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Galamsey: Unemployment is no excuse to destroy environment – Supreme Court judge nominee

A Supreme Court judge nominee, Samuel Asiedu, has rubbished the excuse of unemployment being a reason for the youth engaging in illegal mining (Galamsey). He...

‘Galamseyers’ clash with Anglogold security; 2 in critical condition

Two people are in critical condition following an alleged clash between illegal miners and a security team manning the concession of Anglogold Ashanti in...

Ban on tricycles at Bawku lifted

The Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has lifted the ban on tricycle operations at Bawku. The development, according to the Council, comes on the...

Expose investment opportunities in Yendi to Moroccan businesses – Farouk Aliu Mahama to Ambassador

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has passionately appealed to the Morocco Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Imane Quaadil to...

Shock as woman loses voice shortly before giving testimony in court

In a case that has sparked controversies in Zimbabwe, a woman is reported to have mysteriously lost her voice just moments before she was...

George Floyd’s family sues Kanye West for $250m after rapper disputes cause of death

After weeks of spewing antisemitic and controversial remarks, Kanye West has found himself at the centre of a $250-million lawsuit filed by the family of police...

Former MASLOC boss to be tried in absentia if…

The Accra High Court has given a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, up to December 22,...

30 trapped in ‘galamsey’ pit at Obuasi

About 30 people, believed to be illegal miners or ‘galamseyers’, have been trapped in a pit belonging to the AngloGold Ashanti Company in Obuasi. The...

NCA to block over 23 million SIM cards

Over 23.8 million SIM cards which are either partially registered or unregistered are to be blocked by the end of October 2022. A statement, signed...

Minority expresses worry over number of judges appointed to Supreme Court by Akufo-Addo

The Minority in Parliament has expressed worry over the number of judges appointed to the Supreme Court by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The caucus said the...

Tema Traditional Councils give blessings for Ramsar site demolition

The Tema and Nungua Traditional Councils have pledged to collaborate with the government in its bid to reclaim encroached portions of lands at the...

Supreme Court judge nominee proposes ADR in addressing galamsey menace

Justice Frances Barbara Ackah-Yensu, a Supreme Court Justice nominee, on Tuesday called for the application of Alternative Dispute Resolution, (ADR) in addressing environmental crimes...

Man falls from coconut tree to death

A man, believed to be in his 30s, has died after falling from a coconut tree at Offinso Dome in the Offinso South Municipality...

Suspects who shot Fire Officers remanded

The Asokore Mampong District Court has remanded for two weeks in police custody two persons who allegedly shot two fire officers at Offinso in...

Okudzeto Ablakwa honours Atta Mills with surgical block

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has built and commissioned a surgical block in honour of late former President John Evans...

NAGRAT reacts to GES boss’ dismissal

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it is worried about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dismissal of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service...

SHS student ‘flogged’ by teacher on verge of losing sight amid battle with stroke

A 21-year-old student of Assin Manso Senior High School (SHS), popularly known as Great AMASS, Janet Halm, is on the verge of losing her...

CHASS wants return to trimester system

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called for a reversal of the senior high school (SHS) system from the current...

BECE 2022: Pregnant candidate in Kpandai district delivers

One out the 207 candidates writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kabonwure D/A JHS Centre in the Kpandai District of the...

Produce former MASLOC CEO or … – Court orders Alex Mould

The Accra High Court has given a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, up to December 22,...

Court remands woman over DNA brouhaha

A Berekum Magistrate Court has remanded a 28-year-old woman into police custody over contempt. She failed to pay for a DNA test ordered by the...

Jane Rita drops visuals for her latest gospel, ‘Patience (Abotre)’

After kicking off the last two years with her immensely acclaimed single "God of Miracle" with Kofi Kinaata, the singer with the heavenly voice, Jane Rita,...

Rwanda opposes contraceptives for 15-year-olds

Rwandan parliament has rejected a bill to amend a 2016 law to allow contraceptives to be given to girls from the age of 15. A...

Nigeria floods: Death toll hits 603, more than a million displaced

The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to provide relief to hundreds of thousands of people...

Otto Addo to leave Black Stars

Otto Addo has confirmed he will leave his role as Black Stars head coach after the the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar. Following the...

2,000 dogs to be vaccinated against rabies

Asutifi North District Director of Agriculture in the Ahafo Region, Paul Boakye, has said the directorate has begun putting measures in place to fight...

Mankessim killing: Relatives of accused flee amid fight with bereaved family

Relatives of Jonathan Obeng, the third accused person in the case of the slain prospective nursing student at Mankessim, on Tuesday fled for their...

GUTA members close shops beginning today

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will today close shops in Accra to protest deteriorating economic situation.  The group described the industrial...

Fight against galamsey is not an event, it’s a process – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has sought the support of all and sundry in the fight against illegal mining. He...

20 illegal miners reportedly trapped at Obuasi

At least 20 gold miners have been trapped in one of the pits of Anglogold Ashanti at Obuasi in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate that the people...

My detractors in Ashanti Region will be put to shame – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has jabbed detractors of his government who say he has done little in terms of development in the Ashanti Region. According to...

GUTA disowns TAGG

 The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has said the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) is not part of them. GUTA President, Dr Joseph Obeng,...

Man in court for stealing Bibles from supermarket

A 37-year-old man, Godwin Idumu, was on Monday, October 17, charged at a Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing four Bibles from a supermarket.  The defendant,...

I know Ghanaians are suffering – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the prevailing hardship in the country.  According to him, he receives briefing on the situation routinely.  The President said he is...

Inside of Appeals Court Judges’ residential complex inaugurated by Akufo-Addo [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday commissioned a modern residential complex for Appeals Court judges in Kumasi with a firm assurance to do...

Groom ‘runs mad’ on wedding day after discovering bride has 4 children

A groom, whose identity is not immediately known, disrupted his own wedding after uncovering his wife's dangerous secret. The distraught groom went haywire after the...

Two escape death after truck plunges into lagoon

Two persons narrowly escaped death when a waste compactor truck plunged into the Lagos lagoon. The incident, according to an eyewitness, happened at about 7.45 pm...

Allied Health Professions boycott mother body’s activities

The Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professions (GFAHP) has declared a boycott of all activities being organised by the Regulatory Agency (Allied Health professions...

Akufo-Addo sacks GES Director-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. His termination was contained in a letter signed by...

GUTA reveals when shops will be re-opened for business

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will from Wednesday, October 19, 2022, close down their shops in a nationwide protest. The decision,...