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MDAs, chiefs urged to engage architects on building plans

The Municipal and District Assemblies and chiefs in the Oti region have been advised to engage professionals in building plans. President of Ghana Institute of...

Reclamation of lands affected by sand winning begins in Ketu South

Sand winning is one of the new businesses practiced by some business tycoons across the country and in the Volta region especially the southern...

Kan Dapaah sues Barker-Vormawor over bribery allegation; demands GH¢10m

The Minister of National Security, Kan Dapaah has sued the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. This was after Mr. Barker-Vormawor claimed he was...

OccupyJulorbiHouse: Police withdraw injunction against protesters

The Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction request filed by the Ghana Police Service against the organisers of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest. The police...

Savannah region: Govt fails to meet seven-day deadline to fix damaged Doli bridge

The government has failed to meet its seven-day deadline to establish a temporal connection for vehicles at the broken Doli bridge at Bole in...

I will review free SHS policy – Alan Kyerematen

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has declared his intention to review the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy if he is...

GWCL arrests cable thief at Ichaban treatment plant

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has arrested a suspected cable thief at the Ichaban water treatment plant in the Western region. The suspect, 17-year-old...

Tarkwa Nsuem: Three die in galamsey pit

At least three persons have been killed after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit caved in on them at Bonsawire in the Tarkwa Nsuem Municipality of...

KNUST student missing after writing final paper

A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Oduro Victor has been reported missing. Victor, a level 400...

Over 20 NPP MPs who supported Alan won’t join his movement – OPK

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah has revealed that, over 20 New Patriotic Party MPs who supported Alan Kyerematen in the...

Central region: Alleged car snatcher beaten to death

A notorious car snatcher has been beaten to death by a mob at Awutu Bosomabena in the Awutu Senya District of the Central region,...

Man found dead in abandoned toilet facility at Bawjiase

A man believed to be in his late 20s has hanged himself in an abandoned government public toilet at Awutu Bawjiase Methodist School in...

#OccupyjulorbiHouse: NCCE condemns police mistreatment of protesters

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has added its voice to the condemnation of the mistreatment of #occupyjulorbiHouse protesters by the Ghana Police...

Drug theft: Bolga Hospital pharmacist assisting investigation reported dead

The Head of the Pharmacy Department of the Upper East Regional Hospital, Samuel Amoateng Saffoh, has died. Nearly everyone contacted so far on Sunday about...

Mastercard Foundation holds roundtable discussion with media

The Mastercard Foundation will today, September 26, 2023, hold a media roundtable discussion. The meeting aims to foster a deeper understanding of the Mastercard Foundation’s...

Jachie Special Needs Technical Institute receives computers

A German Based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Labdoo, has presented some slightly used computers to the Jachie Special Needs Technical Institute at Jachie in the...

Thieves sentenced for stealing Gh¢8,270 and mobile phones in Oti Region

The Nkwanta South District Magistrate Court has sentenced two thieves to 30 months in prison. This was after they were found guilty of stealing...

IET reacts to Ofankor building collapse

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Ghana has exposed a disconcerting lapse in oversight regarding a recently collapsed three-storey building under construction behind...

Kumasi traders threaten demo over delayed works on Kejetia market

Traders in Kumasi are growing increasingly agitated over delay in completion of phase two of the Kejetia Central Market redevelopment project. They have thus warned...

GETFund reacts to viral list of scholarships beneficiaries

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has clarified that a list of individuals circulating on social media and thought to be recent beneficiaries of...

Influx of Chinese tanker trucks will kill local businesses – Kwame Jantuah

Pressure is mounting on the government to address the influx of tanker trucks owned by Chinese companies in Ghana. A member of the Tanker Owners...

Alan Kyerematen reacts to #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest

Former Trade Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has strongly criticised the police for manhandling protestors during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration. The three-day protest against harsh economic conditions...

OccupyjulorbiHouse demo: Heads must roll – Sam Pee Yalley

Former High Commissioner to India, Sam Pee Yalley, has called on the Ghana Police Service to sack the commander who ordered the brutalisation of...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse: Akufo-Addo urged to step down

A member of the Democracy Hub, organizers of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest, Solomon  Wise Agbolosoo has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo to step down. The call according...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse:You cannot absorb yourself from police actions against protesters – Dampare told

A security analyst, Emmanuel Kutin has said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare cannot absorb himself from the police's actions against...

Fuel shortage looms as oil transporters threaten to halt services

Ghana could be hit with fuel shortages soon following a threat by the Tanker Owners Union to halt the transportation of fuel across the...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse: Ama Governor opens up for the first time since being reconsidered for the Bar

Ghanaian social media influencer, Ama Governor, has spoken up for the first time since being reconsidered for admission to the Bar. The aspiring lawyer, who...

Buildings demolition: Drobo chief accuses Japekrom Traditional Council, MUSEC of complicity

Tension is growing in Drobo and Japekrom following the demolishing of seven buildings with notice to demolish about 300 others at Danyame, a suburb...

50 millimetres of rain will cause flooding in Accra – Meteo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) has warned that the country’s capital, Accra, will suffer flooding whenever it rains beyond 50 millimetres. The warning comes...

Limit prosperity messages to congregation – Pastors told

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng, has said the business sector is faced with adverse challenges because the...

#OccupyJulorbiHouse demo: Accra Regional Police Commander summoned

The Accra Regional Police Commander, COP Sayibu Gariba, has been summoned by the Police Management Board (POMAB) to answer questions on the brutalisation of...

Fire Service details rescue mission after heavy downpour

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has revealed over 90 people have been successfully rescued following torrential rains on Friday. The rain left parts of...

Ghanaian youth not employable – GUTA President

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has debunked claims that most youth are unemployed because there are no...

Media Coalition calls for expansion in GAMA project

The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) has called on the government and development partners to extend the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation...

#OccupyjulorbiHouse demo organisers announce next line of action

Organisers of the #occupyjulorbiHouse demo, Democracy Hub, have revealed the next line of action after the three-day exercise which ended on Saturday. The group has...

60-year-old woman shot dead over witchcraft accusation

A 60-year-old woman, Musah Azaratu Poanaa, has been shot dead by two young men in Janga, in the West Mamprusi Municipality for allegedly trying to bewitch a...

Ghanaians dare Vormawor to produce alleged $1m bribery tape

Some Ghanaians have challenged #FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, to produce a tape recording that allegedly contains the $1,000,000.00 offer from the Minister for National...

Nearly 2.4 million Ghanaians could be suffering mental illnesses – WHO  

The World Health Organization (WHO) says almost 2.4 million Ghanaians could be suffering from various degrees of mental illness. The organisation believes this calls for...

Flood from Bui dam spillage leaves 1,500 residents displaced in Buipe

Around 1,500 residents, encompassing women and children from 500 households, find themselves displaced by floodwaters in Buipe, located in the Central Gonja District of...