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Assassins storm church, shoot pastor, kill his wife

Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have attacked a pastor, Rev Samuel Chinyereugo, and killed his wife prior to a church service. It was gathered...

Niger Coup: Over 45 million cedis lost as trucks delivering onions to Ghana are blocked at Benin border

Over one hundred trucks loaded with onions are locked up in the border town between Benin and Niger following the border closure. Each truck is...

Vodafone cash subscribers to benefit from new partnership with Remitly

Vodafone Cash has announced a strategic partnership with Remitly Inc., a Seattle-based international money transfer company recognized on the Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies...

Niger coup: ECOWAS ready for military action – Commissioner

The Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) military chiefs say they are ready for military action in Niger to restore democratic rule in...

How to acquire Ghana Passport under emergency circumstances

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has instituted measures to help clear the backlog of Ghanaian passport applications. In a press statement dated...

No one should pay more than GH¢300 for a passport – Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has disclosed new guidelines for obtaining Ghanaian passports, aiming to simplify the process and eliminate excessive...

I have big plans for Ghana – Dr Afriyie Akoto

A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that he is the only candidate among the ten...

Prof Gyampo elected UTAG-UG President

A Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, was on Thursday, August 17, elected as the President of the...

NPP applauds ECOWAS verdict; Agyapa Royalties deal legitimate

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director, Mr Richard Ahiagbah, has emphatically asserted the innocence of the government following the ECOWAS Community Court of...

Court sentences ‘Shepherd’ for rearing cattle, sheep, and goat on premises

The Hohoe Magistrate Court has sentenced Jibril Awal, for rearing 16 cattle, some goats, and sheep on his premises and in an insanitary condition...

Cecilia Dapaah just found out her husband is under arrest

The husband of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, Daniel Osei Kuffour, is being held under arrest as part of ongoing investigations into alleged corruption...

Pilot dies in bathroom of plane with 271 passengers onboard while flying 

An airline pilot died after collapsing in the bathroom of a Miami, U.S. to Chile flight with 271 passengers onboard. Captain Ivan Andaur, 56, began...

Mahama mourns late NDC bigwig

Former President John Mahama has penned a heartfelt tribute in honour of the late member of National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee (NEC), Araba...

Efya has lost huge deals because… – Nana Adwoa Awindor

Veteran television presenter, Nana Adwoa Awindor, has opened up about some setbacks her daughter, songstress Efya, has suffered in her career journey due to...

19-year-old lady arrested for dumping newborn baby at Akatsi

A 19-year-old mother has been apprehended by the Akatsi police for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby girl at Zutaga, a suburb of Akatsi in...

Celebrities react to Oj Blaq’s death

Scores of Ghanaian celebrities have reacted to the death of popular musician and actor, Oj Blaq. The 40-year-old rapper sadly passed on in the early...

NPP flagbearer race: I’m for anyone delegates elect – Ga West MCE

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ga West Municipal Assembly, Clement Wilkinson, has refused to publicly declare support for any of the 10 New Patriotic...

Pregnant women lead demonstration at Assin South over bad roads

Some residents in the Assin South Constituency in the Central Region thronged some principal streets to protest over bad roads. Pregnant women led the demonstrators...

Tricycle operators comply with KMA’s restriction order in CBD

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has expressed confidence the restriction on the operations of tricycle riders in the Central Business District (CBD) will be...

Sam Pyne opens up on Bawumia’s ‘annual ritual’ with him

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Mayor, Samuel Pyne, has revealed he has a very cordial relationship with Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that spans over...

Agenda 111: Akufo-Addo’s advisor on health inspects projects in Western North region

The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has visited and inspected the progress of work on the Agenda 111 projects ongoing in the...

PPP petitions Parliament to investigate BoG losses

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has petitioned Parliament to summon and investigate the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, and...

Check out polling stations for NPP’s special delegates conference

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced 17 polling stations where the Super Delegates Conference for its flagbeareship election will be held on August...

Obiri Boahen sues IGP Dampare, 8 other police officers

A private legal practitioner, Nana Obiri Boahen, has filed a writ at the Sunyani High Court in the Bono Region, praying the court to...

Museum worker sacked over missing treasures

The British Museum in London has sacked a member of staff and police are investigating after treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged”.  Items including...

Niger coup: Sending troops will cause collateral damage – Sheikh Aremeyaw

The Spokesperson of the Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has raised concern about the potential collateral damage that would be recorded should the Economic...

Illegal miners shoot forestry commission staff in the head, back

A staff of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Forestry Commission (FC), John Baba Konlan, has been shot in the head and back...

Fetish priest arrested in attempt to stop demolition at Nima [Video]

It was a dramatic turn of events after a yet-to-be-identified fetish priest attempted to stop a demolition exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)...

ECOWAS army heads to meet in Accra today

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Army Heads will today, August 17, 2023, begin a meeting in Accra. The gathering is...

Upper East Region records highest case of elephantiasis

The Upper East region of Ghana has recorded the highest number of cases of elephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, in the country. According to...

GES Accountant in court over alleged GHc500K fraud

An accountant said to be with the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been arraigned at the Circuit Court in Accra and slapped with 33...

Don’t tax sports betting, ban it – Ato Forson to government

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has called on the government to ban sports betting rather than imposing taxes...

Niger crisis: ECOWAS is not anywhere near deploying military force – Rtd Col. Aboagye

Security analyst Rtd Colonel Festus Aboagye has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may take a while to deploy a...

KsTU TUTAG resists attempts to impose ‘foreign’ Vice-Chancellor

Members of the Technical University Teachers’ Association (TUTAG), Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) chapter, are resisting attempts by the university’s governing board to impose what...

Court releases Ato Forson’s passport

The High Court in Accra has released to the Minority Leader and former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, his passport to...

Ex-convict, driver remanded over burglary at Tesano

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the remand of a 25-year-old unemployed man, Adolph Kosah, who broke into a residence at Tesano, making off with a television, laptop, and...

It was a huge achievement – Sports Minister speaks on Black Stars’ World Cup participation

The Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has described the Black Stars' participation at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as a huge achievement...

Fuel prices go up; petrol now selling at ¢13.50, diesel ¢13.90

Some oil market companies have started increasing prices of petroleum products at the pumps. TotalEnergies has increased the price of petrol to ¢13.50 from...

NDC to picket parliament, occupy gov’t agencies over 10% betting tax

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth wing has announced series of actions to express their displeasure with the government's 10% betting tax. A statement, signed...

Check out how much GRA will make from gaming tax

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is hoping to rake in some GH¢400 million from the new gaming tax.  The new tax seeks to charge 10...