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Aisha Huang’s alleged accomplices face fresh charges

The State has preferred fresh charges against three accomplices of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, alleged illegal miner standing trial for engaging in the...

Check out latest twist to Mankessim murder case

The Cape Coast District Court for the fifth time adjourned the case of the Mankessim murdered prospective nursing student, Georgina Asor Botchwey.   The adjournment came...

Police investigate viral video of officers allegedly assaulting man for refusing arrest

The Police have commenced investigation into a viral video in which two Police officers are seen struggling with a member of the public and...

2 Police officers caught on camera assaulting man over ‘weed’

Two Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) Police officers have been captured in a video physically assaulting a man at Asankrangwa in the Western North...

I went into ‘truck-pushing’ to support my education – Titus Beyuo recounts struggles growing up

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Titus Kofi Beyuo, has opened up on how much of a hard-knock life he...

WAEC reveals when 2022 WASSCE results will be released

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that results for this year’s WASSCE will be released on November 30. The Council says it has...

Minority rejects 3 loan applications from govt

The Minority Members on the Parliamentary Finance Committee has said they will not entertain any further loan proposal from the government. Their position, they said,...

Bibiani teachers embark on sit-down strike over recent ‘shit bombing’

The staff of Bibiani old town Nzongo Primary and JHS embarked on a sit-down strike Tuesday, pointing to the poor hygienic conditions on the...

CHRAJ begins probe into Anas’ petition against Ofori-Atta

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it has commenced looking into a conflict of interest petition brought before it by...

Man attempts suicide after beating wife to death at Sehwi Bodi-Apente

A man, believed to be in his early thirties, has been nabbed by the police after attempting suicide. The suspect, identified as Kwabena Ahi,...

Agogo State SHS teachers flog students for fetching water outside campus

Ten students of Agogo State Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Akim North District of the Ashanti Region have been mercilessly beaten by...

CCTV footage of Bogoso timber truck accident [Watch]

A CCTV footage has been shared showing the immediate events leading to the ghastly accident recorded recently at Bogoso in the Western Region. The accident,...

We danced ‘Buga’ at your 78th birthday – Mahama says in tribute to Kwesi Botchwey

Former President John Mahama has shared his last encounter with the late former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey. This was in a tribute to...

Ghanaians must be grateful to Akufo-Addo for National Cathedral – Govt spokesperson

A government spokesperson has urged Ghanaians to be grateful to President Akufo-Addo for his visionary decision to construct a National Cathedral. According to Palgrave Boakye-Danquah,...

Minority warns govt to discard plans to sell Saglemi Housing

The Minority in Parliament has cautioned the government to discard its plan to sell off the abandoned Saglemi Housing project. The facility, birthed by the...

STC bus crashes with pick-up truck on Accra-Tema motorway [Video+Photos]

An accident involving an STC bus and a pick-up truck loaded with wood has occurred on the Accra-Tema Motorway. The crash happened around 7 am...

Withdrawal of FX support to banks to constrain dollar liquidity – Report

The withdrawal of foreign exchange for the import of non-essential commodities including rice could constrain foreign exchange liquidity and worsen its demand-supply disparity. The...

47-year-old man charged for fraudulent land transaction 

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Joseph Ofosu, a 47-year-old, in the sum of GH₵150,000.00 with three sureties, two to be in...

Central Region records increase in road accidents in 10 months 

Despite the sustained national campaign to reduce road fatalities, the Central Region had, in the last three quarters of this year, recorded a 5.7...

Girl, 16, dies in labour at native nurse’s home 

A 16-year-old girl has died while in labour at a native nurse’s house at New Ebu in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the...

Military officer’s stray bullet kills nursing mother at Manso-Datano

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after a military officer allegedly discharged live ammunition on mourners at Manso Datano in the Amansie South...

Major demo by fisherfolk looms over premix fuel shortage

Agitated fisherfolk across the coastal areas of the country have threatened to embark on a massive demonstration, following their inability to access premix fuel...

Aisha Huang sacks Effah Dartey as her lawyer

Embattled 'galamsey' Kingpin, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang, has fired her lawyers led by Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey from representing her in...

Court restrains Empire Cement from operations

Empire Cement has been restrained from embarking on operations in any part of the country. The Accra High Court has restrained Empire Cement from continuing...

Kufuor engages IEA today

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will take his turn today, in the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) stakeholder engagements, looking at areas for constitutional...

Check out the number of Ghanaians schooling in USA

A total of 4,916 Ghanaian students studied in colleges and universities in the United States of America (USA) during the 2021-2022 academic year. This represents a...

Violent attack on school leaves 3 students injured

Three students of Asare Bediako SHS have been injured after some youth of Akrokerri in the Ashanti region allegedly attacked them on campus. The attack,...

Mahama mourns with Prof Kwesi Botchwey’s family [Photos]

Former President John Mahama has commiserated with the family of a former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey. The visit to Prof Botchwey's residence on Monday...

Taxi driver killed in bush, car taken away by robbers at Winneba

A taxi driver, believed to be in his late 20’s, has been killed in a bush and his taxi cab taken away by unknown...

Anas petitions CHRAJ to investigate Ofori-Atta

Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. CHRAJ Commissioner, Joseph...

14 arrested over murder of chief, 2 others at Krachi

Some 14 suspects have been arrested by a joint police-military team in connection with the killing of the Borae Ahenfie Chief, Nana Meebo, and...

Akufo-Addo mourns Kwesi Botchwey

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mourned former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, who passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Describing him as his...

What you didn’t know about Charles Adu Boahen

Charles Kofi Adu Boahen is a Ghanaian politician and public servant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy minister...

Terrorists may take advantage of ‘galamsey’ for funding – Minister

Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has warned that terrorists may take advantage of galamsey activities. The Minister has stated the revenue generated from...

Anas reveals motive behind ‘Galamsey Economy’ exposé

Since the release of the undercover investigation documentary by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, many have questioned why the undercover investigative journalist will entice his culprits...

Police chase GNFS personnel over recruitment scam

A staff of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Nalerigu in the North East Region is being pursued by Police in the region...

Akunini Global congratulates Kumasi Academy for winning STEMnnovation 2022 National competition

Akunini Global, the alumni association of Kumasi Academy, has commended its alma mater for emerging as the 2022 National Champion of the first-ever STEMnnovation...

Govt urges calm at Kenyasi after violent clash [Photos]

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, George Mireku Duker, has made a passionate appeal to the youth of...

SHS student drowns in river in attempt to fetch water

A form one student, Joseph Asante, of Gyaase Senior High School (SHS) at Assin Endwa in the Assin North District of the Central Region,...

Over 10 communities at Pusiga cut off due to lack of bridge over river

Over 10 communities at Pusiga in the Upper East Region are struggling to access their district capital due to the lack of a bridge...