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Akosombo, Kpong dams spillage: 2,000 People displaced in Pru East

More than 2,000 people have been rendered homeless in 15 communities along the Lower Volta Lake Basin in the Pru East District in the...

Ticking Time Bomb! Kusasis and Mamprusis deepen conflict on social media with animal labels

In 1992, Rwandan politician Leon Mugesera referred to Tutsis as “Inyenzi”, meaning cockroaches. This insulting, dehumanizing language triggered a genocide, which happened in 1994...

Fella Makafui supports Akosombo dam spillage victims [Videos+Photos]

Ghanaian actress and philanthropist, Fella Makafui has generously donated some relief items to victims of the Akosombo dam spillage over the weekend. In a post...

Man ‘murdered’ on his farm at Agona Nyakrom Abrokro

Residents of Abrokro, a suburb of Agona Nyakrom in the Central Region, are living in fear following the gruesome murder of a 45-year-old man...

Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee suspends former youth coach for 20 years for sexual abuse

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Mr Jonathan Bukabakwa, former youth coach at clubs of the Urban Football Agreement of...

Dedication, For A Smarter Future, H3C Tech Summit 2023 Successfully Concludes in Dubai

From October 16th to 20th, GITEX Global 2023 (www.GITEX.com) was grandly launched in Dubai. H3C debuted as an exhibitor at the event, and successfully...

World Rugby Lists Nigeria, 5 Other amongst Emerging Nations Experiencing Strong Growth

World Rugby has listed Nigeria as one of the six emerging rugby playing nations that is experiencing strong growth in the sport. According to recent...

Akosombo dam spillage: Sogakope Hospital overwhelmed

The Sogakope District Hospital in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region is overwhelmed with medical cases after inpatients were moved from the...

TMA seeks private sector support to renovate Tema Manhean Polyclinic

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has commenced processes to renovate the Tema Manhean Polyclinic, a key public health facility in the fishing community of Tema.  The...

Implement low-cost drug policy – Medical and Dental Council tells govt

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has called on government to implement a policy that will help reduce the high cost of medicines in...

Meet the couple called to the Bar

In an unprecedented event that has captured the hearts and imaginations of many, we bring you the heartwarming story of a couple who were...

AMA holds clean-up towards Ga Manye funeral

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has organised a clean-up exercise in preparation towards the final funeral rites of the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei...

Zanetor Rawlings supports flood victims in South Tongu

The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has donated a number of relief items and medical supplies to persons who have...

Galamsey fight: I was confident of Akufo-Addo’s support but I was wrong – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has expressed his disillusionment with the lack of support from President Akufo-Addo in the battle against illegal small-scale...

Galamsey report: If you want evidence, go to the forest – Frimpong-Boateng to AG

Former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has responded to the Attorney General's Office’s statement for "hard evidence" in relation to the allegations in his...

Opening of Keta Lagoon floodgates begins

The opening of the lagoon floodgates and the sandbar at Azizadzi has commenced to allow the free flow of the lagoon into the sea,...

Akosombo Dam spillage: We’ve not halted humanitarian operations in Mepe – GAF

Following reports that its officers stationed at Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region to support victims of the Akosombo Dam...

Methodist pastor commits suicide after his adultery scandal was leaked on church Whatsapp group

A United Methodist Church Reverend has reportedly committed suicide after his adultery scandal was leaked in the church’s WhatsApp group. Local news platforms in Zimbabwe...

Francisca Enchill wins bronze in African Investigative Journalists award PAJI-NZ 2023

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill won bronze in the television category at the Norbert Zongo African Prize for Investigative Journalism  (PAJI-NZ) 2023, held in Burkina...

Breast cancer awareness month: Adenta residents receive health education and screening

In a dedicated effort to promote health awareness and early detection of breast cancer, Kozie Cares Medical Outreach, an initiative of Akosua Manu took...

Akosombo dam spillage: ‘Aren’t we Ghanaians too?’ – Ablakwa questions military withdrawal from Mepe

Reports from Mepe, one of the towns affected by flooding in the Volta Region, indicate that the military, which was assisting in transporting relief...

One dead in Makango floods, hundreds displaced

One person has been reported dead in the Makango floods in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, while two persons, who drowned...

Signing Business Cooperation, Sudanese Entrepreneurs Ready to Import Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Products to the Sudanese Market

On the final day of the 2023 Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) and following up on various business matchings facilitated by the Indonesian Embassy in...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Delivers Keynote Address at the Rebranding Africa Forum, Highlights Development Efforts in the Country

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the 9th Edition of the Rebranding Africa Forum, and highlighted Sierra Leone’s developments at the...

Burundi becomes 100th country to implement FIFA’s Football for Schools Programme

Ceremony took place at the Urunani Stadium in Buganda, Burundi; Gianni Infantino said that FIFA (www.FIFA.com) is “uniting the world with this education project”; Football...

Power supply from Sogakope BSP may delay for months – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that restoration of power from the Sogakope Bulk Supply Point (BSP) may be delayed for months...

Police on manhunt for Small-Scale Miners Taskforce commander’s shooter

The Eastern Region Police are currently conducting a manhunt for an individual known as Danso, who serves as a youth leader and miner in...

Akosombo Dam spillage: I can’t even eat – Businessman who lost ¢200k cries

A businessman who lost about ¢200,000 worth of products due to the Akosombo Dam spillage said he urgently needs the state to come to...

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malta honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Service Excellence Foundation, under the auspices of the Ghana Tourism Foundation, an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), has...

Rugby World Cup Semi-Final Victory: Message from Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah to South Africa’s Springboks

Celebrating South Africa’s victory against England in the semi-final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa,...

NGOs join forces to support Central Tongu flood victims

In the wake of the devastating Akosombo Dam spillage, it seems communities in the Central Tongu District have been neglected. While relief efforts have been...

NDC Chairman donates relief items to Buipe flood victims

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Savannah Regional Chairman, Alhaji Imoro Seidu, has donated relief items to flood victims at Buipe. The items included 100...

Akosombo Dam spillage: What is happening is just as we predicted – VRA

The Deputy Chief Executive In charge of Engineering and Operation at the Volta River Authority (VRA) says the flooding incident along the lower basin...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Displaced single mother of 3 calls for help

Benedicta Atigodo, a single mother of three, has been displaced by floodwaters in Mepe, a town in the North Tongue District of the Volta...

Akosombo dam spillage to continue or not; VRA sets records straight

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has revealed that the Akosombo Dam has not increased any further in the last 48 hours, weeks after rising...

Akosombo dam spillage: UTAG embarks on fact-finding mission to flood-stricken areas

The National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Mamudu A. Akudugu, has led a delegation on a fact-finding mission to...

 Judge shot and killed outside his home

Maryland police are hunting for a suspect in the killing of a judge, who was shot outside his home and later died in a...

Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum Facilitates Signing of Indonesia-Sudan Business Cooperation on the Sidelines of Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2023

Towards the end of the 2023 Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI), the Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum continues to encourage the realization of business cooperation and...

Obra show: Lady fights man for buying mentally ill dad’s 2-storey building for GH¢150K

The family of a 73-year-old retired headmaster who sold his two-story building for GH¢150,000 is fighting to have the transaction reversed. One of the...

Menzgold offers GH₵‎5m for payment of its customers

Gold dealership firm, Menzgold, has announced the first bulk batch payment of GH₵‎5 million to its customers. The move, according to Menzgold, follows a successful...