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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...

Latest on LGBTQI+ Bill [Video]

https://youtu.be/cLKwfuQcgCY The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, is expected to be passed...

National Road Safety Authority launches TransportGhana

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with road transport service providers, has unveiled TransportGhana. This is a digital transport system aimed at transitioning...

Deputy Roads Minister promises to fix Ekye Amanfrom and Donkorkrom roads

Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Stephen Pambiin Jalulah has pledged to improve the road conditions from Ekye Amanfrom to Donkorkrom in Afram Plains...

Rent Control Department to digitalise its operations

The Rent Control Department is set to commence the digitisation of its operations next month following the successful installation of state-of-the-art equipment. This will enable...

 Prison officer reported dead after 6th March parade rehearsal

A 40-year-old prison officer, Lance Corporal Paul Badu has reportedly died after falling sick during the 6th March rehearsal parade in Koforidua. The deceased...

Ho MCE appeals for support to resolve acute water shortage

The Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Divine Bosson has appealed to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to help resolve the acute water shortage,...

Court remands man who stole over GH₵200K to cure ailing mother

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 30-year-old man accused of stealing GH₵292,534 belonging to his employer. Henry Hoyle is said to have told...

‘Trotro’ driver stabs passenger over 50 pesewas

A 51-year-old ‘trotro’ driver, Michael Oppong, has been remanded into Police custody by the Ashaiman Circuit Court for stabbing a passenger with a knife over 50 pesewas...

MPs make strong appeal to govt over water shortage in Tamale

Members of Parliament representing the Tamale Metropolis and surrounding areas have raised alarm over a severe water shortage in the area as they called...

FDA to shut down unlicensed canteens

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned that it may close canteens and food service units of public institutions if they operate without...

Brilliant but needy SHS graduate who dreams of becoming a doctor sells plantain chips to survive

The traffic jam in most of Accra’s busy highways usually frustrates commuters, as long as productive hours are wasted in traffic daily. But, that...

ECG reacts to recent outages in Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained the recent intermittent power cuts in the Ashanti Region. The ECG attributed the outages to internal faults...

GJA President replies NMC boss over media blacklist directive [Video]

President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has responded to the Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo. His...

Ayorkor Botchwey’s candidature well-received – Malawian President

Malawian President, Lazarus Chakwera says the candidacy of Ghana’s foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, for Commonwealth Secretary-General has been “well-received.” President Chakwera whose country is...

40% of journalists have fallen victim to attacks on duty – Survey

The University of Ghana’s School of Communications 2023 survey has revealed that about 40 per cent of journalists have fallen victim to attacks while...

If you can’t tolerate journalists, stay away from them – GJA President warns

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has cautioned public officials to refrain from engaging journalists if they can't be civil...

Ghana Gas to acquire Cylinder Manufacturing Company by end of first quarter

Ghana Gas Company is in the final stages of acquiring Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited. In April 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved the...

Bawumia’s small-scale mining policy a game-changer – Mireku Duker

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, George Mireku Duker, has elaborated extensively on the policy strategy of the Vice...

Dampare and his team have failed the media – GJA President [video]

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor has said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and his team have let the media...

Check out how much govt spent on suspended Agyapa Royalties deal

It has emerged that, the government spent $12 million on the suspended Agyapa royalties deal. The CEO of the Minerals Income Investment Fund, Edward...

Lawyer reveals how he transported a ‘mentally challenged’ person from Tema to Pantang

Former Police officer and legal practitioner, Twum Barimah has recalled how he single-handedly transported an individual with serious mental challenges from an area in...

Traders, fishers confirm ‘sex for fish’ along coastal communities

Some fishers, traders, and people who have associations along the beaches of the Western Region have confirmed the growing phenomenon of exchanging sex for...