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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...

GUTA backs Mahama’s call for national dialogue on economy

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has endorsed former President John Mahama's calls for a national dialogue on the ailing economy. The President of...

Atta Mills’ family visits grave at Asomdwee Park [Photos+Video]

August 10, 2022, marked exactly 10 years late former President John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was laid to rest. To commemorate the day, the...

Atta Mills’ family applauds Asomdwee Park revamp

The Odomna Family of former President Professor John Evans Atta Mills of Ekumfi Otuam and other parts of the Central Region have expressed appreciation...

Agric Ministry receives $30m farm equipment from Brazil

Government has received $30 million agriculture equipment from the Brazilian government to boost agriculture in the country. They include tractors and combine harvesters to support...

Students use UV light to cheat in exams – KNUST research reveals

The skin or clothes have traditionally been used by many students to aid in cheating during examinations. In addition to these, most invigilators are aware...

Two remanded for stealing NEDco meters

Two persons have been remanded by a Tamale Circuit Court for stealing meters belonging to Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). They are Abdul Hack Abubaki...

IGP reshuffles top officers

The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has reshuffled top officials in the Ghana Police Service. According to sources, the changes were done...

Ada Traditional Council explains ban on Radio Ada

The Ada Traditional Council has explained why it decided to prevent Radio Ada journalists from covering the Asafotufiam festival. The Council argues that its move...

Labianca case: Don’t hide behind people for your failures and deal with me – Commissioner of Customs to Special Prosecutor

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has cast doubt on the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s claims of corruption against some of...

KNUST to suspend final-year student over alleged rape

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has activated processes to suspend a final-year Business Administration student standing trial for allegedly raping...

Akufo-Addo denies endorsing any candidate for Nigeria’s presidential race

President Nana Akufo-Addo has rubbished claims he has endorsed a presidential aspirant ahead of Nigeria's general election. Earlier reports suggest that President Akufo-Addo has endorsed...

Govt donates GHc2M seed capital to Legal Aid, Law Reform funds

President Nana Akufo-Addo, through the Ministry of Finance, has supported the Legal Aid Fund and the Law Reform Fund with a contribution of GH¢2.2...

MEDA Country Director Calls for improvement in productivity of cashew plantations in Ghana

The Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Ghana Country Director Robert Austin, has called for an improvement in the productivity of cashew plantations in Ghana. He...

Electricity supply is not a right, it’s a privilege – ECG boss

The Managing Director of Electricity Company Ghana (ECG), Samuel Mahama, has justified the disconnection of power supply to the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities. Speaking...

One shot dead, 5 injured as festival turns bloody

One person was shot dead during a festival celebration at Namasa in the Tain District of the Bono Region. Five others are also said to...

Three remanded over murder of Tweneboah Kodua SHS student

Three persons arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a final year student of the Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School (SHS) have been...

I couldn’t even get a cleaning job in the Philippines – Philippines-based Ghanaian

Philippines-based Ghanaian, Charles Donkor, has disclosed that getting a job in the Philippines was the hardest part since he had no working visa and...

You will be dealt with if found culpable of ritual murder – Waala Overlord to settler communities

The Overlord of the Waala Traditional Area has warned members of settler communities in the Wa municipality that should any of them be caught...

TV presenter pleads guilty over false publication, fined Ghc4,200

A 32-year-old TV presenter at Next TV has pleaded guilty to the publication of false news and has been convicted on his own plea...

Akufo-Addo appoints new YEA CEO

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Kofi Agyepong as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). Mr Agyepong replaces Justin Frimpong...

Tweneboah Kodua SHS headmaster reacts to murder of student

The final year student of Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region, who was murdered at Manso, left the school without...

BECE 2021: WAEC publishes names of students involved in alleged irregularities (LIST)

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published a list of candidates who were allegedly involved in examination irregularities during the Basic Education Certificate...

Fred Kwesi Antwi-Boadu heads Fisheries Commission

Fred Kwesi Antwi-Boadu has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Fisheries Commission. He takes over from Mr Michael Arthur-Dadzie.  The Public Relations Officer of the...

JHS teacher jailed 7 years for sexually abusing 18 pupils

A Tamale Circuit Court has slapped a seven-year sentence on Natomah Otabil, a social studies teacher of Kulpi Junior High school (JHS) in the...

Traditional leaders condemn rise in murder cases in Sefwi Bekwai area

Chiefs at Sefwi Bekwai have condemned a recent rise in murder cases in the entire traditional area. According to Nananom, the recent murder cases have...

Ada Traditional Council bans Radio Ada

When the management of Radio Ada did not see the name of the station on the list of media houses invited to cover the...

Middlemen hoarding premix fuel in the name of MCEs – Advocate reveals

A fisherman and fisheries sector advocate has revealed that some middlemen are engaging in the hoarding and reselling of premix fuel in the Volta...

1D1F: Akufo-Addo inspects GH¢9.2 million Yam/Cassava factory at Bimbilla

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 9th August 2022, visited Global Almas Processing Limited, a yam and cassava processing factory located at Bimbilla,...

Ada Traditional Council bans Radio Ada from covering 2022 Asafotufiami festival

When the management of Radio Ada did not see the name of the station on the list of media houses invited to cover the...

Wenchi assembly members accuse police of taking bush meat as bribes from farmers

The assembly members of Wenchi municipality in the Bono region have accused the police officers in the area of forcibly collecting bush meat from...

Electricity supply is not a right, it is a privilege – ECG boss

The Managing Director of Electricity Company Ghana, Samuel Mahama has justified the disconnection of power supply to the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities. Speaking in...