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Covid-19: Airlines to pay $3,500 on each unvaccinated passenger

As part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Ghana’s health authorities and the Aviation Authority, have issued strict guidelines to airlines flying...

Banda chief appeals for military camp, police station

The chief of Banda in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, Nana Akwasi Omankuminte Il, is appealing for a military camp at...

Jubilation at Krobo as ECG restores power

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has restored power to Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region. The power was restored at...

COVID-19: 364,832 vaccines administered in Eastern Region

Eastern Region has as of December 6 administered 364,832 doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.Out of the figure, a total of 314,346 have received...

Road safety education without stringent enforcement is entertainment – Supt. Obeng

The Ghana Police Service has reiterated its commitment to ensuring road safety during the festive season. Speaking on Saturday, December 11, 2021, during Newsfile, the...

‘What is happening to me’ by Usborne Books hasn’t been approved – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has stated that it has not approved the use of ‘What is happening to me’ by...

Christmas: FDA warns public against expired products

Head of Communications and Public Education for Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Rhoda Ewurabena Appiah, has advised Ghanaians to be cautious when purchasing items...

Mourners involved in fatal crash; six in critical condition [Photos]

Six persons are in critical conditions after a Ford transit bus crashed at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region. The driver, Denise Boafo, according to...

WAEC explains change of grades

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that one of its platforms, ERESULTS.WAECGH.OR, used for checking of results experienced a technical hitch last...

Nurse shares most jaw-dropping deathbed confessions she’s heard – including murder

We all have our own secrets in life, but there are certainly some whose secrets are much darker than others. And if there's one person...

GIS deports 54 Nigerians

A total of 54 Nigeriens have been arrested and repatriated by the Bono East Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The Bono East...

Heavy duty truck drivers ready for Operation Clean Your Frontage

Twenty-seven (27) heavy-duty truck drivers, who are part of the 58 drivers recruited for the Operation clean your frontage project have successfully passed out...

Chief gives subjects soft loans

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has initiated a laudable social intervention scheme aimed at easing the socio-economic burden on his subjects. He has...

Captain Kojo Tsikata cremated

The remains of former National Security Advisor, Captain Kojo Tsikata (Rtd), were last Thursday cremated at a private ceremony in line with his desire.Captain...

Central Gonja District Director of Health dies in accident [photo]

Two individuals said to have been driving on the Tamale-Buipe highway have lost their lives due to a fatal accident on the stretch. According to...

ECG recovers ¢1.4m from power theft in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has raked in over GH¢1.4 million from illegal connection and power...

Power supply in Kumasi normalised

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced a successful completion of repair and restoration works on three collapsed towers, which plunged Kumasi and...

My aunt is responsible for my mother’s request for divorce – Son tells court

A 32-year-old businessman, Sule Soroye, on Friday told a Grade A Customary Court sitting in Mapo that his aunt was the brain behind his...

More goodies for NSMQ Ketasco contestants

More donations and gifts are coming through for contestants of Keta SHTS who made Volta Region proud in the just-ended National Science and Maths...

Covid-19: No active case recorded in Central Region

The Central Region has become one of the first regions in the country to record zero cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak of the...

My govt has taken the boldest initiatives ever to fight corruption – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government has undertaken, arguably, the boldest initiatives since independence to reform and strengthen the capacity of the nation’s institutions...

Jailed fake pastor reveals his modus operandi [Video]

A 26-year-old fraudster, Samuel Boadu, who pretended to be a prophet and defrauded his victims of huge sums of money, has been jailed.He was...

Fire destroys shops at Buokrom B-line

Some seven shops have been burnt to ashes at Buokrom B-line within the Kumasi metropolis following a fire outbreak on Friday, December 10, 2021....

Conduct of Public Officers Law in the offing – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the Attorney General, on behalf of the government, is currently leading the effort to enact a law on the Conduct...

Speedy vehicle kills police officer at checkpoint

A Police Constable has been crushed to death while on duty at the Akwadum barrier along the Koforidua-Suhum highway in the Eastern Region. The Police...

Biometric passport application lands in missions

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, says the Ministry is in the process of extending biometric passport application services to...

Illegal miner bags 15 years for robbery

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old illegal small-scale miner to 15 years imprisonment for robbery at Betinko, near Nkawie, in the Atwima...

MTN Foundation hands over 24-unit classroom block to Police Depot

Mobile telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, has handed over a brand new 24-unit classroom block with modern facilities at the Police Depot. Through its Foundation, MTN Ghana...

Govt constructs 6 new boreholes at Nkawkaw amid water shortage

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), under the auspices of government, has constructed six new boreholes for the people of Nkawkaw in the Eastern...

National Premix Chairman makes shocking revelation over distribution of premix fuel [Video]

Executive chairman of the National Premix Fuel Committee, Dennis Percyval Quaicoe, has stated that there have been some issues concerning the distribution of Premix...

Institution of Surveyors appeal for speedy investigations into case of missing Lands Commission staff

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors has appealed for speedy investigations into the disappearance of one of its members, a staff at the Lands Commission office...

Covid-19 vaccination: MTN staff risk job loss in 2022

Africa’s biggest mobile operator, MTN Group, has announced that it will be implementing a mandatory vaccination policy for its staff from January 2022. MTN...

Restore power to Yilo, Manya Krobo communities – Minority to ECG

The Minority in Parliament has urged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to restore power to the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in...

Hanging electric pole poses danger to Ablekuma residents [Video]

There is a looming danger for some residents at Ablekuma Agape as an electricity pole that is on the verge of collapse has been...

Fix the road demo hits Ablekuma Agape [Photos+video]

Some youth calling itself concerned youth of Agape and adjoining communities have hit the streets to protest over the deplorable nature of their roads. The...

Two shot dead in daylight robbery at Sawla [Video]

https://youtu.be/4YQwv7mYIkA Two persons have been shot dead in a daylight robbery at Sawla in the Savannah Region. The incident, according to reports, occurred on Thursday,...

Two in police grips for allegedly conspiring to sell boy, 16, for Ghc800k

The Akyem Oda District Police Command in the Eastern Region has arrested two suspects for conspiring to sell a 16-year-old boy for Ghc800,000. The suspects...

Sunyani chiefs, residents embark on massive demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/AM_VtCVXdKU Scores of Sunyani residents including traditional rulers have taken to the streets to embark on a massive demonstration. The demo dubbed Sunyani Deserves Better is...

Eduwatch accuses WAEC of dishonesty over WASSCE results

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has questioned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) figures put out as the number of subject results, withheld and...

Carjackers using Apple’s airtags to steal cars⁠

Apple released AirTags in April this year. AirTags are tracking devices designed to act as a key finder, helping people find personal objects. A police...