Denkyira Obuasi town renamed New Obuasi
The Denkyira Traditional Council in the Central Region has changed the name of the infamous town Denkyira Obuasi to New Obuasi. The acting President of the Council, Nana Adjei Nkyerewie who made the...
View ArticleMy gov’t will not deny Denkyira Obuasi development – Akufo Addo
President Nana Akufo Addo has assured the chiefs and people of Denkyira Obuasi [now New Obuasi] that his government will not punish them by denying the town of developmental projects following the...
View ArticleE/R: Galamsey taskforce sets 10 excavators ablaze
Operation Vanguard has reportedly invaded Extra Gold Company at Akyem Banso in the Eastern region and set some excavators of the company ablaze. The team of military and Police personnel also...
View ArticlePlease approve my next DCE nominee – Akufo Addo begs Jomoro
President Nana Akufo Addo has pleaded with the Jomoro District Assembly members to endorse his new nominee for the position of District Chief Executive for the area when he presents him for approval....
View ArticleRawlings not NDC founder – Obed Asamoah
Former National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr Obed Yao Asamoah has said former President J.J Rawlings is not the founder of the party. According to him, at the time...
View ArticleBaby buried alive rescued at Elmina
A two month old baby boy who was suspected to have been buried alive by the mother has been miraculously rescued. The baby was found buried in the early hours of Wednesday at Bantuma Akyinim, a suburb...
View ArticleHajj pilgrims stranded at Tamale
Hundreds of prospective pilgrims embarking on this year’s Hajj are stranded in Tamale due to an emergency in the holiest city of Islam – Mecca. About 500 pilgrims were expected to be airlifted from the...
View ArticleBlame NDC leadership for party indiscipline – Kofi Adams
National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams has said the leadership of the largest opposition party must be held responsible for the breakdown of discipline within the...
View ArticleGirl 13, beats friend to death over boyfriend
A 13 year old girl, Faustina Korankye has beaten her 14 year old friend named Maa Abena to death at Asamang in the Afigya Sekyere East Constituency of the Ashanti Region. The two engaged in a fight...
View ArticleOperation Vanguard denies killing four at Kwabeng
The Joint Military/Police anti illegal mining Taskforce (Operation Vanguard) has rejected accusation that it is responsible for the death of four people whose bodies were found lifeless in a mining pit...
View ArticleGCB takes over UT Bank and Capital Bank
The Ghana Commercial Bank has taken over the control of UT Bank and Capital Bank, a Press statement from the Bank of Ghana said Monday. This follows the BoG’s approval of a Purchase and Assumption...
View ArticleGhana Stock Exchange delists UT Bank
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has terminated the listing status of UT Bank Limited, effective Monday, August 14, 2017. A statement released by the GSE Monday said UT Bank breached the GSE’s Listing...
View ArticleAlajo Shooting: Suspect charged with murder
Police have charged Charles Frimpong, the businessman who allegedly shot and killed a mechanic at Alajo in Accra with murder. Police prosecutors changed the charge sheet when the suspect appeared...
View ArticleE/R: REGSEC meets Operation Vanguard Taskforce over deaths of 4 illegal miners
The Eastern Regional Security Council, (REGSEC) will today (Tuesday) hold a crunch meeting with the anti-illegal mining taskforce ‘Operation Vanguard’, following the activities of the Taskforce in the...
View ArticleTrainee teachers to take licensing exams – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has indicated that henceforth all teacher trainee graduates will sit for a licensing exams. According to the GES, all teacher trainee graduates will require a lincense...
View ArticleKwabeng deaths: IGP sends crack investigative team
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu has dispatched a Specialist Team of Homicide detectives and crime scene managment from the CID Headqaurters in Accra, to support local police...
View ArticleBawumia dared to name banks that risk collapsing
The Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Casiel Ato Forson is daring Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to come out and tell Ghanaians how many banks risk collapsing under his stewardship as...
View ArticleFlagstaff House to undergo renovation; India donates $1m
The seat of government, the Flagstaff House is to be renovated after nine years of its commissioning by former President John Agyekum Kufour. Details of the defect on the edifice that has made the...
View ArticleNo need for new regions – Expert
A local governance expert, Ing. Issaka Amon Kotei, has opposed the creation of new administrative regions in Ghana describing the move as unnecessary. According to him, Ghana does not need six...
View ArticleNalerigu: Ex convict butchers girl,13,
An ex convict attacked and killed a 13 year old girl at Namasim near Nalerigu in the East Mamprusi district of the Northern region, police have said. The deceased (name withheld) was butchered on...
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