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Gory accident on Accra-Kumasi road claims one life, another injured

One person is reported dead and another injury in an accident in Accra Thursday. The victims, a man and woman were in a Mercedes Benz...

OSP refers Cecilia Dapaah’s case to EOCO

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has referred the case involving embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah to the Economic and Organised Crime...

Court orders OSP to return Cecilia Dapaah’s seized assets

An Accra High Court has ordered the Office of the Special Prosecutor to return all monies seized from the embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia...

Ghana Railway Development Authority urges public vigilance over metal theft

In a bid to protect the significant investments in Ghana's railway infrastructure, Yaw Owusu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority,...

UG starts Takoradi, Kumasi city campuses

The University of Ghana (UG) has received accreditation and started the operation of satellite campuses in Takoradi and Kumasi.  The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor...

KPMG’s audit of GRA/SML extended to Feb 24

KPMG's audit deadline of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) contract has been extended from the initial date of...

Lordina Mahama hosts widows at Ampoma in Bono East Region

Former First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama has held a New Year get-together for widows at Ampoma in the Kintampo South Constituency of the Bono...

Teacher unions strike: NUGS calls for swift resolution

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has charged government to resolved issues raised by the Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational...

Coup plotters: It’s just political intimidation – Kpebu on trial of ACP Agordza

Martin Kpebu, lawyer for ACP Benjamin Agordzo has said his client's trial was politically motivated. ACP Benjamin Agordzo, along with the late Dr. Mac Palm...

AMA has ‘nothing’ on Atta Mills’ death contrary to sibling’s claim on autopsy report -Asamoah Boateng

Checks at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has indicated that there is no copy of an autopsy report based on which a burial permit...

Asante regalia to be displayed in Ghana for the first time in 150 years

Today, January 25, 2024, the Manhyia Palace Museum with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the British Museum have announced details of...

Attorney General explains how convicted coup plotters planned to kill President Akufo-Addo and others

Six persons including three soldiers have been sentenced to death by hanging for high treason. The Accra High Court on Wednesday afternoon found them guilty...

Call off your strike before we address your demands – NLC to teacher unions

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has issued a directive instructing the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), affiliated with the Trades Union Congress, and...

ACP Agordzo’s lawyer threatens to sue gov’t

Martin Kpebu, the lawyer for Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, has threatened to sue the state for malicious prosecution. This follows...

Profile of new Chief of Defence Staff – Major General Oppong-Peprah

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, January 24, 2023, named the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah as the new Chief...

ACP Agordzo breaks silence after verdict on coup plot trial

Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP), Dr Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo has expressed a heartfelt appreciation to God after he was acquitted in the coup plot...

Alan Kyerematen reacts to VAT on electricity

Former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen has expressed concern on the government's decision to impose a 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption. Independent...

Gov’t reviews Bawku curfew

The Ministry of Interior has reviewed the curfew hours in the Bawku municipality to between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am. The revision takes effect from Thursday, January 25, 2024. This...

Electricity VAT: We can’t implement a directive that has bottlenecks – ECG MD

In the wake of disagreements about the government’s decision to impose a new Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumers beyond the lifeline threshold,...

The state took ACP Agordzo through a needless trial, a frivolous case – Martin Kpebu

Lawyer for Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, Martin Kpebu has expressed his excitement over the acquittal of his client. Six individuals implicated in...

Deputy Attorney General chides Martin Kpebu

A Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticised private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu’s commentary in reaction to the acquittal of the Assistant Commissioner of...

Kumasi Technical University inducts new Vice Chancellor

The Kumasi Technical University Council has inducted into office a new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gabriel Dwomoh. He takes over from Prof. Osei-Wusu Achaw, and pledges to...

SEND Ghana calls on government to intensify education support

SEND Ghana has expressed solidarity with the global community in recognising the pivotal role of education as a fundamental human right and a crucial...

Death penalty is retrogressive – Xavier Sosu

Human Rights lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu, has expressed his displeasure with the death sentence handed six coup plotters. The six individuals accused of being part...

Nhyiaeso constituency gets first modern astroturf

A modern AstroTurf sports facility has been commissioned at Kwadaso Estate Park in the Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti region to boost sports and...

Sebrepor residents resist construction of fuel station [Video]

Residents of the Sebrepor in Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra region are resisting a move to construct of a fuel station in...

Bawku conflict: Upper East REGSEC summons leaders of feuding factions

The Upper East Regional Security Council(REGSEC) has convened a meeting with leaders of the feuding factions in Bawku to address the recent surge in...

Arise Ghana Movement honours Julius Malema

Members of Arise Ghana Movement on Tuesday honoured the president  of the South Africa-based  Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema at a public forum in...

Akufo-Addo appoints new Chief of Defense Staff

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The appointment, according...

Korle-Bu to hold mass burial for all unclaimed, unidentified bodies

The authorities of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have announced their intention to conduct a mass burial for all unknown, unclaimed, and unidentified bodies....

Justice delayed again – Nduom’s reaction after court validates BoG’s action to revoke license of GN Bank

Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, the head of GN Savings and Loans, has responded to the Human Rights Court in Accra's decision to dismiss his...

Coup plotters case: We’ll appeal ‘death by hanging’ ruling – Lawyer

The attorney representing the individuals convicted in the alleged coup plot, Victor Adawudu, has revealed plans to challenge the court's decision against his clients...

Coup plot: Six sentenced to death for treason

Six individuals accused in connection with an alleged coup plot have been found guilty of conspiring to commit high treason and committing high treason. Among...

I have nowhere to run to – Maurice Ampaw to appear before Kumasi Traditional Council

Legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has expressed his willingness to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the Asantehene, Otumfuo...

Discontinue Wontumi’s case – Otumfuo directs Kumasi Traditional Council

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has instructed the Kumasi Traditional Council to halt proceedings against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic...

Government needs to redirect its attention to basic education – SEND Ghana

Policy research and advocacy civil society organization, SEND Ghana has called on government to invest more in basic education. According to the organization, government is...

Chieftaincy Minister calls for investigation into death of Atta Mills

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has called for a thorough investigation into the death of former President John Evans...

Coup plot: ACP Agordzo, two others acquitted

An Accra High Court has acquitted Assistant Commissioner of Police, Benjamin Agordzo and two others. The two are Colonel Gameli and junior military officer, Corporal...

51 prisoners who passed BECE gain admission to SHS

All 51 prison inmates who sat the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have gained admission to various pre-tertiary institutions in the country. They obtained...

ECG to undertake emergency maintenance works on CLOU prepaid system

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to undertake emergency maintenance works on the CLOU Prepayment Metering System’s server. This will affect the...