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2 accidents claim 5 lives

Two accidents in two different regions have claimed five lives and left several other people injured. A crash at Gomoa Simbrofo on the Winneba-Apam highway...

Kofi Annan Beach: Residents urge authorities to address sanitation issues immediately

Kofi Annan Beach at Teshie has become a dumping ground for waste collectors who use tricycles, commonly known as "aboboya borla cars." Most of these aboboya...

GNPC CEO downplays decline in Ghana’s oil production amid high prices

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) CEO, Joseph Abuabu Dadzie, has downplayed concerns arising from a recent Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) report...

KPMG Report reveals SML received GH¢720m from ESLA’s GH¢2.45bn revenue

The KPMG audit has revealed that Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) was paid GH¢720 million from the GH¢2.45 billion revenue generated through the Energy...

We are here to make you succeed – Western Regional Minister assures GNPC boss

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko, has given the newly appointed CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) his fullest assurance that...

Western Regional House of Chiefs applauds GNPC for the numerous projects executed

The Western Regional House of Chiefs says it is pleased with the numerous capital projects executed for them by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation...

Fuel tanker drivers call off strike

Fuel tanker drivers in Ghana have called off their sit-down strike over poor conditions of service. The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union announced an...

CID invites Accra FM presenter over Hopeson Adorye’s dynamite detonation interview

The Accra Regional Police Command has requested the management of Class Media Group's Accra FM to release its host, Nana Otu Darko, for questioning. This...

Rice farmer shot dead on farm in Volta Region

A rice farmer and producer of Tongu Rice in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region was shot dead on his farm at...

Man gets 10-year prison term for cocaine smuggling attempt in Ghana

The Criminal Division of Accra High Court has sentenced Pascal Okafor Ezug­wu, to a 10-year prison term for attempting to smuggle cocaine weighing 1.54...

Election 2024: National Election Response Group launched to control violent threats

The West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and the National Peace Council (NPC) have launched a National Election Response Group (NERG) to monitor and...

Foodstuff prices escalate at Mallam, Kaneshie, and Odawna markets

Traders and consumers at the Kaneshie, Odawna and Mallam Atta markets in the Accra Metropolitan Districts have decried the increase in prices of food...

MTN Ghana to stop selling scratch cards by June 2024

MTN Ghana has announced that it will be phasing out its scratch cards, which were last introduced in 2020, effective June 30, 2024. This decision...

Video of Hopeson Adorye and wife Empress Gifty celebrating his bail sparks reactions

Gospel musician Empress Gifty took to TikTok to celebrate with her husband, Hopeson Adorye, who was granted bail earlier today. In a live feed, Empress...

Children aged 6-14 to register for Ghana Card beginning June 10

Beginning June 10, children aged 6 to 14 years will be registered nation­wide and issued with Ghana Cards for them to access essential healthcare. The...

Assertion that the KPMG report indicates SML was paid GHS 1.4 billion is misleading – Akufo-Addo’s lawyer

President Akufo-Addo's lawyer, Kow Essuman has refuted claims that the KPMG report indicates Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) was paid GHS 1.4 billion by the...

GRA-SML: We’ll take a position after probing KPMG report and parties involved – Mines and Energy Committee

Chairman of the Mines and Energy Committee in Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea says that his outfit will only take a position after probing the...

Govt & Tullow sign landmark emissions reduction purchase agreement

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission have signed a historic Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) with Tullow, marking a...

Ghana aims to achieve a 10% increase in green energy by 2030 – Deputy Energy Minister

The Deputy Energy Minister, Collins Adomako-Mensah has emphasised the potential of green hydrogen in transforming Africa's renewable energy landscape and contributing to emission reduction...

Armed robbers attack fuel station, bolt with 1 million cedis

Armed robbers have allegedly raided IBM fuel station at Pakyi Number 2 in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region. According to eyewitnesses, the...

Ambulance case: Richard Jakpa claims AG pressured him at odd hours to incriminate Ato Forson

Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance purchase trial, has alleged that Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame approached him to implicate Minority Leader and...

Dagbon overlord donates GH₵40k towards construction of Tamale Teaching Hospital’s pediatric unit

The overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abukari II has presented GH₵40,000 to support the construction of the pediatric unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital. He...

Ato Forson trial: Even tricycles can be converted into ambulance – Accused

The second accused person in the ambulance trial has told the High Court that any vehicle at all, including tricycles, popularly known as “Aboboyaa”,...

Akufo-Addo’s U-turn on KPMG report not surprising – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has said President Akufo-Addo's decision to release the full KPMG report  on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

2024 polls: MTTD warns drivers

The Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has warned drivers who consistently flout road traffic regulations. The MTTD cautioned that...

Govt urged to ensure completion of Tepa-Goaso road construction

The Queen Mother of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region, Nana Minta Yeboah (II), has called on the government to ensure the contractor working on...

SML scandal: Prosecute Ofori-Atta, cronies for causing financial loss – Martin Kpebu

A private legal practitioner and anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Kpebu, has called for the immediate prosecution of former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for causing financial...

Explainer: Ghana’s electricity structure; from generation to consumption

Electricity access rate in Ghana according to latest data from the Ministry of Energy is at 88.54%. Generation is owned by public utilities and Independent...

MPs immunity case: Supreme Court joins Speaker of Parliament as defendant

The Supreme Court has added the Speaker of Parliament as a defendant in a suit seeking a constitutional interpretation on the immunity from court...

Supreme Court adjourns IMANI Africa’s case on presidential powers

The Supreme Court has adjourned a case filed by Imani Africa and Security Analyst Prof Kwesi Aning challenging the powers of the President to...

2 dead, many injured in accident at Gomoa Simbrofo

Two people have lost their lives in a tragic accident Thursday morning at Gomoa Simbrofo in the Gomoa West District on the Winneba -Mankesim...

Hopeson Adorye granted bail

The Dansoman Circuit Court has granted GH₵20,000 bail to leading member of Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye with two sureties, one to be justified. This was...

Hopeson Adorye clashes with police officer as he is dragged to court [Video]

https://youtu.be/k0jn8U_ZaPU A leading member of the Movement for Change (M4C), Hopeson Adorye has been arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court. This comes after he was arrested...

Minister sheds light on sale of SSNIT’s hotels

The Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has shed light on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) investments as part of a familiarisation...

Police arrest boyfriend of woman killed alongside her two daughters

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of one Alberta Armah Hagan and her two daughters in their apartment at...

4-year-old moves father’s car, rams into electric pole

A four-year-old boy narrowly escaped injury after moving his father's vehicle unsupervised at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region. The incident occurred when the child was...

Finally! Ama Governor to be called to the Bar

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Ghanaian socialite, Elorm Ababio popularly known as Ama Governor will be part of lawyers to be inducted into the Ghana...

SML changed name from SMEL after PPA refused single-source approval – KPMG Report

KPMG's audit report on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has revealed the latter changed its name from...

Nana Oye’s $1.5m suit: Tony Lithur enters an appearance, seeks order to dismiss action

Tony Lithur, a private legal practitioner has filed a notice of appearance to challenge a libel action initiated by his former wife, Nana Oye...

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