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Man sues police over arrest

The head of the Huahi Royal Family of Boadi in the Ashanti Region has filed a suit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over...

I will continue to support Akufo-Addo – Former Agric Minister

Former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says he will continue to support the government to succeed despite his resignation on...

Resignation of Agric Minister long overdue – Agribusiness Chamber

The Chief Executive of the Agribusiness Chamber, Anthony Morrison, has welcomed the resignation of Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, stating...

SSNIT increases maximum insurable earning to ¢42,000

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced an increment in the maximum insurable earnings for 2023 from ¢35,000 to ¢42,000. The increment,...

Belgium youngster Francis Amuzu switches nationality to play for Ghana

RSC Anderlecht winger, Francis Amuzu, has completed his nationality switch from Belgium to play for the Black Stars of Ghana, TV3 has reported. The 22-year-old was born...

ECG uncovers fake meters usage in Krobo area; perpetrators arrested

The Krobo District branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has uncovered fake meters and direct power connections in their system which was...

Reboot your life 2023 series: Motivational speaker shares 6 tips for prosperous 2023

A lot of the times, we start the year with high hopes, expectations and goals. Due to some factors, you realize there is a huge...

Alan Kyerematen opens up on relationship with Akufo-Addo

Immediate past Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has revealed he has a very good relationship with President Nana Akufo-Addo. According to him, they...

NDC flagbearership: Why I wish there will be no contest – Sammy Gyamfi

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said he wishes former President John Mahama is retained as flagbearer going...

Beige Bank case: Court to conclude Case Management Conference today

Founder and CEO of the defunct Beige Bank, Michael Nyinaku, is expected back in court today, January 11, 2023, as the court is set...

‘World’s most wanted human trafficker’ arrested

An Eritrean national described as one of "the world's most wanted" human traffickers has been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by...

Richard Ahiagbah wades into Meek Mill’s Jubilee House video

A former Deputy Director of Research at the Jubilee House, Richard Ahiagbah, has stated that American rapper, Meek Mill, did not seek permission before...

Fatima Abubakar sends important message to journalists

Deputy Information Minister, Fatimatu Abubakar, has advised journalists to desist from using their various media platforms to attack persons who threaten them in their...

Check out the world’s most powerful passport for 2023

A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report...

GHS issues cholera alert, confirms one case

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Bono Region has issued an alert over a cholera occurrence in the Dormaa Municipality. The alert was made...

Doctor slumps and dies while performing surgery

A medical doctor at the General Hospital, Garaku in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Ahmed Isaiah, has died from Lassa fever.  He was said...

Akonta Mining: Abu Jinapor replies Mahama

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has taken a swipe at former President John Mahama over his comments that President Nana...

1% E-levy implementation starts today

The implementation of the revised Electronic Transfer levy (E-Levy) rate of 1% kicks off today, Wednesday, January 11. The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has announced...

Driver’s mate sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced Enoch Ofori, a driver's mate to 10 years imprisonment in hard about for robbery. The court presided over by...

Scrap dealer jailed 3 years for stealing water taps

A 50-year-old scrap dealer who stole two water taps from a National Security Bungalow to enable him to buy food has been sentenced to...

Unaccounted gold export: Ghana lost $1.1b in 2 years

Ghana lost a total of $1.1 billion through unaccounted gold exports between 2019 and 2021, investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

University of Ghana sends important message to aggrieved students

Assistant Registrar for the Public Affairs Directorate (ARPAD) of the University of Ghana, Pascaline Songsore, has indicated that the security of the students is...

See what happened when Koku Anyidoho visited late Prof. Atta Mills’ grave

Former Communications Director at the Presidency under John Evans Atta Mills has visited the tomb of the late Ghanaian leader with wreaths to wish...

Akonta mining: Mahama’s comment vague and irrelevant – Deputy Information Minister

Deputy Information Minister, Fatimatu Abubakar, has described as false some comments made by former President John Dramani Mahama against President Nana Akufo-Addo. This was after...

Agric Minister Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto resigns

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has resigned. He tendered his resignation to President Akufo-Addo a while ago. This comes four days after...

Energy Ministry denies signing deal with Genser Energy Ghana Limited

The Energy Ministry has dismissed reports that it has signed a deal with Genser Energy Ghana Limited. The Ministry, in a statement, said the only...

Girl, 10, electrocuted, another injured as ECG cable falls at Gomoa Nyanyano

A-10-year-old girl, Amandah Odoom, has been electrocuted while a six-year-old girl is injured and receiving treatment at Kasoa Polyclinic. This was after a cable of...

Former president’s daughter sentenced to a 5-year prison term

The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The lawyer...

Two brothers drown in galamsey pit

Two brothers have reportedly lost their lives after they drowned in a galamsey pit filled with water at Manso Watereso in the Amansie South...

UDS lecturer donates donkeys, goats to women in Upper East Region

A senior lecturer at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr Vida N. Yakong, has donated two donkeys and 25 goats to empower women...

Funny, see what General Mosquito’s friends did to him

Newly elected chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, continues to receive congratulatory messages for his victory. The latest to do so...

Reduce your ministers to 14 – Nyaho-Tamakloe tells Akufo-Addo

A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is charging President Nana Akufo-Addo to reduce the current number of ministers to 14. According to...

Taxi driver murdered at Mampong

A taxi cab driver was found allegedly murdered in his car at Mampong near Sekondi on Sunday. The deceased, who was later identified as Frederick...

Harmattan: Traders cry over limited supply of shea butter

The demand for shea butter is on the increase on the Kumasi market, mainly driven by the harmattan season. Traders, however, say they are unable...

Bomaa chieftaincy dispute: One dead, many injured

One person has died in a renewed chieftaincy dispute at Bomaa, a community in the Ahafo Region. Several others are reported to have sustained various...

Farmer, 43, shoots friend dead at Tepa-Mabang

A 43-year-old farmer, Akwasi Noshi, is on the run after allegedly shooting his friend dead at Tepa-Mabang in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of...

Curfew imposed on Bomaa over recent clashes

The Ahafo Regional Minister, George Boakye, in collaboration with the members of the Regional Security Council and in consultation with the Interior Minister and...

Ofori-Atta as caretaker Trade Minister dangerous – Mintah Akandoh

Member of Parliament for Juaboso constituency, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says President Nana Akufo-Addo’s appointment of Ken Ofori-Atta as caretaker for the Trade and Industry...

Alex Segbefia condemns Meek Mills’s video at Jubilee House

A former Deputy Chief of Staff has expressed his disgust at the Presidency for allowing American rapper, Meek Mill, to film a music video...

Businessman discharged from gun trafficking trial

Michael Akwasi Sakyi, a businessman who was standing trial alongside two military officers and civilians has been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court after...