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MASLOC trial: Court orders Sedinam Tamakloe, another to respond to 78 charges

The Financial and Economic Division of the Accra High Court has ordered “absconded” former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre...

Two Police officers involved in accident at Gomoa Potsin

Two police officers have been admitted to the Potsin Polyclinic with severe injuries after being involved in an accident on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. The...

Man arrested for disguising as woman to write exams for his girlfriend

A newly appointed Magistrate, Musa Semwogerere, has been nabbed for posing as a woman to sit for exams for his girlfriend at the Law...

Kitchen scandal: Okudzeto Ablakwa drags Gabby in latest GH¢187m deal exposè

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, is the latest personality to be indicted in North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa's exposè on corruption....

‘First English slave fort in Africa’ uncovered on Ghana’s coast

The exact location of what is thought to be the first English slave fort in Africa may have been found – the BBC has...

How Apple AirPods led to the conviction of a thief

The Police had an easy task of locating an unwitty thief with the aid of an embedded tracking device in an Apple AirPods he...

Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners

The owners of Twitter have been accused of trying to “bully” anti-hate campaigners into silence with letters threatening legal action. The Center for Countering Digital...

Unemployed jailed three years for stealing cooking items

A 25-year-old unemployed young man, who stole cooking items valued GH₵1,450.00 has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court. Ebenezer Bortey unlawfully broke into the...

NHIA clears debts, arrears now stand at one month

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made additional payments of GH₵186 million to credentialed healthcare service providers. The payment, which was made on...

Govt installs 37 automated premix fuel machines to curb shortage

The government says it has built 37 of a target of 50 automated premix fuel vending machines to stop the diversion and hoarding of...

Good news for families of Tema fisherman who died in boat incident

President of the Fishermen Association, Joseph Nii Armah Quaye, has assured he will engage the Fisheries Ministry on how to support the families of...

A/R: Patients seek healthcare elsewhere as physician assistants continue strike

Patients visiting health centres in the Ashanti Region to seek healthcare are being directed to major hospitals following the ongoing strike by members of...

Ghana Gas debunks claims of stolen money from staff at Russia-Africa Summit

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited has debunked claims that $500, €590 were stolen from officials of the company during the Russia-Africa Summit. The company...

Woman spends three days in cockroach-infested drains to rescue puppies in sewers

A woman has spent three days crawling inside cockroach-infested storm drains to save puppies. Callie Clemens, the ex of Koby Clemens, son of former Yankees...

Judges who comment on cases in court should be held for contempt – CJ

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has said judges who comment on cases in court should be held for contempt. Speaking at GIMPA Law Faculty's 7th Annual...

Mid-Year Budget review: All School Feeding caterers’ arrears settled – Finance Minister

"We have settled all arrears owed to caterers under the School Feeding Programme, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. Mr Ofori-Atta made this...

About 70% of cases thrown out of court are as a result of bad lawyers- CJ

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, says about 70% of cases that are thrown out of the court or are not...

ICGC’s Greater Works conference opens today in Accra

Greater Works 2023, the annual conference of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), opens today, July 31, in Accra.  The five-day conference is held...

Anomabo Fisheries College to be operational by end of 2023

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed works are far advanced on the Anomabo Fisheries College for enrolment to begin. President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2019 cut...

Mid-Year Budget Review: There will be no supplementary budget – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced government will not require a supplementary budget for the rest of the 2023 fiscal year. The decision...

Mid-Year budget review: Finance Minister reveals roads at various stages of completion

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced significant progress in enhancing mobility, accessibility, and safety along major trunk roads through various infrastructure projects. During...

Quickly unravel mystery behind Cecilia Dapaah’s stockpile of cash – OSP told

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to speedily unravel the mystery behind...

59 dead people get over GH¢393K as pension; check out full list

The 2022 Auditor-General’s report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies has raised concerns over pension payments to the sum of GH¢393,315.06 made to 59 dead...

Fuel prices to go up in first pricing window of August – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting a marginal rise in petroleum prices in the first pricing window of the month of August...

2 Airport authorities owe GMet $10m — Auditor General

Two airport authorities are owing the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) US$10 million in respect of airport passenger tax, landing and en-route charges for the...

Igbo King pledges support for anti-breast cancer campaign

The Paramount King of the Igbo community in Ghana, Eze Dr Chukwudi Ihenetu, has promised to collaborate and support Breast Care International’s (BCI) nationwide...

Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta’s 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has presented the 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament for approval. Below is the full statement delivered on July 31,...

Revealed: Tema fisherman who died in boat incident left behind a baby

It has emerged that one of the fishermen in a fishing boat accident at Tema Newtown last Thursday left behind a baby. A family...

2022 was the most difficult year for me – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said 2022 was the most difficult year for him as a minister. This, according to him, was as a...

NHIA commends CHAG, PharmAccess, and HeFRA for promoting quality healthcare in Ghana

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority Dr. Mrs. Yaa Pokua Baiden, has lauded the work of PharmAccess’ SafeCare, HeFRA,...

Tema Mayor gives new twist to death of fishermen at sea

The Tema Mayor, Yohane Armah Ashitey, has said there were protocol breaches in engagements, leading to the unfortunate death of two fishermen. Speaking on Adom...

AngloGold Ashanti renews trust in Veolia to depollute water of Obuasi mine

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world's leading gold mining companies, has renewed its contract with Veolia Ghana...

Daredevil known for high-rise stunts dies after falling from 68th floor

French daredevil stuntman, Remi Lucidi, known for his extreme sports, was tragically found dead after falling off the 68-story Tregunter Tower complex in Hong...

Auditor-General cites ECG for over $145m worth of procurement breaches

The Auditor-General has found significant procurement breaches amounting to over $145 million involving the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). These breaches occurred during the...

Trainee nurses, midwives appeal to govt over unpaid allowances

The Ghana Nurses and Midwives Trainees Association (GNMTA) has petitioned the government to urgently address the critical issue of their allowances which have not...

Asiedu Nketia breaks down in tears as NDC leadership visits Sherry Ayittey’s family

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, could not hold his tears when he visited the family of late former Fisheries Minister,...

NDC suspends member over injunction against primaries

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the suspension of one of its members in the Abuakwa North Constituency, Edgar Asamoah Boateng. The decision was...

Couple seriously injured in accident involving 4 cars on Kasoa-Cape Coast highway

An accident which occurred at Tonisco junction near Gomoa Potsin junction on the Kasoa-Cape Coast highway in the Central Region involving four cars has...

Akufo-Addo appoints Kofi Adu-Amoateng as new Bosome Freho DCE

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Kofi Adu-Amoateng as the new District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti region. Mr Adu-Amoateng replaces Mr...

Dan Botwe reports Naa Torshie to Akufo-Addo

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, has written a letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo in which he has strongly fingered...