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Hungarian diplomat arrested for reckless driving

Some pedestrians and motorists who ply the Airport area road in Accra on Friday evening heaped praises on the Ghana Police Service following the...

Three dead, 2 in critical condition after gory accident at Techiman

Three persons have been confirmed dead in an accident at Nkaeso at Techiman, Bono East Region. Two others are also in critical condition in...

Blocked mobile phone SIM cards owners struggle for reconnection

With the deadline for the SIM re-registration exercises barely three weeks away, subscribers who have not registered are back at the centres. The Ministry of...

Lecturer, 3 female UEW students die in accident at Apirede

A lecturer and three female students of the University of Education -Winneba (UEW) have died in a ghastly accident at Apirede in the Eastern...

Youth empowered by MTN Ghana Foundation, Plan Ghana touching lives

Beneficiaries of the Youth Employment and Empowerment Project (YEEP) initiated by MTN Ghana Foundation in partnership with Plan Ghana are making an impact in...

Mahama eulogises Queen Elizabeth

Former President John Dramani Mahama has extended his commiserations to the Royal Family over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. According to him, he is...

It will be difficult for anyone to emulate Queen Elizabeth – Majority leader

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says it will be difficult for anyone to step into the shoes of deceased UK monarch, Queen...

Bernard Avle’s emotional tribute to late wife [Read]

Citi FM presenter, Bernard Avle, has paid glowing tribute to his late wife, Justine Avle, who was buried yesterday September 8, 2022, at a...

Queen Elizabeth was the rock on which modern Britain was built – British High Commission

The Charge D’affaires of the British High Commission to Ghana has expressed condolences for the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In a press statement issued...

Freemasons express sadness over the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Freemasons, through the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire and the United Grand Lodge of England, say they have been greatly saddened to learn of...

SIM re-registration: Self-service app fee illegal, don’t pay – Minority to Ghanaians

The Minority in Parliament has called on Ghanaians not to pay the Self-Service Application (App) for the SIM re-registration fee. The self-service App provides another...

SIM registration: NCA, AG sued

A pressure group, The People’s Project, has sued the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Attorney-General (A-G) over the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise. They...

Man on verge of losing sight after land guards inserted key into his eye

https://youtu.be/9yhQ0Sgu_p0 A 35-year-old man, David Otu, is on the verge of losing his sight after suspected land guards inserted a motor key in his...

Kumasi earned ‘Garden City’ status from Queen Elizabeth II

Since 1961 Kumasi has been known as the Garden City of West Africa, an accolade bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II. History reveals the green settings...

Hiker found dead after trying to find help for his girlfriend

A hiker who vanished while trying to find help for his girlfriend on a sweltering Southern California day was found dead Thursday, authorities said. The...

ECG’s Ford Ranger, 2 Toyota Land Cruiser pickups worth GH¢516k stolen in 4 years – A-G’s report

The Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) Ashanti Strategic Business Unit has lost three official pickups to thieves, the 2021 report of the Auditor-General has...

Don’t just report; recover monies – CHRAJ boss tells Auditor-General

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has thrown its weight behind calls for the Auditor-General to surcharge culprits and institutions indicted...

Arrest, prosecute owners of missing excavators – Ellembelle DCE charges police

https://youtu.be/a8OD3d31gpg The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzo, has called for the arrest and prosecution of the owners of the excavators which went...

The People’s Forum: Bortianor residents chase govt for public schools

Residents of Bortianor and its environs in the Ngleshie-Amanfrom Constituency have lamented over the lack of public schools in the area. According to them, there...

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...