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Four officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) and one other person have been arrested by the police for engaging in various registration offences and malpractices during the ongoing mass Ghana card registration exercise being conducted in the Ashanti Region by the NIA. The arrests, which occurred between 3rd and …

As Ghanaians look forward to a positive and vibrant start of the new decade, an unidentified young man captured in a viral video may have had a rather rough ‘new beginning’. The young man who stirred controversy in front of a FedEx office, alleged theft against officials of the delivery …

The Takoradi Port recorded an increase in port traffic from 8.2 million metric tons (mt) in 2018 to 9.9 million mt in 2019, representing an increase of 21 per cent in total port traffic. It also registered an increase of 43 per cent in exports. The port however, recorded 13 per …

President Donald Trump has said the US killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani saved a lot of lives, calling him a “monster”. Mr Trump said Soleimani “was planning a big attack” when he was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad last Friday. But Mr Trump appeared to draw …

Renowned marriage and relationship counsellor, George Lutterodt, has been spotted in a viral video giving twerking and s#x tutorials. In a video sighted by Gossips24.com, the controversial counsellor is seen describing the s#x position to an audience. One can see a lady wearing only lingerie in the video as she …

OccupyGh.com has stumbled on a sad story of a 27-year-old man identified as Meshack Keith Bwisa, has been found dead after being declared missing since December 25. The deceased said to be an employee of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) — registry department — in Kakamega, was found after his relatives …

Minister of Science, Environment, Technology and Innovations says the government is ready to support the Kantanka Group of Companies, established by the Founder and Leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka. According to Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, government’s immediate support will be to patronise his products …

President Akufo-Addo has expressed his gratitude to Ghanaians for supporting the ‘Year of Return’ initiative. The President launched the initiative abroad in October last year with the aim of attracting blacks in the diaspora to visit Ghana. The initiative has been a huge success with many famous people visiting the …

Senegalese and Liverpool mercurial player Sadio Mane has won the 2019 African Player of the Year award. He won the prestigious award for the first time in a ceremony held in Cairo this evening. Mane beat compatriot and club mate Mohammed Salah of Egypt-winner in 2017 and 2018 and Algerian …

Founder of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has warned media personnel who misrepresent contents of his sermons to make news to be wary of the consequences. Although he didn’t call out names, Archbishop Duncan Williams stated that many media persons and news outlets twist his sermons to make …

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his outfit would soon be publishing the performances of second cycle schools to the public. Speaking at an education forum on the theme, ‘Ghana’s transformation agenda on education, basic and Secondary’, Dr. Osei Adutwum said the objective is for …

As part of its anti-corruption programme this year, the Office of the Special Prosecutor is pushing the agenda for the criminalisation of unexplained wealth. When successful, it will lead to the amendment of the Special Prosecutor’s law to place the burden of proof on public servants and private individuals to …

The United States has reportedly denied the Iranian Foreign Minister visa to attend a UN meeting on its shores. According to a report by AlJazeera, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States had declined to issue him a visa to attend a UN Security Council meeting scheduled …

About 200 members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Daboya- Mankarigu Constituency of the Savanah Region have defected to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Enumerating their reasons for defecting to the NDC, the defectors said their community is lagging behind in development after voting massively …

Fire has ravaged 17 stores – 15 of them made of freight containers and the other two built from traditional materials – at Asokwa Tunsuom in the Bekwai municipality of the Ashanti Region. The inferno started around 6 p.m. on Monday, 6 January 2020 and destroyed properties worth thousands of …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office the 14th Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Justice Anin Yeboah, marking the beginning of a new era in the history of the Judiciary. Addressing the investiture ceremony of the Chief Justice of the Republic at the Jubilee House, after …

Security experts have urged the Ghana Police Service to improve its relationship with civilians and strive to maintain strong communication with other security agencies. Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Nana Yaw Akwada, said the solution to this is not far from training police on civilian interaction. “The …

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, has reiterated its intention to appeal to the international community to help with the retrieval of their locked up investment. The company since its collapse in 2018 following a suspension order from the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been struggling to refund monies …

A court in Zimbabwean has freed the estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga on $50,000 (£38,000) bail following her arrest last month on charges of attempting to murder him, and of being involved in fraud and money laundering. Marry Mubaiwa was ordered to surrender her diplomatic passport and the title …

The US rapper Cardi B has asked her fans on Twitter to choose her new Nigerian name several days after saying she was filing for Nigerian citizenship. In her post, which has already been retweeted more than 10,000 times, she gave them two options: Chioma B or Cadijat. Social embed …

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will crown its 2019 Player of the year at its awards ceremony in the Egyptian coastal resort of Hurghada on Tuesday. Algeria’s Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez is up against the Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah for the …

Today, Tuesday, 7 January 2019 is Constitution Day, a public holiday set aside to mark the coming into effect of the 1992 Constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic. First observed last year, the newly-designated holiday is to remind Ghanaians of their commitment to uphold the tenets of the …

Former Ghana international Mohammed Polo has revealed his readiness for the Black Stars job, insisting he will do whatever it takes to bring back the glory days. The ex-Hearts of Oak schemer also adds he has started planing for Qatar 2022 and should he begin given the job, he will …

Over 40 kiosks, some cars and a bar have been burnt to ashes at a slum under the Achimota overhead bridge. Residents at the slum located between Eden Securities and Makey Pub woke up to the Tuesday morning and are counting their losses. Eyewitnesses say the fire started from one …

The Second National Vice-Chair of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Frederick F. Anto has stated that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as ‘Wontumi’, has no power to instruct that all incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) in the party’s stronghold should be …