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One-week observance for DJ Awana announced

The one-week observance for the late veteran Ghanaian disc jockey and Multimedia Group staff member, Samuel Tei Mensah Nartey, popularly known as DJ Awana,...

Nana Yaa Jantuah clarifies purpose of utility tariff adjustments

Presidential Staffer and former Public Relations and External Affairs Director of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has explained that the...

Ade Coker supports IGP’s initiative to recruit Bawku youth into police force

The former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has expressed strong support for the Inspector-General of Police's...

NASASU condemns political interference in National Service Authority operations

The National Service Authority Staff Union (NASASU) has strongly condemned what it describes as attempts by political party foot soldiers to hijack the operations...

Bawku conflict now driven by organised crime – Prof. Aning

Security consultant Prof. Kwesi Aning has stressed that the ongoing conflict in Bawku has evolved from ethnic tensions and chieftaincy disputes into a much...

Bawku conflict was not dormant when NDC came to power – Upper East Regional Minister

The Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, has clarified that the protracted Bawku conflict was still active when the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

NRSA gives MMDAs 21 days to remove footbridge billboards

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has given all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region a 21-day deadline to...

Man allegedly shot dead and burnt along with motorbike in Binduri

A man has allegedly been killed at Binduri in the Upper East Region, and his body burnt along with a motorcycle he is believed...

18-year-old girl butchered in her room at Nweneso no. 2

An 18-year-old lady, identified as Afia Nkor, has been found dead in her room at Nweneso No.2 in the Atwima Kwanwoma Municipality of the...

NLA staff union petitions gov’t over “private capture” of authority

Staff of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), through their union — the Financial and Business Services Employees Union (FBSEU of NLA) — are calling...

Western Nzema Traditional Council debunks opposition to Petroleum Hub Project

The Western Nzema Traditional Council has rejected claims that lands earmarked for Ghana’s Petroleum Hub project are family-owned, emphasizing that the lands in question...

Government partners SMEs to tackle plastic waste crisis

The government has partnered with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as part of efforts to address the country’s growing waste management challenges, with particular...

Court to deliver verdict on ex-lover’s property case

The Enchi District Magistrate Court is expected to deliver its verdict on April 23, 2025, in the case of a woman accused of destroying...

Robbers shoot 2 police officers dead in Upper East

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for armed robbers who shot and killed two police officers at Poyamire, a community in Binduri...

7 including two females arrested for illegal mining in Black Volta River

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested and arraigned seven individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining along the Black Volta River in...

Resisting arrest could land you in jail – OSP says

The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Samuel Appiah Darko, has warned that resisting arrest—whether lawful...

Law enforcement agencies can legally arrest, search with or without warrants – OSP

The Director of the Strategy, Research, and Communication Division at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Samuel Appiah Darko, has clarified that law...

Bawku: We will remain neutral in our duties – IGP assures

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has assured the Bawku Naba and residents of Bawku that the Ghana Police Service and...

Dan Botwe establishes community-based scholarship fund for Okere

Former Member of Parliament for Okere Constituency and former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, has underscored the need for a...

Nkawkaw Methodist Bishop urges Ghanaians to safeguard Kwahu Easter celebrations

The Methodist Bishop of the Nkawkaw Diocese, Very Rev. Dr. Ato Baafi, has urged Ghanaians to safeguard the Kwahu Easter celebrations, emphasizing the festival’s...

Obomeng chief warns against drug use ahead of Kwahu Easter festivities

The Chief of Obomeng, Nana Siaw Ampadu, has issued a stern warning to individuals planning to indulge in hard drugs during the upcoming Kwahu...

Haruna Mohammed explains why Ntim Fordjour declined to cooperate with security agencies

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has offered clarity on why Assin South MP, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, declined to...

E/R Minister assures GWCL of quality raw water amid clampdown on illegal mining

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey, has announced that the regional security council is committed to safeguarding water bodies treated by the Ghana...

8 illegal miners arrested, several mining equipment seized in Eastern Region operation

The task force set up by the Eastern Regional Security Council to clamp down on illegal mining has apprehended eight illegal miners and impounded...

Meet the new Government Statistician: Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu

Ghana’s data-driven future is in capable hands with the appointment of Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu as the new Government Statistician. A highly respected economist and public...

We don’t want Ebi Bright as Mayor – Tema youth protest

Some youth in Tema have staged a protest at the premises of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, calling on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint...

PURC recovers over GHC835k revenue for NEDCo

The Bono Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) recovered GHC835,579.69 in revenue for the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) between January...

NSA Staff Union condemns political interference in authority’s operations

The Staff Union of the National Service Authority (NSA), operating under the National Service Authority Staff Union (NASASU), has strongly condemned what it describes...

The time has come for bold, decisive actions – Mahama says as he launches Feed Ghana initiative 

President Mahama has reaffirmed the commitment of his government to drop food imports, particularly, poultry products through his ‘Nkuko Nkitinkiti’ as part of the...

Ghanaian boxer traumatized after tragic fight

Ghanaian boxing prospect Jonathan Mbanugu, known in the ring as Jon Power, is grappling with the haunting aftermath of a tragic fight that ended...

Tema residents demand appointment of indigene as next Mayor [Video]

Some Tema residents have appealed to President John Mahama to appoint a native of the area as the next Chief Executive of the Metropolis. At...

 IGP visits gunshot victims in Bawku

The Inspector-General of Police(IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno continues his working visit to Bawku in the Upper East region. The visit, among other things, is aimed...

Bawku can cause a total civil conflict – Senyo Hosi

Economic Policy Analyst, Senyo Hosi, has issued a strong warning about the escalating tensions in Bawku, cautioning that the conflict, if not properly managed,...

Bawku: Military must take hold of situation and impose peace; police can’t do it – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa and private legal practitioner, Kofi Bentil, has called for a change in strategy in addressing the protracted conflict...

GES announces Easter break for form 2 students in transitional track schools

Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of all transactional track schools to break form two students on Thursday, April 17, 2025, for the...

Galamsey: 8 arrested in Eastern region, equipment seized

The taskforce set up by the Eastern Regional Security Council to clamp down on illegal mining has apprehended eight illegal miners and impounded dozens...

Rival Tanyigbe paramount chief enstoolment nullified

The Judicial Committee of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) has nullified the enstoolment of “Togbe Kodi Adiko VI”, known in private life...

Otumfuo has done some work on Bawku crisis; residents must allow peace process to proceed – James Agalga

Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, James Agalga, has disclosed that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has made significant progress in efforts...

Aburi Girls SHS gets new headmistress

Mrs Wilhelmina Obuobisa-Atakora has been inducted into office as the ninth headmistress of the Aburi Girls Presbyterian Senior High School(SHS), at a colourful ceremony. She...

Kingpin in nationwide vehicle theft, rental fraud syndicate arrested 

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 37-year-old Nana Anderson, the leader in connection with multiple vehicle theft and rental fraud syndicate operating...