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One killed after truck crashes into Police headquarters

One person has been confirmed dead after a Kia Rhino truck crashed into the Suame Divisional Police Headquarters building in the Ashanti Region. The...

Over 1000 cocoa farmers cry over unpaid premium

Over 1000 cocoa farmers at Hwidiem in Ahafo region have expressed concern about the delay in payment of bonuses. At a press conference at Hwidiem,...

Construction Ambassadors’ housing project for flood victims nearing completion

Construction Ambassadors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community welfare, is making significant strides in its ambitious project to provide housing units for flood victims...

Akosombo Dam flood victims request new housing facilities

Some flood victims at Dorfor Adidome safe haven in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region are requesting new housing facilities to relocate...

State withdraws old case against NAM1, slaps him with fresh charges

In a significant development in the case against Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), the Chief Executive Officer of the defunct gold dealership company Menzgold, the...

Kwahu Traditional Council announces final funeral rites of late Daasbre Akuamoah Baoteng II

The Kwahu Traditional Council has set Sunday November 26, 2023 to Sunday December 3, 2023 as dates for the final funeral rites of the...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor ‘retires’ from FixTheCountry, #OccupyJulorbiHouse Movements

Prominent activist and leader of the #FixTheCountry and #OccupyJulorbiHouse Movements, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has announced his retirement dedicating three years of his life to it. In...

Take away President’s power to grant mining rights over Ghana’s forest reserves – MCAG, OccupyGhana demand

The Media Coalition Against Galamsey and OccupyGhana are demanding the promulgation of a law that forbids the grant of any mining or drilling permit,...

Teacher jailed 12 years for defiling class 3 pupil

A 28-year-old private school teacher has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court in the Eastern Region. Enoch Amponsah pleaded guilty to the...

I have been so moved by the generosity of Ghanaians – Ablakwa

The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended Ghanaians for their show of love towards the victims of the Akosombo...

Mortuaries and Funerals Services react to soaring prices of graves

Chief Executive Officer of Mortuaries and Funeral Services, Dr. Yaw Twerefour has responded to concerns over the rising cost for graves. In his view, their...

40-year-old man found dead in Densu River

A 40-year-old man has reportedly been found dead in the Densu River. The incident happened at at Torgahkope in the Ga South Municipality of the...

Seek answers from government on why projects have stalled – Asantehene to chiefs

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged chiefs to press the government and Members of Parliament (MPs)for accountability regarding stalled projects in the Ashanti...

Aggrieved Gold Coast Fund customers to picket at Finance Ministry on this date

The Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management will picket at the Ministry of Finance on November 28, 2023, to demand their delayed locked-up...

2024 budget: Prices of goods won’t be reduced – Importers and Exporters Association

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is predicting that, prices of goods will skyrocket ahead of the Christmas festivities. Sampson Asaki...

Support GIADEC & Rocksure Int. to construct a bauxite mine in Nyinahin – Otumfuo urges govt

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has described the completion of the Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) jointly conducted by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development...

Ahafoman SHS crowned winners of 2023 STEMNNOVATION [Photos]

Ahafoman Senior High School(SHS) was on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, crowned winners of the 2023 STEMNNOVATION. Ahafoman SHS emerged victorious after exhibiting their supremacy...

Her loss is felt profoundly by all who knew her – Alan Kyerematen’s tribute to Theresa Kufuor

Independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen has eulogised late former First Lady, Mrs. Theresa Kufuor. In a post on X, Mr. Kyerematen said Mrs Kufuor"was...

Ghanaians react to Ofori-Atta’s rousing welcome after 2024 budget

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s 2024 budget statement has not been received well by a section of the public including the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

Cecilia Dapaah’s tribute to Theresa Kufuor

Former Sanitation, Minister Cecilia Dapaah has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Theresa Kufuor. To her, the late Theresa Kufuor was not just a...

