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Two Nigerians jailed 20 years for illegal mining

A Tarkwa Circuit Court Judge, Hathia Ama Manu, has sentenced two Nigerians to 20 years imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as...

We are ready to try Aisha Huang on a day-to-day basis – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has said that his office is ready to prosecute ‘galamsey’ suspect, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang. Godfred...

2024 Elections: We urge Parliament to pass new CI that backs EC to use Ghana Card – PPOP

Political parties without representation in Parliament have appealed to the members of the House to visit the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that backs the Electoral...

Metro Mass workers on strike, want MD out

The Divisional Senior and Junior Staff Union of the Metro Mass Transport Limited has declared a strike in protest against the Managing Director (MD),...

Former Groupe Nduom workers appeal for release of Provident Fund

Former workers of the defunct Groupe Nduom (GN) Savings and Loans Limited have appealed to the government to facilitate the immediate release of their...

Tema chief’s funeral slated for October 29

The final funeral rites and burial of the late Paramount Chief of Tema, Osonŋaa Nii Adjei Kraku II, will be held on Saturday, October...

Chinese boss who ‘slashed’ throat of Ghanaian employee hit with fresh charges

The prosecution in the case of a Chinese national accused of using a flip knife to slash the neck of a Ghanaian concrete mixture...

Jury ready for Kasoa teen ‘killers’ trial

The trial of two teenage boys who allegedly killed an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa last year for money rituals is set to commence following...

Why Kissi Agyebeng should recuse himself from ‘galamsey’ probe – Titus-Glover

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency, Titus Glover, has urged the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to recuse himself from probing some public...

Decomposed body found at Kasoa-Opeikuma

The decomposed body of a 40-year-old man, Kwesi Alhaji, has been found at Kasoa Opeikuma high-tension in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the...

Weija-Gbawe MCE appeals to Akufo-Addo to operationalise Empire Cement Factory

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Weija-Gbawe in the Greater Accra Region, Patrick Kwesi Brako Kumor, has lauded the operations of the Empire Cement...

Freddie Blay reacts to defence for Aisha Huang’s accomplices [Listen]

A former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, says his law firm is ready to defend the four accomplices of...

21 Nigerians repatriated

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on Monday repatriated 21 Nigerian youth who were rescued from a group of Nigerian human traffickers that...

Nana B tackles GRA over tax collection approach in Ashanti Region

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has taken on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) over its tax collection...

15 injured in accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway [Video]

https://youtu.be/HokOC-yfq9U Eight persons are in critical condition in an accident involving a Toyota Fish vehicle at Gomoa Odumase on the Kasoa- Cape Coast Highway in...

Transport Ministry backs Airports Company service charge review

A Deputy Minister of Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has backed the request of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to have its user fees and...

Palace Mall, China Mall Managers abandon shops

Managers of popular retail shopping centres, Palace Mall and China Mall, have this week abandoned their shops after failing to comply with the new...

Do not associate Nana Agradaa’s case with religion – Convener of Menzgold customers

Convener of the Coalition of Aggrieved Menzgold Customers, Fred Forson, says security officials handling the Agradaa money-doubling scam should treat it simply as a...

FDA warns public against two contaminated sausage brands

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the general public against the consumption of AIA Wudy and Pavo sausages. In a statement, FDA noted...

Free Zones Authority CEO embarks on regional tour to licensed free zone firms

The Chief Executive Office of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Mike Ocquaye Junior, has embarked on a regional tour to licensed free zone companies...

Education Ministry reacts to food shortage reports in SHSs

The Education Ministry has dismissed reports of food shortages in some Senior High Schools (SHSs), particularly in the Volta Region. The Ministry says the reports...

Man bites off farmer’s finger in fight over missing fowl

Assin Betensinso-based farmer, George Lartey, has lost his middle finger in a fight with a colleague farmer, Kwaku Alluoke aka Adiepena, 50, over a...

Lady, 20, found dead in 40-year-old lover’s room

A 40-year-old farmer only identified as Kwabena, is currently in the grips of Assin Fosu police after his girlfriend, Aboagyewaa, 20, was found dead...

2023 World University Ranking: UCC remains best in Ghana, 1st in West Africa

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked the best university in Ghana, first in West Africa and 4th in Africa in the 2023...

Northern Regional Minister launches Ayalolo in Tamale

The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, has launched the Rapid Bus Transit Services (Ayalolo), a state-initiated public transport, to formally begin operations...

PaFFAG threatens demo against BoG Governor

The Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance (PaFFAG) has threatened a demonstration against the Bank of Ghana (BoG) governor, Dr Ernest Addison. The demonstration to be...

Aisha Huang: Freddie Blay’s acceptance to defend accomplices indicates lack of principles [Video]

A Security Analyst has criticised the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay for agreeing to represent four of Aisha...

GRA shuts down 4 branches of Palace Mall

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has shut down four branches of retail shop, Palace Mall in the Greater Accra Region. The action on Tuesday follows...

Small-scale miners association seeks govt’s backing for its task force

The Ghana National Association of Small-scale Miners wants the government to empower its task force to complement the fight against illegal mining. They believe their...

NPP Women’s Organiser donates to Kpatia Health Center

Kpatia Health Center in the Garu district of the Upper East Region has over the years lacked adequate health equipment such as beds, mattresses...

Apirede-Somanya road closed

The Okere District Security Committee (DISEC) in the Eastern Region has announced the closure of the Apirede-Kwamante-Somanya road. The closure, according to DISEC, has been...

Galamsey: Abu Jinapor ‘defends’ Mireku Duker

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, is optimistic that his Deputy, George Mireku Duker is not involved in galamsey activities as alleged....

Oti Region to get first journalism school

The Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu, has announced that plans are underway to build a first journalism school in the region. He made this revelation...

Freddie Blay fights for innocence of Aisha Huang’s accomplices

Three Chinese nationals arraigned for illegal mining (galamsey) in connection with the trial involving Aisha Huang, are being represented in court by the immediate...

First Lady celebrates President for receiving honorary award

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has congratulated her husband, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, for the honorary doctorate degree conferred on him by the University...

Drama as Jomoro MP ‘sweats’ in court

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, was made to sweat under cross-examination over her renunciation documents presented to the...

A-G lines up 8 witnesses against Aisha Huang

The Attorney-General (A-G) is set to call eight witnesses to make its case against alleged illegal mining kingpin, En Huang aka Aisha Huang. The A-G...

Eurobonds have made African leaders lazy – Prof Lord Mensah

Associate Professor of the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Lord Mensah, has said that the introduction of Eurobonds have rendered African leaders lazy...

Clean cooking policy a must – Samira Bawumia advocates

The wife of the Vice President and Global Ambassador for the Clean Cooking Alliance, Samira Bawumia, has carried her fight for clean energy to...

Fairtrade to host 7th agrofood West Africa in Accra

German trade show specialists, agrofood and plastprintpack West Africa, will from November 29 - December 1, 2022, organise the 7th edition agrofood West Africa...