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Shama explosion: Over GH¢55k found at quarry site

The Assembly member for the Anto Aboso Electoral Area in the Shama District of the Western Region, Emmanuel Owua-Awie, has disclosed that an amount...

Number of women interviewed in media for expertise declines – Survey

A survey conducted by the Ghana Women Expert Project has shown a decline in the number of women interviewed for their expertise in the...

VRA issues alert on Kpong, Akosombo dams spillage

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has caution residents downstream of Akosombo and Kpong dams to be alert and take precautionary measures ahead of a...

IGP says centralising information flow is standard police practice, but Scotland Yard says otherwise

Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare says his centralisation of information flow within the Ghana Police Service is in line with international...

New twist to leaked tape on IGP’s removal

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape on the Inspector General of Police's (IGP) removal has asserted that the audio seems...

My evidence is ready, the truth will come out – COP Mensah

Embattled Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah says he has prepared his evidence and is confident the truth will ultimately be revealed.According to...

Dampare’s interrogation was needless  – Sulemana Braimah

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) says the questioning of the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare...

Five-year-old pupil swept away by flood waters in Kumasi

Tragedy struck in Moshie Zongo, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, as a heavy downpour on Tuesday led to the loss of a five-year-old...

Fetish priest inflicts machete wounds on ex-girlfriend

A jilted fetish priest identified as Togbe Gadefia has attacked his ex-girlfriend with a machete at Asamankese in the Eastern region.The victim, Rakia Huseini,...

Man, 40, allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl to death

A 40-year-old man, Kwabena Larbi, has allegedly defiled a 10-year-old girl to death at Ohene Akura in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern...

Forestry Commission impounds 21 trucks of stolen wood

The Bono Regional Forestry Commission has intercepted 21 trucks loaded with stolen wood from various reserves in the enclave.Out of the 21 trucks,...

EPA reshuffles Western Region Director, others after quarry explosion

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undertaken a major reshuffle including a transfer of the Western Regional Director and others after the quarry explosion...

GES announces reopening date for basic schools

In a significant move to restore the pre-COVID-19 academic calendar and bring stability to the education system, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has scheduled...

Leak tape probe: Lawyer lauds Dampare’s friendly interaction with his accusers

Private legal practitioner, Kwaku Paintsil has lauded the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare's friendly interaction with police officers involved in a plot...

JUSAG demands improved security, risk allowance for staff after Tamale attack

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) wants improved security and some risk allowance for its members following the recent attacks at the...

Leaked tape probe: Dampare only guilty of doing his job – Kofi Akpaloo

Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, says the only crime the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George...

Use of ‘wee toffee’ on the rise among SHS, JHS students

Bongo District Mental Health Coordinator, Prince Kofi Yeboah, has expressed worry over the rise in sales and consumption of psychoactive drugs on the various...

School selection: Parents urged to take active role to ease placement stress

Parents are being advised to actively participate in the school selection process in an effort to alleviate the stress, frustration, and time-wasting associated with...

Gridlock on Mallam-Kasoa road after Tuesday’s downpour

The downpour on Tuesday afternoon has washed silt onto both ends of the Mallam-Kasoa section of the Kaneshie to Kasoa road hindering vehicular movement.The...

Judges not appointed based on political affiliations – GBA

President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo is insisting that the appointment of judges to the bench is based on merits.According...

2 injured in accident on Accra-Tema motorway

Two people were injured in a road accident on the Accra-Tema motorway on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.The accident, which happened near Tema Community 18...

IGP leaked audio probe to be held in-camera today

Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing the alleged plot to remove the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has said hearing will be...

Newborn baby discovered on refuse site at Gomoa Aboso

Residents of Gomoa Aboso, located in the Gomoa Central district of the Central region have been thrown into a state of shock following the...

APSCA: Matthew Opoku Prempeh bags Transformational Leadership Award

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was on Friday 8th September, 2023 awarded at the 2023 edition of the Africa Public Sector Conference and...

Leaked tape probe: It’s normal for IGP to show emotions – Supt Asare’s lawyer

Lawyer Alfred Papa Darkwa, counsel for Superintendent George Asare, one of the police officers implicated in the alleged conspiracy to remove the Inspector General...

3 businessmen in trouble over GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil deal

The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over an alleged GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil trans­action.Alhaji Iddrisu Ibrahim,...

Student jailed 12 months for swindling businessman

The Nkwanta District Court has sentenced Anyebas James, an undergraduate, to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour, for defrauding a businessman in Nkwanta South...

Bagri Dam spillage: Move to safe places – NADMO urges residents

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is warning Bagre Dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso will soon be spilled.It is therefore urging residents to move...

Leaked tape probe: Dampare’s bright exchanges with 3 ‘brothers’ [Photos]

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare extended an olive branch to his accusers when the parliamentary committee probing the alleged plot...

Drama in court after couple are jailed 25 years for stealing

A businessman aggressively challenged a Circuit court judge after he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on the charges of conspiracy to steal, abetment...

IGPs must be vetted with fixed tenure going forward – Dr. Bombande

In the wake of the ongoing controversy within the Ghana Police Service about the appointment of Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as the Inspector General...

Any shred of doubt about IGP’s integrity has been put to rest – Franklin Cudjoe

President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe believes that the Inspector General of Police George Akuffo Dampare’s submissions at the parliamentary committee...

Koku Anyidoho on why Mills appointed Dampare as ADC

The former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has weighed in on the ongoing probe into a leaked tape...

GJA extends 27th awards submission deadline

The National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for the 27th GJA Media Awards...

Commercial sex worker killed by tipper truck while demanding GHS80 fee from ‘client’

A commercial sex worker has died after being hit by a tipper truck.According to reports, Anabel hired a taxi from Kasoa to Awutu Bereku...

Ghana Highway Authority warns motorists to be cautious on Tema Motorway

The Ghana Highways Authority has warned drivers using the Tema Motorway to be cautious due to concerns about its structural integrity.According to the Public...

We may allow witnesses to cross-examine themselves – Atta Akyea

The chairman of the parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape on the plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo...

Plot to remove IGP: My accusers on a fishing expedition, acting as octopuses – Dampare

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, expressed his disapproval of certain aspects of the ongoing hearing, which he believes may grant an...

There’s no Special Dampare Unit – IGP clarifies

Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, has denied claims that he has created a ‘Special Dampare Unit’ in the Police Service that reports...

Leaked tape probe: Dampare denies withholding promotions

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has denied withholding the promotions of officers who are due for promotion.Recently, 82 aggrieved...