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GNECC calls for nationwide sensitisation on LGBTQ+ bill before passage

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called for a nationwide public sensitisation on the LGBTQ+ bill before it is passed into law. The...

Bawumia’s aide reacts to alleged Islamic group funding his campaign

The Campaign team of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has dismissed reports ACF, an Islamic group in Nigeria, is funding his bid for...

Govt warned against secret removal of Lands Ministry Chief Director

Former Ablekuma MP, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, has cautioned the government of any clandestine move to get rid of Lands Ministry's Chief Director, Prof Patrick...

2 injured as traders clash with suspected land guards in Kumasi

Two people have sustained injuries after traders clashed with a group of men suspected to be land guards at Akwatia Line in Kumasi. The traders,...

Joe Ghartey denies authorising $2m payment for Accra Sky train project

Former Minister of Railways Development and Presidential aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey, has emphatically denied payment to AI Sky or...

Supreme Court throws out injunction against anti-gay bill

A nine-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has dismissed a request that it halts Parliament’s consideration of the anti-gay...

Akufo-Addo’s comments on Gyakye Quayson trial didn’t influence daily hearing – Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has, in a unanimous decision, ruled that alleged prejudicial comments made by President Akufo-Addo did not influence the decision of...

Reports of demise of former President John Agyekum Kufuor false – Aide

Former President John Kufuor is healthy and going about his normal activities. It follows stories gaining currency on social media that the former President has...

KNUST Hospital cited for alleged medical negligence as 10-day-old baby dies during circumcision

A 10-day-old baby has died at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Hospital in Kumasi in a suspected case of medical...

Inusah Fuseini speaks on son’s sentence in US

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Inusah Fuseni, has revealed it is a difficult time for him following the sentence of his son,...

Attorney General resigns as Secretary to National Cathedral’s Executive Council

A letter confirming the resignation of Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, as the Secretary to the executive council of the National...

Tenants enter house at Bortianor with ladder; social media reacts [Video]

A video of a house at New Bortianor in Accra where tenants enter the compound with the help of a ladder has emerged on...

Activities of landguards are criminal – Lawyer calls for swift action

Land law and human rights lawyer, Felix Ntorso, has condemned the activities of landguards, labelling them as criminal acts that warrant immediate action. Mr Ntorso...

Parliamentary boycott: You are more guilty – NDC MP tells Majority  

Member of Parliament (MP) for Lower Manya Krobo, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has stated that the Majority Caucus has no moral right to criticise the...

Free SHS: Eduwatch scolds govt over debt owed uniforms and food suppliers

The Africa Education Watch says the continuous demand for arrears by the National Association of Institutional Suppliers and National Food Suppliers is a clear...

Beige Bank trial: Investigator gives interesting twist

It has emerged at the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra that the Investigator in the case in which the...

Notorious robbery gang leader arrested in Takoradi

Luck on Monday evening eluded a suspected notorious robber who had been terrorising Sekondi-Takoradi residents with his gang through phone snatching. The suspect, whose...

Businessman in trouble for allegedly stealing vehicle

The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a businessman, accused of stealing a Kia Rhino truck worth GH¢50,000. The...

UG, KNUST run unapproved courses – Authorities move to rectify anomaly

The 2021 Auditor General's Report has revealed that the University of Ghana, Legon, is running 371 unaccredited programmes, including 80 undergraduate courses. The unaccredited programmes...

Chief granted bail for fraudulent sale of land

The Chief of Aboabo Oyibi, Solomon Boye Borquaye, also known as Nii Aboabo, who was arrested for alleged fraudulent sale of land, has been...

Ghana, Portugal sign defence and economic pacts

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, have signed bilateral instruments of co-operation in the areas of defence,...

Herdsman shot dead; another injured in suspected armed robbery attack

Unknown gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, have ambushed three herdsmen who were en route to Ejura Market from Kowiriso at Asante Akyem North....

Gomoa Mampong: Family denies witchcraft allegations; says accused woman is mentally ill and missing

The family of the woman accused of transforming from a bird into a human being at Gomoa Mampong in the Central Region, has strongly...

I have given up on finding our stolen vehicles – ECG MD

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says he has given up on finding the company’s stolen vehicles. According...

Jomoro MP supports flood victims in six communities

Thousands of residents in six communities in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region who were displaced by floods have received relief items and...

Zoomlion launches payment platform to improve customer service

Zoomlion-Private Services Limited, a leading waste management company in Sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a digital payment platform that will help the company and its...

COVID-19: GHS to commence 7th national vaccination exercise on July 19

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that it will begin it’s 7th National COVID-19 Vaccination Days (NaCVAD-7) from July 19 to Sunday, July...

Agric Minister gives new deadline for Food Suppliers’ full payment

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has announced the National Food Suppliers Association will be paid their arrears in full by August...

MP leads desilting of drains to ease flooding at Atwima Nwabiagya South

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere, is leading the desilting of drains to reduce flooding in the area. Recent...

Life threatening Abuakwa-Besease bridge fixed

A major bridge on the Abuakwa-Besease road in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District of Ashanti region has been fixed, after claiming two lives in...

GTA defends Atta Mills Presidential Library take over

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has defended its decision to take over the management of the Atta Mills Presidential Library in Cape Coast, Central...

Nii Amankra Tetteh appointed Letshego Ghana CEO

The Board of Letshego Ghana (Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans PLC), a subsidiary of the pan-African inclusive finance Group, Letshego (Letshego Holdings Ltd) is...

Floods of Trauma: Ashanti Regional Fire Service rescues 280 people in one month

The Ghana National Fire Service says at least 280 people were rescued from floods in the Kumasi Metropolis in June 2023. According to the Service,...

Kintampo floods: Missing child’s body retrieved after ritual to appease the gods

After three days of searching, the body of a drowned child at Kintampo has been recovered with the help of spiritualist Nana Kwaku Dikah....

Accra streets deathtrap for motorists

Some major streets of Accra are now deathtraps for motorists and pedestrians alike as malfunctioning traffic lights have turned many intersections into chaotic scenes...

Prophetess arrested over Gomoa Mampong witchcraft accusation [Video]

https://youtu.be/wQdnP1vgiy4 The Gomoa Dominse District Police command has arrested prophetess Mary Esther over witchcraft accusations at Gomoa Mampong in the Central Region. Prophetess Mary was...

Two injured in clash between land guards, wood workers at Akwatialine

A clash between alleged land guards and wood sellers at Akwatialine, within the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region, has resulted in injuries...

I have never been to Bepotenten – Aisha Huang tells court

En Huang, aka, Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner, has told an Accra High Court that she had never been to Bepotenten in the...

Otumfuo offers scholarship to talented student who designed humanoid robot

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene of the Ashanti Kingdom, has once again demonstrated his commitment to education and innovation by offering a...

3 dead, others injured in accident on Kumasi-Volta road

Three persons have been reported dead with several others injured in an accident at Sekyere Kankan on the Kumasi-Volta Region Highway. The accident is said...