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Akufo-Addo only appoints competent people – Dep. Information Minister

Deputy Information Minister, Fatimatu Abubakar, says President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo in the past years has prioritised competence and capacity over political affiliations when it...

Wee cultivation will remove toxins from farm lands, water bodies caused by galamsey – Hempire Ghana

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hempire Association of Ghana, Nana Kweku Agyemang,has disclosed that the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes will help in...

Scores injured in multiple vehicular accident on Accra-Cape-Coast highway

Two passengers are in critical condition while 55 others have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa...

Ato Forson trial: CJ petitioned to remove Judge from case

Businessman Richard Jakpa has petitioned Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo asking that she stops Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe from handling the faulty ambulance trial....

Lighthouse Chapel revokes car gift to former bishop, drags him to police

The Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) has withdrawn a car it gifted a former bishop of the church, Kwame Yirenkyi Ampofo, during his service to...

Decomposing body of 72-year-old man found in his room

A Ghanaian-born US citizen has been found dead in his room in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. The sad incident was confirmed by...

Policeman found dead in bizarre state at check point

A police sergeant has been found dead in a bizarre state while on duty at a checkpoint at the Bia-Tano Forest in the Ahafo...

Final year OPASS science student allegedly lynched

A final year science student of Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in the Eastern Region has been lynched in Koforidua by unknown assailants....

Burning Issues: Sweeping homes causes flooding – Local Governance Expert

An expert in Local Governance, Amon Kotei, has revealed that constant sweeping of homes is a contributing factor to flooding in the country. Speaking to...

National Security Ministry refutes claims that displaced Burkinabes are being forced out of Ghana

The Ministry of National Security has rejected media reports and publications alleging the Ghana Armed Forces is forcing Burkinabe refugees out of Ghana.  The Ministry...

Burning Issues: We sometimes do ‘shoddy’ work due to insufficient funds – Contractor admits

The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana, Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has admitted that contractors sometimes do 'shoddy' work due to insufficient...

We will miss you – Akufo-Addo mourns Ama Ata Aidoo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed profound sadness as he mourns the passing of renowned Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo at her memorial service. The memorial...

Lawyers for cop who shot girlfriend in Kumasi fail to show up in court

A Kumasi High Court failed to take the plea of a Police Inspector standing trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend at Adum...

Teacher butchered for allegedly chasing another man’s girlfriend at Agogo

A Basic School teacher at Asante Akyem Agogo in the Ashanti Region has been brutally killed for allegedly pursuing another man’s girlfriend. The victim, Maxwell...

Agyapa deal: It’s far from over – GII on ECOWAS court ruling

The fundraising manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Michael Boadi, remains undeterred by the recent dismissal of a lawsuit against the Government of...

Minority’s parliament boycott: Stop being biased – Ablakwa to critics

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has told persons asking the Minority Caucus to stop boycotting parliament to also speak against...

Not all marriages are ordained by God – Pastor whose daughter was murdered by husband in US speaks

Father of 33-year-old woman, Winifred Boakye, allegedly murdered by her husband in the United States of America (USA) has shared heartbreaking details of circumstances...

2 seriously injured, 55 escape in triple collision on Kasoa-Cape Coast highway

Two passengers are seriously injured while 55 others managed to escape unscathed in a gory accident on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central...

Give us evidence to probe Frimpong-Boateng’s report – CHRAJ to MP

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has written to South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, demanding a litany of evidence to enable...

Speaker Alban Bagbin honoured with Suma Adinkra Sword

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been presented with the Suma Adinkra Sword, the highest award of the Suma Traditional Council. A...

NPP parliamentary candidate installed chief of Suaman

The 2020 parliamentary candidate for the NPP in the Suaman Constituency of the Western North Region, Frederick Addy, has been installed as the Development...

People’s Forum: No road no vote: residents at Doryumu chant

The chiefs and people of Doryumu in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region have threatened to boycott the 2024 general election over...

Distribution of nude pictures: Agradaa, three others to stand trial 

The Police say Patricia Asiedua aka Nana Agradaa and three others will stand trial at the High Court for allegedly distributing visual recording of...

Govt to introduce entrance exams for teacher education admissions   

The Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr Christian Addai-Poku, says the government will soon introduce an entrance assessment as part of the...

Ghanaian man reportedly kills his wife in the US

A Ghanaian man has been charged with aggravated assault by Berks County Detectives, who have also launched a death investigation following the discovery of...

Speaker directs govt to present Mid-year budget review not later than July 25

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for the mid-year budget presentation to be rescheduled from its initial date, July 27. According to him,...

ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Agyapa deal

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) has thrown out a suit against the Government of Ghana (GoG) challenging the propriety of a Gold...

Ghana to officially launch HIV Self-Testing device

Preparations are currently underway for the official launch of the HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) device in Ghana. The launch, which will take place at the Omanye...

Anthrax: Ban on movement of ruminants lifted in Upper East

The ban on movement of ruminants due to the outbreak of Anthrax has been lifted in the Upper East region. A press statement by the...

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital performs first kidney transplant

A team of health professionals at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has performed kidney transplants on two patients, the first of such operation...

Okyenhene calls for action on medical brain drain

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin has expressed concern over the rate of medical brain drain in Ghana. Speaking at the 2023 Retreat for the Medical Superintendent...

Sierra Leone overtakes Ghana as most peaceful country in West Africa

Sierra Leone has overtaken Ghana as the most peaceful country in West Africa in the latest Global Peace Index published on June 28, 2023. Ghana...

Ghana to host Burkinabe Prescient for mega transformational crusade

As part of efforts to strengthen the religious ties between Ghana and Burkina Faso, a Burkinabe fortune-teller, Nikiema Amsetu, will be in Ghana on...

Sacrifice for a while – Ofori-Atta to bondholders

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is appealing to bondholders to continue with their sacrifices as the government is making efforts to clear all outstanding debts...

Leaked tape: We’re only asking for investigations; why are you worried?” – Eric Opoku to NPP

The National Democratic Congress’ Asunafo South MP, Eric Opoku, is urging the Majority Caucus in parliament to support the call for investigations into the...

Parliament passes NACOC Bill to allow cannabis cultivation

Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023 into law. The passing will grant the Interior Ministry authority to issue licence for the cultivation...

NEIP, Ghana Prisons Service launch Entrepreneurship for Restoration Programme

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has launched a skills and Entrepreneurship training programme dubbed “Entrepreneurship for Restoration”. The initiative is a collaboration between...

Resign if… Security Analyst to IGP

Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has been asked to resign if he cannot bare the pressure from the political appointees. Security Analyst, Paul...

Ghana could have easily made $3b from cannabis – Ambrose Derry

Minister of Interior, Ambrose Derry, has indicated the economic benefits Ghana stands to gain with the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. According...

2 pastors jailed 11 years for stealing through fake prophecies

Two pastors, Samuel Kwesi Tsogbe and Christ-Esther, have been sentenced to six and five years’ imprisonment respectively for stealing GH¢200,000 from a 72-year-old bedridden...