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Majority leader’s thoughts on Alan Kyerematen’s resignation

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has shared his honest opinion on Alan Kyerematen's resignation from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs...

Sand winners destroy farmlands in Obom – Police arrest five

The activities of illegal sand winners operating in Abazor, near Obom, and its surrounding communities in the Greater Accra region have led to the...

Group to hold demo against police, Interior Ministry

A group calling itself the Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana (ADAM-GH) has notified the Ghana Police Service and the Minister of Interior about its...

TOR probes Quantum gas pipeline fire incident

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has initiated an investigation into a fire that engulfed a booster station on Friday 29th September  2023.The facility is...

5 reportedly dead in mining pit collapse in Tarkwa

Five persons are feared dead in a mining pit that collapsed at the Akoon Community Mining - a mining scheme of the Tarkwa Community...

Quantum gas pipeline near TOR catches fire

A gas booster station, Quantum Gas near the Tema Oil Refinery's (TOR) pipeline caught fire on Friday morning.The cause of the fire is currently...

UN supports CHRAJ to evaluate anti-corruption plan

Ghana has received support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to evaluate the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP).The bipartisan plan,...

 I want to see Adaklu roads fixed before I die – Adaklu warlord

The warlord (Tufia) of Adaklu Kpatove in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region, Togbe Kpatatsu III, has appealed to the government to, as...

UCS Facility Management offers free cleaning services to Nanakrom flood victims

UCS Facility Management Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies as part of its Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR) has offered a...

TUC to challenge Act that bars security agencies’ membership in court

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is seeking a constitutional interpretation of the law that currently prevents security agencies from establishing a union.According to...

Take your leave to rest – Cardiologist urges Ghanaian workers 

The Head of Cardiology Unit of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Abdul-Samed Tanko, has encouraged Ghanaian workers to take...

Health Ministry summons Korle-Bu over new dialysis fee

The Health Ministry has summoned the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital over the increase in cost of dialysis treatment from GH¢380 to GH¢765...

Korle Bu probes leakage of proposed hike in cost of dialysis

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, says internal investigations have been launched into how a...

CDD-Ghana sends SoS message to EC over electoral process

The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to address long-standing issues surrounding the electoral process ahead of the...

A/R: Police chase 54 year-old man for inflicting machete wounds on lover for ditching him

Police at Kuntenase have launched a manhunt for a 54-year-old man who allegedly inflicted multiple machete wounds on his 34-year-old girlfriend for fear of...

ECG arrests carpenter for allegedly selling ‘fake’ meters

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has apprehended a man involved in the alleged sale of counterfeit electricity meters at Adentan in Accra.This follows...

Sawla-Bole highway reopened to traffic

The damaged portion of the Sawla to Bole highway in the Savannah Region has been temporarily fixed and opened to traffic.The road was rendered...

Houses, properties still submerged in water 5 months after flood in Agbozume

Residents in some flood-affected communities in Agbozume in the Ketu South Municipality, of the Volta Region, are still counting their losses after they were rendered...

Overused cooking oil bad for your heart-Dietician

A senior dietitian at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Mrs. Efua Owusu-Ansah is warning that overused cooking oil can result in heart diseases.Speaking at the...

Police on manhunt for siblings said to have killed 60-year-old woman over witchcraft accusation

The Police have launched a manhunt for two siblings who allegedly killed a 60-year-old woman over witchcraft accusation at Janga in the West Mamprusi...

Woman, 85, accused of witchcraft battling for life

An 85-year-old woman, Maame Abena Kyere is currently fighting for her life at the Ajumako District Hospital in the Central region after she was...

Resource NIA urgently to issue more Ghana cards – EC tells govt

The Electoral Commission has called on the government to urgently resource the National Identification Authority (NIA) to enable it to register and issue more...

South African High Commission reacts to concerns over visa delays

The South African High Commission has reacted to concerns over delays in the issuance of visas to some Ghanaian applicants.In a statement, the Commission...

La Traditional Council reacts to bribery allegations in Burma Camp land reclamation

The La Traditional Council has refuted allegations that some persons are attempting to bribe them regarding the reclamation of 114 acres of land at...

Korle-Bu apologises for disquiet caused by proposed hike in cost of dialysis services

The CEO of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah has apologised to the public for the ‘fear and panic’ caused by the...

ECG staff allegedly beat medical doctor to pulp

Some workers alleged to be staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), have reportedly beaten a medical doctor to pulp.The incident happened on...

Ghana Communication Technology University unveils visionary strategic plan, statutes

In a momentous address by the Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, the university has unveiled its groundbreaking...

Ghana, Burkina Faso security agencies on manhunt for suspected terrorists

Ghana and Burkina Faso law enforcement agencies are on a manhunt for some persons suspected to be terrorists hiding in Fatchu in the Sissala...

Rabies kill two in Ashanti region

The Ghana Veterinary Service has disclosed that two persons have died from rabies in the Ashanti Region.The two deaths occurred within Sekyere Afram Plains...

Nekotech announces $100m initiative to empower 1000 Ghanaian youth

In a groundbreaking move that is set to redefine the future for 1000 Ghanaian youths, SOS Nekotech has launched a monumental $100 million initiative...

Man, 37, drowns in Okwe River

A 37-year-old man, identified as Ernest Tawaiah Adeichereh, at Okwenya in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, has been found dead after going missing during...

Two ride-hailing app drivers patch potholes on Accra -Tema Motorway

The never-ending gridlock on the Accra-bound stretch of the motorway, caused by numerous potholes, compelled two ride-hailing app drivers on Thursday morning to voluntarily...

North Gonja: Patients receive treatment under trees

Shortage of beds has become prevalent at the Daboya and Mankarigu Health Centers in the North Gonja district of the Savannah region.Patients lucky to...

TEWU, other university unions give govt two-week ultimatum over allowances

The Tertiary Education Workers Union (TEWU) and two other university unions, namely the Senior Staff Association of the University of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the...

Ghana to use electric vehicles for public transport – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that, government is working on a policy framework for the use of electric vehicles for public...

CJ advocates financial independence of judiciary

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has bemoaned the lack of financial independence of the judiciary, saying it was negatively affecting the work...

39th Farmers Day launched

This year's National Farmers Day to reward outstanding farmers and fishermen across the country has been launched in Accra.The 39th edition will be held...

The People’s Forum: Ashaiman residents angry over bad roads

Residents of Mexico, Washington, Peaceland and neigbouring communities all in the Ashaiman Municipality in the Greater Accra region are lamenting the poor state of...

Over 400 pupils stranded as rainstorm rips off roof of classroom block

The fate of over 400 pupils of the Manle Dada Basic and African Unity schools in the La Dadekotopon Municipality hangs in the balance...

Court adjourns Adisadel College assault case

The third hearing of the case of alleged assault at Adisadel College has been adjourned to Wednesday, October 4, 2023, due to the absence...