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GMA provides medical care to Akosombo Dam spillage victims [Photos]

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has actively participated as one of the key stakeholders providing crucial assistance to the victims affected by the devastating...

Several structures destroyed as fire engulfs slum at North Kaneshie

Fire engulfed a slum behind the Ashfoam office at North Kaneshie in Accra on Monday, destroying wooden structures and several other properties.An eyewitness,...

Saglemi Housing Contractor found dead

The contractor who executed the controversial Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, Andrew Clocanas, has reportedly died at his Airport Residential apartment.Reports say his remains...

OSP meets FBI officials in Washington [Photos]

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has met with officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...

Teen father allegedly poisons his 10-day-old son at Assin-Praso 

The Police at Assin-Praso, in the Assin North District of the Central Region, have intensified the search for a teen father for allegedly poisoning...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Adidome flood victims express gratitude to government

Some three hundred and fifty (350) persons living in one of the safe havens at Adidome in the Central Tongu district of the Volta...

One arrested over shooting of anti-galamsey taskforce commander

One more person has been arrested and is in custody at the Kibi Divisional Police Command in the Eastern Region following the shooting of...

Akosombo Dam Spillage: Each household to get GH₵535 monthly

Each household hosted at the National Disaster Management’s (NaDMO) designated safe havens will get a monthly stipend of GH₵535.This is part of the World...

NSMQ 2023: Primetime Limited reacts to Prempeh College’s protest

Primetime Limited, the organisers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has responded to concerns raised by Prempeh College in a petition following...

Bawumia mourns legal luminary Akoto Ampaw

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has eulogised renowned lawyer, Akoto Ampaw in a glowing tribute following his death.The legal luminary passed away on Friday, October...

Chief arrested over alleged attempted sodomy of 17-year-old boy

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the chief of New Akrofuom, Nana Kwaku Amoah, in the Adansi Asokwa district for allegedly attempting to...

Passengers raise concerns over defective trolleys at Kotoka Airport

Some passengers have expressed deep concerns over defective trolleys still in use at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).As a traveler who uses the airport...

Volta Lake breaks banks; 2,500 residents displaced

The Volta Lake has broken its banks, leading to the displacement of 2,500 residents from nine communities within the Pru East District.The victims comprise...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Farmers in affected communities hint of hunger

Farmers from some five communities in the Agbetikpo-Sikor electoral area in the North Tongu district decry lost of acres of farmlands.The communities, Sikor, Agbetikpo,...

Akosombo Dam Spillage: We are not yet at a point to declare state of emergency – UN Rep to Ghana

The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Ghana, Charles Abani has said Ghana is not yet at the point to declare a state of emergency...

Calm down, Nam 1 cannot decide who gets paid – Menzgold customers told

Chairman of the Aggrieved Menzgold customers, Isaac Nyarko, has said the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the defunct company, Nana Appiah Mensah, alias Nam...

I sacrificed a lot to serve in Akufo-Addo’s gov’t – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Environment Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says he is not bitter about no longer serving in President Akufo-Addo's government as he sacrificed greatly to...

FDA suspends operations of four sachet water companies in South Tongu District

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has swiftly suspended the operations of four sachet water-producing companies in the South Tongu District of the Volta...

TECNO unveils scholarship scheme for STEM students in collaboration with University of Ghana

On a momentous occasion attended by over 500 students, TECNO, an innovative technology giant, proudly unveiled the "TECNO Future Star Initiative" on October 18,...

Akosombo, Kpong dams spillage: 2,000 People displaced in Pru East

More than 2,000 people have been rendered homeless in 15 communities along the Lower Volta Lake Basin in the Pru East District in the...

Ticking Time Bomb! Kusasis and Mamprusis deepen conflict on social media with animal labels

In 1992, Rwandan politician Leon Mugesera referred to Tutsis as “Inyenzi”, meaning cockroaches. This insulting, dehumanizing language triggered a genocide, which happened in 1994...

Fella Makafui supports Akosombo dam spillage victims [Videos+Photos]

Ghanaian actress and philanthropist, Fella Makafui has generously donated some relief items to victims of the Akosombo dam spillage over the weekend.In a post...

Man ‘murdered’ on his farm at Agona Nyakrom Abrokro

Residents of Abrokro, a suburb of Agona Nyakrom in the Central Region, are living in fear following the gruesome murder of a 45-year-old man...

Akosombo dam spillage: Sogakope Hospital overwhelmed

The Sogakope District Hospital in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region is overwhelmed with medical cases after inpatients were moved from the...

TMA seeks private sector support to renovate Tema Manhean Polyclinic

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has commenced processes to renovate the Tema Manhean Polyclinic, a key public health facility in the fishing community of Tema. The...

Implement low-cost drug policy – Medical and Dental Council tells govt

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has called on government to implement a policy that will help reduce the high cost of medicines in...

Meet the couple called to the Bar

In an unprecedented event that has captured the hearts and imaginations of many, we bring you the heartwarming story of a couple who were...

AMA holds clean-up towards Ga Manye funeral

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has organised a clean-up exercise in preparation towards the final funeral rites of the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei...

Zanetor Rawlings supports flood victims in South Tongu

The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has donated a number of relief items and medical supplies to persons who have...

Galamsey fight: I was confident of Akufo-Addo’s support but I was wrong – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has expressed his disillusionment with the lack of support from President Akufo-Addo in the battle against illegal small-scale...

Galamsey report: If you want evidence, go to the forest – Frimpong-Boateng to AG

Former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has responded to the Attorney General's Office’s statement for "hard evidence" in relation to the allegations in his...

Opening of Keta Lagoon floodgates begins

The opening of the lagoon floodgates and the sandbar at Azizadzi has commenced to allow the free flow of the lagoon into the sea,...

Akosombo Dam spillage: We’ve not halted humanitarian operations in Mepe – GAF

Following reports that its officers stationed at Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region to support victims of the Akosombo Dam...

Francisca Enchill wins bronze in African Investigative Journalists award PAJI-NZ 2023

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill won bronze in the television category at the Norbert Zongo African Prize for Investigative Journalism  (PAJI-NZ) 2023, held in Burkina...

Breast cancer awareness month: Adenta residents receive health education and screening

In a dedicated effort to promote health awareness and early detection of breast cancer, Kozie Cares Medical Outreach, an initiative of Akosua Manu took...

Akosombo dam spillage: ‘Aren’t we Ghanaians too?’ – Ablakwa questions military withdrawal from Mepe

Reports from Mepe, one of the towns affected by flooding in the Volta Region, indicate that the military, which was assisting in transporting relief...

One dead in Makango floods, hundreds displaced

One person has been reported dead in the Makango floods in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, while two persons, who drowned...

Power supply from Sogakope BSP may delay for months – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that restoration of power from the Sogakope Bulk Supply Point (BSP) may be delayed for months...

Police on manhunt for Small-Scale Miners Taskforce commander’s shooter

The Eastern Region Police are currently conducting a manhunt for an individual known as Danso, who serves as a youth leader and miner in...

Akosombo Dam spillage: I can’t even eat – Businessman who lost ¢200k cries

A businessman who lost about ¢200,000 worth of products due to the Akosombo Dam spillage said he urgently needs the state to come to...