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Kroll case: Domelevo makes shocking revelation about Audit Service employees

Former Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has revealed that the Audit Service employees who helped him raise issues of financial impropriety in the Kroll...

One arrested in connection with Agbogbloshie unrest

A man, yet to be identified, has been arrested in connection with the unrest that occurred at the Agbogbloshie market in the wee hours...

JHS pupils allegedly assault headmistress for refusing love proposal

Two Junior High School (JHS) pupils of Rev Cobbah Yalley Junior High School at Newsite, a suburb in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western...

Tear gas, warning shots fired at Agbogbloshie Market [Photos]

A joint security taskforce has fired tear gas and warning shots at the Agbobloshie Market in what they described as a move to rid...

NDC gurus storm Ejura; demand dismissal of MCE [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding the dismissal and prosecution of the Ejura Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Salisu Bamba, over the recent riot...

Ejura deaths: Check-out members of Public Inquiry Committee

The Interior Ministry has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the shooting of two persons at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. This follows a directive...

Four arrested for possessing narcotics

Police have arrested four men for allegedly trafficking substances suspected to be Indian Hemp at Ahlidja, Ashally Botwe in Accra on Thursday, June 30...

Floods: Odaw, Korle Lagoon heavily dredged [Photos]

The Odaw River and Korle-Lagoon appear well dredged in anticipation of the rains which invariably flood the city. A visit by journalists to the Korle...

Ben Abdallah lands top appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed former Offinso South Member of Parliament (MP), Ben Abdallah Banda, as the Presidential Coordinator for the Zongo Development Fund...

Why Ejura riot escalated – Asiedu Nketia gives reasons [Video]

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has blamed whoever deployed military men to calm tempers during the riot...

Asiedu Nketia’s interesting take on GPGC deal

"I am very proud we entered into the GPGC agreement under Mahama administration," says General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu...

Three jailed 210 years for robbery at Techiman

The Techiman Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced three persons to 210 years imprisonment for robbery. The court presided over by His...

Drama: Hawa Koomson storms Keta with huge key to ‘lock’ the sea

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hawa Koomson, has announced a one-month closure to fishing in Ghana's waters, starting Thursday, July 1 to...

I will not transfer your case to another judge – Chief Justice replies Opuni

Chief Justice, Kwasi Aning Yeboah has declined a request by former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Opuni that he transfers his case to a different...

Asiedu Nketia flays IGP; questions his loyalty to Ghanaians [Video+Audio]

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has verbally attacked the competence of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh. Johnson Aseidu...

Ejura deaths: Ambrose Dery to announce members of Public Inquiry Committee

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, is expected to announce the names of members of the Public Inquiry Committee into the Ejura killings. This follows...

Police arrest fake currency dealers at Dansoman

The police at Dansoman, a suburb of Accra, have arrested five suspects for allegedly dealing in fake currencies. Akwasi Boateng alias ‘honourable’, Michael Marfo Ohene...

Over 3,000g of cocaine intercepted at Dabala Junction

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 3,229.4 grammes of a substance suspected to be cocaine. This was on a commercial...

Agbogbloshie traders shower praises on govt over this… [Photos]

The money meant for transportation as part of relocation plans has finally hit the hands of traders at Agbogbloshie to convey their wares. The traders,...

Four suspected kidnappers shot dead [Audio]

Four suspected kidnappers have reportedly been killed by irate youth at Busunu in the West Gonja District of the Savannah region. This was during a...

Ejura killings: MP demands compensation for victims

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejura-Sekyedumase is demanding compensation for victims killed and injured during a riot between the youth of the town and...

Fire ravages Zenith University [Photos]

An inferno has ravaged parts of the Zenith University College near the Accra International Trade Fair Centre, La, destroying several properties. Reports indicate the fire...

Fishermen, families demand livelihood support as govt announces closed season

Fisherfolk in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are demanding livelihood support from the government during the closed season period.  According to them, the...

Police names robbery gangs’ top financier

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is investigating the alleged financier of five robbery gangs busted by the Service. Joseph Abrefa...

CID lists 22 persons wanted for robberies, attacks on bullion vans

Twenty-two people including six Nigerians have been declared wanted by Police in relation to some crimes including the bullion van attack at Jamestown and...

Govt slapped with $15 million judgment debt over unlawful seizure of excavators

A Kumasi High Court has slapped government with a $15.3 million judgment debt for the unlawful seizure of excavators. It has also ordered that government...

People within Energy Ministry forged my signature – Agyarko

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has said officials within the Energy Ministry forged his signature and filled forms with it when he was at the...

No arrest in bullion van robbery – CID boss

The Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service says no arrest has been made in the Jamestown Bullion Van...

Onion sellers finally relocate from Agbogbloshie [Video]

Despite initial resistance, onion bulk breakers at Agbogbloshie in Accra have begun removing their structures from the business hub. In less than 24 hours,...

Minority rejects Akufo-Addo’s order for Public Inquiry into Ejura incident [Video]

The Minority in Parliament has rejected President Nana Akufo-Addo's order for Public inquiry into the Ejura killings. According to them, the President must accept responsibility...

Govt to build psychiatric hospital to serve Northern sector

The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Alhassan Shani Shaibu has hinted at plans by government to build a psychiatric hospital to serve the Northern sector...

Census officials involved in accident; one dead

One person has been reported dead with another injured in an accident involving two officials in the ongoing 2021 Population and Housing Census. Reports indicate...

NIA achieves over 80 percent registration target

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has achieved 84.44 percent (15,581,283) of its enrolment target as of June 28, 2021. That, it said exceeded...

NCCE calls for in-depth investigation into Ejura killings

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called for an in-depth investigation into the killing of protestors in Ejura. The Commission in a press...

Street robber arrested at East Legon

The police have arrested one Michael Tyron at Thunder Lily at East Legon for attacking two people and snatching their mobile phones. The incident, according...

Coca-Cola donates GHS373K to Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited has donated GHS373,999 to the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund to help fight the pandemic. In 2020, Coca-Cola partnered with the...

Meteorological Agency sends SOS message to people living in flood prone areas

The Ghana Meteorological Agency is urging people living in waterways and those homeless to seek shelter elsewhere as the country moves to the...

Coalition of Concerned Teachers threatens strike action [Video]

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers has threatened to get its members to lay down their tools if the government fails to increase their salary...

Ejura riot: 2 injured persons discharged, 2 others referred to KATH

The Medical Supritendent for the Ejura Government Hospital, Dr Mensa Manye, has disclosed that two out of the four individuals, who sustained gunshot injuries...

Beyi W’ano: Fear grips Weija Gbawe residents, some flee homes over impending floods

Residents of Weija Gbawe in the Greater Accra Region, who have been victims of perennial flooding, are appealing to the government to construct a...