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Nkoranza Traditional Council postpones late queen mother’s one week celebration

The Nkoranza Traditional Council has postponed the one-week celebration of the late Queen Mother of Nkoranza, Nana Yaa Dudaa Kani II to Monday 22nd...

Housekeeper sentenced for preparing to commit robbery

The Accra Circuit Court Six has sentenced a 27-year-old housekeeper to ten years in jail with hard labour for attempting to rob two cars...

Eid-Ul-Fitr: Let’s rejoice in the spirit of unity, generosity – Alan

The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has extended warm wishes to Muslims all over the world and all Ghanaians as...

One dead, another injured after vehicle crashes with motor at Kasoa

A man believed to be in his late 20s has met his untimely death with another person seriously injured. This was after car crashed into...

Pregnant woman shot dead at Adinkrakrom

A pregnant woman, whose name has only been given as Ama has been shot dead at Adinkrakrom in the Asante Akyem North Municipality of...

Photos from the 2024 national Eid-ul-Fitr celebration

The National Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu on Thursday April 11,2024 led the Eid prayer at the Independence Square. Also present at the event...

Atwedie Assembly member worried over highway robberies; calls for urgent action

The Assembly member for the Atwedie electoral area in the Asante Akyem South Municipality, Patrick Karikari Antwi, has called for immediate action to deal...

This is not the time to think about jailing members of the LGBTQ community – Brigitte Dzogbenuku

The Presidential Candidate for the Progressive People's Party (PPP) in the 2020 general elections, Brigitte Dzogbenuku, says she is against laws being passed against...

GRASAG threatens nationwide protest over research grants

The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest if the government does not as a matter of...

OSP reacts to petition to probe Scholarship Secretariat

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed it has since July 2023 been investigating the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat for suspected corruption and...

Dr Gideon Boako empowers artisans and apprentices in Tano North

In a bid to uplift the socio-economic landscape of the Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Gideon Boako, parliamentary candidate and spokesperson...

Bolewura calls for peace after confusion at Eid prayers

The Paramount chief for Bole traditional area, Bolewura Kutugefeso Abdulai Isahaku has called for peace in the area after confusion broke out at an...

Transport Ministry reschedules meeting with driver unions

The decision on transport fares has been postponed after the Ministry of Transport allegedly failed to attend a crucial meeting with driver unions on...

Bawumia and Samira wish Muslims happy Eid [Video]

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife Samira Bawumia have extended their wishes to all Muslims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The...

Agric Ministry reacts to commercialisation of maize, soyabean products

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) says it has not given the green light to commercialise certain maize and soya bean products. Some...

Bawumia finally declares stance on LGBTQI+

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphatically stated he opposes the practice of LGBTQ+ in Ghana....

May the Eid bring you happiness, peace and blessings – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has wished all Ghanaians, especially Muslims a happy Eid celebration. Mr Mahama said it is his sincere wish that the...

Latest on Chinese prisoner’s escape

An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to May 3, the case of two Prison Officers accused of aiding Wang Xiao, a Chinese convicted prisoner...

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...