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NEDCo warns public against fake meters after major seizure in Sunyani

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has issued a public warning about the circulation and sale of counterfeit energy meters within its service areas. This...

Security personnel ready to enforce ban on grain export – Nitiwul

Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has said security personnel will be deployed to all border towns nationwide, particularly the northern part to enforce the ban...

Okyenhene to champion sustainable development at University of Bradford forum

Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, the Okyenhene, is set to deliver a keynote address at the inaugural Traditional Leadership and Sustainable Development Forum at the...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Accra-Tema Motorway Extension Project

President Akufo-Addo has broken ground for the Accra-Tema Motorway extension project, aimed at enhancing the capacity and efficiency of the motorway. The President noted that...

Akufo-Addo directs Finance Ministry to raise GH₵8bn to deal with dry spell

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Ministry to raise a GH₵8 billion relief package to support farmers facing devastating losses due to an unrelenting...

The Multimedia Group pays courtesy call on IGP ahead of National Media Freedom Dialogue

The Multimedia Group Limited has paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare. This was to officially invite him...

Many injured in gory accident at Tanoso [Photos]

Many passengers have been injured in a gory accident at Tanoso in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The accident occurred on Monday, August...

Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands

At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the...

Miner, 18, jailed for stealing mining equipment 

A small-scale miner, Mohammed Razak, 18, who stole mining equipment worth GH¢13,400 has been handed five years imprisonment with hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Razak...

Mason caught in church theft faces GH¢3,600 fine and 5-year prison sentence

A mason who appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court for unlawfully entering the Elim Glorious Church at Wassa Dompim near Bawdie in the Wassa...

Kasoa robbery: Armed men tie up NIB officer, escape with car and valuables

An officer with the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) and his wife were subjected to a terrifying robbery at gunpoint in their home at Kasoa...

Government inaugurates Ashaley Botwe School Junction to Tema Motorway project

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the six-kilometre Ashaley Botwe School Junction to Tema Motorway Road project to enhance road infrastructure and improve...

Police arrest 11 persons over illegal land grading at Ojobi

The Ojobi District Police Command has arrested 11 persons for their involvement in the illegal grading of lands at Ojobi in the Gomoa East...

Unemployment looms as power remains in the hands of a few – Joyce Bawah Mogtari [Video]

The Special Aide to former President, John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has raised concerns about the growing unemployment crisis in Ghana, attributing it...

Government’s grain export ban triggers backlash from farmers

Peasant Farmers Association is not pleased with the government's recent ban on the export of key grains, including maize, rice, and soybean. This concern comes...

Telegram CEO arrested over probe into child porn, drug trafficking on app

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornography,...

Government to raise GH₵8 billion relief package for struggling farmers

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Ministry to raise GH₵8 billion relief package to assist farmers grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing...

Akosombo Dam spillage victims to file class action against government

Victims of Akosombo Dam spillage are preparing to sue government over the lack of action to resettle and compensate victims of disaster. Members of Parliament...

ECG begins mass replacement of obsolete meters with Smart MMS-compliant prepaid meters

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a significant initiative to replace outdated and malfunctioning electricity meters across the Accra East region with...

Teacher appeals for help after betting GH¢15,000 reserved for father’s treatment [Video]

A Ghanaian part-time teacher who also works as a digital satellite installer, Joshua Adu Guni, has made a heartfelt plea for help to overcome...

Fire Service investigates Kasoa building collapse that killed 3

The Ghana National Fire Service has launched an investigation into the collapse two-storey dor­mitory building collapsed at Richmere Vocational Institute (RVI), near Kasoa in...

Family announces burial date for veteran broadcaster Godwin Avenorgbo

The funeral of renowned broadcaster, Godwin Avenorgbo, will be held at the Lashibi Funeral Home near Accra, on September 14, 2024, at 1pm prompt. The dress...

Bride devastated as groom dies hours to wedding

A bride has been left deeply heartbroken as her groom passes away in a tragic car accident, one day before their wedding. On what was supposed to be...

ICGC Trinity Temple Kumasi furnishes KATH Psychiatry Unit with new furniture

The Trinity Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in Kumasi has donated office furniture to consulting rooms of the newly refurbished Psychiatry...

Owner of Kasoa building that killed 3 had no permit – Assembly Engineer

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly Engineer, Isaac Ofori has revealed the owner of a two-storey building that collapsed and killed three people on...

Election 2024 is between the past and the future – Joseph Cudjoe

Following the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s media encounter, Member of Parliament for Effia Constituency in the Western Region, Joseph...

Harassment by security officials reason for mistrust – Residents of border communities

Residents of some border communities in the Upper East Region have alleged that harassment by security officials is the major factor of mistrust between...

2024 WASSCE: Some Labone SHS students barred from writing Social Studies paper

About seven final-year students at Labone Senior High School(SHS) were prevented from writing the Social Studies paper in the ongoing West Africa School Certificate...

Electrochem to set up GH₵10 million interest-free loan scheme for women

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Electrochem Ghana Limited, mine, Abdul Razak Adam has said they are committed to focusing on poverty alleviation, women...

Ghana’s development hindered by lack of focus on TVET – Former TVET Services Director-General

Ghana’s vast natural resources, including timber, gold, bauxite, oil, shea butter, and cocoa, have long been celebrated as pillars of the nation’s economy. However, despite...

NHIA and GRA owe NIA GH¢346m – Ken Attafuah

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed that it is owed substantial amounts of money by both the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and...

Government sued by CDD, MFWA, 3 others over GH₵1bn paid to SML

The government has been sued by five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to recover over GH₵1 billion paid to Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). The NGOs are...

How two tragic events struck Kasoa New Market

Two tragic incidents hit the Kasoa New Market over the weekend, claiming three lives and destroying wares worth millions of cedis on Saturday and...

Ghana Card: Over 100k people being investigated for multiple registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed that more than 100,000 Ghanaians are under investigation for allegedly attempting to register multiple times for the...

Just Turned 18: Our work exposes us to rape, threats, other dangers – Kayayei

Agbobloshie is arguably home to many head porters popularly known as kayayei in Ghana. Although it is business that puts daily bread on the tables of many...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Housing Ministry demands extra GH¢200m for resettlement programme

The Minister of Works and Housing has appealed for additional funds to address phase one of the Akosombo Dam spillage resettlement programme. Following the spillage,...

NIA to commence registration of persons aged 6 to 14 years in September

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced plans to begin Ghana Card registrations for children aged 6 to 14 in September. This follows the successful...

Clean-Jobs Resources Limited warns unauthorized persons in Tano-Anwia forest

A mining company, Clean-Jobs Resources Limited formerly known as Clean-Jobs Ghana Limited wishes to bring to the attention of the public, relevant authorities, and...

Assets declaration will no longer be a ‘secret’ under NDC gov’t- Sammy Gyamfi

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has stated that the next NDC government would prioritize stringent asset declaration policies...

NHIA pays more than ¢1.5million under free dialysis programme

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made payment of additional GH¢1,001,329.00 under the government’s free dialysis programme. The allocation covered the expenses for dialysis...