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Heal KATH: Kuapa Kokoo, Association of Garages donate 120k to support project

More corporate institutions and individuals continue to pour their support for the realization of a full-scale refurbishment of the main blocks of the Komfo...

New Ghana train on test run involved in accident [Photos]

A train recently procured from Poland by Ghana and meant to serve the Tema-Mpakadan railway line has crashed during a test run within the...

NAGRAT issues one-week ultimatum to govt over unpaid pensions

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed dismay over government's failure to fulfill mandatory contributions for over 700,000 Ghanaian workers. During a press...

Oppong Nkrumah reveals what his mother told him after he was appointed as Works and Housing Minister [Listen]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed what his mother told him after he was announced as the sector Minister. Speaking...

We are far behind schedule – Oppong Nkrumah on flood response program [Audio]

Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has admitted that the flood response program in the country is behind schedule. He underscored the urgent...

Illegal miners given 72-hour ultimatum to leave Birim North

The Birim North District Security Council has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to all illegal miners within the Akyem Ntronang enclave to stop their operations....

IET condemns Ashanti Regional Minister over arrest of ECG boss

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has strongly condemned the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah for causing the the arrest of Ing...

 ECG senior staff demands apology from Ashanti Regional Minister

The Ashanti Region Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) senior staff is demanding an apology from the Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah over the arrest of the...

9-month-old baby dead after father bathed her and mother in acid [Photos]

A 29-year-old woman, Philomena Owusu is in critical condition while her 9-month-old baby girl has died after her husband bathed them with acid. The...

Adjenim Boateng Adjei: OSP files fresh charges against Former PPA boss

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has slapped former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei with...

Latest on ’12-year-old’ wondergirl married to Gborbu Wulomo

Gender Minister designate, Darkoa Newmann says Naa Kromor, the teenage girl said to have been married off to the Gborbu Wulomo of Nungua will...

Curfew imposed on Sampa over chieftaincy dispute

A curfew has been imposed on Sampa, in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region over a chieftaincy dispute in the area. ...

No road, no vote – Mallam residents protest over poor roads

Residents of Mallam near the 'borla' road within the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, took to the streets in protest on Thursday, demanding the asphalting of a...

KNUST’s Prof. Grace Nkansa Asante becomes Ghana’s first female Professor of Economics

Prof Nkansa Asante becomes the first female in Ghana to be conferred the academic title following an approval by the University Council. She currently holds the position as the Vice Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KNUST.

Illegal miners risk lives by digging under new gas pipelines – Genser Board Chair reveals

The Board Chairman of Genser Energy, Nana Otwasuom Osae Nyampong VI, has disclosed that illegal miners are digging beneath the newly laid gas pipelines...

Hearse transporting corpse involved in accident; 4 including driver injured [Video]

https://youtu.be/RvwYDt_7Bzg A hearse driver transporting a dead body is said to be in critical condition after an accident at Kintampo in the Bono East region....

MoF, MASLOC board can’t be left off the hook in the misappropriated funds – Analyst

Public Sector Analyst, Harry Yamson has said both the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Board of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) cannot...

Tema shooting: Priestess go topless to purify community [Video]

https://youtu.be/2YJ0e6Zcvjc Priests and priestesses from various clans in Tema Newtown have performed rituals to pacify the land following a shooting incident that claimed two lives...

Stonebwoy joins Davido on stage for epic performance at Madison Square Garden [Video]

Davido's Timeless Concert at the iconic Madison Square Garden in the USA reached new heights last night as he surprised fans by bringing BET...

Transport operators frustrated by long wait to increase fares

Commercial transport operators say they are frustrated by the continuous delay in adjusting transport fares long after fuel prices went up. Some drivers have...

Agona Kwanyarko: One arrested in connection with shooting incident over GH¢500 debt

The Agona Kwanyarko Police has arrested one suspect in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at Agona Kwanyarko over GH¢500 debt. The suspect...

See photos of the newly installed trains for Tema-Mpakadan railway

Engineers working on the two modern trains destined for the Tema-Mpakadan railway line have successfully completed assembling and installation. The Minister for Railways Development John Peter...

Ghana is completely under-lawyered – Prof. Atuguba

Professor Raymond Atuguba, Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, has challenged the notion that Ghana has adequate numbers of lawyers, asserting...

NPA allays fears after crude oil spillage around Old Ningo [Video]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has ruled out any possibility of water contamination resulting from oil spillage from a vessel which has broken down...

 Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant will be useless if … – Dr Manteaw [Video]

https://youtu.be/DO5iD2-Hplw The Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr Steve Manteaw, has said the newly commissioned Ameri Plant in Kumasi will be...

Ghanaian lawyers have strayed from Nkrumah’s vision for law in Ghana – Prof Atuguba

The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has criticised lawyers in the country, highlighting what he perceives to...

It’ll be good to privatise ECG, GRIDCO and VRA but… – Dr Manteaw

Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr Steve Manteaw has expressed dissenting views on the call of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei...

Sam Jonah’s all-important message ahead of 2024 election

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah, has cautioned against violence and legal disputes that could lead to the...

Kumasi residents hold night demo against ‘dumsor’ [Video]

Hundreds of residents in Kumasi on Wednesday evening held a peaceful demonstration over frequent power outages in the Ashanti region. The protesters expressed...

PIAC touts GNPC’s prowess as key energy provider

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called for the review of the laws of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to allow...

Let’s leverage digital age to empower female CEOs, entrepreneurs – Bawumia

Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has entreated public and private sector players to support female business leaders and entrepreneurs to thrive in the digital revolution....

NDC’s attempt to pooh-pooh efforts to increase Ghana’s power grid senseless – Atta Akyea

Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee Chairman Samuel Atta Akyea has criticised what he perceives as attempts by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to undermine...

Woman rejected after a job interview for not wearing makeup

Looking for a job may be one of society's most dreaded tasks. However, when you finally find what feels like a good fit, it...

I acknowledge your patience amid ‘dumsor’ – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he acknowledges the challenges of Ghanaians amidst the recent erratic power supply in the country known in local parlance...

EC officials, student remanded over stolen laptops, BVR kits

The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody three Electoral Commission (EC) workers and a student accused of stealing laptops and Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits...

Court fines man GH₵600 for fake penis-shrinking claim

The Ashaiman District Court has fined Edmund Dela Adrah, a 21-year-old student, a sum of GH¢600 for falsely claiming that a passer-by has caused his...

2024 Green Ghana Day launched – 10 million trees to be planted

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has launched this year’s Green Ghana Day project with a call on the citizenry...

We want anti-LGBTQ+ bill signed – Ghana Baptist Convention to Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Baptist Convention has urged President Akufo-Addo to approve the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTQ+) to define the country’s stance...

Give true meaning to ‘Yen Ara Asaase Ni’, it’s not just a song – Sam Jonah tells journalists

Revered Ghanaian businessman, Sir Sam Jonah has reminded the citizenry that Ghana’s patriotic anthem, ‘Yen Ara Asaase Ni’ is a clarion call to patriotism,...