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Stop engaging illegal engineers – Ghanaians told

To help address the recent spate of building collapse in the country, Ghanaians are being urged to stop engaging unlicensed engineers for their engineering...

Wildlife Resources Management Bill 2022 passed

Parliament has passed the Wildlife Resources Management Bill 2022, after its third reading on Friday, July 28. Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible...

Kumawu MP offers medical treatment to Dadease police brutality victim

Kumawu Member of Parliament(MP), Ernest Yaw Anim, has promised to provide medical treatment to Justice Afram, a young man who was assaulted by a...

Mother whose son suffered police brutality at Dadease speaks

Afia Owusuwaa, the mother of a 23-year-old man who was dragged on the ground at Dadease by a policeman during an arrest, has spoken...

Man dragged on the ground by policeman gives chilling account

Justice Afram, an alleged thief captured in a viral video being dragged on the ground by the police during an arrest, has spoken on...

Woman slits co-tenant’s throat in revenge fight

A 20-year-old woman is battling for her life after her co-tenant nearly chopped off her head in a fight at Awutu Bereku in...

The autopsy can wait – Families of deceased Tema fishers to MESEC

Families of two Tema deceased fishers have made their stance clear regarding preservation and autopsy processes on the bodies of their relatives. The families said...

Free SHS: PTA, boards and old students rendered useless – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT) says the introduction of the Free SHS policy has rendered once vibrant PTAs, governing boards, and alumni useless....

Teenage girl allegedly harassed by aunt’s husband begs for GH¢470 to write BECE

A 16-year-old girl who alleges to be a victim of sexual harassment by her aunt’s husband is appealing to the public for financial assistance...

Court adjourns Adisadel College student’s case

The Cape Coast District Court 2 has adjourned the case involving an Adisadel College student who violently assaulted his colleague over a sim card. This...

Policeman interdicted after dragging man on the ground during arrest

The Police say it has interdicted one of its officers captured in a viral video dragging a suspect on the ground during an arrest...

Dadease Police brutality: IGP apologises to family of victim

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Akuffo Dampare, has apologised to the family of 23-year-old Justice Afram who was brutally assaulted by a policeman...

Chaos at Labone SHS

The La-Dadekotopon Municipal Education Directorate has taken swift action to investigate the disturbance that took place at Labone Senior High School (SHS) on Wednesday. Viral...

Sister of man assaulted by police at Dadiesi speaks on his condition

Abena Yeboah, the sister of a young man who was brutally assaulted at Dadiesi by a yet-to-identified policeman, says he is not in a...

Stray bullet kills 14-year-old boy, others injured at Aboabo fire festival

A teenager has been confirmed dead after he was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during a fire festival at Aboabo in the Asokore...

Gospel presenter OB Nartey picks nomination form for Adentan NPP parliamentary race

Ghanaian broadcaster and gospel music advocate, Kwame OB Nartey, is running for the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the Adentan...

IPPs contemplate shutting down plants as govt fails to settle $2bn debt

The Independent Power Producers in Ghana are facing an imminent crisis as they contemplate shutting down their power plants in the coming days if...

Atta Mills taught us it’s not how long you serve that matters but how well you serve – Prof Lumumba

Renowned Kenyan lawyer and activist, Professor Patrick Lumumba, has eulogised former President Prof John Evans Atta Mills for his service as President of Ghana,...

High Court sets date to rule on contempt case against KT Hammond

The High Court in Accra has set October 19, to deliver a ruling on the contempt case brought against Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament,...

Youth activist dеmands for thorough invеstigation into death of fishermen in Tema

Today, we gathеr in sorrow as we mourn thе untimеly and tragic loss of two prеcious livеs - our bеlovеd fishеrmеn who wеrе prеparing...

Niger in turmoil: Coup against Bazoum leaves nation in power impasse after 48 hours

Two days after Niger’s democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum was detained and removed in a coup led by members of his presidential guard, it was still...

BECE candidates barred from wearing socks, watches into exam halls

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Education Office in Accra has issued a number of directives, including a ban on the wearing of socks, to govern the...

NPP announces date for proxy voters’ compilation ahead of Special Electoral College

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced dates for the compilation of the proxy voters’ list in the build-up to the flagbearership election. ...

Adisadel College student who assaulted colleague to appear in court today

The Adisadel College student who was captured on a viral video choking his colleague is expected to appear in court today, July 28, 2023. This follows his...

Indian man, 46, found dead at Sehwi over divorce

A 46-year-old Indian national residing in Sehwi Bekwai-Low Cost, a community within the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai municipality of the Western North Region, has allegedly...

Importers and Exporters urged to refrain from unlawful practices

Importers and Exporters have been advised to refrain from engaging in unlawful practices to reduce duty payments, as they may face consequences during the...

I once smoked weed, wanted to touch the sky – Dr Lawrence Tetteh

Founder and Leader of Worldwide Outreach, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, has recounted his experience the first time he smoked weed. This, according to him, was during...

Chief Justice declines petition to remove judge from Ato Forson trial

Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo, has declined a request to remove the judge presiding over the case in which Minority Leader and former...

Police officer, 2 others busted for stealing $56k and thousands of cedis

A police officer stationed at the Nima Police Station in Accra, Abednego Bortier and three others, have been accused of robbing some Indian businessmen...

Death of fishermen: GPHA clarifies reports of fishing boat incident

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has urged the public to disregard media reports related to an alleged encounter between a GPHA Boat...

WAEC confirms receipt of GH¢55m for 2023 BECE, WASSCE

The government has given the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) an amount of GH¢55 million for organising this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)...

2023 WASSCE, BECE, at risk over govt’s debt – Minority warns

The Minority in Parliament has issued a warning that the smooth conduct of the 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the...

Ambulance case: Ato Forson accuses judge of bias

Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has, through his lawyers, accused Court of Appeal Judge Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe of being biased. Justice Botwe...

AIDS Commission expresses concern over low funding

The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern over the dwindling funding of HIV and AIDS response programme...

Wa Technical Institute: Students who assaulted teacher to appear in court

The three students who were arrested for assaulting their teacher at the Wa Technical Institute are to appear before the Wa Circuit Court today. ...

Engineer granted GH₵40K bail for causing damage

The Accra Circuit Court has granted GH¢40,000 bail with two sureties to an engineer, Solomon Boye-Do­ku, for allegedly destroying a block fence wall. The court...

Govt reducing corruption through digitalisation – Bawumia 

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that government is leveraging digitalisation to shape national discourse and promote behavioural change based on moral principles. Outlining...

GPHA denies claims that marine police were chasing the fishermen

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has denied reports that the fishermen who died at Tema were being chased by Marine Police. Public Relations...

Ato Forson accuses judge presiding over his trial of bias

Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has accused the judge presiding over his case involving a €2.37 million financial loss to the state in...

Parliament to investigate death of fishermen in Tema

Parliament has directed an investigation into the death of two fishermen in Tema. The investigation was ordered by the 1st Speaker of Parliament after Isaac Ashai...