HomeNewsLocal News

Local News

French Ambassador enstooled queen mother of Osu [Photo+Video]

Ambassador of France to Ghana, H.E. Anne Sophie Ave, has been enstooled as Development Queen mother of Osu in Accra. Madam Ave will serve under...

I lost GH¢50,000 in business investment; 60% of my friends caused my downfall – Businessman reveals

Businessman, Ronald Nii Awuley Adiko, has disclosed that his business that collapsed caused him to lose all of his startup capital in a year.He...

Akufo-Addo is playing games with the security apparatus to ‘break the 8’ – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of scheming to capture the National Security apparatus towards the agenda of getting the...

I slept in a train and mingled with drunkards in Germany – Ghanaian

Germany-based Ghanaian, Richmond Yankey, has said he had to befriend German drunkards and slept in a train because he had no one to host...

Abandon expensive plan to relocate AMERI Plant to Kumasi – CSOs to Energy Ministry

The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption, and Good Governance has urged the Ministry of Energy to abandon plans to...

Afigya Kwabre East residents bare teeth at NPP govt and MP for failing to construct town roads

It is the voting powerhouse of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), amassing over 80,000 votes in the last general election. But Mampongteng, capital of...

UDS student attacked over comments about Regional Minister’s dressing on social media

Police in the Northern Region are investigating an alleged assault on a female student of the University for Development Studies (UDS). The student, was assaulted...

Three mentally challenged women raped and killed in 3 months at New Abirim

There has been a disturbing trend in New Abirim in the Eastern Region which has left residents in fear. Over the past three months, some...

Zoomlion threatens legal action against IMANI Africa’s Bright Simons

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has threatened legal action against Vice President of IMANI AFRICA, Bright Simons. This comes on the back of allegations that Zoomlion is...

86-year-old man shares what has kept him strong and what is killing the youth

Abraham Gbodzi is an 86-year-old who has been working as a sewing machine repairer for 63 years, and he shares some secrets about what...

Self-acclaimed evangelist arrested with skeletons [Photos]

A 45-year-old self-acclaimed evangelist, Osofo Elijah, has been arrested with skeletal parts at Buoku Nkwanta in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region. The assemblyman...

Man cuts off daughter’s fingers with blade for begging

A 53-year-old man has been arrested by the police for physically abusing his seven-year-old daughter. The father, who the girl stays with, reportedly cut parts...

Ambulance staff found hanging dead in his room [Video]

https://youtu.be/wqsxh_uVFwg A 38-year-old staff of the National Ambulance Service, Famous Afeku, has allegedly committed suicide at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the...

Bossman Asare explains why NDC lost 2020 election petition case

Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was not...

EC to appoint special officers to collate 2024 election results

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has hinted at appointing special officers who will help collate the 2024 election results. This, the Commission says, will...

ECG blackout: Good news for health facilities at Yilo and Manya Krobo

Health facilities at Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities in the Eastern Region can now heave a sigh of relief following a blackout in the...

Agogo residents benefit from Ghana Medical Relief’s free health care

The Ghana Medical Relief (GMR) has successfully ended its five-day free medical outreach at Agogo in the Ashanti Region. The team which earlier donated...

Mahama and Lordina commiserate with Julius Debrah

Scores of sympathisers are still trooping to the home of former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah to mourn with him over the death of...

Obuasi MCE presents health equipment to Sanso Health Center

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah has presented health equipment worth GH¢36,000 from the Assembly’s Internally Generated Fund to the Sanso Health...

ECG staff not willing to work at Yilo and Manya Krobo

There is no end in sight for residents of Yilo and Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region who are appealing for electricity. This is because...

Northern Region records 218 fire cases in mid-year

The Northern Region has recorded 218 fire outbreaks in the first half of the year 2022 with an estimated cost of damage to property...

Forgive me if … – Koku Anyidoho begs Atta Mills’ family

Some family members of the late Professor Atta Mills on Wednesday, August 10, marked the 10th anniversary of his death at the Asomdwee park...

Policeman, KNUST student who allegedly ganged-raped girl denied bail again

The interdicted police officer and the final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have for the second time...

The People’s Forum: Krobo residents share frustration about ECG blackout

Residents of Lower Manya and Yilo Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region are peeved about the decision by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

Power in Yilo and Manya Krobo will only be restored if…ECG

Power in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities will only be restored when the safety of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) staff is...

Checkout how much Yilo and Manya Krobo residents owe ECG

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama has revealed that the total outstanding debt owed by residents of Yilo and...

Alan Kyerematen signs book of condolence for Bernard Avle’s wife

The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has signed the book of condolence in honour of Justine Avle, wife of renowned journalist, Bernard...

Koku Anyidoho backtracks on renaming of Atta Mills Institute

The founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has rescinded his decision to change the name of the Non-Governmental Organisation. In a post...

Nursing training school teachers to strike from August 11

The Nurse Educators’ Group (NEG), has announced a road map to withdraw its services from the various health training institutions across the country. According to...

Girl, 12, saved from marrying man, 70, just moments before wedding ceremony

A 12-year-old girl was saved from marrying a 70-year-old man just moments before the wedding ceremony. Two months ago, Amira was excited. Her brother was getting...

Cable theft: 133 deaths from electrocution recorded since 2014

At least 133 persons have died since 2014 through electrocution while attempting to steal live wires belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According...

Wa Sports Stadium given major facelift by Alban Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has given a major facelift to the Wa Sports Stadium with massive renovation work at the facility. The...

New law underway to deal with water theft – GWCL

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has said it is engaging the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for the enactment of a new law that...

Death toll in Kpassa gas explosion reaches 2

Two out of the seven victims who sustained multiple degrees of injuries from the gas explosion in a residential neighbourhood apartment at Kpassa have died. Mathew...

Two suspected armed robbers arrested at Kakiase

Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) personnel at Kakiasi, a farming community at Bole-Sawla. The two are...

Leg of man injured in Akropong chieftaincy clash amputated

Medical Doctors providing health assistance to Eric Boafo who was hit by a stray bullet during the chieftaincy clash at Akropong on Saturday have...

Adwoa Safo’s husband paid me a visit – Majority Leader

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed that Hanny Mouhtiseb, the husband of Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo, paid him a visit. This, according...

Yankye teachers threaten boycott over ‘shit bombing’

Teachers of D/A Primary School at Yankye in the Asunafo South District of Ahafo Region have threatened to boycott classes over residents turning the...

Robber killed in gun battle with police; others on the run

A suspected armed robber has been gunned down by police at Atwima Yabi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred...

Apostolic pastor dead, 6 others injured in accident at Ajumako

Head pastor of the Apostolic church's Ajumako branch met his death after a vehicle belonging to the University of Education (UEW) crashed into a...