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5 dead as police foil assassination of Gomoa Fetteh Chief

Five persons have been shot dead by the Police who foiled an assassination attempt on the Gomoa Fetteh Chief. The persons, numbering eight, are said...

Teacher Kwadwo breaks silence on dismissal from GES

Teacher Kwadwo, known professionally as Michael Owusu Afriyie, has broken his silence on his dismissal by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for alleged misconduct. The...

Moment IGP Dampare rushed to the aid of woman who fainted at airport [Video]

A video showing how Ghana's Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Dampare, rushed to the aid of a woman who went unconscious at an...

Wedding of two hearing impaired couple wows fans [Video]

History was recorded at the Koforidua District of the Church of Pentecost when two members of Persons with Disability tied the knot. The service for...

Kpandai Church donates to Nkachina Leprosy camp

The St Kizito Parish Roman Catholic Church at Kpandai has donated items to the leprosy camp at Nkanchina, a suburb of Kpandai District of...

Police, family, pay last respects to murdered police officer at Zuarungu [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service, Saturday, December 18, 2021, held a burial ceremony for the late No.57658 General Constable Adams Sulley who was gruesomely murdered...

Railways Minister reacts to ghastly head-on train collision

The Minister for Railways Development, Peter Amewu, has announced he will set up a committee to probe the head-on train collision at Wassa Manso...

EC staff shot at Walewale

A staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) at Walewale is battling for his life after he was shot last night by gunmen suspected to...

Otuo Siriboe appreciates Akufo-Addo [Photos]

The Omanhene of Juaben Traditional Area, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, has led a delegation to thank President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. The visit...

Four dead, 11 injured in head-on train collision at Wassa Manso [Photos]

Four passengers have been killed in a head-on train collision at Wassa Manso in the Western Region. Eleven others have sustained various degrees of...

Tricycle, motorcycle top in road accident deaths in Volta Region this year

Tricycle and motorcycle accidents have resulted in more deaths than any other motor accident in the Volta Region, between January 1, and September 30,...

1D1F: Deputy Trade Minister rejects claims of GH₵200m unaccounted for

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has dismissed claims that an amount in excess of GH¢200 million, being interest subsidies for beneficiaries under the...

Telcos to cut MoMo transfer charges to reduce e-levy burden

It has emerged that Telecommunication companies have agreed to reduce Mobile Money (MoMo) transactions charges by 25%. The development was announced by the Ghana Chamber...

How MP rescued accident victim [Photos]

The Shai Osudoku Member of Parliament (MP), Linda Ocloo, has shared how she saved an accident victim after all efforts proved futile. Madam Ocloo...

48% of traffic lights in Accra are dysfunctional – NRSA

Research conducted by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) on non-functional traffic signals and streetlights across the country has revealed that 48% of all...

Zuarungu cop murder: Families of late officers to receive psychological care

The Police say families of the two Zuarangu police officers who were killed by armed robbers on Wednesday will be offered psychological and trauma...

Police intercepts truck carrying bags of narcotic drugs [Video]

The Elmina Police Command in the Central Region has intercepted seven bags of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp on the Cape Coast Highway....

Fuel price to go down between 3% and 5% – IES

The Institute for Energy Security is projecting a 3% to 5% reduction in the price of fuel per litre at the pumps, despite the...

Scores displaced as fire razes homes, shops at Abuakwa Maakro [Video]

A ravaging fire on Thursday evening swept through several houses at Abuakwa Maakro in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Eight shops...

First National Exam for all Primary 4 pupils takes place today

The first edition of the National Standardised Test for all primary four pupils comes off today, December 17, 2021. About 470,768 pupils are expected to participate. The exam, which...

NRSA launches ‘Stay Alive Campaign’ in Bono Region

The National Road Safety Authority (NSRA) has launched the 'Stay Alive Campaign' to sensitize drivers against overspeeding during the festive season. The launch was...

Price war as OMCs cut fuel prices

Consumers of petroleum products could be the biggest beneficiaries of fuel price reduction as leading Oil Marketing Firms (OMCs) slug it out by cutting...

Covid-19: 4 more die as Ghana’s death toll hits 1,255

Four more lives have been lost to the deadly coronavirus disease. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), these casualties bring the country’s death toll...

Over 40 Abuakwa State College students suspended indefinitely

About 45 students of the Abuakwa State College in the Eastern Region have been suspended indefinitely by management for allegedly engaging in gangsterism. They...

Conference of Regional Chief Imams sends SOS message to MPs

The ongoing debate on the 2022 budget statement and economic policy of the government has been characterized by controversies due to the split number...

Police on manhunt for Zuarungu cop killers

The Ghana Police Service has commenced anti-robbery and intelligence-based operations at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. Police say the move is aimed at arresting...

COP Maame Tiwaa’s son sets new record at UCC Medical School

Son of Director-General of Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau, Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has set a new record at the University of Cape Coast...

Adentan Municipal Assembly tops 2020 District League Table

The Adentan Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region was ranked the highest district in the 2020 District League Table. The Adentan Municipality was followed...

Otumfuo rejects section of New Lands Act that demands accountability

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has rejected a section of the Lands Act 2020 that empowers the citizenry to take chiefs to court...

Zuarungu police murder: The inside story

The Ghana Police Service has shared detailed information about the gruesome murder of two police officers with the Zuarungu District Police Command in the...

Ketasco’s Francisca Lamini gains admission to University of Ghana Medical School

National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini, is a step closer to becoming a medical doctor in future. The prodigy from the...

Adom FM’s Abednego Asante Asiedu elected student leader of Norway’s NLA University College

Adom FM’s Abednego Akwasi Asante Asiedu has been elected as the President of the NLA University College Student Council (SC) in Bergen, Norway. The Council...

We will protect Ghanaians at the peril of our lives – Police

The Ghana Police Service is not shaken by the recent killing of its personnel by armed robbers in the line of duty. They are resolved...

Gbagbo pays last respects to Rawlings

Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, has expressed regret that he did not have the opportunity to extend his gratitude to his friend, President Jerry...

Former Liberian President calls on Nana Konadu

Former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, called on Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her family on Thursday to commiserate with the family. Madam Sirleaf was in...

Five die, others severely injured in an accident at Anyinasin

Five persons onboard a Toyota Haice bus have been confirmed dead in an accident at Anyinasin along the Accra- Kumasi highway on Thursday morning. The...

Akuapem Poloo settles GHS12k fine

Actress and video vixen, Rosemond Brown aka Akuapem Poloo, is free from the Nsawam Prison. This comes on the back of the latest ruling by a...

Northern Region Police to provide security for 31 churches this Christmas

The Northern Regional Police Command has said it will be deploying personnel to 31 churches within the Tamale Metropolis this yuletide. The command said though...

Infographics: All you need to know about the new education reforms

The government, through the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and National Council for Curriculum Assessment has initiated some key reforms. They are...

Court dismisses Opuni’s application for removal of Justice Honyenuga

The Criminal Court 1 of the Accra High Court has dismissed a second application by the lawyer for the former boss of the Ghana...