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Nungua residents demand intensified police patrol due to rise in robberies

Some residents of Nungua Addogono and Baatsona in the Greater Accra Region have raised concerns over a growing wave of robberies and phone-snatching incidents...

Privatisation won’t solve Ghana’s electricity challenges – scientist

A Nuclear Regulatory Scientist, Dr Ernest Sanyare Warmann Beinpuo, has described as a misguided belief that privatising the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) holds...

NAELP refutes defamatory claims, highlights achievements

The National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) has strongly denied allegations made in a defamatory Facebook post by an individual identified as Nana...

Carpenter jailed for defiling ex-lover’s child

A 39-year-old carpenter, Peter Asamoah, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his ex-lover's nine-year-old daughter at Yareyeya, a...

We’re not investigating, we’re validating – Domelevo clarifies ORAL committee’s role

A member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has clarified that the team’s mission is a validation exercise rather...

22-year-old ex-convict sentenced to 15 years in Tarkwa for robbing and threatening student

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Fatawu Abdellah, an ex-convict, to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbing and threatening to stab a...

Malian Prime Minister arrives in Accra with a special message for Mahama

The Malian Prime Minister, Abdoulaye Maiga, has arrived in Accra to deliver a special message from the Malian President, Assimi Goita, to Ghana's President,...

Gaza ceasefire deal reached by Israel and Hamas

Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US say. Qatari Prime...

Why NPP lost the 2024 elections – Justin Kodua opens up

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua, says the NPP's loss in the 2024 December election was primarily due...

Ghanaian teacher shortlisted for GEM’s $1m global prize

Stella Gyimaah Larbi, a Ghanaian teacher in the Adentan community school of the Greater Accra region, has been shortlisted for this year’s $1 million...

Foreign Affairs Ministry lists categories of recalled diplomatic and service passports

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has released a list of specific individuals and entities required to return Diplomatic and Service Passports...

Kofi Adomah undergoes urgent eye treatment after accident

Renowned journalist and CEO of Kofi TV, Kofi Adomah Nwanwani, is receiving specialized medical treatment in Dubai to restore vision in one of his...

Justin Kodua apologizes for NPP defeat, pledges party’s revival

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has issued a heartfelt apology on behalf of the party for its...

Man, 33, found hanging dead in his room at Berekum

A 33-year-old man identified simply as Kwasi has been discovered dead in his room at Ahenboboano, a suburb of Berekum in the Bono Region. Kwasi’s...

Rev Steve Mensah endorses Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen as the best current affairs show

One of the fathers of the Charismatic Movement in Ghana, Reverend Steve Mensah of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), has publicly endorsed Asempa FM’s...

Ntrobuman SHS cries for dining hall, completion of abandoned projects

In a heartfelt appeal, school authorities and students of Ntrobuman Senior High School in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have expressed...

Independent Candidate pledges to rebuild Akufo-Addo’s vandalized statue

Independent parliamentary candidate Prophet Elijah Joshua has promised to rebuild the statue of former President Akufo-Addo, which was recently vandalized by unknown individuals in...

ORAL is NDC’s creation not Mahama – Gideon Boako

Tano North Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Gideon Boako, has stated that the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee is a creation of the...

Mechanic jailed for 10 years for robbing student

A 25-year-old mechanic has been jailed for 10 years by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for attacking and...

National Cathedral: Use Akufo-Addo’s end-of-service benefits to cover pit – Prof. Gyampo to Mahama

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has suggested to President John Mahama that he consider using former President Akufo-Addo’s...

Crisis in Kamgbunli: Mysterious fish disease affects livelihoods

Fishing activities in Kamgbunli, a predominantly Muslim community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, have come to a standstill as a mysterious...

#BeginningTheYearRightSeries2025: How to become the JM of your life [Video]

A Life and Business Transformation Coach, Richmond Kwame Frimpong, has outlined tips that individuals desiring a successful life in 2025 and beyond must hold...

Mahama to engage Asantehene on Jan. 19 over Bawku conflict

President John Mahama is set to visit the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, this weekend as part of his ongoing mediation efforts to secure...

Mahama appoints Charles Kipo as Director-General of NIB

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Charles Kipo as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB). The announcement, made on January 14, 2025,...

Ato Forson won’t do badly as Minister of Finance – Dr Kabiru

The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Walewale in the North East Region, Dr Tiah Kabiru Mahama, has expressed...

Reboot Your Life Series: Live within your means for financial discipline – Yaw Lartey

A Partner and Financial Advisor at Deloitte Ghana, Yaw Appiah Lartey, has urged Ghanaians to adopt financial discipline by living within their means. Speaking on...

Private SHSs in Ghana ready to embrace Free SHS initiative – Minority to Mahama, Ato Forson

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the exclusion of private Senior High Schools (SHS) from the Free SHS programme, urging President John...

Mahama recalls diplomatic passports issued by Akufo-Addo’s government

President John Mahama has recalled all diplomatic and service passports issued by the Akufo-Addo administration. According to the Presidency, the decision is to verify and...

Catholic Bishops urge Mahama to fast-track Anti-LGBT+ Bill

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has urged the government, led by President John Dramani Mahama, to swiftly reintroduce the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

GNFS raises concerns over Kantamanto market reconstruction

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has voiced concerns regarding the ongoing reconstruction of the Kantamanto Market, stating that traders have not adequately consulted...

Former Ashanti Regional Minister speaks on abandoned presidential villa

Former Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah has refuted claims of intentionally abandoning the Presidential Villa and the Regional Minister’s Bungalow at the Ashanti Regional...

I haven’t sent anybody to take over Trade Fair – Raymond Archer

Former editor of the Enquirer newspaper, Raymond Archer, has denied any involvement in an alleged takeover of the Ghana Trade Fair Company following his...

22-year-old graduate loses life in tragic motorcycle accident at Twifo Praso

A tragic accident near a galamsey site in Twifo Mmaa Baasa, in the Twifo Atti Morkwa District of the Central Region, has claimed the...

See the deadline for the University of Ghana’s random bed allocation for level 100 students

The University of Ghana (UG) has announced the continuation of its Open Random Bed Allocation system for the 2024/2025 academic year. This initiative, which was...

National Peace Council speaks on Mahama’s visit to Bawku

The Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council has emphasised the significance of President John Mahama’s recent visit to Bawku, describing it as a...

Mahama meets Mamprugu King over Bawku chieftaincy stalemate

On Tuesday, January 14, President John Mahama held a closed-door meeting with the King of Mamprugu, Naa Bohaga Abdulai Mahami Sheriga II, at the...

Mahama calls for robust investment to uplift vulnerable populations

President John Mahama has opened this year’s New Year School with a call for robust investment to uplift the vulnerable in society. The President stressed...

Scores injured in Walewale after alleged military brutality

Dozens of residents in Walewale, North East Region, have reportedly sustained severe injuries after a violent crackdown by armed military personnel. Witnesses claim the soldiers...

Why Mahama’s gov’t wants to re-introduce Public Tribunal system – Ayine

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, in its manifesto presented for the 2024 general election, promised to reintroduce the public tribunal system, which existed...

Engender trust to resolve Bawku crisis – Nitiwul advises

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has highlighted the critical need to build trust as a foundation for resolving the long-standing conflict in Bawku. Speaking on...