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Four persons accused of stealing cigarettes remanded

Four persons have been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court Three over an alleged theft of bundles of cigarettes and others valued GHC67,000.00. Prince Adjei, student,...

GRA begs Akufo-Addo over SML deal

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to allow Strategic Management Ghana Limited (SML) continue its operations, pending KPMG's report....

Bawku: Arms for cash should not be encouraged – Gyebi Asante

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons believes the only way the arms can be retrieved from Bawku is for peace to...

Gov’t will implement strong and ambitious structural reforms – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government will implement strong and ambitious structural reforms aimed at supporting Ghana’s physical consolidation and growth...

Fake son of former EC boss jailed

A driver who misrepresented himself as the son of Ghana’s former Electoral Commissioner (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has been jailed 5 years for...

Check out inauguration date for MMDAs

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development has set the inauguration of all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) nationwide for February...

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng reacts to multiple deaths from heart diseases prediction

Ghanaian physician and cardiothoracic surgeon, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has rejected reports viral claims of predicting the possibility of several people dying from heart diseases. The former Minister...

MoMo agents angry over unfair treatment of members

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has voiced concerns regarding reported incidents of harassment against some of its members. The Association...

Toddler dies after falling into bucket of water at Bibiani

A one year and three months old toddler has died after falling into a bucket of water at Oversees, a suburb of Bibiani in...

Scammed: US-based Ghanaian doctor narrates how she lost close to $50,000 in Accra

A US-based Ghanaian doctor has shared how she was scammed by a Ghanaian at Taifa in Accra, losing close to US$50,000. I am writing to...

Hope for Ghanaians with life-threatening non-typhoidal diseases as KNUST scientists begin clinical trial of vaccine

Ghanaians battling with life-threatening Non-Typhoidal diseases can rest easier as scientists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have commenced a...

Afenyo-Markin urges Winneba SHS students to prioritize education over early sex

Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has advised students of Winneba Secondary School to...

Ghanaian female student emerges Overall Best Student in The Gambia Law School

In a groundbreaking achievement at the 12th call of the Gambia Law school, Keren Naa Ayikaakor Lamptey, a distinguished Ghanaian student from the GIMPA...

Any intimidation will be resisted – FUSSAG, TEWU caution

In a resolute stand against perceived injustice, the University Senior Staff Association (USSA) and the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) have sent a...

ECG unveils aggressive campaign against illegal connections

The Director of Communication for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has announced a tough initiative to combat illegal connections. Mr. Boateng revealed...

VAT on non-lifeline residential consumption not implemented – ECG clarifies

Communication Director at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng has clarified that the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption beyond...

Silence the guns – National Chief Imam appeals for peace in Bawku

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, spokesperson of the National Chief Imam has called for calm in Bawku in the Upper East region. Speaking on behalf of the...

Man, 40, kills stepfather in his sleep at New Edubiase

A 40-year-old man has allegedly killed his 72-year-old stepfather, Kennedy Atokble, at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region. According to...

Kabye residents beg for Ghanaian citizenship

Residents at Kabye in the Buem-Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region have appealed to government to officially recognise them as Ghanaians. They complain of discrimination...

Bawku: Six killed following fresh attacks

This afternoon, at least six people are reported dead in a fresh attack in Bawku. This was after gunmen opened fire on a bus en...

Franklin Cudjoe questions government’s new train deal

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the government's decision to procure new trains for railway sector in Ghana. This inquiry comes after the...

Nkwanta South: Education Director urges govt to review curfew

The Nkwanta South Education Director, Jonathan Korsinah has appealed to government and the Interior Ministry to review the curfew imposed on the Nkwanta township....

Don’t tamper with our conditions of service – Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana says it will not allow anybody to tamper with their conditions of services. According to the National...

Ahanta Traditional Council performs ritual amid chieftaincy riots in Busua

Some family members of the Ahanta Traditional Council in Busua in the Western region have invoked curses on individuals believed to be instigating the...

Stop adding fuel to the fire – Lawyer advises Ayariga on Bawku conflict

Communications team member of the Movement for Change, Lawyer Andrew Appiah Danquah, has expressed disappointment in the statement made by Bawku Central Member of...

GPRTU makes strong case as it meets Transport Ministry over 20% fare increase

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended the proposed increase in transport fares set for January 24, 2024. The Union had announced...

Bawku: Criminals capitalising on conflict to attack people and expand network – Kwesi Aning

A security consultant, Prof Kwesi Aning says the notion that the violence being orchestrated on the sidelines of the Bawku conflict is perpetrated by...

Bawku conflict: We must take the politics out of it – Kwesi Aning

Security consultant, Prof. Kwesi Aning is urging stakeholders working to restore peace in Bawku to ensure that the proposed solutions are free from any...

Prophet beaten to pulp after attempting to bonk a married woman

A prophet was nearly lynched by angry residents at Awutu Bereku in the Central region for allegedly attempting to sleep with a married woman. Prophet...

Alan Kyerematen reacts to Bawku conflict

Independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has admonished military personnel stationed in Bawku to act professionally to ensure that no human life is wasted in...

MCE slams Ayariga over comments on Bawku conflict

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Bawku, Amadu Hamza Zanga, has slammed the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East...

Central Regional House of Chiefs endorses lithium mining agreement

The Central Regional House of Chiefs (CRHC) has given a clean bill of health to the first lithium mining licence the government issued to...

GWCL sets records straight on water crisis

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Ing. Dr. Clifford Braimah, has said the population of Accra has surpassed the capacity...

Government has not neglected E-block project – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has refuted allegations that the government is neglecting educational facilities in Senior High Schools (SHSs). Speaking at...

Akosombo dam spillage: Ablakwa pays six months rent for 167 displaced teachers

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he has disbursed about GH¢150,000 to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Replacing PTAs with PAs totally unnecessary – Apaak

The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, is urging the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately reverse its...

Ewoyaa project: Piedmont Lithium to sell portion of its Atlantic shares to another firm

US-based Piedmont Lithium has announced it will sell a portion of shares it holds in Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium to Atlantic’s biggest shareholder,...

Forest reserves as large as 30 football fields destroyed by illegal miners at Anhwiaso 

Illegal miners have cut down vegetation covering more than forty acres of land in the Anwhiaso-Bibiani Municipality of the Western-North Region.  This vast amount of...

ECG sets record straight on ‘dumsor’

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has addressed concerns regarding intermittent power supply in some areas. The company said there is no nationwide load shedding...

National Peace Council speaks on Bawku conflict

The National Peace Council has assured Ghanaians of its continuous commitment to address and possibly end the Bawku conflict.  Chairman of the Council, Rev. Dr....