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CEO busted in $1.2m ‘bribe’ scandal

Chief Executive of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Dr. George Crentsil, has allegedly pocketed an amount of $1.2 million (approximately GH¢5 million) he purportedly...

Police give clearance for ‘Fabewoso’ demo

The Greater Accra Police Command has given clearance for the upcoming demonstration against corruption. The demonstration which is being organized by Adom FM, a brand...

VIDEO: Allotey Jacobs leads NPP, NDC politicians to endorse ‘Fabewoso’ demo

Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has led politicians from both the NDC and the NPP camps to...

Court seizes passports of Chinese illegal miners

The Koforidua High Court has granted bail to three Chinese nationals and three Ghanaian accomplices arrested for illegally mining at Denkyira near Nkawkaw in...

Front pages: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

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Ghana to get first spaceship launch pad in Africa

Ghana is set to become the first country in Africa to get a Spaceship Launch pad, following a partnership deal between KESHE Foundation Ghana...

Military cemetery cost slashed by $1.5m

A probe ordered into the cost of a military cemetery under construction at the Burma Camp last week has resulted in the downward review...

Soldiers allegedly protecting ‘galamseyers’ won’t be spared – Nitiwul

The Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has ordered the Chief of Defence Staff to launch an immediate investigation into alleged reports that some military men...

Angry traders assault Chief in Tamale

Some angry traders at Tamale in the Northern region allegedly turned a sub-chief into a punching bag for ordering their eviction from a piece...

Jumia travel outdoors hospitality report for Africa

Jumia Travel, Africa’s leading online hotel booking website has launched the African version of it’s hospitality report at a ceremony in Accra. The report which...

UN to honour two Ghanaian peacekeepers posthumously

Two fallen peacekeepers from Ghana will be honoured at the UNited Nations Headquarters on Wednesday, 24 May, to mark the International Day of United Nations...

PHOTOS: Man found dead in an abandoned dam  

A 40-year-old man has been found dead in an abandoned dam at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. Some residents...

GSA kickback report embarrassing; Crentsil must confess- PRO

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Standards Authority has described as "shameful and embarrassing," findings of an investigative committee claiming that the immediate...

Ghana needs measures to stop illegal migration – Dr Ocansey

A renowned International Migration Expert has noted that Ghana needs crucial steps both in the long and short term, to reduce the nation’s growing migrant...

PHOTOS: Unemployed veterinary doctors to protest for posting

Some Veterinary doctors and nurses calling itself Coalition of Unemployed Bonded Diploma Nurses have threatened to march to the Flagstaff House if they are...

Angry Galamsey Queen bangs seats, sheds tears in court

The Chinese woman accused of audacious illegal mining in Ghana reacted angrily to a judge’s decision to defer ruling on her bail application Tuesday...

Akufo-Addo condemns Manchester attack

Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the terror attack in Manchester, resulting in the deaths of 22 people and injuries to 59. The blast happened...

Lebanese couple fight over children custody

A Palestinian resident in Ghana holding a Lebanese passport has been dragged before an Accra Matrimonial High Court over the custody of children with...

Minister arrests Russian, Ukrainian galamsey operators

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, has caused the arrest of four expatriates operating an illegal gold mine at Tontokrom in the Amansie...

18,441 teenage pregnancy cases recorded in the Ashanti region last year

A total of 18,441 adolescents got pregnant representing 11.4% of all pregnancies last year 2016, the Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services Dr. Alexis...

SHOCKING!!! Three (3) Ghana Gas helicopters missing

Three helicopters costing a hundred and fifty million dollars ($ 150 million) that were to be purchased for Ghana Gas Company cannot be traced,...

Soldiers protecting Galamsey operators – Amewu

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has accused sections of the Ghana Armed Forces High command of providing cover for galamsey...

All set for Adom FM’s ‘Fabewoso’ demonstration

All is set for the first-ever media personnel organised demonstration against corruption in the country. The 'fabewoso' demonstration which is being organised by the host...

Front pages: Tuesday, May 23, 2017

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Angry Youth attack Tema Newtown police station

Armed police personnel have been deployed to Tema Newtown over an attack on the police station there by angry youth. The youth pelted the police...

Prison Rights would be improved – Chief Justice

The Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood says “she will use her ‘legitimate powers’ after retirement to improve on prison rights in the country.” “I...

Video+Hot audio: Pastor, fetish priest clash over juju money

A fetish priest is living in fear following a threat by a popular man of God to end his life. Okomfo Danso who lives in...

Teenage pregnancy declines in Ashanti

Teenage pregnancy is on a downward trend in the Ashanti Region as the various interventions and intense public education campaign begin to show positive...

President Akufo-Addo assures alternative source of livelihood for galamseyers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that his government was identifying alternative sources of livelihood for persons involved in illegal mining activities, popularly...

Anas to be presented with exceptional Journalist Award

Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, will be honoured with the GUBA 2017 Black Star Award for Exceptional Journalists at the Intercontinental Hotel...

Hot audio: Some of Akufo-Addo appointees are corrupt – Prof. Martey

Controversial Christian leader Very Rev Prof. Emanuel Martey says some appointees in the NPP government are corrupt. Speaking on the sidelines of the commissioning of...

PHOTOS: 2 fake soldiers arrested 

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command has arrested two men for posing as military men and brutalizing residents of Gomoa Amanda in the Gomoa East...

Audio: Nkonya residents want curfew hours reviewed

Residents of both Nkonya and Alavanyo townships in the Volta region are appealing to government to take a second look at the curfew hours...

15 ‘corrupt’ customs officers fired

Officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have been interdicted for allegedly causing a huge financial loss to the state. The...

Girl, 16 dies after committing abortion

A 16 year-old girl has died after attempting to commit abortion in the Bekwai district of the Ashanti region. Akos, was believed to be carrying...

Front pages: Monday, May 22, 2017

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Asantehene directs chiefs to release lands for government’s ‘1-district, 1-factory’

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked chiefs in the Ashanti Region to release portions of land to support the government’s ‘One District,...

NHIS to pay service providers today

The National Health Insurance service providers who are owed by the Authority will begin getting their monies today. This is according to the new Chief...

Give us our own ministry – Prisons

The Ghana Prisons Service is pushing for the creation of a separate ministry to take care of the Service and also tackle challenges confronting...

Prohibit women under 30 from going to Middle East- Lawyer proposes

A private legal practitioner, John Kwame Quayeson is urging the government to consider placing an embargo on women under age 30, from seeking greener...