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Three feared dead, scores injured after rock blasting at Buduburam [Video]

Three people have been reported dead with about 36 injured on the Buduburam stretch of the Accra-Winneba highway. The tragic incident was a result of...

GNFS gives detailed account of East Legon accident 

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed concern about inadequate fire stations in the country, highlighting the fact that Accra’s plush East Legon...

Ghana and Liberia strengthen bilateral ties with Indonesia

The Honorary Consul for the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana,  His Excellency (H.E) Paskal Rois, has made a significant move to bolster diplomatic and...

Sinapi Aba staff wins women league of 2024 AGA – Otumfuo Golf tournament

A staff of the Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans Limited, Pearl Andrews, is the new champion of the women’s league of the AngloGold Ashanti...

Be emboldened by public outcry to deal decisively with illegal miners – UFP to government

The United Front Party (UFP) has called on the government to take immediate and decisive action against perpetrators of illegal mining, following a recent...

Dr. Joyce Aryee dismisses concerns over National Cathedral staff salaries amid construction halt

A member of the National Cathedral’s board of trustees, Dr. Joyce Aryee, has dismissed concerns about staff payments during the project’s construction halt, calling...

 Operation Halt arrests 9 suspected illegal miners; 23 changfans destroyed

Nine suspected illegal miners have been arrested, and 23 changfans destroyed by officers from 'Operation Halt'. They were arrested along the Ankobra River at Prestea...

2024 NSMQ: Mfantsiman Girls knock out Zion College and WASS to secure spot in one-eighth stage

The ladies from Mfantsiman Girls SHS are back in the spotlight, kicking out West Africa SHS and Zion College to secure their spot in...

University of Ghana wins legal tussle over Legon Botanical Gardens

The University of Ghana has announced that the managers of the Legon Botanical Gardens will cease to be in charge effective November 30. Though owned...

Two shot at ‘galamsey’ site in Ashanti region

A violent clash between Chinese nationals and youth from Sekyere Krobo in the Asanti Region has left two persons shot and injured at a...

Concerned youth of Kwahu demands answers over allegations against Kwahumanhene

The Concerned Youth of Kwahu, led by their chairman, Benjamin Ayim has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the queen mother of Kwahu to address...

State of emergency won’t stop galamsey without community action – Bryan Acheampong

Food and Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong says declaring a state of emergency to combat illegal mining aka “galamsey,” would be ineffective without the active...

13 die in fatal accident on Kumasi-Obuasi Highway

A tragic accident occurred at dawn today, Monday, October 14, 2024, after a VIP bus travelling from Kumasi to Enchi in the Western North...

Journalists cautioned against being conduits for spreading ‘fake news’ during elections

Journalists and other media professionals in Ghana have been urged to uphold their ethical responsibility of reporting accurately and credibly in the upcoming general...

Galamsey adversely affecting our baptism – Deeper Christian Life Ministry

The Deeper Christian Ministry has revealed that illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has forced the church to halt baptism of new converts. According to...

Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai

An Indian politician has been shot dead in the commercial capital, Mumbai. Gunmen opened fire on Baba Siddique, 66, near the office of his son,...

World Bank says 26 poorest countries in worst financial shape since 2006

The world's 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and...

Cocoa smuggling taskforce seizes 100 bags in Old Akrade

The Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with national security, has apprehended a driver and a mate at old...

United States, Germany launch $40 million joint initiative to prevent conflict in Northern Ghana

The United States and Germany have launched a $40 million Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) regional initiative to strengthen stability in northern Ghana and...

Over 60 injured in drone attack on northern Israel

More than 60 people have been injured in a drone strike targeting the Binyamina region of northern Israel, medics have said. In a statement, volunteer...

9 injured from NPP-NDC clash at Mamobi; police on manhunt for perpetrators

Nine persons have been injured in a violent clash between the supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The...

Burial date for KNUST student who died on a business trip announced

A 24-year-old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who tragically passed away during a business trip, will be laid...

How ghastly accident at East Legon happened [Video]

CCTV footage has unveiled the circumstances leading to the tragic accident at East Legon in Accra on Saturday, October 12, 2024 that claimed two...

Akufo-Addo’s galamsey fight is a joke – Prof. Abavare

President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Eric Abavare, has...

Your advocacy for safe environment has paid off – Akufo-Addo to Okyenhene

President Akufo-Addo is commending the Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin for his sustained campaign against environmental degradation over the last 25 years. According to Nana...

Galamsey: Restoring polluted water bodies will take 10 to 15 years – Toxicologist

Dr Bright Boafo Boamah, a medical doctor and Toxicologist has revealed that it could take between 10 to 15 years to restore Ghana's water...

Galamsey is an outright war declared on Ghanaians – Retired Banker

Frank B. Adu Jr., a retired banker and member of the Ghana Anti-Galamsey Coalition, has described illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, as an...

Two burnt beyond recognition in ghastly accident at East Legon

Two young women who are yet to be identified have been burnt beyond recognition in a ghastly accident at East Legon. Three others including the...

Otumfuo-Manwerehene touts Alan Kyerematen’s capabilities to lead Ghana

The Otumfuo’s Manwerehene, Baffour Dr. Ossei Hyeamann Brantuo VI, has thrown his support behind Alan Kyerematen as an independent presidential candidate, praising his experience,...

Galamsey: 7 in 10 small-scale miners operate illegally – Dr Theo Acheampong

Dr Theo Acheampong, a Mineral and Natural Resources Economist, has revealed that seven out of every ten small-scale miners in Ghana operate without a...

Government’s measures against ‘galamsey’ grossly insufficient – Yaw Nsarkoh

Yaw Nsarkoh, a member of the Ghana Anti-Galamsey Coalition, has criticized the government's efforts to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, as being...

Galamsey: Why govt won’t declare state of emergency – Prof Appiagyei-Tua

Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua of the School of Law, University of Ghana, has expressed concerns about the government's reluctance to declare a state of emergency...

Driver and mate hospitalised after accident at Bunso

A driver and his mate are receiving treatment at the Tafo Government Hospital in the Abuakwa North Municipality following an accident at Bunso in...

Oforikrom Education Directorate advocates for Pad Dispensers in schools

The Oforikrom Education Directorate in Ashanti region is advocating for the procurement and installation of sanitary pad dispensers for basic schools across the country. The...

Galamsey: You’ve failed us; wake up and show leadership – Senyo Hosi to Akufo-Addo

Convener of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of not showing leadership in the fight against illegal mining, commonly...

Dying waters, dying fisheries: The unseen cost of galamsey on Ghana’s fisheries sector

The images are haunting: viral videos shared widely across social media show murky, brown sludge gushing from inland rivers into the sea, choking the...

Meet Juventus Duorinaah Ghana’s first hearing-impaired lawyer

Juventus Duorinaah has made history as the first hearing-impaired lawyer in Ghana. This marks a significant milestone and inspiration for both the legal profession and...

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: The Agonizing Tale of Elizabeth

I’m “Only God can be my lawyer because I can’t afford one.” – Elizabeth Pumpuni Meet Elizabeth, a 31-year-old mother of four, whose life has...

Human foot found on Everest may hold key to one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries

When a National Geographic documentary team discovered a boot and sock sticking out of a melting glacier on Mount Everest in September, they almost immediately recognized its significance as a...

TUTAG flays Organised Labour for ‘chickening out’ of galamsey strike, announces own strike plans

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has expressed strong disapproval of Organised Labour’s decision to withdraw from a planned nationwide strike against...