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ECG urges community collaboration to safeguard electricity infrastructure

At a meeting held recently between the Volta Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG), Ms Christiana Jatoe-Kaleo, and the District...

Challenges stalled Tema-Mpakadan rail line – Railways Ministry explains

The Ministry of Railways Development has disclosed hurdles impeding the initiation of operations for the Tema-Mpakadan rail line. Delays are being attributed to difficulties encountered...

Bawumia cuts sod for construction of Gambaga Sports Complex

Vice President and NPP flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for the construction of a modern sports complex at Gambaga in the...

5 Apam SHS students in Police custody over alleged assault on classmates [Photos]

Five students of Apam Senior High School (SHS) in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region are currently in custody at the Apam...

Water challenge at Mpraeso: Nkosohene presents 3 water tanks

The Nkosohene of Kwawu Mpraeso in the Eastern region, Nana Amoafo-hene Bediako, has donated three 10,000-liter water tanks to address the ongoing water challenge...

Level 300 student of UCC equips visually impaired students with ICT skills

In a bid to empower visually impaired students with essential ICT skills, a level 300 student at the University of Cape Coast, Ben Essien,...

Multimedia journalist Harriet Achiaa Osei bags two awards in two months

A distinguished journalist with Multimedia Group Limited, Harriet Achiaa Osei, also known as Akua Akyaa Oyiakwan, has received two prestigious awards in two months. The...

Woman found dead; sack loaded with stones around her waist

A young woman has been mysteriously found drowned in the Upper Manya Krobo district in the Eastern Region. The locals stumbled upon her body floating...

3 in 10 births registered in 2022 belonged to a farmer – Report

According to the Births and Deaths Registry, out of the 677,140 births registered in 2022, 82.2%, which represents 556,901, had the fathers' occupation recorded. Among...

Motor rider, pillion killed in ghastly accident in Eastern region

A motor rider and his pillion have met their untimely death after a tipper truck transporting sand run over them. The accident occurred on Saturday,...

Newly commissioned Integrated Recycling and Composting Plantcreate to create over 1000 jobs

A newly commissioned Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant by the Jospong Group of Companies in Akrofu in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region...

Two children killed in house fire at Akyem Oda [Video]

https://youtu.be/ysz0LK1y_J0 Two children have been burnt to death in a domestic fire outbreak in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region. They have been identified...

Treason-felony trial of Barker-Vormawor adjourned to May 20

The treason trial of Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, has been adjourned to May 20, 2024. The court was expected to determine...

Cecilia Dapaah case: ⁠EOCO’s corrupt conduct must be probed – Adam Bonaa to Speaker

Security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has called on the Speaker of Parliament to investigate the actions of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

Birim Central MCE nominee confirmed

Members of the Birim Central Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region last Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed Joyce Adjoa Agyeiwaa as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)...

Ena Pa Ye 2024: Adom TV celebrates mothers in style [Photos]

In the season of celebrating and honouring motherhood, Adom TV on Sunday, May 12, 2024, put smiles on the faces of some mothers. Sunday's event...

Check out rare photos of the Golden Stool

The sacred and highest revered seat of the Asante Kingdom, Golden Stool known in the local parlance as 'Sika Dwa Kofi' was outdoored on...

Ghana to lobby AU for intercontinental initiative on reparations – Akufo-Addo

Ghana has said that it will press the African Union (AU) to gain support for a cross-continent initiative to strengthen demand for reparations for...

Articulator truck claims 4 lives at Kubease 

A devastating accident on the Accra-Kumasi road near Kubease, close to Sekyere-Nkwanta, has resulted in the loss of four lives, including a one-year-old baby. The...

COP Maame Tiwaa chairs Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Maame Yaa Addo-Danquah, has been elected Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth...

Barker-Vormawor calls for support as trial for treason commences

After two years of legal proceedings, Monday, May 13, marks the beginning of the trial for treason against Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a prominent figure associated...

Minority demands roadmap on tablets distribution in SHSs

The Minority in Parliament is demanding from the Ministry of Education a comprehensive roadmap for the distribution of tablets to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...

Election 2024: ‘We should make sure our democracy is saved’ – Asantehene

As the nation gears up for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has issued a...

Asantehene raises alarm on galamsey; calls for collective effort to combat menace

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the momentous occasion marking his quarter-century reign, emphatically voiced the urgent need to heal the wounds inflicted upon...

2 dead after taxi rams into truck on Juapong road

A gory collision between a taxi and a truck on the Juapong road in the Volta Region has resulted in the loss of two...

Tima Kumkum Foundation hosts ‘EmpowerMom’ event in celebration of Mother’s Day

In celebration of Mother's Day, the Tima Kumkum Foundation joined hands with the Abokobi Area Rural Bank and Vice Versa Media GH to present...

Akufo-Addo pays tribute at funeral of late former DCE and chief of Binaba

The solemn final funeral rites of former District Chief Executive (DCE) and chief of Binaba traditional area in the Kusaug traditional area in the...

Woman who poured feces into community well heavily fined

The chief of Kwawu Mpraeso, Nana Ampadu Daaduam II, and the elders of the community have levied heavy fines against a resident, Dora Ama...

3 policemen interdicted over Adugyama voters registration disturbance

The Ghana Police Service has taken swift action against three police personnel for their alleged failure to conduct themselves professionally during the ongoing Limited...

Police condemn violence at voter registration centers

The Ghana Police Service has strongly condemned the incidents of violence at some voter registration centers in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. The service...

MainOne submarine cable repairs complete: Internet services restored

Following an outage that disrupted internet services in parts of West Africa since March 14, 2024, MainOne, a leading provider of undersea fiber optic...

General Superintendent of Assemblies of God commissions cut sod for Legacy Temples project

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has cut the sod to kick-start the construction of Legacy Temples for...

Media houses must uphold high standards – Gyan Apenteng

Former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Nana Kwasi Gyan Apenteng says media houses must uphold and strictly observe high standards to foster...

Ghana to carry out nationwide survey on two emerging plant diseases – Dr Appiah

The Plant Disease Research Centre, a unit under the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (BNARI-GAEC), in collaboration...

Energy Commission issued advisory on power interruptions in 2023

The Energy Commission last December issued an advisory about the irregular power outages that have occurred this year and emphasised the need for the...

Ghana’s secondary education ranking misrepresented – MoE

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has reacted to assertions that Ghana's secondary education ranks 137th out of 167 countries, dismissing such claims as inaccurate...

Adae Kese: Roads leading to Manhyia Palace to be blocked on May 12

The Manhyia Palace has announced that all roads leading to the palace on Sunday, May 12, will be blocked. According to a statement from the...

Farmers top fathers list for 2022 – Policemen with least number of births – Report

Fathers in 20 occupations were responsible for eight out of every 10 of all births registered at the Births and Deaths Registry in 2022,...

Anglican bishop condemns galamsey activities

The Anglican Bishop of Kumasi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Oscar Christian Amoah, has addressed the detrimental impact of illegal mining, known as galamsey, in cocoa...

Ghana Meteo warns of thunderstorms, variable rains over the country

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning of thunderstorms and varying intensity rains set to affect the southern half of the country. In a...