The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for increased investment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to enhance healthcare delivery, particularly for patients battling lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Mr. Bagbin emphasised the urgent need to integrate lupus care into the NHIS, noting that many patients face significantContinue Reading
The Circuit Court at Tokor in the Ketu South Municipality, presided over by Joseph Ofosu Behome, has sentenced a 36-year-old father to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for impregnating his daughter. The convict, Kofitse Zigah, an electrician residing at Adoteykope, a suburb of Aflao, defiled his 15-year-old daughter onContinue Reading
The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested one suspect over the alleged possession of 92 slabs of a substance, suspected to be Indian hemp. Bukari Yakubu was arrested at his residence on Saturday at about 0100 hours, at Akatsi in the Volta Region, after Police placed surveillanceContinue Reading
The Twifo-Praso District Court has remanded two suspects in police custody over the alleged murder of a woman at Kokoase, Twifo Praso, in the Central Region. Isaac Arhin and Richard Armah are accused of involvement in the death of Tahiru Zenabu. Their pleas were not taken, and they will returnContinue Reading
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) is calling on traders to cut prices in response to the recent appreciation of the cedi. In a brief but firm statement, GUTA appealed to the trading community to reflect the currency gains in their pricing. “We wish to appeal to the tradingContinue Reading
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has issued a public apology following widespread backlash over a cash donation he made to former fetish priestess-turned-evangelist, Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa. The apology comes after a video surfaced on social media showingContinue Reading
At least 12 houses were burnt down last night by unknown assailants in the Gumyoko community in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region. This is believed to be a spillover of the long-standing chieftaincy conflict in neighbouring Bawku. According to JoyNews security sources, similar attacks occurred three days earlier,Continue Reading
Popular Ghanaian TV sitcom Efiewura actor Koo Ofori, known in private life as Samuel Seth Kwabena Kyere Karikari, has been arrested by the Accra Central Police Command for allegedly defrauding a U.S.-based Ghanaian of $50,000. According to police sources, the California-based victim transferred the money to Koo Ofori as partContinue Reading
Every morning across Ghana, thousands of people begin their day with a cup of koko, rice water, oblayo, often poured steaming hot into thin plastic bags by roadside vendors. It is a familiar scene – one so normal that we barely pause to consider the risks. But a recent warning from theContinue Reading
The Central North Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of 34-year-old Tahiru Zenabu, who was found dead in her room at Kokoase, a suburb of Twifo Praso in the Central Region. The breakthrough in the case came after one of the suspects used theContinue Reading