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GRIDCo in talks with ECG, NEDCo to roll out ‘dumsor’ timetable

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced, there will be more power cuts, as it works to upgrade its systems. The company attributes the...

Over 200 shops demolished at Opera Square

More than two hundred electrical and home appliance shops have been demolished at Opera Square in the Accra Central Business District by unidentified persons. Big...

Social media users react to Ofori-Atta’s approval as Finance Minister

Ken Ofori-Atta’s approval as Finance Minister by Parliament by voice vote on March 29 has received varied reactions from social media users. While a section...

Walewale Police arrest 3 suspected robbers

The police at Walewale in the North East Region has arrested three suspected robbers believed to have attacked motorists on the Walewale-Zangum road. The robbers...

Man lynched for stealing GH¢800

A man, only identified as Awuni, has been lynched by residents of Maakro, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region for stealing GH¢800.00. The...

Leave men of God with private jets alone – Bishop Agyinasare begs

The overseer of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has defended wealthy pastors who have often been criticised by some members of the public...

Ghana is haven of peace, investments are protected – Akufo-Addo to Spanish investors

“As most of you know, Ghana is a haven of peace, security and stability, indeed, the safest country in West Africa, where legitimate investments...

Nana at 77 trends on Twitter

Ghana’s social media was inundated with birthday messages and well wishes for President Nana Akufo-Addo on his birthday on March 29. The president trended on...

Asiedu Nketia appointed to serve on Parliamentary Board

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been appointed to serve on the Parliamentary Service Board (PSB). He...

GWCL to begin spillage of excess water from Weija Dam, check out affected areas

Management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced it is set to begin spillage of excess water from the Weija Dam. The exercise...

Minority MPs bare teeth at Alan Kyerematen

The Minority in Parliament has bared its teeth at the Minister of Trade and Industry, John Alan Kyeremanten for allegedly snubbing the House for...

Duncan-Williams prays for Akufo-Addo on his 77th birthday

Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Faith Ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has showered well-wishes on President Nana Akufo-Addo who celebrates his birthday today,...

NLA deserves serious reforms, financial stability – Razak Opoku

Head of Public Relations Unit of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Razak Kojo Opoku, has asked why a private lotto company will be allowed...

Man, 35, found dead in his room at Akatsi

A 35-year-old carpenter, Philip Abayateye, has been found dead in his rented room at Tatorme, a suburb of Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality...

Teenager trapped inside church after robbery attempt goes wrong [Photo+Video]

A fearless thief, identified as Agyasuo, got trapped inside a church after his robbery attempt went wrong. Agyasuo is said to have targeted a Catholic...

Mpraeso police disrupt alleged lesbian wedding; arrest 22 persons [Video]

The Mpraeso Police have disrupted an alleged marriage ceremony between two females at a popular LGBTQI+ joint at Kwahu-Obomeng in the Eastern...

Akufo-Addo appoints new Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Commissioner of Immigration (COI), Isaac Owusu Mensah, as the new Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration (DCGI) in charge of Finance...

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...