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Distribution of nude pictures: Agradaa, three others to stand trial 

The Police say Patricia Asiedua aka Nana Agradaa and three others will stand trial at the High Court for allegedly distributing visual recording of...

Govt to introduce entrance exams for teacher education admissions   

The Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr Christian Addai-Poku, says the government will soon introduce an entrance assessment as part of the...

Ghanaian man reportedly kills his wife in the US

A Ghanaian man has been charged with aggravated assault by Berks County Detectives, who have also launched a death investigation following the discovery of...

Speaker directs govt to present Mid-year budget review not later than July 25

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for the mid-year budget presentation to be rescheduled from its initial date, July 27. According to him,...

ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Agyapa deal

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) has thrown out a suit against the Government of Ghana (GoG) challenging the propriety of a Gold...

Ghana to officially launch HIV Self-Testing device

Preparations are currently underway for the official launch of the HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) device in Ghana. The launch, which will take place at the Omanye...

Anthrax: Ban on movement of ruminants lifted in Upper East

The ban on movement of ruminants due to the outbreak of Anthrax has been lifted in the Upper East region. A press statement by the...

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital performs first kidney transplant

A team of health professionals at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has performed kidney transplants on two patients, the first of such operation...

Okyenhene calls for action on medical brain drain

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin has expressed concern over the rate of medical brain drain in Ghana. Speaking at the 2023 Retreat for the Medical Superintendent...

Sierra Leone overtakes Ghana as most peaceful country in West Africa

Sierra Leone has overtaken Ghana as the most peaceful country in West Africa in the latest Global Peace Index published on June 28, 2023. Ghana...

Ghana to host Burkinabe Prescient for mega transformational crusade

As part of efforts to strengthen the religious ties between Ghana and Burkina Faso, a Burkinabe fortune-teller, Nikiema Amsetu, will be in Ghana on...

Sacrifice for a while – Ofori-Atta to bondholders

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is appealing to bondholders to continue with their sacrifices as the government is making efforts to clear all outstanding debts...

Leaked tape: We’re only asking for investigations; why are you worried?” – Eric Opoku to NPP

The National Democratic Congress’ Asunafo South MP, Eric Opoku, is urging the Majority Caucus in parliament to support the call for investigations into the...

Parliament passes NACOC Bill to allow cannabis cultivation

Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023 into law. The passing will grant the Interior Ministry authority to issue licence for the cultivation...

NEIP, Ghana Prisons Service launch Entrepreneurship for Restoration Programme

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has launched a skills and Entrepreneurship training programme dubbed “Entrepreneurship for Restoration”. The initiative is a collaboration between...

Resign if… Security Analyst to IGP

Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has been asked to resign if he cannot bare the pressure from the political appointees. Security Analyst, Paul...

Ghana could have easily made $3b from cannabis – Ambrose Derry

Minister of Interior, Ambrose Derry, has indicated the economic benefits Ghana stands to gain with the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. According...

2 pastors jailed 11 years for stealing through fake prophecies

Two pastors, Samuel Kwesi Tsogbe and Christ-Esther, have been sentenced to six and five years’ imprisonment respectively for stealing GH¢200,000 from a 72-year-old bedridden...

1st batch of 433 pilgrims arrive in Tamale

The first batch of 433 Hajj pilgrims flown directly from the Tamale International Airport to Jeddah, in the Holy Land, the Kingdom of Saudi...

Sulemana Braimah: Why President Akufo-Addo will not fall for the grand plot against IGP Dampare

In the last two days, the name, Dampare, has been trending in both mainstream and social media. This follows public conversations about the content...

Parliament to investigate alleged leak tape on IGP’s dismissal

Parliament, in the coming days, will investigate the leaked take making waves in both traditional and social media over a plot to sack Inspector-General...

Let’s explore economic, medicinal benefits of cannabis – Ambrose Dery

The Interior Minister and Member of Parliament for Nandom, Ambrose Dery, has emphasised the need to explore the economic and medicinal impact of cannabis,...

Ex-policeman advises IGP over plot to oust him

Wa West Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Peter Lachene Toobu, has offered advice to Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare. He emphasised the...

Stop wasting taxpayers’ money needlessly to prosecute Gyakye Quayson – Mahama’s aide to A-G

The Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the government to stop wasting the taxpayers’ money to prosecute Assin North MP,...

NLC directs CETAG to suspend intended strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to suspend its intended industrial action. The leadership...

Over 400 arrested for cybercrime activities

The Police have arrested over 400 people in a swoop for their various roles in cybercrime activities using online loan apps. This was in a...

I recognised some voices on the leaked tape -Kwesi Pratt Jnr

Managing editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has stated that he recognised the voices of some unidentified persons in a leaked audio...

FDA suspends operation of Spintex-based water-producing company

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has suspended the operations of Samdoe Enterprise, a water-producing company located at Community 18, Spintex Road. The company,...

Opuni heads to Supreme Court to demand fresh trial

Former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court in a bid to have his criminal...

Education Ministry sets up committee to probe mass licensure exam failure

The Education Ministry has set up a seven-member committee to investigate the poor performance of teachers who wrote the licensure examination. The committee is...

Opuni trial:  Aboagye Tandoh takes over as new judge

The trial of former Ghana Cocoa Board(COCOBOD) boss, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and two others who are standing trial for allegedly causing financial loss...

Mentally challenged man knocked down by car on Kwame Nkrumah interchange

A man, believed to be mentally ill, has been knocked down by a car on the Kwame Nkrumah interchange. The accident reportedly occurred at 7:00...

Police call on public to come for unidentified dead bodies in their possession

The Upper East Regional police have called on the general public, especially residents, to as a matter of urgency, collect some 27 unidentified bodies...

It is shameful, unethical – Ex-policeman on plot to oust IGP Dampare

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa West Constituency, Peter Lachene Toobu, has expressed his strong disapproval of the leaked tape that suggests the...

Binduri SHS closed down after rampage over food shortage

Students of Binduri Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region on Tuesday went on a rampage against management over an alleged shortage...

Ablakwa petitions World Bank to probe $48m contract awarded by Communications Ministry

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has petitioned the World Bank over a $48m contract allegedly awarded by the Ministry of...

MPs receive gratuity, not ex gratia – Speaker of Parliament clarifies

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reiterated that the money paid to Members of Parliament (MPs) every four years is accumulated...

Reconsider your decision – Patrick Boamah appeals to Minority over parliament boycott

Okaikoi Central Member of Parliament (MP), Patrick Boamah, has urged the Minority Caucus of parliament to reconsider its decision to boycott parliament to accompany...

Deal swiftly with rumours if you aren’t contemplating the removal of Dampare- Prof Gyampo tells Akufo-Addo

Renowned political scientist, at the nation’s premier university, Professor Ransford Edward Van Gyampo, has called on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Akufo-Addo...

Management of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park justifies entry fee increment

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has defended its decision to increase its charges by over 500 percent.  Non-Ghanaian adults will pay GH¢100...