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GPRTU threatens to ignore conventional transport fare adjustment system

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has threatened to boycott the conventional transport fare adjustment system if the government fails to address the...

Walahi! People are suffering – John Jinapor cries

The Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Abu Jinapor, is feeling the brunt of what he described as a...

More than 150,000 merchants enrolled onto GhQR platform

More than 150,000 merchants have been enrolled on the GhanaQR platform introduced by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhiPSS), a subsidiary of...

Fuel in Togo, Burkina Faso cheaper than Ghana – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Ghana (COPEC) has revealed that fuel prices in neighbouring countries like Togo and Burkina Faso are cheaper than Ghana. They claim...

Stop rezoning wetlands for residential areas – SPD cautioned

The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana, Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has expressed displeasure over the Spatial Planning Department (SPD) at the...

Police to file witness statement in case against Shatta Wale, others

Prosecution in the case of Charles Nil Armah Mensah, aka Shatta Wale, a dance hall artiste, and three others, has prayed an Accra Circuit...

Five gunned down as armed thugs invade Adanse Praso community

Five persons are currently on admission at the Assin Praso Presbyterian Hospital following an attack by a gang of armed thugs at Adanse Praso...

Gunmen kill driver, assault others, rob businessman of money

A gang of suspected armed robbers have invaded the house of Mr Atsu Makafui Kumordzi, a lotto operator, and shot to death a 51-year-old...

Akufo-Addo’s appointee apologises over ‘I’m dead’ comment

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso, has rendered an unqualified apology to residents in the area. This...

From Nkrumah’s Cadillac to Kufuor’s Limousine – Why you must visit renovated National Museum

The National Museum, which was closed down for five years, has been reopened. This was after years of renovation which saw the facility move from...

National Cathedral: Why construction has stalled

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana has confirmed that construction of the religious edifice has stalled. Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah explained that the...

New twist to Mensa Otabil’s ‘exit’ from National Cathedral Board of Trustees

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral project has refuted reports that Dr. Mensa Otabil, one of the Members of its Board of Trustees resigned...

Capital Bank trial: High Court dismisses Ato Essien’s Stay of Proceedings

The High Court in Accra hearing the case in which William Ato Essien and two others are standing trial for their roles leading to...

Law students receive Lebanese Community Scholarship

Ten final-year students at the Ghana School of Law at Makola, have received scholarships from the Lebanese Community in Ghana for the 2021/22 academic...

Islamic SHS teacher alleged to have suffered police brutality to meet Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee

A 40-year-old teacher has been recounting how he was battered by crowd-control police detailed to maintain law and order during a protest by students...

60-year-old groundnut farmer arrested for allegedly murdering wife

Mr. Robert Ayambile, a 60-year-old groundnut farmer, is in the grips of the Bono East Regional Police Command for allegedly murdering his 55-year-old wife,...

NSS staff arrested for issuing fake GES posting letters remanded

A Tamale Circuit Court has remanded a National Service person who was arrested for allegedly issuing fake Ghana Education Service (GES) appointments and posting...

Agric Minister praises private sector for massive industrial investment

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has expressed satisfaction about the private sector initiative to transform industry and produce mass organic...

Three injured in near fatal gas explosion at Atonsu shoe factory [Video]

https://youtu.be/U81sVGMv6EQ A near-gas explosion at the Atonsu shoe factory in the Ashanti Region has left three people injured. The incident, which occurred in mid-morning on...

COVID-19: Ghana heads for 5th wave

There has been a significant surge in Covid-19 cases in Ghana this month, putting the country on the path to its fifth wave since...

Latest twist to bullion van robberies case

The Circuit Court in Accra trying six alleged robbers, five being police officers, says it would strike out the case if the prosecution delays...

Akufo-Addo commissions library in honour of his father

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to all Ghanaians to support his administrations drive to expand access to libraries across the country. This was...

Tema Motorway reopened to traffic

The Accra-Tema Motorway has fully been opened to traffic following the completion of repair works on the dilapidated bridge. This was announced in a...

Islamic SHS shooting: Teacher unable to see due to police assault

An English teacher with the Islamic Senior High School at Abrepo, Kumasi, Kofi Antwi, is currently unable to see after he was assaulted by...

Krobo residents chant war songs against military-led ECG prepaid meters installation

Scores of residents within the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality have taken to the streets to protest against the Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) installation...

I built a house in Ghana within two years – Finland-based Ghanaian

Finland-based Ghanaian, Eric Nyamekye, has revealed that he built a house within the first two years of his stay in Finland.He said he would...

New NCCE Chairperson, Kathleen Addy sworn in

President Akufo-Addo has confirmed and sworn into office, Kathleen Addy as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). Ms. Addy, until her...

Police hospital to carry out mass burial for 250 unclaimed bodies

The Ghana Police Hospital will embark on a mass burial for 250 unidentified and unclaimed bodies as part of routine measures to decongest the...

GAF reacts to robbery claim against 3 soldiers

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed reports that three of its personnel have been arrested for robbery offenses. In a statement to debunk the...

No food shortage in the country – Deputy Agric Minister

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has stated that it was not true that there was food crisis in the...

Interesting twist to coup plot trial as Defence Minister, Adam Bonaa pops up

It has emerged in court that contrary to claims that Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo discussed Arab Spring with Dr Frederick...

Ken Ofori-Atta angers Minority

The Minority in Parliament says it is troubled by the absence of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who was scheduled to appear before the House....

Assembly taskforce beats mason to pulp

Members of the Afigya Kwabere South Assembly taskforce in the Ashanti Region have beaten to pulp a mason identified as John Okyere. The victim...

‘My son was robbed of his life just after turning 18 due to ambulance delays’

A mum says her son was robbed of his life while waiting for more than 17 minutes for paramedics. Naomi Rees-Issitt is campaigning to bring...

Kasoa ritual murder: Court makes u-turn, trial to be conducted by jury

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has made a u-turn and restored the ‘Kasoa boys’ murder case back to a jury trial.The...

The Church Of Pentecost Headquarters employs taxi driver who returned missing GH¢8,400

The 36-year-old Kwesi Ackon, the honest taxi driver who has been celebrated the world over for returning a huge amount of money he found...

Former GNPC boss sworn in as UPSA Chancellor

The immediate past Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr Kofi Kodua Sarpong, has been sworn in as the new Chancellor...

‘State not billed to pay your funeral expenses’ – Bagbin fired over ex-gratia

A former UN Senior Governance Advisor and CEO of JAK Foundation has taken on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin over his justification...

CCTV footage shows mood at Islamic SHS before riots

https://youtu.be/HVHOt1lo5cU Distressing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has shown the atmosphere at the Islamic Senior High School (SHS) before chaos involving the police erupted. The video...

I’ll spend the night on Tema motorway to ensure it’s opened to traffic tomorrow – Roads Minister

The Roads Minister says he will be spending the night on the Accra-Tema motorway to ensure it is reopened to traffic tomorrow. Kwasi Amoako-Atta said...