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Defense Committee wants illegal arms clamp down

Vice Chairman on the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament is asking the Interior Ministry as a matter of urgency to clamp down on...

PHOTOS: Man found dead in Tamale

A man believed to be in his early 20s has been found dead in a bush around Tolon-Abattoir road, a suburb of the Tamale...

Body of drowned Boti falls victim found

The body of a tourist which drowned in the Boti falls has been found nine days after the incident. The body of the 32-year old...

Sammy Awuku hails govt for scrapping mandatory tow levy

The National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Awuku has commended government for scrapping the implementation of the mandatory towing...

Be calm but alert – Ghana Armed Forces tells Ghanaians

In the wake of terror attacks in neighbouring countries, the Command Operations Officer (COO) at the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lt....

President Akufo-Addo thanks Presbyterian Church for support, prayers

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his profound appreciation to the leadership and membership of the Presbyterian Church of...

High court dismisses suit by Winners Chapel International

After 13 years of legal battle over the ownership of Winners Chapel, the Accra High Court has dismissed a suit by Winners Chapel International...

First Lady pushes for implementation of 14-week minimum maternity leave

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo -Addo has called for improved support systems that will create conducive environments for women to breastfeed their babies in...

Hot video: I saw Castro’s dead body – Diver

An expert diver has revealed musician Theophilus Tagoe popularly known as Castro and his companion Janet Bandu are dead. Samuel Odartey Lamptey claims he saw...

Hot video: God used my sermon to prepare me for Capital Bank misfortune – Otabil

Head Pastor of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensah Otabil has revealed, God used a recent sermon to prepare him for bad news of the...

Photos: Former Chairman of Pentecost church paralyzed

It all started on the 2nd of February 2009 when the former president of the Ghana Pentecostal Council, Apostle Dr. Michael Kwabena Ntumy woke...

Mandatory toll levy scrapped

Government will not implement the mandatory towing levy which was scheduled to commence on July 1, 2017. A statement signed by the Minister of Transport...

Sierra Leone mudslide: President declares site zero zone

Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...

Hot audio: I thank God when people who look like an insult, insult me – Otabil

Pastor Mensa Otabil has used Sunday sermon to publicly react to news of the collapse of Capital bank which his church, the International Central...

Several homes raided in Tamale, 3 arrested over stolen items

Helmeted police with riot gears and loaded guns on Sunday dawn raided houses at Sakasaka in Tamale in search of stolen items. The search lasted...

Two killed in Togo in protests against 50-year ruling dynasty

Two protesters were killed and 13 others wounded in Togo on Saturday when security forces opened fire to break up demonstrations against the ruling...

Thank you for supporting me, NPP – Akufo-Addo to Presby Church

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his profound appreciation to the leadership and membership of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for the prayers and support given to...

Ghana Health Service to deal with erring doctors

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it would not countenance any action or practices by medical doctors likely to impact negatively on quality...

GIS pays ‘ghosts’ over GHS67K

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Wa has dolled out an amount of GHS60, 070.67 to eight undeserving officers. This is according to the 2015...

15 illegal miners arrested by Operation Vanguard Task Force

The Operation Vanguard Task Force has arrested 15 illegal miners, including a Burkinabé national at Prestea in the Prestea-Huni Valley District in the Western...

PHOTOS: 2017 NSMQ champions present trophy to Akufo-Addo

Winners of the 2017 National Science and Math quiz Prempeh College were at the Flagstaff House on Friday to present their trophy to the...

2 killed at Tema factory explosion

Two persons have been confirmed dead following a fuel tank explosion at Delta Agro Limited, a soap manufacturing company at the Heavy Industrial Area...

Bawumia leaves for Sierra Leone today

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will today, Saturday, 19 August 2017, lead a government delegation to visit Sierra Leone to express the commiseration of...

PHOTOS: Residents of Bunkpurugu finally get good water

Residents of Jilik and adjourning communities in Bunkpurugu Yunyoo district of the Northern region now have water after years of struggling to get portable...

EC staff buy auction cars for as low as 1,000 cedis

The Electoral Commission says its officers benefitted from cars auctioned to the public in 2013 at give-away prices as a way of motivating its...

Bolga residents live in fear

Residents in Bolgatanga in the Upper East are living in fear as armed robbers, motor snatches and thieves have invaded the Municipality and terrorizing...

Ghanaian, African soldiers receive training in anti-terrorism

The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College has, for the first time, offered training in counter terrorism to help the Military deal swiftly...

Kpando Assembly bans 'poisonous’ puffer fish

The Kpando Municipal Assembly in the Volta region has placed an immediate ban on the sale of ‘poisonous’ puffer fish in the area. The temporary...

NGO rescues two boys from trafficking on the Volta Lake

MIHOSO International, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has rescued two teenagers who were trafficked to Yeji in the Pru District of the Brong-Ahafo Region to fish...

NSS embarks on nationwide capacity building

The Deputy Executive Director of National Service Scheme Dr. Gifty Oware-Aboagye has launched a two day Capacity Building Workshop for Prospective National Service Personnel...

Bawumia set for Sierra Leone with $1m supplies for disaster victims

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to lead a government delegation to Sierra Leone where a tragic natural disaster has left about 400 dead and...

7-year-old accident victim needs GhȻ700 daily for medical upkeep

Doctors the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi say a 7-year-old boy who was run over by a truck at Samproso in Offinso,...

Government to abrogate 136 road contracts

About 136 road contracts awarded by the previous government are to be terminated because of the inability of contractors to execute the projects. A total...

Freight forwarders up in arms against gov’t over paperless port

Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) and concern freight forwarders association are up in arms against government over the proposed paperless port to be...

Ghana gives $1m aid to Sierra Leone

The Government of Ghana will today, Friday, 18 August 2017 airlift relief items worth $1million to Sierra Leone in support of that country’s recovery...

Hot Audio: 'Mad' woman murdered; private parts removed

There is fear and panic among residents of Akyem Aprade in the Eastern Region following an alleged murder of a woman Thursday night. Some residents...

Italian-born Ghanaian barred from singing contest because she is 'not a true Italian'

A 15-year-old Italian girl of Ghanaian descent has been barred from taking part in a singing contest in Verona, Italy because she is black...

‘Create technology pool to feed new industries’ – Council of State Chair

To achieve its vision to develop a vibrant technologically driven and competitive trade and industrial sector, government has been advised to set up a...

Man turns cemetery into cassava farm

Residents of Busua, a community in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, last week woke up to the bizarre news of eating...

Operation Vanguard begins night patrols to smoke out evasive illegal miners

The joint police and military anti-illegal mining taskforce, Operation Vanguard, says it will extend operations into the night following intelligence that illegal miners have...