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Tension at Kwahu Pepease over installation of new chief

Tensions have escalated in Kwahu Pepease, located in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region, as the Santase Royal family plans to install...

Accra’s deafening decibels return after 30-day quiet

It's been thirty days of serenity occasioned by an ancient ritual ordered by the gods, custodians of the land hosting Ghana's administrative capital, the...

Asantehene donates GH₵500k to support Ga Education Fund

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has generously donated GH₵500,000 to support the education of underprivileged Ga Dangbes. The announcement was made during a grand...

Asantehene visits Ga Mantse [Photos]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Sunday, June 9, 2024, visited the King of the Ga State, Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teko Tsuru...

Asantehene’s visit to Ga state symbolises unity – Henry Quartey

Interior Minister, Henry Quartey, has praised the visit of the Ashantene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the Ga Mantse Palace as a powerful symbol...

Ga Mantse commends Ghana Armed Forces

Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has lauded the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for their significant role in ensuring the nation’s safety. During his...

Netherlands Ambassador urges Ghana to protect its cocoa heritage

Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Jeroen Verheul, is urging Ghana to act in order to protect its cocoa heritage and avoid becoming known solely as...

CHED boss calls for crackdown on illegal logging to protect cocoa farms

The Executive Director of Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED), Rev. Edwin Afari, has urged the Forestry Commission to work with security agencies to...

NIA staff declare indefinite strike

Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Division, has resolved to initiate an indefinite strike commencing on June 10, 2024. The decision was unanimously reached...

Fire guts 5-bedroom house at Akrobi

Personal belongings, worth thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed on Saturday morning after a fire swept through a five-bedroom house at Akrobi in the...

Matilda Amissah-Arthur recounts robbery ordeal [Video]

Former Second Lady, Matilda Amissah-Arthur has given a chilling account of how she was robbed and nearly killed in her bedroom in the wee...

Police forwards Naa Koryoo’s docket to AG

The Ghana Police Service says it is forwarding the docket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Awutu Senya East in the...

Families of missing girls in Nigeria hoping for their return

The families of Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandor, two young women who went missing after visiting a businessman in Aba town in Nigeria Abia...

Nine witnesses for ex-Second Lady’s robber

Prosecutors have indicated their decision to call nine witnesses to testify in a case against Yahuza Osumanu, the man who allegedly robbed several individuals,...

#DumsorMustStop demo [Photos]

Saturday, June, 8, actress, Yvonne Nelson joined a host of Ghanaians for the #DumsorMustStop vigil. This is to pile pressure on the government to address...

#DumsorMustStop Vigil: I was triggered by the Tema General Hospital incident – Yvonne Nelson

In response to the tragic news of a 3-day-old baby's death at Tema General Hospital following a power outage, actress and producer Yvonne Nelson...

Former EC Chair Charlotte Osei installed as Safohen

The former chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has been installed as Safohen of Nkum Asafo Group Number 4. In a post...

Nungua Traditional Council calls on Chieftaincy Minister Stephen Asamoah Boateng

A six-member delegation from the Nungua Traditional Council has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng. The...

Ayorkor Botchwey meets with Sultan of Brunei; discuss co-operation and Commonwealth

The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III, has granted an audience to Ghana's Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to discuss...

Juaso: Gas tanker falls on Kumasi-Accra highway, driver injured [Photos]

A gas tanker fell on its side on the Kumasi-Accra highway around 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The driver of the tanker is...

Let’s unite for Ga state’s development – Nii Okanta Ankrah II

The Head of the Mantse Ankrah Royal Family of Otublohum in the Greater Accra Region, Nii Okanta Ankrah II, has urged the leaders of...

I took loan to organise my mum’s funeral – Convener of Locked-up Investments Holders

Convener of the Locked-up Investment Holders’ Forum, Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has revealed that due to his lock-up funds, he was forced to take...

Jacobu: Man guns down cousin

A 28-year-old man, Kwadwo Oppong, has been shot dead by his cousin at Numeriso near Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti...

Check out 1915 souvenir programme of when Ga Mantse hosted Asantehene Prempeh II

Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has shared a historical insight dating back to 1915. Affectionately...

Yam seller fined GH¢600 for selling food without medical clearance

The Somanya Magistrate Court has im¬posed a GH¢600 fine on Salamatu Mohammed, a fried yam vendor, at Nkurakan in Yilo Krobo Municipality, Eastern Region,...

Landlord allegedly beaten to death in Keta

A landlord, Kpesenu Jerry has been allegedly beaten to death while in Police custody in Keta in the Volta region. He was reportedly arrested when...

Oti Regional Minister joins hundreds of residents, students to plant over 100,000 trees

The Oti Regional Minister, DSP (rtd) Daniel Machator, led hundreds of residents, students, and farmers in a tree planting exercise aimed at combating deforestation...

#DumsorMustStop vigil comes off today

The organizers of the #DumsorMustStop vigil have affirmed that the protest is set to proceed today, Saturday, June 8. Participants will assemble at the University...

Mayor of Accra, GFA President, others plant trees to mark Green Ghana Day

The Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Sackey, has planted a Veitchia palm tree on the John Evans Atta Mills High Street to commemorate...

Green Ghana Day: DCE slams illegal chainsaw operators and illegal miners

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Adansi South, Francis Ankomah, has criticized illegal chainsaw operators and illegal miners, describing them as threats to the...

Our unity and progress rooted in cordiality among ethnic groups – Opoku Prempeh to Ga Mantse

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reiterated the need for enhanced cordial relations among Ghanaian ethnic groups. According to Dr Prempeh this forms the...

Two Okada riders killed during motor display at colleague’s funeral in Enyan Asempanyin [Photos]

Two Okada riders have been killed during a motorbike display at their colleague’s funeral at Enyan Asempayin in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District. The deceased,...

Task force impounds 400 bags of cocoa and arrests 12 suspects in Eastern Region

The National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Task Force has impounded 400 bags of cocoa and arrested twelve suspects who offered a bribe of GHC 80,000. The National...

We will plant trees to maintain the Volta Lake – VRA

The Director of Environment & Sustainable Development at the Volta River Authority (VRA), Benjamin Arhin Sackey, has pledged to plant and nurture trees to...

Bekwai forest district allocates 150 hectares for tree planting and farming

The Bekwai Forest District has allocated 150 hectares of land to farmers specifically for planting over 60,000 trees and for farming purposes within the...

Take the habit of tree planting seriously – Dormaahene

Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II, the Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area in the Bono Region, on Friday appealed to Ghanaians to take the...

I have undergone three prostate surgeries – Allotey Jacobs 

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has opened up on his battle with prostate enlargement. According to him, he has...

Allotey Jacobs opens up on his 11 children; 24 grandchildren

Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs has revealed he has 11 children and 24 grandchildren. The former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman said he...

Gomoa Mampong flooding: Good news for residents and commuters

The Gomoa East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Solomon Darko Quarm has revealed that the water level on the Accra-Winneba Highway has reduced drastically. In an...

Fire Service lacks the needed firefighting tools – Alex Nartey   

Residents of Spintex, Ashaiman, Achimota, Dodowa, Ayi Mensah, and other parts of Accra are being urged to exercise caution, particularly with activities that increase...