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Six persons have been confirmed dead and several injured as a three- storey uncompleted church building collapsed at Batabi, in the Asene Manso Akroso District in the Eastern Region. The collapsed building known as the Church of Prosperity which belongs to Prophet Akoa Issac, remained uncompleted for the past 28 …

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said investment in the Ghana Navy and other security agencies under his watch would place the institutions one-step ahead of syndicated crimes associated with the oil and gas industry. He said the high crimes such as piracy, armed robbery, oil bunkering, and terrorism, which …

An unemployed man who allegedly stole a flat screen television (TV) set got exposed when the real owner spelt out its serial number. Yaw Opoku, who has been remanded by the Ashanti Bekwai Circuit Court, denied entering the room of the complaint’s father where the set was. He was ordered …

Parliament on Tuesday approved two separate loans of over €81 million to finance the Secondi-Takoradi Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. The loans are: Oeke-Backed agreement amounting to €70,733,432 and commercial loan amounting to €10,500,000 between Ghana represented by Ministry of Finance and Commerzbank Aktingesellschaft. The credit facility is to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the 2017/2018 National Report of the Ghana Census of Agriculture. The Census report will provide a basis to monitor the progress of Government’s interventions, offer insights on the transformation of the sector, and, ensure the integration of the agriculture, industry and services sectors. …

The absence of decentralized state institutions is hindering access to essential services and justice by vulnerable communities in the Upper East Region, a study conducted by the Widows and Orphans Movement (WOM), a gender-focused organization has revealed. The study showed that only the Department of Social Welfare was the most …

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, says the country has enough food for domestic use and excess for export due to the introduction of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) policy. He said the country no longer imports food, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday commissioned the new Naval Training Command at Nutekpor, in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region. The Command, which will host all the Navy’s training schools, will serve as the nerve centre of the Navy’s training doctrine, to improve the development of human …

Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has assured of the Commission’s readiness to deliver free, fair and peaceful elections in December, saying, “We will not let you down.” “We pledge that we will conduct ourselves in truth, with integrity and organise free, fair, credible, transparent and …

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday confirmed 12 out of the 17 presidential aspirants who filed nomination as eligible to contest the December 7 general election. Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of EC, said the candidates who met the requirements of law and therefore, qualified to contest the December 7 Presidential …