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‘Dumsor’ will return if… – GRIDCo staff bare teeth

Workers of the Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo are threatening there will be a return of 'dumsor' this Christmas if the financial status of the...

Lithium deal: Gov’t reveals owner of 4.4% shares in Barari DV

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has confirmed that the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah,...

Jesus will likely return to earth on October 1 – Top Nigerian pastor says

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, recently made a thought-provoking statement, suggesting that Jesus Christ might return...

Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi’s daughter dies in house fire

Ewurama Ameyaw Akumfi, the daughter of former Education Minister, Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, has reportedly passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023. She was...

Sam George recounts how US Embassy delayed his visa for three months

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed the challenges he is facing due to his advocacy for the passage of...

Fire outbreak at O.A. Travel and Tour station at Avenor

Fire broke out at the O.A. Travel and Tour Terminal at Avenor in Accra. One of the buses on the premises was burnt. The cause...

John Boadu lands top appointment

President Akufo-Addo has appointed former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu as the acting Director-General of the State Interests and...

NDC, NPP go at each other in ‘throwback’ campaign billboards

A few weeks ago, some unusual billboards were observed around Kwame Nkrumah Circle and various vantage points across Accra. These billboards showcased tweets from...

St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre reacts to ₵5m suit

The St. John’s Hospital & Fertility Centre has debunked allegations of medical negligence that led to the death of a baby boy. Solicitors for the...

Police exhume body of woman killed by son over GH¢500

The police have exhumed the remains of a 60-year-old retiree from the Ghana Highway Authority allegedly killed by her son, Gideon Asomani. Mercy Oforiwa's...

OSP releases list of criminal trials since August 2021

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has released a list of individuals who are standing trial for corruption and corruption-related offences since August...

2 firemen arrested, others on the run over alleged killing of 27-year-old man

Two male officers of the Ghana National Fire Service in Damongo in the Savannah Region are in Police custody over the death of a...

First class graduate appeals for support to undergo kidney transplant

A 24-year-old man has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians for financial support to aid his kidney treatment. The patient, Kenneth Adom is in critical...

It’s too early to call for OSP’s cancellation – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil, has called on Ghanaians to be patient with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). According to him,...

NPP’s Amma Busia passes on

A stalwart of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Amma Busia has passed on. NPP’s Council of Elders member reportedly succumbed to a brief...

Medical negligence: Couple sues St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre for ₵5m

A couple has sued St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre for medical negligence leading to the death of their baby, demanding GH₵5 million for...

Illegal mining: 2 policemen, 8 others arrested at Juaboso

Ten persons including two policemen have been arrested by the Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission in the Juaboso District of the Western...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: We shouldn’t criminalise sex toys – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has raised concern about the criminalisation of sex toys in the Anti-LGBT bill...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: MPs split hairs over appropriate punishment for culprits

Parliament could not agree on the appropriate punishment for LGBTQ+ persons engaging in unnatural carnal knowledge with each other. The Proper Human Sexual Rights and...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: Sponsors fight proposed deletion of Clause 4 of Bill

Clause 4 of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill creates an offense related to undermining proper human sexual...

Minority writes to BoG Governor over petition for his removal

The Minority in Parliament is not backing down on its call for the resignation of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Ernest Addison...

Interdicted headteachers to appear before investigative committee today

Four out of the seven Senior High School (SHS) headteachers interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear...

TV signals may be cut if broadcasters don’t pay for use – Communications Minister warns

Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is warning that television signals to homes and offices may be cut from next year. The Minister insists that this action...

I blame headteachers for their interdiction – Angel Carbonu [Audio]

https://youtu.be/8WpZJMxl-zM The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has said the headteachers interdicted in 11 Senior High Schools (SHSs) should...

Boniface Saddique reacts to viral campaign poster

Former Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Boniface Abu-Bakar Saddique, has urged his supporters to disregard a flyer on social media, suggesting his intent to...

New Force spokesperson granted bail

A Kaneshie District court has granted bail to Shalimar Abbiussi, spokesperson for the New Force. This comes a week after she was arrested and charged...

Bekwai Circuit Court remands 3 Chinese and 7 Ghanaian illegal miners

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded three Chinese and seven Ghanaian illegal miners. This was after the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division...

Tension after court affirms ruling against Sunni Islamist group in Tamale

Police in Tamale have confirmed renewed tension in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region following a ruling by the High Court against a...

24-hour economy will rescue Ghana from current economic doldrums – Mona Quartey

A former Deputy Finance Minister, Mona Quartey, has expressed confidence in the 24-hour economy proposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama,...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas to premiere new investigative piece in January

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, says his team is set to release a new investigative project in January, 2024. The project, which focuses on organised...

Authorities keeping some bribe monies as exhibits – Anas Aremeyaw Anas [Video]

Udercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has revealed that on some occasions, the large sums of money he paid as bribes during undercover investigations...

Narcotics Control Commission intercepts truck loaded with cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a truck loaded with 180 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis at Dodi, near Akosombo in...

Free SHS: 11 headteachers interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken decisive action by interdicting eleven headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and...

Akosombo-Kpong dam spillage: Over 300 victims resettle at Aveyime-Battor

Over 300 people from 60 families who were displaced by the Akosombo and Kpong dams spillage have resettled at Aveyime-Battor in the Volta region....

US-based man dies after suspected poisoning at his birthday in Takoradi [Video]

https://youtu.be/NMRM8rcyDHc?t=543 A 34-year-old Ghanaian-US based man, Albert Kwao Adeabah, has tragically died after suspected food poisoning at his birthday celebration with friends at Takoradi in...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill will be passed soon – Sam George

The lead sponsor of the Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Sam George, says he is a happy man. According to...

Sam George raises concerns over delayed allowances for MPs’ bodyguards

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament(MP) Samuel George, has raised concerns about the delay in paying the 30% allowance promised to police officers assigned to guard...

Bagbin’s proposal to lock Parliament long overdue – ACEPA

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman has applauded the Speaker of Parliament’s proposal for stricter measures...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: If you politicise this Bill, it will drag the process – Majority to Minority

Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs in Parliament has cautioned the Minority to be cautious in their criticism of the processes that...

Heavy security at court as NAM1 pleads to fresh charges

Security at the entrance of the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra has been enhanced following court directives. This was...