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Marrietta Brew jabs Dame over Gyakye Quayson’s trial

A former Attorney General (AG), Marrietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has criticized the handling of Gyakye Quayson’s trial, describing it as unfair. “Pursuing the case with alacrity...

Two women jailed for lynching 90-year-old Akua Denteh over witchcraft allegations

The Tamale High Court has convicted Hajia Mohammed Serena and Latifa Bomaye to 12 years imprisonment over the murder of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at...

GRA seizes 3 truckloads of imported products

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has arrested some importers of assorted carbonated beverages and liquor for failing...

Seikwa residents angry over dilapidated roads

Residents of Seikwa, located in the Tain district of the Bono region, have organised a demonstration to protest against the dismal state of roads...

Fetish priest jailed for defiling 6-year-old girl

A 25-year-old fetish priest, John Afedzi, who defiled a six-year-old girl at Twifo Ampekro in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central...

NPP leaders’ attitude collapsing party – Former Minister

A former local government minister under the Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Agyei Darko, has accused the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of collapsing...

Ledzokuku MCE urges churches to unite in prayer against LGBT influence

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra region, Mordecai Quashie, has sent a strong message to churches concerning...

Hundreds of Burkinabe refugees troop to Ghana through Pusiga

More Burkinabes are trooping to Ghana to seek refuge following attacks on their communities by armed insurgent groups In the last week of June, hundreds...

Mahama reacts to death of Ketasco NSMQ star

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden and tragic passing of James Lutterodt, a...

Nurse killed as building collapses, four others injured at Amanfrom [Photos]

A building under construction has collapsed, resulting in the untimely death of Hannah Lomotey, a dedicated nurse and owner of Restoration Health Birth Care...

Traditional leaders at Assin North join calls for Gyakye Quayson’s criminal trial to be halted

Traditional leaders in the Assin North Constituency of the Central Region are also appealing to President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah...

Fire officer jailed two days for beating court bailiff

The Accra High Court has sentenced a Fire Service Officer, Emmanuel Ayitah Quansah, to two days imprisonment for beating a court bailiff. Ayitah was found...

Refurbished Nkrumah Memorial Park to attract one million tourists – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will attract some one million domestic and international tourists. President Akufo-Addo assured of...

NPA closes 16 illegal ‘Gao Gao’ fuel stations in Upper East region

The Upper East Regional office of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has embarked on an exercise to clamp down on 16 illegal reseller outlets...

Father of late Ketasco NSMQ star breaks silence on his death

The father of the late Ketasco NSMQ star, James Lutterodt, who passed away on Monday, has spoken out about his relentless efforts to save...

Worawora gov’t hospital appeals for mobile -ray machines and caregivers facility

The nursing manager at Worawora Government Hospital in the Biakoye district of the Oti Region, Obed Yaw Darko, has appealed to benevolent organizations and...

Ato Essien granted another lifeline to redeem indebtedness to the state

The Commercial Division of the High Court has handed the founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien yet another lifeline to redeem his...

Dormaahene only made an appeal unlike Akufo-Addo – Lawyer

Communications member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tamakloe, has said the Dormaahene, Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, only made an appeal with his...

Gyakye Quayson’s criminal case adjourned to July 6

The criminal trial of the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has been adjourned to Thursday, July 6. This is due to...

Coalition of Individual Bondholders to picket Finance Ministry

The Coalition of Individual Bondholders Groups has announced plans to picket the premises of the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, July 6, 2023. The...

Oti Boateng old students donate to NSMQ team ahead of national championship

The Oti Boateng Old Students Association (OBOSA) has presented items and cash worth GHS7,000 to the school's National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team...

Three SDA nursing trainees suspended over leaked sex tape

The management of Kwadaso SDA Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Ashanti Region has taken disciplinary action against some of its students. This was...

Commentary on high-profile criminal cases exceeds limits of free speech – AG

The Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has warned Ghanaians against commentary on what he has described as high-profile criminal cases...

MP defends Dormaahene over comment on Gyakye Quayson

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Committee says he disagrees with claims that comments by the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II calling for...

Be fair in response to comments on Gyakye Quayson trial- AG told

Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson, has advised Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Dame, to be fair in addressing the public remarks made...

Adaklu chief sends all-important message to Akufo-Addo over failed campaign promises

The Paramount Chief of Adaklu Traditional Area, Tobgega Gbogbi Atsa V, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo, to as a matter of urgency, fulfill...

IMF deal: Trainee allowances will not be scrapped – Osafo-Maafo assures

Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has assured that government’s allowances given to trainees in Colleges of Education will not be scrapped.  Many have raised concerns...

Martin Amidu: Akufo-Addo must stop unleashing thugs on citizens who exercise right to speech

Did I read from Ghana Web a report yesterday that the New Patriotic Party communicationdirectorate has told their communicators that: “Communicators should not attack...

OSP half-year report: 150 cases under investigations

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is currently investigating 150 corruption and corruption- related cases.  The Office says the details of the cases will...

Shama queen mother chases Roads Minister over bad roads

Protest over bad roads at Shama in the Western Region took a dramatic turn when the acting Paramount queen mother led enthusiastic youth to...

Abesim murder case: Accused fit to stand trial – Court rules

A Kaneshie District Court will start committal proceedings against Richard Appiah, the footballer who allegedly murdered two minors at Abesim and froze their body...

Motor rider burnt to death in gory accident on Haatso-Atomic road

A yet-to-be-identified motor rider has reportedly been burnt to death in a fatal accident on the Haatso-Atomic road in the Greater Accra region. The incident...

Carlos Ahenkorah incurs wrath of Adjei Kojo residents

A group calling itself the concerned citizens of Adjei Kojo has threatened to prevent Member of Parliament for the Tema West Constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah,...

Farmer found dead at Tei Nkwanta

A farmer, Ebenezer Tettey-Wayo, 41 years of age, has allegedly committed suicide at Tei Nkwanta near Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The victim was...

It’ll be a good thing to enter a nolle prosequi in Quayson’s case – NPP guru

A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has joined calls for the prosecution of Assin North MP-elect, James Gyakye Quayson to...

Kwabena Agyepong wins 3rd Ghana Chicken Festival contest

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kwabena Adjei Agyepong, over the weekend won the 2023 Ghana Chicken Festival competition and called on the government...

I won’t intervene if you are caught in illegal mining – MP cautions constituents

Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Kwanwoma, Kofi Amanankwah-Manu, has made it clear that he will not intervene on behalf of anyone caught engaging...

28 batches of FanYogo recalled over poor texture

FanMilk has recalled 28 batches of FanYogo following consumers concern over their poor texture. According to FanMilk, while the products are totally safe for consumption,...

Renovated Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to be re-opened to the public today

The renovated and redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will be re-opened to the public today, July 4, 2023. This is after President Nana Nana Addo...

OSP completes Charles Bissue, Adu Boahen probe

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has concluded investigations into allegations of corruption against a former Minister of State at the Ministry of...