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Nene Kwaku Agblorm II, a traditional ruler and 26 others alleged secessionists, have now been charged with treason felony. The accused are said to have on September 25, this year in the Volta Region, prepared to carry out an unlawful means and enterprise to usurp the executive powers of the …

The year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate rose slightly in September to 9.6 per cent compared with a 9.0 percent recorded in August. The rate represents a 0.6 percentage point increase in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in August 2020. Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, said the …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will soon roll-out the Cocoa Management system, a comprehensive and integrated farmer database, to inform its operations. Once it is done, COCOBOD will be in a better position to plan and execute most of its interventions and programmes in a very coordinated manner. Mr Joseph …

Sanitation remains the greatest challenge in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Ishmael Ashitey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, says. He said the poor attitude towards sanitation by residents had made the situation very challenging. Mr. Ashitey was delivered a speech on the current state of the Greater Accra Region, at the …

As the world observes Breast Cancer Awareness month this month, women above 40 years in the five regions in the north may not have their breasts adequately screened of cancer as there is no mammography machine in this part of the country. In the circumstance, they may not know their …

An update on the collapsed storey building at the Church of Prosperity at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso district on October 20, 2020 indicated that 14 persons are now confirmed dead, while eight were injured as at 1630 hours on October 21, 2020. Akoa Isaac the founder of …

Young Health Advocates (YHAG), an association of young people living with HIV and AIDS in Ghana, has climaxed its first-year anniversary in Accra, calling for an end to stigmatization against them. The YHAG, also called for the inclusion of the health needs of young people in national development planning for …

A total of 242 people have died through 591 road accidents recorded from January to September this year in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions, Mr Kwasi Agyenim-Boateng, the Acting Regional Head of the NRSA has said. He said the Authority was worried there had been a relative increase …

Government says its response to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has been swift, bold, and effective with a focus on protecting lives and livelihoods. It has expended GH¢11.788 billion in providing relief and interventions to Ghanaians, businesses, and institutions across the country. In the process, it provided over 350,000 jobs, created …

A self-acclaimed Konkomba chief, Peky and 10 of his adherents in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti region have been arrested by the Police for violent conduct leading to the death of one person and many suffering machete wounds. Superintendent of police, Mr Samuel Lartey Lawson, Nkwanta South Municipal …