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You can’t treat human beings like this – Nana Yaa Jantuah on unpaid food suppliers’ arrears

General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has expressed her displeasure about the over two years’ arrears owed to the...

Eight passengers sustain injuries after accident on Kasoa-Mallam highway

About eight passengers, including a Senior High School student, have suffered injuries of varying degrees in an accident that occurred on the Kasoa-Malam highway...

Ghanaians urged to provide credible information to OSP and receive rewards

Ghanaians have been urged to actively participate in the fight against corruption by providing credible information to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Samuel...

Evangelist, prophetess jailed 11 years for stealing GH¢265k   

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced an evangelist and a prophetess to a total jail term of 11 years for stealing GHC265,000 from a...

NPP flagbearer race: Dr Apraku appears before vetting committee

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, has arrived at the party's headquarters in Accra for vetting. He is the...

Education Minister pays glowing tribute to late KETASCO NSMQ star

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has joined scores of Ghanaians in mourning late Ketasco NSMQ star, James Lutterodt, who passed on on Monday. Dr Adutwum...

What you didn’t know about the Special Prosecutor Office

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is not just limited to handling corruption cases; it has a broader mission. Samuel Darko, the Director of...

Rockfalls on Aburi Mountain cause obstruction on Ayi Mensah-Peduase road

Motorists travelling along the 5.9-kilometer road between Ayi Mensah and Peduase are facing a cautious journey due to recent rockfalls from the Aburi Mountain. These...

Man, 22, allegedly shot dead at Chinese mining site

A security official of Chinese illegal miners has allegedly shot to death a 22-year-old young man, Kwaku Etsi, at Hiawa, a community in the...

I have been receiving death threats – Akufo-Addo’s appointee

Ga North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Simon Sekyim, is alleging threats on his life over his quest to clamp down on illegality in the...

Dormaahene must apologise – Former MP

A former Ablekuma Central Member of Parliament (MP), Ebenezer Nartey has called on the Dormahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, to apologise for his...

Former MP takes on Sam Okudzeto over Dormaahene

A former Ablekuma Central Member of Parliament (MP) has registered his displeasure with Council of State member, Sam Okudzeto, over his reaction to the...

Kasoa: Fire service begins probe into collapsed building as another nurse is confirmed dead

The Kasoa Municipal Fire Command has announced that it will launch a thorough investigation into the cause of the tragic collapse of a health...

Free SHS Food Suppliers sleep at premises of National Food Buffer Stock

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association spent the night at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) on July 4...

KNUST student’s life saved as colleagues rescue him from jumping off an 8-storey building

On July 4, 2023, an alarming incident occurred at the Brunei Complex on the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)....

Marrietta Brew jabs Dame over Gyakye Quayson’s trial

A former Attorney General (AG), Marrietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has criticized the handling of Gyakye Quayson’s trial, describing it as unfair. “Pursuing the case with alacrity...

Two women jailed for lynching 90-year-old Akua Denteh over witchcraft allegations

The Tamale High Court has convicted Hajia Mohammed Serena and Latifa Bomaye to 12 years imprisonment over the murder of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at...

GRA seizes 3 truckloads of imported products

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has arrested some importers of assorted carbonated beverages and liquor for failing...

Seikwa residents angry over dilapidated roads

Residents of Seikwa, located in the Tain district of the Bono region, have organised a demonstration to protest against the dismal state of roads...

Fetish priest jailed for defiling 6-year-old girl

A 25-year-old fetish priest, John Afedzi, who defiled a six-year-old girl at Twifo Ampekro in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central...

NPP leaders’ attitude collapsing party – Former Minister

A former local government minister under the Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Agyei Darko, has accused the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of collapsing...

Ledzokuku MCE urges churches to unite in prayer against LGBT influence

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra region, Mordecai Quashie, has sent a strong message to churches concerning...

Hundreds of Burkinabe refugees troop to Ghana through Pusiga

More Burkinabes are trooping to Ghana to seek refuge following attacks on their communities by armed insurgent groups In the last week of June, hundreds...

Mahama reacts to death of Ketasco NSMQ star

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden and tragic passing of James Lutterodt, a...

Nurse killed as building collapses, four others injured at Amanfrom [Photos]

A building under construction has collapsed, resulting in the untimely death of Hannah Lomotey, a dedicated nurse and owner of Restoration Health Birth Care...

Traditional leaders at Assin North join calls for Gyakye Quayson’s criminal trial to be halted

Traditional leaders in the Assin North Constituency of the Central Region are also appealing to President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah...

Fire officer jailed two days for beating court bailiff

The Accra High Court has sentenced a Fire Service Officer, Emmanuel Ayitah Quansah, to two days imprisonment for beating a court bailiff. Ayitah was found...

Refurbished Nkrumah Memorial Park to attract one million tourists – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will attract some one million domestic and international tourists. President Akufo-Addo assured of...

NPA closes 16 illegal ‘Gao Gao’ fuel stations in Upper East region

The Upper East Regional office of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has embarked on an exercise to clamp down on 16 illegal reseller outlets...

Father of late Ketasco NSMQ star breaks silence on his death

The father of the late Ketasco NSMQ star, James Lutterodt, who passed away on Monday, has spoken out about his relentless efforts to save...

Worawora gov’t hospital appeals for mobile -ray machines and caregivers facility

The nursing manager at Worawora Government Hospital in the Biakoye district of the Oti Region, Obed Yaw Darko, has appealed to benevolent organizations and...

Ato Essien granted another lifeline to redeem indebtedness to the state

The Commercial Division of the High Court has handed the founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien yet another lifeline to redeem his...

Dormaahene only made an appeal unlike Akufo-Addo – Lawyer

Communications member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tamakloe, has said the Dormaahene, Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, only made an appeal with his...

Gyakye Quayson’s criminal case adjourned to July 6

The criminal trial of the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has been adjourned to Thursday, July 6. This is due to...

Coalition of Individual Bondholders to picket Finance Ministry

The Coalition of Individual Bondholders Groups has announced plans to picket the premises of the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, July 6, 2023. The...

Oti Boateng old students donate to NSMQ team ahead of national championship

The Oti Boateng Old Students Association (OBOSA) has presented items and cash worth GHS7,000 to the school's National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team...

Three SDA nursing trainees suspended over leaked sex tape

The management of Kwadaso SDA Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Ashanti Region has taken disciplinary action against some of its students. This was...

Commentary on high-profile criminal cases exceeds limits of free speech – AG

The Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has warned Ghanaians against commentary on what he has described as high-profile criminal cases...

MP defends Dormaahene over comment on Gyakye Quayson

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Committee says he disagrees with claims that comments by the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II calling for...

Be fair in response to comments on Gyakye Quayson trial- AG told

Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson, has advised Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Dame, to be fair in addressing the public remarks made...