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National Service Scheme reacts to reports of arrears owed personnel

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has reacted to claims that it owes personnel three months arrears in allowance. It said personnel have been paid up...

ECG takes on two companies for engaging in power theft

Two companies, Samnort Company Limited and Concrete Jungle Coffee Club and Wellness, have been caught in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s web for...

Finance Minister to address Ghanaians on measures to revive economy

President Nana Akufo-Addi has approved a number of decisions aimed at mitigating the impact of the global economic difficulties in Ghana. In view...

Telecom engineering workers threaten to quit over poor conditions of service

Members of the Telecom Engineer Workers Association of Ghana (TEWAG) have bemoaned poor conditions of service despite their numerous risks. According to the group,...

Suspected thief lynched at Gomoa Buduburam

A man suspected to be a thief has been lynched at Gomoa Buduburam Obolo Estate road in the Gomoa East District of the Central...

Why is govt paying my children’s school fees? – Association of Bankers CEO quizzes

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Association of Bankers, John Awuah, has called on the government to review some of its flagship programmes,...

Osu Kinkawe Dzaase suspends 3 members for ‘subversive’ acts

The Osu Kinkawe Dzaase has suspended three persons indefinitely from the Dzaase for allegedly purporting to install a non-royal as the Osu Mantse. The persons...

12 suspected commercial sex workers arrested in Ho

A joint operation by personnel from the Police Intelligence and Operations Units in the Volta Region on Saturday led to the arrest of 12...

Three teenagers bag 20-year jail term for motorbike robbery

The Circuit Court in Sogakope presided over by His Lordship Isaac Addo on Friday, March 18, 2022, sentenced three teenagers to 20 years in...

Police counter Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s ‘food donation’ denial allegation

The Ghana Police Service has denied Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor's allegation that his food donation to persons in custody at the Ashaiman police station was...

Austerity measures? Govt PR machinery not working well – Gabby Otchere-Darko jabs

A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has raised concerns about the low publicity of the austerity measures the...

Police investigate shooting at Wa

The Ghana Police Service has served notice that the Crime Investigation Department (CID) is investigating the shooting incident that claimed the life of a...

PURC receives 10,987 complaints against utility companies in 2021

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) received a total of 10,987 complaints throughout the country against power and water distribution companies in 2021 as...

3 injured, many homeless after rainstorm at Kalba

A rainstorm recorded at Kalba in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region has injured three children and displaced scores. The storm, the first rainfall...

#FixTheCountry Movement convener drops bombshell

A social activist and lead convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has revealed that he was not fed by the Police during his...

Woman attacked in daylight robbery at Adentan [Video]

Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in a broad daylight robbery. The incident is said to happened at...

Driver escapes gunshot as armed robbers attack Ashanti Gold club bus

Armed robbers attacked the Ashanti Gold Sporting club bus while the players were travelling back to Assin Endwa from Accra. The bus, conveying the team...

Lakeside Village celebrates Joseph “Kingkong” Agbeko in style

Lakeside village, one of the esteemed brands of Net 36 Vista on Saturday honoured and celebrated the Ghanaian boxer Joseph ‘Kingkong’ Agbeko with a...

The economy will rebound sooner rather than later – Akufo-Addo assures

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured that the policies being implemented by Government, in the wake of the difficulties...

Ghana drops to 111th in 2022 World Happiness Ranking

Ghana has been ranked 111th on a United Nations (UN) ranking of the happiest 146 countries in the world. This indicates a drop of 16...

Court fines Nigerian for attempting to acquire Ghana Card in Tamale

The Tamale District Magistrate Court has convicted Doris Okeke, a 37-year-old Nigerian, for attempting to acquire Ghana Card using a false identity. Magistrate Amadu Issifu...

Former Wa All-Stars team manager remanded for allegedly shooting lecturer, injuring four others

The Wa Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody, Abdul Rahman Yunusah, a former team manager of the Wa All-Stars Football Club, who allegedly...

Free SHS should be reviewed to reduce economic hardship – Govt advised

Samuel Boateng, a political activist, has opined that one of the New Patriotic Party government's flagship policies the free Senior High School (SHS) must...

Kiva Foundation reaches out to Jumapo Anglican Children’s School in Koforidua

Kiva Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, reached out to the to Jumapo Anglican Children’s School in the Eastern Region to support them with some items...

Man in tears as girlfriend dumps him to marry immigration officer

A broken-hearted young man, identified only as Uncle Bless, has taken to social media to share how his former girlfriend left him to marry...

High court grants omanhen of Oguaa’s request to settle defamation case between MP and MCE out of court

A Cape Coast High Court has granted the request of the Omanhen of Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, to resolve a misunderstanding...

2 dead, others injured over chieftaincy clashes at Jatong

The Savannah Regional Police have reported that two lives have been lost due to chieftaincy clashes at Jatong. Hawa Zacharia, 53, and Seidu Abdulai, 40,...

Police begin investigations into Wa shooting

The Ghana Police Service has begun investigations into a shooting incident that occurred in Wa on Thursday, March 17, 2021, claiming one life. A press...

Police swoop on recalcitrant motor riders at Sogakope

The Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department at Sogakope has organised a two-hour swoop on recalcitrant motor riders, which saw the impounding of 18...

Dentist found guilty of intentionally damaging patients’ teeth to make more money

A dentist in Wisconsin was convicted on five counts of healthcare fraud last week after he was found guilty of intentionally damaging several patients’ teeth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.  According...

The rise and tragic demise of Baba Yara, Ghana’s greatest footballer

Baba Yara was a Ghanaian international footballer born on October 12, 1936 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.The legendary Baba Yara was popularly called 'King Winger'...

Head teacher shot as robbers attack students, other commuters

The headteacher of Dadiase Adele M/A in the Oti Region has been shot in a robbery operation. The incident occurred on Friday evening. Information gathered by...

Mahama pays last respects to late La MantsÉ›, Nii Kpobi Tettey Tsuru

Former President John Dramani Mahama, led high ranking members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to pay last respects to the late La MantsÉ›,...

22-year-old female excavator operator dies as machine drowns in mining pit

An excavator operator has lost her life after the machine she was operating allegedly slipped into a pit at a mining site at Mpatuam...

DNA Consultant tenders forensic DNA report in former Abuakwa North MP murder trial

A DNA Analyst has testified in the case in which two persons are standing trial for the murder of J.B. Danquah Adu, Abuakwa North...

Restrictions at land borders to be eased soon – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said government is working towards easing COVID-19 restrictions at the country’s land borders. Government in 2020, following the outbreak...

Easing of border restrictions : GHS outlines measures

The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, has outlined measures to be put in place if government...

Plastic waste is useful – UPPR General Manager

The General Manager of UPPR, Perumalsamy Suresh Kumar, has called on Ghanaians to separate their plastic waste at home and forward them for collection...

Man fined GH₵1,200 for careless driving on Suhum interchange [Video]

A driver has been convicted for dangerous, careless and inconsiderate driving on the Accra- Kumasi highway (N6) at the Suhum interchange approach. The convict...

Free SHS Secretariat assures of smooth School Selection and Placement

The government through the Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat has put in place prudent measures to ensure that this year’s Computerised School Selection...