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Akufo-Addo reacts to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s exit from ECOWAS

President Akufo-Addo has expressed his disappointment over the unfortunate choice made by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from the Economic Community of...

Major General Onwona takes over as new Chief of Army Staff

Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona has taken over as the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). This...

Electricity VAT: Next time they’ll tax the number of children we have if… – TUC

The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah has justified the union's decision to resist the 15 per cent...

House help accused of killing 83-year-old employer moved to prison

The Asokwa District Court has approved a police request to transfer 22-year-old house help, Marku Kuame, from their custody to prison. This move comes as...

15-year-old develops anti-sleep device for drivers after losing father, brother

Mary Manu, a 15-year-old girl, has birthed the development of a device that could help lessen the bloodshed on Ghana's roadways. The name...

Afoko retrial: Don’t rely on your memories, take notes – Defence lawyers urge jury

Defence lawyers in the case in which Gregory Afoko is standing retrial for the murder of New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman,...

UDS: Good news for students who were unable to complete their programmes

The Academic Board of the University of Development Studies (UDS) has declared amnesty for all diploma, degree, and postgraduate students who couldn't finish their...

Chamber of Real Estate to partner Chartered Institute of Realtors

The Chamber of Real Estate has announce its partnership with the Chartered Institute of Realtors (CIR). Chamber of Real Estate, is a conglomeration of real...

Loho residents storm police station over murder of musician by police

Aggrieved residents of Loho in the Nadowli-Kaleo District stormed the Upper West Regional Police Headquarters over the alleged murder of a 27-year-old musician, Amos...

Western North, Greater Accra top regions with most promiscuous men

Often, many men in Accra get bad press for supposedly having multiple sex partners. Their accusers were not exactly wrong as it turns out one...

Ghana Water reacts to alleged importation of ‘One Drop’ water treatment product

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has responded to the recent claims made by Sam Nettey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram about the importation...

AAG appoints Isaac Cudjoe as Executive Director

Isaac Cudjoe has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Advertising Association of Ghana, effective February 1, 2024. The position was previously held by...

Organised Labour demo against electricity tax set for February 13

Organized Labour is set to embark on a nationwide protest against the government's implementation of a 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. The union...

Puma Energy Ghana enabling energy access for clean cooking

Puma Energy Ghana, a leading energy company, has reiterated its commitment to enabling access to energy and specifically clean cooking solutions as the U.S....

600 students to benefit from scholarships as Jospong Group signs MoU with RUDN University

Over 600 Ghanaian students are to benefit from scholarship packages from the Jospong Group of Companies to study at the RUDN University in Russia...

TEWU and affiliated unions maintain strike after meeting with Finance Ministry ends in stalemate

Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and other affiliated unions have communicated the outcome of their meeting with the Finance Ministry to their members. Despite...

My younger brother’s manhood is bigger than mine – Man cries on live radio [Listen]

How would you feel if your manhood became smaller and curved after circumcision? It's quite worrying, isn't it? That is the reality faced by a...

One feared dead in Tema motorway crash [Video]

A major gridlock has rocked the Accra-Tema Motorway on Friday afternoon, as the driver of a Hyundai truck with registration number GR 7015-N is...

‘Flag Akwankyerɛ’: Travel prophesy leads to US flag shortage in Ghana

Exactly a year ago, the Ghana Police Service cautioned pastors against prophecies on the night of December 31 that might create fear and panic...

Foreign Minister announces her candidacy for Commonwealth Secretary General

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has formally declared her interest to vie for the Secretary General position of...

Over half of physically, sexually abused women don’t seek help – GSS report

Over half of women who have been physically or sexually abused have not reported their abusers nor have they told anyone of their abuse. This...

16 drug addicts at Krofrom ‘Colombia’ in Kumasi submit to rehab

Sixteen drug addicts at 'Colombia', a popular den for drug addicts in Kumasi, have willingly submitted themselves to undergo rehabilitation. This follows an initiative by...

Police Service congratulates officer who graduated as valedictorian

The Ghana Police Service has celebrated Lance Corporal Richmond Nyarko Obeng for his exceptional academic achievements. The Police officer recently graduated as the valedictorian with...

Police officer interdicted for assault

Police officer, General Corporal Wise Bessey, has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly assaulting a civilian at Takoradi in the Western...

Man inflicts cutlass wounds on wife for alleged cheating at Sefwi Wenchi

A 51-year-old farmer, Yaw Takyi has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on his wife, Martha Takyi. He accused her of infidelity after 25 years of marriage...

This is what happens to men who are not circumcised

The National Vice President of trained Wanzam operators in Ghana, Akua Afriyie Nkrumah has explained the risk factors of not being circumcised. According to her,...

GSS sets record straight on latest report

The Acting Director of Demography at the Ghana Statistical Service, Godwin Odei Gyebi, has set the record straight on their recent 2022 Ghana Demographic...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning

There are rain and thunder clouds over the ocean of Ghana, Ghana Meteo Agency has warned.This will induce cloudiness over the east coast with...

Let no one feel discouraged to use the law – Chief Justice to judges

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has urged judges to uphold the principles of the law entrusted to them and conduct their duties...

Bechem: Teacher allegedly beats student for failing to pay dining fees; mother demands probe

A parent of a Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) student has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to investigate the circumstances leading...

Sam George accuses govt of importing unauthorised ‘One Drop’ chemical for water treatment

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George has alleged that government has procured a water treatment product, One Drop, for use by...

4-year-old leukemia patient seeks $400,000 support

Parents of a 4-year –old boy, Jason-Mitchell Ashele Nana Agyiriha Armah, are appealing for support to raise $400,000 for his leukemia treatment. In tears,...

Bilharzia spikes in Volta Basin following dam spillage

Stakeholders are raising alarms over the rise in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) at lakeside communities within the Volta Basin in the wake of the...

Taxes have become more of a punishment to businesses – Badu-Abogye

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mark Badu-Aboagye, has expressed serious concerns about the escalating burden of both direct...

Sand winner to serve two years for stealing 37 cattle

A 38-year-old sand winner who stole 37 cattle valued at GH₵37,000.00 has been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra...

Drinking spot operator in court for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs

A 52-year-old drinking spot operator who had in his possession quantity of dried leaves suspected to narcotic drugs has appeared before an Accra Circuit...

Bawumia urges accountants to embrace innovation and adapt to strategic business partnerships

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has tasked accountants to go beyond traditional roles by embracing innovation and adaptation to become strategic business partners....

Keta MCE justifies the collection of emission levy

The Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) of Keta, Emmanuel Gemegah. has justified the collection of the new emission levy on vehicles, which started on February 1....

Court dismisses case by former ECOWAS commission employee

The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a case filed by a former employee of the ECOWAS Commission on the ground that she filed her case...

About 300 dogs set for rabies vaccination in Sekyere East

Sekyere East District Health Directorate, in collaboration with the veterinary department, aims to vaccinate at least 300 dogs against rabies in four selected communities. The...