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432kms of roads constructed in Volta region unprecedented – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed that his government, since assuming office in January 2017, has constructed 432 kilometres of roads...

Kusuag Traditional Council demands apology, compensation over military attacks

The Traditional Council of the Kusaug area in the Upper East region has condemned the recent attack on Garu police station and the military...

Mepe chief urges donors to bring relief items to palace for effective distribution

The Paramount chief of Mepe Traditional Area, Togbe Kwadzo Azagba IV, has appealed to all donors supporting the victims of the Akosombo dam spillage...

6 ministers to appear before Parliament to answer questions on Akosombo Dam spillage, others 

Six Ministers have been scheduled to appear before Parliament for the week to answer questions on the Akosombo Dam excess water spillage and the...

GWCL reveals cause of erratic flow of water, low pressure in parts of Accra

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has blamed the inconsistent water supply in parts of the Greater Accra Region on various factors, including faulty...

Fire tender involved in accident; six personnel injured

An accident involving a fire tender of the Agona Fire Station in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti region, has left six personnel...

I nearly died – NSMQ mistress

Quiz mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Prof Elsie Kaufmann, has opened up about how she almost lost her life. This, according...

Man accused of shooting galamsey taskforce commander denied bail

The Osino District Court in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region has rejected a bail application submitted by lawyers representing Abel Nti...

Illegal miner dies in ‘galamsey’ pit

A 28-year-old illegal miner has, reportedly, lost his life after a deep pit, in which he was mining suddenly caved in on him. The...

Korle-Bu’s renal unit to open on this date

Following a meeting held on Friday, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has unanimously agreed that the outpatient department of the Renal Dialysis Unit will be...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II donates new trophy to NSMQ; to be outdoored in 2024

The National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will receive a major facelift with the outdooring of a coveted trophy in 2024. The new trophy was...

Akosombo dam spillage: NADMO partners UN to examine level of contamination in affected areas

A carefully constituted team of experts from the UN Inter-Agency Working Group is expected to arrive in Mepe, in the North Tongu District of...

Garu: National Security to release 8 detained persons

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has told Parliament that the National Security Ministry will in the coming days release all eight persons arrested...

Mahama Ayariga petitions World Bank, IMF

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Ayariga, has petitioned the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), not to extend any support...

Court will not countenance undue delays; Quayson to be tried in absentia if… 

The judge presiding over the case in which Member of Parliament for Assin-North, James Gyakye Quayson is facing criminal charges has said it would...

British Airways react to claims of moving all Heathrow-Accra-Heathrow flights to Gatwick

British Airways has assured that there are no plans to move all Accra-Heathrow-Accra flights to Gatwick. According to the Airline, there are rather plans to...

Striking jurors return to duty as allowances settled

The jurors who abandoned their duties since October 30, 2023, over unpaid allowances have returned to duty post after their grievances have been settled...

Nkwanta South violence: MP appeals to factions to surrender arms

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, has appealed for calm following the recent disturbance in the area. According to him, it...

Court to take Afoko’s plead on murder for 3rd time

Gregory Afoko, the farmer who is alleged to have played a role leading to the death of New Patriotic Party’s Upper East Regional Chairman,...

Apologise for “singing and dancing” comment – ATWAG to NSMQ mistress 

The Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) is requesting for an unqualified apology from the mistress for the National Science and Math...

Lake Bosomtwe drying up – UNER Scientists

The resilience of Lake Bosomtwe, the biggest natural lake in West Africa, is seriously threatened as a result of climate change and other human...

It is an abomination to lay claim to your wife’s property – Lawyer argues

The Director of the Ghana School of Law says under the customary laws of Ghana, a man cannot lay claim to his wife’s self-acquired...

Police Hospital undertakes mass burial of 140 bodies Nov 22

A total of 140 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are set for mass burial by the Ghana Police Hospital, in Accra. The exercise, which is expect­ed...

Scrap dealers vandalise, steal ECG switchgears

Fifteen switchgears installed in various com­munities by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Accra, have been vandalised and its parts stolen. According to the...

LEAP programme loses GH¢15.8m over wrongful payments, overspending – Auditor General

Payment to unqualified persons, in­cluding the deceased and overspend­ing under the Livelihood Empower­ment against Poverty (LEAP) Programme cost the country about GH¢15.8 million between...

Washing bay attendant dies while washing truck at Abirem

A washing bay attendant in his 30s died while cleaning a truck at Abirem Newtown in the Ashanti region. The deceased, identified as only Nuhu,...

Ghana, UK govts working to address issues impeding trade and exports – Owusu-Ankomah

Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, has revealed the ongoing efforts to enhance and fortify the...

Police Director enstooled queenmother

The Director of the Counselling Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Dr Phyllis Tebuah Osei, has been enstooled queen mother for Amonukuma Ekroful in...

Chief warns Ablekuma MCE over encroachment on Ebenezer SHS land

The Chief and elders of Mpoase have called on the government to call the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ablekuma, George Cyril Bray, to...

Nkrumah Park revenue shoots up from GH¢3,000 to GH¢1.1 million monthly

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park now generates GH¢1.1 million a month following its rehabilitation. Prior to the rehabilitation, the park was generating GH¢3,000 on the...

Agenda 111 project: Sod cut for Adentan Municipal Hospital

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has cut the sod for the construction of a 100-bed district hospital at the Adentan Municipality in Accra.  The hospital...

Hogbetsotso Za: High Court dismisses motion challenging Plaintiffs’ capacity

The Sogakofe High Court has set aside a motion challenging the capacity of some Anlo natives who are in court seeking accountability of proceeds...

Korle Bu Renal Dialysis Unit still closed despite Health Minister’s directive

The Korle Bu Renal Dialysis Unit remains closed to outpatients despite a directive from the Ministry of Health for it to be opened immediately. Sources...

Israel-Palestine conflict: Foreign Affairs Ministry gives update on Ghanaians

The Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Mavis Nkansah Boadu has assured that "no Ghanaian citizen is currently caught up in the attack" in the Israel...

Dialysis crisis: We see death everyday – Kidney disease patient

Conversations of members of the Renal Patients Association have changed from "when is your next dialysis date?" to "who will be the next to...

Opuni’s counsel denied request for trial judge to discontinue case 

An Accra High Court has denied a request by counsel for Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni for the trial judge to discontinue the case due...

Akosombo dam spillage: 90-year-old victim collapses at Agbetikpo camp

This timely intervention of residents displaced by the spillage of the Akosombo dam in the Volta region save the life of a 90-year-old woman. According...

Health Minister directs Korle-Bu to reopen Dialysis Unit

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has directed the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to immediately reopen the Renal Dialysis Unit for outpatient...

Bring back contractors to site immediately or face our wrath – Kumasi central market traders warn

Traders at Kumasi Central market affected by phase 2 of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project have prevailed on the government to resume work on stalled projects in the city immediately. Traders say they won't...

Policewoman who recorded herself ‘chilling’ with inmates apologises

Eunice Dede, a policewoman who was lampooned for recording and sharing a video of herself with inmates while on duty, has issued an unreserved...