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AMA Assembly members promised ‘winning bonuses’ after approving Elizabeth Sackey as Accra Mayor

Assembly members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have been promised ‘winning bonuses’ after they gave 100 per cent approval to President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee...

Adopt healthy eating – UG Prof urges Ghanaians

A Professor at University of Ghana’s Nutrition and Food Science Department, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, has urged the public to adopt a healthy eating lifestyle. According...

Jumia Ghana embarks on blood donation exercise

Ghana experienced a shortage of over 111,000 units of blood in 2020, representing more than 39.7% of national demand. This means that thousands of...

Akufo-Addo swears in Dampare as substantive IGP [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn into office Dr George Akuffo Dampare as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP). This was at a short ceremony...

Suspected gay incurs wrath of traditional leaders at Nkoranza [Photos+Video]

A 21-year-old man, suspected to be a homosexual, has incurred the wrath of the Nkoranza Traditional Council in the Bono East Region. Information...

Why I wept before Dzamefe Commission – NDC’s Adu Asare recounts ordeal [Video]

https://youtu.be/xTlDc8VN3WU Former Member of Parliament for Adentan Constituency, Kojo Adu-Asare, has for the first time opened up on why he broke down and wept when...

SHS student designs excavator that uses water instead of fuel

A Ghanaian student, known as Essifie Abraham from the Takoradi Technical Institute, has built an excavator that uses water as a power source. While demonstrating...

NSS exposes ‘self-styled agents’ [Audio]

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has sent a strong message to people parading themselves as agents of the scheme as the 2021/2022 service year...

Angry Ajumako teachers boycott workshop over alleged extortion

Over 600 angry teachers in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region have boycotted a workshop organised by the Controller and Accountant...

Energy Ministry to suspend fuel levies

The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has said the ministry is working with the Ministry of Finance to suspend some levies that contribute...

Ambulance Service speaks on ‘abandoned’ vehicles

The National Ambulance Service has dismissed reports of abandoning some vehicles in an unidentified location. A widely circulated video on social media captured a number...

Couple found dead at home buried without autopsy

Emotions were high on Thursday when the remains of an Ilesa-based cleric, Olasunkanmi Eso, and his wife, Deborah, were buried in their residence at...

CAR: UN peacekeepers sent to Matchika following deadly attack

United Nations (UN) peacekeepers are investigating the deadly attack on the town of Matchika, Central African Republic (CAR), a UN spokesman has."UN peacekeepers were...

Fetish Priest in bio-chemist murder case dies in cells

One of the three fetish priests standing trial over the death of Edward Quartey Papafio, a 64-year-old retired Bio-Chemist at Adeiso in the Eastern...

NSS hints of possible allowance increment [Listen]

The Corporate Affairs Director of the National Service Scheme, (NSS), Armstrong Esaah, has said there are broader discussions aimed at possible increase of the...

Court throws out suit challenging dismissal of pregnant police officer

A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday dismissed the suit by the Ekiti Government against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the...

Menzgold finally sets date for payment of customers

Menzgold has announced it will begin paying all of its customers their money from December 20, 2021. The payment, according to management, will run...

Mother of 2 found dead 2 days after she sent an e-mail saying ‘I want to die’

A mother-of-two emailed assisted dying clinic Dignitas saying 'I want to die' two days before she was found dead, an inquest has heard.  Hannah Jean...

Increasing robbery cases: Police discourage over-the- counter withdrawal of huge sums of cash

The Ghana Police Service has discouraged withdrawal of huge sums of money over the counter in the banking hall. This follows the seeming increasing cases...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 100-bed Obuasi Trauma and Accident Hospital

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday cut the sod for the construction of a 100-bed Trauma Hospital for the Obuasi Municipality. The €55 million facility, secured...

Abesim murder: Suspect opens up on his motivation for killing humans

The suspect in the Abesim murder, according to police sources, has opened up on his motivation for killing human beings. Richard Appiah, 28, is...

68-year-old trader killed by faulty vehicle

A 68-year-old woman met her tragic end Wednesday morning when a vehicle loaded with foodstuffs ran over her at the entrance of the Agomanya...

Police impound over 100 motorbikes in connection with daylight robbery

The Central Regional Police Command has impounded over 100 motorbikes in the metropolis over last Wednesday's daylight robbery. A robbery took place at Coronation Street...

Atuabo Gas shutdown won’t cause ‘dumsor’ – Ghana Gas Company

The Head of Corporate Communications at Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah, has reiterated that the 14-day planned maintenance which will result...

Suspected robbers kill security man in Adansi Rural Bank attack

Armed robbers have suffocated the security officer at the Adansi rural bank at Atonsu in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi to death. The robbers are...

AMA’s first female Mayor gets overwhelming endorsement

Elizabeth Kwatseo Tawiah Sackey has been unanimously confirmed as the first female Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). Madam Sackey secured 100...

Nigeria – 10 confirmed dead as tanker, car crash

The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a crash on Bode-Saadu road, a...

Man, 40, dies in hotel at Obuasi

A 40-year-old man, Kwaku Frank, has died after spending the night in a hotel with a woman believed to be his lover. The man, who...

Good news as Ghana receives additional 532,000 doses of AstraZeneca [Photos]

The Ministry of Information has announced the arrival of over 532,000 additional doses of AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccines. The vaccines are from the governments of Iceland, Denmark, Norway,...

I like only fried rice with chicken – Abesim murder suspect

The man, who was arrested for allegedly killing three people and keeping the dismembered bodies in a refrigerator, has said he only eats fried...

Police deploy rescue teams after Wednesday’s heavy downpour

The Ghana Police Service has deployed patrol teams to monitor the flood situation and assist individuals and communities within the Accra and Tema Metropolitan...

1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions GH¢6.2 million shoe manufacturing factory

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, commissioned ‘Shoe Fabriek Ltd.’, a GH¢6.2 million shoe manufacturing company operating under the one-District One Factory...

ECG speaks on ‘rumoured’ planned load-shedding

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured consumers it will not embark on any load-shedding as speculated in the media. The power distributor...

Shama: We took ¢2,500 each from DCE nominee but … – Assembly member

A member of the Shama District Assembly, Joseph Isaiah Mensah, has alleged that his colleagues took ¢2,500 each and still voted against the presidential...

I want peace in Okuapeman – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday appealed to the chiefs and all who matter in peace-building to help bring lasting peace to Okuapeman. “I want...

4 Multimedia Group journalists nominated for 2021 West Africa Media Excellence Awards

Four journalists with The Multimedia Group have been mentioned as the finalists for the 2021 edition of the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence Awards...

2 brothers drown after heavy downpour at Akyem

Heavy downpour at Asante Akyem Dampong in the Ashanti Region has resulted in the death of two brothers who were returning from school. The two...

Suspected robber arrested with pump action gun in Builsa North

The Builsa North Police Command in the Upper East Region has arrested suspect Agriwen Owen at Azim-zim, a community along the Sandema-Chuchuluga stretch of...

NUGS threatens lawsuit against GLC over Law School entrance exams

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has given the General Legal Council (GLC) a 10-day ultimatum to correct errors against some candidates who...

Police place GH¢5k bounty on Cape Coast day-light robbers

The Central Regional Police Command has offered a GH¢5,000 bounty on the ‘head’ of suspects involved in a daylight robbery in Cape Coast. The...