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Mother saves son from owl attack at KpareKpare

In a remarkable display of courage at KpareKpare, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, a 28-year-old mother saved...

Illegal miner jailed for stealing alligator pepper

A 19-year-old illegal miner, Enoch Buamah, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa District Court One for stealing...

MIIF addresses financial irregularity claims against former CEO

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has announced a comprehensive audit of its financial statements in line with established corporate governance procedures. This follows alleged...

Ghana working towards harmonising trade processes under AfCFTA

Customs Revenue Officer (CRO) Samuel Akrofi, acting Head of the Ghana Customs Laboratory, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), says Ghana is...

Mahama must adopt Bawumia’s anti-galamsey blueprint – Samson Lardy Anyenini

Legal practitioner and host of Joy FM's Newsfile, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has urged the Mahama administration to adopt the anti-galamsey blueprint proposed by former...

Two Nigerian businessmen in court over alleged $20,000 fraud

Two Nigerian businessmen, Patrick Piniki, 57, and Adawale Julius, 52, have appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a colleague of $20,000,...

Ghana Water Ltd restores supply to Ho Municipality

The Management of Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) has restored water supply to the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region after weeks of disruption caused...

Defence Minister Omane Boamah inspects Ghana Navy Guard of Honour, tours military facilities

The Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has expressed his appreciation for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) following his maiden visit to the...

Over 30 Sawla SHS students suspended indefinitely for indiscipline

Over thirty students from Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have been suspended indefinitely. The majority of those...

Bilateral trade between Ghana, China reaches historic $11.84bn in 2024

Bilateral trade between Ghana and China reached a historic high of $11.84 billion in 2024, marking a significant milestone in the longstanding economic partnership...

All set for Council of State Elections today; 155 to contest in 16 regions

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, February 11, 2025, conduct the Council of State elections nationwide. A total of 155 personalities, including 10 women from...

Why I don’t pity the Defence Minister – Former Minister discloses

Former Defence Minister and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, has stated that serving in the Ministry is a demanding role but often...

Some people planned a coup in Ghana in 2019 – Nitiwul [Video]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has dismissed assertions that a coup is unlikely in Ghana, revealing that he witnessed individuals plotting to destabilize the...

Eastern Regional Minister assures swift intervention for Asuokaw river crossing

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Adjei Awatey, has assured residents of Asuokaw of a swift intervention following a viral video showing a student carrying...

Why most soldiers no longer live in the barracks – Former Defence Minister [Audio]

A former Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has stated that inadequate accommodation facilities remain the biggest problem of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).According to him,...

Ablakwa says Ghana could recover $21.19 billion in looted assets

The immediate past Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that the...

Gunmen kill one, five critically injured in bus attack at Bazua

One person has been reported dead, with five others in critical condition after gunmen attacked a bus traveling from Bawku to Bolgatanga in the...

Military Engineers visit Asuokow to address dangerous school route for children – Omane Boamah

The Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has announced that engineers from the Ghana Armed Forces have visited the Asuokow community in the...

Kasoa-Winneba road dualisation to be extended to Cape Coast – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to extend the Kasoa-Winneba Road dualisation project to Cape Coast.The former Minister of Roads and Highways had...

Vetting Chaos: Minority deliberately disrupted gov’t business – Sampson Ahi

Member of Parliament for Bodi, Sampson Ahi, has accused the Minority of deliberately disrupting proceedings during the chaotic vetting session on Thursday, January 30,...

ORAL Committee receives over 2,400 complaints on looted public funds

The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee has received 2,417 complaints from individuals and civil society organisations (CSOs) concerning corruption and misappropriated public resources.Chairman...

MP advocates for collaboration in community development, unveils police post, stadium, and toilet facility

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency, Michael Okyere Baafi, is urging collaborative efforts to address security concerns within the constituency, emphasizing that...

Vetting Chaos: I didn’t fight, I wanted to restore order – Dafeamekpor

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has denied allegations of engaging in a physical altercation during the recent vetting chaos, asserting that his actions were...

Cholera outbreak in Effutu kills two children

The Effutu Municipality in the Central Region is currently grappling with a cholera outbreak, which has resulted in 356 reported cases and two fatalities,...

Will there ever be justice? – JB Danquah-Adu’s widow questions parliament over murder case

The widow of the late MP JB Danquah-Adu has criticized Parliament for its prolonged silence and inaction over her husband's murder.The former legislator was...

Volta Regional Minister inspects Kpeve headworks amid water crisis recovery

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has recently visited the Kpeve headworks of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to assess the progress of...

High Court settles 32-year ATL labour dispute

The Accra High Court (Labour Division) has settled a 32-year-old labour dispute between the Akosombo Textiles Limited (ATL) Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)...

Three-year-old boy electrocuted at Gomoa Nyanyano during funeral

A three-year-old boy has been electrocuted to death during a funeral at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.The toddler,...

Mother, 3 children killed in fire outbreak at Gyinyase

A mother and her three children have lost their lives after a fire consumed their home at Gyinyase, a suburb of the Asokwa Municipality...

Two killed in fatal accident on Obuasi-Kumasi Highway

Two people have lost their lives in a fatal accident at Dadwen/Kyekyewere on the Obuasi-Kumasi Highway.The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when a Hyundai...

Timber Industry hails Mahama’s appointment of new Forestry Commission CEO

Stakeholders in the timber industry are celebrating President John Dramani Mahama's appointment of Dr. Hugh C.A. Brown as the new CEO of the Forestry...

Aowin Traditional Council performs rituals to banish MP [Video]

The Aowin Traditional Council in the Western North Region has performed rituals to banish Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Ofori Larbi from stepping foot...

2025 National Chocolate Week launched with focus on health benefits

The 2025 National Chocolate Week has been launched with a call for Ghanaian consumers to prioritize the health benefits of chocolate products over their...

Battor chief wades into ‘daughter of a murderer’ remark

The Mankrado of Battor, Togbe Borbordzi Xevi VII, has charged the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to swiftly identify and punish the Member of...

Piina SHS headmaster interdicted over alleged diversion of school food items

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Adams Mahama Issahaku, headmaster of Piina Senior High School in the Upper West Region, following a directive...

Nana Pooley’s stabbing happened outside the stadium – DCOP Lydia Donkor

The Chairperson of the Safety and Security Committee at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), DCOP Lydia Donkor, says football fan Nana Pooley was not...

I’m the best choice to represent Oti Region at Council of State – Former Minister

Former Deputy Minister for Volta and Oti Regions and a seasoned educationist, Maxwel Quophy Blagodzi, is confident he is the best candidate to represent...

Bawumia pays tribute to Namibia’s founding President, Dr Sam Nujoma

Former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Namibia’s founding President, Dr Sam...

Mahama reacts to video of pupils crossing river to access education

President John Mahama has promised a swift intervention for residents of Asuokow in the Eastern Region, where pupils risk their lives daily to cross...

Mahama calls for stronger economic ties with China

President John Mahama has extended an invitation to the Chinese investor community to collaborate with Ghana in establishing mutually beneficial economic opportunities, stating that...