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Bekwai Forestry Commission seizes 3 vehicles, 5 gold detectors and burns 23 changfans

The Bekwai Forestry Commission in an operation in the Oda River and Supuma forest reserves has seized three cars, three motorbikes, and five gold...

Alleged Coup: Accused person convicted for contempt

The fifth accused person in the ongoing trial of the case in which the remaining nine persons are standing trial for plotting to overthrow...

Two killed by electrified metallic drying line at Twifo Eduabeng

Two persons met their untimely death after they were electrocuted at Twifo Eduabeng in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region on Monday. According...

GES reacts to viral video of violence at Adisadel College

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says its attention has been drawn to a disturbing video of a violent assault involving two students of Adisadel...

Mahama, Bagbin, Mills’ son, others commemorate 11th anniversary of Atta Mills’ death

A wreath-laying ceremony was on Monday held at the Asomdwee Park in Accra to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the passing of former President...

Victim of Dagomba Line police brutality had blood in abdominal cavity – Autopsy report reveals

An autopsy report on Slahadeen Tafipe, a victim of an alleged police brutality, indicates he died of massive blood in his abdominal cavity.  He also...

Today is the last time you’ll cry in my court – Judge warns Aisha Huang

A High Court Judge hearing the galamsay trial of Chinese National, Aisha Huang, has cautioned her to desist from crying in court consistently. This...

GWCL threatens to shut down its plants in areas impacted by galamsey

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will not relent in shutting down its plants in areas impacted by illegal mining when the...

Allow parents to bear feeding cost of free SHS – GNECC tells govt

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is calling on the government and the Ministry of Education to consider a revised approach to the...

ECG, MTN, Ecobank, others win big at 2023 Project Management Excellence Awards

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), MTN Ghana, Ecobank Ghana, Absa, Asanko Gold, and the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) won big at the...

250 SHSs to contest in the 2023 edition of National STEMNNOVATION project

A total of 250 second-cycle institutions in the country have registered to participate in the 2023 edition of the National Science, Technology, Engineering and...

It’s a worry to us – BoG governor on individuals keeping dollars at home

The governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has expressed concern over the practice of individuals keeping large volumes of foreign...

Hit and run driver destroys popular waakye joint at East Legon

In a harrowing account shared on Twitter by @jaymukasechic, the owner of the popular waakye joint, Mukase Chic, recounted a devastating incident that occurred...

2 killed in robbery attack, 3 injured at Kwame Danso

Armed men on Saturday night at Kwame Danso in the Sene West District took advantage of a brief power outage and robbed mobile phone...

NCA kick-starts Digital Audio Broadcasting trial in Accra, Kumasi

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has commenced its Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) trial in Accra and Kumasi. This technology will allow FM stations involved...

Those calling Cecilia Dapaah a thief lack intellectual insight – Mr Logic

Artiste manager and entertainment pundit, Emmanuel Barnes, popularly known as Mr Logic, has asserted that those labelling former Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation,...

Angry sawmill operators stage protest against Swedru Police

Angry sawmill operators at Agona Swedru in the Central Region are demonstrating at the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command. Their action, according to them,...

Cecilia Dapaah knows in her heart that she has committed an offense – Nyaho Tamakloe

Elderly statesman and founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has reacted to recent reports of an alleged theft of...

Okyeame Kwame, 500 students petition parliament on climate change

Musician Okyeame Kwame organised about 500 students to walk from Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to Parliament to petition the climate caucus to be more...

Man in critical condition after motorbike knocks him down on Kasoa highway

A 24-year-old man is battling for his life after a motorbike knocked him down at water works on the George Walker Bush highway in...

Public Health Alert: Suspected black flies invade Dawhenya

Some insects suspected to be black flies have invaded some communities in the North Dawhenya Electoral Area of the Greater Accra Region.  The flies have...

Nyaho Tamakloe threatens to expose ministers ‘stealing’ state money

Ghanaian statesman and politician, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has revealed that he has information that implicates some ministers who are hoarding public funds. Reacting to an...

Ghana makes progress in human trafficking prosecution

Ghana has made significant progress in prosecuting cases of human trafficking over the past five years. A total number of 210 individuals, out of 221...

PharmAccess, HeFRA honour SafeCare assessors and health facilities

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has praised the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) for its unwavering commitment to enhancing the quality of...

Special Prosecutor arrests Cecilia Dapaah

Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has been placed under arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), according to a statement signed...

OSP receives over 200 petitions to probe Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen monies

The offices of the Special Prosecutor(OSP) have been inundated with numerous reports, urging the immediate investigation of a significant sum of money stolen from...

Akufo-Addo has already cleared Cecilia Dapaah – Mary Addah

The acting Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative(GII), Mary Awelana Addah, is of the view that President Nana Akufo-Addo has cleared former Sanitation...

I’m happy – Kyei Mensah on Cecilia Dapaah’s resignation

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has commended Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah for resigning following public backlash over vast sums of money reportedly stolen from...

African Islamic sages urge ‘Fatwa’ be granted to collegial institution

More than 350 participants, made up of muftis - deep scholars of the Quran- male and female Islamic sages known as Ulemas, from 50...

Beige Bank case: Gifty Afenyi Dadzie was untruthful to the police investigators – Lawyers

Defence lawyers in the case in which the founder of defunct Beige Bank is standing trial have told the High Court in Accra that...

Atta Mills Institute to ‘stay away’ from 11th anniversary of late President

The founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has announced the non-government organisation will stay away from activities to mark the 11th...

Man remanded for stealing $386,790 from NIB

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a man, Paul Tuopare Junior, into police custody for allegedly defrauding the National Investment Bank (NIB) of $386,790....

Irate youth attack Asawase police station

Some angry youth in the Asokore Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti Region have attacked the Asawase Police station following the death of their colleague....

Ghana-card number issuance to new borns ready for take-off

All is set for the historic issuance of the National Identification numbers (Ghana-Card numbers) to newborn babies in Ghana, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,...

Free SHS has come to stay, no govt can cancel it  -  Koku Anyidoho 

A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho, says the free Senior High School programme introduced by the governing...

BECE candidate drowns at Hununya

A final year Junior High School pupil preparing to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) begining August 7, 2023 has drowned at...

Vehicle catches fire, 2 escape unhurt

Two people on board a vehicle with registration number GN 3774-20 escaped unhurt after a vehicle they were onboard caught fire on Sunday morning...

Your integrity will be established – Akufo-Addo on Cecilia Dapaah

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in the integrity of the former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. The Minister resigned...

Govt increases NSS allowance from GH¢559.04 to GH¢715.57

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced an increase in the monthly allowance for personnel of the Scheme. A statement issued by the Corporate Affairs...

Minority cannot be blamed for Parliament’s failure to do business – Joe Wise

The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, says the Minority in Parliament cannot take the blame for the current hiccups in the proceedings of Parliament. Speaking...