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12 arrested as police restore calm at Gordenu

The Police have restored calm at Gordenu near Hohoe in the Volta Region following a violent disturbance in which a Police patrol vehicle which...

Police vehicle torched at Gbi Wegbe following clash with motorcyclist

A police vehicle, believed to be attached to the Hohoe District Command in the Volta Region, has been torched at Gbi Godenu in the...

Akufo-Addo’s govt will be tagged most corrupt ever – Afaglo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited, Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Novihoho Afaglo, has said President Nana Akufo-Addo's government will...

2 shot at Kokodie over chieftaincy dispute

Two residents of the Kokodie community in the Ashanti Region have sustained gunshot wounds in a chieftaincy dispute in the area. The nomination of Nana...

Heavy police presence at Nsawam Adoagyiri over shooting incident

There is a heavy police presence at Nsawam Adoagyiri in the Eastern region following Tuesday’s shooting incident which resulted in the death of two...

Chief of Staff launches Chartered Institute of Realtors

The Chief of Staff Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has launched the Chartered Institute of Realtors (CIR) has been launched at the Africa Trade House...

Four illegal miners arrested, weapons retrieved at Twifo Atti-Morkwa

The Anti-Galamsey Taskforce arrested four illegal miners in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa area for engaging in galamsey activities. The team also retrieved two weapons from them. Other...

Alleged gay teacher assaulted in Prestea

An alleged gay teacher has been assaulted at Prestea in the Western Region over an alleged affair with another man.  According to reports, the teacher...

18-year-old boy shot dead, two others injured at galamsey site in Juaboso

An 18-year-old boy has been shot dead and two others injured by security personnel of some Chinese illegal miners in Abrokofe, a community in...

Act on threats against Bugri Naabu – Adam Bonaa tells Police

Security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has charged the Ghana Police Service to act on threats against the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New...

Four including pregnant woman injured in accident on Bibiani-Anhweaso road

A pregnant woman and three others are receiving treatment at the Bibiani government hospital after being involved in an accident on the Bibiani-Anhweaso road. The...

Partisan policemen put Ghana’s stability at risk – Kofi Buah on clandestine plot to oust IGP

Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has described as worrying the revelations made by former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party...

Don’t turn a blind eye – NPP told over assault on Alan’s agent

A Political Scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has charged the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to investigate the...

Minority punches holes in PFJ

The Minority has descended heavily on the Akufo-Addo-led government for launching a second phase of the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) policy. According...

PAC directs 2 universities to retrieve over GH¢482K paid to lecturers

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed management of the Dr Hilla Limann and Bolgatanga Technical Universities, to retrieve GH¢482,855.22 paid to...

Ada East: 95 HIV-positive cases recorded in first half of 2023

The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first...

Be careful, don’t plunge Ghana into confusion – Jean Mensa told

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has been advised to tread cautiously with regard to the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. The caution...

GRA closes shops, arrests managers within Awoshie-Ablekuma enclave [Video]

https://youtu.be/NDU0bwYvXGg The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has arrested managers of some hardware and general merchandise shops in the Awoshie-Anyaa and Ablekuma enclave over non-compliance with...

TUTAG members mount pressure on leadership to strike again over conditions of service

Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) are mounting pressure on leadership to declare a nationwide strike. They are asking for urgent...

Financial influence played major role in special delegates conference – Addai-Nimoh

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Addai-Nimoh, has identified financial influence as one of the major factors that took center stage...

Upper East Region records highest cases of elephantiasis

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that the Upper East Region of Ghana has the highest number of cases of elephantiasis, also known...

After 32 years of ministry: Church of Pentecost International Missions Director retires

After 32 years of service in the Church of Pentecost (CoP), the immediate-past International Missions Director and Area Head of the Haatso Area, Apostle...

Uncle of Nkwatia Presby SHS student exposes GES over slap incident

The uncle of a female Nkwatia Presby SHS student who was slapped by her assistant headmaster has dismissed claims the victim is being offered...

Parliament calls for cancellation of Zoomlion contract

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended the cancellation of the fumigation contracts between waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, and the metropolitan, municipal,...

Canadian supporters rally behind Dr Bawumia’s bid for NPP flagbearer in 2024

The results of a special delegate voting session held in Ghana on August 26, 2023, have breathed new life into the presidential aspirations of...

Good news for poultry farmers

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has pledged the commitment of government to adequately support poultry farmers in Ghana. According to him, the...

Minister considers cornbread for SHS students

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has hinted at considering cornbread as a substitute for Senior High Schools (SHSs) nationwide. Speaking on Asempa...

Gunshots at Nsawam Adoagyiri… One killed, several others injured

At least, one person has been shot dead while several others were injured in a gunshot battle at Adoagyiri in the Eastern region. The deceased Richard...

Nkwatia Presby SHS student on verge of losing sight in one eye after slap by assistant headmaster

A female student of the Nkwatia Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region who was slapped by the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) has...

JUSAG to petition IGP to increase security at courts

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared its intention to petition the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, to increase...

Two dead, others injured in shooting incident at Nsawam Adoagyiri

Two persons have died as a result of a shooting incident that took place at Nsawam Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region. The two unidentified...

Niger coup: Why commit our limited resources to a war we may not win – Togbe Afede

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has joined the chorus urging the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to resort...

Hoteliers demand immediate reduction in water tariffs, petitions PURC

The Ghana Hotels Association and Ghana Progressive Hotels Association have expressed concern over the increase in water tariffs, asserting that this surge is significantly...

Chicago State University goes private on Twitter now X, after Nigerians demand Tinubu’s certificate

Chicago State University (CSU) has taken the unusual step of locking its microblogging X handle as pressure from Nigerians intensifies over the controversial certificate...

I was threatened over IGP’s leaked tape – Bugri Naabu

Former Northern Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu, has said he was threatened over the leakage of the tape on the...

Four arrested for drying ‘Keta school boys’ on pavements near Korle Lagoon

The Public Health Officers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have arrested four women for persistently drying fresh herrings, popularly called 'Keta school boys',...

I’ll continue to serve best interest of Ghana — Togbe Afede

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has emphasised commitment to serving the best interest of his people and the nation as...

PURC explains why a quarterly tariff review is needed

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says its decision to put a halt to the astronomical increase in tariffs every few years and also...

Coup d’état not a solution to our economic challenges – NCCE

The Chairperson, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has said the economic hardship currently being experienced by Ghanaians must not give rise...

Leaked tape: It’s sad attempts by senior police officers to destroy this country – Adam Bonaa

Security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has said it is sad, the attempts by the senior Police Officers to destroy the country.This comes on the...