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Suspension of Bosome Freho DCE meaningless if Wontumi … – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has called for the arrest and prosecution of Bernard Antwi-Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi. Their call comes...

2 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ arrested in Oda Forest Reserve [Video]

https://youtu.be/jl63FvXJlgE The Ashanti Regional Forestry Commission has arrested two Chinese illegal miners at compartment 127 of the Oda river forest reserve in the Ashanti region. The...

Akufo-Addo didn’t hear anything – Eugene Arhin on Ashanti booing

The Director of Communications at the Presidency has refuted reports that President Nana -Addo was booed during his tour in the Ashanti Region. Eugene...

¢14.50 equals $1 as cedi depreciation continues

The Ghana cedi continued its free fall, losing value twice within a day to sell at ¢14.50 to one US dollar. This translated to 5.45%...

Scramble for dollar at forex bureaus increases; panic, speculation worsen cedi depreciation

Joy Business report indicates large corporates that depend largely on dollars for transactions, particularly transfers overseas are scrambling for the US dollars, a situation,...

Cash and carry for medicines could cause collapse of NHIS – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described as worrying, the decision by the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) to sell drugs only on...

Suame Interchange a political gimmick to save Mensah Bonsu’s face – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has described the sod-cutting for the construction of the Suame Interchange project as a gimmick...

Man drowns in Tano River

A yet-to-be-identified man has drowned in the Tano River at Ahafo Tanoso in the Ahafo Region. The incident, according to reports, occurred on Thursday afternoon. It...

First witness testifies against embattled Juaben MCE nominee

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has presented in court, its first witness in the trial of  Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, a failed Municipal...

Ghanaian students in Hungary appeal to govt to pay their stipends

The Ghana Association of Scholarship students in Hungary (GASH) is unhappy that 20 of its members have not yet received their stipends for several...

Banks themselves sell the dollars to us – Black Market dealer

Dealers in Foreign Currency Exchange, popularly known as Black Market, has alleged that banks in the country sell the dollars to them for their...

I woke up at Awudome cemetery after a night at a client’s house – Former sex worker

Charity, 34, has disclosed her reason for quitting prostitution after years of working in the sex trade industry. In an interview on Ghetto Life Story,...

It is a political appointment – NAGRAT Prez fires govt over new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has lashed out at the government over the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of...

Ofori-Atta reacts to cedi depreciation

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged Ghanaians not to panic or put further pressure on the cedi, as the cedi continues its...

Pharmaceutical companies return to ‘cash and carry’ basis

The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) has revealed the current economic challenges have affected the pharmaceutical industry. According to the Association, the industry is...

GUTA suspends strike

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has suspended its industrial strike action. Members of the association on Wednesday, October 19, declared a strike to...

Photos: Day 2 of GUTA strike

The closure of shops in the Central Business District of Accra by the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) due to economic hardship entered...

NAGRAT rejects new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo's new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to...

Zoomlion invests $100,000 in sanitation education in schools

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has announced a $100,000 package to support school children...

Five Nigerians injured in fight over drinks at Buduburam

At least five Nigerians have been injured in a knife fight during sharing of drinks at Buduburam Ghetto, known as 'Gab', in the Gomoa...

AfriMass to hold its annual ideas trade summit

AfriMass, a thought leadership and knowledge sharing platform, will host the 4th edition of its annual ideas trade summit on October, 28, 2022 at...

Prof Opoku-Amankwa reacts to his sack as GES Director-General

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has reacted to the termination of his contract. The educationist says he...

Judge issues stern warning to Kofi Kapito

The Circuit Court in Accra has issued a stern warning to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Consumer Protection Agency, (CPA), Kofi Owusu Hene,...

Akufo-Addo needs to be guided anytime he speaks – Dr Amoako Baah

A Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Amoako Baah, wants the handlers of President Akufo-Addo to...

One arrested in violent clashes involving illegal miners

Some illegal miners reportedly opened fire on Abuakwa North Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) during anti-galamsey operation on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The MUSEC team, led...

Signs of 1948 riots are looming – Nana Oye

Former Gender Minister, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo (Previously Nana Oye Lithur), says the circumstances that led to the 1948 riots in Accra are currently...

Man, 40, killed in gory accident involving govt ambulance

A 40-year-old man has lost his life in a gory accident at Sehwi Bosomoiso junction in the Sehwi Wiawso municipality of the western north...

Supreme Court judge nominee admits failure to declare assets

A judge nominated to the Supreme Court has admitted he failed to comply with the Asset Declaration Law when he took office as a...

Govt to spend ¢350m to modernise tourist sites

Tourism Minister Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal says about ¢350 million is to be expended to modernise tourist attractions across the country. The government, he said,...

We are on course to go past ¢15 to a dollar – Prof Bokpin

An economist, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, says the Ghanaian cedi is on course to exchange 15 cedis to a dollar before the end of...

Ivorian witness bounces Jomoro MP

An Ivorian lawyer, Obeng-Kofi Fian, who is a witness in the eligibility trial of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has...

People’s Forum: High cost of living destroying our homes – Ellembelle drivers lament

The recent high cost of living in Ghana is affecting traders and commercial drivers at Ellembelle district in the Western Region. The drivers said the...

Sachet, bottle water producers to increase price, shut down distribution if…

The National Executive Committee of the National Association of Sachet and Packed Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has threatened to seize production and distribution if government...

Galamsey: Small-Scale Miners chase Christian Council over proposed ban

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners has questioned the rationale behind a call by the Christian Council of Ghana for the government to...

100 benefit from MTN Bright Scholarship Reloaded

MTN Ghana Foundation has presented the first batch of scholarship to 100 students under its Bright Scholarship Reloaded scheme.  The first 100 tertiary students received...

2021 Tamale University graduating batch storms school over delay in issuing certificates

The 2021 graduating batch of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has stormed the school to petition the management over delay in the 2021 graduation. The...

Suicide is never an answer – Mahama on Kasoa suicide

Former President John Mahama has called on Ghanaians to be steadfast and brave against the current economic hardship in the country. His comment was in...

Report of 11 illegal miners trapped underground false – AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti has dismissed reports about 11 illegal miners trapped underground at its Obuasi Gold Mine. Some suspected illegal miners were said to have been...

I’m not against demolition exercise at Ramsar site – NPP Chairman

The New Patriotic Party Chairman for Tema West, Kwesi Poku, has said that he is not against the demolition exercise being undertaken at the...

I am no more NPP – Supreme Court judge nominee declares

A Supreme Court judge nominee has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament that he no longer belongs to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Justice...