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14 arrested in connection with murder, unlawful possession of arms

The Police on July 25, 2023, arrested 14 suspects in connection with a clash which led to the death of two persons at Mpameso...

People’s forum: Angry Adansiman residents chase gov’t for roads

Residents of Adansiman, a suburb of New Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality, have lamented over the deplorable state of their roads. Some residents,...

FXKudi partners MoMAG to promote financial inclusion in informal sector

FXKudi has partnered with the Mobile Money Advocacy Group, Ghana (MoMAG) to promote financial inclusion in the informal sector. According to the Head of Sales...

Adu Asare offers powerful prayer for Cecilia Dapaah

Former Adentan Member of Parliament (MP), Kojo Adu-Asare, has sympathised with embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah. On Asempa FM's Ekosii Sen, Mr Adu-Asare,...

Lands Ministry reacts to license for lithium exploitation, production

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has dismissed reports about granting mining licences for lithium exploitation and production in the country. In a...

Kintampo South SDA school cries for support over deplorable classrooms

Pupils of Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Basic School in the Moo Line electoral area of the Kintampo South Municipality are appealing for support over the...

It’s a big insult to say Cecilia Dapaah’s cash was funeral donation – Policy analyst

A Public Policy Analyst, Professor Enoch Opoku Antwi, has said persons claiming the stolen millions of both foreign and local currencies from former Sanitation...

Adisadel College student arrested for violent attack; to appear in court on Friday

The Adisadel College student who was captured on a viral video choking his colleague has been arrested by the Police in Cape Coast. The...

Driver dead, another critically injured in accident near Kintampo [Video]

https://youtu.be/Ao_1Mxle7GU An articulated truck driver has been reported dead in an accident between Kintampo and Babatokuma on the Kintampo-Tamale highway. An occupant, Afia Oforiwaa, who...

Zoomlion creates 200 new jobs as RM Commissions Tamale Wastewater Treatment Plant

Northern Regional Minister, Alhasan Saani Shaibu, has commissioned a 1,000 metric ton Wastewater Treatment Plant at Gbalahi, a suburb of Tamale in the Sagnarigu...

Education Minister replies NAGRAT President

Deputy Education Minister has fought off claims by the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that teachers and school heads have...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case shouldn’t take more than a month to probe – OSP told

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Sarpong, has asked the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) not to waste time...

Something must kill a man; death penalty was no punishment – NPP guru

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Sarpong, has expressed reservations about the repeal of the death penalty law. In his...

I wish Akufo-Addo will not assent to death penalty – Former NPP Chairman

Former New Juaben New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Kwadwo Agyemang-Boateng, has stated it is his wish that President Nana Akufo-Addo will not assent to...

I dare you to sue me – Sam George tells GREDA

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament(MP), Sam George, has encouraged the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) to exercise any legal options available to them. Mr George has...

Think about the future of Ghana rather than election 2024 – Apostle Nyamekye tells politicians

Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamkye, has advised politicians to prioritise the welfare and the future of Ghana above winning the...

Accra Human Rights Forum lauds parliament for abolishing death penalty

The Accra Human Rights Forum International (AHRFI) has commended Parliament for abolishing the death penalty from Ghana’s penal code. In a statement released on Wednesday,...

GREDA Estate threatens legal action against Sam George

The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) says it will likely seek legal action against Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament(MP), Sam Nartey George. This comes...

Adisadel College student arrested over violent attack

The Adisadel College student who was captured on a viral video choking his colleague has been arrested by the Police in Cape Coast. The...

Pastor arrested for alleged illegal mining at Twifo-Praso

A Ghanaian based in America, Kwaku Gyebi of the House of Prayer Evangelistic Ministry, at Twifo-Phase, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly...

Ghanaians would have crucified me if … – Mahama

Former president John Dramani Mahama has said Ghanaians wouldn't have taken it lightly if his government had created the level of mess under President Nana Akufo-Addo's administration. According...

Gyakye Quayson fails to halt trial again

Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, has for the umpteenth time failed to halt his criminal trial. The latest is the High Court’s refusal to...

A nation that loses interest in rule of law and justice delivery sets itself up for destruction – Chief Justice

Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo has cautioned that a nation that overlooks the enforcement of its laws and does not ensure that justice is...

Cecilia Dapaah’s money saga: My name should be added to owners – Asiedu Nketia

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has suggested his name should be added to the list of owners of Cecilia...

PAC orders COCOBOD to submit audit report on cocoa roads within 2 weeks

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to submit its audit report on the cocoa roads project within two...

GNAT reacts to Wa Technical Institute students’ assault on teacher

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is calling on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to empower teachers to help address the growing spate...

KNUST elects first female SRC President after 7 decades 

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has elected its first female President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) in the school’s...

Cecilia Dapaah allegedly sacked driver who blew cover of househelps

It has emerged that the embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, sacked her driver who tipped her about the suspicious acts of her househelps....

7-member jury constituted for trial of man who shot girlfriend in Kumasi

The Kumasi High Court 2 has assembled a seven-member jury to preside over the trial of a police officer who shot and killed his...

Businessman in court over alleged fraud  

An Accra circuit court has granted bail to a businessman to the tune of GH₵400,000.00 with four sureties, for allegedly defrauding a company of...

Takoradi Medical Waste Facility to create jobs for the youth – Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has reiterated the government's commitment to creating jobs for the youth of the country. Commissioning a Takoradi...

30-year-old man kills girlfriend at Dunkwa-on-Offin

A 30-year-old man, identified as Samuel Mensah, has brutally murdered his girlfriend, known as Gifty at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East District. The gruesome...

Man arrested for defiling 14-year-old girl; allegedly infects her with HIV, tuberculosis

A man in his 40s is currently in police custody at Yendi, as he is suspected of defiling a 14-year-old girl. The man, who is...

I’m not happy about the removal of death penalty – NDC MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Jirapa, Cletus Seidu Dapilah, has expressed his displeasure in Parliament for officially repealing the death penalty from Ghana’s statutes. The...

Reinstate suspended students – Child Rights to Adisadel College

Child Rights International Ghana has called on the management of Adisadel College to overturn the suspension of students who were involved in an assault incident. The...

Aisha Huang dodges ‘husbands’

Aisha Huang, the Chinese national standing trial for illegal mining and other offences, on Tuesday, sought to deflect questions regarding her marriage life by...

Public office holders must swear by deities, shrines – Chief

Nana Baffour Kotei Sramah Ababio, Chief of Breman in the Kumasi municipality, has suggested that public office holders swear by the Oath of deities...

NAM1 makes 36th court appearance amidst heavy police presence

Embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), has made his 36th appearance in court without trial as his...

Asawase: Family of alleged police murder victim rejects report

The family of Salahudeen Tafilu, a 34-year-old who died at Dagombaline due to alleged police brutality, claims to have been vindicated by an autopsy...

Crackdown on illegal miners on Black Volta ongoing – Minister

The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, says the operation by the Military, the Regional Security Council and the Minerals Commission to eradicate illegal...