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Massive fire engulfs Madina Main Market [Video]

A massive fire has erupted at the Madina main market, located behind Las Palmas, sending flames and smoke up into the sky. The cause...

Invest in solving specific problems: GRIDCo Land Management Director admonishes

Young engineers can make a substantial impact on the country's development and sustainability goals if they are exposed to practical experience after their engineering...

Ghanaians require infrastructure, not a tracker – Former Ridge Hospital medical director

Former Medical Director of the Ridge Hospital, Dr Thomas Anaba, says Ghanaians are not interested in tracking the government's projects but rather interested in...

Parliament seeks clarification from Presidency on Anti-LGBTQI+ bill transmission

The Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Nsiah, has formally reached out to the Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, seeking clarification on the...

Best Performance Tracker is in the pockets of Ghanaians – Kofi Adams [Video]

Mr Kofi Adams, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Buem constituency, has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government's initiative to...

NACOC seizes 1.6kg of suspected cannabis bound for UK

Officers from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have intercepted a package containing suspected cannabis at one of the central points of the courier services...

Missing manhood: Welder remanded for false claim at Gomoa Dominase

The Awutu Bereku District Court has remanded a 23-year-old welder, Hamzah Sadat into police custody after he accused an innocent person of stealing his...

Fake military officer arrested for impersonation in Nkwanta South

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a military officer in Nkwanta South municipality of the Oti Region. The imposter, identified as Abdul...

River waves flood three communities in Ada; over 300 residents affected

Over 300 residents of Azizanya, Kewunor, and Ayigboe, communities in Ada East, have been left homeless due to flooding in the communities following some...

Confusion breaks out at Bole Eid prayers [Video]

Confusion on Wednesday afternoon broke out at a prayer ground in Bole where Muslims had gathered to climax their 30-day Ramadan fasting. The prayer...

Catholic priest dies in fatal accident on Tarkwa-Bogoso road

A Catholic priest based at Shama in the Western Region, Fr. Samuel Ebuley Afful, has died in a fatal accident on the Tarkwa-Bogoso road. This...

Police holds memorial service for officers killed in Kyekyewere accident

The Ghana Police Service has held a one-week memorial service for its three officers who were killed in a fatal accident at Kyekyewere along...

ECG defends style of communication after faulty GRIDCO transmission line caused power outages in Ashanti region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says its recent style of communication with its customers is not aimed at absorbing itself from the challenges...

EIB Network reacts to purported video of Serwaa Amihere

Management of EIB Network, owners of GHOne TV has commenced independent investigation into the viral video purported to be one of its employees, Serwaa...

Jealous man allegedly stabs rival to death

Kwasi Badji, 47-year-old farmer at Okanta near Kadjebi in the Oti Region has allegedly stabbed his rival to death. An eyewitness, who wanted to remain anonymous, said Badji...

Fake soldier remanded for attempted robbery [Photos]

The Obuasi Circuit Court, presided over by His Honor Mark Deboro Tairima, has remanded a fake soldier in police custody for a week. The suspect,...

GNPC may not survive after 2026 if… – PIAC

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is warning that the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC) may not survive without government support if the government...

I feed my tigers a cow every 3 days – Nana Kwame Bediako [Video]

Businessman and politician, Nana Kwame Bediako, has shed light on the expensive upkeep of his pet tigers. He revealed that, he feeds his two adult...

Man drowns in well while saving goat

A 32-year-old young man has drowned in a well in an attempt to save his goat. This unfortunate incident occurred at Mmormesobuor near Dormaa Akwamu...

Over 400 acres of cocoa farms at risk in Atwima Nwabiagya

Over 400 acres of cocoa farms are being threatened in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in the Ashanti Region as a foreign-owned gold mining...

Interior Minister extends curfew hours in Nkwanta South township

Interior Minister has announced a review of the curfew hours in Nkwanta South township, extending the time from 5:pm to 6:pm-6:am. This decision comes after...

Court defers ruling on FDA’s ban on celebs endorsing alcoholic beverages

The Supreme Court has deferred its judgment in the case in which Mark Darlington Osae has filed a suit against directives that banned celebrities...

Performance Tracker: Over 13,000 projects validated so far – Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that the newly launched Performance Tracker is aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability...

New towing policy to check breakdown vehicles underway

Plans are underway to introduce a comprehensive system for towing breakdown vehicles which cause rampant fatalities on roads and highways in the country.  Records indicate...

ECG announces ‘dumsor’ in Tema Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a reduction in power supply to its Mobile Bulk Supply Point in the Tema region. The...

Development is a shared responsibility – Asenso-Boakye

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has called for a renewed mindset among Ghanaians to enable the country to achieve its development...

Driver, another arrested for slapping a Police officer at Kasoa [Photos]

A driver and a resident in Kasoa have been arrested for allegedly slapping a Police officer over an illegal increment of transport fare. The police...

450 visually impaired receive free computer training

To ensure that no one is left behind in the digitalization efforts to meet global demands, the government has trained 450 visually impaired citizens...

Akufo-Addo urged to do the needful and assent to anti-witchcraft bill

Commissioner of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Justice Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to do...

There is no takeover by Sentuo Oil Refinery Ltd – TOR denies sale claims

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has denied allegations of a takeover by Chinese-owned private oil refinery, Sentuo Oil Refinery Ltd. This follows some allegations made...

Stuck medicines at port to become a thing of the past – MoH [Audio]

The Ministry of Health has announced that delays in clearing life-saving medicines at Tema port will soon be a thing of the past. The...

20% fare hike: GPRTU to meet Transport Ministry today

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) will meet the Transport Ministry today, April 10, 2024, to discuss increment in transport fares set for...

Our laws against corruption also facilitate corruption – GBA PRO

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Saviour Kudze, has raised concerns about how effective the 1992 constitution is in combating...

Julie Essiam appointed first female Commissioner-General of GRA

The Finance Ministry has announced that Ms Julie Essiam now heads the Ghana Revenue Authority as Commissioner-General. She becomes the first woman to serve in...

Asante Akyem Atwedie in crisis: Assembly member appeals for intervention over surge in robberies

The Assembly Member for Asante Akyem Atwedie, Hon. Antwi Karikari Patrick, has expressed grave concern over the recent surge in robberies along the Atwedie...

Ghana’s laws against corruption also facilitate corruption – Ghana Bar Association PRO says

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Saviour Kudze, has raised concerns about how effective the 1992 constitution is in combating...

NDC’s intelligence revealed alleged theft of BVDs, not EC – Omane Boamah

Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the Electoral Commission (EC) did not voluntarily disclose information...

Samira Bawumia denies her involvement in East Legon property demolition

The office of the 2nd Lady, Samira Bawumia, has clarified that she has no hand in the reported demolition of a building in the...

NPP pleased with EC’s proposals for Limited Voter Registration – Evans Nimako

The Director of Elections for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako says the party is pleased with the engagement with the Electoral...

Your failure to protect electoral machines resulted in theft – NDC accuses EC

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande says the party is not concerned about the missing Biometric Verification Device (BVD)...