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Firefighters use buckets to douse fire in Koforidua market as pump fails

Personnel from the Eastern Regional Sub-Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Sunday resorted to using buckets of water to douse a...

Guniea Bissau to grant fishing licence to Ghanaian fishing vessels

Ghana and Guinea-Bissau have reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen their bilateral and multilateral cooperation in various areas. This includes trade, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture,...

FDA warns on the importation of unhygienic baby diapers

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a warning regarding the importation of unregistered and unhygienic baby diapers. The Authority in a statement on...

Ghana seeks Italy’s assistance to combat sub-regional insecurity – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has underscored Ghana's intention to leverage its longstanding relationship with Italy to address the rising challenge of insecurity within the sub-Saharan African...

Watch the fake healing testimony that led to man’s arrest at Kasoa

A video that led to the arrest of a suspected criminal who gave a fake healing testimony at an Easter convention hosted by The...

Volunteer information on suspected money laundering, unexplained wealth – BOG urges public

The Bank of Ghana is calling on the public to provide information voluntarily regarding suspected cases of money laundering and unexplained wealth. This call...

Two transport unions to increase fares effective April 13

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana and the Transport Operators of Ghana have announced an increase in transport fares, effective from Saturday, April 13,...

Jinapor sends SoS message over suspension of electricity export [Watch]

https://youtu.be/W7WmPI5pXLo Yapei-Kusawgu Member of Parliament (MP), John Jinapor has warned of dire consequences over President Nana Akufo-Addo's directive on the suspension of electricity export to...

Getting shot and robbed – A quick note of information, gratitude and caution

On January 19 this year, I was shot in front of my house at about 8.20 pm. The robbers made away with the Toyota...

Institutional suppliers suspend protest

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has suspended their protest, after a meeting with the Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum. The picketing began early...

Companies must act now to invest in carbon markets – Environmental Defense Fund, others advocate

There are heightened calls for more companies around the world to act now in investing heavily in the carbon market for forests restoration to...

Driver who returned actress’ missing phones breaks silence [Video]

https://youtu.be/XxD4gRe5sCI A Ghanaian driver who has won the hearts of many social media users after he returned phones, Nigerian actress, Anita Joseph left in his car has...

Bawumia mourns with people of Sunyani

Over the past seven days thus Monday, April 1, 2024, to Sunday, April 7, a significant part of Sunyani, the capital of the Bono...

Kumasi traders threaten 5-day continuous protest over stalled Kejetia redevelopment project 

The Kumasi Central Market and Second-Hand Clothes Traders Union are threatening to embark on a five-day continuous protest if work is not resumed on...

ChaLoG endorses Mahama’s pledge to dissolve Sanitation Ministry

The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has endorsed National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama plans to dissolve the Ministry of Sanitation and Water...

Why take the fall, blame ‘dumsor’ on transformers? ECG quizzed

Ranking Member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Jinapor, has raised concerns over the lack of transparency from the Electricity Company...

‘Dumsor’: This is how much ECG needs to buy fuel

A ranking member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Jinapor has reiterated the erratic power supply is as a result of...

The lights are going to stay on – ECG MD

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has once again shot down the calls for a load-shedding timetable, reiterating there are no power outages, locally...

NSS pays January allowance of personnel

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the distribution of allowances to service personnel for January 2024. In a statement on Friday, April 5, the...

Let’s not stampede presidency to release KPMG report on SML-GRA deal – Martin Kpebu

Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has asked Ghanaians to give the Presidency ample time release the KPMG report on its audit of the agreement...

2 fake ECG workers fined GH¢2,400 for extortion

The Accra Circuit Court has convicted a mason and electrician for posing as Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) workers and extorting money from customers...

Cocoa farmers react to farmgate price increment

Cocoa farmers across Ghana are expressing frustration in response to the recent announcement of new farmgate prices for cocoa beans. The Ghana Cocoa Board...

Govt to launch Performance Tracker

The government will on Wednesday 10th April 2024 launch the Performance Tracker at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra....

Parliament’s Mines and Energy committee orders ECG to issue load-shedding timetable

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has directed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish a load-shedding timetable to help Ghanaians...

Scholarship Bonanza: More damning allegations drop

A Research Fellow at the Hans Ruthenberg Institute, University of Hohenheim, Sulemana Issifu, has made damning allegations concerning the Scholarship Secretariat. During an interview...

Three persons walk free in GH¢100k metals theft case

Three persons accused of stealing metals worth GH¢100,000 at a warehouse at Odorkor in Accra have been acquitted and discharged by the Dansoman Circuit...

Court of Appeal nominees: Akufo-Addo sends 20 names for approval

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has in exercising the powers granted by the 1992 Constitution submitted the names of 12...

Man arrested for fabricating miracle healing at church in Kasoa

A suspected criminal has been apprehended after attempting to deceive attendees at an Easter convention hosted by The Church of Pentecost in Kasoa. The...

Russ Cook: British man sets record with 16,000km run across Africa

A British man known as the “hardest geezer” has finished running the entire length of Africa after a gruelling challenge that has taken nearly a year. Russ...

Ayawaso West: Dumelo highlights three reasons for loss to Lydia Alhassan in 2020

Actor-turned-politician, John Dumelo has revealed three key reasons behind his loss in the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary elections in 2020. During an interview with Bola...

91 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast

More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said Sunday. The converted fishing boat,...

Nungua event was traditional rite, not marriage ceremony – Chieftaincy Minister clarifies [Video]

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Amoah Boateng, has moved to dispel misconceptions surrounding an alleged child marriage ceremony that recently sparked...

We’re in trouble if… – Domelevo raises alarm over ‘misuse of scholarships’ [Video]

Former Auditor-General Dominic Yao Domelevo has raised concerns over the misuse of scholarships in Ghana. He highlighted the troubling trend of financially well-off individuals being...

2024 solar eclipse: A guide on where and how to watch it

Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The...

Choir groups eulogise Asantehene at Otumfuo Composer Competition

“Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is a Mighty King. His wisdom is like a river flowing through the ages, upon the Golden Stool. He sits...

Students gifted $1,000 each on graduation

The founder and Chairman of the Governing board of the Nduom School of Business and Technology (NSBT), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, fulfilled his promise...

2 siblings fined for verbally assaulting public officers

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has imposed a GH¢1,320 fine on two siblings, for verbally assaulting four public officers. Safianu Osumanu was fined GH¢720 and Aishatu...

Claims of missing manhood all fake – Police say as 9 suspects are arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested nine persons across the country for publication of false news regarding the alleged disappearance of their genitals that...

Nungua Child Marriage: Ex-Gender Minister condemns publication of minor’s pictures

A former Minister of Gender and Social Protection, Rachel Appoh has condemned the publication of photos of the 16-year-old girl at the centre of...

Missing manhood: Alleged suspect shares harrowing ordeal

An evangelist identified as Timothy Tsikata has recounted how he was nearly lynched after being falsely accused of robbing a trader's manhood in Ashaiman. Recounting...