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Today in history: 75th anniversary of 1948 riot

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the February 28, 1948 crossroads shooting incident in remembrance of the three gallant, defenseless ex-servicemen, ex-Private Odartey Lamptey,...

GES to sanction SHS heads who inflate prospectus

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHS) to desist from tampering with the approved prospectus for first year...

One dead, 23 injured in accident at Gomoa Anteadze

One person has died in a fatal accident at Gomoa Anteadze on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region. About 23 others are...

High Court convicts McDan with contempt

An Accra High Court has convicted Dr Daniel McKorley, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDan Group of Companies for contempt. The Businessman was found...

Tema Metro records 23 maternal deaths in 2022

The Terna Metropolitan Health Directorate in 2022 recorded a total of 23 maternal mortalities, a marginal reduction from the 2021 figure of 25, Priscilla...

Titus-Glover makes passionate appeal over unpaid student loans

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has appealed to management of the Student Loans Trust Fund to secure...

100 nurses leave Pantang hospital for greener pastures

Nearly 150 experienced nurses and other health professionals from the Pantang Hospital have left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures...

Lands Commission stealing syndicate busted after siphoning GHC100m

Sixteen out of 21 members of a syndicate mastered in stealing draft cheques meant for Land Commission have been arrested by the officials of...

Galamsey: COCOBOD loses ¢4.8 billion in Western Region

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has lost GH¢4.8 billion worth of investment in 35 hectares of cocoa farms to illegal mining (galamsey)...

35-year-old man drowns

A 35-year-old man, Kwasi Nkrumah, has drowned at Ayerdo in the Central Region. The death of the young man has been declared sudden by his...

Ada Traditional Council appeals for monument in Atsu’s honour

The Ada Traditional Council has requested that the government erects a monument in honour of late Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu. According to the family, Christian...

SHS freshers report to school

Trunks, ‘chop boxes’, mattresses, pillows, brooms and brushes moved from one second cycle boarding school to the other as first-year students start reporting to...

Chereponi, Wenchiki at risk of famine following community clashes

The North East Regional Minister, Yidana Zakari, has expressed fear that communities in conflict-ravaged Chereponi district, especially Sakou are on the brink of famine...

Wife of late Rev. Anthony Boakye breaks silence on his death

The estranged wife of the late founder of Resurrection Power New Generation, Rev. Dr. Anthony Kwadwo Boakye, has spoken on his sudden demise. Rev. Mrs....

Mahama congratulates newly elected king of Gonjaland

Former President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the newly elected king of Gonjaland, Tulewewura Amonebafe Borenyi I, on his nomination as Yagbonwura. Tulewewura Amonebafe Borenyi...

NCA to disconnect SIM cards with incomplete registration

The National Communications Authority (NIA) will begin disconnecting sim cards with incomplete registration from March 10, 2023. The NCA has, therefore, warned that if subscribers...

Police on manhunt for 2 for stealing $1,600 at Accra Mall

The Police are looking for two people for allegedly stealing an amount of 1,600 dollars from a forex bureau at the Accra Mall. The two...

Savannah region NPP congratulates Yagbonwura-elect

The Savannah Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana, has congratulated Yagbonwura-elect, Soale Mbemah Amonebafe Borenyi I, for his elevation to...

Man arrested for alleged fraud at SHS placement centre

A man claiming to be an agent for the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been arrested by the Police at the Free Senior High...

Meet the new Overlord of Gonja land

Kingmakers of the Gonja Kingdom in pursuant to the tradition and custom have announced and outdoored Amonebafe Borenasa I as the new Yagbonwura. This was...

Woman busted for attempting to secretly bury dead husband in a bush at Mankessim

A woman in her 50s has been busted and nearly lynched for attempting to bury her dead husband in a bush at Mankessim in...

Christian Atsu’s death: Family visits Akufo-Addo

The family of late Black Stars player, Christian Atsu, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo at the seat of government to officially inform him...

March 6 declared public holiday

Government has declared Monday, 6th March, 2023 as a statutory public holiday. The holiday marks Ghana’s 66th Independence Day anniversary. This is contained in a press statement signed...

Nigerian election: Koku cautions Ghanaian media

A member of the Ecowas Observer team for Nigeria’s election, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has cautioned the media to be circumspect with the reportage on...

NLA’s Good Causes Foundation donates four boreholes to Abotakyi Community

The Corporate Social Responsibility wing of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has provided the Abotakyi Community in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern...

He marked my forehead with a screwdriver – Skrewfaze narrates how he got his moniker [Video]

Ghanaian musician Jehoshaphat Kwabena Eshun, popularly known as Screwfaze, has recounted a foul incident that led to his stage name, 'Skrewfaze'. According to him, during...

Farouk Aliu Mahama supports over 70 students with scholarships

The Farouk Aliu Mahama Educational Care Fund (FAMEC-FUND), a scholarship fund set up by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu...

It’s totally wrong for an investigative journalist to entrap people with money – Francisca Enchill

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian investigative journalist with Corruption Watch, Francisca Enchill, has shared her candid view about entrapment. The reigning GJA best investigative and female...

I will rather listen to Becca’s ‘You lied to Me’ than read Matthew Chapter 5 – Kyiri Abosom

The Founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Centre, Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has described the Bible...

Two mechanics die in ghastly accident while on test drive with customer’s car

Two mechanic apprentices have died in a ghastly accident on the Taifa Bankyease to Atomic Down Roundabout Road in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency. The unfortunate incident...

Armed robbers steal credit union cash

Armed robbers have broken into the Holy Family Credit Union at Ashtown in Kumasi and made away with an amount of GH¢64,800. The runaway hoodlums,...

Akufo-Addo, Bawku Naba renew commitment to lasting peace

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Overlord of the Kusaug Traditional Area, Naba Abugrago Azoka II, have renewed their commitment to amicably resolve...

10 people arrested in Chereponi communal clashes

Police at Chereponi in the North East Region have arrested 10 suspects after a communal clash at Wenchike last week. The clash was said to...

KNUST international students to stay with Ghanaian families

International students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will have the opportunity to stay in Ghanaian family homes. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof....

GES sends strong message to schools, parents over prospectus

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) to desist from selling items on the prospectus to first year...

Otumfuo restores land forcefully seized from owner by Amakomhene

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bellicosity with which some traditional leaders in Kumasi are forcefully snatching lands from its owners...

NDC Primaries: Manager of Daughters of Glorious Jesus to contest

The manager of the award-winning gospel music group, the evergreen Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Kwame Olympio, has picked up forms to contest in the...

JHS graduate battling for his life after alleged military brutality

A 19-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate, Kwame Aidooo, is battling for his life after alleged military brutality at Gomoa Mprumen in the Gomoa...

Tension as police officers petition Police Council over promotions

Some disgruntled officers of the Ghana Police Service have petitioned the Police Council chaired by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over their promotions. The officers...

GHS tracking 56 people with Lassa fever

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is tracing 56 contacts identified following the Lassa fever outbreak that has recorded two confirmed cases and...