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Robbers attack passengers on Yeji road; bolt with ambulance [Video]

https://youtu.be/hTQgw7WdhtE About seven passengers are in critical condition following a robbery attack around Jamasi near Mampong in the Ashanti region. The incident reportedly...

Martin Kpebu sends important message to EOCO over Cecilia Dapaah’s case

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to partner with the police in probing the case involving...

Salugu attack: Youth drop names of suspects

Residents of Salugu in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have expressed dismay over what they perceive as the police's failure to...

Victims of Salugu attack appeal for assistance

Residents affected by the recent attack in Salugu, located in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region, are appealing to the government for...

There is no freedom of expression in Ashanti Region – Maurice Ampaw

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has opined that there is no freedom of expression in the Ashanti region. According to him, people cannot freely...

Kumasi Traditional Council invitation; Maurice Ampaw makes U-turn

Private Legal Practitioner, Maurice Ampaw, has vowed not to honour the invitation of the Kumasi Traditional Council for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the...

GEA disburses over GH₵700m to boost small and medium-scale businesses

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has revealed that her organisation has successfully disbursed over GH₵700 million to support micro,...

ECG declares operation “No Free Consumption” 

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will between February 1 and 15 embark on an operation dubbed “No Free Consumption”. The operation...

PPPs key to economic transformation in Africa – KGL boss

The Executive Chairman of the KGL Group of Companies, Alex Apau Dadey has stressed the pivotal role that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) play in Africa's...

Poor infrastructure, inadequate housing for teachers affecting education in Asante Akyem Foase

Headteachers in Asante Akyem Foase are expressing concerns about poor infrastructure and the lack of accommodation for teachers in some communities within the Asante...

Full list of 2023 GSTEP Challenge winners

As anticipated, the 2023 Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) challenge brought together creative young innovators from three regions, including the Greater Accra,...

OSP’s reasons for referring Cecilia Dapaah’s case to EOCO quite baffling – Inusah Fuseni

Former Member of Parliament(MP) for Tamale Central Constituency, Inusah Fuseini, has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor for referring the case of former...

Why I gave late Mac-Palm GH₵2,000 – ACP Agordzo

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged of coup plot-related charges, has clarified that the money he...

 ACP Agordzo opens up on harrowing conditions during NIB detention

A former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged over an alleged coup plot has shared the harrowing...

Gospel singer accused of ordering lover’s murder

South African Gospel singer Kelly Khumalo ordered the murder of her then-boyfriend, football star Senzo Meyiwa, a court has been told. Mr Meyiwa was...

Ghana Federation of Labour proposes extension of retirement age

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has advocated for a dialogue on the potential review of the retirement age from 60 to 65 years....

Estonia lauds Ghana’s digitalisation success

Authorities in arguably the world’s most digitalised country, Estonia, have expressed surprise at the success story of Ghana's digitalisation journey, and the impact it...

Akufo-Addo to commission 97 kilometre railway line in March

President Nana Akufo-Addo will be commissioning the 97 kilometre railway line from Tema to Mpakadan by March 2024 when the newly acquired trains arrive...

Angry Ashaiman residents ‘ban political campaigns’

Aggrieved residents of Ashaiman near Tema in the Greater Accra region are cautioning politicians against campaigning for votes in the municipality due to the...

Chief Fire Officer visits injured personnel at UGMC [Photos]

The Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Julius A. Kuunuor on Thursday morning, visited the two firemen who sustained serious injuries in line of duty at...

Man arrested over fake meters at Kasoa

The police in Kasoa have arrested Shadrach Agoya, 35, for allegedly transporting fake electrical meters. Chairman of the GPRTU Kpando Station in Kasoa, Issah...

Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative

“Sudan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. It's a living nightmare for children,” Mandeep O’Brien said this week in an interview with UN News.  Nearly 10 months...

Let’s stop the dig and ship and add value to our national resources – Lands Minister to African countries

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP has underscored the importance of value addition to the successful and responsible harnessing...

University of Ghana UTAG supports striking unions

The University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG) has expressed solidarity with sister unions on strike to press home demands for...

Tackling the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria

“My mother-in-law asked me how I was feeling and I told her I was fine, but I knew I was not,” says Ngozi*, a...

Mahama pledges to use profit from gold mining for development in Adansi

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has pledged to ensure that proceeds from gold mining in the Adansi area are used...

Angola reinforces cholera preparedness and response measures

With ongoing cholera outbreaks in neighbouring countries, Angola is stepping up preparedness measures to effectively respond to potential emergence of the disease in the...

GJA directs media to blackout Hawa Koomson

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour has directed all media houses to immediately cease all forms of media coverage...

500 teachers in Sekyere East trained in NTDs detection and management

Five hundred teachers in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region have completed training sessions focusing on the detection, prevention, control, and management...

India to lead worldwide consumer growth with 31% of new consumers; digital economy to surpass US$1 trillion in Latin America (LatAm) and Africa

Clients in major rising economies like Brazil, India, Kenya, and Nigeria are pulling the global digital market up by paying online purchases with instant...

Hinen Displays the latest Backup System at Solar Power Africa 2024

As a leader in the backup energy industry, Hinen (www.Hinen.com) proudly announced that it will display its latest Mini Series Backup System, as well...

‘Sick Hospitals’: The only working defibrillator at Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital is faulty

Finding a working defibrillator at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western Region is akin to the 9th wonder of the world. It is...

Father who allegedly beheaded 3-month-old baby, two accomplices remanded

A father who allegedly murdered his 3-months-old baby, his lover and a 17-year-old friend have been remanded by the Awutu Bereku District Court in...

Uganda: Commonwealth Speakers praise Parliament’s hospitality

The hospitality of the Parliament of Uganda has been recognised by delegates who attended the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth...

Martin Kpebu ranks Ghana’s 4th Republican presidents on degree of corruption

An ordinary segment on Adom FM's morning show, Dwaso Nsem, transformed unexpectedly when renowned lawyer Martin Kpebu shared insights on his recent legal victory...

Kalidou Koulibaly: Senegal footballer signs up to defend the most vulnerable in armed conflicts

Captaining his country at the Africa Cup of Nations, the Senegalese international Kalidou Koulibaly has joined forces with the International Committee of the Red...

Cocoa smuggling delaying road projects in Oti Region – Minister

Oti Regional Minister, Joshua Makubu says cocoa smuggling is delaying road projects in the region and other parts of the country. According to him, the...

Negotiations to restore Asante regalia began almost 50 years ago – Agyemang-Duah

Dr. Ivor Agyemang-Duah, a well-known Ghanaian historian, museum economist and development specialist has revealed details of successful discussions with the British Museum and the...

Workshop advances textile circular economy and legislative reforms

Textile and apparel enterprises from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia converged in Casablanca for a workshop on textile circularity. They looked at upcoming legislative...

Ghana to soon grant free visa to Africans – Akufo-Addo

In a bid to enhance intra-regional business and promote continental unity, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed Ghana's intention to make entry into...