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SIM Card Re-registration: Some Ghanaians are like ‘vultures’ – Lecturer

Head of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, Professor Kofi Agyekum, popularly known as Opanyin Agyekum, is overwhelmed with shock over the behaviour of...

10 suspected land guards arrested near Nsawam [Photos]

About 10 suspected land guards have been arrested by the Okyeman Land Protection Force at Yaw K)k) near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The...

Suspended Sekondi-Takoradi MCE reinstated

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reinstated the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Abdul Mumin Issah. This was contained in a statement signed...

Julius Debrah to bury brother on Saturday, September 3

Former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah and family, are billed to bury their late brother, Isaac Kwabena Nkansah Debrah this Saturday, 3rd September 2022...

KNUST has accreditation for only 61 out of 360 programmes offered – Auditor-General’s report

The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has revealed that some academic programmes run by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have no accreditation....

Death of 2 JHS girls: Families call for arrest of boyfriends over text message

Families of the two Junior High School (JHS) pupils found dead at the roadside have called on the police to question the supposed boyfriends...

Top judges cited for unlawful purchase of vehicles

At least 16 past and current judges of the Superior Court have been cited by the Auditor-General for the purchase of vehicles contrary to...

Tema Regional Police on manhunt for six armed robbers

The Tema Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for a gang of six armed robbers who shot a victim in Tema. Reports say the...

ECG’s important message to Ghanaians as new tariff takes effect from September 1

The Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) has assured customers and stakeholders of its commitment to ensure a smooth implementation of the new tariff effective September...

Articulator truck crashes into Tema motorway tollbooth [Video]

A Man Diesel articulator truck with registration number GS 5340-11 has crashed into one of the empty tollbooths at the Accra end of the...

Fear grips Yendi residents after dead body was discovered

Residents of Guntingli, a suburb of Yendi in the Northern Region, are living in fear following the alleged killing of a man believed to...

The Elmina King who was exiled to Sierra Leone for 21 years for standing up to British rule

He was exiled to Sierra Leone because he defied the colonial government and turned down an offer of a bribe from the Europeans. He...

Man jumps off Tamale Interchange

A yet-to-be-identified man has jumped off from the Tamale Interchange, in the Northern Region. It is believed the middle-aged man, who many say is mentally...

GIJ 2022 homecoming in photos

The boring evenings of the North Dzorwulu campus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) came alive last Friday when the Alumni trooped to...

Prof. Gyampo slams Oyerepa FM for yielding to Manhyia Palace’s directive to shut down

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, says Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM is not fit to be part of the media...

2 young women found dead at Adukrom

Two young girls have been found dead at the Okrakwadwo stretch of Koforidua to Adukrom Highway in the Eastern Region. Residents woke up Tuesday morning...

Dampare sends important message to UPSA graduands

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has urged graduands of the 14th Congregation of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA) to...

Manasseh’s take on why Togolese artisans may continue to dominate in Ghana

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has justified why Togolese artisans may continue to dominate in Ghanaian markets despite local competition. According to him, he...

Woman missing for three days found trapped in toilet at Ajumako Enyan

A 45-year-old woman, Yaa Prah, who went missing for three days, has been found trapped inside a public toilet facility at Enyan Asempanyim in...

Mourners, sympathisers pay last respects to late Nana Owusu Akyeaw Brempong

The pre-burial ceremony and funeral of the late Nana Owusu Akyeaw Brempong are currently ongoing with beautiful culture and traditions at Atebubu in the...

Work on National Cathedral project suspended

Work on the National Cathedral project has been suspended, this is according to the Executive Director of the project. Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah said the Secretariat...

Woman gives birth after acquiring insemination kit and sperm online

A 24-year-old Bailey Ennis birthed a bouncing baby boy in September 2021 with the help of a sperm donor. But what’s shocking about it is...

Farouk Aliu Mahama recognised among top 30 Achievers of Coventry University Alumini

Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama, has received an Honorary recognition which acknowledges him among the "Top 30 Achievers"...

Man kills mother, 2 sisters at Jirapa

Tampaala, a suburb of Jirapa in the Upper West Region, was thrown into a state of shock when a 20-year-old man, Anthony Yendor, went...

Bridget Otto recounts how her sales boy bought iPhone, home theatre with her stolen money

Media personality, Bridget Otoo, has opened up on her shocking experiences as an entrepreneur who has taken it upon herself to give livelihoods to...

JCR system not abolished; only modified – KNUST

The management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has clarified that the Council of the institution has not abolished the Junior...

If Ghanaians supported E-Levy, we would have fixed more roads – Roads Minister

Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, says the country’s precarious financial situation has affected some of his outfit’s infrastructure projects. According to him, the situation...

Ashanti region leads HIV/AIDS prevalence

Over 4,000 out of the 23,495 persons who tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome for the first half of this year...

¢17.4bn in financial irregularities recorded in 2021 – Auditor-General

A total of ¢17.4 billion in financial irregularities have been flagged by the Auditor-General in its latest report submitted to parliament for the 2021...

JUSAG replies Mahama for criticising Chief Justice 

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says former President John Mahama’s constant criticisms of the Chief Justice is unfair.  The Association said Chief...

Vivo Energy reacts to sale of water-laced fuel at Atimpoku Shell station

Vivo Energy has cleared the air on the sale of water–laced petroleum products at Adomi Bridge, Atimpoku, in the Eastern Region. The company in...

GWCL to help Sierra Leone build water system

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has been contracted to help to build the capacities of Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) of Sierra Leone...

Gory accident at Shiashie after truck driver fails brake

Two persons have reportedly been injured in an accident involving a tipper truck with registration number GN 4383-19 at Shiashie. The incident occurred on...

AfCFTA Hub launched in Ghana

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) and the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC), as part of government’s commitment to accelerate the...

Court orders reinstatement of Central Regional GPRTU Chairman

The Cape Coast High Court 3, presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakyem, has squashed all 14 allegations including financial malfeasance, autocracy and dictatorship levelled...

NABCo trainees send strong message to govt as programme ends September 1

The Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) Trainees Association of Ghana has announced plans to picket the Jubilee House on September 6, 2022. The action, according to...

Ejura: Woman jumps from speeding motorbike to flee from kidnapper

An Ejura-based woman risked her life by jumping from a speeding motorbike to stop her suspected kidnapper from taking her to an unknown destination. Diana...

Shocking as man sells 8-bedroom house to buy weed, cocaine to abuse

A man, identified as Kweku Gardener, had to sell his father’s property to enable him to satisfy his drugging lifestyle.Mr Gardener, a system administrator,...

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital performs first cornea transplants

The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has successfully performed its first set of cornea transplants to restore the sights of some eight patients on...

Fifty 50 club supports health facilities in Ashanti Region

Fifty 50 Club, a team made up of employees of AngloGold Ashanti and other corporate organizations have distributed medical equipment to health directorates in...