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ECG’s 15% collection losses and 40% distribution losses not sustainable – Prof. Bokpin warns

Economist Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has raised alarm over the scale of inefficiencies in Ghana’s power distribution system, describing the Electricity Company of Ghana’s...

Police impound fuel tanker filled with cocoa beans

The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker traveling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was found...

FDA declares Kings Orange Flavoured Liqueur and Jupiter 1990 unsafe for consumption

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has declared two alcoholic products, Kings Orange Flavoured Liqueur and Jupiter 1990, unsafe for consumption. In a statement, the...

Notorious robber who terrorised Accra’s elite communities captured in Togo – Police

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest and extradition of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Adinda Abdul Mujibu, who had been on the...

Street begging crackdown to expand beyond Accra – Interior Minister

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, says government’s crackdown on organised street begging will soon be extended to regions beyond Greater Accra, following the...

Mahama announces plans to upgrade Greater Accra Regional Hospital to Teaching Hospital

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the government's plans to upgrade the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) into a full-fledged Teaching Hospital. According to...

Ghanaian pilgrim dies while performing Hajj in Makkah

A Ghanaian pilgrim has died while performing this year’s Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The deceased, identified as Hajia Yussif Hawabu,...

Assurances Committee of Parliament to hold public hearing from July 2025

Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Assurances and Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla Constituency, Dominic Nitiwul, says his Committee will begin public hearings from...

Two arrested, one on the run for stealing iron rods from Agenda 111 site

The Kasoa Ofaakor Jei River Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing iron rods from the Agenda 111 construction site at Kasoa Ofaakor...

Galamsey: 9 arrested, 4 excavators seized in raid at Akani

A special police team against illegal mining has intercepted and seized four excavators at Akani in the Western Region. Two of the seized excavators were...

GAF Commanders donate one-month salary to support Mahama Cares Fund

Service Commanders of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have donated their one-month basic salary to support the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, widely known as...

‘I gave GH₵500 cedis, not dollars’ – Mahama jests amid Sammy Gyamfi’s gift saga

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday amused his guests as he shed light on a kind gesture in the form of a GH₵500 gift...

Cleanliness will determine whether you stay in office or are sacked – Mahama tells MMDCEs

President John Mahama has announced that cleanliness will become a new performance benchmark for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). According to him, the...

UG debunks claim of overstating employee compensation by GH¢59m

The University of Ghana (UG) has debunked claims of irregularities in the Auditor-General's recent payroll audit report. The report indicated that the university overstated employee...

Check out the 11 new members of COCOBOD Board

An 11-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been inaugurated at the Ministry of Finance, with a renewed charge to...

Mahama announces new city to ease Accra’s congestion

President John Mahama has announced plans to establish a new city outside Accra to ease the growing congestion. This will help create a new growth...

A unified vision for the future of education: A message from Rev. Isaac Owusu, National President of GNAT

As the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) prepares for the highly anticipated District Delegates Conference, Rev. Isaac Owusu, the National President, extends a...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang has recovered, she’s set to resume duties – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to return to Ghana after making a full recovery from...

Parliament’s Energy Committee to grill ECG today over power crises, missing containers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is facing intense scrutiny before Parliament’s Energy Committee today over worsening power outages and the disappearance of 23...

OSP calls for closer ties with CHRAJ in anti-corruption fight

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Dr....

Asutifi North DCE vows crackdown on rising Okada accidents

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has raised concern over the rising number of motorbike accidents...

Ahtoo Montessori learners embrace democracy in mock election

A wave of enthusiasm swept through Ahtoo Montessori School as young learners embraced a real-world lesson in democracy through a vibrant mock national election. With...

GIS detains 2,241 undocumented migrants in Accra

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 2,241 foreign nationals in a major operation targeting undocumented migrants involved in street begging across Accra. The operation,...

Ghana’s Naval Chief meets Fisheries Minister to strengthen Maritime Security

The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Godwin Livinus Bessing, has paid a courtesy visit to the new Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia...

Crows are causing power disruptions in Ashanti region, ECG rolls out preventive measures

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says crows are increasingly disrupting power supply in the Ashanti Region by damaging critical transmission infrastructure. According to the...

Honesty is the first step to healing — Counselor urges truth in troubled marriages

Marriage counsellor, Tina Amaniampong, has advised couples to uphold trust and mutual respect in their relationships, describing marriage as a deliberate and sacred commitment. Her...

Three injured after explosion at vulcanizer shop in New Nkusukum

Three people sustained various degrees of injuries after an explosion involving a vulcanizer machine and are currently receiving treatment at the Roman Hospital in...

Kasoa sanitation crackdown: 7 arrested for littering as MCE issues warning

Seven individuals have been arrested by the sanitation taskforce of the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly for various sanitation offences in Kasoa. The suspects are...

Immigration clears street children, foreign nationals in operation at Abossey Okai

The Ghana Immigration Service has launched a special operation in Kaneshie and Abossey Okai to remove street children and their guardians—many of whom are...

Supreme Court must be diligent to guide future cases – Baffour Awuah

Lawyer and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called on the Supreme Court of Ghana to undertake more thorough...

Constitutional Review Committee engages journalists, social media community

The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), tasked with proposing amendments to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, on Wednesday engaged with journalists and the social media community to...

National Security reportedly storms former GIHOC boss’ home

National Security operatives have reportedly stormed the residence of the former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, in an attempt to recover...

Ghana strategically positioned to manufacture vaccines – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says Ghana is now strategically positioned to manufacture its own vaccines following the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute. He...

Fix the power crisis and stop the excuses – Agyekumhene tells Energy Minister

Ishmael Agyekumhene, a former board member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has sharply criticized Energy Minister John Jinapor over Ghana’s worsening power...

Woman busted with fake aphrodisiacs appears in court

A Circuit Court at Denu Torkor in Aflao has granted bail to Hawa Fuseini in the sum of GH¢70,000 for importing non-compliant pharmaceutical products...

Nana Yaa Jantuah calls for kidney disease probe among youth

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah is calling for urgent and thorough research into the increasing cases of kidney disease in Ghana, particularly among young...

Some members dead; others battling critical health conditions – Rotational Nurses and Midwives

About five rotational nurses and midwives in Ghana have died, while six others are critically ill in various hospitals due to financial hardship arising...

Workers petition Minister for urgent action amid Bogoso-Prestea Mine crisis

Workers of the Bogoso-Prestea Mine in the Western region, writing on behalf of local contractors, youth groups, and traditional leaders in the Western Region,...

Ghana Health Service confirms 2 Mpox cases in Accra

Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Let’s celebrate cedi gains and support economic progress – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah, has called on Ghanaians to celebrate the recent appreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar, describing it...