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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded

Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the...

Ho West MP implements policy aimed at improving healthcare delivery

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah is implementing a flagship policy aimed at improving healthcare delivery in his constituency. The...

Pull brakes on interdiction of headteachers – GES told

The National President of Wesley Grammar Old Students Association, Alexander Konadu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to halt the interdiction of...

Jospong Group joins Ablekuma Mosque to climax end-of-year thanksgiving service

The Jospong Group of Companies as part of its Annual Thanksgiving Service on Friday December 8th, joined the National Chief Imam and the Muslim...

CCTV captures ‘fake doctor’ who stole at Dodowa Government Hospital

A shocking incident unfolded at the Dodowa Government Hospital when a thief under the guise of a doctor stole some items in the hospital. The...

GES speaks on fate of interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it is possible some of the 11 interdicted Senior High School (SHS) headteachers will be reinstated. ...

GACL replaces defective trolleys at Kotoka Airport [Video]

https://youtu.be/wE8r9DOC18U The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has replaced defective trolleys at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The move of GACL is timely, considering the inflow...

Bekwai Circuit Court remands 3 Chinese and 7 Ghanaian illegal miners

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded three Chinese and seven Ghanaian illegal miners. This was after the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division...

Court sets date for treason trial verdict  

The High Court trying nine persons accused of attempted overthrow of the government has set January 24, 2024, for its verdict.  On that day,...

Peter Otokunor admitted as Chartered Financial Economist

Congratulations are in order for former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor after he announced he has been...

Court fines resident for building without permit

The Somanya Magistrate Court has convicted Justice Agyei Boadi, a resident of Wawase in the Yilo Krobo municipality for building without a permit.   He...

Tension after court affirms ruling against Sunni Islamist group in Tamale

Police in Tamale have confirmed renewed tension in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region following a ruling by the High Court against a...

Santeo demolition: Assemblyman accommodates some displaced residents

The Assembly member for the Santeo Electoral Area, Samuel Abbrey, has revealed that some victims of the recent demolition on a ten-acre land, are...

Mankessim-Winneba Junction; the deadliest stretch in Central Region — Police

The approximately 49.9 kilometre Winneba-Mankessim stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast Highway is the deadliest road in the Central Region, the Regional Police Command has...

Fire destroys shops at Kumasi Central Market

A devastating fire broke out, on Sunday, wreaking havoc on numerous shops within the Kumasi Central Market. The flames, which ignited at 7 am,...

KGL Technology breaks into the top Ghana Club 100 Companies

KGL Technology Limited, a subsidiary of the KGL Group of Companies has claimed the 11th position, surpassing 89 other respected and distinguished companies at...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas to premiere new investigative piece in January

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, says his team is set to release a new investigative project in January, 2024. The project, which focuses on organised...

Morgan’s Miracles and Sampson Amoateng Foundation register underprivileged on NHIS

The introduction of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is aimed at securing universal access to healthcare services. The NHIS aims to offer financial...

Authorities keeping some bribe monies as exhibits – Anas Aremeyaw Anas [Video]

Udercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has revealed that on some occasions, the large sums of money he paid as bribes during undercover investigations...

Chief arrested for possession of M16 rifle

A chief in the Northern Region has been arrested for allegedly wielding an M16 assault rifle with six fully loaded magazines at the Ambariya...

Narcotics Control Commission intercepts truck loaded with cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a truck loaded with 180 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis at Dodi, near Akosombo in...

Free SHS: 11 headteachers interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken decisive action by interdicting eleven headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and...

Medical colossus Prof. Yeboah laid to rest

A colossus in the medical field in Ghana and West Africa, Emeritus Professor Edward Kofi Donkor Yeboah, was on Friday laid to rest after...

You’ve had my back; I’m grateful – Dampare to Security chiefs

The Inspector-General of Police has expressed his gratitude to the heads of the various security agencies in the country for the support he has...

Accra West ECG recovers over GH¢2m from illegalities

The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has, over a period of one month, recovered GH¢ 2,315,423.00 from 1,390 customers...

Akosombo-Kpong dam spillage: Over 300 victims resettle at Aveyime-Battor

Over 300 people from 60 families who were displaced by the Akosombo and Kpong dams spillage have resettled at Aveyime-Battor in the Volta region....

Lithium agreement too simplistic – Bright Simons

Honorary Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Bright Simons, has described Ghana’s lithium deal with Barari DV as too simplistic. He argues that taking into consideration all...

Few days to Yuletide: Christmas euphoria yet to pick up

The high cost of items and the low disposable incomes, have combined to dim the usual euphoria ahead of Christmas and other end-of-year festivities...

Aisha Huang: We shouldn’t be seen as targeting foreigners – Kwabena Donkor

The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has called for the prosecution of the accomplices of galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang after...

Over 100 residents left homeless after overnight demolition at Santeo

Hundreds of residents in Santeo Jordan in the Kpone-Katamanso municipality in the Greater Accra region, have been left homeless after an alleged estate developer...

Opposing anti-LGBTQ Bill a political-suicide – Edem Senanu warns

Chairman of Advocates for Christ Ghana, Edem Senanu, has cautioned against opposing the passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values...

NAGRAT reacts to interdiction of SHS headteachers

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has issued a strong warning to headteachers nationwide to comply with the...

This is how much parents need to complete admission process at Bishop Herman College

Despite the general perception that Free Senior High School (SHS) has been made available for all to attend, some headteachers continue to charge and...

7 SHS headteachers interdicted in Ashanti region

The Ghana Education Service has directed headteachers in seven Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Ashanti Region to step aside. The action in connection with the collection of...

US-based man dies after suspected poisoning at his birthday in Takoradi [Video]

https://youtu.be/NMRM8rcyDHc?t=543 A 34-year-old Ghanaian-US based man, Albert Kwao Adeabah, has tragically died after suspected food poisoning at his birthday celebration with friends at Takoradi in...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will be passed soon – Sam George

The lead sponsor of the Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Sam George, says he is a happy man. According to...

Sam George raises concerns over delayed allowances for MPs’ bodyguards

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament(MP) Samuel George, has raised concerns about the delay in paying the 30% allowance promised to police officers assigned to guard...

ECG makes part payment to Sunon Asogli

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has paid $30 million out of the $60 million debt owed Independent power producer, Sunon Asogli Power Limited....

Two more headteachers interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the headteachers of Odomaseman Senior High School(SHS) and Berekum SHS in the Bono region. The interdiction...

Nurses in Oti Region rally for free sanitary pads

Nurses at the Dadoto CHPS compound in the Krachi East municipality of the Oti Region are urging the government, NGOs, and individuals to provide...