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President Akufo-Addo will visit Denkyira-Boasi today as part of a 5-day working tour of the Western and Central Regions of the Country. Denkyira-Boasi became popular after the infamous murder of a Military Officer, Major Maxwell Mahama by residents. On Tuesday, August...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to improve the lives of Ghanaian teachers by helping them acquire their own houses. The president speaking on Saturday at the 21st Congregation Ceremony of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) said “accordingly,...

Government will today deploy the first batch of the anti-galamsey task force across the country. The estimated four hundred-member contingent is made up of the Police, Army, Navy and Air force personnel. They are expected to help salvage the polluted water sources,...

A two-month-old baby boy has lost his penis in a botched circumcision exercise at Akauapim Mamfe in the Eastern region. The circumcision was allegedly carried out by retired midwife. The midwife, during excision of the foreskin of the penis, accidentally cut off the...

One person has died in a galamsey pit collapse at Wassa Nananko in the Western Region. The pit reportedly caved in when three illegal miners were operating in it. One of the miners was trapped in the pit leading to his death. The two others sustained injuries. The two...

A 20-year-old itinerant female head porter has died at Adum, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region after bags of rice fell on her at a shop. According to her colleagues, Rahinatu Alhassan was trapped under the weight of the bags of rice since Tuesday morning but was only...

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has rendered an unqualified apology to prospective personnel who were manhandled by security officers on Monday at some registration centres in Accra. Describing the incident as regrettable, a statement released Tuesday...

New petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040 to improve air quality. The crackdown could also see the introduction of levies on busy roads for owners of the most polluting vehicles. And hopes of a major scrappage scheme to help those who were encouraged to buy...

Police in the Volta Region have arrested 13 persons at Aflao believed to be attacking people crossing the border to Togo. The arrest during the early hours of Tuesday, July 25, 2017, was made possible by informants, police say. Volta Region Police Commander, ACP Nana...

2016 Jigwe Award winner, Rashidatu Mohammed whose controversial video popularized the term ‘malafaka’ has been arrested by police in Berekum in the Brong Ahafo region for leaking her nude video. Dominic Donyina, a local journalist with Berekum-based Kris FM confirmed...

The Abeka District Court will today, July 26, deliver its judgment in the case involving the embattled Abelemkpe Branch manager of the Marwako fast foods limited and a staff. Jihaad Chabaan is accused of attacking a former female staff of the restaurant with blended...

President Akufo-Addo is expected to take a decision on the wrangling at the electoral commission following his arrival from France, where he was on a state visit. According to the Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, the President will take a decision which is backed...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission ) Charlotte Osei is expected to meet Parliamentarians parliament today, Wednesday, July 26, to answer questions relating to the 2016 elections. She is meeting legislators over how much the Commission made from the...

Six persons have been arrested by the Obawale Police in the Eastern region for refusing to participate in a Communal labour held at the Pepetifi community in the Yilo Krobo District. The six persons are; Tetteh Denis, Djaba Ismael, Tettey, Tetteh Bazuka, Tetteh Bless...

Three teenagers have been arrested by the Manhyia Divisional Police Command in the Ashanti region for their involvement in the shooting of one Osman Abdulai Karim during a street Jam. On Tuesday June 27, 2017, during the Eid Ul Fitr celebrations, a group of Muslim...

Lawyer Dr Maurice Ampaw has called on the police to immediately arrest 19-year-old Rashidatu Mohammed, popularly known as ‘Rashida Black Beauty’, and Christabel Ekeh for indecent exposure. He said Rashida and Ekeh should not be allowed to walk free after releasing a...

The Financial and Tax Court presided over by Justice Georgina Mensah Datsa has ordered the confiscation of the East Legon residence of convicted drug dealer Nayele Ametefe. The building is one of two properties identified by the state as the proceeds of crime. The...

A 21-year-old girl died on Saturday after the Ashongman Community Hospital in Accra refused to give her blood, even though she is a blood donor. According to Adolf Lawson, father of the level 300 student of the Catholic University, doctors at the Ghana Atomic Energy...

The Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Services, Georgina Opoku Amankwaa, has justified the decision to sign contracts worth GHc40m on behalf of the Commission without the authorization of her boss. The allegation was made by...