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Suspected Twifo-Mamapong earth tremor was a landslide – GGSA

A thorough investigation conducted by a team of Seismologists and Geoscientists from the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA), the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO)...

Prosecute 420 suspects in loan app fraud – Cyber Security Authority urged

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has urged the Cyber Security Authority to prosecute the  420 suspects engaged in loan app fraud. The Chamber has asked for...

Why Dampare paid a visit to Chief Imam

In line with the Police Service's strategy of taking policing to the doorstep of the people, the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo-Dampare, paid...

FDA cautions against the production of sachet, bottled water without license

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufacturers against producing sachet and bottled water without licenses. In a press release signed by the Chief...

NSMQ23: Pope John SHS defeats PERSCO to win first E/R trophy

In a heated competition, Pope John SHS and Minor Seminary has defeated their all-time rivals and defending champions St. Peter’s SHS to win the...

Ghana gets first ultra-modern medical waste treatment plant

The first ever ultra-modern medical waste and treatment plant has been commissioned at Adegya in the Ashanti region. Commissioning the facility, the Deputy Minister of...

Woman dumps newborn baby in front of church; leaves emotional note

An abandoned newborn baby has been discovered in front of the New Covenant Apostolic Church at Somanya, leaving it's members in shock. The baby was...

Two feared dead as mining pit caves in at Odumase [Video]

https://youtu.be/WREjwSRmT2Q Two people are feared dead after an illegal mine collapsed on them at Odumase in the Asante Akyem Central of the Ashanti Region. The body...

Second Deputy Speaker launches reorganisation of TB Caucus in Parliament

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, on Friday, July 14 launched the reorganisation of Parliamentary TB Caucus, as part of efforts...

Another suspect arrested in connection with Ablekuma bullion van attack

The Police on Saturday morning arrested another suspect in connection with a bullion van robbery attack at Ablekuma that led to the death of...

Fire destroys three fuel tankers in Tema

Three fuel tankers have been partially burnt in a fire incident at the Tema tank yard in the industrial area of the Kpone Katamanso...

Getting the fundamentals right: Ayawaso East Education Directorate holds reading festival [Photos]

For some time now, the performance of the students at the Ayawaso East Municipal at the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been nothing...

Council of State office to be rebuilt at GH¢6m

 The frontage and some aspects of the Council of State Office building, near the Parliament House in Accra, are to be pulled down and...

BBC Africa Eye documentary: Lessons have been learnt – IJM Country Director

The International Justice Mission (IJM) Country Director, Anita Budu, says her outfit has learnt some lessons from the mistakes associated with their recently organised...

Patients stranded at Amasaman Hospital over Physician Assistants’ strike

Scores of patients have been left stranded at the Amasaman Hospital following the sit-down strike action of Physician Assistants in the country. The health...

COCOBOD undertakes cocoa bills debt exchange

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Friday launched a debt securities exchange programme, inviting holders of its short-term debt securities (cocoa bills) to exchange...

Pastor, 3 others sentenced to 7 days imprisonment

The Bolgatanga District Court has sentenced the Head Pastor of the Jesus Spanner Miracle Church in the Bongo District, Atogpeelige Akongyaane, and three other...

Education Ministry reacts to cancellation of teachers, nurses trainee allowances

The Ministry of Education has refuted reports that the Teachers' and Nurses’ Trainee allowances have been cancelled. In the statement, the Ministry categorically dismissed...

22 battling for their lives after accident on Mamfe Hills

About 22 persons are currently battling for their lives at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, Mampong after the vehicle in which they were travelling...

Driver, mate remanded for trafficking narcotic drugs after accident

The Jasikan Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody, Raphael Agbele, a 42-year-old driver, and Daniel Sakyi, a 26-year-old student for trafficking 410 parcels...

SHS student jailed for defiling class six pupil

A 23-year-old Senior High School (SHS) form two student, identified as Seth Nayo, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in hard labour for...

Scores injured as tipper truck runs into Asamankese lorry station

Scores are reported injured after a tipper truck run into Asamankese lorry station, Friday. According to reports, the truck failed its brake, veered off the...

OMCs predict significant hikes in fuel prices by last quarter of 2023

The Chief Executive of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC), Kweku Agyemang-Duah, is warning that prices of petroleum products may go up significantly...

Govt announces new DDEP for U.S dollar denominated domestic bonds

Government has announced a new Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) for U.S dollar denominated domestic bonds. A statement from the Ministry of Finance dated July...

Stephanie Benson billed for UN’s Humanitarian Platinum Leadership Awards 

Ghanaian singer based in the United Kingdom, Stephanie Benson, will be performing at the Humanitarian Platinum Leadership Awards slated for July 20, 2023 at...

Parliament’s probe of leaked tape plotting IGP’s removal much ado about nothing – Paul Boateng

A Security Analyst, Paul Boateng, has said the decision by Parliament to investigate the revelations made in a supposed secret tape about Inspector-General of...

Chinese ‘galamseyer’ attempts suicide in prison

A female Chinese national who was arrested along with a Chinese male and a Ghanaian for illegal mining in 2022 has attempted suicide in...

Death penalty appeals more to victims’ families than life imprisonment – Cletus Avoka

Scrapping the death penalty in Ghana will embolden criminals to commit more heinous crimes, the Member of Parliament for Zibilla East Constituency in the...

NPP parliamentary primaries: Daakye takes lead to pick nomination forms at Akwatia

A security consultant, Nana Obeng-Danquah, has picked up forms to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Akwatia constituency in the...

Sex toy injuries on the rise among wealthy women

A medical practitioner has revealed that an increasing number of wealthy women who engage in lesbian sex are visiting hospitals due to unusual discharge...

Kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning 25 pupils

A female kindergarten teacher has been executed in China for poisoning 25 children, one of whom she killed, by contaminating their porridge. Wang Yun, 39,...

Lawyer Abdulai Bashiru Dapilah appointed Deputy EOCO Boss in charge of operations

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the appointment of Lawyer Abdulai Bashiru Dapilah as the Deputy Executive Director of the Economic and Organised...

Ayawaso Central gets new MCE

The President’s nominee, Archibald Cobbina, has been confirmed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE)  of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly following an overwhelming endorsement by...

Former Speaker, Second Lady sign Ga Manye’s book of condolence

A former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, and a former Second Lady, Mrs Amissah Arthur, have joined numerous mourners in expressing their...

Our customs frown on such activities – Nat’l House of Chiefs on LGBTQ+

President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to fiercely resist any attempt to...

Hollywood actors walk out over pay and AI worries

Hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters in the industry’s biggest shutdown for more than 60 years. Some 160,000 performers stopped work at midnight...

Police officer killed in Ablekuma bullion van robbery posthumously promoted

The Police officer who was murdered in the Ablekuma Bullion Van Robbery incident has been posthumously promoted from General Lance Corporal to General Corporal. The...

Gyakye Quayson seeks Supreme Court intervention to halt ongoing trial with series of legal actions

James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament for Assin North, has initiated a series of legal actions, including a new petition to the Supreme...

Gyakye Quayson heads to Supreme Court to halt criminal trial

Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has set in motion multiple legal processes including a fresh action at the Supreme Court...

NPP supporters chase out Annoh-Dompreh over rejected Nkawkaw stadium [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/aQcItDLnJPY?feature=share Some Nkawkaw supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) allegedly drove away Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, and his entourage over an abandoned stadium...