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I’m a credible pollster with 83% success rate in 22 years – Ben Ephson tells critics

The Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson, has defended his name as a credible pollster.According to him, contrary to comments by...

NPP building proper International Airport in Kumasi – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister has fired a salvo at the erstwhile Mahama administration for claiming the Kumasi Airport is of international standards.Simon Osei-Mensah maintained...

What KKD told girlfriend after turning her on [Watch]

Kwasi Kyei Darkwah’s view on Togbe Afede XIV’s decision to return the ex-gratia paid him for serving on the Council of State was not...

Two more including old student arrested over KNUST riots

The ongoing Police investigation into the rioting at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has led to the arrest of two...

4 jailed 80 years for robbing MoMo vendor

Four armed robbers have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each by an Accra Circuit Court for robbing a mobile money (MoMo) vendor at...

Bawumia reveals causes of revenue shortfalls

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has identified inefficient government bureaucracy, lawlessness and non-compliance among other infractions as key causes of revenue shortfalls in Ghana...

Govt will terminate your contract if you delay – Agenda 111 contractors warned ...

Government has pledged to terminate the contract of contractors who delay the completion of the Agenda 111 projects.Making this declaration, the Presidential Advisor on...

Inusah Fuseini breaks silence on son’s fraud, money laundering charges

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Inusah Fuseini, has confirmed fraud and money laundering charges against his son, Abdul Inusah in the United...

Pay or Die update: NHIA introduces committee, The Pulpit, to fight illegal charges in hospitals

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has outdoored two new steps to eliminate illegal co-payment system, otherwise known as extortion or illegal charges on...

Latest on EOCO boss’ comment about NAM1’s prosecution

A group calling itself Asante Professionals Club (APC) has dismissed reports that the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP...

Teachers in nursing training colleges suspend strike

The Nurse Educators Group (NEG) has suspended its ongoing strike action intended to press home its demands.NEG, a specialised group of nurse educators, under...

431 Ghanaians due for deportation locked up in Dubai

Some 431 Ghanaians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due for deportation over expired travelling documents have been locked up in Dubai, as they...

Stop putting stones on your leaking gas cylinders – Fire Service warns public

The Ghana National Fire Service is advising the public to desist from putting stones on their leaking gas cylinders and get new regulators.According to...

US court charges Inusah Fuseini’s son with fraud and money laundering

The son of former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has been charged by a United States court with fraud and money laundering.Evidence at trial...

I used to play with angels as a child – Owusu Bempah

The General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has opened up on a rare childhood experience with angels.According...

One shot dead, another injured as unknown men attack market at Bawku [Photos]

Unknown assailants have shot a man dead only identified as Gaito at the timber market at Bawku in the Upper East Region.Another person...

Irate residents chase NPP MP with machetes, sticks over bad roads

 Atwimah Nwabiagya South Constituents have been reacting angrily to the visit of their Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Adjei Ahwire, over delays in fixing...

Ladies offer sex as payment for rides – Ghanaian driver claims

A Ghanaian driver, Henry Nutsugah, has disclosed some risks of working at night as a ride-hailing service driver.He stated that some drivers lose...

2 in police custody in connection with Conti-Katanga clash

Two persons are being held in Police custody in connection with the violent clash between some students of University and Unity halls on the...

Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen rolls out new segment ‘Community Concern’

The maiden edition of Community Concern, a new segment on Asempa FM's afternoon show, Ekoosiisen has been launched.The segment seeks to highlight social, economic,...

Beyi W’ano: We sleep to skip meals; we’re traumatised – Ghanaian students on govt scholarship in Morocco [Audio]

Some Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco have said they cannot afford three square meals.According to them, they mostly skip breakfast and eat...

23,495 test positive for HIV in 6 months

A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June).The figure is two per...

UPNMG justifies why YEA can’t train SHS graduates for CHPS compounds

The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG), has kicked against plans by the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to recruit 5,000 SHS graduates...

Irate youth set military base, Forestry Commission office on fire

Some irate youth of Diabaa in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have set a military base and an office of the...

I am not scared to die for speaking the truth – KKD

Broadcast journalist, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah (KKD), says he is unfazed by the numerous death threats he has received from politicians after speaking “the truth”.According...

We were called thieves, all manner of names to incite hatred – GUTA Prez justifies call for shops closure [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GUTA Prez justifies shops closurePresident of Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has justified the proposed closure of their...

Jealous boyfriend gets 5 years for causing harm at Nyanoa

A 19-year-old driver’s mate has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Asamankese Circuit Court for causing harm.The convict, Raymond Abbey, caused harm...

Carpenter allegedly pours acid on 14-year-old boy for attempting to ease himself in his shop

A carpenter, Kofi Narh, has been arrested and put before the Koforidua Circuit Court for attacking a 14-year-old Nigerian with acid in Koforidua in...

Homowo returns to La after four years

The La Kpa Wulↄmↄ on Tuesday morning led the sprinkling of kpokpoi, the traditional corn meal and the pouring of libation to signify the...

Akufo-Addo enskinned Chief of Truth at Daffiama-Bussie-Issa

The Chiefs and people of Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Traditonal Area on Tuesday 23rd August, 2022, conferred the chieftaincy title of “Yelemanga Naa”, to wit “Chief of...

Police hunt for Tamale NDC office attackers

Police are on a manhunt to arrest persons who attacked and destroyed property at the Northern Regional National Democratic Congress(NDC) office in Tamale. The...

WAEC announces moves to curb exam malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced measures put in place to prevent examination malpractices.The examination body has put in place a number...

Ofosu-Ampofo sends strong message to Asiedu Nketia over NDC Chairmanship

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has said he is ready to face the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia,...

Fufu pounders threaten strike over Ghc15 pay [Video]

https://youtu.be/stHQBSze_5QThe Central Regional Branch of Chop Bar Fufu Pounders Association has threatened to embark on a sit down strike over bad salaries.According to them,...

Akufo-Addo commissions 13MW Kaleo Solar Power Project

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Volta River Authority’s thirteen megawatt (13MW) Solar Power Project, a project whose...

Labianca rejects OSP’s ‘influence-peddling’ report; hints of court action

The Labianca Company Limited has disagreed with the influence-peddling report issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against its Chief Executive.According...

Kroboland power saga: ECG, military team withdrawn from Nuaso Old Town

A combined team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) officials and the military engaged in prepaid meter installations at Nuaso Old Town in...

KNUST student remanded for threatening to stab colleagues to death

As part of investigation into the rioting that occurred on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, the...

Mahama eulogises late Mion-Lana

Former President John Dramani Mahama has corroborated the widespread description of the late Mion-Lana, Abdulai Mahama IV, as a “Peacemaker.”Addressing a high-powered delegation from...

Twifu Esukese Ekyir residents jubilate as ‘evil’, ‘killer’ bat is killed

Residents of Twifo Esukese Ekyir in the Twifo Henmang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region are in a state of excitement and jubilation...