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ECG to undertake planned maintenance in parts of Accra Friday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will undertake maintenance works in some parts of the Greater Accra region. According to ECG, the maintenance work is...

KGL Technology Limited calls for review of taxes on Gaming and Lottery Marketing Companies

The management of KGL Technology Limited, a subsidiary of the KGL Group, has appealed to the government to review the imposition of the new...

Man kills wife after she predicted her own death

An husband whose violence was recorded by his wife has been found guilty of her murder. Asim Hasan stabbed Aaisha Hasan 36 times at the family...

Ghana Standards Authority top officials cited for contempt

Some top officials of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) have been cited for contempt for allegedly failing or refusing to restore two employees to...

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng names govt officials engaged in ‘galamsey’

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong- Boateng, has named some top government officials as being engaged in the illegal...

ECG debt collection exercise not part of IMF conditionalities – MD

The Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says their recent revenue mobilisation exercise is not part of the conditionalities imposed...

GOIL COO passes on

The Chief Operating Officer of GOIL Plc, Alex Josiah Adzew, has passed on. According to a release from GOIL Plc, Mr Adzew passed on on...

Govt committed to providing housing, logistics for effective police work – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his administration is focused on providing the requisite logistical support and housing infrastructure to enhance the work of the Ghana...

Ghana Water Company staff protest against Deputy MD nominee

The Public Utilities Workers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress and some staff of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) are protesting the nomination...

Former MP exposes politicians over buildings on unauthorised lands

Former Ablekuma Central Member of Parliament (MP), Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey, has criticised politicians for their role in encouraging citizens to build on unauthorised...

Man’s manhood chopped off as he escapes alleged ritual murder

A man, believed to be in his 30s, is currently battling for his life at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) after suspected ritualists cut...

Aliu Mahama stadium disconnected from national grid over ¢466k debt

The power supply to the Aliu Mahama Sports stadium has been disconnected by the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The stadium owes NEDCo, which embarked...

IMF will do us no good – Kwesi Pratt

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has predicted more hardship after Ghana secures the bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According...

$2.5m crude condensate missing at TOR – Energy Minister reveals

The Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed that crude condensate worth $2.5m has gone missing from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). He stated that...

Journalists poorly paid in Ghana – Report

A report on the state of the Ghanaian media has revealed that the media is not financially viable with the majority of journalists poorly...

We’re not asleep – National Peace Council

The National Peace Council has rejected accusations that it has become non-functional. According to the Council, it is working assiduously to ensure the country’s...

MFWA boss decries media ownership by politicians

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has said media ownership by politicians have negatively affected Ghana’s democratic credentials. According to...

Housewife in court for allegedly abetting two others to steal from forex bureau

A 30-year-old housewife has allegedly abetted with two other foreign nationals to steal $1,600 from a cashier at a forex bureau in Accra Mall. Raquia...

Komenda Market women angry over neglect by NPP

Some angry market women at the Komenda market in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region have expressed their disappointment...

Govt determined to solve Bawku conflict – Chieftaincy Minister assures factions

The resolution of the Bawku conflict will be a major preoccupation of the government and as such everything will be done to prevent its...

Vote against any office seeker who promotes LGBTQ – Dormaa chief urges Ghanaians

Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, Dormaahene, has proposed that all who intend to seek election to any political office during the 2024 general...

ECG ‘begs’ GRA to offset GH₵600m tax obligation

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is negotiating with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to offset about GH₵600 million of its tax obligations to...

Firefighters rescue 4 trapped in gory accident at Buipe

Firefighters from the Buipe Fire Station on Monday rescued four persons who were trapped in a gory accident on the Buipe Highway in the...

We will purge Ghana off all criminals – IGP assures

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has given the strongest indication yet of his resolve to ensure that the country is purged...

GWCL pays GH¢2 million out of GH¢17.5 million ECG debt in Volta Region

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Volta Region has paid GH¢2 million out of its GH¢17.5 million electricity debt. The debt was...

ECG MD sends strong warning to power thieves

The Managing Director (MD) for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says customers caught engaging in power theft will be forced...

Akufo-Addo commissions newly constructed Kwabenya police barracks [Photos]

President Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 19th April 2023, commissioned the Kwabenya Police Barracks Project for the officers, men and women of the Ghana Police Service. Addressing...

Ghana cited as transit point for illicit gold trade – Report

Ghana has been cited as a major transit point for the illicit shipment of gold. Originally, a safety standards oriented company, on its illicit trading...

Former NPP Chairman proposes review of three-year SHS duration

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) New Juaben North Chairman has called on government to consider a possible change in the duration of the...

Flood early warning system for Accra completed

Ministry Of Works and Housing says it has made significant progress in efforts to mitigate flood risks and reduce the incidence of flooding in...

Energy Minister leads ECG’s debt recovery effort

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has endorsed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s revenue mobilisation exercise to retrieve every pesewa owed them. Napo, as...

4 suspects involved in murder of Mujipe chief put before court

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arraigned four suspects before the Tamale Magistrate Court on Wednesday, with a provisional charge of murder. This was over...

Global Action Week of Education 2023 launched

The 2023 Global Action Week (GAW) of Education, one of the major annual activities of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition(GNECC) which celebrates education,...

Roads Minister rescues accident victim on Tema motorway

The timely intervention of Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, on Wednesday saved a yet-to-be-identified man who was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway....

If you want to keep your ex-husband’s name after divorce, then go to court and buy it – Lawyer

Lawyer and family life counsellor, Kweku Yamoah Paintsil, says women who still want to keep their ex-husband’s name after divorce can go to court...

AirtelTigo reacts to ‘misleading’ reports of owing ECG GH₵ 1m

Telecommunications company, AirtelTigo, has described as misleading some reports that they owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GH₵ 1million. Days prior, AirtelTigo was caught...

Supreme Court quashes injunction placed on NDC Youth Organiser

The Supreme Court has quashed a ruling by the Koforidua High Court injuncting Eastern Regional Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Richard...

He is innocent – Fijai PTA defends interdicted headmaster

The Parents Association (PA) of Fijai Senior High School (SHS) has jumped to the defence of interdicted Headmaster, Kenneth Agbomadze. The Association has indicated he...

GNECC chases govt for special schools’ grant

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, pay grant due special schools to ensure...

Surrender all stolen vehicles by May 31

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has directed all vehicle dealers and individuals in possession of 95 luxury vehicles, suspected to have been...