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Man remanded for attempted murder, robbery, sexual assault

The Accra High Court re­manded in prison custody, a private security man, accused of alleged attempted mur­der, robbery, and sexual assault. Pius Anundoabil Ayoma, 23,...

I’m saddened by the pains I see in the eyes of our mothers – Bawumia after visiting flood victims

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed his profound sympathy to the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage, which has displaced several households and...

Offer Saglemi Housing Project to Akosombo Dam-induced flood victims – CSOs to Akufo-Addo

A group of civil society organisations have asked President Akufo-Addo to relocate victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage to the abandoned Saglemi Housing Project.  CSOs...

Akosombo dam spillage: Engineer predicts doom

A hydrological engineer and former registrar of the Engineering Council, Ing. Wise Ametefe, has predicted that future spillages of the Akosombo dam will be...

Okyenhene mourns With Kufuor [Photos]

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin on Monday led a delegation of chiefs and queen mothers from the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the...

Akosombo dam spillage: Malaria, diarrhea and bilharzia cases recorded

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has made a disturbing disclosure, detecting people with signs of diarrhea living in the emergency shelters created for people...

UTV invasion: Whether you agree with sanctions or not…– Richard Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has defended the judgement of the court imposing fines on his party...

11-year-old girl drowns at Awutu Kwao Bondzei

An 11-year-old girl has met her untimely death after she was swept away by floodwaters at Awutu Kwo Bondzei in the Awutu Senya West...

Akosombo dam spillage: Inter-ministerial committee knee-jerk reaction – Kofi Adams

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Buem constituency, Kofi Adams, has described the inter-ministerial committee set up over the Akosombo dam spillage as knee-jerk. Mr...

Akosombo dam spillage: Flood victims resort to using polluted water

There is danger ahead for thousands of residents in parts of the Volta region affected by the floods caused by spilled waters from the...

GBA raises concerns over Ghana’s education system

In the heart of Ghana's 4th Republic, a narrative is unfolding, one that paints a picture of contrasting worlds within the nation's education system....

Stop denigrating judiciary – GBA blasts partisan lawyers

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has chided partisan lawyers who try to denigrate the judiciary at the least opportunity they get. The judiciary has been...

Akosombo dam spillage: Bawumia donates GH₵160k to support victims

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has donated GH₵160,000 to support people affected by floods due to the spillage of the Akosombo dam. He made the...

Akosombo dam spillage: Govt supports farmers with $40m

The government has announced the allocation of $40 million of World Bank funding to farmers who have lost their farmlands due to the Akosombo...

Akosombo dam spillage: Heads must roll – Kofi Akpaloo

Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has called for the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Akufo-Addo urges youth to venture into Agriculture

President Akufo-Addo has opened the Presidential Conference on Youth in Agriculture with a call on the Ghanaian youth to take advantage of the incentive...

Dissolve National Cathedral Board of Trustees – Ablakwa tells Akufo-Addo

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is calling on President Akufo-Addo to immediately dissolve the National Cathedral Board of Trustees....

Govt under pressure to cough up a $140 million judgment debt

The government is under intense pressure to cough up a $140 million arbitral award as Ghana’s assets in the UK are targeted to defray...

Ashaiman MP laments over bad roads; accuses gov’t of neglect

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, has expressed frustration over the bad state of roads in the constituency. According to him, not a...

UTAG suggests review of Constitution, cites challenges with democracy

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has made a clarion call for a thorough review of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, attributing the country's democratic...

Brave farmer kills python in Assin North

John Tege, a 33-year-old brave farmer at Assin So-wo-dadiem in the Assin North district of the Central Region, has overpowered an 18-foot-long python and...

National Cathedral Secretariat reacts to Duncan-Williams, Eastwood Anaba’s resignation

The National Cathedral Secretariat has refuted the basis for the resignation of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Rev. Eastwood Anaba from the Board of Trustees. In...

OSP goes to Supreme Court over Cecilia Dapaah’s case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed a certiorari at the Supreme Court to quash a High Court decision which approved an...

Nkwanta: Police commence investigation into suspected murder

The Police have commenced an investigation into a suspected murder case after skeletal remains and blood stains were discovered at Tuobodom, a suburb of...

Ambassador Ben Owusu appointed Special Emissary [Photos]

His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Samuel Ben Owusu has been appointed as the Special Emissary by the renowned International Society of Diplomats. The announcement was made...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Mahama wades into calls for state of emergency in affected areas

Former President John Mahama has joined calls on government to declare a state of emergency in communities affected by the Akosombo dam spillage. According...

Chief Justice explains why Supreme Court did not sit on NDC’s injunction against EC

The Supreme Court has struck out an injunction filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties which sought to stop...

We’ll not increase the level of Akosombo dam spillage –  VRA

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has indicated that it would not increase the level of spillage of water in the Akosombo Dam.  It...

Sights and sounds of Akosombo dam spillage: The havoc, evacuation, and cry for relief

A few weeks after the spillways of the Akosombo Dam were opened and its waters directed downstream, the havoc trailing the safety measure has...

Akosombo Dam spillage: IET extends helping hand with GH₵10K donation to victims

In a heartwarming gesture of support and solidarity, the Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana (IET) has pledged GH¢10,000 to assist the victims of...

Gov’t policies must be informed by research – Prof. Gyampo

A lecturer at the University of Ghana has urged the government to ensure policy formulation and implementation are informed by evidence-based research if...

ECG interdicts 13 staff in connection with JoyNews’ exposé

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has interdicted 13 staff at its Accra East District office over illegal power-related offences. The 13, include Abraham Kum...

We still want judge hearing Cecilia Dapaah’s case removed – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has denied reports that it has withdrawn its petition to the Chief Justice (CJ), Gertrude Torkornoo, to remove...

I’ve outdone you – Godfred Dame tells NDC on ‘galamsey’ fight

Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, says he has recorded greater success in the fight against illegal mining also known...

One person killed as robbers attack Block Factory at Appolonia City

The Police have launched a manhunt for a group of robbers who attacked a block factory at Appolonia City, a suburb of Oyibi in...

Tanker Owners Union presents items worth GH¢500,000 to displaced Aveyime, Adidome and Mepe residents

Following the spillage of water from the Akosombo Dam by the Volta River Authority (VRA), several properties have been submerged in water and monies...

Fuel tanker overturns on Tema motorway [Photos]

A fuel tanker on Tuesday evening overturned on the Tema Motorway in the Greater Accra region. The cause of the incident which occurred precisely at...

Mahama to speak at Universities Studying Slavery Conference 2023

Former President John Dramani Mahama will deliver a keynote speech at the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference will...

Weija Gbawe residents cry for government’s help as demolition exercise looms

Residents at Weija Gbawe in the Greater Accra region have called for the suspension of a demolition order issued by the Ghana Water Company...

UTV attack: Let’s focus on the future – NMC

The National Media Commission (NMC) says the events that led to the arrest and prosecution of the NPP thugs who invaded the studios of...