Christmas in Kumasi: Traders blame low Xmas sales on NPP loss
The Christmas festivities are gradually shaping up in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, with many revelers readying themselves to relish the holidays.But some traders...
Aggrieved Menzgold customers appeal to Mahama for financial bailout
Customers of the collapsed MenzGold Ghana Limited are urging the incoming administration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama to provide immediate financial relief to address...
Court revokes bail for 17 suspects in Abetifihene kidnapping case
The Mpraeso Circuit Court has revoked the bail of 17 out of the 27 suspects implicated in the alleged kidnapping of the Abetifihene.The decision...
Fisherman jailed 40 years for rape, robbery
A fisherman who raped and robbed a woman in the presence of her two children at Banana Inn, Accra, has been sentenced to 40...
East Legon Accident: It is right for victims’ family to be unhappy about ruling but … – Lawyer
A private legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo, has said that the family of the victims in the East Legon accident has every right to be...
National Ambulance Service shine at the advanced drills course 2-2024 at the Army Combat Training School
Intermediate EMT Agyei Takyiwaa Beatrice, a female instructor of the National Ambulance Service’s Paramedic and Emergency Care Training School (PECTS), in Nkenkaasu in the...
Koforidua prison inmates appeal for food support during festive season
Inmates at the Koforidua Prisons are appealing for food donations during the Christmas season, citing inadequate feeding provisions of GHC1.80 per day.Speaking to Adom...
Ntotroso chief pledges to upgrade nursing college to University status
The Paramount Chief of the Ntotroso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Barima Twereko Ampem III, has expressed his commitment to elevating the Ntotroso...
Govt issues GH¢25m cheque to WAEC – Apaak reveals
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has revealed that the government is processing a payment of GH¢25 million to...
E-Gates cost $1.7m not $240m – GIS responds to false claims
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has dismissed social media reports alleging that the newly commissioned electronic gates (e-Gates) at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA)...
Bui Power Authority gets multi-purpose office complex
The CEO of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) and managers of the Bui Generating Station (BGS), Samuel Kofi Dazamesi, has inaugurated a six-storey ultra-modern...
Demand for petroleum products surges by 30% in final quarter – CBOD CEO
The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Dr. Patrick Kwaku Ofori, has revealed a remarkable 30% increase in the demand...
Ghana’s timber export value for third quarter amounts to €92.6m
The country’s timber export value for the third quarter of 2024 amounted to 92.6 million euros out of a target of 145 million euros,...
Malawi seeks billions of dollars from US firm over ruby sales
Malawi's government is demanding the astonishing sum of $309bn (£245bn) in unpaid taxes and royalties from a US-based gemstone company for rubies exported from...
CCTV exposes woman who swapped blind widow’s ATM card to steal millions
A troubling case of ATM fraud has emerged in Nnewi, Anambra State, where a young woman exploited a visually impaired widow by swapping her...
Heartbreaking scenes at funeral of KNUST student killed in Kumasi accident
Heartbreaking scenes unfolded earlier today as family, friends, and classmates gathered at the Kumasi-Patasi Trinity Baptist Church to bid a sorrowful farewell to Afia...
Two miners dead as galamsey pit collapses in Kwaebibrem
Tragedy struck in Kukubi, a town in the Kwaebibrem Municipal District, as two miners lost their lives when a galamsey pit caved in during...
AUCC granted Presidential Charter, becomes African University of Communications and Business
The African University College of Communications (AUCC) has officially received a Presidential Charter, elevating it to a fully autonomous university.The historic milestone was achieved...
Ashanti region records 12% increase in fire cases in 2024
The Ashanti region has recorded 1,040 fire cases since the beginning of 2024, representing a 12% increase.The region recorded 928 cases last year.Regional Fire...
Don’t tempt us – NDC warns EC over plans to re-collate parliamentary results
The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has cautioned the Electoral Commission(EC) against plans to re-collate the parliamentary election results of some constituencies.The NDC Director of Elections...
PURC Volta Regional Manager urges residents to use water and electricity prudently
The Volta Regional Manager of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Philip Agbezudor, has reflected on the challenges and achievements of 2024, urging residents...
Ghana CSOs Platform announces new leadership
The Ghana CSOs Platform has announced a new leadership aimed at strengthening civil society coordination in the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The...
Mortician burnt to death in Adum Dominase after alleged murder of missing woman
A mortician in his 30s has been burned to death by an angry mob at Adum Dominase in the Mpohor Fiase District following allegations...
Over 3,000 students displaced after fire damages Kwashieman cluster of schools
More than 3,000 students at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools in the Ablekuma North constituency of the Greater Accra region are grappling with the...
NSS Scandal: Court strikes out injunction application against Fourth Estate, fines NSA GH₵6,000
A High Court in Accra has struck out an application for injunction filed by the National Service Authority (NSA) against the publication of an...
Why students cannot be repeated in SHS – Angel Carbonu explains [Listen]
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has explained why students cannot be repeated and why there is no...
61% of Ghanaians considering leaving the country – Afrobarometer survey
A recent survey by Afrobarometer has revealed that a significant majority of Ghanaians are considering leaving the country, with many citing economic improvement as...
Don’t expect 2024 WASSCE results this year – WAEC
Students awaiting their 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results may have to wait until next year for their results.The West African...
Our staff were threatened – EC on declarations
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said its staff were threatened in some collations centres in the just-ended 2024 election with regards to the declaration,...
Akufo-Addo commissioned mere buildings, not hospitals – Kwame Sarpong
A research fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu has accused outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo of merely commissioning buildings and...
GMA condemns attacks on official bungalow of Ashanti Regional Chairman
The Ashanti regional division of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has condemned what it describes as a terrifying attack on the residence of its...
NAM 1 appeals for time to engage new lawyers
Embattled Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has appealed to the trial judge to grant him “reasonable time”...
Fetish priest accused of defiling 14-year-old in Mampong Nsuta
A fetish priest, identified as “Okomfour Man” is being accused of defiling a 14-year-old at Nsuta Birem in the Ashanti region.The incident is reported...
Mahama’s transition team had their seals on all boxes of gold – PMMC [Audio]
The Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC) has absolved itself of any illegality following rife reports of alleged gold smuggling.The Managing Director, Nana Akwasi...
GES launches one-stop portal for staff data
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed a one-stop portal to manage all information around the service.Known as the Ghana Education Service Management Information...
We are unable to release 2024 WASSCE results over debt – WAEC
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed concerns over the delay in releasing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, attributing...
Grandmother of East Legon accident victim speaks on sentencing of Salifu Amoako’s son
Efua Benneh, grandmother of Justine Agbenu, one of the victims of the tragic East Legon accident, has called for amendments to Ghana’s Juvenile Justice...
Akufo-Addo’s damaged statue in Effia-Nkwanta restored
The statue of President Akufo-Addo at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi has been repaired, restoring it to its original state after sustaining damage.Unveiled...
Audit the state of Ghana’s health sector – Kwame Asiedu urges Mahama
Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, a Fellow on Public Health at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has called on Ghana's President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, to...
Did Johnson Asiedu Nketia promise to cancel free SHS if NDC is elected?
Claim: A trending video shows NDC Chairperson Johnson Asiedu Nketia allegedly stating that the NDC will cancel the Free SHS policy if elected in 2024....