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Be careful, don’t plunge Ghana into confusion – Jean Mensa told

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has been advised to tread cautiously with regard to the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. The caution...

Gabon’s President Bongo under house arrest – Report

President Bongo, 64, is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors, as military officers have said on national TV in the last...

GRA closes shops, arrests managers within Awoshie-Ablekuma enclave [Video]

https://youtu.be/NDU0bwYvXGg The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has arrested managers of some hardware and general merchandise shops in the Awoshie-Anyaa and Ablekuma enclave over non-compliance with...

Live worm found in woman’s brain during surgery

In a world-first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled...

I won’t tolerate anymore attacks on my supporters – Alan warns

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has warned he will not tolerate any attacks on his supporters any longer. Mr Kyerematen says it...

TUTAG members mount pressure on leadership to strike again over conditions of service

Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) are mounting pressure on leadership to declare a nationwide strike. They are asking for urgent...

Financial influence played major role in special delegates conference – Addai-Nimoh

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Addai-Nimoh, has identified financial influence as one of the major factors that took center stage...

Upper East Region records highest cases of elephantiasis

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that the Upper East Region of Ghana has the highest number of cases of elephantiasis, also known...

After 32 years of ministry: Church of Pentecost International Missions Director retires

After 32 years of service in the Church of Pentecost (CoP), the immediate-past International Missions Director and Area Head of the Haatso Area, Apostle...

Uncle of Nkwatia Presby SHS student exposes GES over slap incident

The uncle of a female Nkwatia Presby SHS student who was slapped by her assistant headmaster has dismissed claims the victim is being offered...

Parliament calls for cancellation of Zoomlion contract

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended the cancellation of the fumigation contracts between waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, and the metropolitan, municipal,...

Canadian supporters rally behind Dr Bawumia’s bid for NPP flagbearer in 2024

The results of a special delegate voting session held in Ghana on August 26, 2023, have breathed new life into the presidential aspirations of...

Good news for poultry farmers

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has pledged the commitment of government to adequately support poultry farmers in Ghana. According to him, the...

Minister considers cornbread for SHS students

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has hinted at considering cornbread as a substitute for Senior High Schools (SHSs) nationwide. Speaking on Asempa...

NPP presidential primary on Nov 4 won’t be necessary – Bryan Acheampong

Abetifi Member of Parliament (MP), Bryan Acheampong, is of the view that there will be no need for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to...

Gunshots at Nsawam Adoagyiri… One killed, several others injured

At least, one person has been shot dead while several others were injured in a gunshot battle at Adoagyiri in the Eastern region. The deceased Richard...

Nkwatia Presby SHS student on verge of losing sight in one eye after slap by assistant headmaster

A female student of the Nkwatia Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region who was slapped by the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) has...

JUSAG to petition IGP to increase security at courts

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared its intention to petition the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, to increase...

Two dead, others injured in shooting incident at Nsawam Adoagyiri

Two persons have died as a result of a shooting incident that took place at Nsawam Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region. The two unidentified...

Niger coup: Why commit our limited resources to a war we may not win – Togbe Afede

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has joined the chorus urging the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to resort...

Hoteliers demand immediate reduction in water tariffs, petitions PURC

The Ghana Hotels Association and Ghana Progressive Hotels Association have expressed concern over the increase in water tariffs, asserting that this surge is significantly...

Chicago State University goes private on Twitter now X, after Nigerians demand Tinubu’s certificate

Chicago State University (CSU) has taken the unusual step of locking its microblogging X handle as pressure from Nigerians intensifies over the controversial certificate...

Boakye Agyarko, Addai-Nimoh refusing to step down – NPP Chairman

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday met to find a solution to the tie between presidential aspirants Boakye Agyarko and Francis Addai-Nimoh in...

I was threatened over IGP’s leaked tape – Bugri Naabu

Former Northern Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu, has said he was threatened over the leakage of the tape on the...

Four arrested for drying ‘Keta school boys’ on pavements near Korle Lagoon

The Public Health Officers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have arrested four women for persistently drying fresh herrings, popularly called 'Keta school boys',...

I’ll continue to serve best interest of Ghana — Togbe Afede

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has emphasised commitment to serving the best interest of his people and the nation as...

PURC explains why a quarterly tariff review is needed

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says its decision to put a halt to the astronomical increase in tariffs every few years and also...

Coup d’état not a solution to our economic challenges – NCCE

The Chairperson, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has said the economic hardship currently being experienced by Ghanaians must not give rise...

Leaked tape: It’s sad attempts by senior police officers to destroy this country – Adam Bonaa

Security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has said it is sad, the attempts by the senior Police Officers to destroy the country.This comes on the...

President Putin won’t attend Wagner leader, Prigozhin’s funeral – Russian Government

President Vladimir Putin of Russia will not attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary chief who launched a failed mutiny against Russia’s military...

Man gets struck by lightning twice in 5 minutes

A Chinese man can consider himself extremely lucky to be alive after being struck by lightning twice in less than five minutes. The chances of...

Colleges of Education maintain August 27 second semester re-opening date

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education, Ghana (PRINCOF), has stated that the second semester re-opening date for level 200 students remains August...

NPP election: I’m very happy with the three votes – Defeated aspirant

A defeated presidential hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku, has said he is content with the three votes he polled...

Leaked tape: Bugri Naabu’s authentication a ‘positive judicial confession’ – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, Chairman of the Committee probing the leaked tape on the plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), says the...

Nkwatia Presby SHS assistant headmaster relieved of duties over assault on female student

The Nkwatia Presby SHS Assistant Headmaster has been relieved of his duties following a physical assault on a female student. The Ghana Education Service (GES)...

JUSAG condemns attack on Tamale District Court

The recent riot at the Tamale District Court in the Northern Region, condemned by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has drawn...

Scammer poses as ‘God’, asks woman for deposits at ‘Bank of Heaven’

A Spanish man stands accused of taking advantage of an overly religious old woman by posing as her Lord and Savior and asking her...

Man jailed for systematically terrorizing neighbours with loud music

A Barcelona man was sentenced to one year in prison after a court found that he had been terrorizing his neighbours for at least...

We made love in our backyard before starting birth control – Woman insists on paternity of child

A woman has accused her 60-year-old ex-fiancé of being responsible for her last child after her birth control plan failed. Afia Amoawaa says she was...

Family announces burial date for Sherry Ayittey

The final funeral rites of former Fisheries Minister Dr Sherry Hanny Ayittey has been set for Friday, November 10, 2023. Prior to the burial, there...