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PHOTOS: EPA sweats over possible contamination of water sources by cyanide

Preliminary investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have revealed excessive use and presence of cyanide in water bodies due to illegal mining activities...

FDA releases 'banku deaths' lab results

Lab results have confirmed that the 'Banku' dish that claimed the lives of six persons at Akakpokofe in the Volta Region contained some poisonous...

WAEC introduces CCTVs, metal detectors to check exam malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced additional measures to deal with examination malpractices in the country. The measures include the use of composite...

ECG consumers won't feel tariff reduction from today

Mr Samuel Boakye-Appiah, the Managing Director of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), says the Public Utility and Regulatory Commission (PURC) tariff reduction takes effect...

New Shippers’ Authority office opens in Tamale

The Tamale office of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) was inaugurated last Tuesday to start the provision of services to shippers operating in the...

106 Ghanaians evacuated from Libya

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has said 106 Ghanaians have been evacuated from Libya on a chartered flight with the assistance...

Centre for Christ Mission donates to Eye of the Lord Orphanage

The founder of the Eye of the Lord Orphanages at Nsawam Adoagyiri has appealed to government, NGOs and philanthropists to support them financially to...

Banku deaths: Lab results reveal corn flour contained pesticide – FDA

Lab results have confirmed that the 'Banku' dish that claimed the lives of six persons at Akakpokofe in the Volta Region contained some poisonous...

Women well catered for under Nana Addo's Gov't – Akufo-Addo

Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba has said that the Government of Ghana has implemented several policies that has helped improve the status of women...

STC pays Gov’t $1m

Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC), Nana Akomea, has disclosed that as part of strategies to overhaul the company, more bus terminals are...

VIDEO: Judicial Service blows thousands of GH₵ on clothing allowance

The Ministry of Justice and the Attorney Generals Department has been cited by the Auditor General for financial malfeasance. In the 2016 Auditor General’s report,...

Former COCOBOD Boss charged with 27 counts of causing financial loss

A former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has been hauled before the Accra High Court and charged...

Ghana will be hit by a heavy downpour soon – Prophet Nigel Gaisie

Founder and Leader of True Fire Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Nigel Gaisie known for his eccentric style of prophecy has once again made a revelation...

NGO chases FDA for ‘banku deaths’ report

Consumer Advocacy Centre (CAC), a Non Governmental Organisation, is on the neck of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to make public, the results...

Prison Service extends recruitment exercise

The Ghana Prisons Service has extended its recruitment exercise for applicants who are interested in safe custody, welfare, reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners. A statement...

2018 Hajj fare to cost GHȼ15,000; Board provides travel details

Chairman of the Hajj Board, Sheikh I.C Quaye, has announced that the fare for this year’s 2018 Hajj pilgrimage is GHȼ15,000.00, an equivalent of...

Death threats: BOST CEO sues Duncan Amoah for GHC 5 million

The Chief Executive Officer for the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng, has sued the Executive Director for the...

Wee sale booms in Begoro as youth engage in wee smoking

Begoro, a farming community in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern Region, is now becoming an end-user and peddler hub for illicit drugs trade. Findings...

Govt critically looking at the welfare of Goldfields mines workers – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, George Mireku Duker has assured workers of Goldfields mines of a well deserved...

12 arrested in police swoop at Assin Fosu

The Assin Fosu District Police, on Monday dawn, conducted a swoop which has led to the arrest of 12 persons suspected to be peddling...

Police blames Goldfields workers for bloody clashes

Police in the Western region has blamed workers of Goldfields mines for the bloody clashes during a protest Monday. According to the Regional Commander, ACP...

Gov’t to supervise Goldfields retrenchment exercise

A new roadmap has been drawn to address the impasse between Goldfields Ghana Limited and the Ghana Mines Workers Union over the ongoing retrenchment...

My kind of journalism is tried and tested; stands judicial scrutiny – Anas

Africa’s most revered investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas insists that his methodology in unraveling the bad guys he names, shames and jails in society...

Judges and magistrates to withdraw services on March 21

Judges of the lower courts have served notices to withdraw their services from March 21, this year, if issues concerning their salaries and working...

Jasikan DCE, driver trade slaps over use of Assembly vehicle

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Jasikan Assembly in the Volta Region, Lawrence Kwami Aisle has sacked his driver over what he described as gross...

Komenda Sugar Factory now an albatross – Minister

The controversy surrounding the Komenda Sugar Factory seems not to be ending soon as the Central Regional Minister, Mr. Kwamena Duncan, has cast further...

Gun shots at Goldfields Tarkwa mine; four injured

Four workers at Goldfields mines in Tarkwa in the Western region have been left injured amid firing of gunshots after allegations of military and...

Photos: Strong wind injures six students at Kpandai SHS

Some six students from Kpandai Senior High School have been admitted at the Kpandai District Hospital after sustaining injuries from a strong wind that...

Fake soldier not part of Veep’s convoy – Police

Police in the Ashanti Region say the 23-year-old man who faked himself as a soldier in the region was not part of the security...

We are ready to leave but… – Traders around Nana Addo’s residence

Shop owners and traders around the private residence of President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo say they are ready to vacate the location on one...

My life is in danger over BOST saga – COPEC boss

Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah is calling for police protection following incessant death threats on his life. Duncan Amoah...

PHOTOS: Bees attack Fetteh Kakraba residents

Bees have attacked some residents of Fetteh Kakraba in the Central Region of Ghana, leaving one person unconscious and others injured. The victims of the...

Hot video: There are many gays in Ghana – US Ambassador reveals

United States Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, wants Ghanaians to be conscious of the rights of homosexuals and treat them equally as heterosexuals. According to...

Akufo-Addo pledges to increase solar energy

The President has pledged the commitment of his government to increase the contribution of the solar energy to the country’s energy mix. Despite an abundance of...

Chief of Staff urges united effort to ‘build Ghana beyond aid’

Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Frema Osei Opare, has called for a united effort to accelerate the transformation of the economy and end the...

Child marriages decline globally – UNICEF

Increased global effort over the last decade against child marriages has paid off as the risk of a girl marrying before her 18th birthday...

My rings are just for fashion, there are no strange powers – Salifu Amoako

The General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Prophet Elisha Salifu Badu, popularly known as Salifu Amoako has said his rings are just for fashion. Speaking...

PHOTOS: K.B Asante laid to rest

Retired Ghanaian diplomat K.B Asante has finally been laid to rest after a burial service held at the forecourt of the State House, Saturday...

Pregnant woman, 5 others killed in motor accident

Six persons including a pregnant woman were killed in a motor accident near Haomako on the Techiman-Ejura road on Thursday. An Opel taxi cab travelling from Techiman...

T.B. Joshua’s ‘son’ exposes witches’ plans

A Bolgatanga-based prophet, who is much the same as Nigeria’s Prophet T.B. Joshua both in appearance and in speech style, has revealed four unsuspected...