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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...

Police on manhunt for filling station robbers

The Ghana Police Service has announced there is a manhunt for a gang of armed robbers who attacked a fuel station on Monday, October...

Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference reacts to ‘Agradaa’s’ arrest

The Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference has called on the relevant authorities to enforce the laws after fraud allegations were levelled against Leader of the...

Plastic surgeon Dr Michael Obeng begins free reconstructive surgeries in Ho

Barely three months after performing free reconstructive surgeries in Yaoundé, Cameroon, R.E.S.T.O.R.E. Worldwide Inc., the Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery led by world-renowned plastic surgeon...

Be thorough and transparent in your probe – Ken Ashigbey to OSP

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining says Ghanaians should support the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s investigation into alleged corruption in...

Gender Ministry reviews Domestic Violence Act

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DoVVSU) of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) is reviewing the Domestic Violence Act...

Presbyterian Church inaugurates first psychiatric hospital in northern Ghana

A 10-bed specialist psychiatric hospital has been inaugurated by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. The facility is the...

Chief bans galamsey at Sefwi

The Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council, Katakyie Kwasi Bumagama II, has banned galamsey in the area with immediate effect. The action by...

I don’t do galamsey – Mireku Duker

Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker, has dismissed claims that he is involved in ‘galamsey’ activities. The allegation was made by the Chief...

GRA closes China Mall for refusing to fix electronic VAT system

The enforcement team of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked the Chinese retail shop, China Mall, and its warehouses on the Spintex Road...

Almost 8k girls aged 12 to 17 already married or leaving with a man – GSS

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that about 80,000 girls in the country aged 12 to 17 years are already married or living...

2 dead, 5 in critical condition as church building collapses at Akotsi

Two persons are reportedly dead and five others in critical condition after a church building collapsed at Gomoa Akotsi in the Central Region. The deceased...

7,699 Children tested positive for HIV in 2020

The HIV population among children aged one to four years was 7,699 in 2020, while new infections in children of the same age group...

Akufo-Addo receives honorary doctorate degree from Sorbonne University

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 10th October 2022, was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Sorbonne, in Paris, France, one...

Missing man found with hand in rat hole [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/jJcOvfCJkCM?feature=share A 64-year-old man, Agya Osei, who went missing for about three days at Sehwi Asempanaye in the Western North Region, has been found in...

Ato Arthur reacts to reports that Local Govt workers will be laid off

The Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has dismissed reports suggesting that some staff will be laid off in the coming...

17-year-old student writes open letter to Akufo-Addo on ‘galamsey’

A lower six pupil of the Alpha Beta Education Centre at Dansoman has written an open letter to President Akufo-Addo, asking him to take...

MTN Ghana educates students on cybersecurity

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has marked this year's Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a roadshow in second cycle institutions. The train stopped at the Labone Senior...

The NSMQ is back, 5 facts to know as prelims kick start

The 29th edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) kick-started Monday morning with the preliminary contests by schools that made it to...

Akufo-Addo must resign; he has lost ‘galamsey’ fight – Odike

Founder and Leader of United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’, has called for the resignation of President Akufo-Addo for his minimal action taken against...

Three UEW students arrested for allegedly assaulting teacher during protest

Three students of the University of Education, Winneba have been arrested for causing mayhem in the school's premises. Winneba District Police command, confirming the arrest...

Colleague of Assistant Headmaster who drowned in galamsey pit speaks

A colleague of the Assistant Headmaster of Mpatasia D/A Junior High School in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, Akwasi Anane, who...

Kumasi traders lock shops at Adum to protest against ‘killer taxes’ [Photos]

Traders in parts of the central business district of Adum in Kumasi have locked up their shops in protest against rising taxation on their...

Don Little’s warning about Nana Agradaa’s money doubling scheme goes viral after arrest

Kumawood actor Don Little has gone viral following the arrest of self-acclaimed prophetess Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as ‘Nana Agradaa’. This is because the actor...

Tarkwa-Nsuaem MCE denies involvement in galamsey

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly, Benjamin Kesse, has debunked any claim that he is deeply involved in illegal mining activities...

Karaga: Islamic cleric, 12 others charged with organised robbery and kidnapping

The Islamic cleric who was arrested at Karaga together with 12 of his followers have been charged with organised robbery and kidnappings by the...

Customer Service Summit kicks off on Oct 13

All is set for the first International Customer Service Summit 2022 scheduled from Wednesday, October 12, 2022 – Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Alisa...

Govt creating false impression to IMF – ASEPA boss

The Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has said the government is engaging in financial misreporting in its...

I will go to ‘galamsey’ sites and campaign again if … – Kwaku Boahen

A Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwaku Boahen, says he has no regrets about going to a galamsey site to...

Adom FM presenter opens up on strange disease that almost killed him [Video]

https://youtu.be/20Qaqb8vCWo Adom FM/TV presenter, Nana Osei Ampofo Adjei, has opened up on a strange disease that almost killed him during his childhood. This he revealed on...

Nana Agradaa sings in court

The Founder of Heaven Way Church in Accra, Patricia Asiedua, aka Nana Agradaa, could not help but sing several gospel songs including ‘Wo din...

Tidal waves wash man away while defecating in the sea

A man, believed to be in his early twenties, has been washed away by heavy tidal waves while defecating in the sea at Anomabo...

Nana Agradaa remanded

The Circuit Court in Accra has remanded Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, into lawful custody for the next three days. This was after...

Two workers of Ready Oil sentenced for stealing

A Circuit Court at Anyinam in the Eastern Region has sentenced two workers of Oil Marketing Company, Ready Oil, to a total of 15...