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Sierra Leone protests are acts of terror – president

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has described anti-government protests in the country as acts of terrorism instigated by agitators living abroad. About 130 people...

Police investigate dumping of 8,000 tree seedlings

The Asante Mampong police are investigating circumstances under which over 8,000 seedlings of different tree species were dumped at a public refuse site at...

Kenyan MP-elect surrenders to police over shooting

Kenya’s newly re-elected lawmaker, Didmas Barasa, has surrendered to police after being on the run for three days over the shooting and killing of...

Electrical technician fined GH¢5,400 for illegally installing ECG meters

An electrical technician, Henry Teye Adjirackor, was on Thursday sentenced to a fine of GH¢5,400 by the Circuit Court in Accra, for illegally installing...

35-year-old foreign national arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist

A 35-year-old foreign national is in the grips of the Zabzugu police on suspicion of being a terrorist. According to the youth in the town,...

National Cathedral Board of Trustees reacts to resignation reports

The Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project has dismissed reports of some members resigning. According to the Executive Secretary of the Board, ...

French Ambassador enstooled queen mother of Osu [Photo+Video]

Ambassador of France to Ghana, H.E. Anne Sophie Ave, has been enstooled as Development Queen mother of Osu in Accra. Madam Ave will serve under...

Morocco sack head coach Vahid Halilhodžić three months to World Cup

Morocco have parted company with national team coach Vahid Halilhodzic just three months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The country's football federation (FRMF)...

Nigerian sex trafficking victim repatriated

A 20-year-old Nigerian sex trafficking victim who became stranded in Koforidua after being thrown out of a brothel for getting pregnant has been evacuated...

Bread and butter issues influence swing votes, not ministerial reshuffle – Ben Ephson

The Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch, Ben Ephson, has dismissed claims that President Nana Akufo-Addo’s refusal to reshuffle his ministers will affect the fortunes...

I lost GH¢50,000 in business investment; 60% of my friends caused my downfall – Businessman reveals

Businessman, Ronald Nii Awuley Adiko, has disclosed that his business that collapsed caused him to lose all of his startup capital in a year.He...

Akufo-Addo is playing games with the security apparatus to ‘break the 8’ – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of scheming to capture the National Security apparatus towards the agenda of getting the...

I slept in a train and mingled with drunkards in Germany – Ghanaian

Germany-based Ghanaian, Richmond Yankey, has said he had to befriend German drunkards and slept in a train because he had no one to host...

Abandon expensive plan to relocate AMERI Plant to Kumasi – CSOs to Energy Ministry

The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption, and Good Governance has urged the Ministry of Energy to abandon plans to...

Afigya Kwabre East residents bare teeth at NPP govt and MP for failing to construct town roads

It is the voting powerhouse of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), amassing over 80,000 votes in the last general election. But Mampongteng, capital of...

UDS student attacked over comments about Regional Minister’s dressing on social media

Police in the Northern Region are investigating an alleged assault on a female student of the University for Development Studies (UDS). The student, was assaulted...

Three mentally challenged women raped and killed in 3 months at New Abirim

There has been a disturbing trend in New Abirim in the Eastern Region which has left residents in fear. Over the past three months, some...

Zoomlion threatens legal action against IMANI Africa’s Bright Simons

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has threatened legal action against Vice President of IMANI AFRICA, Bright Simons. This comes on the back of allegations that Zoomlion is...

86-year-old man shares what has kept him strong and what is killing the youth

Abraham Gbodzi is an 86-year-old who has been working as a sewing machine repairer for 63 years, and he shares some secrets about what...

Get top four or you’re in trouble – Arteta given Arsenal sack warning

Arsenal gaffer, Mikel Arteta, has been told to perform this season or risk the prospect of being pushed out of the club. Former Arsenal defender,...

Self-acclaimed evangelist arrested with skeletons [Photos]

A 45-year-old self-acclaimed evangelist, Osofo Elijah, has been arrested with skeletal parts at Buoku Nkwanta in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region. The assemblyman...

Man cuts off daughter’s fingers with blade for begging

A 53-year-old man has been arrested by the police for physically abusing his seven-year-old daughter. The father, who the girl stays with, reportedly cut parts...

Ambulance staff found hanging dead in his room [Video]

https://youtu.be/wqsxh_uVFwg A 38-year-old staff of the National Ambulance Service, Famous Afeku, has allegedly committed suicide at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the...

Violent protests in Sierra Leone over cost of living

Anti-government protesters are clashing with police in Sierra Leone's opposition areas. It has been reported that a number of officers and protesters have died. Many Sierra...

Mali military ruler holds phone talks with Putin

Mali's interim President Col Assimi Goïta said he held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post on Twitter, Mr Goïta...

Staking lotto is not under the Gaming Commission of Ghana – PRO

Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Gaming Commission of Ghana, Beatrice Baiden, has said the Gaming Commission of Ghana operates differently from the National...

Bossman Asare explains why NDC lost 2020 election petition case

Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was not...

EC to appoint special officers to collate 2024 election results

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has hinted at appointing special officers who will help collate the 2024 election results. This, the Commission says, will...

ECG blackout: Good news for health facilities at Yilo and Manya Krobo

Health facilities at Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities in the Eastern Region can now heave a sigh of relief following a blackout in the...

Agogo residents benefit from Ghana Medical Relief’s free health care

The Ghana Medical Relief (GMR) has successfully ended its five-day free medical outreach at Agogo in the Ashanti Region. The team which earlier donated...

Gifty Anti celebrates daughter’s birthday with adorable new photos

Ghanaian media personality Gifty Anti's daughter, Nyame Animuonyam Afia Asaa Afrakoma Sintim-Misa, has turned 5 today. The proud mother could not hold back her joy...

Man arrested for marrying off underage, mentally disabled daughter to 3 different men for money

A man in central China married off his mentally disabled teenage daughter on three occasions between 2018 and 2021 to three different men for...

Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs

The Akwa Ibom State government on Wednesday charged Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion. The actor...

U-20 Women’s World Cup: Ankle injury rules Evelyn Badu out USA game

Ghana have suffered a major setback ahead of the FIFA u-20 Women's World Cup opener with with captain, Evelyn Badu suffering an ankle injury,...

Mahama and Lordina commiserate with Julius Debrah

Scores of sympathisers are still trooping to the home of former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah to mourn with him over the death of...

Obuasi MCE presents health equipment to Sanso Health Center

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah has presented health equipment worth GH¢36,000 from the Assembly’s Internally Generated Fund to the Sanso Health...

ECG staff not willing to work at Yilo and Manya Krobo

There is no end in sight for residents of Yilo and Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region who are appealing for electricity. This is because...

Govt’s industrialisation agenda not feasible without stable cedi – Manufacturers

Government’s industrialisation agenda is likely to face a number of challenges if issues confronting the cedi is not addressed. According to the Business Development Manager...

Northern Region records 218 fire cases in mid-year

The Northern Region has recorded 218 fire outbreaks in the first half of the year 2022 with an estimated cost of damage to property...

Forgive me if … – Koku Anyidoho begs Atta Mills’ family

Some family members of the late Professor Atta Mills on Wednesday, August 10, marked the 10th anniversary of his death at the Asomdwee park...