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ECG denies allegations of fraudulent activities in Nkawkaw Municipality

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media, accusing some field workers and offices in the Nkawkaw Municipality of...

Axim house fire: Death toll rises to 6

The death toll from the house fire at Axim in the Western Region has risen to six following the death of three more victims. The...

Ministry of Education intensifies campaign against sexual harassment in schools

In response to a startling report revealing that one in ten Ghanaian girls experience their first sexual encounter before the age of 15, the...

ECG debunks claims of power plants scaling down

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has dismissed recent media reports alleging a scaling down of operations by power plants, describing the claims as...

Suspects who allegedly kidnapped Abetifihene granted bail

The Mpraeso Circuit Court has granted bail to 27 people who were remanded in connection with the alleged kidnapping of the Abetifihene, Kwahu Adontenhene...

Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland, and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom

Estimated $2bn Lost in Missed Taxes from Environmentally Destructive Practice Some Blame on Political Corruption Felicity Nelson remembers her 17-day detention last September vividly. The 34-year-old...

Police probe Metro TV invasion

The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into the invasion of the premises of Accra-based Metro TV on Wednesday morning. A group of armed...

Three immigration officers, 2 others injured in violent attack at Ayigya

Five people, including three immigration officers, have sustained injuries following a violent mob attack at Ayigya within the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Accra-based...

Ghanaian man sentenced in US for $2m fraud scheme

A Ghanaian national, Wigbert Bandie, has been sentenced to over five years in prison for orchestrating an international wire fraud conspiracy that defrauded elderly...

Three perish, others critically injured in Axim house fire

A devastating fire outbreak in Axim, located in the Western Region, has claimed the lives of three family members while leaving three others in...

Armed men storm Metro TV during live broadcast [Video]

A group of armed individuals stormed Metro TV, an Accra-based television station, during a live broadcast on Wednesday, November 27. A staff member of the...

Chiefs, farmers in Western North praise COCOBOD CEO for reviving diseased cocoa farms

Chiefs and cocoa farmers in the Western North Region have commended Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD),...

Ex-Minerals Commission CEO files GH¢40m defamation suit against Adom-Otchere

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Paul Adom-Otchere, host of Good...

COCOBOD CEO assures completion of all abandoned projects in Western North Region

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to completing abandoned cocoa road projects...

Thousands of job opportunities opened for the youth under Ghana’s Petroleum Hub Project – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation, Charles Owusu, has announced that thousands of job opportunities will be created for...

Man handed life imprisonment after stabbing elder brother to death

Daniel Obirikwa Adjin, who stabbed his elder brother to death in 2017 at Mamprobi in Accra, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates reconstructed Atafoa Bridge

The Atafoa Bridge over the Owabi River in the Bantama Constituency of the Ashanti Region has been reconstructed to improve commuting and ensure motorists'...

2024 Elections is a choice between the future and the past – Sammi Awuku

The NPP Akuapem North Parliamentary Candidate, Sammi Awuku, has said the 2024 general elections represent a pivotal moment for Ghana, offering voters a choice...

Freddie Blay’s claim country’s inflation rate stands at 14%, false

Claim: Freddie Blay, the former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that the county’s inflation rate currently stands at 14%. Verdict: False. The...

True, NAPO mentioned John Mahama’s name instead of Dr Bawumia during address at UPSA

Claim: Social media users have shared a video of  Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), urging voters...

Celebrating Prempeh, the Asantehene banished by the British

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago...

BCM Ghana accuses police of bias

A prominent mining solutions company, BCM Ghana Limited is calling on the Ghana Police Service to be fair and just in its handling of...

Bagbin’s lawyer criticizes plaintiff for self-inflicted harm in court battle

The legal counsel for the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has delivered a stinging critique of actions by a key plaintiff who brought a...

MP pulls gun on youth who threatened him with toy guns in Kumasi

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Constituency, Dr. Stephen Amoah, is reported to have been involved in an incident at Atasemanso, Kumasi, where he allegedly...

Let’s give Mahama another chance – Nigerian actor RMD

Nigerian actor Richard Mofe Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has expressed hope in the potential of the National Democratic Congress' flagbearer John Dramani Mahama,...

Ghanaian trader sentenced to 15 years for smuggling meth in picture frames

A trader who concealed methamphetamine, a narcotic drug, inside two picture frames without lawful authority has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by...

Ghana and Seychelles sign two agreements

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship. The MOU is...

President Akufo-Addo calls on Otumfuo as he commends Asanteman for the support

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his appreciation to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his wise counsel and support to his...

Businessman gifts new Police Station, School to Lente-Wute community

A businessman from Accra, Felix Akonta Akakpo, has gifted his home community of Lente-Wute in the Ketu South Municipality with two vital infrastructure projects. A...

Questioning Kufuor’s support for Bawumia is the height of impunity – Hackman to Alan

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, has issued a strong rebuke to Movement for Change presidential...

Bawumia lacks emotional attachment to NPP – Prof Frimpong-Boateng

A former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has expressed doubts about Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s emotional attachment to...

‘Liars won’t go to heaven’ – Mahama jabs Akufo-Addo on dumsor claims

Former President, John Mahama has responded to President Akufo-Addo’s claims about the erratic power supply also known as ‘dumsor’. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate...

Mortuary workers to take licensure exams

In a groundbreaking move, the Mortuary and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) has announced that mortuary workers in Ghana will soon be required to take...

I’m not satisfied with CHRAJ’s findings on conflict of interest – Vitus Azeem

Anti-corruption campaigner Vitus Azeem has expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) report regarding allegations of conflict of interest...

‘Expired’ rice scandal: We’re ready to undergo audits – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed its willingness to undergo audits by local and international entities to validate its processes concerning allegations...

Two arrested over human skull, sentenced to 13 years

A grave digger found in possession of a human skull without court authorization has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Dansoman...

Ghana Mineworkers’ Union calls for urgent action on Labour Act

The General Secretary of the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union of the Trade Union Congress of Ghana (GMWU of TUC-Ghana), Abdul-Moomin Gbana, has delivered a powerful...

Obtain your licenses by February 2025 or risk shutdown – Mortuaries and funeral facilities told

The Registrar of the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA), Dr. Yaw Twerefuor, has urged all facilities operating in Ghana to secure licenses by...

Akufo-Addo expresses gratitude to Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs

President Akufo-Addo has expressed his gratitude to the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs for their continued support throughout his presidency. The President extended his appreciation...

National Cathedral: There is a ‘major deficit among the clergy’ – Edem Senanu

The Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, says he has observed a deficit among the country’s clergy following their involvement in...