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People’s Forum: Glefe Lagoon turns dumping site; residents protest

Residents of Glefe near Dansoman in the Ablekuma West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region are protesting the decision by the Municipal Assembly to...

Minority challenges Bawumia over digitalisation agenda

The Minority in Parliament has criticised Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for claiming to be the brain behind digitalisation in Ghana. The Caucus has claimed...

GNAT reacts to licensure exam failures

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, says identifying the loopholes surrounding the mass failure in this year’s...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: No court can prevent Parliament from passing it – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, says the court does not have the power to prevent Parliament from passing the Anti-LGBTQ bill. The vocal...

NADMO reacts to Wednesday’s flooding

Communications Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), George Ayisi, has indicated that the issue of perennial flooding can be solved with major...

Floodwater sweeps two away in Ashanti region

At least two people have been washed away by violent flood water in the Ashanti Region during Wednesday's downpour. All the victims are males who...

Mahama to speak on corruption in Nigeria

Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Ilorin in the Kwara State of Nigeria as a Special Guest of the Nigerian Institution of Estate...

Ghana to reform Intestate Succession Law

Parliament has initiated the process of reforming the country’s Intestate Succession Law, which excludes polygamous spouses and dependent parents or children of the deceased...

Maintain free SHS at all costs – Child Rights International

The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has asked the government not to allow any external pressure to make Ghana abandon any...

97 Animals die from anthrax in Upper East

A total of 97 animals have died as a result of anthrax in the Upper East Region. Twelve out of the 15 districts in the...

Ghanaian students die in car crash in US

Two Ghanaian students studying at Clemson University in the United States of America (USA) have died in car crash. According to reports, the accident happened...

Charles Bissue withdraws one of 3 cases against OSP

Secretary of the defunct Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has withdrawn one of his three cases against the Office of...

My AU passport ineffective – Dangote

Some countries in Africa are still not granting easy entry and exit for holders of specialised passports issued by the African Union (AU). This is...

Tracy Sarkcess mourns after being hit with sad news

Tracy Owusu Addo, the wife of renowned rapper Sarkodie, has taken to social media to mourn the death of the latter's lawyer, Cynthia Quarcoo. News...

Parts of Ngleshie Amanfro cut off after torrential rains [Photos]

Wednesday’s downfall has badly affected parts of Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. One of the suburbs, Peace Town,...

Licensure exams candidate ‘blames’ examiners over mass failure

One of the prospective teachers who failed the licensure exams has explained that the majority of them should not be held responsible for the...

Navrongo: 2 children die in collapsed building

A tragic incident has occurred at Nyangua, a suburb of Navrongo in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region after a heavy downpour...

Presiding Members appeal for extension of district level elections 

The National Dean of Presiding Members (PMs) of District Assemblies, Joseph Korto, has called for the extension of this year’s district level elections to...

Govt needs to pull brakes on TOR-Torrentco partnership – Jinapor

Ranking Member on Mines and Energy Committee in Parliament, John Jinapor, has called on government to pull the brakes on the TOR-Torentco partnership. The...

My husband’s smoking ruined our love life

My husband is a smoker. I knew this even before we made our introduction. He was the dark stranger at the end of the...

What to know about the 5 passengers on the missing Titanic submarine

As a search and rescue mission continues for a private submersible that went missing while on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, more information is...

Motor rider shot dead at Akatsi

Zanu Mandela, a popular motor rider in the Akatsi South Municipality, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen near Holy Childhood Academy at Akatsi. The deceased,...

Irate youth kill 11 dogs at Gomoa Dominase

A group of irate youth at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have killed 11 dogs after a stray...

U-23 AFCON: Black Meteors arrive in Rabat for tournament

The Black Meteors of Ghana have arrived in Rabat ahead of the 2023 TotalEnergies U23 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). A delegation made up of players, technical...

Bail is not for sale in court – Judge declares

Bail granted to accused persons in cases before the court are not for sale, a Circuit Court Judge has declared. Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah said...

Mother, 2 children swept away by floodwater at Peace Town

A mother and her two children are feared drowned at Peace Town, a suburb of Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the...

I will discharge Nyantakyi if you don’t call your witness to testify – Judge warns

High Court Judge Justice Marie Louise Simmons has served notice of discharging former Ghana Football Association President Kwasi Nyantakyi if the state fails to...

Pensioner Bondholders Forum to resume picketing today over unpaid coupons

Members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum will today resume picketing at the Finance Ministry following the government’s failure to pay four outstanding principals and...

Minority fears possible massive load shedding as IPPs threaten shut down

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee says he fears a massive load shedding may hit the country soon if the Independent...

Removal of taxes on imported sanitary pads will sink economy – AGI   

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says any policy measure by the government that seeks to remove taxes on imported sanitary pads at the...

Children can be total literate by age five or six – Prof Adei explains

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Christian International High School, Prof Emeritus Stephen Adei, says with the right teaching methods, children can be literate...

Parts of Accra flooded after Wednesday’s rains

Torrential rains on Wednesday have left some parts of Accra flooded again. The heavy rains in the capital city which started in the morning have...

Gyakye Quayson case: Attorney General, Tsatsu Tsikata clash in court

There was a fierce clash between Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame and experienced legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata in court on Wednesday. Mr Tsikata hit the...

Fire consumes five-bedroom house at Pankrono estate

A five-bedroom house at Pankrono Estate in the Old Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region fell victim to a destructive fire that engulfed the...

Charles Bissue reports to Office of Special Prosecutor

Former Secretary of the now-defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, voluntarily appeared at the Office of the Special Prosecutor today, Wednesday,...

Bagbin pledges GH₵100k support to Medeama SC

The champions of the Ghana Premier League, Medeama Sporting Club (SC), received a generous pledge of GH₵100,000 from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. During...

Coach who assaulted female referee remanded

The Tamale District Magistrate Court has remanded Coach Iddrisu Suheiru Napari into police custody. The case has been adjourned to Monday, June 26, 2023. The first...

Ghana Link Chairman welcomes OSP’s request for ICUMS access

The Chairman of Ghana Link Network Services Ltd (Ghana Link), Dr. Nick Danso Adjei, has expressed as welcoming news by the Office of the...

Sherigu-Fulani disturbances: 18 accused discharged, others granted bail

A Bolgatanga Circuit Court has discharged 18 out of the 61 persons standing trial in the matter involving the Sherigu community and the State...

Alhassan Suhuyini organises free classes for Tamale North BECE candidates

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale-North, Alhassan Suhuyini, is organising free extra classes for the 2023 BECE candidates in the constituency.  According to him,...