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IGP warns political parties

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akufo Dampare has issued a stern warning to political parties and other stakeholders in the electoral process...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for phase-one of Petroleum Hub project at Jomoro

President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially cut sod for the first phase of the Petroleum Hub Development project in Nawule, located in the Jomoro District...

Off-duty police officer arrested for alleged murder in Accra

The Police have arrested a ride-hailing driver, later identified as an off-duty Police officer, for allegedly shooting a man at Koans Estate near Kuntunse...

Dave Bishop expands impact with new initiatives following enstoolment as Nana Ekow Amu I

Dave Bishop, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, was honoured on December 30, 2023, with the title of Nana Ekow Amu I (1st),...

EC to begin voters exhibition exercise on Tuesday

The Electoral Commission(EC) will from Tuesday, August 20 begin the 2024 Voters Exhibition Exercise and end on  August 27, 2024. Addressing a press conference on...

Stop trying to mislead the public – Agbodza fires Bawumia

Minority Chief Whip Kwame Governs Agbodza has criticized Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for failing to provide evidence of the 10,800 kilometres of new...

Scrap e-levy now to gain voters’ trust – Bokpin tells Bawumia

Economist and professor of finance, Godfred A. Bokpin, has welcomed Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's proposal to scrap the electronic transaction level (E-levy) if elected as...

Bawumia’s government to initiate “Operation Olympics Glory Programme” next year

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has already set his sights on Olympic glory for Ghana at the next...

CETAG to call off strike after meeting with Labour Ministry

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is set to call off its two-month-old nationwide strike. This decision was reached...

Political parties storm EC to demand provisional voter register ahead of exhibition exercise

The Electoral Commission (EC) is facing massive backlash from some political parties for failing to provide certified copies of the provisional electoral register, which...

One dead, 4 Britons missing after yacht sinks off Italian coast

One man has died and six other people are missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours...

Bawumia’s one-time tax amnesty a good idea for businesses – GUTA

The Head of the Business and Economic Bureau of the Ghana Union of Traders' Associations (GUTA), Charles Kusi Appiah Kubi, has welcomed the pledge...

IEA announces measures to help deepen fiscal discipline, entrench fiscal sustainability

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has announced a number of measures to enhance fiscal discipline and entrench fiscal sustainability. They are fiscal consolidation, consisting...

Sam George doesn’t live in Ningo Prampram; he doesn’t feel for you – NPP PC tells residents

The New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s Parliamentary Candidate for Ningo-Prampram, Michael Tetteh-Eku, has criticized two-term MP Samuel Nartey George for failing to bring development to...

Election Watch Ghana pickets at EC Headquarters over delay in voter register release

An advocacy group, Election Watch Ghana, on Monday, August 19, gathered at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) to demand the immediate release...

Ghana doesn’t need Mineral Development Bank – Bawumia told [Listen]

Banking consultant, Dr Richmond Atuahene has said Ghana does not need a Minerals Development Bank to increase gold reserves. According to him, Ghana does not...

IGP leads delegation to visit family of man shot dead by Policeman [Video]

A delegation of the Ghana Police Service has commiserated with the family of 25-year-old Stanley Ahadzi, who was shot after a disagreement over transport...

Police arrest 85 suspected drug dealers, prostitutes in Tamale

At least 85 suspected drug peddlers and prostitutes have been arrested in the Tamale central business district. This was in a night raid conducted by...

Court issues bench warrant for mechanical engineer accused of fraud

The Accra Circuit Court Nine has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a mechanical engineer who allegedly took GH¢99,810.00 from a farmer...

Bagre Dam spillage: We don’t have enough relief items, move to higher grounds – NaDMO urges residents

The National Disaster Management Organization (NaDMO) says it does not have enough relief items to support all persons likely to be displaced by the...

Pro-NDC radio hosts lead in indecent language violations for July – MFWA Report

The July 2024 edition of the Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) monitoring report on indecent language usage on radio has revealed that show...

Firefighters avert fuel tanker disaster at Odorkor [Photos]

Firefighters from the Dansoman Station on Monday morning swiftly responded to a diesel spill at Odorkor Tarrazo near the Pacific filling station in Accra. The...

Accra High School receives 2400 tablets under 1 Tablet- 1 Student initiative

The management of Accra High School has confirmed the receipt of over 2,400 tablets from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education...

Gov’t to meet striking CETAG members today

The Ministry of Labour and Employment Relations (MLER) through the Fair Wages Commission will today, August 19 meet the leadership of the Colleges of...

Prison escapee fined GH¢1,200

A 29-year-old illegal miner, Ebenezer Asante, who escaped from the Tarkwa Local Prison, has been fined GH¢1,200 by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. In default, he...

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Seek your partners’ consent in political endeavours – Women advised

Women vying for political and decision-making positions have been advised to seek their husbands' or partners' consent for maximum support. Husbands' and partners' consent is...

Auditor-General reports drop in public sector financial irregularities

Financial irregularities among public boards, corporations, and other statutory institutions decreased by GHS6.2 billion in 2023, according to the Auditor-General’s report. For the period ending...

MPs exchange blows in parliament over ousted member

A dramatic altercation unfolded in the Turkish Parliament on Friday as a heated debate over the detention of an opposition delegate descended into physical...

Policeman shoots man, 25, dead after disagreement over fare

A 25-year-old man, identified as Stanley Ahadzi, has been shot dead at the frontage of the Koans Estate at Satellite- Kuntunse, Adjen Kotoku in...

Farmers count their losses as dry spell jeopardizes crop yields

Farmers in the Oti Region are facing devastating losses due to an unrelenting dry spell that has left their fields parched and their crop...

Atetem residents cry for CHPS compound to save pregnant women

The residents of Atetem in the Adansi Asokwa District of Ashanti are urgently appealing for the establishment of a CHPS compound to address the...

Govt rolls out knowledge and skills bank to transform education systems

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced the rollout of the Ghana Knowledge and Skills Bank, a comprehensive digital portal containing...

One dead, multiple injured in violent clash at Nkonsia

A violent clash between youth from Wenchi Zongo and Nkonsia in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region has resulted in the death of...

NDC waiting to copy our manifesto – NPP General Secretary

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader, John...

You have to choose between impactful Bawumia and NDC’s broken promises – Abu Jinapor to Ghanaians

The Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor has affirmed the capability of NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to steer the country in...

UNODC commissions advanced training facility for Ghana Navy

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has commissioned and handed over the Ship-in-a-Box (SIAB) for the Naval Training Command at Nutekpor...

2024 elections: We have done it before, Ghana will not burn – Okyenhene

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has stated that despite the aggressive rhetoric from politicians leading up to the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections,...

Foreign homosexuality laws not applicable to Ghana — Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the fact that some countries, through judicial pronouncement and legislation, have legalised homosexuality, does not mean Ghana should...

Bagre Dam spillage begins August 19

SONABEL, the Power Utility of Burkina Faso says it will begin the spillage of water from the Bagre Dam on Monday, August 19, 2024. A...