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I’m serious about galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he will not allow illegal mining to destroy the country’s water bodies and forest reserves. Speaking to the...

Murder of Major Mahama: Twelve (12) on police wanted list

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has mounted an intensive search for the arrest of 12 key suspects for their...

‘Big names’ behind trafficking of girls to Gulf states – Former Ambassador

Ghana’s former Deputy Head of Mission to Saudi Arabia, Hajia Hawawu Boya Gariba, has lent credence to speculations that government heavyweights and influential persons...

GWCL cuts water supply to firms over GHC40m debt

The Ashanti North branch of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has suspended water supply to both state and private institutions in the area...

ECG: Blackout due to ‘technical challenges’ at GRIDCo

Power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has blamed Monday evening's blackout that hit parts of the country on technical challenges at the...

Kandahar boys clash with youth group over Tamale Hospital new CEO

There were clashes between youth groups in the Northern Region over who is the rightful person to take over the management of the Tamale...

Hot audio: Family of murdered police officer demands compensation from govt

The family of the policeman who was reportedly shot by his colleagues who mistook him for an armed robber is appealing to the state...

Police begin investigations into murder of Amasaman ‘Chief’

The Accra Regional Police Command says it has begun investigations into the murder of Nii Tettey Sarbah, Nkusuohene of Amasaman, who was shot and...

VIDEO: Any idiot can kill a Pastor without a bodyguard – Kumchacha

The founder and leader of the Heavens Gate Ministry International, Nicholas Osei popularly known as 'Kumchacha' has defended the use of bodyguards by Pastors...

Audio: Ex-military officer, 8 others arrested for dealing in narcotics

Eight persons including an ex-military officer have been arrested for dealing narcotics. ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwah, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Tema Regional...

Audio: Two dead in Pioneer Food Canery fire

The Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) has been shut down following a fire outbreak at the facility on Sunday that killed two people. According to an...

Photos: Chief of Ardayman killed over chieftaincy dispute

There is uneasy calm at Ardayman in Amasaman in the Greater Accra region after some thugs murdered the Development Chief for the area Nii...

Special Courts grant bail to 31 remand prisoners

Thirty-one remand prisoners in two prisons in the Central Region, were on Friday granted bail under the Justice For All Programme (JFAP). This followed the...

Galamsey operator jailed 14 years for robbery

A Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced an illegal miner (galamsey operator) to 14 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. The convict, Joseph Boakye alias...

I faced internal opposition – Cephas Arthur

Superintendent Cephas Arthur, a former Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police, has reminded the media that beginning Monday, June 12 he ceases...

“UN SDGs can be met” – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government towards the industrial transformation of the country’s economy,...

Woman who allegedly raised false alarm in Maj Mahama’s murder arrested

The eight suspected killers of Major Maxwell Mahama who were arraigned last Friday included the snail seller who allegedly gave a false alarm that...

Soldier, woman die from drinking ‘Mahogany bitters’

Two persons — a woman and a soldier — have died after allegedly consuming an alcoholic drink popularly called ‘Mahogany Bitters’ at a drinking...

Thanksgiving service held for late Major Mahama

A thanksgiving service was held on Sunday, June 11 in honour of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama at the Light House Chapel International,...

70-year old Fetish Priestess found dead in gutter

A 70-year old fetish priestess, Name Afia Ataa Mole has been found dead in a drainage in Busunya in the Nkoranza North District of...

Police, Insurer donate GH¢ 10,000 to wife of murdered police officer

The Police in the Northern Region, led by the Regional Commander ACP Patrick Adusei Sarpong has donated GH¢5,000 to the wife of the police...

Stop speculating circumstances of Major Mahama’s death – GAF

The military is pleading with Ghanaians to stop speculating the circumstances surrounding Major Maxwell Adam Mahama’s death. It has, accordingly, advised Ghanaians to hand over...

Baby nearly killed by armed robbers over GH₵15.00

A one month old baby was nearly divided into two by armed robbers who were demanding money from his parents. The robbers who stormed Kasoa...

Weed out emotions; go for law- Prosecutors in Major Mahama trial urged

Member of Parliament for Effutu is asking investigators behind the murder of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama to build an impeccable docket that...

Supt. Cephas Arthur transferred to East Legon in latest Police reshuffle

The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, has been transferred from the Police Headquarters in the latest reshuffle...

FDA destroys GHS100,000 worth of expired products

The Food & Drugs Authority says it is stepping-up its market surveillance after discovering some traders are deliberately selling unwholesome products to the public. In...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Ghana mourns fallen soldier Major Maxwell Mahama

Ghanaians on Friday donned in traditional black and red attire to demonstrate their anguish and lost for the late Major Maxwell Mahama, who got...

52 suspects now in police grip over Major Mahama murder

The suspect list of persons who allegedly played a role in the horrid murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has risen to 52. There are...

BECE candidate unleash bees on ‘strict invigilator’

A final Junior High School (JHS) student has unleash swarm of bees on an invigilator after completing his Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). The student,...

Name Tema Roundabout after Major Mahama – Family

The family of slain Major Maxwell Adam Mahama wants a monument of the late military man erected at the Tema roundabout on the Accra-Tema...

Government of Ghana’s tribute to Major Maxwell Adam Mahama.

Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was a soldier's soldier. A soldier is he or she who commits to die, so that the Nation may live;...

Chief lynched by land guards at Addeman

The lifeless body of the development chief of Addeman, Nii Tettey Sarban was early Thursday found at a house in the community with deep...

Major Mahama’s killing: Let’s apply the death sentence one more time – Retired soldier

A retired army officer is advocating for ‘eye-for-an-eye’ as the surest way to bring justice to the family of slain soldier, Major Maxwell Adam...

HFC BANK Ghana donates to four institutions

HFC Bank Ghana, a member of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) of Trinidad and Tobago, has made cash donations to Four (4) institutions worth...

Hot video: Wailing at Denkyira Boase as Major Mahama is laid to rest

Ghana has been gloomy today as the nation sends home, Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The state house, where the funeral took place has been...

Hot Audio: Tell Major Mahama’s killers they have destroyed me – Mother

Mother of slain Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has revealed that his killers have destroyed her after raising a son who was always there for...

Hot Audio: Major Mahama’s dad breaks down in tears while reading tribute

The father of the fallen soldier Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, Captain (rtd) Dennis Adam Mahama, has said he has lost a “generous and trustworthy...

Hot Audio: ‘It’s fine; I will manage’ – Tribute from Major Mahama’s widow

The widow of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, Barbara Mahama, has described her late husband as her adviser, teacher, and mentor in an...

Major Mahama’s murder is disturbing – Ivor Greenstreet

The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Conventions People Party (CPP) Ivor Greenstreet has described the death of Major Mahama as disturbing to the nation. According...

2017 BECE ends today

Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Candidates across the country will finish writing their papers on June 9, 2017. The final paper which the candidates are...