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Chief, 2 others arrested over destruction of 33,000 rubber trees

The police have arrested an Odikro of Gyabenkrom and two others for allegedly destroying more than 33,000 mature rubber trees on a plantation belonging...

Volta Region residents count losses after flooding

Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region are bearing the brunt of torrential flooding that has wreaked havoc in the area. Significant losses...

Food suppliers send strong message to govt

The National Food Suppliers Association says it will be left with no option but to resume its picketing if the government fails to honour...

Oyibi Chief remanded over alleged fraudulent sale of land

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody Solomon Boye Borquaye, aka Nii Aboabo, the Chief of Aboabo Oyibi, over the alleged fraudulent...

Nine fishermen reportedly missing at sea

Fishermen in Takoradi, a coastal district in the Western region, are living in fear as a canoe and its nine crew members have gone...

Prof Frimpong-Boateng goes biblical over ‘galamsey’ fight

Accomplished Cardiothoracic Surgeon and former Minister of Environment, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng have sounded a word of caution, calling the judgement of God on all...

Kufuor to host Busia’s 110th anniversary symposium

The Executive Director of the Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD), Anane Agyei, has underscored the need for Ghana to honour the...

CCTV footage of how robbers stole motorbike at East Legon

Social media users are expressing shock at the audacious manner in which a motorbike was stolen in Accra. This was after a user posted the...

Rain floods Asogli Palace, collapses stores

Saturday’s torrential rains have flooded and collapsed several stores around the Asogli palace with damages running into millions of cedis. The rainfall, which lasted for...

Akufo-Addo leaves for ECOWAS Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left the country to lead Ghana’s delegation to the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State...

I remain focused on building a progressive nation – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured that though his administration has witnessed some rough times, he remains focused on implementing novel policies and programmes required...

22-year-old man hacked with cutlass for stealing GH¢70

A 22-year-old farmer, Bright Keteku, is battling for his life after he was hacked over a disagreement about missing GH¢70. The victim was hacked around...

Unlocking potential: Zambia President invites Jospong Group to tap into promising market

The Zambia President, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, has assured the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) of his readiness to unlock...

Uphold accountability, quality public service – Kufuor urges office holders

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has advised office holders to always demonstrate transparency and accountability in the discharge of their duties. This, he noted, was...

Chief who escaped from firing squad donates to prison inmates

The Tribal Head for Frafra Community in the Ashanti Region, Naaba Musah Akambonga, has donated food to the Manhyia Local Prisons to mark 40...

Houses submerged after downpour in Volta Region

Following a relentless three-hour downpour in the Volta Regional Capital, Ho, several areas of the city have been submerged in floodwaters. The excessive rainfall led...

SOL Cement closed down over alleged tax evasion

SOL Cement Company Limited has reportedly been closed down. The shutdown is said to have occurred last Thursday, July 6, 2023, when a taskforce from...

WAPCo denies technical challenges as cause of power outages, shifts blame to gas shortage

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has refuted claims that it is facing technical challenges leading to power outages experienced in parts...

Burglars target pharmacies in Sekondi Tarkoradi Metropolis

There are fears in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis as burglars have targeted pharmacies. The apprehensions stem from recent burglary attacks on three pharmacies located in some...

Ghana can package herself as the Asantehene, so no foreign country can look down on the country – Sam George

Lead sponsor of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, Sam Nartey George, has cautioned Ghanaians not to...

Mother of 10 accuses husband of willing all property to stepson

Rose Nkrumah has been married to Kwadwo Kakaraba for 30 years with 10 children together.                 The woman is in a state of disbelief after stumbling...

Valley View University honours Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare

The Valley View University has conferred an honorary Doctorate Degree on the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, for her distinctive achievements and unparalleled...

Gridlock on Accra-Tema motorway as fuel tanker topples beneath bridge

There is gridlock on the Tema-Accra motorway after a fuel tanker fell beneath a bridge on the stretch. The accident, which occurred in the early...

I will never deprive fishermen of premix fuel — Keta MCE

The Keta Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Emmanuel Gemegah, has denied the recent claims by a group, ‘Concerned Youth and Fishermen of Keta’, that he...

Pobi Asomanin is not chief of Asamankese – Okyenhene reaffirms

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has cautioned the Chief of Aworasa, Barima Pobi Asomanin II to desist from claiming to be the chief...

Fatal accident on Accra-Tema Motorway leaves driver dead and passenger trapped

A fatal accident has occurred resulting in the loss of a driver's life and leaving a passenger trapped in the wreckage along the Accra...

Assemblyman tragically killed in hit-and-run incident during Ohum festival

The Assemblyman for the Akyem Tafo Ahenbronum electoral area in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, Kwabena Addo Sarpong, met his untimely...

Lawyer, proprietress jailed over adoption freed

An Accra High Court has acquitted and discharged Daniel Opare Asiedu, a lawyer, who was jailed by an Accra Circuit Court on October 26,...

Sekou Nkrumah smokes peace pipe with siblings Samia and Gamal years after son’s death

One of the children of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Nkrumah, has finally reconciled with his siblings Samia Nkrumah and Gamal Nkrumah. The three Nkrumah kids...

Current power cuts caused by gas shortage – GRIDCo and ECG announce

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), operators of the National Interconnected Transmission System, says there is a deficit in thermal power generation due to limited...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to be closed for 4 days

Managers of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park have announced the temporary closure of the Park to the public. The renovated park will be closed from...

Government spends GH¢1.80 per prison inmate daily

The Director-General of the Ghana Prison Service, Isaac Kofi Egyir, has disclosed that the institution spends GH¢ 1.80 to feed each prisoner daily. He made...

I have only one wife – Nana Akomea reacts to cyber bullying

The Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea, has denied claims that he has been married twice.  According to him, he...

Food Suppliers Association suspends picketing Buffer Stock Company

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association have suspended picketing the National Food and Buffer Stock Company. This comes after a payment assurance from the...

Supreme Court’s ruling on cannabis cultivation a grievous error – Ambrose Dery

The government has said that the Supreme Court’s ruling striking out provisions in the Narcotic Control Commission Act that allowed for the cultivation of...

Organised Labour suspends intended strike

Organised Labour has suspended its intended strike scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2023, to demand the reinstatement of three of their local union workers...

Buffer Stock food suppliers to be paid on Monday

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has announced that the National Food Suppliers Association will be paid on Monday, July 17, 2023. According...

PAC gives GRA two-week ultimatum to clarify Safaritech relationship

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, has issued a two-week ultimatum to the management of the Ghana Revenue Authority...

Minority MPs clash with Agric Minister at Buffer Stock premises [Video]

Some members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, led by their leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, have clashed with the Minister for Agriculture, Bryan...

Buffer Stock has become a hub for corruption – Nortsu-Kotoe backs protesting food suppliers

A Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee has raised allegations of dishonesty against the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) regarding its interactions with...