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22-02-2012
Gang rape at Benkum SHS: five arrested
Akropong, Feb. 22, 2012 The Akropong Divisional Police Command have arrested five persons in connection with the gang rape of a student of Benkum Senior High School in the Eastern Region.... Read more
22-02-2012
Gov't to complete gas transmission plant earl…
Accra, Feb. 22, 2012 Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government would by the end of the first quarter complete a plant to transmit gas from offshore to onshore... Read more
22-02-2012
Imported poultry products likely to cause hea…
Accra, Feb. 22, 2012 A Chief Dietician at the Ministry of Health, Mrs Margaret Hanson has cautioned Ghanaians against the increasing consumption of foreign frozen poultry products. She said such... Read more
22-02-2012
Up to 7.5 million Ghanaians at risk of losing…
Accra, Feb. 22, 2012 Millions of Ghanaians are at risk of losing their phone numbers come March 3, 2012, as statistics recently released by the National Communications Authority (NCA) indicate that... Read more
22-02-2012
Woyome saga: Osafo-Maafo walks freely
Accra, Feb. 22, 2012 The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service yesterday invited former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, for interrogations on his alleged... Read more
22-02-2012
AMA to arrest road offenders on N1 Highway
Accra, Feb. 22, 2012 The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued a warning to deal ruthlessly with drivers stop at undesignated spots to pick and drop off passengers on the Mallam-Tetteh... Read more
21-02-2012
Articulated truck runs over pedestrians
Santasi, Feb. 21, 2012 An articulated truck this morning run over some pedestrians at Santasi in Kumasi, killing a ten-year-old school girl on the spot and injuring twelve others. Five of the... Read more
21-02-2012
DOVVSU investigates alleged child abuse
Accra, Feb. 21, 2012 Investigations are underway to substantiate facts against a woman who is alleged to have for several months tortured a six-year old girl under her care. According to officials... Read more
21-02-2012
20,000 households still use pan latrines- Sur…
Accra, Feb. 21, 2012 A study conducted by the Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate (EHSD) of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, has revealed that there are still 20,000... Read more
21-02-2012
VRA releases load shedding list
Accra, Feb. 21, 2012 Officials of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have announced a power rationing exercise expected to hit parts of the country from Monday, February 20, 2012 and is... Read more
20-02-2012
O. B. Amoah released
Accra, Feb. 20, 2012 The police have released the New Patriotic Party MP for Aburi-Nsawam, Hon. O. B Amoah, in less than 24 hours of his arrest in connection with the... Read more
20-02-2012
Gov't assures protection of oil and gas terri…
Accra, Feb. 20, 2012 President John Evans Atta Mills says he will leave no stone unturned in his efforts to develop a credible defense system capable of protecting the oil and... Read more
20-02-2012
Pres assures tightened security ahead of poll…
Accra, Feb. 20, 2012 President John Evans Atta Mills has given his assurance to support all security institutions in the country ahead of the December polls. According to the President, “Because 2012... Read more
20-02-2012
3 boys drown at Sofoline Interchange project …
Suntreso, Feb. 20, 2012 The Suntreso Police in Kumasi have picked for questioning three officials of China Geo Engineering Corporation, contractors of the Sofoline Interchange project over the drowning of three... Read more
20-02-2012
Woyome fallout: O. B. Amoah picked up
Accra, Feb. 20, 2012 Former Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, O.B. Amoah is currently in Police custody to answer questions in relation to the Woyome debt scandal. The former Minister faces... Read more
20-02-2012
FDB impounds fake alcoholic beverages
Accra, Feb. 20, 2012 The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has impounded fake products belonging to Multi Giant Ventures. They include cartons of assorted fake alcoholic beverages, 250 liters... Read more
19-02-2012
Woyome finally released
Accra, Feb. 17, 2012 Alfred Woyome, the businessman at the centre of the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt saga, has finally been released on bail. He was released on Friday, February 17,... Read more
17-02-2012
EC sets date for biometric registration
Accra, Feb. 17, 2012 The Electoral Commission has set aside Saturday, March 24 to Saturday, May 5, 2012 for the much anticipated biometric voter registration. The 40-days exercise will be carried out... Read more
Urban water supply to increase by 18 per cent
Accra, Feb. 17, 2012 Government says it is expecting an increase in the coverage of urban water supply from the present sixty-two per cent to eighty per cent by 2015. This was…
Ghana's public debt hits GH¢23.61bn
Accra, Feb 17, 2012 Ghana's total public debt stood at GH¢23.61 billion, equivalent to 44.2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end 2011 as against the 2010 figure…
ECOWAS Tackles Piracy, Elections & Food Crisis
Abuja, Feb. 17, 2012 Piracy, elections, and a possible food crisis are topping the agenda at the summit of the Economic Community of West Africa States, underway in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Heads…
