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Two people have been confirmed dead at the Tamale Teaching Hospital following strong thunder and lightning during a heavy downpour which caused an electric grinding in a “container” shop on Thursday. A total of five persons were electrocuted at Glass, a popular food joint close to the Tamale main taxi rank as a result of the grinding that occurred in ...

The Ghana Immigration Service has dismissed claims suggesting that some of its officers operating at the Kotoka International Airport engage in corrupt practices, including extortion of monies from travelers who use the airport. In an interview with ABC News, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Barbara Sam, in charge of Public Relations at the KIA said such claims against its officers ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong has advised President Akufo Addo and the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to be wary of the ratings of the international community which praise their stewardship of the country, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to him, the kinds of praises that win votes and maintain governments in power are those that ...

President Akufo-Addo’s government has come under stern scrutiny in the past few weeks over its perceived failure to prosecute officials of the Mahama administration for alleged cases of corruption. The President, in the lead up to the 2016 election campaigned forcefully on corruption and pledged to prosecute government officials at the time whom he accused of being corrupt. Allaying the ...

President Akufo-Addo has called on the Electoral Commission to disprove all allegations of her critics by ensuring that it efficiently discharges its functions as stipulated in law. Addressing the Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs. Jane Mensa and other members of the Commission when they paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House as the last leg of the ...

Some 141 people have been arrested at a joint police/military swoop at Budumburam near Kasoa in the Central region. The suspects which include 15 females are currently undergoing screening at the Police headquarters. In a statement the Police said the move is part of measures being adopted to improve security across the country. The statement added the exercise will be ...

Popular radio presenter with Adehyie FM in Kumasi has died in what family, friends and colleagues say is difficult or impossible to understand. Badala Hassan reportedly fell down and fainted Thursday morning September 12, 2019, and was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Just last week, Hassan was appointed the new Programs Manager of Adehyie ...

The Western Regional Police Command with support from other security agencies on Thursday, September 12, 2019, arrested 217 suspected criminals within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The suspects are reportedly behind criminal activities within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Briefing the media after the operation, Deputy Western Regional police Commander ACP Edmund Ohene Bosompem said a total of 400 security personnel were used in ...

Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has described the reforms in the financial sector as a key measure that will help local businesses to be competitive. According to him the move by the Bank of Ghana to collapse some banks has strengthened existing banks and made them well-capitalized to provide the needed financial support for local businesses to expand. Speaking ...

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has reacted to media reports of him resigning from the board of Gold Coast Brokerage Limited. The Chairman of Groupe Nduom in a statement revealed that the organisation has a tradition of rotating directors off and on the boards of all its subsidiaries and his stepping down from the board was just part of that tradition. ...