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Dialysis crisis: We see death everyday – Kidney disease patient

Conversations of members of the Renal Patients Association have changed from "when is your next dialysis date?" to "who will be the next to...

Opuni’s counsel denied request for trial judge to discontinue case 

An Accra High Court has denied a request by counsel for Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni for the trial judge to discontinue the case due...

Akosombo dam spillage: 90-year-old victim collapses at Agbetikpo camp

This timely intervention of residents displaced by the spillage of the Akosombo dam in the Volta region save the life of a 90-year-old woman. According...

Health Minister directs Korle-Bu to reopen Dialysis Unit

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has directed the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to immediately reopen the Renal Dialysis Unit for outpatient...

Bring back contractors to site immediately or face our wrath – Kumasi central market traders warn

Traders at Kumasi Central market affected by phase 2 of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project have prevailed on the government to resume work on stalled projects in the city immediately. Traders say they won't...

Policewoman who recorded herself ‘chilling’ with inmates apologises

Eunice Dede, a policewoman who was lampooned for recording and sharing a video of herself with inmates while on duty, has issued an unreserved...

Nkwanta clashes: Oti Regional Minister calls for peace

Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu has called for peace and unity among various factions in the region, emphasizing the vital role these factors play...

Transformer thieves in Volta region jailed 5 years

The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced two of the three suspects who were arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command for attempting to steal...

Charles Bissue directs lawyers to withdraw motion for Judicial Review against OSP

Former Secretary to the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Cromwell Bissue has directed his lawyers to withdraw one of his two...

Govt Inter-ministerial Committee on floods support Savannah flood victims

The Government Inter-ministerial Committee on floods has visited flood victims in Savannah Region on November 1, 2023 and donated relief items while working on...

NAGRAT fumes over new academic calendar

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has threatened to take breaks from work if the government does not commit to conversations to return...

Govt must take decisive action on Ahmed Suale’s murder – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on the government to take a more decisive stance in resolving the murder of Ahmed...

Gov’t to relocate Buipe flood victims

The government is to permanently relocate residents of flood-prone areas in the Central Gonja District in the Savannah Region to higher grounds. This is...

Musician granted GH¢400K bail for allegedly kicking girlfriend’s genitals

A 23-year-old victim, whose musician boyfriend violently stamped her right leg and kicked her genitals after discovering pictures of her with another man, is...

Nursing mother, five-month-old baby crashed to death

A speeding timber truck without headlights collided with a vehicle on Kofi Nimo to Ayirebi Road in the Eastern Region, resulting in the tragic...

National Cathedral still a viable project – Dr Opoku-Mensah

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, has emphasised that despite the temporary construction stall, the National Cathedral project...

Court discharges 23 persons who attacked palace over sale of Kweiman land

Court Connected ADR hence prayed the court to discharge the accused persons. The accused persons are Gideon Amartey, aka Kitinki, Richard Amartey Mensah, Eziel...

NPP govt will soon add Israeli-Palestinian war to list of excuses – Dr. Arthur Kennedy

A stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Arthur Kennedy, has taken a swipe at the government, stating that it will soon use...

Sam Jonah lauds govt for lithium mine agreements

A statesman and business executive, Sir Sam Esson Jonah, has lauded the government for securing better fiscal terms for Ghana’s first lithium mine compared...

Trading dreams for education: Students in Dambai showcase unwavering dedication and sacrifice

In the bustling town of Dambai, nestled within Ghana's Oti Region, a remarkable tale of determination and sacrifice unfolds. Every market day, approximately 500...

Kasoa Cops ‘killer’ jailed 20 years

Eric Kojo Duah, the man standing trial for the murder of two police officers on the Kasoa-Budumburam-Accra has been jailed for 20 years after...

‘I did not recruit any soldiers’ – Alleged female coup plotter

Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine (WOII), one of nine individuals accused of plotting to overthrow the government, has denied recruiting soldiers for...

NYA to mark 2023 African Youth Day with stakeholders round-table discussion

The National Youth Authority (NYA) will on November 7, 2023, host various stakeholders in the youth development ecosystem in a roundtable discussion. The event...

Peace Council, Catholic Diocese condemn military brutality at Garu

The Upper East Regional Peace Council and the Catholic Diocese of Bolgatanga-Navrongo have condemned the alleged military brutality at Garu and Tempane in the...

South Africa High Commissioner’s shocking revelation about church robbery

The Ghana High Commissioner to South Africa, Charles Owiredu, has revealed the gunmen who attacked the Johannesburg Assembly of The Church of Pentecost were...

Six members of Western Togoland secessionists jailed 13 years

Six more members of the Western Togoland secessionists have been handed 13 years and six years imprisonment and a fine of 1300 penalty units...

Parliament summons Kan Dapaah over alleged military assault in Garu

Parliament has summoned the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, to appear before it on Thursday, November 9, 2023, to brief the house on the...

Two arrested for allegedly swindling American of $1,250,000

Two people have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding an American of $1,205,000 under the guise of supplying the victim with...

National Cathedral Secretariat clears air on suspension of project

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah has called on the general public to dismiss any report that claims...

Another round of domestic debt restructuring unlikely – Fitch

Rating agency, Fitch, says another round of local-currency debt exchange is unlikely in the near term. In its latest assessment of Ghana where it...

GES speaks on closure of schools in Nkwanta township

The Nkwanta South Municipal Director of Education, Jonathan Korsinah, says schools in Nkwanta township and adjoining communities were forced to close to ensure the...

Framers of 1992 Constitution underestimated the corroding power of partisan politics – Prof. Abotsi

Dean of the School of Law at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi, says the biggest problem facing Ghana’s constitutionalism...

Pastor, security man arrested for defrauding ‘church members’ [Video]

A self-acclaimed pastor, Stephen Appiah Kubi has been arrested at Abuakwa Maakro in the Ashanti region. Appiah Kubi who is the founder of Everlasting Jesus...

Over 400 prepaid meters stolen in Anyaa in 2 weeks; Assembly member laments

The Assembly member for Anyaa West, Michael Acquah, has bemoaned the increase criminal activities in the area. According to him, there has been rampant attacks...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case: State files fresh charges against maid, 7 others

State Prosecutors have filed fresh charges at the High Court against the housemaid of former Minister for Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. Patience Botwe, 18,...

If the President should not appoint justices, who should? – Prof. Abotsi quizzes

The Dean of the School of Law at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) says while calls for a constitutional amendment have often...

3 in court over Nkwanta South shooting incident

Three out of the seven suspects who have been arrested by police in connection with a violent disturbance leading to the death of one...

Ghana Link donates items and cash worth GH¢550,000 to flood victims

Trade facilitation company and operators of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at Ghana’s Ports, Ghana Link Network Services Ltd, has donated of items...

Garu military brutality: Victims present 5 pressing demands to gov’t

Victims of military brutality in Garu in the Upper East Region have made some demands. Among other things, they made five demands to the government...

Mahama Ayariga petitions Foreign Affairs Ministry to assist 7 Ghanaians held in Burkina Faso to return

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has submitted a petition to the Foreign Affairs Ministry seeking assistance in locating and securing the...