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What caused Kejetia market fire revealed

The Ghana National Fire Service has said the fire outbreak at Kejetia market in the Ashanti Region was started by a trader who was...

Ghana drops in World Happiness ranking

Ghana's position on the latest World Happiness Report, a United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network publication, has dropped to 111th in 2022 from 95th...

Former Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation passes on

Former Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei passes on. According to sources, he is said to have died on Monday, March 20,2023. Former...

Major Mahama: I smashed soldier with stick when he was weak – 6th accused to court

The sixth accused person in the case in which some 14 persons are standing trial for the murder of the late Major Maxwell Mahama...

Appiatse support fund bags GHC62 million

The Chairman of the Appiatse Support Fund, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, has disclosed that so far, the fund has received an amount of GHC62...

Ada boat disaster: Owner arrested for overloading boat – NADMO

The Director of Communications of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that the owner of the ill-fated boat which overturned and resulted...

Former MP, Anthony Osei Akoto passes on

A former Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto, has died. This was announced via the...

ECG recovers GHȼ18.5m out of ȼ46.9m from 3 state institutions

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has recovered GHȼ18.5 million owned by three state institutions. The amount is part of a total of GHȼ46.9 million...

Pregnant woman fills potholes on Obuasi road [Photos]

A frustrated pregnant woman who is searching for her ‘missing’ husband in the last couple of months has resorted to filling potholes on the Obuasi-Domeabra...

ECG”s mass disconnection: Dial *226# to verify staff that come to your house

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Mahama, says measures have been executed to ensure that people are not defrauded amid...

Youth in Bawku Central Constituency demand change and developmet

In the Upper East Region of Ghana lies the Bawku Central Constituency, a constituency in need of urgent development. The area has been experiencing...

Residents rejoice after gas tanker which fell on its side on Accra-Kumasi highway is removed

Residents of Duampompo in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region are heaving a sigh of relief after emergency services providers removed a broken...

Court issues bench warrant against man who escaped from police custody

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of...

ECG throws more light on disconnection exercise 

Head of Communications for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has affirmed that the company will embark on a disconnection exercise starting...

Media commended for Ghana month celebration

Government has commended the media for its dedication to developing Ghana-related content in celebration of Ghana's independence this month of March. The efforts of...

Christian Atsu’s wife, children sign book of condolence [Photos]

Photos of Maria-Claire Rupio, the widow of Christian Atsu, the late Chelsea and Newcastle star, signing a book of condolence in his memory, have popped...

Driver, scores in critical condition as 2 mini buses crash at a police barrier

A near-fatal accident involving two mini Benz buses at the Daaso/Nkenkansu police barrier in the Offinso North District, has left one of the drivers...

Kunde, the religion that combines Christianity and Traditionalism [Photos]

Religious Tourism, which has the potential of contributing to foreign exchange, is one of the under-exploited sectors in Ghana.  Though the country has diverse...

Protests in South Africa: Ghanaians urged to restrict movements

The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has asked Ghanaians in the country to be vigilant and cautious in movements. The Mission has also advised...

COCOBOD intercepts over 1,500 bags of smuggled cocoa

Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) Anti-smuggling Task Force in collaboration with the security agencies, has within two weeks, retrieved over 1,500 bags of cocoa, en...

Police arrest 33 suspects over Golden Star mines attack

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested 33 people in connection with the attack on Golden Star Mines (GSWL) at Wassa Benso in the...

Bridget Otoo escapes car-snatching syndicate

Media personality and journalist, Bridget Otoo, has shared the harrowing experience of how she escaped car-snatching syndicate on the Accra-Tema motorway. According to her, three...

Christian Atsu’s adopted son on verge of losing sight

A 19-year-old footballer, Joseph Kumi, who is an adopted son of the late Christian Atsu, is on the verge of losing his eyes as...

K.T. Hammond’s nephew killed over alleged kidnapping

A 28-year-old man, Isaac Bans, has been killed at Adiembra in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region over alleged kidnapping of two...

Kejetia traders reject extended closure of market

Traders at the new kejetia market in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi have vowed to defy the directive for the facility to be closed...

Routine checks should be carried out at marketplaces – Kwadaso MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, Kingsley Nyarko, has suggested that routine checks are carried out at various marketplaces to prevent fire outbreaks. “I’m told...

Missing excavators: Akufo-Addo directs Police to investigate Frimpong-Boateng’s allegations

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Police Service to commence investigations into allegations made by a former Minister of Environment, Science,...

Parts of Kejetia gutted by fire closed indefinitely

Management of the Kejetia Market complex, Kumasi City Markets Limited, have announced the indefinite closure of the part of the facility gutted by fire...

Trouble looms over burial of late Leader of African Faith Tabernacle Church

There is a looming disturbance at the headquarters of the African Faith Tabernacle Church at Anyinam in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern...

I’m humbled by your love – Bawumia to Ashanti region NPP

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has hailed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region for their show of love for him. He...

Police investigate alleged burning of property at Ahyiaem

The Nkoranza Divisional Police command has commenced investigations into the alleged burning of property by aggrieved residents of Ahyiaem who are accusing the Nkoranza...

IGP sets up committees to probe alleged killing of 27-year-old by Wa police

The Director-General in charge of police administration, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has disclosed that the Inspector-General of Police has set up two independent committees...

GIZ, partners train journalists on Illicit Financial Flows

As part of efforts to stop the menace of Illicit Financial Flows in Africa and particularly Ghana, a capacity building workshop has been organised...

Kumasi-based Silver FM gutted by fire, one injured

Several pieces of radio equipment worth millions of cedis have been burnt in a fire outbreak at Kumasi-based radio station, Silver FM. The incident, which...

Bawumia steals show at Akwasidae [Photos]

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, received a rousing welcome in Kumasi on Sunday and his fever lighted up the second Akwasidae of the...

ECG has not disconnected our power – Energy Ministry

The Energy Ministry has disputed reports that it suffered a disconnection exercise from its agency, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over unpaid electricity...

Net 36 Vista ‘Walk For Life’ draws massive crowd

The 2nd edition of the annual Net 36 Vista “Walk for Life” drew thousands of participants particularly from the entertainment industry. Celebrated movie stars -...

High Court judge flees Bolgatanga over death threats

Following some death threats and attacks at his residence, the acting Supervising High Court Judge in Bolgatanga, Justice Alexander Graham, has fled and vacated...

Fumbisi Agric SHS closed down over students’ riot

The Fumbisi Agriculture Senior High School in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region has been closed indefinitely over students' rioting. Public Relations...

Ada Lake accident: Sailor arrested

The sailor of the boat carrying mourners which capsized on the Volta Lake in the Volta Region has been arrested. Gabriel Ajigodi is said to...