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Policeman killed, another injured in gun battle with robbers

The police have arrested two people who attempted to commit robbery and opened fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The...

Empowering Ghana’s Future: The Story of GNECC on International Day of the Girl Child

In the heart of Ghana, where vibrant culture and tradition intertwine with the hopes and dreams of young girls, a powerful movement is shaping...

Your opinion on ‘galamsey’ report premature – MP tells Attorney General

A Member of Parliament’s Energy and Mines Committee, Edward Bawa, has criticised the modus operandi the Office of the Attorney-General has adopted in handling...

GhIE commiserates with families of 3 men who died in fuel reservoir accident

The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing Kwabena Bempong, and the entire membership of the institution commiserated with the families of...

My work as Attorney General not political – Godfred Dame

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has dismissed claims of being political in his line of work. Speaking in an...

VRA, NADMO present relief items to Volta region flood victims

The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) have presented relief items to residents in the Volta region affected by...

Rotary club cuts sod for construction of 34 boreholes, 286 micro flush toilets in Ashanti region

About 37,000 people in the Ashanti Region are expected to benefit from 34 boreholes and 286 micro flush toilet facilities to be constructed by...

Hogbetsotso Za accountability case adjourned

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

Reschedule December planned demo – #OccupyjulorbiHouse organisers told

New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team member, Kofi Tonto, has expressed worry over the planned December edition of the #occupyjulorHouse demonstration. This will...

Chieftaincy Ministry dragged before court for ‘unconstitutional conduct’

The Dutor of Anlo, Torgbiga Wenya III, and three other traditional heads have hauled the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to court for...

NSMQ 2023: Sweet revenge as Mpraeso slays Ghana National in payback

In a surprising turn of events, Ghana National College has been kicked out of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Central...

Akosombo dam: There will be more spillage if … – NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has warned there could be a third phase spillage of the Akosombo dam in the coming days. This,...

Attorney General gives update on Aisha Huang’s case

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said all is set for the fate of galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang to...

Cecilia Dapaah confronts Martin Kpebu in court

There was drama in court on Wednesday when former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah came face-to-face with private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. Mr Kpebu was...

OSP’s attempt to freeze Cecilia Dapaah’s account again

An application by the Office of the Special Prosecutor seeking to freeze the accounts of Cecilia Abena Dapaah again will be heard by an...

20 injured in accident near Trade Fair

About 20 passengers have reportedly been injured in an accident on the Accra Trade Fair road at La in Accra. The accident, which occurred in...

ECG announces power outage in parts of Volta region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a power outage in parts of the Volta region due to flooding as a result of...

Farmer accuses Ketu North MCE of intimidation, forceful possession of land

A farmer at Dzodze in the Ketu North District has accused the Municipal Chief Executive (DCE) of intimidation and forcefully taking over a portion...

Young women advocate for investment in girl-child to drive societal progress

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, observed annually on October 11th, the Renel Ghana Foundation hosted a thought-provoking roundtable...

Tema Newtown sex workers accuse police of extortion, harassment

Numerous sex workers at Tema Newtown in the Greater Accra region have expressed distress over police harassment.  These sex workers claim the police in...

Young CEO launches ‘Accra by Air’ aviation service

A domestic airline service, 'Accra by Air' which provides the average Ghanaian an aircraft experience to explore the picturesque city of Accra has been...

Women in cocoa festival held in Sunyani

The first-ever festival for women in cocoa farming and the cocoa industry has been held at Sunyani in the Bono region. Under the umbrella of...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Mepe, Battor and many North Tongu towns in distress

The overflow of water from the Akosom Dam has led to the displacement of hundreds of individuals in the Mepe and Battor areas of...

Empowering girls for a brighter tomorrow: Renel Ghana Foundation’s commitment to 2023 International Day of the Girl

As the world unites to commemorate the International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023, Renel Ghana Foundation (RGF) takes pride in the...

Abusive language, difficult bosses contribute to workplace mental health issues – Clinical psychologists

A senior clinical psychologist at Trust Hospital, Eric Owusu Kumi, has urged employers to create and foster conducive workplace environments in order to safeguard...

Plot to remove IGP: I have been vindicated – Bugri Naabu

Former Northern Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Daniel Bugri Naabu says he feels vindicated in the plot to remove Inspector General of Police...

Awudome chief appeals to government over roads

The Paramount Chief of Awudome, Togbega Addai Kwasi Djanie XIII  has appealed to government to repair portions of the road between Anyirawase and Tsawenu in the Ho...

Scores displaced in parts of Volta Region after Akosombo dam spillage [Photos]

Residents in the three Tongu Districts and Anlo of the Volta Region are counting their losses after downpours. Many of them have had their...

DVLA, others to introduce electric, driverless vehicles

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has revealed that it is working in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and other stakeholders to...

Theresa Kufuor’s one week celebration [Photos]

The one-week celebration of the late Theresa Kufuor, wife of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, was held at their Peduase residence in the Eastern...

Stories of Hope: Family turns tragedy into an avenue to help others

A young couple has turned a tragedy into an initiative to help over couples in similar situations. The lack of hospital bed resulted in delayed...

Kumasi traders ‘angry’ about stalled projects

Traders at the Kumasi central business district are protesting what they describe as the government's neglect of development projects in the Ashanti region. They pointed...

Madina MP appeals to Akufo-Addo over death penalty

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to commute the sentences of 181 persons currently on death...

Constitution translated into Akuapem Twi

An eight-year journey to have the 1992 Constitution translated into the Akuapem Twi dialect of the Akan language has become a reality. The launch of...

FBI joins OSP to probe Cecilia Dapaah’s case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has sought the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to investigate the activities of former...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, other bigwigs arrive at Kufuor’s residence [Videos+Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived at the Peduase residence of former President, John Agyekum Kufuor for the one-week celebration of late Mrs....

IGP’s counsel resists invitation of external witnesses

Lawyers for the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare are resisting any attempt by parliament’s ad hoc committee probing the alleged...

Boy, 15, arrested for allegedly killing grandmother at Gbonasua

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by the police for al­legedly killing his grandmother at Gbonasua, a farming community in the Jaman South Municipality...

One-week observance for the late Theresa Kufuor underway [Photos]

The one-week observance of the passing of his late wife, Theresa Kufuor is underway at the Peduase residence of former President Kufuor. A lot of...

Don’t turn service personnel into errand boys and girls — Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has advised heads of public and private institutions against "turning National Service Personnel (NSP) into errand...