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Demolition: Central Regional Security Council storms Buduburam [Video]

The Central Regional Security Council has stormed Gomoa Buduburam, to intervene in the ongoing demolition exercise that had caused distress and unrest in the...

Gonja youth wages war against hunters

In a significant move to protect wildlife and reserves of Gonjaland in the Savannah Region, the youth have resolved to prevent hunting activities in...

Jospong Group to employ Nigerians to manage waste treatment plant

Jospong Group of Companies has assured the Lagos State Government that it will employ Nigerians to manage the waste treatment facility. Speaking with the Managing...

1,450 gallons of illicit oil confiscated at CMB

The Anti-Smuggling Task Force on Wednesday February 28, 2024 continued their swoop on illicit vegetable oil imports, confiscating 1,450 gallons without proper documentation. Importers...

Bosomtwe residents embrace prepaid water purchase [Video]

Residents of Bonsomtwe in the Ashanti region are now paying water bills electronically through an E-card. This was introduced by a group calling itself...

Power outage: Ghanaians deserves clarity to aid planning – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye says the public needs more information about the power outages to plan...

Judgment debt: A-G affirms GH¢10 trillion savings

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has affirmed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s revelations that the government has saved the country...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will undermine Ghana’s economic growth – U.S cautions

The United States is warning of dire implications for the Ghanaian economy after the country’s parliament enacted a Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian...

US Ambassador condemns passage of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

The United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer has condemned the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian...

Prof Gadzekpo, others being funded by LGBTQ+ organizations – Sam George claims [Listen]

A lead sponsor of the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, Samuel George claims the Coalition of 18 Civil Society Groups against the Bill are being funded by...

We’re ready to face ‘Big 18’ in court – Anti-LGBTQ+ proponents on threats of legal action

Proponents of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill say they are prepared to face off in court with the Coalition of...

Serial taxi thief sentenced to 25 years imprisonment

The Tema Court ‘A’ has sentenced Eric Gyimah, a serial taxi thief, to 25 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing Daniel Azure of...

43% imported electrical cables fake

The market is still flooded with substandard electrical cables that are said to be smuggled into the country through unapproved import sources. A latest review...

Over 10,000 gallons of smuggled cooking oil seized [Photos]

A joint task force led by the Tree Crop Development Authority has begun sanitising markets by seizing smuggled cooking oil. On Tuesday, February...

Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: What changed your mind? Prof Gadzekpo asks Sam George

The Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Audrey Gadzekpo, has criticised Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP) following the passage of...

Bawumia commissions Digital Repository for Wesley Girls SHS in memory of his mother 

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated a digital repository for Wesley Girls Senior High...

Free SHS review: Mahama accuses NPP of double standards

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of double standards in...

Reject anti-LGBTQI+ bill – Akufo-Addo told

Advocacy group, Rightify Ghana has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to reject and not assent the anti LGBTQI+ bill into law. In a statement the...

I am interested in sanctity of Ghanaian children not what you do in your bedroom – Sam George

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram and a leading sponsor of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Sam George,...

Passage of anti-LGBTQ+Bill will affect everyone – UNAIDS

UNAIDS has expressed concern about people's health and rights over the passage of the anti-LGBTQI+ bill by parliament. In a statement, the Executive...

Passage of anti-LGBTQ+Bill will worsen brain drain in Ghana – Academic laments

An academic and researcher, Dr Amanda Odoi, has expressed concern about the potential increase in the rate of brain drain now that the Human...

Free SHS graduate sells sugarcane to raise funds for nursing training

A free Senior High School (SHS) graduate whose parents were unable to further her education has resorted to selling packaged sugarcane on the streets...

I don’t like the Ghana I’m leaving behind; times are very rough – Nunoo-Mensah

A former Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has advised the incumbent government to take cues from the experiences...

CSOs coalition threatens Supreme Court action against anti-LGBTQ+ bill

A coalition of 18 Civil Society groups has threatened to head to the Supreme Court should President Nana Akufo-Addo assent to the Proper Sexual...

Ghana Water to shutdown Barekese, Achiase stations

The Ghana Water Limited has announced the shut down of the Barekese and Achiase supply stations in the Ashanti region. The move is due...

Some Sunyani residents receive SONA with unmet expectations

Several residents in Sunyani on Wednesday reacted negatively to the State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) presented to Parliament by President Nana Akufo-Addo. President...

Third-year KNUST architecture students conduct survey in Adaklu District [Photos]

In a collaborative effort between the 3rd-year students of the Department of Architecture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Governs...

More than 200 Ghanaians stranded in Cote d’Ivoire

More than 200 Ghanaians are stranded in Cote D’Ivoire, the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Rickey Nana Yaw Boakye, an Officer at the Sampa...

We still want to hear your comment on ‘galamsey’ – Akufo-Addo told

The Coalition Against Galamsey has raised concerns about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s silence on some critical national issues, including illegal mining locally referred to as...

State agencies, CSOs must collaborate to combat serious and organised crime – GII

Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, says to reduce serious and organised crime, state agencies should work with civil society...

Asenso-Boakye engages 2 ambassadors on key road projects

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Wednesday held bilateral discussions with the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mochizuki Hisanobu and the Ambassador...

Let’s respect the rights of migrants – Dr Ibn Chambas urges African states

The Chairman of the Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum (KAPS Forum) Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas has said the rights of migrants should be...

How driver foiled robbery attempt on Accra-Kumasi Highway

The driver of a 2M Express bus that narrowly escaped a robbery attack on the Accra-Kumasi Highway has been rewarded by the company following...

Lawyer sues Chief Justice, GLC and Judicial Secretary

A private legal practitioner, Kwame Aning Fosu-Gyeabour has sued the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, General Legal Council (GLC) and the Judicial Secretary. The legal action...

Akufo-Addo addresses migration and security challenges at 2024 Kofi Annan forum

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has highlighted several critical issues at the opening of the 2024 Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum (KAPS Forum)...

Thieves vandalise ECG transformers, steal copper windings [Video+Photos]

Some unidentified persons have vandalised and stolen copper windings from a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd (ECG). This has plunged the...

Over 600 parents storm WAEC to demand release of their children’s results

Over 600 parents stormed the office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Sunyani in the Bono region to demand the release of...

Robbers shoot two people after robbing gas station in Gomoa Besiase [Photos]

Two workers of a gas filling station at Gomoa Besiase are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Agona Swedru Government Hospital after seven...

Anti-LGBTQI Bill passed

Parliament has passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 popularly known as anti-LGBTQI Bill on Wednesday February 28, 2024. The...

Taskforce cracks down on smuggled vegetable oil in Accra markets

A taskforce comprising the Tree Crop Development Authority, the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and...