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Excerpts from 1D1F Documentary: We have no raw materials for Komenda Sugar Factory – Minister

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi has admitted to the lack of raw materials to feed the Komenda Sugar Factory despite...

Ban ritualists from TV to reduce ritual killings – Fetteh Kakraba chief to Akufo-Addo

The Chief of Fetteh Kakraba in the Central Region, Nana Essel Amoaquandoh III, says ritualists plying their trade on television are a major cause...

Akufo-Addo should have apologised to Ghanaians in his address – Okudzeto Ablakwa

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has berated President Nana Akufo-Addo's address to the nation on the economy. The lawmaker says...

9-year-old girl whose hand was boiled by stepmother undergoes surgery

After close to six months in the hospital, the nine-year-old girl whose hand was literally boiled by her stepmother at Goaso in the Ahafo...

VALCO workers protest continuous stay of retirees

Workers of Tema-based Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) are protesting the continuous stay in office of some top management personnel who they described as retirees. According...

Teacher Unions divided over appointment of new GES Director

The teacher unions in the country are divided over the suitability of Dr Eric Nkansah as acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES)....

Dr Siaw Agyepong adjudged CEO of the Decade

The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has been awarded the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

I think Akufo-Addo owes Ofori-Atta – KKD

Media personality, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah (KKD), has alleged that the President’s inability to sack the Finance Minister could be due to an undisclosed indebtedness...

Man commits suicide at Konongo

Police at Konongo have retrieved the body of a man believed to be in his forties who allegedly committed suicide. The deceased, whose identity is...

Residents block road, accuse Bawumia and MP of deception

Chiefs and residents of Nyamekrom, a suburb of the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region, on Monday blocked a bypass road to...

Former Chief Fire Officer Ekow Blankson laid to rest [Photos]

A former Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Edwin Ekow Blankson, has been laid to rest in a solemn...

13 galamseyers arrested in Dormaa East

Thirteen persons have been arrested in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region, for engaging in illegal mining, popularly called galamsey. They were grabbed...

Star Assurance wins Best CIMG Insurance Company (General) 2021 Award

Star Assurance Company Ltd., one of Ghana's leading insurance providers, has been named the Insurance Company of The Year 2021 (General) by the Chartered...

Cedi strengthens again to the dollar; one dollar now ¢13.60

The rate of depreciation of the cedi slowed down for three days running as the local currency is now going for ¢13.60 to one...

Man arrested for stealing street lights at Effutu

A 25-year-old resident of Effutu in the Central Region has been arrested for stealing street lights in the area. The area has since four days...

Armed robbers inflict cutlass wounds on man and wife at Kintampo

A man and his wife narrowly escaped death when armed robbers suspected to be of Fulani descent attacked them at Atta Akuraa in the...

Suspected Boko Haram fighter arrested at Bolga

Security and defense forces have arrested in Ghana a suspected fighter of the Nigerian dreaded jihadist group Boko Haram. The suspect, Hassan Hussein, was arrested...

Man shot dead over alleged witch-hunting at Kpassa

A man in his 60's has been shot dead by unknown assailants over alleged witch-hunting at Kpassa in NKwanta North district of the Oti...

Ghana assumes UN Security Council presidency

Ghana will assume the presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on November 1, 2022. As President of the council, Ghana will hold a...

Brokenhearted man commits suicide at Juansa

A man, believed to be in his late thirties, has allegedly committed suicide at Juansa, a suburb of the Asante Akyem North district in...

Cedi value higher than Akufo-Addo’s address – Manasseh Azure

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure, says the value of the local currency is weightier than President Nana Akufo-Addo’s address to Ghanaians on Sunday. In a...

Social media reactions to Akufo-Addo’s speech on economy

Netizens have welcomed President Nana Akufo-Addo's address on the economy with mixed feelings, as they remark that their expectations have not been met. Ahead of...

We’re working to reach deal with IMF by end of the year -Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo is full of hopes that the negotiations with the International Monetary Funds (IMF) will be secured by the end of the...

Govt to review standard of import, support farmers for mass production

The standard required for imports into the country will by May next year undergo review, President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated. According to him, the current...

Western Togoland leader Papavi laid to rest

Leader of Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), a separatist group in the Volta region fighting for independence, Charles Kormi Kudjordjie, has been laid to...

One dead, nine injured in gory accident at Eguase

One person died while nine others sustained injuries in an accident at Eguase near Cape Coast in the Central Region on Sunday afternoon. The accident...

At least 141 dead after suspension bridge collapses in India

At least 141 people died when a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in India's western state of Gujarat. A local official said most of those who...

Teachers demand payment of tier-two pensions

The Ghana National association of teachers(GNAT) is worried about the Ghana Education Service's reluctance to promote teachers and members of the association to their...

Nabrok Foundation takes breast cancer screening to Asuogyaman constituency

Nabrok Foundation has concluded a four-day free breast screening and sensitization initiative designed to raise awareness on breast cancer in the Asuogyaman constituency of...

Nhyira FM’s Mama Efe honoured as Queen of Humanitarian Affairs

Host of the ‘OBRA’ show on Nhyira FM, Eleanor Effe Amanor, popularly known as Mama Effe, has been honored by the Prince Hampel World...

‘Sika mp3 dede’ – Akufo-Addo explains cedi depreciation

President Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to stop the unfounded speculations about the value of the local currency against other major trading currencies across...

Full speech: Akufo-Addo’s address on the economy

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE ECONOMY, ON SUNDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2022 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Back in 2020,...

Govt working to secure affordable fuel – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured the good people of Ghana of progressive efforts to get the economy back in good shape and increase the...

Woman found dead with private parts missing at Fetteh Kakraba

Residents of Fetteh Kakraba in the Central Region are living in fear and panic after the body of a 58-year-old physically challenged woman was...

Man dies over GH₵2 fare increment after fighting driver’s mate

A man, believed to be in his thirties, has been confirmed dead after fighting with a commercial drivers’ mate over GH₵2 fare increment. The sad...

All the photos you need to see from 33rd CIMG Awards

The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) has recognised the contribution of some industry players at the just-ended 33rd Awards presentation. The awards, which was...

The Multimedia Group wins big at 33rd CIMG Awards

The hard work of Management and Staff of the Multimedia Group has been recognised by the organisers of the 33rd CIMG Annual Marketing Performance Awards...

Mahama mourns with former Speaker of Parliament

Former President John Dramani Mahama has commiserated with Justice Joyce Bamford Addo, a former Speaker of Parliament and Supreme Court Judge. The visit to her...

NIA announces closure of special service at El-Wak stadium

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the closure of its special service centre at El-Wak sports stadium effective Sunday, October 31. The centre...

Man found dead in dam at Lamashegu

A lifeless body of a man, believed to be in his 20s, has been found in the Lamashegu community dam in Tamale of the...