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Herdsman faces court for robbing at gunpoint

A herdsman, Beira Ba Assane, who allegedly committed robbery by forcefully taking the keys to a motorbike from a new caretaker at gunpoint at...

Dysfunctional traffic lights continue to expose commuters to road crashes in the capital

In the heart of the busy capital, a silent danger has been steadily growing, casting a shadow over the safety of daily commuters. The once-reliable...

Department of Urban roads attributes faulty traffic light to vandalism, theft; says over 60% operational

An official from the Department of Urban Roads, James Amo Godfred, has provided insights into the current state of traffic lights in Ghana, revealing...

Man allegedly murders visually impaired uncle with machete

An unfortunate incident has occurred, leading to the arrest of a twenty-year-old named Nayo Annor in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality of the Eastern...

Africa Peace Advocate Award launched

The Africa Peace Advocate Award has been launched. The event took place on August 13, 2023, at Pottersville Church, East Legon Hills. The award ceremony...

Death toll reaches five in North East Region flooding

The death toll as a result of flooding in the North East Region has reached five after one more person was found washed ashore...

I don’t know him – Nana Akomea on snubbing Minister

The Managing Director of the State Transport Company, Nana Akomea, has said snubbing Deputy Railways Development Minister, Kwaku Asante-Boateng, during a campaign was not intentional. As...

Ve-daafor traders cry over abandoned toilet facility, beg for re-development of market

Traders at Ve-Daafor in the Afadjato South Constituency of the Volta Region have called on the District assembly and the government to complete a...

GRA arrests managers of 3 hotels for VAT infractions

Managers of three hotels at Dansoman and North Kaneshie in the Greater Accra region have been arrested by the Police for failing to issue...

Passport office extortion: Director, management must answer questions – Ablakwa

The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says management of the various passport offices including its directors must...

We’re fed with ‘koko’ without sugar, milk – Jasikan College of Education students

Students of the Jasikan College of Education in the Oti region have complained bitterly about the unhealthy and insufficient food they are fed with...

ECOWAS army heads to meet in Ghana amid Niger intervention plans

The West African economic and political bloc, ECOWAS says the region’s army chiefs will meet in Ghana later this week. The meeting is reportedly to...

List of most corrupt institutions in Ghana for 2021 – UNODC data

A study conducted by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2021 has shown that the Lands Commission was the most...

Police clash with students of Jasikan College of Education during demo

Students of Jasikan College of Education in the Oti Region found themselves in a tense confrontation with the police during a demonstration against their...

Niger coup: ECOWAS’ military action can bring war to Ghana

Wa Central Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has expressed concerns that Ghana may suffer the consequences if the Economic Community of West...

Newborn baby girl abandoned in uncompleted building at Gomoa Akraman

A three-month-old baby girl has been abandoned in an uncompleted building located at Gomoa Akraman new site in the Gomoa East District of the...

Residents of Nkwanta south municipality join hands to mend deteriorating roads

Residents of Kue, Pawa, and neighboring farming communities within the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have been compelled to unite and engage...

YEA Modules: Govt providing skills necessary for growth – Frema Opare

Chief of Staff at the Office of The President, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has expressed government’s commitment to youth employment interventions, by initiating policies...

Over 200 killed in Bawku conflict since 2021 – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bawku , Amadu Hamza, has revealed over 200 people have been killed in the renewed conflict, which started in...

Political party paraphernalia banned during festivities in Accra

Political party paraphernalia will no longer be allowed during festivities in the Greater Accra region, city authorities have said. This was announced by the Greater...

We’ll continue our strike even if our salaries are cut – CETAG

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has said threats to cut their salaries will not deter them from continuing their strike...

I intend to make millions from farming not politics – John Dumelo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, John Dumelo, has stated that his venturing into politics has nothing...

I’ll beat Mahama hands down – Alan

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has reiterated that he is the best candidate to defeat John Dramani Mahama...

Police shoot two suspects dead for attempting to escape custody

The Jacobu district police command has denied claims they deliberately shot and killed two suspected criminals. The deceased, according to the police, attempted to escape...

Asantehene destools second chief in less than a week [Video]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has destooled the Chief of Aduamoa in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. Nana Osei Tiri Ababio is...

Niger Coup: Hundreds of trucks delivering onions to Ghana blocked at Benin border

Over one hundred trucks loaded with onions are locked up in the border town between Benin and Niger following the border closure. The action was...

Non-registered KTU students to sit for special exams

Management of the Kumasi Technical University (KTU) has rescinded an initial decision to defer the programmes of students who failed to register their courses...

COCOBOD to complete existing cocoa road projects but… – CEO

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured that cocoa road projects under construction across Ghana will be continued and completed. However, new cocoa road projects...

You’ve failed people of Western Region – Matilda Amissah Arthur rebukes politicians, chiefs

Former Second Lady, Matilda Amissah Arthur, has chastised both the political and traditional leaders of the Western Region over the lack of development in...

Over 940,000 people in Northern Ghana trapped in poverty 

Poverty continues to ensnare Northern Ghana as 941,706 residents remained impoverished between 2014 and 2019, despite reduction in national poverty rate, a study has...

N/R: Man who allegedly defiled and infected 14-year girl with HIV remanded

A man, believed to be in his 40s, has been remanded into prison custody in Yendi following allegations that he defiled and infected a...

Ghana ranks 4th in Africa with moderate proficiency in English Proficiency Index

Ghana has been classified as moderately proficient, ranking 4th among African countries in the English language as revealed by a recent proficiency index report. In...

Michael Annan commended as bright students express gratitude for life-changing scholarships

On August 7, 2023, Michael Annan, the Chief Executive Officer of Object Consult, warmly received a group of eight brilliant students into his office....

Ambiguous diagram for BECE Integrated Science Examination

Dear West African Examinations Council (WAEC), I write to express my concern about the ambiguous diagram that was used in the BECE Integrated Science 2023...

North East floods: Collapsed building kills one person, another injured

A building has collapsed and killed one person while leaving another with fractures in the Nyonyo Nasuan District of the North-East Region. The survivor is...

Her infertility drove her husband of 35 years to another woman; now she wants compensation

They lived happily as a couple for over 35 years. But Maame Afia Birago is hurt due to her inability to bear a child, a...

La General Hospital now under Agenda 111, project to begin in November

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has said that the La General Hospital has been absorbed into the government’s Agenda 111 project,...

 Coordinating director, internal auditor perish in gory crash on Tamale-Yendi Road

The Saboba District Coordinating Director and his Internal Auditor have both died in a gory accident on the Tamale-Yendi Road in the Northern region.  The...

Man jailed for breaking into Association International School 

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed man to four years imprisonment for breaking into an office at Association International School...

CETAG strike: Salaries can be withheld if… – NLC clarifies

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the Ministry of Education has legitimate grounds to withhold the August salaries of striking members of the Colleges...