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Kasoa Cops ‘killer’ jailed 20 years

Eric Kojo Duah, the man standing trial for the murder of two police officers on the Kasoa-Budumburam-Accra has been jailed for 20 years after...

‘I did not recruit any soldiers’ – Alleged female coup plotter

Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine (WOII), one of nine individuals accused of plotting to overthrow the government, has denied recruiting soldiers for...

NYA to mark 2023 African Youth Day with stakeholders round-table discussion

The National Youth Authority (NYA) will on November 7, 2023, host various stakeholders in the youth development ecosystem in a roundtable discussion.The event...

Peace Council, Catholic Diocese condemn military brutality at Garu

The Upper East Regional Peace Council and the Catholic Diocese of Bolgatanga-Navrongo have condemned the alleged military brutality at Garu and Tempane in the...

South Africa High Commissioner’s shocking revelation about church robbery

The Ghana High Commissioner to South Africa, Charles Owiredu, has revealed the gunmen who attacked the Johannesburg Assembly of The Church of Pentecost were...

Six members of Western Togoland secessionists jailed 13 years

Six more members of the Western Togoland secessionists have been handed 13 years and six years imprisonment and a fine of 1300 penalty units...

Parliament summons Kan Dapaah over alleged military assault in Garu

Parliament has summoned the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, to appear before it on Thursday, November 9, 2023, to brief the house on the...

Two arrested for allegedly swindling American of $1,250,000

Two people have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding an American of $1,205,000 under the guise of supplying the victim with...

National Cathedral Secretariat clears air on suspension of project

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah has called on the general public to dismiss any report that claims...

Another round of domestic debt restructuring unlikely – Fitch

Rating agency, Fitch, says another round of local-currency debt exchange is unlikely in the near term.In its latest assessment of Ghana where it...

GES speaks on closure of schools in Nkwanta township

The Nkwanta South Municipal Director of Education, Jonathan Korsinah, says schools in Nkwanta township and adjoining communities were forced to close to ensure the...

Framers of 1992 Constitution underestimated the corroding power of partisan politics – Prof. Abotsi

Dean of the School of Law at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi, says the biggest problem facing Ghana’s constitutionalism...

Pastor, security man arrested for defrauding ‘church members’ [Video]

A self-acclaimed pastor, Stephen Appiah Kubi has been arrested at Abuakwa Maakro in the Ashanti region.Appiah Kubi who is the founder of Everlasting Jesus...

Over 400 prepaid meters stolen in Anyaa in 2 weeks; Assembly member laments

The Assembly member for Anyaa West, Michael Acquah, has bemoaned the increase criminal activities in the area.According to him, there has been rampant attacks...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case: State files fresh charges against maid, 7 others

State Prosecutors have filed fresh charges at the High Court against the housemaid of former Minister for Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah.Patience Botwe, 18,...

If the President should not appoint justices, who should? – Prof. Abotsi quizzes

The Dean of the School of Law at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) says while calls for a constitutional amendment have often...

3 in court over Nkwanta South shooting incident

Three out of the seven suspects who have been arrested by police in connection with a violent disturbance leading to the death of one...

Ghana Link donates items and cash worth GH¢550,000 to flood victims

Trade facilitation company and operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at Ghana’s Ports, Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, has donated of items...

Garu military brutality: Victims present 5 pressing demands to gov’t

Victims of military brutality in Garu in the Upper East Region have made some demands.Among other things, they made five demands to the government...

Mahama Ayariga petitions Foreign Affairs Ministry to assist 7 Ghanaians held in Burkina Faso to return

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has submitted a petition to the Foreign Affairs Ministry seeking assistance in locating and securing the...

We won – Baffour Gyan reacts to Asamoah Gyan’s marriage annulment (Video)

Baffour Gyan, the senior brother of Asamoah Gyan has reacted to his brother's marriage annulment.His reactions come after an Accra High Court on Tuesday...

Akosombo spillage: CPP donates clothes, medicines to flood victims

The Chairperson and Leader of the Convention People's Party (CPP) Nana Frimpomaa, has on behalf of party, handed over emergency relief items to the...

Adu Boahen’s case not within my mandate — OSP

The suspected corruption and corruption-related offences involving a former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, does not fall directly...

Asamoah Gyan wins annulment case against ex- wife over ‘double marriage’

An Accra High Court has granted an application for annulment of marriage between Asamoah Gyan, the former Ghanaian professional footballer and his estranged wife...

NMC clamps down on money doublers, ritualists and charlatans

In a decisive move to sanitize Ghana’s media landscape, the Nation Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communication Authority (NCA) have taken robust measures...

Check out 2023/2024 SHS academic calendar

First-year Senior High School (SHS) students who are awaiting their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results will report to school on December 4, 2023.The...

Negligence by state institutions exacerbated Akosombo Dam spillage – CPP

The Conventions People’s Party (CPP) says the effects of the Akosombo dam spillage were exacerbated by the negligence of state institutions.According to the party,...

Bawku Central MP petitions OSP over BoG

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate suspected corruption in the...

Pentecost Deacon kidnapped by robbers in South Africa released

The Church of Pentecost Deacon, who was abducted during a Sunday service at a Johannesburg Assembly in South Africa, has been released.According to...

Haruna Iddrisu raises red flags on Vodafone sale

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, is demanding answers from the government regarding the purported sale of Vodafone Ghana for...

Check out what Asamoah Gyan’s ex-wife wanted after divorce

On October 31, 2023, the divorce proceedings involving former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, and his ex-wife Gifty were concluded by an Accra High...

National Security officers must wear uniforms to reduce civilian attacks – Mahama Ayariga

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, says that the consideration of a uniform for officers of the National Security may reduce...

Asamoah Gyan ordered to remit his 3 children with GHȼ25K monthly, compensate ex-wife with houses, cars

Former Ghana international and Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan has been ordered to pay GHȼ25,000 monthly towards the welfare and upkeep of his three...

Residents chase goat thieves, impound vehicle and rescue ten in the Eastern region

Some vigilant residents of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirim district in the Eastern region have impounded a private Toyota Camry Car and rescued ten...

Church robbery: The Church of Pentecost declares 3-day fasting and prayers

The Church of Pentecost has declared a three-day prayer and fasting for their abducted Deacon in the Johannesburg branch of the church in South...

There is no discrimination at the Ghana School of Law – Director

The Director of the Ghana School of Law and Manwerehene of Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Barima Oppong Kodie Esq, has said there is no...

New Juaben North MUSEC to hold emergency meeting over fuel station robbery

The New Juaben North Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) will convene an emergency meeting following the robbery incident at the Akwadum Shell Fuel Station, which...

ECG pays $8m out of its $20m indebtedness to WAPCo

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has paid $8 million to the West African Gas Pipeline Company, (WAPCo) to avoid a potential power outage.Government...

Windstorm at Bono region festival leaves 3 dead, many injured

Severe windstorm accompanied by heavy rains has claimed three lives and left many others injured in Fawoman and Asunafo, suburbs of Badu, a farming...

Speaker orders parliamentary probe into Akosombo Dam spillage

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, has ordered a parliamentary probe into the Akosombo Dam spillage.On September 15, the Volta River Authority (VRA) commenced...