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Fire destroys four shops at Santa Maria

A fire outbreak involving four metal containers has been reported at Santa Maria A-land near the taxi rank. It is currently unclear what led to...

Techiman Traditional Council reacts to attack on Asantehene’s convoy

The Techiman Traditional Council has clarified reports circulating on social media regarding an alleged attack on the convoy of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu...

Judicial Service clarifies transfer of judge in case against failed Juaben MCE nominee

The Judicial Service of Ghana(JSG) has addressed controversies surrounding the transfer of Justice Priscilla Dikro Ofori, a judge who presided over the criminal trial...

Bawumia commissions E-GATE at Kotoka International Airport

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday commissioned an electronic gate (E-GATE) system at the Kotoka International Airport. The E-gates will automatically process passengers through...

Ablekuma West: Major milestones under Ursula Owusu-Ekuful’s tenure

The Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region spearheaded by Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in Ghana’s Legislature House has seen significant strides in various...

2024 Polls: Assist PWDs on December 7 – Centre for Disability urges public

The Centre for Disability, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy has called on the public to support persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the upcoming December 7...

Hundreds demonstrate in Elmina to demand the return of GN Bank

The streets of Elmina in the Central Region were charged with emotion on Monday, 2nd December 2024 as hundreds of demonstrators, led by Dr...

We don’t take a single pesewa from gov’t – Ghana Publishing Company

Director of Finance at the Ghana Publishing Company Limited, Samuel Binfoh Darkwah, has said that the company does not receive a single pesewa from...

False,  NPP’s Patrick Boamah did not preach “skirt and blouse” at Fadama

Claim: A user on X, Political Warden (@khkayy27), has posted a video with the claim that NPP’s Patrick Yaw Boamah encouraged the people of Fadama...

Police investigate alleged attack on Asantehene’s convoy in Techiman

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into an alleged attack on the convoy of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in Techiman,...

Ho Sector Customs destroys illegally imported goods

The Ho Sector Command of the Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has destroyed illegally im­ported goods, which were seized from a trader at...

It’ll cost $5m per km to replace stolen bars on Achimota-Nsawam railway – Deputy Minister

Unknown individuals have stolen railway bars from sections of the Achimota-Nsawam stretch in the Greater Accra Region. Residents along the affected railway stretch reported witnessing...

Education Ministry launches Channel MOE TV

The Education Ministry has launched its television station with the aim of promoting education and transforming the nation. The station christened “Channel MOE” will focus...

Unidentified youth hurl stones at Asantehene’s convoy in Techiman

Some unidentified youth on Monday, December 2, 2024 threw stones at the Asantehene’s convoy in Techiman, sparking widespread concern across the nation. The Ghana Police...

Chip-embedded Ghana passport launched

A chip-embedded Ghanaian passport with enhanced biometric features to make travelling seamless has been launched. The travel document has a microprocessor that embeds the holder’s...

New Force’s Shalimar Abbiusi awarded $10,000, not $1m in case against Ghana

Claim: Social media users claim that the ECOWAS court has awarded a $1 million cost against Ghana in the case against New Force’s Shalimar Abbiusi. Verdict: This...

Registrar not suspended – Traditional Medicine Practice Council

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has denied claims circulating on social media that its Registrar, Dr. Michael Kyereamaten, has been suspended. The Council condemned...

Fire Service issues fraud alert over fake appointment letters, prospectuses

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says it has uncovered an ongoing recruitment fraud involving fake appointment letters circulating on social media. In a Facebook...

Newly commissioned Hohoe market to operate night trade – Amewu

The Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu, and Railway Development Minister, said the newly commissioned Hohoe Central Market would operate a night trade,...

Quarm-LMI Consortium sets completion timeline for Saglemi Housing Project

The government's appointed developer for the Saglemi Housing project, Quarm-LMI Consortium, has pledged to finish the over 1,500 housing units within 400 days. The Managing...

First direct flight from London Gatwick to Kumasi delayed – Ghana Airports confirms

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced a rescheduling of the inaugural direct flight from London Gatwick to the Kumasi Prempeh I International...

IMF completes 3rd review of Ghana’s $3bn ECF Program

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has completed the third review of Ghana’s 36-month, $3 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program, initially approved...

NSS scandal: Authority secures court order to stop The Fourth Estate’s exposé

The National Service Authority (NSA) has run to court to secure a 10-day injunction to prevent The Fourth Estate from publishing a series of...

Multiple including child injured as Otumfuo’s entourage faces attack at Techiman

Multiple individuals, including a child, sustained injuries this evening when a group of  alleged Techiman youths attacked buses returning from Nkoranza to Kumasi. The buses...

UCC student wins Ghana Library Authority’s maiden youth advocacy challenge

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has announced Philomena Esi Agudu as the winner of the maiden edition of the Youth Advocacy Challenge. Ms Agudu, a...

Don’t open bars from 6 am to 6 pm on election day – Drunkards Association to members

In a bid to ensure transparency and orderliness during the upcoming general elections, the Beverage Consumers and Bar Owners Association of Ghana has issued...

Four fear dead as boat capsizes on Volta Lake in Upper Manya Krobo

Four individuals have tragically lost their lives after a boat carrying seven young men capsized on the Volta Lake. A report by Accra-based Starr FM...

Nkwanta South MCE donates cement for construction of maternity facility at Chaiso-Adele

The Municipal Chief Executive MCE) for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Felix Owusu-Gyimah, has donated bags of cement to the Chaiso-Adele community for...

Akufo-Addo commissions Tema Motorway Interchange Phase 2, urges electorates to vote for Bawumia

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned Phase 2 of the Tema Motorway Interchange, designed to alleviate traffic congestion in the area. Speaking at the...

Ghanaian passports now chip-embedded – Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced plans to upgrade from biometric passports to new chip-embedded documents. According to the Sector Minister,...

Fact card of NAPO saying without him, Bawumia cannot get 50% votes in Ashanti Region, false!

Claim: Popular Ghanaian influencer Enokay and broadcaster Kevin Taylor shared a fact card allegedly quoting former Energy Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka...

Long neglected Ofosu-Battor road given facelift under DRIP

In a moment of jubilation residents of Ofosu-Battor a fishing community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, have finally witnessed the transformation...

Engr Wonder Davor elected new President of IET-GH

The Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH) has elected Engr. Wonder S. Davor as its new President. His election was finalized during the organization’s...

Ghana cannot afford luxury of prolonged fruitless litigations – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed grave concern about the ongoing impasse in parliament, describing it as “a looming danger” which must...

Ex-Black Stars player Samuel Inkoom faces court over alleged visa fraud

Samuel Inkoom, a former Black Stars player, has been charged with defrauding by false pretences in an Accra Circuit Court. The 34-year-old is accused of...

No military personnel will be stationed at polling stations – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring peace and stability during the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, emphasizing that no...

Special voting for Western and Eastern postponed to Thursday over ballot leakage incident

Western and Eastern Regions will not take part in Monday’s special voting on December 2 following an incident that has forced the Electoral Commission...

Buem-Jasikan assembly donates 980 desks to address school furniture deficit

The Buem-Jasikan Assembly has donated 980 mono and dual desks to the Ghana Education Service (GES) in a bid to enhance educational infrastructure in...

Adom TV’s Nsoromma Season 7 kicks off at West Hills Mall [Watch Live]

Adom TV’s highly anticipated music reality show, Nsoromma Season 7, has officially begun with a grand event currently taking place at the West Hills...

NLA constructs modern sanitary facility to improve hygiene in Old Tafo

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has taken steps to avert a potential cholera outbreak in Old Tafo, a community in the Abuakwa North Constituency...