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Ghana Music Awards USA comes off on Saturday, August 20

The 2022 edition of the Ghana Music Awards is scheduled to come off on Saturday, August 20 at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, Ohio...

Man allegedly rapes friend’s neighbour

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday remanded a 20-year-old man, Musa Salimon, at the Agodi Correctional facility for allegedly raping his friend’s...

Largest ‘wee’ farm uncovered at Afram Plains, 5 arrested for cultivating 80 hectare cannabis farm

The largest cannabis farm ever has been discovered at Afram Plains in the Eastern Region.The 80-hectare cannabis farm was discovered in the Obuo Akroma...

Notorious robbers who attacked family in broad daylight arrested

The Police have arrested two members of a robbery gang that attacked a family at Suhum in the Eastern region in broad daylight on...

Hidden underwater village resurfaces for first time in 40 years as UK heatwave dries lake

A secret underwater village hidden for over 40 years has been uncovered as Britain's scorching heatwave dries up the lake where it was previously hidden. The houses that used...

Ursula Owusu, Nana Cheddar’s pilgrimage to Axim [Photos]

Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and businessman, Nana Bediako Cheddar, have embarked on a trip to Axim in the Western Region....

Man, 26, killed in mining pit

The search for gold in an abandoned mining pit of AngloGold Ashanti at Obuasi by a group of miners turned disastrous as one of...

Sulley Muntari could join Asante Kotoko from Hearts of Oak – Reports

Former Ghana international, Sulley Ali Muntari, could join arch-rivals Asante Kotoko on a free transfer this summer according to local media reports. Midway last season, the...

Full text: Utility tariff increment announced by PURC

2022-2025 MULTI-YEAR MAJOR TARIFF REVIEW FOR NATURAL GAS, ELECTRICITY AND WATER SERVICES The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has concluded its regulatory process for the examination...

Chelsea manager to face FA inquiry over referee comments

The FA will investigate Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel following Sunday's post-match comments about referee Anthony Taylor. Tuchel was angry after Harry Kane's equaliser six minutes...

Charcoal seller allegedly commits suicide over GHS 3,000 debt

A 22-year-old charcoal seller, Kwabenya Gyata, has been found hanging dead in an abandoned public toilet at Gomoa Obiri in the Gomoa West District...

What Bridget Otoo said about Lydia Forson after her wedding

Two days after her most-talked-about wedding, Bridget Otoo has taken to social media to extol Lydia Forson for her unparalleled support, remarking that the...

We’re committed to making Ghana safer – IGP reiterates as he receives new motorbikes

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has renewed his pledge to make the country the safest place. The police chief is poised...

Electricity, water tariffs up by 27.15%, 21.55%

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced tariff increases effective September 1, 2022. Tariffs for electricity and water are expected to go up by...

Star Assurance, AssureAdvisors to launch repackaged insurance products

Star Assurance, one of Ghana’s leading general insurance providers has together with their Corporate Agency, AssureAdvisors Limited, launched two re-packaged personal insurance products into...

Office of Special Prosecutor employing services of investigative journalists

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced it is employing the services and expertise of investigative journalists. The move, according to the office, is...

50 killed and many displaced in northern Nigeria flooding

At least 50 people have died and "many" displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria, Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the...

Security agencies to permanently patrol river bodies to fight galamsey

The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has declared that as government’s permanent solution to the fight against illegal mining, the Ministry...

Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Ghana Police Service [Video]

https://youtu.be/mhfdbxWyirM President Nana Akufo-Addo has presented 1,500 Apsonic motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service to aid their work. The presentation was done in a brief ceremony...

One dead, 17 injured after stage collapsed at music festival

One person died Saturday and 17 have been injured, three of them seriously, after a stage collapsed at a music festival near Valencia, Spain,...

Egypt Fire outbreak: Dozens killed in church fire

At least 18 children died in a fire that killed dozens of worshippers gathered for Sunday morning mass at a church in Giza, greater...

Carlo Ancelotti to retire after Real Madrid spell

Carlo Ancelotti says he will retire once his time with Los Blancos comes to an end. The former AC Milan gaffer is regarded as one...

Ghana Card won’t be used for Election 2024 – Deputy EC Chairman

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured Ghanaians that it has no intention to use the Ghana Card as a source of identification for the...

List of alleged corruption cases Special Prosecutor is probing

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has furnished the public with cases which have engaged its attention so far. This forms part of the...

NIA resumes services at Elwak Sports Stadium

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has resumed its services at the Elwak Sports Stadium, Accra effective Monday, August 15, 2022. The resumption...

Illegal miners arrested; mining equipment destroyed on River Offin [Photos]

About nine illegal miners have been arrested and their equipment decommissioned on River Offin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. They...

Special Prosecutor publishes half-year report

The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it has so far not been able to secure any conviction or acquittal in respect of cases...

Russia reopens bond market to friendly traders

The Moscow Exchange will be partially reopened to foreign investors from Monday after a nearly six-month suspension during the Ukraine war. It says only investors...

Fans react as Akuapem Poloo reveals new name

Actress Akuapem Poloo has stunned social media users with the latest news about her conversion to Islam. In her latest Instagram post, the actress...

Equip Covid-19 testing labs to target Marburg – Medical Laboratory Scientists to govt

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has urged the government to make use of the controlled state of the Marburg virus to improve...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari has this to say about Bridget Otoo’s marriage

<a href="http://⁦Bee… my Sister and friend got hitched today! May the good Lord bless this union! Congratulations to you and Ago Tetteh, buddy ?⚽️?❤️❤️❤️...

The Art of Living organization to hold event on peace and happiness

The Art of Living, an international non-religious, non-profit organization will be hosting an event that assists individuals in strengthening their mental health and reducing...

4 arrested for refurbishing, selling abandoned LPG cylinders

The Kaneshie District Police has arrested four persons for refurbishing old and abandoned Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders for sale at Swanlake Masalachi in...

Mahama mourns with A.B. Crentsil’s family at one week observation [Photos]

The one-week observation of veteran highlife legend, Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, known in showbiz circles as A.B. Crentsil, has been held. The ceremony took place on...

Atewa Forest is a ‘no go area’ for mining; GIADEC and strategic partner must walk away immediately – A Rocha Ghana

A Rocha Ghana, an environmental NGO, has urgently reminded all investors and mining companies – especially the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) ‘preferred...

Labianca case: GRA dissociates itself from Col. Damoah’s comments against Special Prosecutor

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has distanced itself from some comments made by the Commissioner of Customs concerning the findings of a case involving...

ECG begins repair works on transformers in Kroboland

Residents of the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities of the Eastern region may soon heave a sigh of relief, as the Electricity Company of...

NDC senior member passes on

A senior member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Nuamah Donkor, has passed on. He was 63. His death was announced by his party...

Homowo is a beautiful festival – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was left impressed when he joined the chiefs and people of Ga Mashie (British Accra) to celebrate the Homowo...

Monkeypox: Experts give virus variants new names

A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align...