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Driver bags 6 years imprisonment for stealing

The Bole District Magistrate Court has sentenced a 24-year-old driver, Yahaya Mohammed, to six years in prison. Mohammed was charged with conspiracy to commit the...

Pregnant woman, 5 others die in horrific collision on Sunyani-Drobo Road

A tragic collision on the Sunyani-Drobo Road has resulted in the loss of six lives, including a pregnant woman, as reported by the Ghana...

KGL Group bags three prestigious awards at the 2023 National Communications Awards

KGL Group, a leading player in Ghana’s digital landscape, in an exciting turn of events has been honored with three prestigious awards at the...

LGBTQ+: Afenyo Markin backs Cardinal Turkson

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that he supports the non-criminalization of homosexuality, the position of the Christian denomination he belongs to, the Catholic Church. Personally, he said, he...

More than 23,000 persons living with HIV in Western Region

The Western Regional Office of the Ghana AIDS Commission says about 23,904 persons are estimated to be living with HIV in the Region.  Mr Dramani...

Komenda Sugar Factory: KT Hammond drags Mahama’s officials to EOCO

Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has referred former officials involved in the Komenda Sugar Factory project to Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO)...

Finance Ministry releases GH¢154m to pay nursing trainees

The The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Isaac Offei Baah, has revealed that the Ministry of finance has released an amount of...

TOR Board swings on transparency after OSP directive

The Board of Directors of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has expressed its commitment to transparency and accountability in their decision-making process to help...

Major Mahama trial: Verdict delayed as case is adjourned

The verdict on the Major Maxwell Mahama trial was delayed again by the seven member jury presiding over the case a the Accra High...

Dawhenya Dam spillage: MCE makes shocking revelation

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ningo-Prampram in the Greater Accra region, Al Latif Tetteh Amanor, disclosed that those affected by the spillage of...

We won’t return home until govt releases our locked-up cash – Gold Coast Fund clients

The Convener of the aggrieved customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund Management company, Charles Nyame, has expressed his disappointment in the government’s failure...

Labour Commission to engage mortuary workers today over their intended strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) is set to meet with the leadership of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) today, Wednesday, November 29,...

Court remands 19-year-old man for threatening his mother

The Gbetsile Circuit Court has remanded Joshua Narh, a 19-year-old, unemployed, in custody for threatening his mother, Doris Narh, a 44-year-old, with a knife...

Akwamumanhene destools subchief for unlawful land sale

 The Akwamumanhene, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, has ordered the im­mediate destoolment of the Odikro of Akwamu Anyansu, Nana Ofei Owobie. The order by the State...

Deputy Minister of Fisheries leads relief effort for Akosombo dam spillage victims

The Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, along with the Chief Director, led a delegation to deliver relief items valued at millions of...

AMA to roll out ‘Operation Let the Traffic Flow’ ahead of Christmas

The Metropolitan Security Council (METSEC) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) has served notice that it will be embarking on an operation to rid the...

We can’t guarantee power generation – IPPs

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have hinted they may soon shut down production of power due to their inability to reach an agreement with the...

SHS 1 registration Monday – 477,772 students placed

The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has successfully placed 477,772 students into Senior High, and Technical and Vocational education and training...

MTN Ghana justifies new price increases

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has justified its decision to increase the prices of its offerings by 15% for prepaid and postpaid customers. The price increase,...

39th National Farmers’ Day; 2023 in perspective

The National Farmers Day was instituted by the Government in 1985 in recognition of the vital role farmers and fishermen play in the Ghanaian...

NSS sidechick breaks silence after verdict

Deborah Seyram Adablah, the woman who accused a former Chief Finance Officer of a bank of sexual harassment, has signaled her intention to appeal...

I don’t agree with ‘take one and plant one back’ – Environmental expert wants revision of reforestation policy

Senior environmental specialist, Dr. Edward Felix Dwumfour has expressed dissatisfaction with the reforestation practice in Ghana. According to him, the number of trees planted as...

Catholic Bishops back anti-gay bill but…

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has submitted a paper to Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs expressing its position on the...

Kasoa residents give govt two-week ultimatum to fix bad roads

Residents in Kasoa in the Central region have once again issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to fix bad roads in the area. They...

Strategic Security Systems sets records straight on COCOBOD’s torch lights contract

Strategic Security Systems Int. Ltd. (3SIL) has refuted media reports alleging malfeasances in a contract awarded by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the...

Ghana Card to anchor individualized credit-scoring system – Bawumia [Watch]

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that Ghana's biometric national identity card, the Ghana Card, will be the foundation of a new...

Fees charged at Lands Commission approved by Parliament – Timothy Anyidoho

Greater Accra Regional Lands Officer at the Lands Commission says that fees charged by his outfit are approved by Parliament and that no amount...

Man remanded after lover dies from failed abortion

The Assin Fosu District Magistrate court presided over by his worship Abdul Majeed Illiasu, has remanded Emmanuel Addo into police custody for allegedly killing...

Nkwanta South: Chief calls for unity among ethnic groups

The Paramount chief of the Ntrubo North Traditional Council in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, Nana Obirikitibi Amnado Okordie, has called for...

Asante Bediatuo denies haggling over TOR-Torentco deal

The Executive Secretary of the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has vehemently denied claims that he has been engaged in haggling over the Tema Oil...

Dawhenya dam spillage: Mother and 3 kids trapped in flooded home rescued

A rescue mission made up of residents saved a mother and her three children trapped in their homes following the spillage of the Dahwenya...

It’s not a walk in the park to construct a 24-hour economy – Yaw Nsarkoh

The former Executive Vice President of Unilever, Yaw Nsarkoh says the 24-hour economy initiative announced by former President John Mahama is not a task...

Lawyer reports fellow over unprofessional conduct

A lawyer, Stephen Badu, has reported a fellow lawyer, Derick Adu-Gyamfi, to the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC), accusing him of...

Lands Minister launches EJOBS4ALL – programme to benefit 10,000 youth in mining regions

The National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has launched a new flagship...

TOR junior staff appeal for constructive solutions to revive refinery

The junior staff wing of UNICOF at the Tema Refinery is concerned about negative media coverage affecting TOR. They are urging CSOs, investors, and intellectuals...

GES denies feeding SHS students with maggot-infested rice

The Director of Public Relations of GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo has refuted claims by the Minority spokesperson on Education in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, that...

Sophia Akuffo takes on government over lithium lease

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has expressed reservations about a 15-year lithium mining lease to Barari DV Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited...

Ghana waives visas for foreign nationals from December 1

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a visa-free regime for all foreign nationals traveling into Ghana effective December 1, 2023. Deputy...

Why mortuary workers’ strike will proceed even after meeting govt

Barring any last-minute intervention, the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) will go ahead with its intended strike starting Wednesday, November 29, 2023. A meeting...

Joe Mettle supports North Tongu flood victims

Gospel musician, Joe Mettle has donated some relief items to victims of Akosombo dam spillage in the North Tongu constituency. Joe Mettle, alongside his...