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Man lynched over alleged murder of 70-year-old woman

Police at Asante Bekwai in the Ashanti region have commenced investigations into the murder of a 70-year-old woman, Veronica Ampofowaa, on her farm. Madam...

God’s anger will not elude persons engaged in galamsey – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, is invoking the wrath of God on persons engaged in...

High Court to rule on Gyakye Quayson’s stay of proceedings application today

The High Court in Accra will today, July 11 deliver a ruling on the application for stay of proceedings in the case involving Assin...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park officially reopens to the public from July 11

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) will officially be opened to the general public from Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This is contained in a press...

Gyakye Quayson cites K.T. Hammond for contempt

Lawyers for the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, have cited K.T. Hammond for Contempt of Court.  In the writ filed on...

Ofankor barrier floods: Residents, traders laud MCE for addressing situation

Residents and traders at the Ofankor barrier roundabout in the Ga-North Municipal Assembly have praised the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Simons Sekyim, for addressing the perennial...

Welder in custody for stealing makeup box

A 27-year-old welder, who allegedly stole a makeup box and its contents valued GH₵5,300.00, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Isaac Bortey Bortier...

Finance Ministry sends good news to individual bondholders

The Finance Ministry says it has settled all outstanding coupons and principal payments up until June 19, 2023 and has sent out instructions for...

Individual bondholders’ picket suspended – Franklin Cudjoe

Convener of the Coalition of Individual Bondholders’ Groups, Franklin Cudjoe, has announced the suspension of their planned picket at the Finance Ministry. This follows...

PURC is sleeping on the job – Dr Manteaw blasts regulator over its silence on recent power outages

Policy Analyst, Dr Stephen Manteaw, has berated the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for its silence on recent power outages in the country.  Dr Manteaw...

Many Islamic marriages in Ghana are not valid because they’re not registered – Lawyer

A private legal practitioner, Sena Hotor, has stated that the majority of Islamic marriages in Ghana are not recognised by law. This is because many...

Kumasi: Police fired 11 shots to kill 2 bulldogs that killed 7-year-old boy

It took four police officers from the Bohyen police station over an hour to kill two rampaging bulldogs that attacked and killed a seven...

Takoradi port makes history again, receives biggest bulk ship since 1928

The massive expansion drive carried out by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) at its Port in Takoradi continues to yield positive results...

Ghana Gas resolves gas supply issues, apologises for power outages

The Ghana National Gas Limited Company has said the issues that led to an unplanned reduction in natural gas supply to power generation companies...

Woman on verge of losing finger after buying ring from friend

In a distressing incident that unfolded in Kasoa, located in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Faustina Richter, a 35-year-old woman,...

NADMO reacts to suspected earth tremor at Twifo Mampong and environs

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has advised residents at Twifo Mampong and its environs to stay away from their farmlands for about two...

CETAG to strike on August 1 over failed service conditions implementation

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has served notice of their intentions to withdraw services effective August 1, 2023. Their decision follows...

Ho flooding: Assembly begins demolition of illegal structures [Video]

The Ho Municipal Assembly has begun demolishing structures constructed on waterways following a flooding incident in the area. The assembly on Monday brought in...

Ashanti region: Tension mounts at Emena over destruction of community cemetery

Tension is mounting at Emena, a community in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region, due to the destruction of a community cemetery by...

Audit free Wi-Fi programme in Senior High Schools – Eduwatch to Auditor-General

An advocacy organisation, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has charged the Auditor-General to commission a full- scale performance audit into the free Wi-Fi programme in...

Oti Region: Danger Looms as Asukawkaw steel bridge threatens lives and property

The Asukawkaw steel bridge at Asukawkaw, located in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, is facing an imminent danger due to its...

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng invokes God’s wrath on persons engaged in galamsey

Former Environment Minister, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong -Boateng, has invoked the wrath of God on those engaged in illegal mining and subsequent destruction of the...

NDA to rebuild burnt Nakpanduri Business SHS girls’ dormitory

The Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Sulley Sambian, says his outfit will mobilise resources to reconstruct the girl’s dormitory at...

Minority slammed for ‘Rambo-style’ attack on agric minister

Governance expert, Michael Acheampong, has criticised some members of the Minority Caucus who approached Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, over the non-payment...

I’ve never been involved in galamsey – Aisha Huang

Galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang has denied any involvement in mining activities or mining support activities in her witness statement during her criminal trial. Aisha Huang,...

US: Husband of 33-year-old Ghanaian woman who died in domestic incident arrested

A 46-year-old Fleetwood man, identified as Harrison Adu Boakye, was taken into custody in the United States (US) last Friday and charged with aggravated...

Mother wrongly jailed for child trafficking for 5 years yet to be reunited with her kids

A distressing case of child trafficking came to light during an investigation into an NGO, International Justice Mission’s Operation Hilltop, which occurred in 2019. As...

Former BoG Deputy Governor passes on

A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Millison Narh, has died. He died after a short illness in the U.S.A. Mr Narh...

Mahama as Vice President was nothing compared to Bawumia – Former NIB boss

Former Deputy Managing Director of National Investment Bank (NIB), Alfred Thompson, has indicated that 'Breaking the 8', a popular New Patriotic Party (NPP) slogan...

Fire Service reacts to report about officer beating court bailiff

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says disciplinary action has commenced against one of its officers, Emmanuel Ayitah Quansah, who beat a court bailiff...

Check out some areas in Ghana with cancer-causing gas

Many places in the country have a high concentration of radon gas, a naturally occurring gas whose long exposure to humans can cause lung...

NADMO, Ho Assembly to embark on massive demolition

The Volta Regional National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Ho Municipal Assembly have announced plans to demolish structures in waterways. This follows a...

Chief, 2 others arrested over destruction of 33,000 rubber trees

The police have arrested an Odikro of Gyabenkrom and two others for allegedly destroying more than 33,000 mature rubber trees on a plantation belonging...

Volta Region residents count losses after flooding

Residents of the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region are bearing the brunt of torrential flooding that has wreaked havoc in the area. Significant losses...

Food suppliers send strong message to govt

The National Food Suppliers Association says it will be left with no option but to resume its picketing if the government fails to honour...

Oyibi Chief remanded over alleged fraudulent sale of land

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody Solomon Boye Borquaye, aka Nii Aboabo, the Chief of Aboabo Oyibi, over the alleged fraudulent...

Nine fishermen reportedly missing at sea

Fishermen in Takoradi, a coastal district in the Western region, are living in fear as a canoe and its nine crew members have gone...

Prof Frimpong-Boateng goes biblical over ‘galamsey’ fight

Accomplished Cardiothoracic Surgeon and former Minister of Environment, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng have sounded a word of caution, calling the judgement of God on all...

Kufuor to host Busia’s 110th anniversary symposium

The Executive Director of the Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD), Anane Agyei, has underscored the need for Ghana to honour the...

CCTV footage of how robbers stole motorbike at East Legon

Social media users are expressing shock at the audacious manner in which a motorbike was stolen in Accra. This was after a user posted the...