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Man, 40, kills stepfather in his sleep at New Edubiase

A 40-year-old man has allegedly killed his 72-year-old stepfather, Kennedy Atokble, at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region. According to...

Kabye residents beg for Ghanaian citizenship

Residents at Kabye in the Buem-Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region have appealed to government to officially recognise them as Ghanaians. They complain of discrimination...

Bawku: Six killed following fresh attacks

This afternoon, at least six people are reported dead in a fresh attack in Bawku. This was after gunmen opened fire on a bus en...

Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Preparations for African Electric Mobility Regional Value Chains Kick-off in Rabat

The ECA office for North Africa launched on 16-19 January 2024 in Rabat (Morocco) a workshop on “Developing Regional Value Chains in E-Mobility for...

Franklin Cudjoe questions government’s new train deal

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the government's decision to procure new trains for railway sector in Ghana. This inquiry comes after the...

Nkwanta South: Education Director urges govt to review curfew

The Nkwanta South Education Director, Jonathan Korsinah has appealed to government and the Interior Ministry to review the curfew imposed on the Nkwanta township....

Don’t tamper with our conditions of service – Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana says it will not allow anybody to tamper with their conditions of services. According to the National...

Ahanta Traditional Council performs ritual amid chieftaincy riots in Busua

Some family members of the Ahanta Traditional Council in Busua in the Western region have invoked curses on individuals believed to be instigating the...

Cameroon kicks off malaria vaccine rollout

Cameroon today launched the RTS,S malaria vaccine into its routine national immunization services, becoming the first country to do so outside the malaria vaccine...

South Africa concludes tough but productive trip to World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024

South Africa’s delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos used the platform to meaningfully engage investors, civil society, businesses...

Stop adding fuel to the fire – Lawyer advises Ayariga on Bawku conflict

Communications team member of the Movement for Change, Lawyer Andrew Appiah Danquah, has expressed disappointment in the statement made by Bawku Central Member of...

GPRTU makes strong case as it meets Transport Ministry over 20% fare increase

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended the proposed increase in transport fares set for January 24, 2024. The Union had announced...

Bawku: Criminals capitalising on conflict to attack people and expand network – Kwesi Aning

A security consultant, Prof Kwesi Aning says the notion that the violence being orchestrated on the sidelines of the Bawku conflict is perpetrated by...

Bawku conflict: We must take the politics out of it – Kwesi Aning

Security consultant, Prof. Kwesi Aning is urging stakeholders working to restore peace in Bawku to ensure that the proposed solutions are free from any...

Prophet beaten to pulp after attempting to bonk a married woman

A prophet was nearly lynched by angry residents at Awutu Bereku in the Central region for allegedly attempting to sleep with a married woman. Prophet...

Alan Kyerematen reacts to Bawku conflict

Independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has admonished military personnel stationed in Bawku to act professionally to ensure that no human life is wasted in...

MCE slams Ayariga over comments on Bawku conflict

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Bawku, Amadu Hamza Zanga, has slammed the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East...

Central Regional House of Chiefs endorses lithium mining agreement

The Central Regional House of Chiefs (CRHC) has given a clean bill of health to the first lithium mining licence the government issued to...

GWCL sets records straight on water crisis

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Ing. Dr. Clifford Braimah, has said the population of Accra has surpassed the capacity...

Government has not neglected E-block project – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has refuted allegations that the government is neglecting educational facilities in Senior High Schools (SHSs). Speaking at...

Akosombo dam spillage: Ablakwa pays six months rent for 167 displaced teachers

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he has disbursed about GH¢150,000 to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Replacing PTAs with PAs totally unnecessary – Apaak

The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, is urging the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately reverse its...

Infrastructure South Africa to Partner with Association of African Exhibition Organisers to Host 3rd Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa

In an exciting development, Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) has officially partnered with the Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) and a collection of its...

Ewoyaa project: Piedmont Lithium to sell portion of its Atlantic shares to another firm

US-based Piedmont Lithium has announced it will sell a portion of shares it holds in Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium to Atlantic’s biggest shareholder,...

Forest reserves as large as 30 football fields destroyed by illegal miners at Anhwiaso 

Illegal miners have cut down vegetation covering more than forty acres of land in the Anwhiaso-Bibiani Municipality of the Western-North Region.  This vast amount of...

ECG sets record straight on ‘dumsor’

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has addressed concerns regarding intermittent power supply in some areas. The company said there is no nationwide load shedding...

National Peace Council speaks on Bawku conflict

The National Peace Council has assured Ghanaians of its continuous commitment to address and possibly end the Bawku conflict.  Chairman of the Council, Rev. Dr....

Canon’s strong commitment to sustainability recognised in Quocirca’s Sustainability Leaders’ Report

Today, Canon Europe (www.Canon-CNA.com) announces that it has been named a leader in Quocirca’s Sustainability Leaders’ Report 2023 (https://apo-opa.co/3U2vCYy) – an important market analysis which...

The court won’t enforce a contract that promotes sexual immorality – Amorkor Armah

Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Gertrude Amorkor Armah, says the court will not lend its power to enforce...

Driver jailed 8 years for attempted kidnapping 

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a driver to eight years imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to kidnap a father and daughter for...

2 employees of Metro Mass Transit on bail over alleged GH₵250k cable theft

The Kaneshie District Court has granted a GH₵50,000.00 bail with two sureties, each, to two employees of Metro Mass Transit Limited for allegedly stealing...

Mahama reacts to death of 3 in Bawku

Former President John Mahama says he is saddened by the news of the death of three people in Bawku amid a rise in tensions. This...

African Development Bank appoints Aida Ndir Ngom as Director of the Private Sector Development Department

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Aida Ngir Ngom as Director, Private Sector Development Department. Her appointment takes effect from February 1, 2024. Ngom,...

Man stabs neighbour to death for snoring

A Pennsylvania man has been stabbed to death by his neighbour for snoring loudly. The incident came to light last Sunday evening in Upper Moreland...

Bawku: GAF reacts to murder allegations

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted accusations of involvement in the recent deaths of three individuals in Sabongari, Bawku. This follows the January 12th...

FDA issues public alert about circulation of unregistered ‘SLIMFIT’ mineral water

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about the circulation of an unregistered bottled water, SLIMFIT mineral water on the market. The...

Bawku conflict: There must be consequences for extra-judicial killings – Dafeamekpor

Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says there should be harsh consequences for military personnel engaged in extra-judicial killings in Bawku. His comment...

Half Ghanaian women overweight

Half of females in Ghana, aged between 20 and 49, are either obese or overweight, the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report...

Fire destroys over 15 shops near Kasoa new market [Photos]

A raging fire has destroyed over 15 shops near Kasoa new market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality if the Central Region. According to...

Ahafo Ano North: Kwaku Fosu Frimpong gains momentum in bid for 2024 parliamentary seat

As the 2024 elections draw near, the Ahafo Ano North Parliamentary seat has once again become a focal point due to its historical swings...