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Banker remanded for dishonestly appropriating customer’s cash

 The Tarkwa Circuit Court has remanded a front desk officer of Access bank, Tarkwa branch, for dishonestly appropriating a cash sum of GHï¿ 9,190.57 belonging...

Kantamanto traders hail Dampare

Traders at Kantamanto in Accra have commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare for measures put in place to enhance...

SML alleges Manasseh Azure manufactured ’10-year’ contract with GRA

The Technical Assistant to the Managing Director at Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML), Richard Marfo, has accused the Fourth Estate’s Manasseh Azure of making...

Passengers escape unhurt as STC bus burns beyond recognition

A bus belonging to Intercity STC Coaches Limited caught fire on Friday, December 22 around the Asafo Interchange in Kumasi. According to available information, the...

NAPO adjudged Minister of the Year at 5th Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has been adjudged the "Minister of the Year 2023" award at the 5th Ghana Ministers of State Excellence...

We have defied gravity – Education Minister on Ghana’s learning outcomes

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has refuted claims that standards have fallen within the Ghanaian education system, particularly in senior high schools. He explained that...

One shot as robbers block Gomoa Potsin-Awomre road

One person is receiving treatment at Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital after six armed robbers blocked Gomoa Potsin - Awomre road in the Gomoa...

Five feared dead in gory accident on Ablekuma-Awoshie Highway

Five persons are feared dead in an accident on the Ablekuma-Awoshie Highway in the Greater Accra region. Five others including the driver have also sustained...

Speaker did not order suspension of payments to SML – Patrick Boamah

The Vice Chairperson of the Finance Committee in Parliament says the 2nd Deputy, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, who presided over the House on Friday, did...

Give true meaning to Christmas by feeding the poor – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians to give true meaning to Christmas by feeding the poor. He has also urged the public to celebrate responsibly...

Fourth Estate is ready to cooperate with OSP – Manasseh Azure

The Founding Editor-In-Chief of the Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has assured the Office of the Special Prosecutor(OSP) of his preparedness to assist with...

From grease-stained hands to medical dreams: Osman Zulqarnain triumphs on GNPC’s lifeline

In the unfolding narrative of triumph over adversity, Osman Zulqarnain, a graduate from Mfantsipim Senior High School, stood resilient against the financial storm that...

Parliament approves 3 Court of Appeal judges to Supreme Court

Parliament has unanimously approved the nomination of three Court of Appeal judges by President Akufo-Addo to join the Supreme Court. The approved judges are Justices...

Yvonne Afriyie Opare appointed Ghana Airport Company new MD

Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). This follows the retirement of...

Court stops ARS Church’s 84th anniversary celebration

The Sogakope High Court, presided over by the Justice Daniel Mensah, has ordered that the 84th annual anniversary of the ARS Church should be...

No more licensure exams for diploma holders

Out of 11,480 diploma teacher trainees, both resitters and freshers, who took the last of the traditional subject Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), 6,269...

We’ll invest in geological services to increase revenue from mineral deposits – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says the NDC will invest in the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) so...

Samira Bawumia supports 700 aged widows at Ashalaja

The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Samira Bawumia has supported over 700 aged widows and persons with disabilities at Ashalaja in the...

Your reason doesn’t hold water – Bagbin to Akufo-Addo on reluctance to sign certain Bills into law

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is still unenthused by President Akufo-Addo's reluctance to give his assent to three Bills passed by Parliament. This comes...

UK government reduces salary threshold for visas after backlash

The UK government has made a U-turn on its much-criticised plan to imminently raise the minimum salary requirement for British nationals bringing foreign family...

Prices of cement, rice, iron rods falling – Bawumia

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has asserted that, recent government measures have contributed to macroeconomic stability. Dr Bawumia highlighted the notable...

Prophet Daniel Amoateng cuts sod for construction of resettlement houses in North Tongu

The head pastor of Power of Worship International Church, Prophet Daniel Amoateng has cut the sod for the construction of resettlement houses in the...

Naked runaway prisoner gets four years  imprisonment

A prisoner, Fataw Abdella, who escaped from lawful prison custody nude, has been sentenced to four years in prison in hard labour by the...

Pay journalists well – Oppong Nkrumah to Media owners

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed serious concern about the inadequate salary and remuneration systems for journalists in the country. He...

KATH to refill patients’ drugs at home next year

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has revealed that in 2024, chronic patients will be supplied their medicines via courier service. Chief Executive Oficer, Professor...

December in GH: GTA endorses 183 events

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has endorsed 183 events as part of the ‘Beyond the Return’, and ‘December in GH’ programmes. This means that the...

Chieftaincy conflicts have only brought us poverty, lack of development – U/W Regional Minister

Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has assured the chiefs and people of the region especially Jirapa that he will work to...

Anas, Muntaka Chasant win photojournalism award in France

Ghanaian duo, comprising ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and photojournalist cum researcher, Muntaka Chasant and Bénédicte Kurzen have won the 13th edition of...

FDA burns unwholesome drugs, food products in Northern Region

The Northern Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), as part of its routine market surveillance, has embarked on an exercise to...

CLOGSAG to sue govt over politicisation of Civil and Local Service

There is a looming legal tussle between the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) and government for what the workers’ union...

24-year-old lady robbed, beaten in a moving car

A 24-year-old graduate was stripped, beaten and robbed in a moving taxi at Haatso around 7:30 pm on December 20th, 2023. According to her, the...

IGP engages Kantamanto traders ahead of Yuletide

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare met with traders at Kantamanto in Accra for their feedback on the security arrangements put in...

Ports and Harbour brings joy to flood victims in North Tongu

The Tema branch of the Ghana Port and Harbour Authority has brought joy to the residents of the North Tongu District in the Volta...

Ghana scores big diplomatic for Africa with UN Security Council funding support

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday, December 21, adopted a Ghana-led African resolution that recognises the need to support and fund Africa Peace...

Presidency bags GH¢2 billion ahead of 67th Independence Anniversary

Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Estimates of the Office of Government Machinery, the sum of two billion and seventy-four million, eight hundred and...

Broken height limit pole on East Legon Under-bridge stretch poses potential danger to motorists

Commuters and pedestrians who use the East Legon Under-bridge road say the portion of the stretch has become risky to use in the past...

Ablakwa threatens to sue VRA, government over Akosombo Dam spillage

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has threatened to sue the government and the Volta River Authority (VRA) if...

Obra show: Lady gets denied twice by man accused of fathering her two children

Zaalia, a 20-year-old mother of two, has accused Sadat, a married man, of impregnating her twice and absconding from his responsibilities. "He had sex with...

We are the gateway to Ashanti region by air and want to set standards to befit the status – Asokore-Mampong MCE

The Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly wants to set standards to uphold the status of the locality as the gateway to the Ashanti region by air...

Security tips to adopt during the Christmas festivities

Security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has advised Ghanaians to prioritise their security and safety before, during and after the Christmas festivities. Acknowledging security in...