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Man, 64, arrested for impregnating stepdaughter at Ofoase Ayirebi

Three persons have been arrested by the Oda Divisional Police Command in connection with the alarming teenage pregnancy cases at Ofoase-Ayirebi in the Eastern...

Brilliant fuel attendant receives full GNPC scholarship to pursue Chemical Engineering at KNUST

In a heartwarming development, Benjamin Darko, a brilliant Secondary School graduate whose exceptional performance in the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Zongo Development Fund blows GH¢700k on rent

The Zongo Development Fund has been cited by the Auditor General for blowing an amount of GH¢709,000 on rent between August 2020 and August...

Two motorcyclists crashed to death on Awoshie-Pokuase Highway

Two persons on a motorcycle died in an accident on the Awoshie-Pokuase highway in the early hours of today, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. They were...

Unemployed remanded for attacking and robbing UG students, others

A 19-year-old unemployed accused of attacking and terrorizing students and other residents with a matchet around the University of Ghana, Legon has been remanded...

Reptiles invade Nfensi school, teachers abandon bungalow

Two teachers and their families who earlier occupied a two-unit teachers’ bungalow at the Nfensi D/A Junior High School have indefinitely abandoned their official...

Security analyst calls for thorough investigation into leaked tape on IGP

Security Analyst, Dr Sadiq Twum, has called for a thorough investigation into the alleged leaked tape on the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akufo...

Bench warrant issued for businessman’s arrest for $61m theft 

A Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a businessman accused of stealing USD61,646,625 belonging to his partners.   The warrant was...

Comptroller-General promotes officer for act of bravery and professionalism

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi (Esq.) has promoted Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Emmanuel Ofosu-Acheampong to the rank...

MCE reacts to reports of attacking radio presenter on live air

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Jaman South in the Bono region, Andrews Bediako, has responded to reports of an attack on a radio presenter...

Security Analyst sends important message to Interior Minister over alleged plot to remove IGP

Security analyst, Sadiq Adu Twum, has expressed disappointment over Interior Minister Ambrose Dery's handling of the recent audio leak regarding an alleged plot to...

Six local gov’t service staff sacked over involvement in partisan politics

The Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has declared the firm's stance on its staff's participation in partisan politics. Speaking in an...

IJM Ghana reacts to BBC Africa Eye’s trafficked children documentary

The International Justice Mission (IJM) office in Ghana has described as incredibly concerning the content of BBC Africa Eye's documentary on trafficked children. The BBC...

Don’t vote for anyone who contributed to current economic crisis – Kwabena Agyepong

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has urged delegates not to vote for anyone who directly contributed to Ghana's...

There’s no plot to remove IGP – Interior Minister

Interior Minister Ambrose Dery, has denied claims of a plot to oust the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare. According to him, there’s...

Secret recording of purported plot towards IGP’s removal leaks

A purported secret audio recording has emerged, detailing an alleged plot by persons suspected to be high-ranking officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party...

Gomoa Queenmother petitions MPs over Omanhene’s comments

The Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area, led by its Queenmother, Omanhemaa Obaatanpa Ama Eduwa I, has petitioned parliament over comments made by Obrifo Ahunako Ahor...

Ashanti Region: Police corporal arrested for alleged robbery at Nyinahin

A police corporal has been apprehended by authorities at Nyinahin, located in the Ashanti region, on charges of robbery. The accused officer, identified as Corporal...

Kpassa ECG Basic School gets refurbished classroom block after Adom News report

Kpassa ECG Basic 'A' school in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region has benefitted from the benevolence of Axis Pension Trust Limited. In...

We’ll go ahead to picket if… – Coalition of Individual Bondholders Group

The Coalition of Individual Bondholder Groups made up of Ghana Individual Bondholders’ Forum and the Individual Bond Holders Association of Ghana has suspended its...

Thief electrocuted in attempt to steal high tension cable

A suspected thief whose identity is immediately unknown has met his death during a failed operation at Wirenkyiren Amanfrom, a town in the Eastern...

Taking injection at pharmacies illegal in Ghana

Pharmacy Council Ghana is warning the public to desist from taking injections at pharmacies. According to the Director at the Pharmacy Council in the Ashanti...

Parliament to pass anti-LGBTQI bill by Friday – Bedzrah

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has revealed that the anti- LGBTQI-Bill would be passed by Parliament hopefully by Friday,...

Zoomlion supports stakeholders to learn Thailand’s model

Waste Management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has supported informal waste pickers and it's own staff among other waste managers to build their capacities in...

Pharmacy owner hot as rabies treatment kills 5-year-old boy

A pharmacy shop located at Kenyase-Adwumam in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region has been shut down to make way for investigations...

Two brothers drown in abandoned quarry pit near Nsawam

Two brothers have drowned in an abandoned quarry site at Anoff, a community in the Nsawam Adoagyiri municipality in the Eastern region. The victims...

BNI, GRA uncovers GH¢500m tax fraud

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) spearheaded a historic operation that resulted in arresting executives of Wan Heng...

Shocking: Massive ‘galamsey’ on Black Volta [Photos]

Some illegal miners, known in local parlance as galamseyers, have reportedly started their activities on the Black Volta at Bamboi in the Bole District...

Bi-partisan committee to probe Gomoa-Effutu land dispute

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, says a bi-partisan committee dedicated to investigating the land dispute between...

Man lynched over alleged murder of 70-year-old woman

Police at Asante Bekwai in the Ashanti region have commenced investigations into the murder of a 70-year-old woman, Veronica Ampofowaa, on her farm. Madam...

God’s anger will not elude persons engaged in galamsey – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, is invoking the wrath of God on persons engaged in...

High Court to rule on Gyakye Quayson’s stay of proceedings application today

The High Court in Accra will today, July 11 deliver a ruling on the application for stay of proceedings in the case involving Assin...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park officially reopens to the public from July 11

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) will officially be opened to the general public from Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This is contained in a press...

Gyakye Quayson cites K.T. Hammond for contempt

Lawyers for the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, have cited K.T. Hammond for Contempt of Court.  In the writ filed on...

Ofankor barrier floods: Residents, traders laud MCE for addressing situation

Residents and traders at the Ofankor barrier roundabout in the Ga-North Municipal Assembly have praised the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Simons Sekyim, for addressing the perennial...

Welder in custody for stealing makeup box

A 27-year-old welder, who allegedly stole a makeup box and its contents valued GH₵5,300.00, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Isaac Bortey Bortier...

Finance Ministry sends good news to individual bondholders

The Finance Ministry says it has settled all outstanding coupons and principal payments up until June 19, 2023 and has sent out instructions for...

Individual bondholders’ picket suspended – Franklin Cudjoe

Convener of the Coalition of Individual Bondholders’ Groups, Franklin Cudjoe, has announced the suspension of their planned picket at the Finance Ministry. This follows...

PURC is sleeping on the job – Dr Manteaw blasts regulator over its silence on recent power outages

Policy Analyst, Dr Stephen Manteaw, has berated the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for its silence on recent power outages in the country.  Dr Manteaw...

Many Islamic marriages in Ghana are not valid because they’re not registered – Lawyer

A private legal practitioner, Sena Hotor, has stated that the majority of Islamic marriages in Ghana are not recognised by law. This is because many...