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Windstorm at Bono region festival leaves 3 dead, many injured

Severe windstorm accompanied by heavy rains has claimed three lives and left many others injured in Fawoman and Asunafo, suburbs of Badu, a farming...

Speaker orders parliamentary probe into Akosombo Dam spillage

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, has ordered a parliamentary probe into the Akosombo Dam spillage. On September 15, the Volta River Authority (VRA) commenced...

Support your alma mater – Director of Ghana School of Law tells lawyers

The Director of the Ghana School of Law, Barima Oppong Kodie Esq, has said old students have neglected the institution that molded them. Speaking in...

Preparations for 9th NSMQ title already underway – PRESEC headmaster

Despite winning their 8th title in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC) is already preparing to retain the...

1.4 million households in urban areas without water on premises – GSS

1.4 million households in urban areas were without water on their premises, according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) General Report on Water...

Majority to haul VRA officials to Parliament over Akosombo dam spillage

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called for the management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to appear before the House to...

Jurors strike in Accra over unpaid allowances, ill-treatment

Jurors of the High Court in Accra have embarked on a strike demanding their unpaid allowances and better treatment from the state. The strike, which...

Our disinfections and fumigation are CSR driven – Zoomlion

Managing Director of Vectorpes, a member of the Jospong Group of Companies, Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Kwame Addai, has asked corporate Ghana to disregard the...

Social Impact Organisation AUNUA announces New Give One, Gift One programme For Irish companies

The Dublin-based social impact organisation, AUNUA Corporate, has announced their new Give One, Gift One programme. Aunua Corporate offers bespoke and customised programmes for...

National Lottery Authority opens 2024 Lotto Operator Registration

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is pleased to announce the commencement of registration for Lotto operators for the year 2024. This registration process is...

Akosombo dam spillage: US supports victims with US$100,000

The United States (US) government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$100,000 equivalent to GH¢1.1 million to the more...

Don’t attempt organising another funeral for late Ga Manye – Family of late queen mother warned

The Ga Traditional Council has sternly cautioned the family of the late queen mother, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, against attempting to organise another funeral...

Why OSP could not prosecute Adu Boahen – Lawyer explains

A Private Legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo, has downplayed the Office of the Special Prosecutor's (OSP) corruption report on Charles Adu Boahen. The OSP commenced an...

Cyber Security Authority extends deadline for licenses, accreditations

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has announced an extension of the deadline for the licensing and accreditation of cybersecurity service providers (CSPs), cybersecurity professionals...

Police arrest 7 suspects over disturbances at Nkwanta South

The Police have arrested seven persons in connection with a violent disturbance leading to the death of one person at Nkwanta South Municipality of...

Bawumia was unaware of Adu Boahen’s ‘reckless deals’ – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has wrapped up its investigation into corruption allegations against Charles Adu Boahen, the former Minister of State...

VRA ends Akosombo Dam spillage

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has ended its spillage of the Akosombo Dam. However, VRA says it is still committed to its relief and rehabilitation...

Fuel prices likely to remain same from Nov. 1

Fuel prices are likely to remain relatively unchanged on the domestic fuel market from November 1, 2023, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has...

72-year-old Assemblyman arrested for allegedly selling fake metres

The Western Regional Office of the Electricity Company, acting on a tip-off, has arrested a 72-year-old Assembly member of Esshiam-Ntaama in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis,...

Health Alert: Be cautious of seafood, fish – Pregnant women told

Pregnant and lactating women are advised to be cautious about consuming seafood such as shrimp, lobsters, and fish like tuna. This is because these...

We’ll drag Kan Dapaah to Parliament over military brutality in Garu – Cletus Avoka

A member of the Interior and Defense Committee of Parliament, Cletus Avoka, has hinted that the committee will ensure that the Minister for National...

Court grants trader GH₵200k bail over alleged illegal possession of firearms  

A 26-year-old who allegedly had in his possession one locally manufactured pistol with three live cartridges without authority has been granted bail by an...

Akosombo dam spillage: Zoomlion sets records straight on fumigation exercise

Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, has dismissed reports that the Volta River Authority (VRA) has contracted it to disinfect and fumigate communities affected by the controlled spill...

Mental Health Authority offers trauma therapy to flood victims

The Mental Health Authority (MHA) has deployed staff to communities in the Lower Volta area impacted by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong...

Cater for needs of basic schools in flood affected areas – NUGS appeals to govt

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on government to put in place interim measures to ensure learners in the flood-affected areas...

Garu MP to petition CHRAJ over alleged military brutalities

The Member of Parliament for Garu, Albert Alalzuuga Akuka, has disclosed that he will petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)...

Akufo-Addo assures chiefs, residents of Western North of more development

President Akufo-Addo has assured the chiefs and residents of the Western North Region of more infrastructural development before the end of his tenure of...

Security guard killed, another injured in fuel station robbery

A  private security guard has been fatally shot by armed robbers, with another injured at the Total-5 fuel filling station, opposite the All Nations...

Don’t enstool anyone as Ga Manye – Family of late queen mother warned

The Ga Traditional Council has cautioned the family of the late Queen Mother, Naa Dedei Omaedru III against enstooling her successor. In a statement, the...

ECG loses GH¢25m whenever it rains – MD

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has revealed the impact of weather conditions and seasonality on electricity...

We can’t accept the blame for power cut – ECG MD replies GNPC

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it can also not accept blame for Thursday's power cut experienced in some parts of the country....

We’re working to ensure the release of kidnapped Deacon in South Africa – Ghana High Commission

Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has assured that the Commission is working to ensure the release of the kidnapped Deacon of the Ghanaian...

How armed robbers stormed Church of Pentecost in South Africa [Video]

Armed robbers disrupted church service at the Johannesburg branch of the Church of Pentecost in South Africa on Sunday, October 29, 2023. According to reports,...

Right To Play lauds Ghana for strides in girl child education, urges more action 

Right To Play has praised Ghana for the significant strides made in providing equal access to education for Ghanaian girls and boys.  According to the...

PRESEC Legon secures 8th victory as NSMQ champions

For only the second time ever, there has been a successful title defence of the NSMQ trophy.  It is PRESEC Legon again. After setting the...

Ibrahim Mahama donates relief items to Oti flood victims

Businessman, Ibrahim Mahama has donated relief items to communities in the Oti region that have been severely impacted by recent floods. The donation, worth...

Military moves in to maintain peace in Nkwanta following ethnic clashes

A detachment of military personnel has moved in to maintain peace following gunshots and destruction of property after clashes between key ethnic groups in...

OSP calls for passage of a Corruption Practices Act

The Office of the Special Prosecutor is urging government to pass a Corruption Practices Act to "comprehensively codify the prohibition of all forms of...

Rotary Club of Kumasi extends support and medical aid to prisoners for rehabilitation

The Rotary Club of Kumasi has extended its benevolent efforts to the inmates of Manhyia Prisons in Kumasi. The group held free medical screening,...

Maggie Wealthy Foundation sends breast and prostate cancer education to Volta region

Maggie Wealthy Foundation, a leading charity organisation on Saturday, October 28, 2023, embarked on a journey of over 150 kilometres to a farming community...