Ashanti MPs demand apology from Pres Mills
Accra, Feb. 17, 2012 (Updated Feb. 21, 2012) Members of parliament from the NPP opposition, who have a strong grip on seats in the Ashanti Region, are fuming at President Mills…
GRIDCo announces load shedding
Accra, Feb. 17, 2012 The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that it is implementing a load curtailing program to some parts of the country. The load shedding is as a…
AMA holds Public Forum
Accra, feb. 17, 2012 The Accra Metropolitan Assembly will hold a Public Forum today, Friday February 17, 2012 to have an assessment of its activities over the past three years. The venue…
President highlights economic gains in State of the Nation Address
Accra, Feb.16, 2012 President J.E.A Mills earlier Thursday touched on some key achievements his government has chalked over the last three years in his last State of the Nation address during…
DSP Tehoda finally released
Accra, Feb. 16, 2012 After three attempts to be set free from BNI cells, the Deputy Head of the Commercial Crimes Unit of the Police CID has been finally released. …
Full speech: State of the Nation address by Pres Mills
Accra, Feb. 16, 2012 President John Evans Atta Mills, today, presented his last state of the nation address of his first term to parliament. Below is the full statment: "STILL BUILDING A BETTER…
Woyome's bail bond slashed down
Accra, Feb 16, 2012 A Financial Court in Accra has slashed down the bail bond of embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome. The bail bond was slashed from GhC54 million to GhC20…
President Mills delivers last State of Nation address
Accra, Feb. 16, 2012 President John Evans Atta Mills will, today, deliver his last State of the Nation address to Parliament as his first term in office draws close to an…
Gay priests hire hitmen to kill themselves
Colombia, Feb. 15, 2012 Two gay Roman Catholic priests hired hitmen to kill themselves after one of them discovered he had Aids. Rafael Reatiga, 35, and Richard Piffano, 37, who…
President Mills inaugurates Tetteh-Quarshie - Mallam road
Accra, Feb. 15, 2012 President John Evans Atta Mills has inaugurated the N1 Highway MiDA project, stretching from the Tetteh-Quarshie interchange to Mallam Junction in Accra. The N1 Highway, christened George Walker…
International bodies call for urgent action in West Africa's Sahel Region
Rome, Feb. 15, 2012 Leaders of United Nations agencies, representatives of affected governments, and major donors today called for an urgent scale up of humanitarian, rehabilitation and development assistance to address…
Ghana's qualification for MCA compact 2 not guaranteed
Accra, Feb. 15, 2012 Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Coroporation (MCC), Daniel Yohannes, has hinted that there is no guarantee that another half a billion dollar cheque will be…
Parents struggling to feed children as food prices rise
UK, Feb. 15, 2012 Half a billion children are at risk of being physically and mentally stunted in the next 15 years due to hikes in food prices. A survey conducted by…
Group wants N1 Highway named after Dr Paa Kwasi Nduom
Accra, Feb. 15, 2012 A group calling itself the Concerned Youth of Ghana has kicked against the official name of the NI highway – George Walker Bush Motorway – and has…
United Way Ghana shows love on Val's Day
Accra, Feb. 15, 2012 United Way Ghana (UWG), yesterday, brought some smiles to people living in deprived communities as the world celebrated the day of love, Valentine’s Day. United way Ghana is…
We will ensure that case crumbles before it starts - DSP Tehoda's defence counsel
Accra, Feb. 14, 2012 Defence Counsel to DSP Gifty Mawunyegah Tehoda, the police woman at the centre of the cocaine swap controversey,says he will take the appropriate steps to make sure…
Police arrest 4 in Glo mobile recruitment scam
Accra, Feb. 15, 2012 The Police have arrested five members of a syndicate, who allegedly collected various sums of money from job seekers under the guise of recruiting them into Glo…
Disabled Federation threaten to stop N1 Highway commissioning
Accra, Feb. 15, 2012 The Ghana Federation of the Disabled have threatened to ignore all laws and jump onto the streets to demonstrate their anger against the unfriendly nature of the…
Science museum construction comes to a halt
Construction Works at the ultra-modern Museum of Science and Technology (MST) building has come to a halt due to lack of funds. The brain child of Alan M. May and Wright,…
Lack of logistics hindering police operations
Accra, Feb. 14, 2012 Logistical Challenges faced by the Ghana police service is hindering it from performing effectively. Even though personnel of the service are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect…
Police seek assistance to trace wounded armed robbers
Accra Feb. 13. 2012 The Ghana Police Service is calling on the general public and all medical centres and facilities around the country to be on the lookout for persons with…
Accra Fast Track Court stops EOCO probe
Accra, Feb 13, 2012 The Accra Fast Track High Court has restrained the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) from carrying out investigations into suspected offences, including fraud, in the award…
Breaking news: Woyome granted bail
Accra, Feb 13, 2012 Business man and financier of the ruling NDC, Alfred Agbesi Woyome has been granted bail by an Accra High Court. He was granted bail in the sum of…
Issue pictorial warnings on cigarettes - VAD pleads
