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OSP’s attempt to freeze Cecilia Dapaah’s account again

An application by the Office of the Special Prosecutor seeking to freeze the accounts of Cecilia Abena Dapaah again will be heard by an...

20 injured in accident near Trade Fair

About 20 passengers have reportedly been injured in an accident on the Accra Trade Fair road at La in Accra. The accident, which occurred in...

ECG announces power outage in parts of Volta region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a power outage in parts of the Volta region due to flooding as a result of...

Farmer accuses Ketu North MCE of intimidation, forceful possession of land

A farmer at Dzodze in the Ketu North District has accused the Municipal Chief Executive (DCE) of intimidation and forcefully taking over a portion...

Young women advocate for investment in girl-child to drive societal progress

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, observed annually on October 11th, the Renel Ghana Foundation hosted a thought-provoking roundtable...

Tema Newtown sex workers accuse police of extortion, harassment

Numerous sex workers at Tema Newtown in the Greater Accra region have expressed distress over police harassment.  These sex workers claim the police in...

Young CEO launches ‘Accra by Air’ aviation service

A domestic airline service, 'Accra by Air' which provides the average Ghanaian an aircraft experience to explore the picturesque city of Accra has been...

Women in cocoa festival held in Sunyani

The first-ever festival for women in cocoa farming and the cocoa industry has been held at Sunyani in the Bono region. Under the umbrella of...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Mepe, Battor and many North Tongu towns in distress

The overflow of water from the Akosom Dam has led to the displacement of hundreds of individuals in the Mepe and Battor areas of...

Empowering girls for a brighter tomorrow: Renel Ghana Foundation’s commitment to 2023 International Day of the Girl

As the world unites to commemorate the International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023, Renel Ghana Foundation (RGF) takes pride in the...

Abusive language, difficult bosses contribute to workplace mental health issues – Clinical psychologists

A senior clinical psychologist at Trust Hospital, Eric Owusu Kumi, has urged employers to create and foster conducive workplace environments in order to safeguard...

Plot to remove IGP: I have been vindicated – Bugri Naabu

Former Northern Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Daniel Bugri Naabu says he feels vindicated in the plot to remove Inspector General of Police...

Awudome chief appeals to government over roads

The Paramount Chief of Awudome, Togbega Addai Kwasi Djanie XIII  has appealed to government to repair portions of the road between Anyirawase and Tsawenu in the Ho...

Scores displaced in parts of Volta Region after Akosombo dam spillage [Photos]

Residents in the three Tongu Districts and Anlo of the Volta Region are counting their losses after downpours. Many of them have had their...

DVLA, others to introduce electric, driverless vehicles

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has revealed that it is working in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and other stakeholders to...

Theresa Kufuor’s one week celebration [Photos]

The one-week celebration of the late Theresa Kufuor, wife of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, was held at their Peduase residence in the Eastern...

Stories of Hope: Family turns tragedy into an avenue to help others

A young couple has turned a tragedy into an initiative to help over couples in similar situations. The lack of hospital bed resulted in delayed...

Kumasi traders ‘angry’ about stalled projects

Traders at the Kumasi central business district are protesting what they describe as the government's neglect of development projects in the Ashanti region. They pointed...

Madina MP appeals to Akufo-Addo over death penalty

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to commute the sentences of 181 persons currently on death...

Constitution translated into Akuapem Twi

An eight-year journey to have the 1992 Constitution translated into the Akuapem Twi dialect of the Akan language has become a reality. The launch of...

FBI joins OSP to probe Cecilia Dapaah’s case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has sought the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to investigate the activities of former...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, other bigwigs arrive at Kufuor’s residence [Videos+Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived at the Peduase residence of former President, John Agyekum Kufuor for the one-week celebration of late Mrs....

IGP’s counsel resists invitation of external witnesses

Lawyers for the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare are resisting any attempt by parliament’s ad hoc committee probing the alleged...

Boy, 15, arrested for allegedly killing grandmother at Gbonasua

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by the police for al­legedly killing his grandmother at Gbonasua, a farming community in the Jaman South Municipality...

One-week observance for the late Theresa Kufuor underway [Photos]

The one-week observance of the passing of his late wife, Theresa Kufuor is underway at the Peduase residence of former President Kufuor. A lot of...

Don’t turn service personnel into errand boys and girls — Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has advised heads of public and private institutions against "turning National Service Personnel (NSP) into errand...

Maj. Mahama murder trial near completion

State prosecutors will on October 16, this year, address a seven-member jury on why the 14 persons accused of the murder of Major Maxwell...

E.T. Mensah’s remains back in Ghana

The remains of the late former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye (ET) Mensah has arrived in Ghana from South Africa. It...

Court to hear Cecilia Dapaah’s application to unfreeze bank accounts today

Financial Court 2 of the High Court Complex will today, October 11, hear an application by former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah on the seizure...

COCOBOD reacts to death of technicians who drowned in PBC reservoir

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has denied ownership of the fuel reservoir that claimed the lives of three technicians. The deceased; Michael Ashie, Jonathan Kokroko,...

Gold Coast Fund Management customers spend night at Finance Ministry [Photos]

Customers of the collapsed Gold Coast Fund Management Company spent the night at the entrance of the Finance Ministry to press home their demand...

Good Samaritan shot by robbers

A Good Samaritan has been shot and wounded after he tried to save a man who was being robbed of his motorbike at gun-point...

Driver fined GH¢2,400 for causing harm 

The Tarkwa District Magistrate’s Court has fined a 35-year-old driver, Prince Addo, GH¢2,400 for careless and inconsiderate driving and causing harm to Kwaku Obeng,...

Going to church prolongs your life by 14 years

Who would have thought that church adds fourteen years to your life, on average after all the negative comments we hear about the church...

Agona Swedru traders clash with police, taskforce over forceful eviction

Some traders at Agona Swedru market in the Central region have faced off with local authorities over what they say is a forceful eviction....

Leaked tape probe: I’m not biased against Dampare – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee investigating a leaked tape plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr...

People are better represented in old age – Former Builsa North MP

Former Member of Parliament for Builsa North, Timothy Ataboadey Awontirim has stated some reasons why there is a need for politicians to vie for...

Suspected food poisoning: Over 15 hospitalised after eating popular ‘waakye’

About 15 people at Atwedie in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti region have been hospitalised after eating rice and beans, popularly...

UTV breaks silence on ‘NPP thugs’ invasion

Accra-based United Television (UTV) has condemned the invasion of its studio by some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the weekend. In...

Dialysis treatment to be included in NHIS package soon – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will soon expand its benefits package to cover dialysis treatment....