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We’ll complete Kamawu roads to ‘shame doubting Thomases’- Amoako-Attah

Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, says the government will complete ongoing road works in the Kumawu constituency to disprove the claims of “doubting...

10 commercial cars damaged at Gomoa Nyanyano over ‘death-trap’ road

Some ten (10) commercial cars mostly taxis have damaged on the Kasoa- Nyanayano Highway due to a death trap road. This is as a result...

CEO of minerals commission clarifies distinction between small-scale mining and ‘galamsey’

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has shed light on the distinction between illegal mining, commonly known as 'galamsey',...

Special Prosecutor secures court order to arrest Charles Bissue

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has secured an order from the court to arrest former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining...

Ho assembly members lock out financial officer

The premises of the Ho Municipal Assembly was desolate Thursday (June 8, 2023), with the various offices shut and no workers in sight. This comes...

No extension for SIM card deactivation – Says Ursula as she directs customers to NCA

The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has emphasised that there will be no further extension to the ongoing SIM card deactivation...

Charles Bissue asks court to stop OSP from investigating him again

A former Presidential staffer, Charles Bissue, has gone to the High Court to stop the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from investigating him...

Curfew at Chereponi renewed

The Ministry of Interior has renewed curfew hours for the Chereponi township and its environs in the North East region. It takes effect from ,...

Supreme Court refers judge, registrar to Chief Justice for investigations

The Supreme Court has referred a case involving the estate of a deceased pastor to the Chief Justice to investigate the conduct of the...

Pensioner Bondholders to petition CHRAJ over interest on unpaid coupons

Members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum say they will be dragging the Ministry of Finance to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice...

Mother arrested for brutalising 4-year-old child at Yeji

A 29-year-old single mother, Mary Adu, is in the grips of Pru East District police for brutalising her four-year-old son. The mother was arrested after...

Prof Gyampo cautions Special Prosecutor over arrest of Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department has cautioned the Special Prosecutor against “rushing to please anybody” since his office...

People’s Forum: Residents mount pressure on govt over abandoned La General Hospital project

Health conditions at La in the Greater Accra region is deteriorating due to the absence of a hospital in the area. This is because the...

NLC orders FWSC to restore cancelled allowances of GBC staff

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to reverse a decision to block the allowances of some...

Prof Ransford Gyampo writes: Special Prosecutor must not be rushing to please anyone

I do not believe in this Special Prosecutor arrangement. I researched for the Team that produced the first-ever document that called for the review...

4 suspected kidnappers arrested in Cape Coast

Four suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Police at their rented residence at Ntranoa, near Ankaful, in Cape Coast. One of the suspects who...

Green Ghana Day comes off Friday, June 9

The much-awaited Green Ghana Day will come off tomorrow, Friday, June 9, 2023, across the country. The exercise will ensure the planting of 10 million...

Man found dead in stream at Gomoa Akotsi

The body of an unidentified male adult, believed to be in his late 30s, has been found dead in a stream at Gomoa Akotsi...

Anthrax outbreak: Authorities extend one-month ban on animal movement in Upper East Region

The Upper East Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee has extended the ban on movement, slaughtering, sale and consumption of cattle and small ruminants...

Circle fire victims receive GH¢90,000 support

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) has presented GH¢90,000 support to traders who lost their shops to the recent fire outbreak at the...

CLOGSAG declares indefinite strike in Ho

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has declared an indefinite strike action for members of the Ho Municipal Assembly in the...

NCCE Annual Citizenship Week Observation educates pupils in the Ablekuma West Municipality

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) was set up per chapter 19 of the 1992 Constitution to, among other things, create and sustain...

Mepe: The enchanting Tongu town that infects people with happiness

Nestled along the tranquil banks of the Volta Lake, amidst the picturesque landscapes of the North Tongu District in the Volta Region, lies a...

Ablekuma West: NCCE annual constitutional week observation engages identifiable groups

The Ablekuma West Municipal Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has engaged a number of identifiable groups within the municipality in...

Adom FM/TV Presenter Anokyewaaba launches fundraiser to provide sanitary pads to girls in deprived schools

In the ongoing battle to address the issue of female hygiene, particularly the accessibility of sanitary pads, stakeholders have intensified calls on the government...

Farmer jailed for defrauding teacher with job offers

The Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced a 46-year-old farmer, Mohammed Salisu, to five years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding a teacher with promise...

National Chief Imam urges Ghanaians to join Green Ghana Initiative

The National Chief Imam, Sheik Osmanu Nuhu Sharabutu, has encouraged all Ghanaians to support the Green Ghana Initiative to continue to provide the environment. “I...

Opambour wades into Agyinasre, Nogokpo brouhaha

The Founder and Leader of Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre, Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwah Yiadom, popularly known as Opambour, has urged Archbishop Charles Agyinasare to honor...

Illegal miners who worked on field near President’s house were arrested – Frimpong-Boateng [Video]

Illegal miners who worked on field near President's house were arrested - Frimpong-Boateng A former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng,...

My relationship with Akufo-Addo is still cordial – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng [Video]

Renowned Ghanaian surgeon, Professor Frimpong-Boateng, says his relationship with president Nana Akufo-Addo is still cordial despite his controversial report as the Chairperson of the...

SIM card re-registration: Communications Minister to appear before Parliament

The Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is expected to appear before Parliament on Thursday, June 8, to provide details on the SIM...

How big-people-sponsored-companies affected galamsey fight – Prof Frimpong-Boateng

The former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Frimpong-Boateng, says the Committee under his leadership had been successful in quelling...

Burning Changfans alone will not halt illegal mining – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

Former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says while burning Changfan machines seem like a plausible way to...

Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s arrest: The inside story [Video]

A former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Professor Frimpong-Boateng, has been recounting his arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. According to him,...

I feel victimised – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

A former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Professor Frimpong-Boateng, says he feels victimised over his invitation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Two in custody for assaulting ECG Officials

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody two persons who allegedly assaulted two officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at...

Halt laptops for SHS initiative – CSOs on education tell govt

Civil society organisations in education are calling for the immediate discontinuation of laptops for SHSs and ensure that basic schools have the full complement...

Upper East Regional Co-ordinating Council gives update on Anthrax outbreak

The Upper East Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee has recommended a ban on the movement of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and donkeys and...

Failed abortion kills 12-year-old girl at Ellembelle

A 12-year-old girl has met her untimely death at Telekubukazo, a community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, after an attempted abortion...

Over 3,000 refugees from Burkina Faso registered – Ghana Refugees Board

The Ghana Refugee Board has revealed that the country has registered a total of three thousand two hundred refugees from neighboring Burkina Faso in...