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Bawumia opens Jasikan-Dodo Pepesu road [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/XgTL_4likmU Vice president Dr Muhamudu Bawumia on Thursday inaugurated a 56.4-kilometre stretch of the Eastern Corridor road between Jasikan and Dodo Pepesu in the Kadjebi...

Angry driver strips naked, curses MTN over blocked SIM card [Video]

The ramifications of the punitive measure against subscribers who have not re-registered their SIM cards have taken a different turn. Already, the blocking of SIM...

Teenage girl found dead in bizarre state

A 15-year-old girl, Regina Sarfo, has been found dead in a bush at Konongo in the Ashanti region. She was found naked in a...

Armed men snatch businessman’s GH¢50,000 cash in Kumasi

Four suspected armed robbers on Wednesday robbed a businessman of his cash in broad daylight at Asafo in Kumasi. The robbers reportedly trailed the victim...

Check out big wigs who attended funeral of Bernard Avle’s wife

Scores of people, on September 8, 2022, joined celebrated broadcaster Bernard Avle to lay his late wife, Justine, to rest. At a burial service held...

4 illegal miners arrested in Oda forest reserve [Video]

https://youtu.be/lmwE7Nf8f7I Four illegal miners have been arrested in the Oda River forest reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. Their mining equipment...

Ho West MP makes clarion call to Ghanaians abroad

Ho West Member of Parliament (MP) and the Chairman of the Volta Regional MPs Caucus has said development of Ghanaian communities must be in...

Minority kicks against recruitment of SHS graduates for CHPS compounds while trained nurses are unemployed

https://youtu.be/-Npi4f3ojPE The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, rescind its decision to recruit Senior High School (SHS)...

Rushing to jail Aisha Huang will be ‘great disservice to Ghana’; break her local cartel – Aning to govt

Rushing to put ‘galamsey queen’ Aisha Huang before court will be doing Ghana a great disservice, the Faculty of Academic Affairs & Research Director...

Latest twist to bullion van robbery case

An Accra Circuit Court has for the sixth time and in seven months turned down a bail application by six persons standing trial over...

9 suspects arrested, 3 excavators and weapons retrieved in Western Region

The Ghana Police Service has arrested nine more suspects and retrieved three excavators and three pump action guns in another anti-galamsey operation in the...

About 8 million Ghanaians are illiterates – Ghana Statistical Service

Findings from an upcoming report from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals that 7.9 million persons aged six years and older in Ghana are...

Man slashes 10-year-old boy’s finger over attempted stealing

A resident of Assin Fosu, Chief Danso, has subjected a 10-year-old boy to torture for allegedly attempting to steal from his abandoned house. According to...

These photos of Bernard Avle at wife’s funeral will break your heart

Ace broadcaster, Bernard Koku Avle, on Thursday, September 8, 2022, laid his wife, Justine to rest. The burial service was held at the East Legon...

Nogokpo is a place of justice, I epitomise where I’m from – Fifi Kwetey

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Fifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey, has asserted that people misconstrue the nature and concepts of the infamous...

KNUST violence: 2 suspects denied bail again

The two suspects in custody over the violent clashes at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been refused bail for...

Missing excavator: Ellembelle DCE breaks silence on arrest [Video]

Hours before he was picked up by officers of the Ghana Police Service, District Chief Executive of Ellembelle in the Western Region, Kwasi Bonzo,...

Chinese Embassy backs Ghana in galamsey fight

The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has thrown its weight behind the Ghanaian government in the quest to crack down on illegal mining activities popularly...

UG’s alumnus, Millicent Asare makes Ghana proud at Int’l Atomic Energy Agency conference

A Bachelor of Science (BSC) Chemistry graduate from the University of Ghana, Millicent Esi Asare, has won the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Young...

Cold store operator shot in daylight robbery at Asafo market

A 40-year-old cold store operator, Stephen Nyame, has sustained gunshot wounds in a daylight robbery at Asafo in Kumasi. Some unknown gunmen reportedly attacked the...

9 CHPS compounds, 2 hospitals at Nkwanta south receive medical equipment

Nine community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compounds including Nkwanta Municipal hospital and St. Joseph hospital in the Oti Region have been supported with...

MoH sends important message as it recruits medical and dental officers

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced it is recruiting medical and dental officers who have completed their House Job and have been verified...

Our certificates are still valid; accreditation issues being resolved – UG

The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has assured of the validity of certificates issued by the institution, despite recent revelations by the...

Beautiful bride murdered in cold blood a few days after marriage

A new bride, identified as Muniratu Moro, has allegedly been murdered in cold blood in her husband's house. The deceased is said to have been...

Mahama tackles IMF boss over comment on Ghana’s economic woes

Former President John Mahama has urged the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, to be truthful about her assessment...

Meet the twin brothers listed among 2022 First-Class graduates at Legon Law School

Twin brothers namely; Peter and Paul were among some seven top students in this year’s batch of First-Class listed law school graduates from the...

More details on how Aisha Huang re-entered Ghana

'Galamsey queen' Aisha Huang re-entered Ghana with forged documents, government spokesperson on National Security, Palgrave Boakye Danquah, has said. Mr Danquah has indicated security agencies...

We mean business – NCA warns subscribers yet to register SIM cards

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has warned telephony subscribers who are yet to re-register their SIM cards not to sit on the fence. The...

We appreciate Ghanaians for support during Mion-Lana regent installation – Abudu family

The family and elders of the late Mion–Lana, Mahamadu Abdulai II has express their heartfelt gratitude to Ghanaians, especially the people of Dagbon for...

Attorney General petitioned to fix confusion at Big Stone Mining site

The Ghana Chinese Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the Attorney General and Minister for Justice to ensure Big Stone Mining – Company Limited is protected. The...

Rule of law must prevail in Big Stone Mining saga

The Ghana-China Friendship Association (GHACHIFA) has urged authorities handling issues concerning the Big Stone Mining Company Limited to be unbiased to all parties involved....

You had only one responsibility in US – Inusah Fuseini tells embattled son

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Inusah Fuseni, has revealed it is difficult for him to get over his disappointment following the fraud...

Ghana targets 2 million tourists by end of 2022

Ghana expects two million tourists to help boost the economy, hence the move to bring tourism sites to a better standard. The Deputy Minister...

5 Chinese nationals arrested in connection with missing excavators at Ellembelle

As part of an ongoing investigation into the Ellembelle excavators, the Police have arrested five Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement. This was through...

Lordina Foundation’s Bole maternity and children’s ward receives first patients

The newly built Lordina Foundation Maternity and Children’s ward at the Bole District Hospital in the Savannah Region has started receiving patients. This follows...

Fisheries Ministry to receive funding for ‘Aquaculture for Food and Jobs Programme’

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development will soon receive funds from the Ministry of Finance to support the Aquaculture for Food and Jobs...

Aisha Huang likely to face 24 months imprisonment if…

En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, a deportee businesswoman, who managed to re-enter Ghana to allegedly embark on mining without a license, is likely to...

Aisha Huang’s businesses closed down

Businesses in Kumasi belonging to Aisha Huang have been closed down following her arrest for alleged illegal mining. The Chinese was deported sometime in...

Dr Addo-Kufuor appointed Chancellor of Kumasi Technical University

Former Defence Minister, Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, has been appointed as the Chancellor of the Kumasi Technical University (KTU). Dr Addo-Kufuor will be the first Chancellor...

Aisha Huang’s return is a leadership failure in the ‘galamsey fight’ – Ken Ashigbey

The former Convener for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG), Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has described the return of ‘galamsey kingpin’ Aisha Huang in the...