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Latest on Kasoa ritual murder case

An Accra High Court has ordered the lawyers in the Kasoa teenager's murder case to file their addresses by March 14, 2024. The order...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Munich, Addis Ababa

President Nana Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 14th February 2024, to lead a delegation to attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Federal Republic...

Val’s Day: Couples, singles share chilling tales at Flavours Restaurant in Ho

In an intimate setting at the renowned Flavours restaurant in Ho, couples and singles alike gathered to share not only delectable dishes but also...

Consume more cocoa for health and economic growth – GTA to Ghanaians

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has urged Ghanaians to increase the consumption of Ghanaian cocoa products to improve their health and boost national economic...

PPAG expresses concern about the increase in teenage pregnancy and HIV

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a subsidiary of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), has expressed concern about the rise in teenage...

Education Ministry launches Community of Excellence Programme

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with stakeholders has inaugurated the Community of Excellence Programme (CEP) to elevate the quality of education in the...

Sixth KNUST Food Festival to showcase innovations and technological advances

Innovations in Ghana’s traditional foods have become crucial in preventing hunger and boosting tourism. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will therefore showcase...

Clean Ghana Campaign: 2 arrested, shops closed down at Agbogbloshie market

The Clean Ghana campaign has made two arrests and shut down a number of shops at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra for unsanitary conditions....

January 2024 was the warmest on record

Per recent data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), January 2024 has been identified as the warmest January globally on record. The...

Valentine’s Day: Souvenir vendors lament low patronage

Valentine's Day holds a significant place for individuals and families to celebrate and reaffirm their affection, camaraderie, and admiration for each other. In Ghana,...

Dire air pollution situation at Korle-Boode; Accra demands immediate action

At first glance, it may seem like goldsmiths are burning to craft ornaments for sale, but a closer examination of the smoke rising into...

Damanghene and former Commissioner of Police passes on

The chiefs and people of Damang and Bosomtwi in the Wassa Fiase Traditional Area are in mourning following the passing of the Damanghene, Nana...

Suspect who escaped from prison rearrested

A 26-year-old pupil teacher, identified as Bernard Tamayiri, has been rearrested by the Tuna police in the Sawla district of the Savannah region. Suspect...

Kwabena Kwakye’s last radio moments before he passed [Video]

A lot of people are still at sea over the sudden death popular radio presenter, Kwabena Kwakye. The host of the political talk show -...

Ahafo Ntotroso get Senior High school

The Paramount Chief of the Ntotroso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Barima Twereko Ampem (III), has officially commissioned the Twereko Ampem Senior High...

Trial of man charged for killing 2 minors at Abesim to begin on March 14

The commencement of the trial of Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim...

One arrested in Mempeasem, chief and community members flee

A fresh assault on the Mempeasem community in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region has resulted in the arrest of one individual. Police...

Checkout 100 photos of #SaveGhanaFootball demo

Today, a sea of demonstrators flooded the streets of Accra, uniting under the banner of the 'Save Ghana Football Demonstration' to demand urgent reforms...

Reshuffle: Asenso-Boakye takes over Roads and Highways Ministry

Francis Asenso-Boakye has, in a Cabinet reshuffle by President Akufo-Addo this morning, been moved to the Roads and Highways Ministry. Until his re-assignment, Asenso-Boakye, the...

GWCL announces 48 hours disruption in water supply in Somanya, environs

Some residents of Somanya and its environs will have to ration their water as the Ghana Water Company plans to shut down one of...

Teenage pregnancy rate increases to 15% in 2022, from previous 14% in 2014 – GSS

The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) by the Ghana Statistical Service has indicated a rise in the rate of teenage pregnancy by...

We dragged 3 financial institutions to court to retrieve ¢5m – UG tells PAC

The University of Ghana (UG) says it has dragged three financial institutions under receivership to court in an attempt to recover their locked-up funds. The...

Police arrest suspect after he stabs policeman in robbery expedition

A robbery suspect, who stabbed a policeman after he had robbed a woman, is assisting police in investigations. Francis Addo inflicted knife wounds on General...

Save Bogoso-Prestea mine from collapse now – Angry chiefs tell Government as FGR struggles

Traditional leaders in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region are up in arms against the new owners of the Bogoso Prestea mine,...

Popular broadcaster dead [Photo]

Kwabena Kwakye, fondly known as Wofa KK, a prominent broadcaster at Kencity Media's Oman 107.1FM in Accra, has tragically passed away. He had reportedly...

I’m a hairdresser not a military recruit – Woman in viral recruitment photos

Lydia Wiafe, a 41-year-old hairdresser from Ejisu Apromase in the Ashanti Region has expressed distress and fear after images depicting her in military attire...

Walewale robbery: Northern Regional Security Council visits victims

The Chairman of the Northern Regional Security Council, Yidana Zakaria, paid a working visit to the victims of Monday's deadly robbery attack in Walewale. The...

MP places GH¢100k bounty on Jirapa Dubai CEO’s killers

The Member of Parliament for Jirapa constituency, Cletus Seidu Dapilah, has placed a GH¢100,000 bounty on the killers of the CEO of Royal Cosy...

Government honours Hackman Owusu Agyeman with housing project

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has announced the Ministry’s decision to pay tribute to former Works and Housing Minister, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman,...

Police probe alleged mob attack on firefighters at Konongo

Police in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations into an alleged mob assault on personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The incident took...

Mother of 15-year-old gang-raped by 6 final year SHS students appeals for justice

The mother of a 15-year-old Form One student of Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) who was allegedly gang-raped by six final-year students of...

GWCL blames Tamale water crisis on severe harmattan condition

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has indicated that the water scarcity situation in the Tamale is due to the prevailing harmattan weather in the...

Ladder gives clue in Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder

Forensic police are weighing up the value to put on a ladder they found leaning on the wall of the Royal Cosy Hill Hotel,...

#SaveGhanaFootball demo comes off today

The much anticipated demonstration against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to take place today, February 14, 2024. The mammoth...

Korle Bu sets records straight on prison inmate’s escape

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has denied reports suggesting that a Chinese prison inmate escaped while undergoing treatment at the facility. The inmate was...

Today is National Chocolate Day

February 14, a day known worldwide as Valentine’s Day, or Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a day for lovers,...

World Radio Day: US Embassy salutes Joy News anchor Emefa Apawu

In commemoration of the 2024 World Radio Day, the US Embassy in Ghana on Tuesday, February 13, celebrated JoyNews anchor Emefa Apawu. In a...

Ya-Na enskins Mustapha Sanah as Chief of Dalun

Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II has enskinned Mustapha Sanah, a development management specialist as the Chief of Dalun, under a traditional title Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu...

Good news for rotational nurses

The Ministry of Health has assured discussions have commenced with the Ministry of Finance to secure funds for the payment of allowances to the...

Afriyie Akoto calls for speedy passage of L.I restricting importation of agric products

Former minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is calling for speedy passage of the Legislative Instrument restricting importation of certain agricultural...