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ECG enhances PowerApp to address billing challenges

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has deployed a digital billing system and enhanced its PowerApp to address billing challenges faced by customers. This transformative...

Businessman remanded for allegedly misappropriating $60,000

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 48-year-old businessman, Charles Nti Denkyira, into Police custody for allegedly misappropriating $60,000. Denkyira, who faces stealing charges, pleaded...

Farmer jailed for stealing plantain and cassava

A 31-year-old farmer has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for stealing foodstuff at Sepaase in the Atwima...

Galamsey: Why do we bastardize the military?-Dotsei Malor quizzes

A former Deputy Editor at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Ben Dotsei Malor, has vented his frustration over the deployment of the military to...

5th cohort graduation of Kayayei empowerment programme: 620 women successfully complete

The Kayayei Skills Empowerment Programme, initiated by Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, recently celebrated the graduation of its fifth cohort, with 620 women successfully completing the...

UTAG strike: We set academic calendar and can destroy it – Prof Gyampo

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo has said the Association remains...

NRSA satisfied with arrest of suspect driver’s parents in fatal East Legon crash

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has commended the Ghana Police Service for arresting the parents of the suspect driver responsible for the death...

Coalition of District Assembly Members alleges mismanagement and misallocation of property rate revenue

The Coalition of District Assembly Members has alleged mismanagement and misapplication of property rate revenue collected on behalf of assemblies nationwide by third parties. According...

Five students arrested for gang-rape at Mpraeso SHS; 3 on the run

Five students at Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern region have been arrested for an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old female...

Western North Small-Scale miners taskforce destroys galamsey equipment on river bodies

The Western North Regional Small-Scale Miners Association has intensified its efforts to clamp down on illegal mining activities, particularly targeting those operating on river...

Barker-Vormawor granted GH¢20K bail after three-week detention

The convener of the Democracy Hub protest, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been granted bail set at GH¢20,000 with two sureties. Barker-Vormawor, along with 52 others, was...

Govt yet to respond to our opposition to Bui Power proposed merger – VRA Senior Staff

Members of the Senior Staff Association of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have expressed frustration over the government’s silence on their opposition to the...

‘MPs are not robots’ – Atta Akyea defends MPs’ right to change their minds

Akim Abuakwa South legislator Samuel Atta Akyea voiced his opposition to the idea that MPs should be forced to vacate their seats simply because...

East Legon accident victims were two 12-year-old girls – Police

The two victims who died in last Saturday's East Legon accident have been identified as 12-year-old girls, the police have confirmed. The vehicle they were...

Chinese mining company to acquire Ghana’s Akyem gold mine from Newmont in $1 billion deal

China's Zijin Mining Group is poised to acquire the Akyem gold mine project in Ghana from US-based Newmont Corporation in a $1 billion deal. The...

Over 1,000 pupils stranded as contractor locks up school in Ga South over non-payment for project

Pupils of Galilea M/A Primary School in the Ga South Municipality were left stranded after contractors of the six-unit classroom block locked up the...

Ras Mubarak criticizes motion to remove 4 MPs, urges focus on critical national issues

Former Kumbungu MP, Ras Mubarak, has expressed his dismay over the motion to remove four MPs who are contesting the December 2024 parliamentary elections...

Dr. Bawumia to engage arts and tourism industry on October 16

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate for the upcoming December 7 elections, will be hosting an exclusive event...

Galamsey: UTAG’s strike a lazy man’s approach; not providing solutions – Dr Addo [Audio]

A senior lecturer at the University of Cape Coast(UCC) Dr Justice Kwaku Addo has voiced his opposition to the ongoing strike by the University...

Galamsey: NUGS criticises UTAG strike; says it’s counterproductive [Audio]

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed deep concern about the ongoing strike of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) over...

Akufo-Addo calls Dagbon reconciliation a blueprint for traditional leadership in Ghana

President Akufo-Addo has praised the reconciliation efforts in Dagbon as a blueprint for traditional leadership in Ghana. Speaking during his visit to the Dagbon palace...

Galamsey crisis: UTAG’s indefinite strike remains in force – Prof Gyampo

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has emphasised its commitment to its ongoing indefinite strike, despite opposition by some 57 individuals calling itself...

UTAG replies ‘Silent Majority’ over ongoing strike

The National Leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has responded to a petition from some members, opposing the ongoing anti-galamsey strike. UTAG...

Body of baby retrieved from VIP bus involved in Obuasi accident [Photos]

The body of a baby has been retrieved from the VIP bus which was involved in an accident on the Kumasi-Obuasi highway Monday October...

Vehicle crashes into pole on Accra-Tema motorway

An Urvan minibus was been involved in an accident on the Accra-Tema motorway. The accident occurred on Tuesday after the driver veered off its lane,...

IET-Ghana shares insights on use of bamboo as building reinforcement

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-Ghana) has shared insights on the use of bamboo as a reinforcement material in concrete. IET-Ghana has said...

Bishop Salifu Amoako and wife arrested

Founder and leader of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha Amoako have been arrested over the fatal accident that...

NSMQ24: Adonten SHS triumph over Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS, Tolon SHS  

Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School (YAGSHS) has once again faced a tough defeat in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) 2024, failing...

Man, 23, jailed for GWCL meter theft; another on the run for illegal reconnection

The Mampong Magistrate court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced 23-year-old Sumaila Abdul Rahman to 12 months in prison for stealing Ghana Water Company...

Foreign Affairs Ministry raises concern over forged documents in visa applications

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has raised concerns over the increasing number of Ghanaians submitting forged or false documents for authentication...

 Chief urges calm at Buduburam after explosion which killed 3

The chief of Buduburam, Nana Kojo Essel has appealed to residents to exercise restraint as an investigation has begun into a rock blasting that...

Police clarify Serwaa Amihere’s ‘arrest’

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed reports on the purported arrest of media personality Serwaa Amihere. In a statement, the Service said it had not...

Tension mounts at Anweaso over disappearance of 25-year-old woman

There is tension and uneasy calm within the Muslim community at Anweaso in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region following the mysterious disappearance...

Illegal miners defy legal action; pollute only stream serving Atronsu community

In a small farming town of Atronsu, close to Sefwi Bekwai in the Western region, illegal miners (galamsey) have defied a legal action brought...

Anti-galamsey protester to undergo mental evaluation in bail hearing

One of the anti-galamsey protesters, Thomas Yeboah, is still in Police custody despite being granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. His lawyer, Nelson Noble...

Maiden edition of CEOs Breakfast & Networking Meeting takes place

The inaugural CEOs Breakfast and Networking Meeting, hosted by Rev. Justice Sagoe, took place successfully, attracting top CEOs and business leaders from various institutions...

Some UTAG members give leadership 3-day ultimatum to call off strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is facing division. Some members are giving the National Executive Committee (NEC) until Friday to call off its...

Roads Ministry probes cause of fatal rock blast accident at Buduburam

The Ministry of Roads and Highways is investigating the cause of the rock blast accident at Buduburam, which has resulted in multiple casualties. The Ministry...

Students with special needs threaten protest over delayed bursary payments

Students with special needs at the University of Ghana, Legon, have threatened to protest if the government and the Scholarship Secretariat do not resolve...

‘No more tolerance’ – Ghana Armed Forces to arrest violators of military uniform ban

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a strong warning to individuals and groups involved in the unauthorized use of military-pattern uniforms and equipment. In...