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VAT on non-lifeline residential consumption not implemented – ECG clarifies

Communication Director at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng has clarified that the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption beyond...

Silence the guns – National Chief Imam appeals for peace in Bawku

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, spokesperson of the National Chief Imam has called for calm in Bawku in the Upper East region. Speaking on behalf of the...

Man, 40, kills stepfather in his sleep at New Edubiase

A 40-year-old man has allegedly killed his 72-year-old stepfather, Kennedy Atokble, at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region. According to...

Kabye residents beg for Ghanaian citizenship

Residents at Kabye in the Buem-Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region have appealed to government to officially recognise them as Ghanaians. They complain of discrimination...

Bawku: Six killed following fresh attacks

This afternoon, at least six people are reported dead in a fresh attack in Bawku. This was after gunmen opened fire on a bus en...

Franklin Cudjoe questions government’s new train deal

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the government's decision to procure new trains for railway sector in Ghana. This inquiry comes after the...

Nkwanta South: Education Director urges govt to review curfew

The Nkwanta South Education Director, Jonathan Korsinah has appealed to government and the Interior Ministry to review the curfew imposed on the Nkwanta township....

Don’t tamper with our conditions of service – Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana says it will not allow anybody to tamper with their conditions of services. According to the National...

Ahanta Traditional Council performs ritual amid chieftaincy riots in Busua

Some family members of the Ahanta Traditional Council in Busua in the Western region have invoked curses on individuals believed to be instigating the...

Stop adding fuel to the fire – Lawyer advises Ayariga on Bawku conflict

Communications team member of the Movement for Change, Lawyer Andrew Appiah Danquah, has expressed disappointment in the statement made by Bawku Central Member of...

GPRTU makes strong case as it meets Transport Ministry over 20% fare increase

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended the proposed increase in transport fares set for January 24, 2024. The Union had announced...

Bawku: Criminals capitalising on conflict to attack people and expand network – Kwesi Aning

A security consultant, Prof Kwesi Aning says the notion that the violence being orchestrated on the sidelines of the Bawku conflict is perpetrated by...

Bawku conflict: We must take the politics out of it – Kwesi Aning

Security consultant, Prof. Kwesi Aning is urging stakeholders working to restore peace in Bawku to ensure that the proposed solutions are free from any...

Prophet beaten to pulp after attempting to bonk a married woman

A prophet was nearly lynched by angry residents at Awutu Bereku in the Central region for allegedly attempting to sleep with a married woman. Prophet...

Alan Kyerematen reacts to Bawku conflict

Independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has admonished military personnel stationed in Bawku to act professionally to ensure that no human life is wasted in...

MCE slams Ayariga over comments on Bawku conflict

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Bawku, Amadu Hamza Zanga, has slammed the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East...

Central Regional House of Chiefs endorses lithium mining agreement

The Central Regional House of Chiefs (CRHC) has given a clean bill of health to the first lithium mining licence the government issued to...

GWCL sets records straight on water crisis

The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Ing. Dr. Clifford Braimah, has said the population of Accra has surpassed the capacity...

Government has not neglected E-block project – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has refuted allegations that the government is neglecting educational facilities in Senior High Schools (SHSs). Speaking at...

Akosombo dam spillage: Ablakwa pays six months rent for 167 displaced teachers

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he has disbursed about GH¢150,000 to the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Replacing PTAs with PAs totally unnecessary – Apaak

The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, is urging the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately reverse its...

Ewoyaa project: Piedmont Lithium to sell portion of its Atlantic shares to another firm

US-based Piedmont Lithium has announced it will sell a portion of shares it holds in Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium to Atlantic’s biggest shareholder,...

Forest reserves as large as 30 football fields destroyed by illegal miners at Anhwiaso 

Illegal miners have cut down vegetation covering more than forty acres of land in the Anwhiaso-Bibiani Municipality of the Western-North Region.  This vast amount of...

ECG sets record straight on ‘dumsor’

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has addressed concerns regarding intermittent power supply in some areas. The company said there is no nationwide load shedding...

National Peace Council speaks on Bawku conflict

The National Peace Council has assured Ghanaians of its continuous commitment to address and possibly end the Bawku conflict.  Chairman of the Council, Rev. Dr....

The court won’t enforce a contract that promotes sexual immorality – Amorkor Armah

Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Gertrude Amorkor Armah, says the court will not lend its power to enforce...

Driver jailed 8 years for attempted kidnapping 

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a driver to eight years imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to kidnap a father and daughter for...

2 employees of Metro Mass Transit on bail over alleged GH₵250k cable theft

The Kaneshie District Court has granted a GH₵50,000.00 bail with two sureties, each, to two employees of Metro Mass Transit Limited for allegedly stealing...

Mahama reacts to death of 3 in Bawku

Former President John Mahama says he is saddened by the news of the death of three people in Bawku amid a rise in tensions. This...

Bawku: GAF reacts to murder allegations

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted accusations of involvement in the recent deaths of three individuals in Sabongari, Bawku. This follows the January 12th...

FDA issues public alert about circulation of unregistered ‘SLIMFIT’ mineral water

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about the circulation of an unregistered bottled water, SLIMFIT mineral water on the market. The...

Bawku conflict: There must be consequences for extra-judicial killings – Dafeamekpor

Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says there should be harsh consequences for military personnel engaged in extra-judicial killings in Bawku. His comment...

Half Ghanaian women overweight

Half of females in Ghana, aged between 20 and 49, are either obese or overweight, the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report...

Fire destroys over 15 shops near Kasoa new market [Photos]

A raging fire has destroyed over 15 shops near Kasoa new market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality if the Central Region. According to...

Ahafo Ano North: Kwaku Fosu Frimpong gains momentum in bid for 2024 parliamentary seat

As the 2024 elections draw near, the Ahafo Ano North Parliamentary seat has once again become a focal point due to its historical swings...

Ghana Statistical Service wins 2023 UN Datathon

The Ghana Statistical Service Data Science Team has won the 2023 United Nations Datathon. The team was made up of Simon Tichutab Onilimor, Laurent Smeets,...

Police go on rampage at Ntoaso

Some personnel from the Ghana Police Service went on rampage on Thursday morning at Ntoaso near Nsawam in the Eastern region. The team were...

Bawku: The military apprehended and killed the young men without any reason – Ayariga

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East region, Mahama Ayariga, has dismissed claims that the military is not involved...

There’s lack of political will to resolve Bawku conflict – KAIPTC lecturer

A lecturer at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC) says there is no political will to resolve the Bawku conflict. His...

Bawku Conflict: 3 deceased men engaged in gun fight with military – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Bawku, Amadu Hamza Zanga, has stated that the three young men, whom some soldiers shot, were involved in...