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Goat thieves beaten to pulp at Adenta

Two suspected goat thieves were subjected to severe beating at Adenta Kenkey House in Accra. The incident unfolded when residents discovered their private vehicle loaded...

SHS students to receive free tablets on Monday

The government has announced plans to begin distributing free tablets to Senior High School (SHS) students on Monday, March 25, 2024. According to the Executive...

African Games: You’ve showcased the best of Ghana to the world – Akufo-Addo congratulates athletes

President Akufo-Addo has conveyed his warmest congratulations to Ghana's contingent for their remarkable achievements at the 13th Africa Games, Accra 2023, held in Accra....

If oil disappeared tomorrow (By HE Haitham Al Ghais)

By HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General. If oil disappeared tomorrow, there would be no more jet fuel, gasoline or diesel. Internal combustion engine...

Obuasi East NDC PC supports timber market fire victims

In response to the devastating fire outbreak at the Obuasi timber market, National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East Constituency, Samuel Aboagye,...

Newlyweds discover marriage papers are invalid

Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical...

Asantehene decries ‘unfavourable’ staff to student ratio at KNUST, asks for clearance

Asantehene and chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned what he says is “unfavourable” staff...

Antwi Mensah Foundation hands over 15-seater toilet facility to Ejisu R/C school

The Antwi Mensah and Family Foundation has handed over a 15-seater toilet and washing facility to the Ejisu R/C model school in the Ashanti region.  The...

Ashanti West ECG goes after debtors

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ashanti West Region has commenced an exercise to ensure all customers in arrears pay their bills promptly while...

Current power outages due to excessive export of electricity by VRA – Independent Power Generators

The Independent Power Generators, Ghana (IPGG), has attributed the current power outages to the Volta River Authority’s excessive exportation of electricity to other countries. Its...

Rate of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African region are now being diagnosed and treated, marking the highest case-detection rate in the region...

Tamale water crisis: Irate Tishigu residents storm GWCL office [Video]

https://youtu.be/5-fFUWFN7tE Residents of Tishigu in the Tamale Metropolis on Saturday stormed the Northern region office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to register their displeasure...

Akweibu Electoral Area residents join hands to clean environment [Photos]

As the rainy season approaches, residents of Akweibu Electoral Area in Ablekuma North have taken proactive steps to ensure a clean and healthy environment...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: President would have been in contempt of court if… – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson says President Akufo-Addo could be cited for contempt of court should he receive the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

How to Install Hollywoodbets App for Android, iOS, and Windows

Betting has never been so easy since it could be accessed online. This is one of the best features or developments to have hit...

TB kills 43 daily – Expert calls for investment to deal with burden

Ahead of the global commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday, it has emerged that 43 Ghanaians die of the disease, an airborne...

WAPCo attributes Friday’s ‘dumsor’ to system glitch

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has blamed the widespread power outages experienced in most parts of the country on Friday, March...

€2.37m ambulance saga: Court orders arrest of businessman

The High Court in Accra has issued a warrant for the arrest of Richard Jakpa, the private businessman standing trial with a former Deputy...

Intensifying new initiatives for Tuberculosis (TB) case-finding in Nigeria

Around a year ago, Mallam Mainasara Mohammad, a resident of Makera,  a locality in Kebbi State, Nigeria, became increasingly worried about his son, nine-year-old...

Internet interruption: We’re working to reimburse wrongful E-Levy deduction – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is working to reimburse wrongful Electronic Transfers Levy (E-Levy) deductions during the internet disruption. GRA in a...

Bathroom attendant sentenced 15 years for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old bathroom attendant to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. Issahaku Ibrahim pleaded not guilty...

Democracy Hub, #OccupyJulorbiHouse protestors sue Police

Democracy Hub and 23 other applicants have sued the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over an alleged unlawful arrest, torture, and detention during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse...

Equatorial Guinea – a Major Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Hotspot in West Africa – Signs on for Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024

Antonio Oburu Ondo, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, will speak at the upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris,...

JoyNews gets results: Two NGOs rescue Nantong-Zuo residents from water crisis

Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have stepped in to assist residents of Nantong-Zuo in the Northern region following a water crisis highlighted by JoyNews. The...

Anti-LGBTQI+bill: Catholic Bishops Conference plans meeting Akufo-Addo

The Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Reverend Father Clement Kwasi Adjei, says the Conference intends to meet President Akufo-Addo. The meeting is to...

Asante Akyem ‘Adesuahene’ donates books, lab equipment to Agogo State College

In a quest to promote quality education, Nana Frimpong Manso Adakabere, Adesuahene of Asante Akyem Agogo has donated over 2,000 science books and lap...

Scrap dealer jailed for stabbing security man

The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has sentenced a 27-year-old scrap dealer and herbal medicine peddler, Abdulai Sanusi, to three years imprisonment in hard labour...

Ghanaians are not truthful, the leaders are a reflection of the people – Professor Adu-Gyamfi

A political historian at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Professor Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, holds the view that Ghanaians are choosing political leaders...

Adamorobe residents lament deplorable state of road, call on gov’t to fix it

The residents of Adamorobe in the Eastern Region have expressed frustration over the government's failure to construct their road. The road, which serves as...

Chiefs, people of Weta call for suspension of Traditional Council inauguration

The chiefs and residents of Weta in the Ketu North Municipality in the Volta Region have called on the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious...

Deputy CHRAJ boss passes on

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has announced the death of its Deputy Commissioner, Richard Ackom Quayson. The death was announced in...

Akatsi North District Assembly bans Easter activities at Ave Dakpa

The Akatsi North District Assembly has announced a ban on Easter activities at Ave Dakpa in the Volta Region. The District Chief Executive (DCE), Simon...

Gas explosion accounts for 35% burns cases at Korle Bu

Thirty-five per cent of burns cases on admission to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are caused by gas explosions, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

‘Okada’ operations remain illegal – NRSA

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Ing. David Osafo Adonteng, has reiterated that ‘Okada’ operations remain illegal. This comes after the flagbearer...

GNPC CEO Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah – transforming Ghana’s oil and gas sector with Vision and Action

In a bold departure from traditional norms, Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), is redefining leadership...

Equatorial Guinea Remains a Strong Partner of ExxonMobil and American Companies

Following an article published by the Financial Times (FT) regarding ExxonMobil’s exit from Block B, Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue and...

Celebrating a decade of leadership: A reflection on the 10 years of chieftaincy of Katakyie Kwasi Bumagama II, Omanhene of Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area

His Royal Highness, Katakyie Kwasi Bumagama II on 20th March, 2014, ascended to the esteemed position of paramount chief of the Sefwi Wiawso traditional...

Bizarre! Woman murdered and her corpse sexually assaulted by assailants in Ashanti region

Two suspects are in police custody for allegedly raping the dead body of a 36-year-old woman, after she was murdered in her home at...

Ofankor tenant murder: Prosecution tenders 47 live cartridges retrieved from accused landlord

State Prosecutors have through the Police at Mile 7 Police Station tendered in 47 live cartridges as evidence retrieved from the residence of Victor...

Weija Dam spillage: NADMO cautions residents

The Weija Gbawe Municipal Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has asked residents living around the Weija Dam to relocate in the...