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Bad attitudes of Ghanaians contributing to poor sanitation

Mr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Minister of Information, has decried the bad attitudes of Ghanaians as the contributory factor to the country’s poor sanitation situation. He...

PHOTOS: 8 Ghanaian gays protest 'animal-like' treatment in Ghana

Eight Ghanaian men in Canada are protesting the criminalization of same-sex relationships in Ghana. They say lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders are not treated...

Hot Audio: Benz bus kills pedestrian at Kejetia

A 207 Benz bus with a registration number Gs-2233-16 has been involved in an accident around 8am Thursday at Kumasi- Kejetia killing a woman...

Hot video: Jesus Christ not the Messiah

A man who described himself as a Bible scholar has said Jesus Christ is not the true Messiah. Abram Bin Moshe maintained that, every religion...

'Catch them young'- Akufo-Addo urges EP Church to attend to childhood education

The president Nana Akufo-Addo has urged leaders of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church to turn their attention towards early childhood education in Ghana. While he is fascinated...

PHOTO: Single woman advertises for husband

A Kenyan woman has taken to the street of Nairobi to advertise for a husband. Pris Nyabura, 28 years old, said she has a seven-year...

Togo Unrest: Take steps to protect your citizens- ECOWAS CDP Media network

The Ghana Chapter of the ECOWAS Community Development (ECOWAS CDP) Media Network condemns the raging political violence in Togo which has claimed two lives...

200,000 still at risk from Bagre dam, heavy rains – NADMO

The combined effect of the water levels of the White Volta rising and the Bagre dam being opened could leave almost 200,000 persons affected...

Girl,16, loses pregnancy after police brutality

A 16-year-old girl lost her pregnancy at a Police station after she was allegedly manhandled by a Police officer during an arrest at Begoro...

High Commissioner cautions Nigerians over unlawful acts

Mr Olufemi Michael Abikoye, newly appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana has advised Nigerian nationals in Ghana to desist from acts that break the...

SSNIT scandal: $66m software deal is ‘a scam, ridiculous’ – IT expert

An IT expert has described the $66 million dollar software investment by the management of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as too...

Exton Group: EPA statement flawed, unfortunate

Exton Cubic Group Ltd, the company embroiled in the Nyinahini Bauxite mining controversy has hit back at the Environment Protection Agency for suggesting the...

Gh¢2.7m missing at EOCO

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is yet to unravel the mystery surrounding an excess transfer of $619,039.16 (Gh¢2,748,977) to an applicant following...

GJA election is not a do or die affair – Affail Monney

Dr Affail Monney, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has said the Association’s upcoming national and regional elections were not an end in...

Exclusive: How cost of SSNIT’s ‘faulty’ software jumped from $34m to over $66m

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) spent $66 million on the acquisition of a faulty software, nearly two times the price it had earlier...

Rabies kills boy at Prestea Nsuta

An eleven year-old boy from Prestea Nsuta in the Prestea Huni/Valley has died of rabies. The deceased, Ibrahim Laminu, passed away at the Government hospital...

Capital Bank collapse: Otabil’s daughter consoles him

One of the daughters of the General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has written an emotional message to her father on Facebook...

Freddie Blay predicts 1.5 million tonnes of cocoa

Ghana will once again attain over one-million metric tonnes of cocoa production under the Akufo-Addo led government, Acting National Chairman of the ruling New...

Audio: Sowutuom residents wage war on Nigerians

Some residents in Sowutuom, a suburb in the Greater Accra region are up in alms against Nigerians living in their community. Some Nigerians living in...

Exton Cubic Group not permitted to mine at Nyinahini – EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has not granted permission to Exton Cubic Group to undertake bauxite mining activities at Nyinahini in the...

SSNIT contributors attack fmr management over $66m software

Ghanaians are furious after hearing that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) mismanaged their contributions. Some of the contributors in an interview on...

Hot Audio: Nyinahini youth petition Akufo-Addo over Mahama's company

Some irate youth at Nyinahini in the Ashanti Region have petitioned President Akufo-Addo to ensure removal of EXTON-CUBIC equipment from the area within 24...

I won’t allow another ‘Denkyira-Obuasi’ incident to happen in Nyinahini – DCE

The District Chief Executive for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti region, Williams Darko has asked the Chief of Nyinanhini, Nana Amanpene Twum Boateng II...

SSNIT probes $66m software purchase

The Board of Trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SNNIT) has begun investigations into how the former management acquired a BOS...

‘Yaa Asantewaa’ appears in Togo; arrests soldier

It was reminiscent of the exploits and bravery of Ashanti warrior in 1900, Yaa Asantewaa, a native of Ejisu, Kumasi, last Saturday in Ghana’s...

Legal battle over fishing as Fisheries Commission fights private fishing company

The Fisheries Commission (FC) and Kenbonad Company Limited, a private Ghanaian-owned fishing company, are engaged in a legal tussle in two different courts over...

Homowo festival: Rival chiefs clash in Osu

Supporters of Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI and Nii Nortey Owuo, who are claimants to the Osu Traditional Area stool, have clashed at this...

Two escape death in Koforidua fire

Two people narrowly escaped death when the sawmill they were sleeping in caught fire at Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The two escaped through the...

Photos: I was nearly butchered over sand- Queenmother

Sanaahemaa of Akwamu Traditional Area, Nana Foriwaa II could have met her untimely death last Sunday. According to her, a resident, Kwabena Asare popularly known...

Photos: Pupils left to their fate after storm rips off roofing

Some kindergarten pupils of Akwamu Presby School in the Asuogyaman district have been learning under a tree over the last two months after their...

Mining permit granted 'Mahama' won’t compromise galamsey fight – Amewu

The Lands Minister says mining lease granted Exton Cubic Group Limited, the company linked to former President John Mahama’s brother, will not compromise government’s...

I did not incite youth against Exton Cubic – DCE

The District Chief Executive for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti region has described as false claims by the Chief of Nyinanhini, Nana Amanpene Twum...

Nyinahini attack: Chief warns of another ‘Denkyira Obuasi’

Chief of Nyinanhini in the Ashanti Region, Nana Amanpene Twum Boateng II, has taken a swipe at Atwima Mponua District Chief Executive for his...

Security Alert: 538 police officers removed from Upper West Region

At least 538 police officers have been transferred from the Upper West Region in the last two years, a situation which has led to...

Birth control proposals needless – Lecturer

There is no need to limit the number of children couples should have, Associate Professor with the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS) of...

E&P mining equipment won’t be released unless… Atwima Mponua DCE

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti Region, William Darko has said equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners (E&P) will not...

Police on a manhunt for two gunmen who 'opened fire' at Avenor

Police in Accra says they are on a manhunt for two gunmen who opened fire on residents of Avenor, in a suburb of Accra,...

GH¢485 million needed to end open defecation

The government need to mobilise GH¢485 million to finance about 970,559 households who require some form of financing to own household latrines. This is based...

GMA welcomes job application for doctors

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has welcomed proposals by the Ghana Health Service for doctors to apply for jobs. According to the Vice President of...