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Housewife in court for allegedly abetting two others to steal from forex bureau

A 30-year-old housewife has allegedly abetted with two other foreign nationals to steal $1,600 from a cashier at a forex bureau in Accra Mall. Raquia...

Komenda Market women angry over neglect by NPP

Some angry market women at the Komenda market in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region have expressed their disappointment...

Govt determined to solve Bawku conflict – Chieftaincy Minister assures factions

The resolution of the Bawku conflict will be a major preoccupation of the government and as such everything will be done to prevent its...

Vote against any office seeker who promotes LGBTQ – Dormaa chief urges Ghanaians

Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, Dormaahene, has proposed that all who intend to seek election to any political office during the 2024 general...

ECG ‘begs’ GRA to offset GH₵600m tax obligation

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is negotiating with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to offset about GH₵600 million of its tax obligations to...

Firefighters rescue 4 trapped in gory accident at Buipe

Firefighters from the Buipe Fire Station on Monday rescued four persons who were trapped in a gory accident on the Buipe Highway in the...

We will purge Ghana off all criminals – IGP assures

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has given the strongest indication yet of his resolve to ensure that the country is purged...

GWCL pays GH¢2 million out of GH¢17.5 million ECG debt in Volta Region

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Volta Region has paid GH¢2 million out of its GH¢17.5 million electricity debt. The debt was...

ECG MD sends strong warning to power thieves

The Managing Director (MD) for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says customers caught engaging in power theft will be forced...

Akufo-Addo commissions newly constructed Kwabenya police barracks [Photos]

President Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 19th April 2023, commissioned the Kwabenya Police Barracks Project for the officers, men and women of the Ghana Police Service. Addressing...

Ghana cited as transit point for illicit gold trade – Report

Ghana has been cited as a major transit point for the illicit shipment of gold. Originally, a safety standards oriented company, on its illicit trading...

Former NPP Chairman proposes review of three-year SHS duration

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) New Juaben North Chairman has called on government to consider a possible change in the duration of the...

Drama as suspected burglar pretends to be a solar panel on roof after break-in

A suspected burglar had a not so bright idea when he tried to disguise himself as a solar panel in a bid to evade...

Flood early warning system for Accra completed

Ministry Of Works and Housing says it has made significant progress in efforts to mitigate flood risks and reduce the incidence of flooding in...

Energy Minister leads ECG’s debt recovery effort

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has endorsed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s revenue mobilisation exercise to retrieve every pesewa owed them. Napo, as...

Check out Obrafour’s ‘Oye Ohene’ lyrics Drake sampled for ‘Calling My Name’

Ghanaian rapper, Michael Elliott Kwabena Okyere Darko, known in showbiz circles as Obrafour will be smiling to the bank if he wins his case...

4 suspects involved in murder of Mujipe chief put before court

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arraigned four suspects before the Tamale Magistrate Court on Wednesday, with a provisional charge of murder. This was over...

Global Action Week of Education 2023 launched

The 2023 Global Action Week (GAW) of Education, one of the major annual activities of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition(GNECC) which celebrates education,...

Roads Minister rescues accident victim on Tema motorway

The timely intervention of Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, on Wednesday saved a yet-to-be-identified man who was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway....

If you want to keep your ex-husband’s name after divorce, then go to court and buy it – Lawyer

Lawyer and family life counsellor, Kweku Yamoah Paintsil, says women who still want to keep their ex-husband’s name after divorce can go to court...

AirtelTigo reacts to ‘misleading’ reports of owing ECG GH₵ 1m

Telecommunications company, AirtelTigo, has described as misleading some reports that they owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GH₵ 1million. Days prior, AirtelTigo was caught...

Adwoa Safo’s stunning outfit steals the spotlight at Ghana Police housing commissioning ceremony

MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was recently seen wearing a flattering outfit at a state function held on April 19, 2023. The event was...

Supreme Court quashes injunction placed on NDC Youth Organiser

The Supreme Court has quashed a ruling by the Koforidua High Court injuncting Eastern Regional Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Richard...

He is innocent – Fijai PTA defends interdicted headmaster

The Parents Association (PA) of Fijai Senior High School (SHS) has jumped to the defence of interdicted Headmaster, Kenneth Agbomadze. The Association has indicated he...

GNECC chases govt for special schools’ grant

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, pay grant due special schools to ensure...

Surrender all stolen vehicles by May 31

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has directed all vehicle dealers and individuals in possession of 95 luxury vehicles, suspected to have been...

FDA to name and shame health facilities that give fake medications to patients – Agyeman-Manu

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that some public health facilities in the country are administering fake and falsified medications to patients in the...

NPP parliamentary aspirant withdraws from Kumawu primary

One of the Parliamentary aspirants for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kumawu Constituency, Edward Kofi Osei, has confirmed his withdrawal from Sunday’s...

Ablakwa offers sponsorship for Bookworm Reading competition finalist

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has offered sponsorship to a brilliant finalist of the Bookworm National Reading Competition. The lower...

You will be punished – TOR MD warns workers against strike

The Managing Director (MD) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Jerry K. Hinson, has described attempts by some workers of the company to embark...

Ningo Prampram will give you 100,000 votes – Sam George assures Mahama

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has stated that his constituency will vote massively for former President John Mahama in...

Woman sues ex-husband for failing to take her to Saudi Arabia

A 45-year-old woman, Karima Nuhu, has filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Musa Falalu, for allegedly failing to take her to Saudi Arabia. The lawsuit...

JHS pupil beaten with iron rods for allegedly stealing GH¢50

A first-year Junior High School (JHS) pupil of the Koforidua Sarkodea Basic A school has been assaulted by his guardians for allegedly stealing GH¢50. The...

2 cable thieves jailed 27 years

Two scrap dealers who burgled an uncompleted house and stole electrical cables have been jailed for a total of 27 years in hard labour...

Ambulance trial: Ato Forson to call 9 witnesses

Minority Leader and former Deputy Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has indicated his intention to call nine (9) witnesses in the ongoing trial...

Joseph Agbeko announces change of name

Two-time world Champion, Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko, says he wants to be addressed as Togbe Kalitor II. “I am no more Joseph Agbeko,” he said...

NHIS: I pay cash for healthcare because of extortion – Health Minister

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, is unhappy at what he describes as extortion by some service providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He says...

Meet Adam Adamu – Ghana’s leading female sanitation entrepreneur and honoree of iDE’s ’40 Under 40 Campaign’

iDE's '40 Under 40' campaign is an inspiring initiative that highlights 40 exceptional entrepreneurs under 40 who are making a significant impact in their...

Hundreds displaced by tidal waves at Agorkedzi, schools closed

Hundreds of residents of Agorkedzi in the Anloga District of the Volta Region have been displaced by tidal waves after a downpour in the...

Sports betting killing our youth – Mental Health Authority boss

The Chief Executive Officer of Mental Health Authority, Dr Kwasi Osei, is advocating for a ban on all forms of sports betting in the...