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Free SHS: Eduwatch scolds govt over debt owed uniforms and food suppliers

The Africa Education Watch says the continuous demand for arrears by the National Association of Institutional Suppliers and National Food Suppliers is a clear...

Beige Bank trial: Investigator gives interesting twist

It has emerged at the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra that the Investigator in the case in which the...

Notorious robbery gang leader arrested in Takoradi

Luck on Monday evening eluded a suspected notorious robber who had been terrorising Sekondi-Takoradi residents with his gang through phone snatching. The suspect, whose...

Businessman in trouble for allegedly stealing vehicle

The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a businessman, accused of stealing a Kia Rhino truck worth GH¢50,000. The...

UG, KNUST run unapproved courses – Authorities move to rectify anomaly

The 2021 Auditor General's Report has revealed that the University of Ghana, Legon, is running 371 unaccredited programmes, including 80 undergraduate courses. The unaccredited programmes...

Chief granted bail for fraudulent sale of land

The Chief of Aboabo Oyibi, Solomon Boye Borquaye, also known as Nii Aboabo, who was arrested for alleged fraudulent sale of land, has been...

Ghana, Portugal sign defence and economic pacts

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, have signed bilateral instruments of co-operation in the areas of defence,...

Herdsman shot dead; another injured in suspected armed robbery attack

Unknown gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, have ambushed three herdsmen who were en route to Ejura Market from Kowiriso at Asante Akyem North....

Gomoa Mampong: Family denies witchcraft allegations; says accused woman is mentally ill and missing

The family of the woman accused of transforming from a bird into a human being at Gomoa Mampong in the Central Region, has strongly...

I have given up on finding our stolen vehicles – ECG MD

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says he has given up on finding the company’s stolen vehicles. According...

Jomoro MP supports flood victims in six communities

Thousands of residents in six communities in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region who were displaced by floods have received relief items and...

Zoomlion launches payment platform to improve customer service

Zoomlion-Private Services Limited, a leading waste management company in Sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a digital payment platform that will help the company and its...

COVID-19: GHS to commence 7th national vaccination exercise on July 19

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that it will begin it’s 7th National COVID-19 Vaccination Days (NaCVAD-7) from July 19 to Sunday, July...

Agric Minister gives new deadline for Food Suppliers’ full payment

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has announced the National Food Suppliers Association will be paid their arrears in full by August...

MP leads desilting of drains to ease flooding at Atwima Nwabiagya South

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere, is leading the desilting of drains to reduce flooding in the area. Recent...

Life threatening Abuakwa-Besease bridge fixed

A major bridge on the Abuakwa-Besease road in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District of Ashanti region has been fixed, after claiming two lives in...

GTA defends Atta Mills Presidential Library take over

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has defended its decision to take over the management of the Atta Mills Presidential Library in Cape Coast, Central...

Nii Amankra Tetteh appointed Letshego Ghana CEO

The Board of Letshego Ghana (Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans PLC), a subsidiary of the pan-African inclusive finance Group, Letshego (Letshego Holdings Ltd) is...

Floods of Trauma: Ashanti Regional Fire Service rescues 280 people in one month

The Ghana National Fire Service says at least 280 people were rescued from floods in the Kumasi Metropolis in June 2023. According to the Service,...

Kintampo floods: Missing child’s body retrieved after ritual to appease the gods

After three days of searching, the body of a drowned child at Kintampo has been recovered with the help of spiritualist Nana Kwaku Dikah....

Accra streets deathtrap for motorists

Some major streets of Accra are now deathtraps for motorists and pedestrians alike as malfunctioning traffic lights have turned many intersections into chaotic scenes...

Prophetess arrested over Gomoa Mampong witchcraft accusation [Video]

https://youtu.be/wQdnP1vgiy4 The Gomoa Dominse District Police command has arrested prophetess Mary Esther over witchcraft accusations at Gomoa Mampong in the Central Region. Prophetess Mary was...

Two injured in clash between land guards, wood workers at Akwatialine

A clash between alleged land guards and wood sellers at Akwatialine, within the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region, has resulted in injuries...

I have never been to Bepotenten – Aisha Huang tells court

En Huang, aka, Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner, has told an Accra High Court that she had never been to Bepotenten in the...

Otumfuo offers scholarship to talented student who designed humanoid robot

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene of the Ashanti Kingdom, has once again demonstrated his commitment to education and innovation by offering a...

3 dead, others injured in accident on Kumasi-Volta road

Three persons have been reported dead with several others injured in an accident at Sekyere Kankan on the Kumasi-Volta Region Highway. The accident is said...

King Mohammed VI advocates for debate on ‘Fatwa’ rules among Muslims in Africa

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has called for debate by African Muslim leaders and scholars, on "Fatwa," which is the formal ruling or interpretation...

Sky train project is a scam – Kofi Adams

The Member of Parliament for Buem constituency, Kofi Adams, has described the government’s investment of $2.6 million into building a sky train in Accra...

Joe Ghartey sets records straight on $2m payment for Sky train project

Former Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has debunked claims that the ministry under his watch made a $2 million payment to a company...

Two Nigerians in possession of AK 47, 48 rounds of ammunition arrested

Two Nigerians have been apprehended by the Kasoa Divisional Police Command for being in possession of an AK 47 assault rifle and 48 rounds...

Govt urged to withdraw lottery and sports betting taxes

The convener of the Coalition of Small Business Owners (CSBO), Justice Ayeh Donkor, is calling on the Akufo-Addo government to either withdraw or review...

Forestry Commission launches intensive search for missing staff in Bono Region

A member of the rapid response team from the Forestry Commission in the Bono Region has been missing for the past two weeks. The...

Suspected thief lynched at Mpatapo

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been lynched at Mpatapo in the Berekum East Municipality of the Bono Region. The...

Attorney-General inaugurates Registrar of Companies office in Kumasi

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) possesses the ability to be...

Chief Justice asked to probe Court Registrar over dishonest conduct

The Tamale High Court presided over by Justice Kenneth Edem Kudjordjie has asked the Regional Administrative Officer of the Judicial Service to refer the...

Budget review: COPEC warns against introduction of new taxes on fuel

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has issued a strong warning to the government to refrain from plans to introduce new taxes on petroleum...

Soft-skinned bullion vans withdrawn

The Association of Bullion Van Operators in Ghana has announced the withdrawal of all soft-skinned bullion vans from operations across the country. The Association says...

Binduri SHS reopens after rioting over food shortage

The Binduri Community Day Senior High School in the Upper East Region, which was closed down temporarily last week, reopened on Monday for academic...

Death penalty bill has Akufo-Addo’s blessings – Xavier Sosu

The Member of Parliament for the Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has disclosed that the Criminal Offences Amendment Act, which seeks to replace the death...

Man gets 15 years for robbery

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an unemployed man to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for conspiracy to commit crime, robbery and murder. John...