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Last Sunday, May 11, the day set aside to honor mothers, Ghana’s First Lady, Her Excellency Lordina Mahama, celebrated Mother’s Day with women on admission at the maternity block of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Known for her compassion and commitment to maternal health, the First Lady visited all the …

“Efiewura” actor Koo Ofori (Samuel Seth Kwabena Kyere Karikari) has been granted GHC 320,000 bail with three sureties after being charged with defrauding a US-based Ghanaian of $50,000. Koo Ofori was granted bail in a $50,000 fraud allegation. Veteran Ghanaian actor Samuel Seth Kwabena Kyere Karikari, widely known as Koo …

A U.S. federal judge has reduced the $18 million defamation award initially granted by a jury against former Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Ohene Agyapong to just $500, following a motion for remittitur filed by Agyapong’s legal team. The defamation case was brought by award-winning investigative journalist Anas …

The Ashanti South police command has arrested 25-year-old Yussif Mohammed for possessing two hundred and seven (207) rounds of assorted ammunition and other items. The suspect was said to be carrying a backpack containing the ammunition. The suspect was arrested near the Asankare Police Barrier with the assistance of some …

President John Mahama assures organized labor that public sector salaries will improve starting next year. Speaking at this year’s May Day celebrations in Accra, the president admitted that the recent 10 percent salary increase was far from enough. He appealed to workers to support the creation of an Independent Emoluments …

Tensions are escalating in Asiaw, a farming community in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality, Eastern Region, following allegations of landguards assaulting local youth and farmers in a violent land dispute. The incident reportedly involved the brutalization of victims over a disputed land seizure, sparking concern among peasant farmers and residents. A land …

  A somber mood has gripped the communities along the Atebubu-Yeji road after a tragic accident claimed the lives of eight people. The incident occurred when a speeding minibus with registration AS.4360-23 boarded 19 passengers from Ejura to Yeji and landed in a huge pothole at Yomoase Beposo on the …

Police have launched a manhunt for a driver accused of absconding with GH¢1.2 million entrusted to him for a business transaction in Kumasi.   The suspect, identified as Kwadwo Antwi, was reportedly employed by a private company and was assigned to deliver the cash to business partners.   According to …

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended a 34-year-old man, Robert Kwabena Boamah, in connection with the brutal murder of a young woman in the Abuakwa area. The suspect was arrested at his hideout in Namong, near Offinso, on Wednesday, April 23, following intensive investigations into the crime. The case …

e One person is reported dead after some youth group clashed with some army officers. The incident occurred at Nyinahin-Nkwanta in the Atwima Mponua district of the Ashanti region. A police report intercepted by Akoma news states “At 11.10 am, Nyinahin Police received a distress call to the effect that …