arrested two suspects who are specialised in vehicle break-ins. The suspects, Wisdom Cudjoe, also known as Jordan and Joseph Ahenkora,...

Involve us in ‘galamsey’ fight – Western Region chiefs to Akufo-Addo

Some traditional rulers in the Western Region are advocating for inclusion in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. They argue that the wanton...

Two students trade blows over lady [Video]

Two young men, believed to be students, have been spotted in a viral video trading blows over a lady. Though the identity...

Man arrested over death of pregnant girlfriend [Video]

A man, identified as Issac Mensah, has been arrested by the Nima Divisional Police over the death of his pregnant girl. The deceased,...

Galamsey fight: We have all failed – EPA boss

Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kokofu, has said all are to blame for the failure in the fight against illegal...

Asempa FM’s National Dialogue series on illegal mining [Photos]

All is set for Ghana’s leading all-talk radio station, Asempa FM's National Dialogue series on illegal mining in Ghana. The event, which happens to be...

Write your wills to reduce post-death conflicts

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has encouraged families and individuals to make wills to legally declare their wishes on how to share their...

Ofori-Atta reveals why he visited Amidu while he wrote Agyapa report

Finance Minister-Designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, has opened up on why he visited former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, while he wrote the Agyapa report. Mr Ofori-Atta has...

What Gifty Anti did for the people of Adumasa…

People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are indeed the ones who do. This is exactly what motivated Ghanaian media...

Road engineer shot in the head by armed robbers

A Kumasi-based road engineer with Joeshobs Construction Limited, Emmanuel Owusu Antwi, has been shot in the head by suspected armed robbers. The robbery incident happened...

Kidnapping cases to rise in the next six months – Security expert warns

Chief Executive Officer of Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, Paul Boateng, says child kidnapping cases in the country will be on the...

Auditor-General directs former UPSA Rector, Joshua Alabi to refund ¢300k with interest

The Auditor-General has directed the former Rector of the University for Professional Studies (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi, to refund with interest an amount of...

Petition for dismissal of ECG boss ‘frivolous, unmeritorious’ – Group

A group, calling itself the Objective Media Forum, has described the petition filed against the Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana...