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National development should be based on resource returns – Cheddar

The leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Cheddar, says that the country's development and national needs should be based on returns from...

Four-year-old drowns in well at Kwahu-Tafo

A four-year-old has drowned in a well at Kwahu Tafo in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in the...

Three teachers held over GH¢394,500 employment scam

Three teachers held for alleged employment scam have been granted a GH¢350,000.00 bail each by an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel Mensah Amelikpo, David Bacha...

British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museums return Asante royal objects

The United Kingdom’s British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) on Tuesday, April 9, returned to Ghana 32 negotiated royal objects. The...

BVRs can’t be missing with EC’s strict protocols – Asiedu Nketia

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has expressed scepticism about the reported theft of some Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)...

Akufo-Addo engineered lawsuit to block Anti-LGBTQ+ bill – Asiedu Nketia alleges

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has made bold allegations, accusing President Akufo-Addo of orchestrating a lawsuit...

John Kumah: Asiedu Nketia raises concerns over unsolved murders of NPP MPs

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has raised concerns about the lack of progress in solving the murders of...

Government’s refusal to clear goods for HEAL KATH Project sparks public outcry

There is widespread outrage among some Ghanaians over the government's refusal to aid the Heal Kath Project team in clearing tiles for renovation works...

Billionaire faces death in $44bn bank fraud case

It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately...

Agenda 111 update: Presidential Health Advisor expects 50% hospital completion by end of 2024

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, says 50 per cent of the Agenda 111 hospitals will be completed by the end of...

Ghana Airports Company Limited interdicts staff involved in cocaine smuggling incident

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has taken action by interdicting all staff implicated in the recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International...

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...