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Sehwi Asafo residents live in darkness over stolen ECG transformer [Photos]

The Asafo community, a suburb of Sehwi in the Western North Region, has been plunged in darkness after unidentified persons stole the entire ECG...

GIJ holds training for students on news reporting, editing

The skills and expertise needed to write on educational issues are important to all student journalists. This has been an interest of the School...

Don’t launch YouStart until you pay us – NABCO trainees to govt

A group of trainees, under the National Builders Corps (NABCO), has called on the government to halt the implementation of the YouStart initiative until...

Players without Ghana Card won’t be registered for 2022/23 season – GFA

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) says players who do not possess a Ghana Card, will not be registered for the 2022/23 season. As part of...

E-levy: Govt fails to meet revenue target

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has disclosed that the Electronic Transactions Levy (e-levy) has generated less than ¢60 million, close...

Very soon we may have to borrow to pay wages – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, is hinting government may soon have to borrow to pay wages if measures...

Reckless motor rider crashes to death

Excessive speeding has reportedly caused the death of a motor rider and severe injuries to another person at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. Mumuni Saani,...

Gabby Otchere-Darko sparks IMF debate

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said he is not against the government seeking economic support from the...

37 million people in Japan urged to switch off lights

Japan's government has urged people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to use less electricity on Monday, as it warned that supplies will be...

Ex-convict in court over fraud

Businessman Charles Oppong Kyekyeku, who was jailed in the UK for fake invoices totaling £245,000 to Jones Lang LaSalle over two years, has been...

Human Trafficking: Ghana Police rescue 9 victims on Lake Volta

The Ghana Police, in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare, have rescued nine trafficked victims from Yeji in the Pru East District of...

AU calls for probe on migrants’ death at Spanish enclave

The African Union (AU) has called for an immediate investigation into the death of at least 23 migrants who died on Friday when a huge...

School Feeding: Juliana Cudjoe blames Minister for her dismissal

President of the Greater Accra School Feeding Caterers Association, Juliana Cudjoe, has blamed the Greater Accra Regional Minister for the termination of her contract...

Cape Coast – Twifo Praso road to be closed for repair works on Jukwa bridge

The road linking Cape Coast to Twifo Praso in the Central Region, which collapsed on Sunday, June 19, will be closed to traffic today...

Fraudsters using Sammy Awuku’s name in recruitment scam arrested

A 73-year-old businessman, Emmanuel King Opare, a known member of the ruling New Patriotic Party and a 55-year-old teacher, Elizabeth Manukure, both residents of...

Akufo-Addo boarded train from France to Belgium – Presidency

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo boarded train from Paris to Brussels, Belgium says the Presidency. This is contrary to claim by the National Democratic Congress Member...

Man jailed for defiling neighbour’s daughter

The Sogakofe Circuit Court has handed a seven-year prison term in hard labour to Richard Atim, a 25-year-old mechanic who defiled an 11-year-old girl. The...

27 teachers sacked over fake appointment letters

Twenty-seven teachers in some basic schools in the North East Region have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly joining the...

Police in court over Arise Ghana demo

The Police are seeking a court ruling on the time and location of an intended protest by a group, Arise Ghana. This, the Service said...

FDA destroys expired, unwholesome products worth over GH¢300,000

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has safely disposed of some expired and unwholesome products worth GH₵312,720.00 in the Upper East Region.The disposal was...

Ukraine war: Uk joins ban on imports of Russian gold

The UK, US, Canada and Japan will ban imports of Russian gold in an effort to hit Moscow’s ability to fund the war in...

Tiler gets 7 years for defilement; claims victim forced him to have sex with her

Patrick Mawunyega, a 24-year-old tiler, who defiled a 15-year-old girl after helping her with her homework, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by...

IMANI Africa’s 10 challenges with National Cathedral

In its most recent policy document, the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has identified some challenges with the National Cathedral project. This document from...

Top GRA official dies as car plunges into Boti River

A man, identified as Richard Frimpong, has been confirmed dead after a car he was driving plunged into river Boti on the Akyem Oda-Nkwanta...

Lady sexually abused by fetish priest to end spiritual marriage shares experience

A Kumasi-based lady has given an uncomfortable confession of how she was sexually assaulted by a fetish priest in her quest to end a...

China develops mind-reading device that can detect when men watch porn

Chinese researchers claim to have patented a device that is capable of “reading a man’s mind” and detecting when he is watching porn, according...

Ghanaian journalist buries wife amidst tears

CEO of Crime Check Foundation, a television channel dedicated to the fight against crime, as well as a staff of GBC, has buried his...

Tears flow as ‘Ekwueme’ singer, Osinachi is laid to rest

Famous gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu was buried amidst the tears of her family and friends on Saturday at her father’s compound in Isochi Umunochi,...

Fake police officer in court over fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GHS70,000 bail with two sureties to a fake police officer who allegedly defrauded his fiancée of GHS...

Man found dead in Palm farm after going missing

A man, believed to be in his 50s, has been found dead in a palm farm at Fumso in the Adansi Asokwa district of...

Gareth Bale agrees to Los Angeles FC move after Real Madrid exit

Wales captain Gareth Bale has agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a free transfer. Forward Bale, 32, is currently a free agent...

Fire guts 10-bedroom house at Dwase-Praso

Fire has razed down a 10 bedroom compound house at Dwase-Praso in the Asante Akyem central in the Asante Region. The incident is said to...

Over 1,000 Nigeriens repatriated – Gender Ministry

The Ghana Immigration Service, in collaboration with the Niger Embassy in Ghana, has repatriated a total of 1,320 Nigeriens to their home country. This was...

We’ll abandon WASSCE students and classrooms June ending – NAGRAT

The Eastern Region branch of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has joined calls for nationwide strike over failure on the part of...

EPA boss sends strong message to persons erecting structures at unauthorized places

Executive Director of Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has issued a stern warning to persons and companies erecting structures at unauthorised...

Residents live in fear as strange beast invades New-Dormaa enclave 

Residents at New Dormaa in the Sunyani Municipality are living in fear following alleged attacks by a strange beast invading the enclave.The Ghana News...

WAFU B U-17 tournament: Black Starlets beat Ivory Coast to win bronze

The Black Starlets defeated Ivory Coast 3-2 to claim the bronze medal in the WAFU Zone B U-17 tournament at the Cape Coast Stadium...

Bawumia, NPP, NDC bigwigs mourn with Jospong CEO

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare and other high ranking government officials graced the one week ceremony of...

Armed robbers shoot law student on eve of his graduation

On the eve of his expected call to the bar, 30-year-old Daniel Ledi was left battling for his life after armed robbers shot him...

Many in critical condition in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway [photos]

Passengers on board a sprinter bus have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident at Juaso- Atwedie on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Reports indicate the...