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Urgent action plan needed to deal with energy sector crisis – World Bank warns govt

Global financial institution, World Bank, is warning of interruption to the power supply in Ghana if government fails to fix the financial challenges facing...

6-year-old girl dead, another missing after heavy rains at Kintampo

Flood waters have claimed the life of a six-year-old and left a four-year-old girl missing at Kintampo, a town in the Bono-East Region. The six-year-old...

Presidency approves new salary structure for JUSAG

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says it has received confirmation of approval of a new salary structure by the Presidency. The group...

Man, 21, allegedly killed at Nyamekrom; residents living in fear

Residents of Nyamekrom in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti region are currently living in fear over the murder of a 21-year-old man...

If police, military rely on a land guard, what happens to common Ghanaians? – Suhuyini asks

Minority Members of Parliament have questioned the basis upon which the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service have allegedly resorted to the...

Samiah and Sekou Nkrumah divided over father’s legacy [Video]

He is loved by many for his role in Ghana’s independence struggle, setting the country on an industrialisation path and championing the Pan-African agenda. There...

Police and Military hire land guard ‘Gyato’ to reclaim their encroached lands – Lands Ministry’s Chief Director

The Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service have been accused of hiring a notorious land guard, popularly known as ‘Gyato’, to reclaim...

Mother goes naked, curses police over killing of 2 sons at Bortianor [Photos]

A mother has invoked curses on the Ghana Police Service over the killing of five suspected landguards at Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality....

Tragic canoe accident claims lives of three, leaves others missing in Volta Region

Three individuals have been reported missing in River Dayi at Sovie Kudzra, located in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region. The incident occurred when...

Unite and advocate for development – Wassa Amenfi Students Union

An economist and NPP parliamentary candidate aspirant, Frederick Kumah, has charged the youth of the three Amenfi districts to come together to push for...

How Kwesi Pratt was gifted a 16-year-old as second wife

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has recently revealed that a 16-year-old girl was offered to him as a second wife. According...

Prioritise well-being, dignity of workers — MESTI

The Special Advisor to the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Oliver Boachie, has called on stakeholders to prioritis e the well-being...

Minority demands refund of $2m invested in botched Accra Sky Train project

The Minority in Parliament is demanding a refund of some $2 million paid in 2019 as premium to acquire ordinary shares for the development...

1.5m youth between ages 15 and 24 not in employment or training – Report

A report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says one in every four, representing 24.2% of young persons between 15 and 24 years were...

Challenge ‘illegality’ of Quayson’s trial rather than boycott parliament – Minority told

Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has expressed his displeasure about the Minority Caucus's decision to boycott...

Twins allegedly stab friend to death at Berekum

A Berekum-based twin brothers are on the run after allegedly stabbing their 16-year-old friend, Alhassan Sulemana to death in a pub. The incident reportedly occurred...

Latest on Ablekuma bullion van attack

Four people of interest have so far been arrested in connection with the Ablekuma bullion van robbery which claimed the life of General Lance...

None of the documented Burkinabes have been repatriated – Refugee Board

The Executive Director of the Ghana Refugee Board, Tetteh Kawo Padi, has revealed that none of the refugees coming from Burkina Faso registered with...

Bortianor shooting: MP justifies parliament’s call for private investigation

Wa Central MP, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, has condemned police operations that led to the death of persons suspected to be landguards at Bortianor. Speaking on Newsfile on JoyNews he...

Witch trapped at Gomoa Mampong during pastor’s midnight prayers

A team of policemen have rescued an alleged witch at Gomoa Assin in the Central Region. The woman, whose identity is not immediately known,...

Mahama congratulates newly enskinned Bole chief [Photos]

Former President John Mahama has congratulated the newly enskined chief of the Bole Traditional area, Mandariwura Seidu Iddi Tempir. This was after he graced...

Court of Appeal orders Lands Commission to delete registration records of 21st Century company, others

The Court of Appeal in Accra has ordered the Central Regional Lands Commission to delete the name of 21 Century Company from its records. This...

Jubilee Oil Field production surpasses 100,000 barrels a day – Tullow 

Tullow Oil has announced that gross crude production on the Jubilee Field has surpassed 100,000 barrels per day for 2023. This was captured in an...

Scenes as Police bid farewell to colleague killed in Ablekuma robbery

The Ghana Police Service, on Friday 14th July 2023, bid farewell to its gallant fallen hero, General Lance Corporal Callistus Amoah, a dedicated and...

Read emotional note left by mother who abandoned baby at mission house

A yet-to-be-identified mother has abandoned her newborn baby girl at Ahodwo, a suburb of Kpong in the Lower Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region....

CHRAJ to appeal High Court’s ruling on former PPA CEO

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has served notice to appeal a High Court ruling on the case involving the former...

Five suspected Pokuase murderers arrested

Five persons are in the grips of the Police for their roles in the murder of an unidentified person believed to be in his...

Volta Region to vaccinate 53,134 people against Covid-19 in 5 days – V/R Health Directorate

The Volta Regional Health Directorate has announced plans to vaccinate about 53,134 people across the region from July 19 to 23rd with the aim of...

Suspected Twifo-Mamapong earth tremor was a landslide – GGSA

A thorough investigation conducted by a team of Seismologists and Geoscientists from the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA), the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO)...

Prosecute 420 suspects in loan app fraud – Cyber Security Authority urged

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has urged the Cyber Security Authority to prosecute the  420 suspects engaged in loan app fraud. The Chamber has asked for...

Why Dampare paid a visit to Chief Imam

In line with the Police Service's strategy of taking policing to the doorstep of the people, the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo-Dampare, paid...

FDA cautions against the production of sachet, bottled water without license

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufacturers against producing sachet and bottled water without licenses. In a press release signed by the Chief...

NSMQ23: Pope John SHS defeats PERSCO to win first E/R trophy

In a heated competition, Pope John SHS and Minor Seminary has defeated their all-time rivals and defending champions St. Peter’s SHS to win the...

Ghana gets first ultra-modern medical waste treatment plant

The first ever ultra-modern medical waste and treatment plant has been commissioned at Adegya in the Ashanti region. Commissioning the facility, the Deputy Minister of...

Woman dumps newborn baby in front of church; leaves emotional note

An abandoned newborn baby has been discovered in front of the New Covenant Apostolic Church at Somanya, leaving it's members in shock. The baby was...

Two feared dead as mining pit caves in at Odumase [Video]

https://youtu.be/WREjwSRmT2Q Two people are feared dead after an illegal mine collapsed on them at Odumase in the Asante Akyem Central of the Ashanti Region. The body...

Another suspect arrested in connection with Ablekuma bullion van attack

The Police on Saturday morning arrested another suspect in connection with a bullion van robbery attack at Ablekuma that led to the death of...

Fire destroys three fuel tankers in Tema

Three fuel tankers have been partially burnt in a fire incident at the Tema tank yard in the industrial area of the Kpone Katamanso...

Getting the fundamentals right: Ayawaso East Education Directorate holds reading festival [Photos]

For some time now, the performance of the students at the Ayawaso East Municipal at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been nothing...

Council of State office to be rebuilt at GH¢6m

 The frontage and some aspects of the Council of State Office building, near the Parliament House in Accra, are to be pulled down and...