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More details emerge on viral kidnapping case [Video]

Two Ghanaian women have been rescued after falling victim to a romance scam that led to their kidnapping in Nigeria, in a case that...

Asset Declaration: Did you lack understanding of any portion? – Defaulters asked [Listen]

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has criticised public officials who failed to declare their assets within the...

GHC20,000 gift limit too high for political appointees – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has expressed concerns about the GHC20,000 gift threshold established in the newly launched Code of Conduct for political appointees....

All justices stand to benefit from Torkornoo’s removal – Ansa-Asare

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has defended the participation of Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie in the ongoing Supreme...

Ghana’s telecom sector suffers over 5,600 fibre cuts in 2024

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, says Ghana recorded 5,600 fibre optic cable cuts in 2024. This widespread...

Voting for new Pope set to begin with cardinals entering secret conclave

On Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will vote to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope. The day will...

District Court Judge enstooled Twafohene of Abodiase

The Abodiase Traditional Council has enstooled District Court Judge, Augustine Kofi AÄ·osa-am, as the Twafohene of Abodiase in the Amansie West Municipality of the...

Dr. Asante criticizes Mahama over gifted cars [Video]

President John Mahama should have flatly rejected the two vehicles donated to him instead of accepting and transferring them into the state pool, Dr....

One dead, 4 hospitalised after canoe carrying children capsizes on River Okye in Assin South

One person has been confirmed dead, with four others battling for their lives after a canoe capsized on River Okye near Okyiso in the...

Mahama nominates 40 new DCEs

President John Mahama has nominated 40 new batch of District Chief Executives (DCEs) across the country. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by...

Three bedrooms partially destroyed in fire outbreak at Bibiani-Madina Estate

A fire outbreak nearly destroyed three bedrooms at Madina Estate, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North...

Ag. Chief Justice didn’t err for his role in Torkornoo’s case – Ansa-Asare

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has endorsed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss an application for an injunction seeking...

Side chick saga: Deborah Adablah jailed for contempt over social media outbursts

The Accra High Court has sentenced former National Service personnel, Deborah Seyram Adablah, to 45 days in prison for contempt of court. The sentence follows...

Korle Klottey NDC communicator warns Assembly Members over rejection of MCE nominee

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team in the Korle Klottey constituency has issued a stern warning to assembly members following...

Four arrested over kidnapping of 3 Chinese from Ghanaian fishing vessel

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of four people in connection with the kidnapping of three...

We’re ready to declare results, but… – EC on Ablekuma North election [Video]

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to declare the final results of the Ablekuma North Constituency elections but is awaiting security support...

Parliamentary Committee lauds Dredge Masters for Accra flood control efforts, warns against encroachment 

Dredge Masters Limited, a Jopsong Group subsidiary, has garnered high praise from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing for its ongoing dredging...

Afenyo-Markin petitions IGP over alleged assault by Constable Forson

The Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has formally petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to investigate an alleged...

CJ Suspension demo: Body language of Stan Dogbe shows NDC is retaliating – Vincent Assafuah

Old Tafo Member of Parliament, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, says the body language of Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Dogbe, during the petition presentation on...

Justice must be seen to be done – Assafuah criticizes Baffoe-Bonnie’s role in CJ case

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has expressed disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss his application seeking to halt...

ECG losing revenue because some meters are off the map – William Boateng

The Director of Communications at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has revealed that a significant number of meters in use across...

CJ suspension: Supreme Court’s 3-2 ruling shows our case had merit – Dame

Former Attorney General Godfred Dame has insisted that the Supreme Court's 3-2 decision against his injunction application in the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo suspension...

Vincent Assafuah hints at review after Supreme Court dismisses bid to halt Chief Justice’s removal

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has hinted at filing for a review of the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss his...

Task Force to escort firefighters to unsafe areas – Interior Minister

In a decisive move to safeguard Ghana’s firefighters from rising cases of assault and sabotage, the Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has...

Supreme Court dismisses Dame’s objection to Ag. CJ in Torkornoo case

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an objection raised by former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame against the participation of acting Chief Justice, Justice...

Suspension of Chief Justice a charade to remove her – Godfred Dame tells Supreme Court

Godfred Yeboah Dame, former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has sharply criticised the ongoing process to suspend Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkornoo, labelling...

Changfangs, other mining equipment destroyed in anti-galamsey operation on River Sui

In a renewed effort to protect water bodies from illegal mining, the Suaman District Assembly, in collaboration with security agencies, has destroyed four changfangs...

Two in critical condition, two arrested in Gomoa Bantama land dispute

Two individuals are in critical condition, and two others have been arrested following a violent clash over land at Gomoa Bantama, also known as...

Tension at LaDMA as Assembly Members reject MCE nominee

Tensions flared at the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) following the rejection of the President’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alfredos Nii Anyetei. Out...

10 illegal miners arrested in Boin Forest Reserve

Ten individuals have been arrested for engaging in galamsey activities within the protected Boin Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality of Ghana’s Western North...

Foreign Affairs Ministry cancels diplomatic and service passports for former officials

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has officially cancelled all diplomatic and service passports held by former public officials, effective May 6,...

Charles Bissue and Andy Owusu granted GH₵200k bail each

A former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), and Andy Owusu, an aide to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the...

Police officer interdicted over restricted drugs

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted General Lance Corporal Shani Abdullai for possessing restricted pharmaceutical substances. Lance Corporal Abdullai is stationed at Kpalsi, a suburb...

ECG assures of stable power, new transformers for high-load areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured Ghanaians of improved power supply, especially in areas with high electricity demand. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning...

Affordable housing at risk: MPs warn of security threats and funding delays

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing has urged the government to expedite the completion of the Affordable Housing Project at Pokuase-Mayera in...

Asutifi North DCE vows to tackle sanitation challenges

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has expressed concern over the poor sanitation conditions in the...

Eastern Regional Minister calls for peaceful endorsement of MMDCE nominees

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awotey Adjei, has urged all assembly members in the region to peacefully endorse the President’s nominees for Metropolitan,...

Bawku Conflict: Let’s avoid partisanship in pursuit of peace – Bawumia

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has condemned the politicisation of the crisis in Bawku in the Upper East Region. Speaking during the NPP's national...

Bawku conflict: Bawumia calls for cooperation for lasting peace

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has appealed for the cooperation of all stakeholders in efforts to achieve lasting peace in the protracted Bawku...

20% of fixed streetlights stolen – Greater Accra Regional Minister raises alarm

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for the Shai-Osudoku Constituency, has expressed deep...