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Akroma mine attack: Over 20 armed robbers injure workers, steal gold

The Nkawkaw Divisional Police Command is on manhunt for about 20 armed individuals who launched an assault on and robbed the Akroma Gold Mining...

New train accident: We take full responsibility – Railway Development

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has taken responsibility for the recent train accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line. The accident occurred during a test...

Ghana is not immune to terrorist attack – National Security  

The Coordinator of the 'See Something Say Something' campaign of the National Security, says Ghana being the only country within the West Africa sub-region...

CCTV footage captures final moments before train accident

A CCTV footage has captured the final moments before the train accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway on Thursday during a test run. The...

Driver who caused train accident jailed

The Juapong Circuit Court has jailed Abel Dzidotor, a 41-year-old driver who abandoned his truck on the Tema-Mpakadan railway, resulting in a train accident....

Danger looms as part of Suhum-Accra highway turns death trap [Video]

Residents of Suhum 44 in the Eastern region are gripped with fear and panic due to a deepening pit beneath the highway, which was...

Illegal miners urged to join small-scale miners’ groups

Illegal miners have been urged to consider joining small-scale mining Associations, due to ongoing concerns regarding illegal mining activities and their detrimental impact on local communities.  This move...

Woman bathed with acid by her husband breaks silence [Listen]

Philomena Owusu, who is fighting for her life after her husband bathed her with acid and killed their 9-month-old baby girl at Gomoa Pomadze...

Two hit by stray bullet as Police clash with ‘wee smokers’ [Photos]

Two young men fell victim to stray bullets after a clash between the Assin Fosu Police patrol team and alleged marijuana smokers. According to...

ECG Board fires PURC over fine

The Board of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have responded to the GH¢5,868,000 fine Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for the company's failure...

We are still waiting for your apology – ECG staff tells Ashanti Regional Minister [Listen]

Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region are breathing on the neck of the Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah to...

Gborbu Wulomo: Moment Nungua Traditional Council stormed hotel to demand release of minor queen [Watch]

The Coconut Groove Hotel in Accra witnessed a dramatic scene as members of the Nungua Traditional Council stormed the premises, demanding the release of...

Situate power sector challenges within the context of the 4th Republic – Jantuah

The Chief Executive Officer of African Energy Consortium Limited, Kwame Jantuah has acknowledged there are numerous challenges facing the power sector in Ghana. He identified...

Gborbu Wulomo: We are probing validity of underage marriage – AG’s office

The Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has announced that his office is investigating the legality of the marriage ceremony between Gborbu Wulomo and Naa...

Organised Labour threatens to strike over Tier-2 pension arrears

Organized Labour has warned of a possible strike on May 2, 2024, should the government continue to neglect its responsibility to disburse tier-2 pensions...

Christopher Adu Boahen to be buried on April 25

Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen, son of historian and New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart Professor Albert Adu Boahen, will be laid to rest on Thursday,...

Three JHS boys arrested for allegedly gang-defiling 15-year-old colleague

The police have arrested three male juveniles, aged between 15 and 17 years, for allegedly gang-defiling a 15-year-old girl at Aboabo Junior High School...

MGL visits Dumor family following passing of Mawuena Trebarh

A delegation of the Multimedia Group Limited has paid a visit to the family of the late Mawuena Trebarh, former Chief Executive of the...

Political interference makes public sector managers appear incompetent – Dr Manteaw

The Chairman of the Coalition of Stakeholders on Electricity Contracts and Arrangements, Dr Steve Manteaw, has expressed his disbelief in the notion that Ghanaian...

TEWU raises concern over quality of food served in SHS

The Secretary-General of the Teachers and Educational Worker’s Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress, Mark Dankyira Korankye, has raised concern over the quality...

Ghanaian students to compete in Robotics World Championship in USA

A group of Ghanaian students building robots aims to bring glory to Ghana at this year’s Robotics World Championship in the USA. Ghanaian primary and...

Truck driver allegedly responsible for train accident arrested

The Ghana Police Service has made an arrest in connection with the recent train accident on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line. The driver of a...

Armed robbers attack Akroma mining company, Chinese worker shot

Armed robbers have attacked the Akroma Gold Mining Company located in Esaase, within the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern region. The robbers who...

Ghana wins preliminary ruling in Cassius Mining’s $300m international arbitration

An international arbitration tribunal has ruled that the seat of the international arbitration instituted by Cassius Mining Company Limited against Ghana shall be Ghana,...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana cocoa initiative headquarters

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hailed the launch of the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana cocoa initiative as a pivotal moment in the cocoa industries of...

Gborbu Wulomo didn’t marry Naa Okromo – Chieftaincy Minister

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has dismissed claims that the ceremony between Gborbu Wulomo Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII and...

New Ghana train on test run involved in accident [Photos]

A train recently procured from Poland by Ghana and meant to serve the Tema-Mpakadan railway line has crashed during a test run within the...

NAGRAT issues one-week ultimatum to govt over unpaid pensions

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed dismay over government's failure to fulfill mandatory contributions for over 700,000 Ghanaian workers. During a press...

Oppong Nkrumah reveals what his mother told him after he was appointed as Works and Housing Minister [Listen]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed what his mother told him after he was announced as the sector Minister. Speaking...

We are far behind schedule – Oppong Nkrumah on flood response program [Audio]

Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has admitted that the flood response program in the country is behind schedule. He underscored the urgent...

Illegal miners given 72-hour ultimatum to leave Birim North

The Birim North District Security Council has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to all illegal miners within the Akyem Ntronang enclave to stop their operations....

IET condemns Ashanti Regional Minister over arrest of ECG boss

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has strongly condemned the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah for causing the the arrest of Ing...

 ECG senior staff demands apology from Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Region Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) senior staff is demanding an apology from the Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah over the arrest of the...

9-month-old baby dead after father bathed her and mother in acid [Photos]

A 29-year-old woman, Philomena Owusu is in critical condition while her 9-month-old baby girl has died after her husband bathed them with acid. The...

Adjenim Boateng Adjei: OSP files fresh charges against Former PPA boss

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has slapped former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei with...

Latest on ’12-year-old’ wondergirl married to Gborbu Wulomo

Gender Minister designate, Darkoa Newmann says Naa Kromor, the teenage girl said to have been married off to the Gborbu Wulomo of Nungua will...

Curfew imposed on Sampa over chieftaincy dispute

A curfew has been imposed on Sampa, in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region over a chieftaincy dispute in the area. ...

No road, no vote – Mallam residents protest over poor roads

Residents of Mallam near the 'borla' road within the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, took to the streets in protest on Thursday, demanding the asphalting of a...

KNUST’s Prof. Grace Nkansa Asante becomes Ghana’s first female Professor of Economics

Prof Nkansa Asante becomes the first female in Ghana to be conferred the academic title following an approval by the University Council. She currently holds the position as the Vice Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KNUST.

Illegal miners risk lives by digging under new gas pipelines – Genser Board Chair reveals

The Board Chairman of Genser Energy, Nana Otwasuom Osae Nyampong VI, has disclosed that illegal miners are digging beneath the newly laid gas pipelines...