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Armed Police evict squatters on GACL land

Armed Police officers have been deployed to Sepe in the Asokore Mampong Municipality to evict squatters on a land owned by the Ghana Airport...

Ghana Mine Workers Union bemoans abuse of workers rights by foreign companies

The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) has bemoaned the continuous abuse of workers’ rights by employers, particularly foreign companies. According to the union, the once...

Oyoko family rejects destoolment of Abadwumhene

The Oyoko family in Abadwum has opposed the destoolment of the Abadwumhene, Professor Amoako Tuffour, by the Edubiasehene, Oguahyia Oduro Panin Birikorang, citing a...

Ghana’s FDA is one of the best in Africa – Dr Amo Tobbin

Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, Dr Samuel Amo Tobbin, says that Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is among the best on...

My vindication a priority than GH¢93m reward – Tobinco CEO

The Group Chairman of Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL), Elder Dr Samuel Amo Tobbin, has said he is very satisfied with the Accra High Court's...

Mpox outbreak: GHS to begin screening for travellers [Audio]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced plans to begin mandatory Mpox screening of travellers into the country. The move forms part of heightened surveillance...

Colleges of Education will not close down – Ministry

The Education Ministry is insisting that Colleges of Education will not be closed down despite the ongoing strike by members of the Colleges of...

Family demands justice for man by mob killed after theft allegation

The family of Bismark Awatey Kabutey, a 37-year-old man brutally killed by a mob at Teshie in the Greater Accra Region is calling for...

Konongo residents demand action against illegal mining affecting water bodies

Residents of Konongo in the Ashanti Region are demanding action against ongoing mining operations threatening to destroy a crucial water source in the area. This...

Ghana’s food insecurity soars by 5.77% amid economic challenges – Report

The July 2024 Food Security Monitor report reveals a troubling escalation in food insecurity across Ghana, with the rate of insufficient food consumption (IFC)...

Opuni was powerful; Mahama, Asiedu Nketia couldn’t stop him – Tobinco CEO 

Group Chairman of Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL), Elder Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin has broken his silence after the Accra High Court cleared him over...

Plumber, 55, charged for allegedly defiling minor

A 55-year-old plumber has been dragged to the Gender and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl. William Ashley has however denied the...

Two cousins remanded over death of roommate

Two cousins, who allegedly beat their roommate at Ho Sabong Zongo to death after accusing him of stealing their money, were arraigned before a...

“Never debate an idiot or a liar” – Asiedu Nketia on political debates [Video]

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has shared his guiding principles regarding political debates, emphasizing that he refuses...

Supreme Court won’t yield to foreign pressure on homosexuality laws – Justice Yonni Kulendi

A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Yonni Kulendi has said, the Apex Court “cannot by ‘peer pressure’ be cajoled into adopting” practices of...

NDC won’t sign peace declaration ahead of election – Asiedu Nketia says

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has declared that the party will not be signing any peace...

‘Interior Minister tried to bribe NDC MPs with police recruitment slots’ – Asiedu Nketia [Video]

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Interior Minister of attempting to bribe Minority MPs...

Bawumia is the ‘biggest liar’ in Ghana – NDC’s Stephen Bennieh

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team, Stephen Bennieh, has called Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia "the biggest liar in Ghana." Mr...

Why Nana Ama McBrown never featured in Nollywood movies

Renowned Ghanaian actress and TV personality, Nana Ama McBrown, has shed light on her decision to avoid acting in Nigerian movies, a stance she...

How old cylinders will be treated under Recirculation Model [Listen]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has urged Ghanaians to take advantage of the Cylinder Regulation Model (CRM). On Asempa FM Ekosii Sen programme Tuesday, the...

Gov’t to release 262 acres of Achimota Forest to Owoo Family

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said an agreement has been reached to release 262 acres of the Achimota Forest...

Give CETAG what is due them to call off strike – Nortsu-Kotoe tells gov’t

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe is urging the government to address the demands of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association...

Prof Oppong’s Supreme Court appointment doesn’t violate the law – Deputy A-G

The Deputy Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the nomination of a dual citizen as a Supreme Court judge does not...

PAC refers Ghana School of Law management to AG for prosecution

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has referred the management of the Ghana School of Law (GLS) to the Attorney General (AG) for prosecution over...

No need to own a cylinder; check out how CRM works [Audio] 

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reiterated that residents in Accra and selected parts of the country do not have to own a cylinder to...

Man who allegedly killed 18-year-old lover in Nkawkaw arrested 

The Nkawkaw Police Command has arrested 24-year-old Kwaku Siaw who allegedly killed her lover at Nkawkaw Krofoforom in the Kwahu West Municipality of the...

Police probe viral video on abuse of female student

The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into a viral video which captured a group of young men harassing a female student. The males...

Bryan Acheampong sets records straight on lands taken at Kwahu Nkwatia

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has explained that allegations made against him of taking over lands of individuals for his personal...

PAC refers Ghana School of Law to A-G for prosecution over alleged breaches

The Ghana School of Law has been referred to the Attorney General for prosecution over alleged breaches. The school was cited by the Auditor General...

Until you provide concrete evidence, we can’t trust you – CETAG tells gov’t

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) says it will not end its strike until the government shows concrete evidence of implementing...

574 villages benefit from One Village, One Dam policy – GIDA

The Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) has announced that about 574 villages have benefited from the government's One Village, One Dam policy, which was...

Sunyani Krontihene describes his indefinite suspension as illegal

The suspended Krontihene of the Sunyani Traditional Area, Oboa-Aman Bofotia Boa-Amponsem II, says he has served his initial two-year suspension term and has therefore...

APRA President meets Information Minister to boost Africa’s global image 

The President of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), Arik Karani, has paid a courtesy call to Ghana's Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, to...

Committee investigating Akosombo Dam spillage visits Volta Regional Minister

In an ongoing effort to understand and address the impact of the Akosombo Dam spillage, an Ad-hoc committee has embarked on a four-day tour...

KATH Hemophilia patients face treatment delays due to medication shortage

Hemophilia patients at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are growing increasingly frustrated over a reported shortage of essential medication. According to the Ghana Hemophilia Society,...

Catholic Priest apologises after singing King Paluta’s song in Church

Acting Rector of St. Stephen Rectorate, Bodomase in the Ashanti region, Rev. Father Peter Kusi Twumasi, has rendered an unqualified apology for leading his...

Colleges of Education deserted as CETAG strike persists

Students of Colleges of Education are beginning to take their destinies into their own hands as the strike by their teachers enters its 64th day,...

Ghana’s public lands are safe, intact and secure – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has comprehensively clarified the state of public lands, dismissing allegations and misinformation of state...

Licensure exams: National Teaching Council speaks on registration challenges

The National Teaching Council(NTC) has urged calm among prospective teachers amidst the challenges faced with the Licensure Examination registration as the deadline nears. On August...

Akufo-Addo’s Supreme Court nominee a threat to anti-gay bill – Sponsors claim

Sponsors of the Anti-LGBTQ bill have stated that one of President Akufo-Addo's nominees to the Supreme Court, Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, poses a threat...