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DVLA, STC implement reforms to address ‘Money Over Human Lives’ expose’

A Corruption Watch (CW) follow-up investigation has found that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the State Transport Company Ltd (STC) Driving...

Trained unlicensed psychologists and counsellors granted amnesty

The Board of the Ghana Psychology Council has granted an amnesty to all Psychologists and Counsellors duly qualified by training but are not yet...

Assin-North bye-election: Voters trade blows, stones at Assin-Bereku [Video]

https://youtu.be/Tbk5frvELiE There was chaos at the Assin-Bereku polling station at the ongoing Assin-North bye-election. There was a disagreement among voters likely of different political affiliations at...

Assin North bye-election: IGP’s directive on weapons is unconstitutional –MP

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has said that the directive issued by the Inspector-General of Police to the bodyguards of Members...

Brave driver runs over suspected armed robber

The bravado exhibited by a sprinter bus driver has resulted in the death of one of five suspected armed robbers who tried attacking and...

I’ve not had friends for 7 years now, it’s just me and my family – Kwaku Manu

Kumawood actor Kwaku Manu, has disclosed that he does not have any friends in his circle. Speaking in an interview with Graphic Online, the actor...

Striking tanker drivers describe BOST enclave road in Kumasi as deadly

The Kumasi depot of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST) is highly exposed to fire disaster due to the deplorable state of the...

2 children drown in Akora river

Two young children, Abdul Rahman, an eight-year-old boy, and Fatao, an 11-year-old, have drowned in the Akora River in the Agona West Municipality of...

National Cathedral: Ablakwa obtains WAEC records to ‘prove’ board secretary has double identity

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has secured the WAEC details of the Board Secretary for the National Cathedral.  Mr Ablakwa wrote to the West...

Armed robbers attack MoMo agent at Wenchi

In a recent incident in the Bono Region of Ghana, three individuals suspected of armed robbery shot a mobile money agent in Wench1. They made...

Over 325 houses collapse after heavy rainfall at Boinso

Boinso, a suburb of Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, has been devastated by a heavy rainfall, leading to the...

Luggage fumigation charge report: Ghana Airports refutes allegation

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has dismissed media reports suggesting that airlines were being compelled to levy a US$7 charge per passenger for...

GH¢1.2 Million stolen bank money: 4 more accused appear in court

Four more individuals who were implicated as suspects in the alleged conspiracy to steal GH¢1.2 million from customers' accounts, appeared in an Accra Circuit...

Two GNPC imposters busted at Nkwanta South [Video]

https://youtu.be/FN_6aXsGZ-E Police officers at Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have arrested Richard Agbezuge, 34, and Jacob Lartey, 38, for posing as officials from the...

GAEC to host Africa’s Scientific Renaissance Day

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) will on Friday, June 30, 2023, host a scientific innovations dialogue to commemorate the day of Africa's Scientific...

3 sacked Asogli workers: Organised Labour declares strike

Organised Labour says it will embark on a nationwide strike beginning July 10 over the sacking of three workers at Sunon Asogli Power who...

Lady who surmounted 11-year hurdle to study law set to organise Legal Career Seminar

It took Adelaide Baah-Frimpong 11 years to complete her legal journey. She had to battle postpartum depression, visa denials, divorce, exam failures, and more. But,...

Poor roads: Atwima Nwabiagya South constituents attack MP twice in less than a year

For the second time in 10 months, the Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya South, Emmanuel Agyei Anhwere, has faced the wrath of his...

Start money movement with armoured vans – BoG orders

In response to the recent armed robberies during cash movements, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a directive to all banks in the...

Citizenship Week Celebration: Ablekuma Central NCCE educates pupils in 43 schools

The Ablekuma Central Municipal Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has marked this year’s Citizenship Week Celebration by engaging 43 schools...

We’ve been patient for long, release our funds – TTAG demands payment of allowances

The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) says their members have exercised restraint for far too long over their five-month unpaid allowances by the...

Proceed on leave mantra should be a thing of the past – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court says the practice where public service workers are directed to ‘proceed on leave’ should be a thing of the past. “Being a...

Constitution permitting bail for every offence not ‘developmental’ – Mike Ocquaye

The former speaker of Parliament, Mike Ocquaye, has called for a new approach to granting bails in the country. According to him, the current bail...

Poor handling of ‘Tuo Zaafi’ flour raises concern [Video]

As part of its surveillance activities, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recently noted an emerging trend in the poor handling of the key...

Second Justice R. S. Blay Memorial Lecture held in Takoradi

The second R.S. Blay Memorial Lecture came off on Friday, June 23, at the Takoradi Technical University.  The memorial served as the backdrop for...

Meena Breast Cancer Foundation organises free health screening for street hawkers

Several street hawkers have benefitted from the benevolence of Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF), a subsidiary of the Crime Check Foundation (CCF). This was through...

Assin North bye-election: Both NPP and NDC have a lot to gain – CDD

A fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, Dr John Osae-Kwapong has said both the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the governing New...

Only the good die young… – Hajia4Reall makes first public comment after arrest

In the face of her seemingly never-ending adversity, socialite and singer Mona Moutrage alias Hajia4Reall has issued a message inspiring hope and resurgence. Her 30th...

John Dumelo donates streetlights to University of Ghana

Ghanaian actor turned politician, John Dumelo, has generously gifted some streetlights to security personnel of the University of Ghana, Legon. In a tweet, he indicated...

Speak out on national issues, politicians are part of your flock – Bagbin to churches

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has made a passionate appeal to the church, urging it to actively engage in national affairs. During his...

Hospital flooded due to heavy rains at Afram Plains

Medical service is under threat at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian hospital at Kwawu Afram Plains North over flooding as a result of incessant rainfall. Due to...

LPG Marketers Association warns of LPG shortage

The Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association has issued a warning regarding a potential shortage of LPG if the looming strike by the Ghana...

Ghana urges citizens to remain vigilant against covid-19 until herd immunity is achieved

The Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Aseidu-Bekoe, emphasized the importance of Ghanaians adhering to COVID-19 prevention protocols and...

Jihadis selling rustled cattle in Ghana

Jihadis operating in the West African sub-region are now resorting to crossing over into Ghana with looted animals for sale. According to officials in the...

No contract signed with TOR’s potential partners – Spokesperson for Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has clarified that no agreement has been reached between Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and potential partners, Torentco. While negotiations are underway,...

Erastus Asare Donkor, The Multimedia Group honoured at Ashanti GJA Excellence Awards 

The Multimedia Group has been honoured by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the Ashanti region for its immense contribution to promoting health journalism...

NaDMO officer, one other person swept away by flood

Tragedy struck the Ashanti Region as Suleman Ahmed, a Municipal operation, relief, and disaster officer of the National Disaster Management Organization (NaDMO), lost his...

TOR management responds to CSOs concerning TOR-Torentco partnership deal

The management and board members of Tema Oil Refinery have responded to the concerns raised by civil society organizations regarding the TOR-Torentco partnership deal. Civil...

Togbe Afede to mark 20 years of reign

In celebration of Togbe Afede XIV's twenty-year tenure as Agbogbomefia, the Asogli State is gearing up for this year's Te Za Yam Festival. Togbe Afede,...

University of Liberia honours former NCCE chief with honorary doctorate

The former Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and now resident representative of the Economic Community for the West African States...