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Sam Jonah’s thought-provoking question on Central Medical Stores fire

Business mogul, Sir Sam Jonah, is still seeking answers on the circumstances that led to the fire outbreak at the Central Medical Stores in...

GNECC calls for gov’t action to bridge literacy gap

As the world observes International Literacy Day, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition's (GNECC) has called on government to take concrete measures to address...

Man in court for living double life; married to two women at the same time

A man is facing seven years in jail for living a double life married to two women in Britain and Germany at the same...

40-year-old man drowns at Mankessim

A 40-year-old tricycle rider, Suleman Abubakar, has drowned in the Okyi river at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.Residents discovered...

Gbi disturbances: Police smashed my wife’s car and took her money – Chief

One week after the unfortunate incident that occurred between some police personnel and residents of the Gbi Traditional Area, particularly Gbi Godenu and Wegbe,...

Gbi police brutalities: But for God, I would have been shot – Hohoe MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Hohoe, Noble Awume, has recounted his harrowing experience when he found himself between irate youth and heavily armed...

Burkina Faso’s Bagre Dam spillage raises flood concerns along White Volta River

SONABEL, the power utility of Burkina Faso, has issued a critical alert to the Volta River Authority (VRA) regarding the ongoing spillage of water...

Fisherfolk thank Bawumia for digital initiative to oversee distribution of premix fuel

Fisherfolk in the country have expressed gratitude to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and the government, for the introduction of an automated system to...

Full text: Sam Jonah’s speech at Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana conference

The President and Executives of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, members of the society, distinguished invited guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honour...

Impact Makers unite to end child trafficking in Hweda

In a resounding show of unity and determination, the vibrant community of Hweda, in the Gomoa West District of the Central region, gathered to...

GES reschedules reopening date for SHS 1 students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening date for Senior High School (SHS) Form One students to September 25, 2023.Instead of reporting...

Woman assaults GWCL staff for disconnecting her tap over non-payment

A video of a woman seen physically assaulting a staff of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) after her tap was disconnected due to...

TEDMAG supports female students in Agric Colleges in Ghana

The Technical Education Development for Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (TEDMAG) Consortium is set to support female entrepreneurs in Agricultural Colleges in Ghana.The initiative is...

Bawumia mourns sons of late NPP bigwig killed in gory accident

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commiserated with the Yahaya Iddi family following the death of their two sons.The deceased are Alhaji Lamin Yahaya Iddi and...

Three school children drown at Mankranso

Three school children have died within a week after drowning in a river while crossing to school at Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South...

Tanker truck accident at Mamfe leaves 2 in critical condition

Two people are currently in critical condition and receiving treatment at the Tetteh Quashie Memorial Hospital following an accident on Tuesday morning, at Mamfe...

Road Fund Levy falls 14.6% to ¢2.45bn in 2022 – Report

The government collected ¢2.095 billion as Road Fund Levy in the 2022 fiscal year, 14.63% lower than the actual target of ¢2.454 billion.According to...

Aggrieved Menzgold customers appeal to Akufo-Addo for bailout

Aggrieved customers of Menzgold are appealing to President Akufo-Addo to intervene in retrieving their locked-up cash ahead of the criminal court proceedings against Nana...

PAC refers Sefwi Wiaso College of Education to A-G over procurement breaches

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has referred the Sefwi Wiaso College of Education to the Attorney General over procurement breaches.James Klutse Avedzi, the Chairman...

Cecilia Dapaah case: Lead suspect seeks bail

18-year-old Patience Botwe, the lead suspect in the theft case which occurred in the house of the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources,...

Street beggars: Gender Minister calls for strict law enforcement

Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu has assured the public that her Ministry will soon remove all beggars and children from...

GBA only interested in attacking Mahama – Edudzi Tamakloe

The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe says the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) is only interested in...

There is no dignity – MoFFA boss on posing of corpses at funerals

The Registrar of the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA), Dr Yaw Twerefuor, has expressed reservations about posing of corpses at funerals, particularly to...

Man put before court for allegedly causing damage to trader’s eye

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a 24-year-old unemployed man bail in the sum of GH₵50,000.00 with three sureties for causing a trader to...

Business in Saboba under threat as flood cuts off bridge in Saboba

Business at Saboba in the Northern region is under threat following flooding of the Kpalba bridge.The Yendi-Kpalba route to Saboba is considered shorter and...

Over 100 rendered homeless after heavy rainstorm in Yeji

Over 100 residents in Yeji in the Pru East District have been rendered homeless following heavy rainstorm that lasted for two hours.This unexpected...

KMA asks traders occupying weak structure at CBD to vacate for demolition

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has asked traders occupying a weak commercial building in the central business district of Adum to vacate immediately.Structural investigation...

OSP seizes Cecilia Dapaah’s cash, freezes her accounts again

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), says it has complied with the High Court ruling directing it to return Cecilia Dapaah’s seized cash...

Roads Ministry to fix faulty traffic lights across the country

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced plans to fix all faulty traffic lights across the country.The Public Relations Officer for the...

Ghana Police Service needs a total overhaul – Ex officer

A former police officer, Twum Barimah is calling for a total overhaul of the Ghana Police Service after a tape in which some officers...

21-year-old man jailed for stealing techno phone

A 21-year-old unemployed man has been handed a six-month prison sentence for stealing a Techno mobile phone in the Nkwanta South District Court of...

IGP leaked tape: More senior officers petitioning probe committee – Atta Akyea

The Chairman of Parliament’s ad-hoc committee investigating the leaked tape discussing the ouster of the IGP, Samuel Atta Akyea has revealed that some senior...

What is wrong? Mahama only encouraged NDC lawyers – Ayariga

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga, has expressed shock at the outcry former President John Mahama's comment about the judiciary has generated....

DVLA to phase out PVC cards

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced that from March 2024, all Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cards, will be declared invalid.According to...

GN Bank Case: Supreme Court to decide Dr Nduom’s motion for Interim Asset Management Committee

Lawyers for Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom have asked the Supreme Court to hear and decide their motion for an injunction and to grant them...

New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules

Apple’s latest iPhone will almost certainly feature a USB-C charge point when it is unveiled on 12 September.The firm’s phones currently use its proprietary...

Akyem Hemang chiefs issue 10-day ultimatum to police to halt galamsey

Chiefs and people of Akyem Hemang, a farming community in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, have issued a 10-day ultimatum to...

Ban on galamsey yielding positive results – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said, the ban on illegal mining, also known as galamsey, is yielding positive results in Ghana's bid to...

KATH clarifies report of fake doctor arrested on its premises

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has described as false the claim that the young man who was arrested at the...

Ghana stands ready to unlock second disbursement – Economist on IMF bailout

An Economist, Dr. Patrick Assuming is optimistic Ghana will be able to receive the second tranche of $600 million from the International Monetary Fund...