Newmont clarifies arrest of farmers at Ahafo Mines
Newmont Africa has denied media publications alleging they connived with the police to arrest some members of the Concerned Farmers Association in its Ahafo...
Cocoa politics: COCOBOD replies Mahama
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has taken on former President John Mahama for criticising the government's increment of the farmgate price of cocoa beans...
Two arrested for attempting double voter registration in Wa
Two people have been caught for attempted double registration at the ongoing limited voter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC) in Wa.Ben Alaglo, the Wa...
Leaked tape: Parliamentary committee to resume sittings October 2
The parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape on the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, will resume sitting...
Metal cookware ‘Dades3n’ shown to cause lead poisoning, low IQ
A new study on nearly 200 consumer products and food samples across four regions in Ghana has revealed worrying levels of lead contamination in...
IET blames state agencies for Shama explosion
The Institution of Engineering and Technology-Ghana (IET) has blamed government agencies for the explosion at the Anto-Aboso quarry site in the Shama District of...
Accra Book Flood project launched to tackle library books shortage
In a bid to combat the chronic shortage of books in public libraries in Accra, the Ghana Library Authority (GLA) has taken a groundbreaking...
Scrap-dealer jailed for theft, causing damage at Ghana Armed Forces premises
A scrap dealer who stole a quantity of iron rods from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been convicted by an Accra Circuit Court....
Businessman in court over 16 auctioned vehicles
A businessman who allegedly collected GH¢117,500 from a building contractor under the pretext of securing 16 auctioned vehicles but failed, has appeared before an...
Shama explosion: Over GH¢55k found at quarry site
The Assembly member for the Anto Aboso Electoral Area in the Shama District of the Western Region, Emmanuel Owua-Awie, has disclosed that an amount...
Number of women interviewed in media for expertise declines – Survey
A survey conducted by the Ghana Women Expert Project has shown a decline in the number of women interviewed for their expertise in the...
VRA issues alert on Kpong, Akosombo dams spillage
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has caution residents downstream of Akosombo and Kpong dams to be alert and take precautionary measures ahead of a...
IGP says centralising information flow is standard police practice, but Scotland Yard says otherwise
Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare says his centralisation of information flow within the Ghana Police Service is in line with international...
New twist to leaked tape on IGP’s removal
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape on the Inspector General of Police's (IGP) removal has asserted that the audio seems...
My evidence is ready, the truth will come out – COP Mensah
Embattled Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah says he has prepared his evidence and is confident the truth will ultimately be revealed.According to...
Dampare’s interrogation was needless  – Sulemana Braimah
The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) says the questioning of the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare...
Limited voter registration: Asutifi North NDC blames EC for low turnout
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Asutifi North Constituency of the Ahafo region has blamed the Electoral Commission's (EC) for the low turnout of...
Five-year-old pupil swept away by flood waters in Kumasi
Tragedy struck in Moshie Zongo, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, as a heavy downpour on Tuesday led to the loss of a five-year-old...
Fetish priest inflicts machete wounds on ex-girlfriend
A jilted fetish priest identified as Togbe Gadefia has attacked his ex-girlfriend with a machete at Asamankese in the Eastern region.The victim, Rakia Huseini,...
Man, 40, allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl to death
A 40-year-old man, Kwabena Larbi, has allegedly defiled a 10-year-old girl to death at Ohene Akura in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern...
Forestry Commission impounds 21 trucks of stolen wood
The Bono Regional Forestry Commission has intercepted 21 trucks loaded with stolen wood from various reserves in the enclave.Out of the 21 trucks,...
EPA reshuffles Western Region Director, others after quarry explosion
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undertaken a major reshuffle including a transfer of the Western Regional Director and others after the quarry explosion...
GES announces reopening date for basic schools
In a significant move to restore the pre-COVID-19 academic calendar and bring stability to the education system, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has scheduled...
Leak tape probe: Lawyer lauds Dampare’s friendly interaction with his accusers
Private legal practitioner, Kwaku Paintsil has lauded the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare's friendly interaction with police officers involved in a plot...
JUSAG demands improved security, risk allowance for staff after Tamale attack
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) wants improved security and some risk allowance for its members following the recent attacks at the...
Leaked tape probe: Dampare only guilty of doing his job – Kofi Akpaloo
Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, says the only crime the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George...
Use of ‘wee toffee’ on the rise among SHS, JHS students
Bongo District Mental Health Coordinator, Prince Kofi Yeboah, has expressed worry over the rise in sales and consumption of psychoactive drugs on the various...
School selection: Parents urged to take active role to ease placement stress
Parents are being advised to actively participate in the school selection process in an effort to alleviate the stress, frustration, and time-wasting associated with...
Gridlock on Mallam-Kasoa road after Tuesday’s downpour
The downpour on Tuesday afternoon has washed silt onto both ends of the Mallam-Kasoa section of the Kaneshie to Kasoa road hindering vehicular movement.The...
Judges not appointed based on political affiliations – GBA
President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo is insisting that the appointment of judges to the bench is based on merits.According...
2 injured in accident on Accra-Tema motorway
Two people were injured in a road accident on the Accra-Tema motorway on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.The accident, which happened near Tema Community 18...
IGP leaked audio probe to be held in-camera today
Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing the alleged plot to remove the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has said hearing will be...
Newborn baby discovered on refuse site at Gomoa Aboso
Residents of Gomoa Aboso, located in the Gomoa Central district of the Central region have been thrown into a state of shock following the...
APSCA: Matthew Opoku Prempeh bags Transformational Leadership Award
Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was on Friday 8th September, 2023 awarded at the 2023 edition of the Africa Public Sector Conference and...
Leaked tape probe: It’s normal for IGP to show emotions – Supt Asare’s lawyer
Lawyer Alfred Papa Darkwa, counsel for Superintendent George Asare, one of the police officers implicated in the alleged conspiracy to remove the Inspector General...
3 businessmen in trouble over GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil deal
The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over an alleged GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil transÂaction.Alhaji Iddrisu Ibrahim,...
Student jailed 12 months for swindling businessman
The Nkwanta District Court has sentenced Anyebas James, an undergraduate, to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour, for defrauding a businessman in Nkwanta South...
Bagri Dam spillage: Move to safe places – NADMO urges residents
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is warning Bagre Dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso will soon be spilled.It is therefore urging residents to move...
Leaked tape probe: Dampare’s bright exchanges with 3 ‘brothers’ [Photos]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare extended an olive branch to his accusers when the parliamentary committee probing the alleged plot...
Drama in court after couple are jailed 25 years for stealing
A businessman aggressively challenged a Circuit court judge after he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on the charges of conspiracy to steal, abetment...