HomeNewsLocal News

Local News

Green Ghana: Plant trees to leave a legacy – Nkwanta South MCE urges students

To promote environmental sustainability and create a lasting impact, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Nkwanta South, Felix Owusu-Gyimah has urged students to plant trees to...

Obosono D/A Basic school receives educational equipment to boost ICT learning

In a joint effort to promote quality education, Empower Playgrounds and the Interact Club of Tema International School (TIS) have donated 10 desktop computers...

GRIDCo to collaborate with National Security to evict squatters under high-tension lines

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is teaming up with National Security to evict all squatters residing under high-tension power lines across the country. This initiative...

Speaker Bagbin congratulates Madina MP for winning human rights award

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has congratulated the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu for winning...

Multimedia Group secures exclusive UEFA Euro 2024 radio broadcast rights from SportyTV

The Multimedia Group Limited has secured exclusive radio broadcasting rights for UEFA Euro 2024 across its platforms from SportyTV. The broadcast rights give the Multimedia...

Why Forestry Commission is struggling to combat illegal mining

The Forestry Commission in the Greater Accra Region has attributed its inability to combat illegal mining and other environmental degradation activities to a lack...

Green Ghana Day: Otumfuo Osei Tutu II leads tree planting exercise

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has demonstrated his dedication and commitment towards the government’s Green Ghana project, leading the tree planting exercise in the...

Green Ghana: Invest in nurturing trees – Togbega Gabusu VII

The Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VII has stressed on the importance of investing in the nurturing of the tree seedlings...

Minister’s impersonator dragged to court

A man who impersonated the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Akwasi Konadu, to dupe unsuspecting people, has been arrested and is being...

10-year-old pupil escapes assassination attempt in Mankessim after testifying in court

A 10-year-old class four pupil (name withheld) of the Mankessim Anglican School in the Central Region has narrowly escaped assassination after appearing before the...

Green Ghana: Compassion Int’l Ghana advocates for diverse climate initiatives

In recent years, the government's deliberate efforts to celebrate Green Ghana Day have yielded significant success. However, Florence Sena Amponsah, Senior Manager of Program Support...

Hon. Akwasi Konadu joins Ya-Naa to plant on Green Ghana Day

In the spirit of recovering Ghana's lost forest cover, the National tree planting exercise led by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other...

Climate change remains a significant threat to the world – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says climate change remains a significant threat to the world; affecting the lives and livelihoods of people globally. According to him, schools in...

Akufo-Addo champions a greener future as Ghana marks 2024 Green Ghana Day

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on Friday, 7th June, 2024, championed the cause of a Greener future as he delivered an impassioned speech...

Medical laboratory scientists declare nationwide strike

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) has announced a nationwide strike set to commence on Monday, June 17, 2024. This decision comes as a...

Fire Service reveals real cause of Circle ECOMOG fire

Preliminary investigations by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) into yesterday’s fire incident which occurred along the railway line near the Odaw drain and...

Green Ghana: Hohoe Municipality aims to plant 30,000 trees

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Hohoe in the Volta Region, Francis Fiakpui, has announced that the Hohoe Municipal Assembly aims to plant 30,000...

Police intensify efforts in Bole following reports of three mysterious deaths

The Ghana Police Service has dispatched a specialised team to Bole and its surrounding areas in the Savannah Region to assist the Regional Police...

Heatwaves pose a threat to our lives; plant trees to mitigate their impact – Akufo-Addo urges

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted that African countries risk experiencing excess heatwaves if care is not taken. Hence, the decision to grow more...

Freemasonry is a society with secrets – District Grand Master

The District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Ghana, Right Worshipful Isaac Owulaku Hood, has addressed some misconceptions associated with Freemasonry. According to...

Assemblies of God Church Ministers’ Wives honour Lordina Mahama

The Ministers’ Wives Association of the Assemblies of God Church in Ghana on Thursday, June 6, honoured former First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, at...

10 land guards with weapons arrested in Ga South Municipality [Photos]

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested 10 land guards while retrieving cutlasses and axes at Asabaham in the Ga South Municipality. The accused...

Ghana’s forest cover declines by 30% in 20 years – Environment Minister

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), Ophelia Mensah Hayford has stated that Ghana has lost 30% of its forest cover over...

Gomoa Mampong flooding: We’ve provided shelter for affected residents – NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) says it has provided shelter for individuals whose homes along the Accra-Winneba Highway were flooded. Over 150 houses in...

Police arrest two over alleged penis disappearances at Ada Kasseh

The Kasseh Police Command in Ada has arrested two persons, Tayabu Eliazu, 35, and Assan Gariba, 24, for alleging that their manhood had disappeared...

Akyem Asuom: Tension as chiefs demand immediate transfer of Police Commander

Tension is mounting at Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern region. The chiefs are demanding the immediate transfer of the Akyem Asuom...

Ghanaian businessman found dead in Hotel during Korea-Africa Summit

A Ghanaian businessman was found dead in his hotel room in Seoul on Tuesday while attending an event related to the Korea-Africa Summit, according...

Suspect who allegedly stabbed Hawa Koomson’s son remanded

An Accra High Court on Thursday 6th June 2024 remanded into Police custody suspect Usman Haruna who is alleged to have stabbed Ato Koomson,...

Carpenter gets 15 years for robbing woman of phone

The Adentan Circuit Court on Monday sentenced a 35-year-old carpenter to 15 years imprisonment for robbing a woman of her iPhone 11 valued at...

River Ayensu floods displace over 2000 people at Gomoa Adwawukwa, other communities

More than 2000 people living in Gomoa Adawukwa, Mampong, Effutu Atekyedo and Ekuroful in the Central Region have been displaced by the flooding waters...

Ga Mantse’s family history tied to Ashanti King

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has shared insights into his family's bond with the Asante King, rooted in his father's collaborative...

Ga Mantse announces historic visit of Asantehene to Ga state

The office of the Ga Mantse has officially announced that all is set for the historic visit of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,...

Ayorkor Botchwey woos Malaysia in Commonwealth Secretary General bid

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is intensifying her campaign for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General. Drawing widespread support from...

I never thought that I’d be Paramount Chief – Ga Mantse

The Ga Mantse, Nii Teiku Tsuru II, has narrated his path to becoming a traditional leader—a journey he never anticipated. Born in Accra, the man...

Ban on noise-making officially lifted ahead of Homowo celebrations [ Photos]

The month-long ban on drumming and noisemaking in the Ga State has been officially lifted. This is to pave way for this year’s Homowo Festival. The...

Gomoa bridge collapse: Chief priestess pours libation to beg river Ayensu [Pictures+Audio]

The chief priestess of Gomoa Okyereko in the Gomoa East district of the Central Region has poured libation to pacify River Ayensu. This was after...

Green Ghana Day: Residents urged to fully participate

The Oti Regional Forestry Manager, Bernard Tabil, is urging residents to fully participate in Friday's Green Ghana Day exercise. The initiative aims to plant over...

Another mysterious death in Bole sparks fear and panic among residents

The Bole District in the Savannah Region has for the third time in three weeks, recorded three mysterious deaths. The latest incident involves a middle-aged...

Atiwa East MP empowerment program kicks in; beneficiaries receive cars, tool sets

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East constituency in the Eastern region, Abena Osei -Asare has given nine taxi saloon cars and one mini...

Ambulance case: There’s no justification for AG to recuse himself – Kweku Paintsil

A private legal practitioner has disagreed with the High Court Judge Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe’s advice for the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame to...