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Articulator truck claims 4 lives at Kubease 

A devastating accident on the Accra-Kumasi road near Kubease, close to Sekyere-Nkwanta, has resulted in the loss of four lives, including a one-year-old baby. The...

COP Maame Tiwaa chairs Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Maame Yaa Addo-Danquah, has been elected Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth...

Barker-Vormawor calls for support as trial for treason commences

After two years of legal proceedings, Monday, May 13, marks the beginning of the trial for treason against Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a prominent figure associated...

Minority demands roadmap on tablets distribution in SHSs

The Minority in Parliament is demanding from the Ministry of Education a comprehensive roadmap for the distribution of tablets to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...

Election 2024: ‘We should make sure our democracy is saved’ – Asantehene

As the nation gears up for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has issued a...

Asantehene raises alarm on galamsey; calls for collective effort to combat menace

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the momentous occasion marking his quarter-century reign, emphatically voiced the urgent need to heal the wounds inflicted upon...

2 dead after taxi rams into truck on Juapong road

A gory collision between a taxi and a truck on the Juapong road in the Volta Region has resulted in the loss of two...

Tima Kumkum Foundation hosts ‘EmpowerMom’ event in celebration of Mother’s Day

In celebration of Mother's Day, the Tima Kumkum Foundation joined hands with the Abokobi Area Rural Bank and Vice Versa Media GH to present...

Akufo-Addo pays tribute at funeral of late former DCE and chief of Binaba

The solemn final funeral rites of former District Chief Executive (DCE) and chief of Binaba traditional area in the Kusaug traditional area in the...

Woman who poured feces into community well heavily fined

The chief of Kwawu Mpraeso, Nana Ampadu Daaduam II, and the elders of the community have levied heavy fines against a resident, Dora Ama...

3 policemen interdicted over Adugyama voters registration disturbance

The Ghana Police Service has taken swift action against three police personnel for their alleged failure to conduct themselves professionally during the ongoing Limited...

Police condemn violence at voter registration centers

The Ghana Police Service has strongly condemned the incidents of violence at some voter registration centers in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. The service...

MainOne submarine cable repairs complete: Internet services restored

Following an outage that disrupted internet services in parts of West Africa since March 14, 2024, MainOne, a leading provider of undersea fiber optic...

General Superintendent of Assemblies of God commissions cut sod for Legacy Temples project

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has cut the sod to kick-start the construction of Legacy Temples for...

Media houses must uphold high standards – Gyan Apenteng

Former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Nana Kwasi Gyan Apenteng says media houses must uphold and strictly observe high standards to foster...

Ghana to carry out nationwide survey on two emerging plant diseases – Dr Appiah

The Plant Disease Research Centre, a unit under the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (BNARI-GAEC), in collaboration...

Energy Commission issued advisory on power interruptions in 2023

The Energy Commission last December issued an advisory about the irregular power outages that have occurred this year and emphasised the need for the...

Ghana’s secondary education ranking misrepresented – MoE

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has reacted to assertions that Ghana's secondary education ranks 137th out of 167 countries, dismissing such claims as inaccurate...

Adae Kese: Roads leading to Manhyia Palace to be blocked on May 12

The Manhyia Palace has announced that all roads leading to the palace on Sunday, May 12, will be blocked. According to a statement from the...

Farmers top fathers list for 2022 – Policemen with least number of births – Report

Fathers in 20 occupations were responsible for eight out of every 10 of all births registered at the Births and Deaths Registry in 2022,...

Anglican bishop condemns galamsey activities

The Anglican Bishop of Kumasi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Oscar Christian Amoah, has addressed the detrimental impact of illegal mining, known as galamsey, in cocoa...

Ghana Meteo warns of thunderstorms, variable rains over the country

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning of thunderstorms and varying intensity rains set to affect the southern half of the country. In a...

A/R: Man arrested for assaulting Ghana Water Company staff

Police in Suntreso in the Ashanti Region, have apprehended an individual accused of assaulting a staff of the Ghana Water Company Limited. The staff had...

Residents dispute govts claim on road progress in Dormaa Central municipality

Residents of seven communities - Kyeremekrom, Besease, Taforo, Kosane, Nsenia, Asunsu No.1, and Asunsu No.2 - located in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the...

Chief Justice inaugurates Enchi circuit court to enhance judicial service

Sehwi Wiawso High Court Judge, His Lordship Justice Isaac Kwame Amoako on behalf of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has inaugurated the...

2 dead, 5 hospitalised in Spintex gas explosion

Two persons are reported dead and five others receiving treatment at a hospital following an explosion at Joyea Construction at Spintex along the Accra-Tema...

Election 2024: The media should set the right agenda – Prof Audrey Gadzekpo

A professor of Communication Studies at the School of Information and Communication Studies at the University of Ghana, Prof Audrey Gadzekpo, has called on...

Decision to name Kumasi Airport after Otumfuo Nana Agyeman Prempeh I wasn’t difficult – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has revealed that the decision to rename the Kumasi International Airport after Otumfuo Nana Agyeman Prempeh I was not a challenging one. He...

Trapped in the crossfire: Fate of PWDs in Bawku conflict

Alhassan Abugri is a 40-year-old man with visual impairment in Bawku in the Upper East Region. On a fateful day in 2023, Mr Abugri had...

3 JHS girls reported missing found in bed with their boyfriends

Police in Obuasi have arrested three persons allegedly who camped three teenage Junior High School (JHS) girls for weeks. According to reports, the suspects were...

Dagbon Overlord collaborates with National Security to ensure safety in Northern Region

The Over Lord of the Dagbon Kingdom Ya Na Abukari II has assured the National Security the people of Dagbon will continue to play...

Yvonne Nelson shares hilarious video to illustrate Ghana’s economy

Actress Yvonne Nelson took to social media to share a video she believes mirrors the current state of Ghana’s government. The video depicts a pilot...

Bank of Ghana needs drastic restructuring – Togbe Afede XIV

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, has called for a significant overhaul of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to enhance its...

Missing BVRs can be used for illegal registration – Asiedu Nketia

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised concerns about the missing Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits at the Electoral Commission (EC). The party said...

Green Revolution: Zoomlion’s IRECOP initiative reshaping Ghana’s waste sector in Volta Region

Africa's waste management experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has commissioned another municipal solid waste recycling plant also known as Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP)...

Nduom hints at #BringBackGNBank nationwide campaign

The Global Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom has hinted at an impending nationwide tour seeking to campaign for the return of...

Transport Minister drags editor to court; demands GH₵5 million

Transport Minister Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has initiated legal action against the Lead Editor of the Law Platform, Jonathan Owusu Asare over a defamatory publication. The...

Tax exemptions better than incentives for churches – Tax Analyst

Tax Analyst, Francis Timore Boi believes it would be more beneficial for churches to continue to be exempted from taxes on their income, rather...

KMA clarifies report on missing GH¢3 million

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly(KMA) has debunked reports over a missing GH¢3 million meant for a project. The Ghanaian Times reported that, at the 9th General...

COCOBOD refunds $250m loan procured from ADB for irrigation in cocoa farms

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has disclosed that the organisation has refunded $250 million it acquired...