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Ga South Assembly feeds Ashalaja flood victims

The Ga South Municipal Assembly has supported flood victims rendered homeless at Ashalaja with cooked meals. Over two hundred of the residents of Ashalaja in...

CL: Haaland nets brace as Man City thump FC Copenhagen

Erling Haaland continued his irrepressible form as Manchester City took a significant step towards the Champions League knockout stages with an emphatic 5-0 victory...

Bag of cocoa now GH¢800 as price goes up by 21%

Government has pegged the producer price for cocoa at GH¢800 per bag of 64kg, depicting a 21% increase from GH¢10,560 per tonne to GH¢12,800...

Weija floods: Stranded residents appeal for food items [Video]

https://youtu.be/0Q01t30T8ms Scores of residents stranded in the Ga South Municipality following a heavy downpour have appealed to the government and well-meaning Ghanaians to donate food...

Otto Addo should resign if he’s not capable of … – Kwesi Nyantakyi

Former GFA boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has advised the head coach to resign if he's not capable of making firm decisions for the Black Stars...

School and hospitals in Tetegu shutdown due to flooding

Schools and hospitals in the Tetegu community have been shut down as the flood that plagued communities in the Ga South municipality is yet...

My govt yet to win galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says his government is yet to win the fight against illegal mining otherwise known as galamsey. The President said the battle is nowhere...

I can stop ‘galamsey’ within six months – Former NPP MP

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East constituency, Edward Enin, has said he has the magic wand to stop illegal...

Punish illegal miners – Chiefs to Akufo-Addo

The National House of Chiefs has declared its support for President Akufo-Addo to deal with persons engaged in illegal mining, commonly known galamsey in...

Even most stupid person in Akufo-Addo’s cabinet knows solution to ‘galamsey’ – Manasseh Azure

Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the meeting between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National House of Chiefs over illegal mining (Galamsey)...

Ministers, presidential staffers, MMDCEs involved in ‘galamsey’ – NPP man reveals

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East constituency, Edward Enin says the government has lost the fight against illegal mining...

Illegal miners torture suspected thieves on site

Some illegal miners at Denkyira Nkotimso in the Central Region have allegedly tortured two suspected thieves on the site. According to reports, although the duo...

I sold my mansion for me not to get broke – Kofi Amoabeng

Co-founder of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has opened up on adjustments he made to survive the collapse of his bank. The businessman says...

Galamsey fight: Help take out partisanship – Akufo-Addo appeals to House of Chiefs

President Nana Akufo-Addo is seeking assistance from traditional authorities to take away partisanship in the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey. The...

Woman with two husbands shares struggles [Video]

A young woman married to two men says she is uncomfortable meeting both of them in the bedroom at the same time. Francine Jisele from...

Operation Clean Your Frontage: Minister compels property owners to abide by sanitation by-laws

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey who is leading day two of a three-month Intensive "Operation Clean Your Frontage" exercise has compelled shop...

Child Rights places ¢10k bounty on head of man who flogged toddler in viral video

Child Rights International has placed a GH¢10,000 bounty on the head of a male adult captured in a viral video flogging a toddler. According to...

I’m not expecting much from Hearts of Oak in Africa – Amankwa Mireku

Former Captain of Accra Hearts of Oak, Yaw Amankwah Mireku, is not confident his former club will make any meaningful impact in the CAF...

ECG reacts to PURC’s directive to compensate customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has received the order of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to compensate customers following its...

PURC directs ECG to compensate customers over prepaid challenges

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has directed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to compensate all customers affected by the vending challenges which...

UTAG, 3 other university labour unions declare strike

Four labour unions in the Public Universities in Ghana have announced a strike action effective Thursday, October 14, 2022, if issues regarding their conditions of...

Driving Schools Association to publish list of approved institutions

The Ghana National Association of Driving Schools (GNADS) is working towards publishing a list of schools that are in good standing. This is to enable...

Akufo-Addo defends Ghana Bar Association

President Akufo-Addo has jumped to the defence of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA). It follows recent claims by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to...

Katanga-Conti clash: Suspects denied bail again as another person is arrested

One other person has been arrested in connection with the clash that occurred between members of the Unity and University Halls of the Kwame...

Former NPP Chairman lashes out at ECG’s ‘Cabal of criminals’

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North, Kwadwo Boateng-Agyemang, has condemned what he describes as a deliberate attempt by...

Policeman fires gun and assaults civilians at Kaneshie [Photos+Video]

A police officer is said to have fired gunshots and physically assaulted some civilians around the Kaneshie Bishop area. The three victims said they were...

BoG delayed in increasing policy rate – World Bank

The World Bank has expressed concern about the delayed policy interest rate hike by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) during the period of surging...

Mahama to address CEO Summit in Virginia

Former President John Mahama is in Virginia, USA to address the 500 CEO Summit organised by Liberty University, the largest Christian University in the...

Aftermath of floods: Water Company shuts down 2 treatment plants

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has shut down two water treatment plants as a result of the flooding of the pump stations and...

Another medical worker dies of Ebola in Uganda

The Ugandan health ministry has confirmed the death of another health worker, an anaesthetic officer, who died in the early hours of Wednesday. Margaret Nabisubi,...

Police on manhunt for man captured on viral video abusing baby

The police have launched a search for a male adult who vented his anger on an infant and mercilessly beat him with a coconut...

Man who allegedly sodomised 13-year-old daughter granted ¢100k bail

The Gender-based Circuit Court in Accra has granted a trader accused of having anal sex with his 13-year-old daughter ¢100,000 bail. Isaac Tettey, 36, is...

Seidu Agongo offered to help while others mocked me – Kofi Amoabeng

The founder of the defunct UT Bank, Capt. (rtd) Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has disclosed that philanthropist and businessman, Alhaji Seidu Agongo, offered to extend...

Golden Star, GIZ launch Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign

At the launch of a menstrual hygiene management campaign, three under-aged girls shared their stories. Sarah Baidoo is 15-years-old and attends Akyempim basic school...

Man accidentally kills brother while testing ‘bullet proof charm’

A Nigerian boy has been killed by his brother while testing a newly bought "bullet-proof" charm, police say. The two believed they had "fortified themselves...

Twitter confirms it intends to close deal with Elon Musk

Twitter has agreed â€” once again — to Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for $54.20 a share. In a statement, Twitter confirmed it had received Musk’s...

Immigration Service rescues stranded Nigeriens at Achimota overhead

Some Nigerien nationals, who were left stranded on the Achimota N1, have been sent to the offices of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The GIS,...

Liberia arrests 3, seizes $100m cocaine haul

The authorities in Liberia say they have seized $100m (£88m) worth of cocaine in a suburb of the capital Monrovia. The operation also involved officers...

Govt to set up fertiliser factory

The government intends to set up a fertiliser-producing factory to cater for the needs of the country’s agriculture sector and beyond. President Akufo-Addo, who dropped...

World Bank cuts Ghana’s growth rate to 3.5% in 2022

Growth in Ghana is expected to slow in 2022 to 3.5%, far below the country’s average pre-pandemic performance of 7%, the World Bank has...