Yam farmers in Oti appeal for solutions to post-harvest losses

Yam farmers in Oti region have appealed to Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) to help them find solutions to post-harvest losses. According to them, the...

€2.37m ambulance saga: Ato Forson closes case as Alex Segbefia fails to show up

The Minority Leader, Dr Casiel Ato Forson concluded his case in the €2.37 million ambulance saga. On the last court sitting, he intended to...

Ofori-Atta’s rousing welcome at Finance Ministry after 2024 budget presentation

https://www.youtube.com/embed/AUNjen1f7Q0 The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday received a rousing welcome at the Ministry following his presentation of the 2024 budget in Parliament. The staff...

How Diana Asamoah arrived at Theresa Kufuor’s funeral [Watch]

Gospel singer, Diana Asamoah joined scores of mourners to pay last respect to late former First Lady, Theresa Aba Kufuor. Mrs Kufuor, who died aged...

Stop airing alleged money rituals, fake lotteries, porn – NMC warns 15 TV stations

The National Media Commission (NMC) has issued a warning to some 15 television stations, ordering them to desist from content not deemed fit for...

Akufo-Addo’s heartfelt tribute in honour of Theresa Kufuor

On that fateful night of Sunday 1 October, I had gone to the residence of President Kufuor in Peduase to, as it were, catch...

I was in coma for 7 days – Agradaa reveals as she debunks stroke rumours

Evangelist Patricia Asiedu alias Agradaa has sternly address misconceptions about her health that have circulated in the media and the reason for her recent...

Bauxite mining to begin in Nyinahin – GIADEC

The Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) says the mining of about half a million tonnes of bauxite from the Nyinahin range in the...

Akosombo dam spillage: Mineral Income Investment Fund reach out to flood victims

In the wake of devastating floods that have left communities grappling with loss and destruction, the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has emerged as...

How the late Theresa Kufour helped her husband survive 15 month in jail

Former President John Agyekum Kufour says former First Lady, late Theresa Kufour helped him to survive a fifteen month jail term at the Usher Fort...

See photos of Kufuor at wife’s burial service

Former President John Agyekum Kufour was seen wearing a warm smile during the burial service of his late wife, Madam Theresa Kufuor. Since the...

Theresa Kufuor: You were our world – Tribute by children

Children of late former first Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor have paid glowing tribute to their mother. Edward Kufuor who read the tribute on behalf of...

Theresa Kufuor’s state burial in pictures

The state burial ceremony for the late First Lady, Theresa Kufuor brought together high-profile personalities from across the length and breadth of the country. The...

Ghana Navy receives locally manufactured catamaran vessel 

The Ghana Navy has received a locally manufactured catamaran boat from Mchammah Engineering Company Limited – a Ghanaian electro-mechanical, fabrication and manufacturing business.  The...

Farmers, hunters cautioned against bush fire as Harmattan season nears

DO2 Samuel Mante, the Municipal Fire Commander of Kwawu West Municipal, has issued a stern caution to farmers, hunters, and palm wine tappers, urging...

Theresa Kufuor’s casket to be paraded through the streets of Accra

The casket containing the mortal remains of late former First Lady, Theresa Aba Kufuor will be paraded through some principal streets of Accra. This...

Check out what happened when Mahama, Bawumia came face-to-face

It was a great sight of reunion when former President John Mahama and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia met at the funeral of Theresa...

Woman killed by hit-and-run driver at Lapaz

A woman believed to be in her late 40s has allegedly been killed by a hit-and-run driver at Flat Top near Lapaz in Accra. According...

Biography of Mrs Theresa Aba Kufuor

Theresa Mensah was born on Wednesday 25 October 1934 in Kumasi. She was born to the late Joseph Henry Mensah Snr (aka Paapa), a...

Ken Ofori-Atta, IGP Dampare pay last respect to Theresa Kufuor

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta joined scores of mourners to pay his last respect to the late former First Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor. Mr Ofori-Atta who...