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KK Fosu set to contest Akuapem North parliamentary seat

Ghanaian music legend, Kaakyire Kwame Fosu, known in showbiz as KK Fosu, has declared his intention to contest the Akuapem North parliamentary seat in...

EC: Why we want to compile new register

Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Electoral Commission (EC), Silvia Annor, has given detailed reasons behind the electoral body's decision to compile a new...

26-year-old in court for defiling teenager

A 26-year-old man is before the Bole Magistrate Court for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old Senior High School student.David A-em was arrested on Friday, January...

Abourkrom appeals for CHPS compound face-lift

Health officer in charge of Abourkrom Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound in the Bono Region is appealing to the government for a...

Apologize to all prophets in Ghana, else….Owusu Bempah dares Prophet Oduro

General Overseer and Founder of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah has requested that his colleague prophet, Dr Kofi Oduro apologises...

Kumasi killing: Prime suspect appears in court

The prime suspect in a shooting incident at a hotel in Kumasi that led to the death of a restaurant operator will make his maiden...

Disregard fake Twitter account – Police

The Ghana Police Service has urged the general public to disregard a fake Twitter account bearing the name of the service.A recent post on...

The dancing bridge that repelled returns in the Year of Return

The year 2019 could easily be described as a bumper season for players in the tourism sector for very obvious reasons, the Year of Return.But the town...

Ejura MCE hot after seizing waste Bin from Community

There is a growing friction between residents of Hiawoanwu at Ejura and the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area, Mohammed Sualisu Bamba...

Wait for data from 2020 population census for new Voters Register – Bernard Mornah tells EC

National Chairman of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Mornah, has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to halt its plans to compile a new Voters...

More minors being married off in Ashanti region

More girls, aged between 10 and 16 are falling victim to early and forced marriage in Zongo Communities in the Ashanti region.Families continue...

Police bust kidnapper who demanded GH¢20,000 ransom in Yendi

The Ghana Police service has announced the arrest of a man who kidnapped and demanded a GH¢20,000.00 ransom for the return of a ...

Accra Technical University SRC threatens massive demo over TUTAG strike

The Student Representative Council of the Accra Technical University has threatened a massive demonstration if the current impasse between TUTAG/TUSAAG and government whic has...

Push for new Voters Register ‘senseless’ – Kwesi Pratt blasts EC

Managing Editor for the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has described the Electoral Commission’s (EC) bid for a new Voters Register as senseless.READ...

How Abourkrom residents died of snake bites due to bad roads

The chief and residents of Abourkrom in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono region are appealing to the Municipal Assembly and the Department...

Listen: Popular prophets expose Prophet Kofi Oduro

 The Founder and Leader of Alabaster International Ministry has bitten more than he can chew following his vitriolic attacks on some prophets in the...

Bushfire burns 29 ECG poles at Sogakope

Some 29 electricity poles belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Sogakope, South Tongu District, and erected along the sea defence...

Coalition of CSOs holds public forum on new Voters Register

A public forum on the need or not for the compilation of a new Voters Register for the 2020 general election is currently underway...

NAM 1 blames residence invasion on political parties

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM 1), has reacted to the invasion of his residence on Wednesday by some...

Come what may, ambulances will be distributed January 28 – Health Minister assures [Audio]

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has revealed government’s readiness to distribute parked ambulances at the forecourt of the State House on January 28,...

VRA to export power in 2023

Chief Executive Officer of Volta River Authority (VRA), Mr Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, has announced that VRA will supply power to Mali and other West African...

Hotel Shooting: Deceased not lover to suspect – Family [listen]

The family of a woman who was allegedly shot dead by a man at a hotel in Kumasi has discounted claims that the deceased...

Heads of State Enterprises to continue tenure based on performance

Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has declared that Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and Board of Directors of State Enterprises will continue to be...

Frimpong-Boateng grades his performance [Listen]

Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has pegged the success chalked by his Ministry at 95%.Prof Frimpong-Boateng believes his Ministry...

Journalists who misrepresent me will suffer together with their generations – Duncan-Williams

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has rained curses on journalists who give misleading account of his sermons.READ THIS: Release the ambulances now – NDC demandsThe man...

Nduom’s PPP states position on new Voters Register

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), founded by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, is of the opinion that the move by government to compile a new...

We won’t deliberately fail any teacher – Addai-Poku promises

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has promised a fair process for qualified teachers who will sit for the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination.Acting Executive Secretary...

Harmattan: Forestry Commission readies itself to tackle bush fires

Head of Corporate Affairs and Media Relations at the Forestry Commission, Joyce Ofori, has assured Ghanaians of the Commission’s readiness to combat rampant bush...

Invasion of NAM1’s house: Menzgold customers arrested [video]

A swift police action has resulted in the arrest of demonstrating Menzgold customers who had invaded the Trassaco residence of Chief Executive Officer, Nana...

Gov’t effort not to overspend in 2020 likely to fail – Economist

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Lord Mensah, has trivialized governments claim to not overspend its...

Recent Fire outbreaks: GNFS begs District Assemblies to support Fire Volunteers

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has appealed to district assemblies to support the Fire Volunteer Squads as both institutions join forces to reduce...

Akufo-Addo commends Ghanaians on ‘Year of Return’ success

President Nana Akufo-Addo has praised Ghanaians for their roles which he believes contributed to the success of the 2019 'Year of Return' initiative.Hundreds of...

Akufo-Addo charges new Chief Justice to change face of Judicial Service

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the newly sworn in Chief Justice, Justice Anin-Yeboah, to ensure modernisation, decency, fairness among others, in the country's justice...

I will jealously guard the integrity of the judiciary – New Chief Justice

New Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has assured he will guard the integrity of the judiciary as his predecessors had done.Speaking moments after taking his...

Tragic! Family of 4 perishes in gory Kintampo accident [Photo]

Four people of the same family have died in an accident involving a Mercedes Benz and a Yuntong bus at Alhassan Akuraa in the...

Why Constitution Day celebration is an important milestone [Listen]

Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Parliament has described the Constitution Day celebration as a marketable event that needs...

Another fire disaster: Over 40 kiosks, cars, bar at Achimota razed by fire (Video)

Over 40 kiosks, some cars and a bar have been burnt to ashes at a slum under the Achimota overhead bridge.The fire consumed items running...

Fire razes several shops at Asante Bekwai [photos]

Fire has destroyed several shops at Asante Bekwai in the Ashanti region.The fire is said to have destroyed a pharmacy, a furniture and boutique shops...

Sex worker calls for arrest of men who refuse to pay for sex [Watch]

Two Dublin-based Nigerian men identified as Saheed and Muri, recently met their Waterloo after refusing to pay a lady, following a romp.Information gathered suggests the duo...

Govt to introduce new emergency call number for ambulance service

The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana...