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Man allegedly beheads father, injures mother at Assin Akrofuom

A 25-year-old man, Richard Manu, also known as Azonto, has allegedly beheaded his father, Kwaku Manu, at Assin Akrofuom in the Assin South District...

National House of chiefs send important message to govt over galamsey

The National House of Chiefs has reiterated its urgent appeal to the government to implement extensive measures aimed at effectively curbing the problem of...

Women don’t have money to enter politics – Women’s advocate

Susan Aryeetey, Executive Director of the International Federation of Women Lawyers in Ghana (FIDA-Ghana), has outlined key obstacles preventing women from active participation in...

Appeal my acquittal if you find it problematic – ACP Agordzo dares A-G

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, has thrown down the gauntlet to the Attorney General, daring him to contest his acquittal if he...

Ghana Boundary Commission to replace destroyed pillars in Oti region

The Ghana Boundary Commission has initiated a sensitisation programme ahead of its reaffirmation exercise to replace damaged boundary pillars in the Oti Region. Major General...

Wa East MP condemns military brutalities in Goripie and Manwe

Wa East Member of Parliament, Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw has strongly condemned the reported military assault in Goripie and Manwe, communities located within the...

UCC: Police man graduates as best student in Social Behaviour and Conflict Management

General Corporal Paul Asare of the Ghana Police Service was the Best Graduating Sandwich student in Social Behaviour and Conflict Management for the 2022/2023...

2 jailed for stealing electrical cables

Two men who broke into an empty house at Sokode-Etoe, near Ho in the Volta Region, and made away with the fitted electrical cables...

NHIS chases health facilities over illegal charges

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has threatened to suspend some accredited health facilities charging illegal fees. The NHIS in a statement said they have...

Education Minister appeals for GSTEP to be extended to all regions

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has appealed to the organisers of the Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Price (GSTEP) challenge to extend...

Oti Minister calls for an end to cocoa smuggling

The Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu has expressed concern over the frequent smuggling of cocoa beans from the region to neighboring countries. He noted that,...

Health workers demand 8 month pension arrears  

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and the Health Services Workers Union have petitioned the National Pension Regulatory Authority to release their...

I was recently denied US visa – Kofi Amoabeng

Businessman, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has revealed he was recently denied a visa to the United States of America (USA). According to the co-founder of...

Fresh details on man killed in accident near Tantra Hill

It has emerged that the victim of Thursday morning's accident near Tantra Hill on the Accra-Nsawam highway is a popular resident of Krobo Odumase...

Kofi Amoabeng makes shocking revelation about his marriage

Chief Executive Officer of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has shared his roller-coaster experience with regards to love and marriage. The ex...

Robbers attack passengers on Yeji road; bolt with ambulance [Video]

https://youtu.be/hTQgw7WdhtE About seven passengers are in critical condition following a robbery attack around Jamasi near Mampong in the Ashanti region. The incident reportedly...

Martin Kpebu sends important message to EOCO over Cecilia Dapaah’s case

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to partner with the police in probing the case involving...

Salugu attack: Youth drop names of suspects

Residents of Salugu in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have expressed dismay over what they perceive as the police's failure to...

Victims of Salugu attack appeal for assistance

Residents affected by the recent attack in Salugu, located in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region, are appealing to the government for...

There is no freedom of expression in Ashanti Region – Maurice Ampaw

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has opined that there is no freedom of expression in the Ashanti region. According to him, people cannot freely...

Kumasi Traditional Council invitation; Maurice Ampaw makes U-turn

Private Legal Practitioner, Maurice Ampaw, has vowed not to honour the invitation of the Kumasi Traditional Council for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the...

GEA disburses over GH₵700m to boost small and medium-scale businesses

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has revealed that her organisation has successfully disbursed over GH₵700 million to support micro,...

ECG declares operation “No Free Consumption” 

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will between February 1 and 15 embark on an operation dubbed “No Free Consumption”. The operation...

PPPs key to economic transformation in Africa – KGL boss

The Executive Chairman of the KGL Group of Companies, Alex Apau Dadey has stressed the pivotal role that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play in Africa's...

Poor infrastructure, inadequate housing for teachers affecting education in Asante Akyem Foase

Headteachers in Asante Akyem Foase are expressing concerns about poor infrastructure and the lack of accommodation for teachers in some communities within the Asante...

Full list of 2023 GSTEP Challenge winners

As anticipated, the 2023 Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) challenge brought together creative young innovators from three regions, including the Greater Accra,...

OSP’s reasons for referring Cecilia Dapaah’s case to EOCO quite baffling – Inusah Fuseni

Former Member of Parliament(MP) for Tamale Central Constituency, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor for referring the case of former...

Why I gave late Mac-Palm GH₵2,000 – ACP Agordzo

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged of coup plot-related charges, has clarified that the money he...

 ACP Agordzo opens up on harrowing conditions during NIB detention

A former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged over an alleged coup plot has shared the harrowing...

Ghana Federation of Labour proposes extension of retirement age

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has advocated for a dialogue on the potential review of the retirement age from 60 to 65 years....

Estonia lauds Ghana’s digitalisation success

Authorities in arguably the world’s most digitalised country, Estonia, have expressed surprise at the success story of Ghana's digitalisation journey, and the impact it...

Akufo-Addo to commission 97 kilometre railway line in March

President Nana Akufo-Addo will be commissioning the 97 kilometre railway line from Tema to Mpakadan by March 2024 when the newly acquired trains arrive...

Angry Ashaiman residents ‘ban political campaigns’

Aggrieved residents of Ashaiman near Tema in the Greater Accra region are cautioning politicians against campaigning for votes in the municipality due to the...

Chief Fire Officer visits injured personnel at UGMC [Photos]

The Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Julius A. Kuunuor on Thursday morning, visited the two firemen who sustained serious injuries in line of duty at...

Man arrested over fake meters at Kasoa

The police in Kasoa have arrested Shadrach Agoya, 35, for allegedly transporting fake electrical meters. Chairman of the GPRTU Kpando Station in Kasoa, Issah...

Let’s stop the dig and ship and add value to our national resources – Lands Minister to African countries

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP has underscored the importance of value addition to the successful and responsible harnessing...

University of Ghana UTAG supports striking unions

The University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG) has expressed solidarity with sister unions on strike to press home demands for...

Mahama pledges to use profit from gold mining for development in Adansi

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has pledged to ensure that proceeds from gold mining in the Adansi area are used...

GJA directs media to blackout Hawa Koomson

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour has directed all media houses to immediately cease all forms of media coverage...

500 teachers in Sekyere East trained in NTDs detection and management

Five hundred teachers in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region have completed training sessions focusing on the detection, prevention, control, and management...