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Ho flooding: Assembly begins demolition of illegal structures [Video]

The Ho Municipal Assembly has begun demolishing structures constructed on waterways following a flooding incident in the area. The assembly on Monday brought in...

Ashanti region: Tension mounts at Emena over destruction of community cemetery

Tension is mounting at Emena, a community in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region, due to the destruction of a community cemetery by...

Audit free Wi-Fi programme in Senior High Schools – Eduwatch to Auditor-General

An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has charged the Auditor-General to commission a full- scale performance audit into the free Wi-Fi programme in...

Oti Region: Danger Looms as Asukawkaw steel bridge threatens lives and property

The Asukawkaw steel bridge at Asukawkaw, located in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, is facing an imminent danger due to its...

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng invokes God’s wrath on persons engaged in galamsey

Former Environment Minister, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong -Boateng, has invoked the wrath of God on those engaged in illegal mining and subsequent destruction of the...

NDA to rebuild burnt Nakpanduri Business SHS girls’ dormitory

The Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Sulley Sambian, says his outfit will mobilise resources to reconstruct the girl’s dormitory at...

Minority slammed for ‘Rambo-style’ attack on agric minister

Governance expert, Michael Acheampong, has criticised some members of the Minority Caucus who approached Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, over the non-payment...

I’ve never been involved in galamsey – Aisha Huang

Galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang has denied any involvement in mining activities or mining support activities in her witness statement during her criminal trial. Aisha Huang,...

US: Husband of 33-year-old Ghanaian woman who died in domestic incident arrested

A 46-year-old Fleetwood man, identified as Harrison Adu Boakye, was taken into custody in the United States (US) last Friday and charged with aggravated...

Mother wrongly jailed for child trafficking for 5 years yet to be reunited with her kids

A distressing case of child trafficking came to light during an investigation into an NGO, International Justice Mission’s Operation Hilltop, which occurred in 2019. As...

Former BoG Deputy Governor passes on

A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Millison Narh, has died. He died after a short illness in the U.S.A. Mr Narh...

Mahama as Vice President was nothing compared to Bawumia – Former NIB boss

Former Deputy Managing Director of National Investment Bank (NIB), Alfred Thompson, has indicated that 'Breaking the 8', a popular New Patriotic Party (NPP) slogan...

Fire Service reacts to report about officer beating court bailiff

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says disciplinary action has commenced against one of its officers, Emmanuel Ayitah Quansah, who beat a court bailiff...

Check out some areas in Ghana with cancer-causing gas

Many places in the country have a high concentration of radon gas, a naturally occurring gas whose long exposure to humans can cause lung...

NADMO, Ho Assembly to embark on massive demolition

The Volta Regional National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Ho Municipal Assembly have announced plans to demolish structures in waterways. This follows a...

Chief, 2 others arrested over destruction of 33,000 rubber trees

The police have arrested an Odikro of Gyabenkrom and two others for allegedly destroying more than 33,000 mature rubber trees on a plantation belonging...

Volta Region residents count losses after flooding

Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region are bearing the brunt of torrential flooding that has wreaked havoc in the area. Significant losses...

Food suppliers send strong message to govt

The National Food Suppliers Association says it will be left with no option but to resume its picketing if the government fails to honour...

Oyibi Chief remanded over alleged fraudulent sale of land

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody Solomon Boye Borquaye, aka Nii Aboabo, the Chief of Aboabo Oyibi, over the alleged fraudulent...

Nine fishermen reportedly missing at sea

Fishermen in Takoradi, a coastal district in the Western region, are living in fear as a canoe and its nine crew members have gone...

Prof Frimpong-Boateng goes biblical over ‘galamsey’ fight

Accomplished Cardiothoracic Surgeon and former Minister of Environment, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng have sounded a word of caution, calling the judgement of God on all...

Kufuor to host Busia’s 110th anniversary symposium

The Executive Director of the Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD), Anane Agyei, has underscored the need for Ghana to honour the...

CCTV footage of how robbers stole motorbike at East Legon

Social media users are expressing shock at the audacious manner in which a motorbike was stolen in Accra. This was after a user posted the...

Rain floods Asogli Palace, collapses stores

Saturday’s torrential rains have flooded and collapsed several stores around the Asogli palace with damages running into millions of cedis. The rainfall, which lasted for...

Akufo-Addo leaves for ECOWAS Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left the country to lead Ghana’s delegation to the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State...

I remain focused on building a progressive nation – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured that though his administration has witnessed some rough times, he remains focused on implementing novel policies and programmes required...

22-year-old man hacked with cutlass for stealing GH¢70

A 22-year-old farmer, Bright Keteku, is battling for his life after he was hacked over a disagreement about missing GH¢70. The victim was hacked around...

Unlocking potential: Zambia President invites Jospong Group to tap into promising market

The Zambia President, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, has assured the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) of his readiness to unlock...

Uphold accountability, quality public service – Kufuor urges office holders

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has advised office holders to always demonstrate transparency and accountability in the discharge of their duties. This, he noted, was...

Chief who escaped from firing squad donates to prison inmates

The Tribal Head for Frafra Community in the Ashanti Region, Naaba Musah Akambonga, has donated food to the Manhyia Local Prisons to mark 40...

Houses submerged after downpour in Volta Region

Following a relentless three-hour downpour in the Volta Regional Capital, Ho, several areas of the city have been submerged in floodwaters. The excessive rainfall led...

SOL Cement closed down over alleged tax evasion

SOL Cement Company Limited has reportedly been closed down. The shutdown is said to have occurred last Thursday, July 6, 2023, when a taskforce from...

WAPCo denies technical challenges as cause of power outages, shifts blame to gas shortage

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has refuted claims that it is facing technical challenges leading to power outages experienced in parts...

Burglars target pharmacies in Sekondi Tarkoradi Metropolis

There are fears in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis as burglars have targeted pharmacies. The apprehensions stem from recent burglary attacks on three pharmacies located in some...

Ghana can package herself as the Asantehene, so no foreign country can look down on the country – Sam George

Lead sponsor of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, Sam Nartey George, has cautioned Ghanaians not to...

Mother of 10 accuses husband of willing all property to stepson

Rose Nkrumah has been married to Kwadwo Kakaraba for 30 years with 10 children together.                 The woman is in a state of disbelief after stumbling...

Valley View University honours Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare

The Valley View University has conferred an honorary Doctorate Degree on the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, for her distinctive achievements and unparalleled...

Gridlock on Accra-Tema motorway as fuel tanker topples beneath bridge

There is gridlock on the Tema-Accra motorway after a fuel tanker fell beneath a bridge on the stretch. The accident, which occurred in the early...

I will never deprive fishermen of premix fuel — Keta MCE

The Keta Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Emmanuel Gemegah, has denied the recent claims by a group, ‘Concerned Youth and Fishermen of Keta’, that he...

Pobi Asomanin is not chief of Asamankese – Okyenhene reaffirms

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has cautioned the Chief of Aworasa, Barima Pobi Asomanin II to desist from claiming to be the chief...