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FDA goes after peddlers of unregistered medicines in Kumasi

Over GH¢850,000 worth of unregistered medicines, also said to be unwholesome, have been seized in the Central Business District of Kumasi. The Food and Drugs...

We’ll still pursue Ato Essien for GH¢53m debt – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has confirmed that the state will continue to pursue the former CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien, even...

Funeral arrangements for govt spokesperson’s mum announced

The final funeral rites of the mother of government’s spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023....

C/R: Chop bar operators angry after wildfire officers seize bush meat

Officers of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission have seized various types of bush meats from chop bar operators in some parts of...

Ofankor landlord murder trial begins October 17 

An Accra High Court will on October 17, 2023, start the trial of Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, a landlord accused of killing his tenant,...

‘Galamsey’ report: Former MP begs Prof Frimpong-Boateng, Attorney General

Former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has appealed to former Environment Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, to be forthcoming with information that can...

Let’s fill vacant positions of migrated nurses, midwives – College of Nurses and Midwives

The President of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM), Professor Mrs Victoria Bam, has appealed to the government to urgently fill vacancies...

Robbers attack gas station; beat attendants, bolt with huge cash at Somanya

Police in Somanya are on a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers who attacked the SP gas filling station at Trom in the Yilo...

Mahama backs CHASS’ demand to handle feeding of students

Former President John Mahama has backed calls by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) on government to allow school heads purchase...

Latest on Abesim murder case

An Accra High Court has slated November 1, 2023, to take the plea of Richard Appiah, a footballer accused of killing two minors and...

‘Galamsey’ report: It’ll be a height of injustice if … – Attorney General

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General has justified his decision not to recommend the prosecution of any of the persons mentioned in Professor...

OSP is not above the law – Cecilia Dapaah’s lawyer

Lead counsel for embattled former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah has expressed disappointment at what she describes as an 'unethical behaviour' by the Office...

GAF warns public against use of military-pattern uniforms, accoutrements for protests

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned the general public against wearing military-pattern uniforms and accoutrements during protests. GAF has described the act as...

Why is Frimpong-Boateng refusing to cooperate with the police? MP quizzes

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akyem Oda Constituency, Alexander Acquah has questioned why the former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has refused to...

Akosombo dam spillage: Chinese man found dead at Asutaure

A yet-to-be-identified Chinese national has been found dead at Asutaure in the Shai Osuduku district of the Greater Accra region. The lifeless body was...

Energy Commission disowns fraudster in JoyNews’ ‘Power Thieves’ documentary

The Energy Commission has issued a formal request to JoyNews for an apology and retraction regarding what they call the publication of false information. JoyNews’...

Court sets date to rule on Aisha Huang’s case

The fate of Chinese national and alleged kingpin of illegal mining, En Aisha Huang, is set to be decided on December 4, 2023. This was...

Ato Essien jailed

An Accra High court has sentenced founder of defunct capital bank, William Ato Essien to 15 years in prison in hard labour. Mr Essien was...

Police withdraw #OccupyBoG demo injunction

The High Court in Accra (Financial and Economic Division) has struck out an application for interlocutory injunction against the organisers of the already staged...

Youth of Mafi Tedeafenui petitions DCE over alleged encroachment

Some youths of Mafi Tedeafenui, a farming community in the Central Tongu have petitioned their District Chief Executive (DCE) over land encroachment allegations perpetrated...

Robbers mistake bread for cash; return to kill pregnant woman

Two robbers, who mistook a loaf of bread wrapped in a handbag for a bundle of cash, returned to kill the wife of their...

Busia Institute eulogises Theresa Kufuor

The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD), a think tank that promotes rural development, democracy, and youth empowerment, has paid glowing tribute...

Cecilia Dapaah case: OSP petitions Chief Justice to remove trial judge

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has petitioned the Chief Justice to remove Justice Edward Twum from Cecilia Dapaah's case.  In a Facebook post...

I’m not surprised, even Akufo-Addo downplayed my report – Frimpong Boateng replies AG

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng says he is not surprised that the Office of the Attorney General said...

Ashanti region: 33-year-old nurse allegedly killed by unknown assailants

Rita Asamoah, a 33-year-old nurse and resident of Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region, has been allegedly killed by unknown assailants. According to family sources,...

No Ghanaian caught up in Israel-Hamas conflic – Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says no Ghanaian is trapped in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry insists all...

VRA supports communities affected by ongoing dam spillage

The Volta River Authority (VRA), in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has offered support to communities affected by the ongoing spilling...

GBC workers oppose its Director-General tenure extension

Aggrieved workers at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) are opposing the extension of their Director-General, Professor Amin Alhassan’s tenure.  According to them, Professor Amin Alhassan...

“Taxpayers’ money is used to train our nurses; we can’t sit and have them all leave”

The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo has expressed concern over the staggering exodus of Ghanaian nurses...

Hogbetsotso Za accountability case adjourned

A case requesting a number of men who have been in charge of organizing the annual Hogbetsotso Za festival between 2011 and 2022 to...

Parliamentary Committee probing leaked IGP tape suspends sitting

The Committee set up to investigate an alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has suspended sitting...

Give us mandate to purchase food for students – CHASS tells government

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called on government to allow schools to purchase their own food items to feed...

Ghana National Association of Motor Riders sensitise motorcyclists on road safety

The Ghana National Association of Motor Riders, in collaboration with the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) conducted a stakeholder engagement to promote road safety...

Akosombo dam spillage: Okudzeto Ablakwa sends SOS message to VRA

Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the Volta River Authority (VRA) to slow down the spillage...

Akufo-Addo speaks on security in West Africa in US

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday (11 October) deliver a keynote address at the headquarters of the United States Institute of...

We will make Ghana leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government’s goal is to position Ghana as a leader in STEM education and innovation in Africa, as STEM education...

SEC sends important message to Gold Coast customers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pointed out that the Ministry of Finance cannot be blamed for the delay in payment of bailout...

Fire at Railways Police Station in Kumasi successfully contained

A fire incident erupted at the Railways Police Station in Adum, Kumasi on Wednesday, according to the Ghana Police Service. Fortunately, the swift response of...

My govt’s record, investments in education unmatched in 4th Republic – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government's record and investment in the education sector are unmatched in the Fourth Republic. “It is important to state...

Make meters available to alleviate illegal meter sales – PURC to ECG

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, is entreating the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fasten the...