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SOL Cement closed down over alleged tax evasion

SOL Cement Company Limited has reportedly been closed down. The shutdown is said to have occurred last Thursday, July 6, 2023, when a taskforce from...

WAPCo denies technical challenges as cause of power outages, shifts blame to gas shortage

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has refuted claims that it is facing technical challenges leading to power outages experienced in parts...

Burglars target pharmacies in Sekondi Tarkoradi Metropolis

There are fears in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis as burglars have targeted pharmacies. The apprehensions stem from recent burglary attacks on three pharmacies located in some...

Ghana can package herself as the Asantehene, so no foreign country can look down on the country – Sam George

Lead sponsor of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, Sam Nartey George, has cautioned Ghanaians not to...

Mother of 10 accuses husband of willing all property to stepson

Rose Nkrumah has been married to Kwadwo Kakaraba for 30 years with 10 children together.                 The woman is in a state of disbelief after stumbling...

Valley View University honours Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare

The Valley View University has conferred an honorary Doctorate Degree on the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, for her distinctive achievements and unparalleled...

Gridlock on Accra-Tema motorway as fuel tanker topples beneath bridge

There is gridlock on the Tema-Accra motorway after a fuel tanker fell beneath a bridge on the stretch. The accident, which occurred in the early...

I will never deprive fishermen of premix fuel — Keta MCE

The Keta Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Emmanuel Gemegah, has denied the recent claims by a group, ‘Concerned Youth and Fishermen of Keta’, that he...

Pobi Asomanin is not chief of Asamankese – Okyenhene reaffirms

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has cautioned the Chief of Aworasa, Barima Pobi Asomanin II to desist from claiming to be the chief...

Fatal accident on Accra-Tema Motorway leaves driver dead and passenger trapped

A fatal accident has occurred resulting in the loss of a driver's life and leaving a passenger trapped in the wreckage along the Accra...

Assemblyman tragically killed in hit-and-run incident during Ohum festival

The Assemblyman for the Akyem Tafo Ahenbronum electoral area in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, Kwabena Addo Sarpong, met his untimely...

Lawyer, proprietress jailed over adoption freed

An Accra High Court has acquitted and discharged Daniel Opare Asiedu, a lawyer, who was jailed by an Accra Circuit Court on October 26,...

Sekou Nkrumah smokes peace pipe with siblings Samia and Gamal years after son’s death

One of the children of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Sekou Nkrumah, has finally reconciled with his siblings Samia Nkrumah and Gamal Nkrumah. The three Nkrumah kids...

Current power cuts caused by gas shortage – GRIDCo and ECG announce

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), operators of the National Interconnected Transmission System, says there is a deficit in thermal power generation due to limited...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to be closed for 4 days

Managers of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park have announced the temporary closure of the Park to the public. The renovated park will be closed from...

Government spends GH¢1.80 per prison inmate daily

The Director-General of the Ghana Prison Service, Isaac Kofi Egyir, has disclosed that the institution spends GH¢ 1.80 to feed each prisoner daily. He made...

I have only one wife – Nana Akomea reacts to cyber bullying

The Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea, has denied claims that he has been married twice.  According to him, he...

Food Suppliers Association suspends picketing Buffer Stock Company

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association have suspended picketing the National Food and Buffer Stock Company. This comes after a payment assurance from the...

Supreme Court’s ruling on cannabis cultivation a grievous error – Ambrose Dery

The government has said that the Supreme Court’s ruling striking out provisions in the Narcotic Control Commission Act that allowed for the cultivation of...

Organised Labour suspends intended strike

Organised Labour has suspended its intended strike scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2023, to demand the reinstatement of three of their local union workers...

Buffer Stock food suppliers to be paid on Monday

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has announced that the National Food Suppliers Association will be paid on Monday, July 17, 2023. According...

PAC gives GRA two-week ultimatum to clarify Safaritech relationship

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, has issued a two-week ultimatum to the management of the Ghana Revenue Authority...

Minority MPs clash with Agric Minister at Buffer Stock premises [Video]

Some members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, led by their leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, have clashed with the Minister for Agriculture, Bryan...

Buffer Stock has become a hub for corruption – Nortsu-Kotoe backs protesting food suppliers

A Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee has raised allegations of dishonesty against the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) regarding its interactions with...

Food suppliers partly responsible for delayed payment – Minister

Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Amidu Issahku Chinnia, has opined members of the Food Suppliers Association are partly to be blamed for...

How Ghana’s hospitality and tourism sector can improve – Okraku- Mantey reveals

Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku- Mantey, has shared some tips on how Ghana's hospitality and tourism sector can improve. Speaking...

I would have quit God’s work if Aginasare had gone to Nogokpo shrine – Popular pastor

Lead Pastor and General Overseer of the Prophetic Prayer Palace International, has said he would have quit serving God if Archbishop Charles Agyinasare had...

Food Suppliers Association disowns ‘convenor’

The National Food Suppliers Association has distanced itself from one Benitos Amedome who parades himself as a convenor, stating unequivocally that this said individual...

Hotels usually fully booked before December – Tourism minister

Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has disclosed that hotels in Accra are fully booked prior to various December events. Speaking...

Boakye Agyarko opens up on controversial Ameri deal and dismissal

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has spoken out about his dismissal in 2018 following the controversial Ameri Power Plant deal. In an interview with...

Buffer Stock must be collapsed – Amaliba

The Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has called on the government to collapse the National Food Buffer Stock...

Geologist reveals cause of rockfalls on Aburi Mountain

A geologist at the University of Ghana, Dr Prince Ofori Amponsah, has attributed the falling of rocks from the Aburi mountains to heavy construction...

We’ll sit and build consensus if the witch-hunt ceases – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the Minority in Parliament is not ready to back down on its...

Bolt driver and passenger trade blows over dispute on ride fare

A physical altercation erupted between a Bolt driver and a passenger due to a disagreement over the cost of a ride. The confrontation began...

Minister sends strong message to property owners on Ayi Mensah-Peduase road

Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong, has asked all developers working on the Ayi Mensah-Aburi hill to comply with building regulations. Stones and debris...

Food Suppliers begin cooking at Buffer Stock premises [Video]

Members of the Food Suppliers Association have demonstrated they are in no time backing down on their picketing at the National Food Buffer Stock...

Buffer Stock to hold emergency meeting over suppliers’ arrears

The National Food Buffer Stock Company has announced plans to hold an emergency board meeting to address the concerns of the food suppliers association....

Push court hearing of Quayson’s case to Mondays or parliamentary recess period – PNA Director

Executive Director for Parliamentary Network Africa (PNA), Sammy Obeng, has called for consensus between the political leaders and the leadership of the court to...

MP accuses Buffer Stock of dishonesty in dealings with food suppliers

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Notsu-Kotoe, has accused the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) of dishonesty in its dealings with...

Unemployed jailed for stealing money box

An unemployed man who stole a money box with an amount of GH₵135.00 has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court.  Joshua Alarbi, is also...