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UTAG-UG pledges support to victims of Akosombo Dam spillage

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has commiserated with the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. In...

Akosombo dam spillage: Govt sets up committee to coordinate response

The government has set up a 13-member inter-ministerial committee to coordinate responses to victims affected by the Akosombo dam spillage. This was announced in...

NSS cautions personnel against fake reposting arrangements

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has cautioned personnel against reposting misinformation circulating on social media. NSS has said a person using the...

Tema residents threaten to resist sale of library, children’s playground

Residents in Tema have threatened to resist any attempts by the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) to sell the...

ECG starts pre-payment metering project at Oda

The Akyem Oda District office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will at the end of this month, begin its pre-payment metering project...

AG has done a good job on Ato Essien’s case – Sly Tetteh

Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh has commended the Attorney General for recovering GH¢37 million from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

NSMQ 2023: The 27 seeded schools for the 2024 edition

The one-eighth contest of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) concluded with a total of 27 schools securing their place in the...

Kikibee CEO’s girlfriend remanded over his murder 

Mam Yandey Joof, who is said to be the girlfriend of Bennette Agyekum Adomah, owner of Kikibee’s Restaurant and Lounge, has been remanded into...

Defunct Capital Bank’s board chair should be prosecuted as well – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu says the prosecution of the Capital Bank case will not be complete until the board chairman is also prosecuted. The...

Soldier being investigated for alleged fraud found dead  

A soldier with the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who was being investigated for alleged fraud has been found dead. The...

Nchumuru Traditional Council bares teeth at govt

The Nchumuru Traditional Council in the Oti region is disappointed in government over what it describes as the lack of development in the area. The...

Plan International Ghana empowers girls to speak out on national issues

In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, Plan International Ghana has embarked on a significant initiative to amplify the voices of...

Two crashed to death at Sokoban

Two people have died after a speeding private car knocked them down at Sokoban Krofrom in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region. The...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Sogakope Bridge at risk of flooding

The Sogakope Bridge is at risk of getting flooded as a result of the Akosombo Dam spillage. Floodwaters from the ongoing spillage have climbed up...

VRA disconnects Tain hospital from national grid over debt

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has cracked the whip on the Tain Government hospital by disconnecting its power supply over accumulated debt. The disconnection...

Road traffic offenders to pay GH¢240 spot fine

Road traffic offenders in Ghana will now pay a spot fine of GH¢120 and GH¢240, while severe cases will be referred to the court. Offenses are to...

Ghana signs visa waiver agreements with South Africa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a visa waiver agreement with South Africa. The waiver according to the Ministry...

23-year-old man allegedly kills pregnant wife

A 23-year-old farmer, Kwadwo Noah, has allegedly killed his pregnant wife at Kwawu Nframa in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern region. Noah,...

Over 2,000 families to lose houses to save Weija Dam

More than 2,000 families will be forced to evacuate their houses according to a demolition order issued by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL)...

J.B Danquah’s case: Absence of juror halts murder trial of alleged killer

The absence of a juror halted the trial of Daniel Asiedu, aka Sexy dodon, who is being held for allegedly murdering former Abuakwa North...

Ghana is firm in support for Israel, Ukraine – Akufo-Addo

Ghana is firm in her support for Israel and Ukraine “in these difficult moments of their national survival”, President Akufo-Addo has assured. The...

Two officers injured in Kumasi Railway Police Station fire

Two officers of the Ghana National Fire Service sustained injuries while trying to douse a fire that gutted the building housing the Ghana Railway...

Sheer greed! – Judge fumes before Ato-Essien’s sentence

Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, the judge who sentenced the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has justified his ruling. He said...

Nkwanta-Kpassa residents fix deplorable roads [Photos]

Residents at Nkwanta-Kpassa in Oti region have resolved to fix the deplorable road in the area after years of government neglect. Drivers and commuters are...

KIA Covid tests: Frontiers Healthcare Services gained $84m while Ghana got under $7m

After a year-long legal battle initiated by JoyNews under the Right to Information Act, the extent of the revenue imbalance that has favoured Frontiers...

Buem-Jasikan Assembly rewards hardworking teachers [Photos]

The Buem-Jasikan Municipal Assembly in the Oti region has honoured some hardworking teachers in the area. According to the Assembly, this will motivate teachers to...

Don’t politicise Prophet Muhammed’s birthday celebration — Chief Imam

National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has called on political activists not to turn this year's Maulid celebration into a political campaign ground. This...

Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, family commiserate with Kufuor [Photos]

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her family on Thursday called on former President John Agyekum Kufuor at his Peduase residence to commiserate...

Be patient – Korle Klottey MCE to Odawna market traders

The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly has urged traders at Odawna market in Accra to exercise restraint as government works around the clock to renovate...

Ato Essien’s sentencing not surprising at all – Kweku Paintsil

Private legal practitioner, Kweku Paintsil says the sentencing of Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien to 15 years in prison is not...

Speaker, MPs mourn with Kufuor

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has commiserated with former President John Agyekum Kufuor on the passing of his wife, former First...

‘Galamsey’ report: We go to court with evidence not conjectures – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has asked former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng to present evidence to back claims...

Pan-African Savings and Loans appreciates its customers

Pan-African Savings and Loans has demonstrated its appreciation for their loyal customers by organising a free medical screening exercise as part of their planned...

Aisha Huang’s case: Court sets December 4 to deliver judgement

An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgement in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged...

Assist ECOWAS with resources in terror fight, as you do for Ukraine – Akufo-Addo to UK, US, and EU

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on leaders of the global community to put into full effect the provisions of Chapters Seven and Eight of...

Police on manhunt for Somanya filling station robbers

The Somanya Police Command is on a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers for attacking the SP Gas Filling Station at Trom in the...

FDA goes after peddlers of unregistered medicines in Kumasi

Over GH¢850,000 worth of unregistered medicines, also said to be unwholesome, have been seized in the Central Business District of Kumasi. The Food and Drugs...

We’ll still pursue Ato Essien for GH¢53m debt – Deputy AG

Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has confirmed that the state will continue to pursue the former CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien, even...

Funeral arrangements for govt spokesperson’s mum announced

The final funeral rites of the mother of government’s spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023....

C/R: Chop bar operators angry after wildfire officers seize bush meat

Officers of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission have seized various types of bush meats from chop bar operators in some parts of...