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US Ambassador cautions govt over anti-LGBTQ bill

United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has asked government and Parliament to tread cautiously with the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill.  The US Ambassador...

Security analyst cautions ECOWAS against standby force on Niger

A security analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd.), has warned that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should tread cautiously in handling the...

Supermarket shut down after spider capable of causing permanent erection is spotted

An Austrian supermarket has been evacuated over fears of a banana-loving spider sighting that is capable of causing permanent erections in men. The Penny shop in Krems an der...

Nkawkaw MP speaks out about stadium converted into maize farm

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nkawkaw constituency, Joseph Frimpong, has broken his silence on the recent controversy surrounding the Nkawkaw sports stadium, which...

2023 BECE: Selection of schools into SHSs begins

The selection of schools into Senior High Schools (SHS) by the Junior High School (JHS) pupils who just completed their Basic Education Certificate Examination...

Four criminals who blocked road at Kasoa arrested [Video]

The police on Friday arrested four suspected criminals who had mounted a roadblock ostensibly to slow down the movement of vehicles to attack unsuspecting...

Political expert gives hint on Mahama’s running mate

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has expressed shock over the push for Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to be changed...

ECOWAS has no power to order force against Niger junta – Diplomatic consultant

International Diplomatic Consultant, Farouk Al Wahab, has condemned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over its standby force against the Niger junta...

Court adjourns NLC and Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited case indefinitely 

An Accra High Court has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the hearing of a motion on notice to enforce the National Labour Commission’s decision in a...

60% of Menzgold customers ineligible for payment after validation process

It has emerged that 60% of customers of the defunct gold trading company, Menzgold, are ineligible for payment after validation processes. According to the...

Dissolve 12-member BoG board for allegedly supervising corruption – Afaglo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited, Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Novihoho Afaglo, has added his voice to calls from...

China launches visa application centre in Accra

The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has inaugurated a visa application centre in Accra on Thursday, August 10, in an effort to simplify travel arrangements...

Zuma escapes further jail time due to overcrowding

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been freed from serving further time in prison after being granted a remission status. Remission status is...

DVLA interdicts 13 staff, sacks 3

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has interdicted 13 employees, while three others have had their appointments terminated due to violations of staff...

Akufo-Addo assents to death penalty removal bill

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to the death penalty removal bill into law. The president assented to the bills on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. The...

KMA begins release of impounded tricycles to owners

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced it has begun releasing 100 impounded tricycles to their owners. These tricycles were impounded on Monday, August 7,...

 Court must work without fear or favour – GII on Cecilia Dapaah case

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah, has asked the court to work without fear or favor relative to the...

Majority Leader justifies 10% withholding tax on betting, lottery winnings

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has justified the Ghana Revenue Authority’s 10% withholding tax on all gross gaming winnings scheduled to commence...

Education Minister sends important message to 2023 BECE candidates

A Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has assured adequate spaces to admit all 600,714 candidates writing this year's 2023 Basic Education...

IMF clarifies Bank of Ghana’s GH¢60 billion loss

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has addressed the concerns surrounding the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) GH¢60 billion loss incurred during the 2022 fiscal year,...

Roads ministry assesses extent of damage in North East Region

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has been assessing the extent of damage to road infrastructure in the North East Region following Wednesday's floods...

GWCL drags 22 customers to court over GH¢198k debt

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Ashanti Region has dragged 22 customers to court for failing to pay their water bills. The...

27 suspected land guards at Borteyman remanded into Nsawam Prison

The Circuit Court in Accra has remanded some 27 suspected land guards involved in prohibited activities at Borteyman in Accra into Nsawam Medium Security...

It doesn’t encourage hard work – Majority justifies 10% withholding tax on betting, lottery winnings

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has justified the Ghana Revenue Authority’s 10% withholding tax on all gross gaming winnings scheduled to...

ECOWAS orders immediate standby force against Niger junta [Video]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS,...

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma released from prison

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been freed from serving further time in prison after being granted a remission status. Remission status is granted...

Tuobodom traffic light saga: DCE tackles MP over brass band

The Techiman North District Chief Executive (DCE) has justified move to stop the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament from installing traffic light...

Cecilia Dapaah: Courts sets August 17 to rule on extension of assets freeze

An Accra High Court has set Thursday, August 17, to rule on the confirmation or otherwise of the freezing of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia...

Ofori-Atta, Addison are walking jailbirds – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and Bank of Ghana governor,...

Dreams FC: FA Cup champions visit Sports Minister ahead of Africa campaign

FA Cup champions, Dreams FC have visited the Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, ahead of their Africa campaign. The Ghana Premier League side will...

Akufo-Addo joins other ECOWAS leaders at Abuja for emergency summit on Niger coup

President Akufo-Addo has joined other West-African leaders in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss the crucial political situation in Niger. The President, last week, agreed to a...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case is a tragedy for government, nation – Prof Agyemang-Duah

Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyemang-Duah, has described the former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah’s case as a tragedy for government and the...

I’m open to free wifi audit; there’s nothing to hide – Education Minister

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said he will welcome calls for an audit of the government's free wifi for Senior High schools...

People’s Forum: Strange underground water destroys homes at Afienya

The lives of residents at Afienya in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra region are in danger over a mysterious underground that is...

Abugiss flats under lock and key – Teachers commute from Accra, K’dua to school

A fully completed residential building for teachers of Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) has been abandoned for the past four years, following the...

10 Ghanaian women celebrities who define beauty

Think about the entertainment scene in Ghana. There are some amazing female celebrities who stand out for their beauty. Just like anyone else, these women...

Onion traders use Nigeria route after Benin and Burkina Faso border closure

Onion traders in Ghana have now resorted to bringing what is left of the produce through Nigeria rather than waiting on Benin and Burkina...

West Ham sign Edson Alvarez from Ajax

West Ham have signed Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez from Ajax in a deal thought to be worth about £35m. The 25-year-old was a central figure...

BoG is solid; ignore NDC’s funny propaganda – John Kumah

Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Kumah, has jumped to the defense of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, and his...

NPP aspirant vows to snatch Ningo Prampram seat from Sam George

An aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Patricia Narko Nartey, has officially filed her nomination forms to contest in the Ningo-Prampram...