GENERAL NEWS

A Policeman stationed at Kwahu-Bepong in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday. It’s unclear, what led to the death of the Police officer, as the deceased COP Balatignan K. Kwesi was found lying in a supine position behind …

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Warrant Officer II (WO11) Esther Saan, the only female among the 10 accused persons standing trial for an alleged coup. This was after WO II Eather Saan, the sixth accused person was absent in court when …

The General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah and 6 others have been slapped with 11 new counts of criminal offences in his unending melee with Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng, formerly known as Nana Agrada. The others are Mensah Ofori, a Pastor with the …

The Ghana Grid Company Limited(GRIDCo) is warning of a possible load management across the country after a communication mast collapsed and fell on its 330kV Aboadze -Kumasi transmission line.   A statement issued by the power transmitter on Wednesday (10 November ) said the development has affected the national power …

The Deputy Lands Minister in charge of Mining has reiterated government’s commitment to eradicate illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. George Mireku Duker interacting with the media on Monday, stated that excavators of miners who are still operating in areas marked as ‘red zones’ will be burnt. He insisted that …

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, says the government has plans to fix deplorable roads, and that it will be unreasonable for one to expect all bad roads to be done at the same time. The Minister, while interacting with the press after inspecting the 31.7km Kwafokrom to …

A 32-year-old man who posed as an army officer and duped one Richmond Ohene Addo of GHS 2,800 under the pretext of getting him enlisted into the Ghana Army, has been arrested by the Suhum police. The suspect, Tanko Sani, was arrested on Monday, November 8, 2021. The Eastern Regional …

Former Deputy Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has asked Ghanaians to brace up for more fuel increment in the coming days. According to him, most of taxes and levies imposed on petroleum products by the government are absurd and needs to be scrapped. …

Fire has completely razed a saw mill at Akyem Asene in the Asene Manso Akroso district of the Eastern region. At the scene, most of the residents suspected someone actually burnt it with petrol. The fire reduced the Mill to ashes and destroyed property worth thousands of Ghana cedis. The …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has hinted of plans to expand its operations and include employees in the informal business sector. The Trust wants more people to voluntarily join the scheme. Out of 14 million workforce in Ghana, only 1.7 million people are active contributors to SSNIT. …