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A technician with the Ghana Water Company Limited in Ho has died during repair works on the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve to the Volta Regional capital. Christopher Somey, 28, is reported to have drowned in the Tsawe River close to where the broken …

A young man believed to be in his 20s has been allegedly killed at Suame Market in the Suame Municipality. The boy was found hanged with school cardigan trouser behind a corn mill wooden structure at the market. He was allegedly beaten and butchered before being hanged by his attackers. …

A powerful international welfare body for the Fulani ethnic group, Tabiltal Pulaaku, has dispatched its top officials in Ghana to a far-flung village in the Northern Region district of Kagara, after a local mob raided and destroyed a Fulani settlement. This action which took place on Monday, followed a misunderstanding between settler farmers and the …

NPP Ashanti regional chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako has claimed, he influenced the outcome of the opposition NDC parliamentary primaries by giving out monies to delegates. In an interview on Accra-based Hello FM, the NPP leader, widely known as Chairman ‘Wontumi,’ claimed he had a hand in the defeat of NDC MP for …

The Ghana Artisans Associations made up of over 20 different artisan groups across Ghana with numerical strength of over 5000 have sent a strong signal to the government over what they described as neglect and failed campaign promises and hinted of an upcoming massive nationwide demonstration if things remain the …

The Chairman for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Council, Dr. Edward Prempeh, has described as worrying, the recent perception of corruption among personnel of the Service. He said the incident is tarnishing the good image the Service has earned over the years. A recent JoyNews documentary on securing the country’s …

Zimbabwe’s teachers and doctors, who make up the bulk of the public service, on Monday rejected the government’s wage offer, with medical personnel threatening a strike if their demand to have their wages benchmarked in the U.S. dollar is not met. The government proposed a 60% pay increase for doctors, …

A uniformed policeman was on Thursday, August 26, 2019 arrested by police at Esaase-Manhyia near Ahwerewa near Nkawie in the Ashanti Region for leading a 3-man robbery gang. Lance Corporal Evans Ahenkan of Court Unit with service number 46788 with two of his accomplices were said to have been arrested …

Children between zero and 59 months old living in six districts of the country will from September 4 to 7, this year, be vaccinated against polio. The areas to be covered are Chereponi, Bumkurugu, Gushegu, Saboba, Tamale and Sagnarigu. The exercise, Round Zero of Three Rounds of Polio Immunisation, is …

The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has given government and other stakeholders in the health sector a one-month ultimatum to address salary issues confronting members or risk a complete withdrawal of service by members of the association. The coalition claim its members have not been paid since April 2019. …

Residents of two separate municipalities within the Ashanti region woke up Tuesday morning to the spectacle of what could be described as ritual killing, throwing the vicinity into a state of shock and agony, MyNewsGh.com reports. At Suame Market in the Suame Municipality, a young man believed to be in …

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia donated towards the completion of the Catholic priest’s rectorate at the St Paul’s Catholic Church at Walewale in the North East region. Dr Bawumia who is an indigene of Walewale in the West Mamprusi district, made the donation of GH¢20,000 to …

Residents in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, have been without potable water for past 10 days, as a result of the damage caused to the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve. According to officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited, the damage was occasioned by the …

Six persons have been confirmed dead with several others in critical condition in a gory accident on the Wa-Nadowli Highway. The accident occurred Monday evening when a DAF truck with registration number GT-776 C moving in a police escort attempted to escape a pothole at Serekpere but skidded off the …

The alleged sakawa guy who was seen chanting on the streets of Kejetia a few days ago has finally explained what really led to his actions at the market. In an exclusive interview with Ghpage TV, the young man identified as Agyeman Badu explained that he is not a ritualist …

At least 101 houses and shops were razed following a raid by terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, an official has said. Three villages were raided late Friday in Konduga local government area of the state. Yabawa Kolo, head of the government-owned disaster management agency, told …

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security, Paa Kwesi Anamoah Sakyi has said the resignation of the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage Distribution (BOST) comes as no surprise to him. George Mensah Okley is said to have tendered in his resignation to the President on Friday, …

With the way things are going on in the country, very soon we might not be seeing a lot of rubbish on our streets. There have been concerns about the way people litter the streets with rubbish which sometimes causes disaster, especially during raining seasons. Over some few months, a …

Party delegates and Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)  in some Atwima communities have hinted the incumbent government may lose massive votes in  the 2020 general elections if nothing is done about the deplorable nature of roads in the Ashanti Region. According to them campaigning for the NPP at the …

The Ashanti Regional Writers and Publishers Association (ASHWAPA) has rejected vehemently the new submission guidelines by the National Council for Curriculum Assessment NaCCA which calls on the writers to submit their books for assessment before putting them on market. According to them the new submission guidelines by NaCCA states that …

The Brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from G7 countries to help tackle fires in the Amazon rainforest. French President Emmanuel Macron – who hosted a G7 summit that ended on Monday – said $22m (£18m) would be released. Brazilian officials gave no reason for …

The Director of Communication for Ghana Gas, Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah, has accused Former President John Mahama of sponsoring Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, to verbally attack the person of Former President Jerry John Rawlings. Mr. Bempah’s accusation was in a response to Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, a social media commentator …

Maame Adwoa Afumwaa, a 75-year-old farmer and a native of Wioso near Kwapia in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region, has been pronounced dead at a construction site when an excavator run over her. The heavy machinery was involved in the construction of a primary school block for …

Operation Vanguard personnel in the Eastern Region on Sunday morning at about 02:00 hours arrested 20 suspected illegal miners during a search operation in the general area of the Kibi Zongo Township. The illegal miners made up of 15 Nigerians, a Bissau Guinean and four locals had been handed over …

A quality education specialist with the SOS Villages Ghana has indicated that the new curriculum for basic and high schools is being rushed. Beginning the 2019 – 2020 academic years, Ghana will be moving towards a standardized practical based curriculum with national assessment examinations to be written in classes two, …