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Fisherman jailed 8 years for defiling 4-year-old girl

A 23-year-old fisherman, Joseph Armah, also known as Asaa, has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Gender-Based Violence Court at the...

Dr. David Kofi Wuaku unveils bold vision for youth-led technological and economic transformation in Volta Region

In a defining moment for the future of the Volta Region, Dr. David Kofi Wuaku, a distinguished leadership expert and aspirant for the Council...

Man, 25, shot dead while returning from farm at Akyem Dokyi-Tetekasom

A 25-year-old man, Kwame Asamoah, also known as Kwame Ketewa, has been shot dead by an unknown assailant while returning from his farm in...

Adoagyiri residents demand apology from Hardcastle over remarks against Annoh-Dompreh

Concerned citizens of Adoagyiri-Nsawam in the Eastern Region are calling on Emeafa Hardcastle, the Acting Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission, to issue a...

Ashanti Regional Minister pledges to advance Asanteman’s development agenda

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has assured his commitment to collaborating with all employees of the Regional Coordinating Council to drive the...

Korle Bu temporarily suspends acceptance of dead bodies

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has announced a six-week suspension on the acceptance of fresh bodies and Brought-in-Dead (BID) cases as it refurbishes...

Former NPP MP aspirant’s tax fraud case: Lawyer says he is willing to prove innocence

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant Collins Amoah, who is facing charges for allegedly conspiring to defraud a businessman of GH¢800,000, has engaged...

ECG asked to resolve Adidome frequent power outages within 14 days

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been urged to address frequent power outages in Adidome Central, within the North Tongu District of the...

SIM re-registration: Dr. Ashigbey clarifies incomplete process

In the wake of the announcement by the minister nominee for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, regarding the re-registration of SIM...

Muntaka hit with sad news

Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has lost his mother, Hajia Saudatu Sulemana Muntaka. The Minister, who also serves as the Asawase Member of Parliament (MP), took...

STEM Education: Empowering the Innovators of Tomorrow

The African Science Academy (ASA), founded by the African Gifted Foundation, is a girls-only advanced-level school fostering the growth of young African women in...

CDS, Service Chiefs pay courtesy visit to Defence Minister Omane Boamah

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, together with the Service Chiefs, paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Minister...

Salaga North MP pledges to complete abandoned projects, build first SHS in Kpalbi

Member of Parliament for Salaga North, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni, has assured his constituents of his commitment to completing all abandoned and ongoing projects left...

Water Crisis: Volta Regional Minister assures relief after visiting treatment plant

The Volta Region has been grappling with a severe water crisis for the past three weeks, leaving residents of Ho and surrounding areas without...

Former MP, 2 others arrested over violent clashes at Nsoatreman-Kotoko match

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons in connection with the violent clashes  during a football match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante...

Over 2,300 Ghanaian women died of breast cancer in 2024 – Breast Care International

Over 2,300 Ghanaian women died of breast cancer in 2024, according to the President of Breast Care International and CEO of Peace and Love...

Binsere residents protest construction of ‘toxic’ waste dam by AGA

Residents in Binsere in Obuasi are protesting the construction of a toxic waste dam in the community by AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine. They allege three...

EPA confiscates three excavators in a move to enforce directive to halt mining in river bodies

The Environmental Protection Authority has moved to halt mining operations along the tributaries of the Offin River at Pasoro in the Ashanti Region. The EPA...

Three missing siblings found dead in freezer

A community in Anambra State, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning after the shocking discovery of the lifeless bodies of three siblings in a...

Greater Accra Regional Minister to reintroduce Sanitation Day, award scheme 

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has identified security and sanitation as her top priorities for the capital city. During her first meeting with the...

ORAL Team denies spying on Afenyo-Markin’s private properties

The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team has dismissed claims by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that the committee deployed drones to monitor his private...

We are law-abiding – Minority

Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader has stated that the party is known for its "gentlemanliness" and adherence to the law. On Thursday, during the vetting...

Students of KTI and KASS clash in Kumasi, property vandalized

Students of Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) and Kumasi Anglican Senior High School (KASS) in the Ashanti region have clashed, leading to vandalism of property...

Prophet Adom Kyei Duah donates GHS 2.2 million to members affected by Kantamanto fire

Founder and Overseer of Believers Worship Center (Philadelphia), Prophet Stephen Adom Kyei Duah, has pledged a generous donation of GHS 2.2 million to support...

Inflation for January 2025 declines slightly to 23.5%

Inflation for January 2025 declined slightly from 23.8% in December 2024 to 23.5%. Food inflation continues to rise, recording 28.3% in January 2025, up from...

70% of streetlights in Accra to be fixed within 50 days – Regional Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has announced plans to install 70% of streetlights within 50 days in office. The Shai Osudoku Member...

Hamid Armah calls for institutionalization of the National Education Forum

Former Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim and former Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has urged the institutionalization of the...

Vetting chaos: We’re not here to witch-hunt our colleagues – Committee

The seven-member committee probing the chaos during the vetting of ministerial nominees has assured that it is not on a witch-hunt mission. Chairman of the...

President Mahama appoints Paul Adjei as GETFund Administrator

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr. Paul Adjei to serve as the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). Mr. Adjei holds a...

Ghana Grows collaborates with GHABA to empower hairdressers

The Springboard Road Show Foundation, through its flagship Ghana Grows Program, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians...

Decomposing body found at Berekum lorry station

The decomposing body of a young man has been found at the Berekum main lorry station in the Bono region. Drivers and food vendors at...

Adam Mutawakilu appointed Acting MD of GWCL

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWL) has announced the appointment of Adam Mutawakilu as the Acting Managing Director. The former Damongo MP's appointment, made by...

Dr. Nii Moi Thompson appointed chairman of NDPC

Development Economist Dr. Nii Moi Thompson has been appointed Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), pending consultations with the Council of State. Dr....

Intermittent power cut ignited fire at Suame Magazine – Fire Service

A preliminary investigation has revealed a power outage ignited the inferno which swept through the Zone 21 Garage of the Suame Industrial enclave in...

How MP allegedly squeezed Dafeamekpor’s balls during vetting chaos [Listen]

Akim Oda Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Akwasi Acquah has detailed how South Dayi MP and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson-Dafeamekpor was allegedly assaulted during...

Mpraeso MP intervenes after teachers’ bungalow fire in Nkyenekyene

Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Ansah Opoku, has taken swift action following a fire that destroyed a teachers’ bungalow at Nkyenekyene Presbyterian...

Freemasonry isn’t occultism, it’s rooted in Christianity – Afenyo-Markin defends

Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has refuted claims that Freemasonry is an occultic society. According to him, it is deeply rooted in Christian teachings and...

EU pledges stronger defence ties with Ghana’s new minister Omane Boamah

Ghana’s newly appointed Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has received warm congratulations from the European Union Delegation to Ghana following his recent...

EPA confiscates three excavators on Offin River

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has moved to halt mining operations along the tributaries of the Offin River at Pasoro in the Ashanti Region. The...

They begged us not to scrutinise her – Afenyo-Markin on Linda Ocloo’s quick vetting

Minority Leader and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed that government officials personally pleaded with the Minority to refrain from...