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Akosombo dam spillage: Mahama calls for urgent resettlement plan for victims

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the government to initiate an urgent resettlement program for the victims affected by the recent spillage...

Armed robbers attack mining company, shoots over five Chinese at Akyem Akokoaso

At least five Chinese nationals have been shot, with three left in critical condition in a brazen armed robbery attack on a mining site...

Ofankor-Nsawam Road: Let’s exercise patience to ensure safety of all – Roads Minister to drivers 

The Minister of Roads and Highways has asked drivers who ply the Ofankor-Nsawam road to exercise some level of patience and caution to ensure...

Work on Ofankor-Nsawam road about 50% complete – Resident engineer

Construction work on the 33.4km Ofankor-Nsawam Road Project is about 50 per cent complete and will be done as scheduled, Kwabena Bempong, the Chief...

ACCESS Bank Group CEO, Herbert Wigwe reported dead in helicopter crash

The Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and co-founder of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, has been reported dead. He was 57. The renowned Nigerian banker...

My life is under threat because I endorsed Bawumia – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of Imani Ghana Kofi Bentil says his life and businesses are under threat following his endorsement of 2024 NPP flagbearer Vice President...

Widow demands properties of late husband from in-laws [Watch]

A widowed mother of four is poised to fight for her deceased husband's properties. Her husband died 6 years ago, leaving behind a 5-bedroom uncomplicated...

Kasoa: Man remanded for allegedly killing 74-year-old stroke patient during robbery

20-year-old Mohammed Abdullah has been remanded by the Ofaakor Circuit Court for allegedly killing a 74-year-old stroke patient after robbing her in her three-bedroom...

Final funeral rites of J.B Danquah held after 58 years

After 58 years since the passing of Dr. Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, the Ofori Panin Fie, under the leadership of Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia...

Agotime-Ziope: MP empowers 122 youth with business start-up kits

Some 122 youths, mostly women have received business start-up kits after successfully completing apprenticeship training in Agotime-Ziope. This was under the MP's Youth in Skills...

People will die if Korle Bu increases cost of dialysis – Renal patients

The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has issued a warning about loss of lives if Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) increases the cost of...

Sterile husband refuses to let wife go for artificial insemination [Video]

A woman is up against her husband for restraining her from going for artificial insemination even though doctors have declared him impotent. The couple has...

Rapist absconds after allegedly impregnating minor [Video]

A 14-year-old girl has become a teenager mother as a result of rape. The primary 6 pupil traveled to Bibiani for a vacation with her...

Man demands GH¢320,000 compensation for fathering a child for 16 years [Video]

Kwadwo Danso has played his role as father of a 16-year-old girl, only to be told recently that he is not the biological father. Kwadwo...

Father of Ga Mantse goes home today

The final rites towards the burial and funeral of Dr Ebenezer Nii Armah Tackie, the father of the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru...

GACL begins repair works on ceilings at Kotoka Airport

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has commenced repair works on the ceilings at Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). In a...

CID probes death of Aburi Girls SHS student

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has began investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a 16-year-old...

Galamsey: Mahama proposes legislation to halt activities on cocoa farms

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has proposed legislation to end illegal mining activities on cocoa farms. This legislation according to...

Akufo-Addo hasn’t failed in fight against ‘galamsey’ – Atta Akyea

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and former Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, says that President Akufo-Addo has not failed in...

Import restriction bill will be back – Trade Minister

The Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has disclosed that government will re-introduce the import restrictions bill to parliament in due time. According...

Two siblings remanded for verbally assaulting public officers

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody two siblings, Safianu Osumanu and Aishatu Osumanu, for verbally assaulting four public officers at the premises of the Ashaiman...

Emission Levy: Consumers to pay additional GH¢26.07 every month in electricity cost

If the Emission Levy is implemented, each consumer will pay about GH¢26.07 every month, in addition to the actual electricity charge. This will translate...

Two killed in accident on Kumasi-Accra Highway [Photos]

Two people have died in an accident at Ohene-Duampompo on the Kumasi-Accra Highway in the Ashanti Region. The ghastly accident occurred in the early...

How can Ghanaians trust a leader with no plans for…. – Haruna Iddrisu on Bawumia’s policies

https://youtu.be/NAM_QTm-hww Tamale South Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu says Ghanaians cannot accept a presidential aspirant who launches his policies for the nation without including plans...

Govt urged to withdraw permit issued company to access forest reserves

A forest conservation organisation, Tropenbos is calling on the government to reverse its permit issued to a timber milling company, John Bitar Company to...

AGI considers legal action to halt Emission Levy for industries

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has hinted it will not hesitate to take legal action to halt the implementation of the Emission Levy...

NUGS welcomes Dr. Bawumia’s National Service proposal

President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, has welcomed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s promise to make National Service...

KNUST SRC to buy ‘History of Ashanti’ book for GH¢10,000

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced that its Students' Representative Council (SRC) will procure the 'History of Ashanti' book...

Sagrenti War: The sad story of Amoaful, an Ashanti paramountcy that lost over 40 communities to the war

The story of the Sagrenti War does not only bring sad memories to the Asante Kingdom, it ignites sorrow moments to the people of...

GMA warns of harmattan intensity

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has issued a weather warning due to the intensity of the harmattan. It has advised the general public to wear...

We demand a complete withdrawal of VAT policy on electricity – Labour unions

Labour unions are demanding for the complete withdrawal of the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on electricity. This comes after the unions...

When Asanteman gathered to welcome 1874 Sagrenti War looted artefacts back in Kumasi [Photos]

Asanteman gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Thursday with a grand durbar of chiefs to welcome back home, some of the looted...

Kwahu Bepong attacks: 37 suspects remanded

All 37 suspects arrested for the assaults in Kwahu Bepong have been remanded by the Nkawkaw district court. They are scheduled to appear again on...

Korle Bu Renal Dialysis Unit accumulates GH¢2m debt for kidney treatment

The Renal Dialysis Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has yet again accumulated an amount of GH₵2 million in debt for treating kidney...

Making NSS optional will breed corruption, lack of patriotism – Dr Apaak

Ranking Member of Parliament's Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed worry over Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's proposal to make the mandated National...

Sunyani main garage engulfed in fire [Photos]

Fire has gutted Sunyani main garage in the Bono region on Thursday February 9,2024. The fire caused damage to properties and personal belongings valued at...

Farmer jailed for mistaking hunter for game

A 55-year-old farmer, Isaac Donkor, who mistook a hunter for a game, shot and killed him, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and...

Organised Labour calls-off protest against 15% VAT on electricity

Organised Labour has suspended its scheduled demonstration against the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity, slated for today, Friday, February 9. This...

Former headmaster in custody over ¢72,759 unearned salary

Former headmaster of Ahamansu L. A. Erishad Primary School in the Oti Region, Patrick Wisdom Krampah, was arrested last Monday by the Jasikan Police...

Senior Staff, TEWU, others suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and other affiliated unions have suspended their weeks-long industrial...