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Eastern Region ECG recoups GH¢949,116 from power theft

The Eastern Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited has recovered GH¢949,116 from customers engaged in illegal connection of power. The amount...

Mahama’s NDC committed to abolish automatic employment of teachers as trade off for World Bank loan- NaCCA boss

Contrary to his recent statements, it has emerged that former President Mahama planned to abolish the automatic posting of trained teachers and had committed...

Lady found dead with missing body parts [Photos]

The decomposed body of a 22-year-old woman identified as Ama Ataa, a hair dresser has been discovered at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region. Reports...

Rawlings replies UEW

The Office of Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has reacted to claims by the University of Education Winneba (UEW), that the former President is ill-informed on...

Accident on Tema Motorway leaves several people injured

Two vehicles, a Sprinter and a Toyota Ella, were involved in an accident on the Accra-Tema Motorway, Monday at the Action Chapel junction. No death...

Fire ravages 12-bedroom storey building at Obuasi Mangoase

A 12-bedroom storey building at Obuasi Mangoase was on Sunday burnt to ashes with residents unable to salvage anything from their apartment.One of the victims,...

Registration of citizens in Central and Western sectors begins soon – NIA

The National Identification Authority (NIA) would commence the registration of citizens within Western and Western North regions as well as the Central Region from...

Afenyo Markins writes: It is high time international schools taught Ghanaian languages

Nations across the world showcase their cultural identities in so many ways. The culture of every nation includes its set of languages. More than...

There is no rich pastor in Ghana – Bishop Salifu Amoako

The Founder and Leader of the Alive Chapel International is worried Ghanaians criticize pastors for exploiting their congregation to enrich themselves. ALSO READ: Photo: Policeman foils...

Photos: 59 inmates of Nsawm prison enroll in UCC’s distant learning programme

Fifty-nine inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons are pursuing various diploma programmes through the University of Cape Coast’s (UCC) Distance Learning Programme. The...

672 roaming mentally challenged to get treatment

Six hundred and seventy-two mentally challenged people who have been roaming the streets in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions...

Police to embark on ‘operation produce your driver’s licence’

Police in the Ashanti Region have announced they will from February 2020, begin a special exercise dubbed, 'Operation Produce Your Driver’s Licence' as part of...

Video: Remembering Komla Dumor 6 years on

On January 18, 2014, Ghanaian host of BBC’s Focus on Africa and former host of Joy FM’s morning show, Komla Dumor passed on. Also READ: Kevin Taylor...

Photo: Policeman foils robbery attempt, engages robbers in gun battle

A Policeman escorting a van full of assorted drinks from Bandankwanta to Tinga in the Savannah Region was forced to engage three robbers in...

Court jails trader for stealing mobile phones

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 19-year-old trader to six months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing assorted phones valued...

Kevin Taylor blasts Kennedy Agyapong

Outspoken social media commentator, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, has descended on maverick politician, Kennedy Agyapong. Mr Taylor in his 'With All Due Respect' show...

All schools to benefit from school feeding programme – Gender Minister

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced that it will expand the School Feeding Programme to all schools across the country. “If...

Road crashes: 2, 284 fatalities recorded in 2019 – MTTD

Road crashes claimed 2,284 lives in 2019, according to provisional data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana...

Body of 21-year-old woman suspected to have been murdered found in Kumasi

The suspected murder of a 21-year old woman at Ahenema Kokoben New Site in Kumasi has added to a string of mysterious deaths, especially...

GRIDCo explains power outage in parts of Accra

Power transmission company, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), has given reasons for the recent power outages in some parts of the capital, Accra. SE...

200 students at Wa Islamic SHS displaced after fire outbreak

Parts of the Wa Islamic Senior High School in the Upper West Region have been gutted by fire. The fire, which is said to have started...

I SAW THEM SUFFER: A taxi driver’s story of healthcare officials’ neglect, pain, death of mother and children [Audio]

A taxi driver who only gave his name as Kobby, has given a detailed account of how health officials slowed down the response time...

Akufo-Addo leaves for UK-Africa summit in London

President Akufo-Addo has left Accra on Friday to attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit being held in London, in the United Kingdom. The UK-Africa Investment Summit,...

Hassan Ayariga attacks Ghanaian pastors

Founder of the All Peoples’ Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has described the involvement of some Ghanaian pastors in national politics as religious and psychological...

One week of policewoman and 3 children killed in gas explosion observed [Photos]

One week celebration of 45-year-old policewoman, Insp. Kate Abban who together with her three children lost their lives to a gas explosion at Ablekuma Fanmilk, a...

Tap water safe for consumption -Ghana Water assures

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced to consumers in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions and the general public that water...

My peace drive in Dagbon resulted in enskinment of 25 chiefs from vacant 36 skins – Ya-Na

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Mahama Abukari II says his peace drive in Dagbon has resulted in the enskinment of 25 chiefs from the...

Ofosu-Ampofo blames lives lost in Dompoase accident on parked ambulances

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of toying with the lives of Ghanaians over his decision...

Great days lie ahead of Dagbon – Akufo-Addo to Yaa-Naa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II, has over the course of his enskinment nearly...

Watch: Mahama commiserates with families of Dompoase crash victims

Former president John Mahama says he is “deeply saddened and concerned” about the deadly accident that claimed 34 lives on Tuesday dawn. “On...

‘Galamsey’ back in full swing as illegal miners ravage Oda River, Forest Reserve

After three years of intense war against illegal mining, popularly known as ‘Galamsey’, it appears the efforts are not paying off as ...

Court issues arrest warrant for Kevin Taylor [Video]

An Accra High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, a social media commentator. The Court wants Mr...

Full Account: Bishop narrates his divine escape from being victim of Dompoase fatal accident

A man of God was saved by his instincts from becoming a victim of the fatal accident which claimed the lives of some 34...

Ghana at 100 document developed

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei, has hinted that a document projecting Ghana's agenda for...

NPRA instructs SSNIT to reduce pensions processing and payment time to one month

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has moved to curtail the delays that characterise the processing and payment pensions to retirees to whom payments...

Lands Ministry to procure 30 more drones for surveying

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources will, from July this year, procure at least 30 drones to be used for mapping and surveying...

We’re still working on Suale murder case – Police

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed claims that it has abandoned the search for the killers of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale. Ahmed was shot and...

Family of Ahmed Suale angry over ‘no justice’ a year after assassination

The family of slain journalist, Ahmed Suale, has expressed anger at the seeming slow pace of justice delivery by the police after the murder...

Prophetess narrates how step-mother ‘fried’ her in oil [watch]

A Prophetess by name Adwoa Nhyira has narrated the near-fatal ordeal she suffered in a polygamous home with her step-mothers who she says wanted...

Artist’s impression of Ahmed Suale’s suspected murderers surfaces online [photo]

An artistic impression of two male adults suspected to be behind the killing of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale, has for the first time, surfaced...