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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...

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...