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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...

Nigeria ad regulator sues WhatsApp owner for $70m

Nigeria’s advertising regulator is suing Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – as well its local affiliate for 30bn naira (about $70m;...

NSMQ 2022 launched

All is set for the main 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz Competition as the championship is launched with fixtures for the preliminary round...

Scores of residents displaced, others trapped as Weija and its environs flood

Scores of residents in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been displaced with several others trapped in their homes as...

Forestry Commission gave consent to Wontumi’s Akonta Mining to enter Nimri Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission says the Minerals Commission may go ahead and process documents of Akonta Mining Limited for its permit entry into the Tano Nimri...

Akufo-Addo meets National House of Chiefs, MMDCEs over ‘galamsey’

President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday meet the National House of Chiefs and  Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on the galamsey menace...

My vehicle was set ablaze on Samatex premises – Wontumi cries out

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, has said his vehicle was set ablaze at the premises of...

Joy News’ Joojo Cobbinah, NGO sue govt over River Offin menstruation taboo

JoyNews' Features Editor Joojo Cobbinah and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHDRA), an NGO, have sued government over its failure...

Anger as Bukom residents dry clothes on newly built Astroturf [Video]

A latest video of residents using the Bukom Astroturf as a place for drying clothes has triggered reactions from Ghanaians. The sandy pitch, which...

Legon: Police seek call records in level 100 student’s boyfriend murder

Police investigators are seeking records and information of telephone conversations and bank transactions from the Telcos and Banks in the case in which a...

No ban on Ghana’s cocoa – EU Ambassador to Ghana assures

The European Union (EU) has dismissed reports that Ghana’s cocoa will be banned by members of the union. Speaking on behalf at the EU Ambassador...

Galamsey could cause ban on Ghana’s cocoa beans in the international market – Agric Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that harmful chemicals used in illegal mining is the greatest threat to cocoa...

Man chops off brother-in-law’s hand in feud

Simon Nyajanaam, a man believed to be in his 20s, has had his hand chopped off in an attack by his brother-in-law at Abotansu,...

Why unregistered sim cards have not been deactivated after deadline

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George, has revealed why unregistered SIM cards have not been blocked following the September 30 deadline. Mr George claims...

UCL: Ajax want to qualify from the group stage – Mohammed Kudus

Ajax talisman, Mohammed Kudus, says his club is looking to qualify from the group stage of UEFA Champions League this season. The Eredivisie side currently...

Sam George justifies why he doesn’t have Ghana card

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, Sam George, has said he does not have a Ghana Card. In view of this, he is yet to...

Man, 26, found dead in bizarre state at Budumburam [Video]

https://youtu.be/vHadAqnE67c A 26-year-old man, Stephen Akwaboah, has been lynched by unknown assailants for allegedly stealing goodies at Big Apple, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam in...

Akufo-Addo, NPP gurus pay last respects to former Chairman [Photos]

A former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Harona Esseku, has been laid to rest. The final funeral rites came off on Saturday, October...

GWCL assures regular water supply after flooding

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has assured customers in the Greater Accra, Northern and Upper West regions of regular service despite flooding incidents...

Ministry of Health inducts medical herbalists from KNUST

The Ministry of Health has inducted newly qualified Medical Herbalists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to take on the...

Suspected thieves tortured at ‘galamsey’ site

Two suspected thieves accused of attempting to rob a galamsey site being worked on by some Ghanaians and a Chinese national at Denkyira Nkotimso...

Operation Clean Your Frontage embarks on 3 months intensive joint enforcement strategy in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has indeed began the enforcement of its most touted and campaigned clean Accra law enforcement project dubbed "Operation...

ECG’s IT department resisting checks and balance moves by MD – Kwadwo Poku

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research has fingered the IT department of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for...

Mankessim murder: Chief defends mason who dug hole for burying victim

The Tufuhene of Ekumfi Akwaakrom, a suspect in the Mankessim murder case, has pleaded with the Cape Coast District Court to withdraw the third...

Electroland Ghana to award ex-Kotoko duo Etouga, Prosper Nartey

Electroland Ghana Limited will award three individuals for their outstanding performances in the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League season. After helping his team to lift the...

I’m very responsible, I wont do things to hurt the environment; NPP – Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako Chairman Wontumi has said his only engages in legal mining. According to...

Why I’m protecting Nimri Forest Reserve – Wontumi

Owner of Akonta Mining Limited, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has vowed to protect the Nimri Forest Reserve from illegal mining...

Neighbour rescues 13 women held hostage for six months

Thirteen young women who were abducted by unknown people in Zambia have been rescued months after they disappeared. The women, aged between 17 and 28,...