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PRESEC Legon secures 8th victory as NSMQ champions

For only the second time ever, there has been a successful title defence of the NSMQ trophy.  It is PRESEC Legon again. After setting the...

Ibrahim Mahama donates relief items to Oti flood victims

Businessman, Ibrahim Mahama has donated relief items to communities in the Oti region that have been severely impacted by recent floods. The donation, worth...

Military moves in to maintain peace in Nkwanta following ethnic clashes

A detachment of military personnel has moved in to maintain peace following gunshots and destruction of property after clashes between key ethnic groups in...

OSP calls for passage of a Corruption Practices Act

The Office of the Special Prosecutor is urging government to pass a Corruption Practices Act to "comprehensively codify the prohibition of all forms of...

Rotary Club of Kumasi extends support and medical aid to prisoners for rehabilitation

The Rotary Club of Kumasi has extended its benevolent efforts to the inmates of Manhyia Prisons in Kumasi. The group held free medical screening,...

Maggie Wealthy Foundation sends breast and prostate cancer education to Volta region

Maggie Wealthy Foundation, a leading charity organisation on Saturday, October 28, 2023, embarked on a journey of over 150 kilometres to a farming community...

NSMQ 2023: Achimota School, OWASS, PRESEC’s journey in the contest’s 30-year history

The annual National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) turns 30 this year and for its pearl anniversary, three schools who are not new to...

NPP MP, NDC parliamentary candidate involved in ghastly accident [Photos]

Tolon Member of Parliament (MP) on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Habib Iddrisu, has survived a near-fatal accident. Also, the...

MP makes strong demands over alleged military brutality at Garu

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tempane constituency, Lydia Akanvariba Adakudugu, is demanding an apology from the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah. Additionally, she...

We can’t be blamed for last Thursday’s power outages – GNPC

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has absolved itself of blame for last Thursday’s power supply challenges. The Corporation says it had no duty to...

NDC salutes Multimedia’s Erastus Asare Donkor on GJA win

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Multimedia’s Erastus Asare Donkor for emerging as the P.A.V Ansah Journalist of the Year at the 27th...

OSP issues corruption report on Charles Adu Boahen

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has closed its investigation into corruption allegations levelled against former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry,...

Mahama Ayariga condemns alleged military brutality in Garu

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Ayariga, has condemned the alleged military brutality on some residents of Garu in the Upper East Region....

Odumase Krobo: One shot dead, 8 others injured in chieftaincy feud

Police in the Eastern Region are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one person and injuries to eight others in an alleged targeted...

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill wins GJA Investigative Journalist of the Year a second time

Francisca Enchill has raised the bar after emerging as the Investigative Journalist of the Year at the 2022 Ghana Journalists Awards for the second...

Ibrahim Mahama dredges blocked waterways in Mepe

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Engineers & Planners and Dzata Cement, Ibrahim Mahama, has commenced the dredging and rechanneling of stagnant water at...

Agyinasare-Nogokpo impasse: Peace Council reacts to bribery allegation

The National Peace Council (NPC) has debunked bribery allegations by the spokesperson of the Nogokpo Traditional Council, Nufialaga Mawufemor Kobla Nornyigbey, in the impasse...

Full list: Winners at 27th Ghana Journalists Association Awards

The 27th edition of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards came off on Sunday, October 29 at the Accra International Conference Centre.  This year's award,...

National Security Ministry reacts to alleged military brutality in Garu

The Ministry of National Security has reacted to reports of alleged brutality by personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on some residents of...

Two vehicles catch fire after head-on collision at Yapei

An accident involving two heavy-duty trucks caused traffic on the Yapei bridge on the Tamale-Kintampo highway on Saturday evening. The two vehicles collided head-on...

The Multimedia Group tops all at 27th GJA Awards

The Multimedia Group shined bright on Sunday, October 29, picking multiple awards including the overall journalist of the year at the 27th edition of the...

Election 2024: You have a duty to practice responsible journalism – Jean Mensa to journalists

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has highlighted the critical role of journalists in the upcoming 2024 elections. According to her, it behoves...

VRA begins disinfection and fumigation exercise in Mepe as flood waters recede   

The Volta River Authority (VRA), has initiated a major disinfection and fumigation exercise in communities affected by the flooding resulting from the Akosombo Dam...

GJA Awards: MGL’s Erastus Asare Donkor crowned P.A.V Ansah 2022 Journalist of the Year

The Multimedia Group’s Erastus Asare Donkor has been crowned the P.A.V Ansah Journalist of the Year at the 27th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards. Mr...

Thousands leave 2023 Adom Praiz blessed

Thousands of Ghanaians left the Perez Dome blessed following the successful 2023 edition of Adom Praiz. This year’s event was the choral edition which was...

Adom Praiz 2023: Piesie Esther, New Song set Perez Dome on Pentecost Fire

The Perez Dome, venue for the 2023 edition of Adom Praiz, was set on fire when gospel musician, Piesie Esther led New Song, the...

More men flee Garu township following military attack

More men have reportedly fled their homes leaving women and children behind in an attempt to escape alleged military brutality in the Garu town...

Bawku chieftaincy conflict: Joint Upper East Unions appeal for peace

In a remarkable display of unity, several prominent associations hailing from the Upper East region, including BONABOTO (The Association of the Citizens of Bolgatanga,...

Fresh fighting forces thousands to flee Nkwanta 

A fresh outbreak of fighting between Adele, Challa and Akyode tribes has forced thousands of residents to flee their homes in the Nkwanta township...

Kusasi militants shoot at Police in Garu

A violent face-off between heavily armed Kusasi militants and counterterrorism intelligence officers on special operations in Garu, Upper East Region, almost resulted in a...

President Akufo-Addo to grace #NSMQ2023 grand finale

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to grace the 2023 grand finale of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ2023). This would be the...

District Police Commander’s boyfriend found dead in her bedroom 

A young man said to be the boyfriend of a District Police Commander has been found dead in her room. His body was discovered in...

Gas supply restored; intermittent power cuts over – GRIDCo, ECG assure

1The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana have announced the successful restoration of power following the recent intermittent power...

Hundreds join Ga State to bid farewell to late queenmother [Photos]

Hundreds of mourners on Saturday thronged the Ga Mantse's Palace at North Kaneshie for the final funeral rites of the Ga Manye, Naa Dedei...

E.T. Mensah served nation well – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has described the former Council of State Member, the late E. T. Mensah, as “one of the senior citizens of this country...

Construction of camps for flood victims underway at Battor, Mepe

Work has begun on the construction of three camps at Battor and Mepe in the North Tongu District in the Volta Region for some...

Woman buried in mortar-shaped coffin [Video]

A video of a Ghanaian funeral ceremony in which a coffin in the shape of a mortar was carried by men has gone viral...

EU donates 105 military vehicles to Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government will continue to ensure that Ghana's Northern frontiers are well protected against terrorist infiltration. The President said...

Lands Minister orders temporary shutdown of mining company

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for mining, George Mireku Duker, has taken decisive action by ordering the immediate shutdown of...

Akufo-Addo, wife and Bawumia pay last respects to Ga Manye

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn with the Ga State as it pays last respects to the Ga Manye, Naa...