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NLC summons TUC over intended strike against Sunon Asogli

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) to appear before it on Tuesday, July 4, for a hearing...

24-year-old Okada rider shot dead in robbery attack

A robbery gang has killed a 24-year-old Okada rider and bolted with his motorbike at Kwarfokurom near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The 24-year-old deceased...

Drivers, passengers bemoan deplorable Seikwa-Sampa road

The Seikwa-Sampa road, spanning approximately 25 kilometers and located in the Jaman North District, has become a cause for concern among drivers and passengers. The...

Deputy NDC National Youth Organiser takes on Bawumia for ‘attacking’ Mahama

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osman Ayariga Mahama, has taken a swipe at the Vice President, Dr...

Man who stole Meek Mill’s phone arrested again for phone theft

The 33-year-old scrap dealer, Nuhu Sulley, who was previously granted GH¢50,000 bail by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing an American rapper, Meek Mill’s iPhone, has...

National Peace Council meets Somey Traditional council over Nogokpo – Agyinsare impasse

A delegation from the National Peace Council (NPC), led by His Eminence Numo Blafo Akotia Omaetu III, has held a meeting with the chiefs...

GRA impounds 3 trucks with goods without tax stamp at Alajo

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized three trucks loaded with soft drinks without tax stamps at Alajo in Accra. The authority said actions by the...

Over 400 pupils of Maase Atimatim Basic School forced to study under deplorable condition

Concerned residents of Maase-Atimatim in the Ashanti region are pleading with the government to rehabilitate the falling classroom structure of the Maase-Atimatim Basic School. The...

Aburi-Kitase CHPS compound nurses threaten shut down over mentally ill man

Nurses at Aburi – Ketase CHPs compound are threatening to shut down the facility indefinitely following constant threats by a mentally deranged young man...

GAF warns public against fake recruitment

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned the general public against ongoing fraudulent recruitment and enlistment online exercises. In a statement, GAF said it has...

Obra show: Lady attempts to slap lover for denying his child

An angry 18-year-old lady attempted to slap her lover on Nhyira FM's Obra show when he denied responsibility for their baby. The disgruntled lady,...

Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly to partner US cities for ‘sister city’ relations

The Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly is seeking a ‘sister-city’ relationship with some cities in the United States of America to develop socio-economic opportunities in the...

Motorists and residents at Bokankyi angry over bad road

Residents at Bokankye, Akropong and Esaso in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Ashanti region have complained about the horrific condition of their roads....

 Popular fetish priest allegedly defiles girl, 6

A six-year-old KG2 pupil at Twifo Ampekro has allegedly been defiled by a popular fetish priest in the area, John Afedzi.  The accused is yet...

Ken Ofori-Atta to present Mid-Year Budget on July 27

The 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review will be presented on Thursday, Thursday, July 27.  This will be done by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.  The presentation is...

It’s been difficult going to the gym since my husband died – Matilda Amissah-Arthur

Matilda Amissah-Arthur, wife of the late Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has spoken of her fight to maintain an active lifestyle after the tragic...

Trouble for betting companies that refuse to pay winnings

In a remarkable turn of events, a Ghanaian man named Theophilus Morgan emerged victorious in a high-stakes bet, only to face an arduous battle...

GRA seizes tons of carbonated, alcoholic beverages for evading tax

The Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Excise Unit has seized numerous cartons of malt, vodka, Coca-Cola, and various carbonated beverages. The market value of these...

Don’t shut down your plants – Mahama ‘begs’ IPPs

Former President John Dramani Mahama has pleaded with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) not to carry out their threat to shut down their plants.  Mr Mahama...

‘Inexperienced’ Kissi Agyebeng has refused or failed to learn – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says his successor, Kissi Agyebeng, is yet to learn the ropes when it comes to being an investigator or...

Stakeholders call for more financial support to address non-communicable diseases

A professor in Global Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/President Emeritus FHI360, Prof. Peter Lamptey has noted that lack...

Group calls for scrapping of Covid- 19 tax and others ahead of Mid-Year budget review

President for the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Clement Osei Amoako, has appealed to government to scrap the Covid-19 tax, Excise duty,...

Education Minister leads Ghana’s delegation to UNESCO conference

The Minister for Education and Chairperson for the Ghana Commission, Dr Yaw Adutwum, is currently leading the Ghanaian delegation to the 5th Extraordinary General...

FDA suspends production of Anointed Family Water

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced the suspension of production and distribution of Anointed Family Water, a sachet water with registration number...

Hunter kills man after mistaking him for game at Sehwi Afrewa

A 47-year-old hunter has met his death in the Aferewa forest reserve in the Bodi District of the Western North Region where he had...

Fidelity Bank reacts to BoG’s forex licence suspension

Fidelity Bank has said the 30-day suspension of its forex licence by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will not in any way affect normal...

Residents flee as gunshots ring out at Lugni over chieftaincy dispute

Residents of Lugni in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region are fleeing for their lives after a chieftaincy dispute led to several...

GBA blasts MP over criticisms against former Chief Justice Anin Yeboah

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has descended hard on the Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Governs Agboza, over his criticism that former Chief Justice, Justice...

Tension rises as 12th person is murdered at Akatsi; traditional council calls for calm

More than 12 persons have been killed in the Akatsi South municipality in the Volta Region between the last quarter of 2022 and the...

I’ve no regrets; I’m proud of what we’ve done at NIA – Ken Attafuah

Professor Ken Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), says he is undeterred by the numerous challenges and enduring insults from...

Martin Amidu: Kissi Agyebeng’s OSP pick people that he thinks he should, rather than pick cases that need to be prosecuted

 â€œTherein is the most dangerous power of the prosecutor: that he will pick people that he thinks he should, rather than pick cases that...

Not everybody can just get up and say I’m becoming a lawyer – Ayikoi Otoo

Former Attorney General, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has expressed the view that legal education should not be considered a right for everyone. During an exclusive interview...

Bagbin suggests how Ghana can raise revenue without e-levy

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has proposed how Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta can raise revenue without draconian revenue measures such as the Electronic (E-levy). According...

Locally assembled cars to hit 12,000 in 5 years

Locally assembled vehicles are projected to hit 12,000 units by 2027, constituting 60 per cent of the country’s new car market.  Also, the automotive industry...

House turned mine site sinks underground at Odumase in Ashanti region

Barely a year after a residential toilet sunk into a galamsey pit killing a woman, another house has sunk into underground tunnels created by...

Fake national security operative, presidential staffer arrested for visa fraud

Two persons, Sylvia Naa Dodua Wristberg and Patrick Torto, have been apprehended and arraigned at an Accra Circuit Court on charges of defrauding a...

File a motion to discontinue Gyakye Quayson trial – Lawyer tells Attorney General

A private legal practitioner, Kwame Jantuah, has called on Attorney General, Godfred Dame, to file a 'nolle prosequi' in the criminal trial of Assin...

Lawyer sues Attorney General, Speaker, and GRA boss over sanitary pad taxes

A private legal practitioner, James Kofi Afedo, and his foundation have dragged the Attorney General, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and...

Human activities hindering actions to address flooding – Asenso-Boakye 

Human activities have hindered various actions to address flooding in the country, Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister for Works and Housing, has observed. Such activities...

3 Christ Embassy members charged for flouting COVID-19 law acquitted and discharged

The Accra Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged three members of the Christ Embassy Church who were standing trial for breaking COVID-19 restrictions during...