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Day 2 of Arise Ghana demonstration underway [Photos]

Pressure group, Arise Ghana and its supporters, are currently massing up at the El Wak Sports Stadium for the second day of the demonstration. The...

Arise Ghana Demo: 29 persons remanded, organisers to be arraigned

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 29 protesters who engaged in violence during the Arise Ghana demonstration on Tuesday, June 28. The arrest was as...

Arise Ghana Demo: Man arrested for possessing weapon

A man is in the grips of the police for possessing a firearm on the second day of the Arise Ghana Demo. Starting late hours...

We don’t make any profit from School Feeding Programme – Caterer

Some caterers under the School Feeding Programme say they are not making any returns. According to one of them, Maame Araba Eshun, the 97 pesewas...

Arise Ghana Demo: Bernard Mornah narrates harrowing experience

A Leading Member of the Arise Ghana pressure group, Bernard Mornah, has recounted what had allegedly ensued at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Tuesday, June...

Shocking as 13-year-old girl is bitten to death by cobra in cocoa farm at Dadieso

A 13-year-old girl was on Friday bitten to death by a snake in a cocoa settlement at Dadieso in the Ellembelle District of the...

What a shame – Police to Arise Ghana protesters

The Police administration has accused Arise Ghana protesters of injuring officers deployed to provide security at the demonstration. “What a shame, we were there to...

All the photos and videos you need to see from Arise Ghana Demo

A pressure group, Arise Ghana, on Tuesday hit the streets of Accra to express displeasure over the worsening economic conditions in the country. In order...

Arise Ghana Demo: We are not calling off the protest – Conveners

Conveners for the Arise Ghana demonstration have stated that they are not calling off the protest despite an order from the court and the...

NAGRAT threatens strike over unpaid allowances

The Greater Accra Regional Secretariat of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has served notice it will lay down its tools if the...

Asenso Boakye meets UN Habitat over sustainable urbanization

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) has renewed its commitment to partner the government in attaining sustainable urbanization and improving on climate...

Fake police officer granted ₵70k bail over fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a ₵70,000.00 bail with two sureties to a fake police officer who allegedly defrauded his fiancée of ₵62,200.00. The...

Tension rises as armed Police ransack house of Church of Ghana’s leader

There is tension at the headquarters of Saviour Church of Ghana at Akyem Osiem in the Eastern region following the invasion of the house...

Only 35 betting companies with licence to operate in Ghana – Gaming Commission

The Gaming Commission has said only 35 betting companies have been licensed to operate sports betting in Ghana for 2022. The commission has therefore cautioned the...

Arise Ghana Demo: Police arrest 3 protesters

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three protesters of the ongoing demonstration by the pressure group, Arise Ghana. The three were allegedly picked up for...

Health Minister submits over 10 documents against Ato Forson in ambulance case

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, on Tuesday, submitted more than 10 pieces of evidence against former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and...

Businessman remanded over theft of Toyota vehicle

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old businessman into Police custody over the alleged theft of a Toyota vehicle valued at ¢90,000. The vehicle...

Arise Ghana demo: Police officers injured after demonstrators pelted them with stones [Photos]

Some police officers have been injured on the grounds of the demonstration at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle as Arise Ghana protestors and officials from...

28 years of teaching but living on loans – Life of a teacher

The story of a female teacher who has spent 28 years of her life teaching but currently lives on loans moved listeners of Luv...

Ghana identified as transit country for drug trafficking – British High Commission

The British High Commission in Ghana has revealed that the country has been noted on the global radar as a transit country for drug trafficking, especially...

Arise Ghana Demo: Police mount human wall to block protesters

Police have mounted a human wall to block Arise Ghana protesters from using the Ring Road route towards the Jubilee House for their demonstration. Leaders...

Tear gas fired at Arise Ghana demo

Reports reaching Adomonline.com indicate a tear gas has been fired at the ongoing demonstration by pressure group, Arise Ghana. Although it is unknown what may...

Don’t approve utility tariff increases – TUC tells PURC

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has entreated the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) not to approve the proposed tariff increases presented by the utility...

Social media users jubilate over E-levy target failure

Social media users have gone agog over speculations that the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) is not meeting government’s expectations. A leading member of the New...

Motorists, traders along Tema DVLA lament over bad roads

Drivers and traders who ply the road leading to the Head Office of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Tema are lamenting...

Traders, transport operators tell govt what’s causing price hikes

The government has met the leadership of some trade groups and transport operators as part of a series of engagements with key sector players...

Ghanaians just don’t want to pay taxes – Gabby Otchere-Darko E-levy target flop

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has defended the government’s decision to implement the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy). Gabby Otchere-Darko said although...

Arise Ghana demo: IGP sends strong message to officers deployed

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has told officers deployed to provide security for the Arise Ghana demonstration to treat the protesters...

Nine Ministers to answer questions on national concerns

Nine Ministers of state are scheduled to appear before the House this week to answer questions on a number of issues bordering on various...

Tears as DCE’s sister-in-law is shot dead over GH¢350 debt

The wife of the brother of the District Chief Executive for Kwahu Afram Plains South District in the Eastern Region has been shot dead...

Arise Ghana to defy High Court ruling on protest

Pressure group, Arise Ghana, will defy a High Court ruling ordering it to stage but restrict its protest on June 28 and 29 to...

Islamic SHS protest: Teacher allegedly assaulted by police shares ordeal

A 40-year-old teacher has been recounting how he was allegedly battered by crowd-control Police during the protest by students of Islamic High School in Kumasi...

Arise Ghana challenges High Court ruling on protest

Pressure group, Arise Ghana, has filed a suit at the Court of Appeals, asking it to set aside a ruling by the High Court on...

Arise Ghana to protest worsening economic conditions

Pressure group, Arise Ghana, is set to hit the streets today to express its displeasure about worsening economic conditions in the county. The group had...

Tension at Krobo as Nuaso residents confront military, ECG team

There is tension at Nuaso, a suburb of the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region following a confrontation between some agitating residents...

KMA desilts Kejetia drains to avert market flooding

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is working with construction firm, Contracta, to desilt drains in and around the Kejetia Market. This is to free the...

Order registrar to serve Otuo Serebuor, family with injunction – New Juaben chiefs to Chieftaincy Minister

One of the royal gates of the Yiadom-Hwedie family of Old and New Juaben has kicked against the planned swearing-in of John Gyamfi, the...

You can only demonstrate from 8am to 4pm – High Court tells Arise Ghana

An Accra High Court has ruled that pressure group, Arise Ghana, can stage its protest only between the hours of 8am to 4pm. The court...

Health Students Association begins strike

The National Executive Officers of the Health Students Association of Ghana have embarked on an indefinite strike action starting June 27. In a statement issued...

Narcotics Control Commission to regulate growth, use of cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NCC) says it is considering regulating the growth and distribution of cannabis across the country while exploring its commercial benefits. It...