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Negligence by state institutions exacerbated Akosombo Dam spillage – CPP

The Conventions People’s Party (CPP) says the effects of the Akosombo dam spillage were exacerbated by the negligence of state institutions. According to the party,...

Bawku Central MP petitions OSP over BoG

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate suspected corruption in the...

Pentecost Deacon kidnapped by robbers in South Africa released

The Church of Pentecost Deacon, who was abducted during a Sunday service at a Johannesburg Assembly in South Africa, has been released. According to...

Haruna Iddrisu raises red flags on Vodafone sale

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, is demanding answers from the government regarding the purported sale of Vodafone Ghana for...

Check out what Asamoah Gyan’s ex-wife wanted after divorce

On October 31, 2023, the divorce proceedings involving former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, and his ex-wife Gifty were concluded by an Accra High...

National Security officers must wear uniforms to reduce civilian attacks – Mahama Ayariga

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, says that the consideration of a uniform for officers of the National Security may reduce...

Asamoah Gyan ordered to remit his 3 children with GHȼ25K monthly, compensate ex-wife with houses, cars

Former Ghana international and Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan has been ordered to pay GHȼ25,000 monthly towards the welfare and upkeep of his three...

Residents chase goat thieves, impound vehicle and rescue ten in the Eastern region

Some vigilant residents of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirim district in the Eastern region have impounded a private Toyota Camry Car and rescued ten...

Church robbery: The Church of Pentecost declares 3-day fasting and prayers

The Church of Pentecost has declared a three-day prayer and fasting for their abducted Deacon in the Johannesburg branch of the church in South...

There is no discrimination at the Ghana School of Law – Director

The Director of the Ghana School of Law and Manwerehene of Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Barima Oppong Kodie Esq, has said there is no...

New Juaben North MUSEC to hold emergency meeting over fuel station robbery

The New Juaben North Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) will convene an emergency meeting following the robbery incident at the Akwadum Shell Fuel Station, which...

ECG pays $8m out of its $20m indebtedness to WAPCo

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has paid $8 million to the West African Gas Pipeline Company, (WAPCo) to avoid a potential power outage. Government...

Windstorm at Bono region festival leaves 3 dead, many injured

Severe windstorm accompanied by heavy rains has claimed three lives and left many others injured in Fawoman and Asunafo, suburbs of Badu, a farming...

Speaker orders parliamentary probe into Akosombo Dam spillage

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, has ordered a parliamentary probe into the Akosombo Dam spillage. On September 15, the Volta River Authority (VRA) commenced...

Support your alma mater – Director of Ghana School of Law tells lawyers

The Director of the Ghana School of Law, Barima Oppong Kodie Esq, has said old students have neglected the institution that molded them. Speaking in...

Preparations for 9th NSMQ title already underway – PRESEC headmaster

Despite winning their 8th title in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC) is already preparing to retain the...

1.4 million households in urban areas without water on premises – GSS

1.4 million households in urban areas were without water on their premises, according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) General Report on Water...

Majority to haul VRA officials to Parliament over Akosombo dam spillage

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called for the management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to appear before the House to...

Jurors strike in Accra over unpaid allowances, ill-treatment

Jurors of the High Court in Accra have embarked on a strike demanding their unpaid allowances and better treatment from the state. The strike, which...

Our disinfections and fumigation are CSR driven – Zoomlion

Managing Director of Vectorpes, a member of the Jospong Group of Companies, Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Kwame Addai, has asked corporate Ghana to disregard the...

Social Impact Organisation AUNUA announces New Give One, Gift One programme For Irish companies

The Dublin-based social impact organisation, AUNUA Corporate, has announced their new Give One, Gift One programme. Aunua Corporate offers bespoke and customised programmes for...

National Lottery Authority opens 2024 Lotto Operator Registration

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is pleased to announce the commencement of registration for Lotto operators for the year 2024. This registration process is...

Akosombo dam spillage: US supports victims with US$100,000

The United States (US) government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$100,000 equivalent to GH¢1.1 million to the more...

Don’t attempt organising another funeral for late Ga Manye – Family of late queen mother warned

The Ga Traditional Council has sternly cautioned the family of the late queen mother, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, against attempting to organise another funeral...

Why OSP could not prosecute Adu Boahen – Lawyer explains

A Private Legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo, has downplayed the Office of the Special Prosecutor's (OSP) corruption report on Charles Adu Boahen. The OSP commenced an...

Cyber Security Authority extends deadline for licenses, accreditations

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has announced an extension of the deadline for the licensing and accreditation of cybersecurity service providers (CSPs), cybersecurity professionals...

Police arrest 7 suspects over disturbances at Nkwanta South

The Police have arrested seven persons in connection with a violent disturbance leading to the death of one person at Nkwanta South Municipality of...

Bawumia was unaware of Adu Boahen’s ‘reckless deals’ – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has wrapped up its investigation into corruption allegations against Charles Adu Boahen, the former Minister of State...

VRA ends Akosombo Dam spillage

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has ended its spillage of the Akosombo Dam. However, VRA says it is still committed to its relief and rehabilitation...

Fuel prices likely to remain same from Nov. 1

Fuel prices are likely to remain relatively unchanged on the domestic fuel market from November 1, 2023, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has...

72-year-old Assemblyman arrested for allegedly selling fake metres

The Western Regional Office of the Electricity Company, acting on a tip-off, has arrested a 72-year-old Assembly member of Esshiam-Ntaama in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis,...

Health Alert: Be cautious of seafood, fish – Pregnant women told

Pregnant and lactating women are advised to be cautious about consuming seafood such as shrimp, lobsters, and fish like tuna. This is because these...

We’ll drag Kan Dapaah to Parliament over military brutality in Garu – Cletus Avoka

A member of the Interior and Defense Committee of Parliament, Cletus Avoka, has hinted that the committee will ensure that the Minister for National...

Court grants trader GH₵200k bail over alleged illegal possession of firearms  

A 26-year-old who allegedly had in his possession one locally manufactured pistol with three live cartridges without authority has been granted bail by an...

Akosombo dam spillage: Zoomlion sets records straight on fumigation exercise

Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, has dismissed reports that the Volta River Authority (VRA) has contracted it to disinfect and fumigate communities affected by the controlled spill...

Mental Health Authority offers trauma therapy to flood victims

The Mental Health Authority (MHA) has deployed staff to communities in the Lower Volta area impacted by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong...

Cater for needs of basic schools in flood affected areas – NUGS appeals to govt

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on government to put in place interim measures to ensure learners in the flood-affected areas...

Garu MP to petition CHRAJ over alleged military brutalities

The Member of Parliament for Garu, Albert Alalzuuga Akuka, has disclosed that he will petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)...

Akufo-Addo assures chiefs, residents of Western North of more development

President Akufo-Addo has assured the chiefs and residents of the Western North Region of more infrastructural development before the end of his tenure of...

Security guard killed, another injured in fuel station robbery

A  private security guard has been fatally shot by armed robbers, with another injured at the Total-5 fuel filling station, opposite the All Nations...