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2024 elections: How to check your voter registration details online before October 19 deadline

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has launched an online re-exhibition of the Provisional Voter's Register (PVR) ahead of the upcoming general election. A press...

I wish deployment of military to combat galamsey will be consistent – Cwesi Oteng

Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng has suggested that measures put in place to help solve the galamsey situation should be intensified. He said in an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz...

East Legon fatal accident: Police confirms Salifu Amoako as driver of white Jaguar

It has been confirmed that the driver of the white Jaguar that crashed into a Honda Acura at East Legon in Accra last Saturday,...

Kwahuman will build Nkawkaw stadium if gov’t fails – Bryan Acheampong [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong has pledged the commitment of Kwahuman to see to the successful completion of the Nkawkaw...

Police probe fatal accident at East Legon

The Ghana Police Service has begun an investigation into the fatal accident that claimed two lives and left others injured at East Legon, Accra...

UG-Senior Staff Association and FUSSAG suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), and the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have called off their ongoing...

Three feared dead, scores injured after rock blasting at Buduburam [Video]

Three people have been reported dead with about 36 injured on the Buduburam stretch of the Accra-Winneba highway. The tragic incident was a result of...

GNFS gives detailed account of East Legon accident 

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed concern about inadequate fire stations in the country, highlighting the fact that Accra’s plush East Legon...

Ghana and Liberia strengthen bilateral ties with Indonesia

The Honorary Consul for the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana,  His Excellency (H.E) Paskal Rois, has made a significant move to bolster diplomatic and...

Dr. Joyce Aryee dismisses concerns over National Cathedral staff salaries amid construction halt

A member of the National Cathedral’s board of trustees, Dr. Joyce Aryee, has dismissed concerns about staff payments during the project’s construction halt, calling...

 Operation Halt arrests 9 suspected illegal miners; 23 changfans destroyed

Nine suspected illegal miners have been arrested, and 23 changfans destroyed by officers from 'Operation Halt'. They were arrested along the Ankobra River at Prestea...

2024 NSMQ: Mfantsiman Girls knock out Zion College and WASS to secure spot in one-eighth stage

The ladies from Mfantsiman Girls SHS are back in the spotlight, kicking out West Africa SHS and Zion College to secure their spot in...

University of Ghana wins legal tussle over Legon Botanical Gardens

The University of Ghana has announced that the managers of the Legon Botanical Gardens will cease to be in charge effective November 30. Though owned...

Two shot at ‘galamsey’ site in Ashanti region

A violent clash between Chinese nationals and youth from Sekyere Krobo in the Asanti Region has left two persons shot and injured at a...

Concerned youth of Kwahu demands answers over allegations against Kwahumanhene

The Concerned Youth of Kwahu, led by their chairman, Benjamin Ayim has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the queen mother of Kwahu to address...

State of emergency won’t stop galamsey without community action – Bryan Acheampong

Food and Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong says declaring a state of emergency to combat illegal mining aka “galamsey,” would be ineffective without the active...

13 die in fatal accident on Kumasi-Obuasi Highway

A tragic accident occurred at dawn today, Monday, October 14, 2024, after a VIP bus travelling from Kumasi to Enchi in the Western North...

Cocoa smuggling taskforce seizes 100 bags in Old Akrade

The Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with national security, has apprehended a driver and a mate at old...

United States, Germany launch $40 million joint initiative to prevent conflict in Northern Ghana

The United States and Germany have launched a $40 million Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) regional initiative to strengthen stability in northern Ghana and...

9 injured from NPP-NDC clash at Mamobi; police on manhunt for perpetrators

Nine persons have been injured in a violent clash between the supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The...

Burial date for KNUST student who died on a business trip announced

A 24-year-old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who tragically passed away during a business trip, will be laid...

How ghastly accident at East Legon happened [Video]

CCTV footage has unveiled the circumstances leading to the tragic accident at East Legon in Accra on Saturday, October 12, 2024 that claimed two...

Akufo-Addo’s galamsey fight is a joke – Prof. Abavare

President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Eric Abavare, has...

Your advocacy for safe environment has paid off – Akufo-Addo to Okyenhene

President Akufo-Addo is commending the Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin for his sustained campaign against environmental degradation over the last 25 years. According to Nana...

Galamsey: Restoring polluted water bodies will take 10 to 15 years – Toxicologist

Dr Bright Boafo Boamah, a medical doctor and Toxicologist has revealed that it could take between 10 to 15 years to restore Ghana's water...

Galamsey is an outright war declared on Ghanaians – Retired Banker

Frank B. Adu Jr., a retired banker and member of the Ghana Anti-Galamsey Coalition, has described illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, as an...

Two burnt beyond recognition in ghastly accident at East Legon

Two young women who are yet to be identified have been burnt beyond recognition in a ghastly accident at East Legon. Three others including the...

Galamsey: 7 in 10 small-scale miners operate illegally – Dr Theo Acheampong

Dr Theo Acheampong, a Mineral and Natural Resources Economist, has revealed that seven out of every ten small-scale miners in Ghana operate without a...

Government’s measures against ‘galamsey’ grossly insufficient – Yaw Nsarkoh

Yaw Nsarkoh, a member of the Ghana Anti-Galamsey Coalition, has criticized the government's efforts to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, as being...

Galamsey: Why govt won’t declare state of emergency – Prof Appiagyei-Tua

Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua of the School of Law, University of Ghana, has expressed concerns about the government's reluctance to declare a state of emergency...

Driver and mate hospitalised after accident at Bunso

A driver and his mate are receiving treatment at the Tafo Government Hospital in the Abuakwa North Municipality following an accident at Bunso in...

Galamsey: You’ve failed us; wake up and show leadership – Senyo Hosi to Akufo-Addo

Convener of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of not showing leadership in the fight against illegal mining, commonly...

Dying waters, dying fisheries: The unseen cost of galamsey on Ghana’s fisheries sector

The images are haunting: viral videos shared widely across social media show murky, brown sludge gushing from inland rivers into the sea, choking the...

Meet Juventus Duorinaah Ghana’s first hearing-impaired lawyer

Juventus Duorinaah has made history as the first hearing-impaired lawyer in Ghana. This marks a significant milestone and inspiration for both the legal profession and...

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: The Agonizing Tale of Elizabeth

I’m “Only God can be my lawyer because I can’t afford one.” – Elizabeth Pumpuni Meet Elizabeth, a 31-year-old mother of four, whose life has...

TUTAG flays Organised Labour for ‘chickening out’ of galamsey strike, announces own strike plans

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has expressed strong disapproval of Organised Labour’s decision to withdraw from a planned nationwide strike against...

Voter turnout in Volta Region a major concern for NDC – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on the party’s supporters in the Volta Region to...

Police react to claims over Barker-Vormawor’s medical expenses

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed recent social media claims suggesting that leader of the Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor was turned away from the...

Galamsey: Catholic Church petitions Akufo-Addo to declare state of emergency

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, along with the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious, Ghana, have petitioned President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of...

Driver feared dead after head-on collision at Gomoa Mangoase [Photos]

The driver of a Kia Rhino with registration number AS 5365-16 is feared dead after colliding with a tipper truck with registration number GM...