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SHS student stabs teacher in the eye at Offinso

A teacher at Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso has been left blinded in one eye after a student allegedly stabbed him.The altercation reportedly...

FBI extradites “most wanted” Nigerian fraudster from Ghana to face charges

Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana...

Agordzo must apologise to Dampare for his hateful, partisan attacks – Retired Police officer

A retired Police officer and security analyst has called on retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo to apologise to the Inspector-General of...

Three Catholic priests assaulted at Nkwanta

Three Indian Catholic priests based in Kpassa in the Nkwanta-North District of the Oti Region were brutally beaten by a mob at a fuel...

Fisherman jailed 40 years for robbery and rape

A fisherman who raped and robbed a woman in the presence of her two children at Banana Inn, Accra, has been sentenced to 40...

British trader found guilty of £1bn fraud

A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud...

US President Biden grants clemency to 39 individuals and commutes 1,499 sentences

US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, including...

Ghana Fact-checking Coalition records over 100 false publications during 2024 elections

The Ghana Fact-checking Coalition, a group of fact-checkers, has reported over 100 false publications related to the 2024 elections in its Election 2024 Media...

Akufo-Addo didn’t listen to us; he caused NPP’s heavy defeat – Outgoing MP Appiah-Kubi

Outgoing Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North in the Ashanti Region, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) heavy loss in...

False! NDC’s Prof Naana Jane did not advocate for some SHSs to be reserved for the privileged

Claim: Viral TikTok’s post claims that Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has said that schools like Prempeh and Presec should not be part of the...

True, Bawumia recorded zero votes at some polling stations in Bawku

Claim: Two social media users (here and  here) claim the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, recorded zero votes in some polling stations...

Frank Asiedu Bekoe triumps in Suhum as NPP secures key Eastern Region seat

Frank Asiedu Bekoe, affectionately known as Protozoa, has claimed victory in the Suhum parliamentary race on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ticket.He secured 16,855...

Ghana’s UCMAS team departs for India for international showdown

The Kotoka International Airport was brimming with excitement as 28 young prodigies, Ghana's torchbearers of mental arithmetic brilliance, prepared to depart for India.The air...

DFMLP congratulates president-elect John Mahama and Vice president-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang

The Democratic Forum of Medical Laboratory Professionals (DFMLP) has extended its congratulations to President-elect John Dramani Mahama, Vice President-elect Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and...

Kpando Torkor residents relieved as repaired ferry resumes service

Residents of Kpando Torkor and its surrounding communities can finally heave a sigh of relief as the ferry, which had been out of service...

Ghanaian doctor saves passenger mid-air on KLM Accra-bound flight from Amsterdam

A Ghanaian medical doctor, Dr. Joyce Emefa Addo-Klah, emerged as a hero during a mid-air emergency on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight KL 589...

Stop post-election lawlessness or face legal consequences – Police warn

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Grace Ansah-Akrofi has warned individuals involved in post-election violence, looting, and destruction to cease immediately or face legal action.She...

Damongo post-election violence: 14 suspects remanded; two discharged

A Kumasi High Court has remanded 14 individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in violent disturbances during election day in Damongo, Savannah...

Awutu Senya West DCE refutes Police claims of stolen Agenda 111 materials

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Awutu Senya West in the Central Region, Moses Arhinful, has dismissed claims by the Ghana Police Service that...

Kumasi High Court remands 14 over Damongo election day violence

A Kumasi High Court has remanded 14 individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in violent disturbances on Election Day in Damongo, Savannah...

Akufo Addo’s directive on gov’t vehicles a step toward accountability – Governance expert

A former United Nations (UN) Governance Adviser, Professor Baffour Agyemang-Duah, has praised President Akufo Addo's directive to appointees to return all government vehicles by...

Police recover stolen pickup belonging to Ursula Owusu

The Ghana Police Service has recovered a stolen Nissan pickup truck belonging to Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.The vehicle was among...

Suspected robber burnt to death in Ashaiman Katamanso

A suspected armed robber has been burnt to death by unidentified individuals in Ashaiman Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region.This was during the early...

Pastor, couple escape lightning strike during wedding ceremony

A pastor and a newly-wed couple narrowly escaped a lightning strike during their wedding ceremony.The dramatic incident, captured in a viral TikTok video, unfolded...

Gomoa Obuasi: Okada rider beheaded, angry youth vandalize Police station

Residents of Gomoa Mfantse-Moa in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region were left in shock after a 21-year-old Okada rider, Kwame Ofosu,...

All set for mortuary workers’ first licensure exams

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facility Agency (MOFFA), the regulatory body for Ghana's "death care industry," is set to conduct its first-ever practical licensure examination...

Chinese President congratulates Mahama, pledges stronger China-Ghana ties

Chinese President, Xi Jinping has extended his congratulations to Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday, December 11, following his victory in the December...

Tima Kumkum partners with G6PD Foundation leaders in US to drive global awareness

Cynthia Tima Yeboah, affectionately known as Tima Kumkum, has taken a bold step in advancing her mission to raise awareness about G6PD deficiency by...

EPA worried over improper disposal of waste in hospitals

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expressed serious concerns about improper waste disposal practices in hospitals across the Volta Region.The agency noted that sharps...

Woman remanded in GH¢265k visa fraud case

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 45-year-old woman, Faustina Foli, who allegedly defrauded an insurance officer of GH¢265,000.Foli, who is...

CSOs call on Mahama to terminate SML, Agyapa Royalties deals

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) focused on Extractives, Anti-Corruption, and Good Governance has called on President-elect John Mahama to terminate the Strategic...

Three dead, 20 in critical condition after accident at Gomoa Okyereko

Three passengers have died on the spot while 20 others are in critical condition following a gory accident at Gomoa Okyereko Junction in the...

You have made us proud – UCC students to Prof Opoku-Agyemang

Some students at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have expressed confidence that the elevation of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as Ghana’s first female...

The rule of law must prevail – CSOs call amid post-election tensions

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, held a crucial meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and...

ECG, GRIDCo reveal cause of power supply disruptions 

The Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company(GRIDCO) have attributed the disruptions in power supply to ongoing maintenance activities on the West...

CSOs commend IGP’s effort to maintain peace and order post elections

A delegation from the Civil Initiative Forum (CFI) has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and the National Election Security...

CCTV footage of heartbreaking Kumasi accident which claimed 2 lives

Heartbreaking CCTV footage has emerged showing the moment a speeding commercial vehicle rammed into two individuals in Kumasi, leading to their tragic deaths.The victims,...

Immigration vehicle crush 2 to death; angry residents set car ablaze in Oti Region

An Immigration Service vehicle with registration number GI 441, assigned to the Menuso border, crushed two teenagers to death on Wednesday evening at Okanta,...

KNUST student killed in gory accident

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is in mourning following the untimely death of a student, Afia Dedaa Osae-Atuah.The victim, a third...

Supreme Court dismisses Barker-Vormawor’s interpretation request

A request from Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the Supreme Court to order the High Court in Accra to refer some questions for constitutional interpretation has...