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IET-Ghana shares insights on use of bamboo as building reinforcement

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-Ghana) has shared insights on the use of bamboo as a reinforcement material in concrete. IET-Ghana has said...

Bishop Salifu Amoako and wife arrested

Founder and leader of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and his wife, Mouha Amoako have been arrested over the fatal accident that...

NSMQ24: Adonten SHS triumph over Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS, Tolon SHS  

Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School (YAGSHS) has once again faced a tough defeat in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) 2024, failing...

Man, 23, jailed for GWCL meter theft; another on the run for illegal reconnection

The Mampong Magistrate court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced 23-year-old Sumaila Abdul Rahman to 12 months in prison for stealing Ghana Water Company...

Foreign Affairs Ministry raises concern over forged documents in visa applications

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has raised concerns over the increasing number of Ghanaians submitting forged or false documents for authentication...

 Chief urges calm at Buduburam after explosion which killed 3

The chief of Buduburam, Nana Kojo Essel has appealed to residents to exercise restraint as an investigation has begun into a rock blasting that...

Police clarify Serwaa Amihere’s ‘arrest’

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed reports on the purported arrest of media personality Serwaa Amihere. In a statement, the Service said it had not...

Tension mounts at Anweaso over disappearance of 25-year-old woman

There is tension and uneasy calm within the Muslim community at Anweaso in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region following the mysterious disappearance...

Illegal miners defy legal action; pollute only stream serving Atronsu community

In a small farming town of Atronsu, close to Sefwi Bekwai in the Western region, illegal miners (galamsey) have defied a legal action brought...

Anti-galamsey protester to undergo mental evaluation in bail hearing

One of the anti-galamsey protesters, Thomas Yeboah, is still in Police custody despite being granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. His lawyer, Nelson Noble...

Maiden edition of CEOs Breakfast & Networking Meeting takes place

The inaugural CEOs Breakfast and Networking Meeting, hosted by Rev. Justice Sagoe, took place successfully, attracting top CEOs and business leaders from various institutions...

Some UTAG members give leadership 3-day ultimatum to call off strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is facing division. Some members are giving the National Executive Committee (NEC) until Friday to call off its...

Roads Ministry probes cause of fatal rock blast accident at Buduburam

The Ministry of Roads and Highways is investigating the cause of the rock blast accident at Buduburam, which has resulted in multiple casualties. The Ministry...

Students with special needs threaten protest over delayed bursary payments

Students with special needs at the University of Ghana, Legon, have threatened to protest if the government and the Scholarship Secretariat do not resolve...

‘No more tolerance’ – Ghana Armed Forces to arrest violators of military uniform ban

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a strong warning to individuals and groups involved in the unauthorized use of military-pattern uniforms and equipment. In...

2024 elections: How to check your voter registration details online before October 19 deadline

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has launched an online re-exhibition of the Provisional Voter's Register (PVR) ahead of the upcoming general election. A press...

I wish deployment of military to combat galamsey will be consistent – Cwesi Oteng

Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng has suggested that measures put in place to help solve the galamsey situation should be intensified. He said in an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz...

East Legon fatal accident: Police confirms Salifu Amoako as driver of white Jaguar

It has been confirmed that the driver of the white Jaguar that crashed into a Honda Acura at East Legon in Accra last Saturday,...

Kwahuman will build Nkawkaw stadium if gov’t fails – Bryan Acheampong [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi, Dr Bryan Acheampong has pledged the commitment of Kwahuman to see to the successful completion of the Nkawkaw...

Police probe fatal accident at East Legon

The Ghana Police Service has begun an investigation into the fatal accident that claimed two lives and left others injured at East Legon, Accra...

UG-Senior Staff Association and FUSSAG suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), and the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have called off their ongoing...

Three feared dead, scores injured after rock blasting at Buduburam [Video]

Three people have been reported dead with about 36 injured on the Buduburam stretch of the Accra-Winneba highway. The tragic incident was a result of...

GNFS gives detailed account of East Legon accident 

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed concern about inadequate fire stations in the country, highlighting the fact that Accra’s plush East Legon...

Ghana and Liberia strengthen bilateral ties with Indonesia

The Honorary Consul for the Republic of Indonesia in Ghana,  His Excellency (H.E) Paskal Rois, has made a significant move to bolster diplomatic and...

Dr. Joyce Aryee dismisses concerns over National Cathedral staff salaries amid construction halt

A member of the National Cathedral’s board of trustees, Dr. Joyce Aryee, has dismissed concerns about staff payments during the project’s construction halt, calling...

 Operation Halt arrests 9 suspected illegal miners; 23 changfans destroyed

Nine suspected illegal miners have been arrested, and 23 changfans destroyed by officers from 'Operation Halt'. They were arrested along the Ankobra River at Prestea...

2024 NSMQ: Mfantsiman Girls knock out Zion College and WASS to secure spot in one-eighth stage

The ladies from Mfantsiman Girls SHS are back in the spotlight, kicking out West Africa SHS and Zion College to secure their spot in...

University of Ghana wins legal tussle over Legon Botanical Gardens

The University of Ghana has announced that the managers of the Legon Botanical Gardens will cease to be in charge effective November 30. Though owned...

Two shot at ‘galamsey’ site in Ashanti region

A violent clash between Chinese nationals and youth from Sekyere Krobo in the Asanti Region has left two persons shot and injured at a...

Concerned youth of Kwahu demands answers over allegations against Kwahumanhene

The Concerned Youth of Kwahu, led by their chairman, Benjamin Ayim has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the queen mother of Kwahu to address...

State of emergency won’t stop galamsey without community action – Bryan Acheampong

Food and Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong says declaring a state of emergency to combat illegal mining aka “galamsey,” would be ineffective without the active...

13 die in fatal accident on Kumasi-Obuasi Highway

A tragic accident occurred at dawn today, Monday, October 14, 2024, after a VIP bus travelling from Kumasi to Enchi in the Western North...

Cocoa smuggling taskforce seizes 100 bags in Old Akrade

The Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with national security, has apprehended a driver and a mate at old...

United States, Germany launch $40 million joint initiative to prevent conflict in Northern Ghana

The United States and Germany have launched a $40 million Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) regional initiative to strengthen stability in northern Ghana and...

9 injured from NPP-NDC clash at Mamobi; police on manhunt for perpetrators

Nine persons have been injured in a violent clash between the supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The...

Burial date for KNUST student who died on a business trip announced

A 24-year-old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who tragically passed away during a business trip, will be laid...

How ghastly accident at East Legon happened [Video]

CCTV footage has unveiled the circumstances leading to the tragic accident at East Legon in Accra on Saturday, October 12, 2024 that claimed two...

Akufo-Addo’s galamsey fight is a joke – Prof. Abavare

President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Eric Abavare, has...

Your advocacy for safe environment has paid off – Akufo-Addo to Okyenhene

President Akufo-Addo is commending the Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin for his sustained campaign against environmental degradation over the last 25 years. According to Nana...

Galamsey: Restoring polluted water bodies will take 10 to 15 years – Toxicologist

Dr Bright Boafo Boamah, a medical doctor and Toxicologist has revealed that it could take between 10 to 15 years to restore Ghana's water...