Accra, Feb 13, 2012 A civil society group, Vision for Alternative Development (VAD) is calling on the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) to issue pictorial warnings on cigarette packs. According to the…
Former Attorney Generals keep mute at PAC sitting
Accra, Feb. 10 2012 What was supposed to be a meeting of facts finding turned out to be one of drama and disappointments when Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, former Attorney General and…
Parliament cautions CUC over students' sack
Parliament is demanding a refund of tuition fees for nearly 700 students of the Central University College whose admissions have been withdrawn by the National Accreditation Board (NAB). The MPs also…
Workshop on peace underway in Accra
Accra. Feb.10, 2012 A three-day workshop on peace dividends and the road to recovery is underway in Accra. The workshop aims at taking stock of all instances of elections, security and…
NYEP trains youth in aquaculture
The National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) has aadded another module; Youth in Aquaculture module, to its fleet of programmes. The Youth in Aquaculture module is among measures being taken by…
Corporate organisations join road safety crusade
Corporate organizations around the world are beginning to respond to the United Nation’s decade of action for road safety. The UN declared the decade in an effort to tackle the…
Minister announces new minimum wage
Accra. Friday Feb. 10, 2015 The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has increased the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) from GHC3.73 to GHC4.4. This represents a 20 percent increment for the public…
Four ministerial nominees get vetted
Accra. Feb. 9 2012 The Appointments Committee of Parliament Thursday vetted four nominees of President John Evans Atta Mills for appointment as ministers and a deputy minister.They are Mr Moses Asaga,…
MV Benjamin cocaine suspect remanded
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Christian Asem Darkei, alias The Limping Man, who went into hiding after his name had come up in the MV Benjamin cocaine scandal in…
NDC will lose December elections if... Michael Teye Nyaunu
Accra 8th February, 2012 Outgoing NDC Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo, Michael Teye Nyaunu says the party could crumble in 2012 general elections if the current turmoil over the…
Tension mounts in Techiman between rastafarians and chiefs
Techiman, 8th February, 2012 Tension is brewing in Techiman in the Brong Ahafo region, over the right of a religious group to undertake evangelism in the township. A group of Rastafarians…
Unusual climate change a concern for environmentalists
Accra, 8th February, 2012 Scientists and government officials around the world are reporting that Earth's environment is changing in many ways. Unusual changes in climatic conditions such as harmattan and heavy…
Woyome sympathizers accuse top NDC members
Accra, 8th February, 2012 A group of NDC sympathizers demanding fair trial for their party’s financier, Alfred Woyome, have cited the Committee for Joint Action (CJA); a pro-NDC group for Mr.…
Ghanaian jailed 12 years in US for bank fraud
A federal court in Minneapolis in the United States of America has sentenced a 40-year-old Ghanaian man for taking more than $860,000 from accounts at various financial institutions, according to…
Rotary Club of Accra Airport visits Zoomlion
Accra, 6th February 2012: A delegation from the Rotary Club of Accra Airport, together with two top US environmentalists, Laura Turner Seydel and Barbara Pyle, has paid a visit to the…
GTUC calls for transport fares reduction
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has called on the Ghana Private Road Transport Union to take appropriate measures to reduce transportation fares. This follows a 20 per cent reduction on…
3 million females at risk of being circumcised
According to the World Health Organisation, about three million girls and women are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) yearly. It is also estimated that nearly 140…
Zoil and Transport Ministry train more lifeguards
An additional three hundred life guards have been trained to improve safety on the Volta Lake. The training forms part of government’s measures to increase safety on the lake. The Volta…
Liberian refugees to return home by June 30
The United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR has rolled out a programme to end the legal status of refugees across the continent. The international community will invoke the cessation clause of…
Alfred Woyome refused bail, charged with fraud
Business man and NDC financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome along with three others, have formally been charged by an Accra High Court for defrauding the state of GHC51 million. The three others…
VRA announces load management
Management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) is informing the general public that owing to a drastic reduction in the supply of gas from Nigeria through the West Africa Gas…
Police arrest another in Woyome saga
The Ghana Police Service has arrested another person suspected to be involved in the payment of GHC51 million judgment debt to NDC financier and businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome. Paul Asimenu, Director…
Alfred Woyome to appear before court today
Reports reaching e.tv Ghana news indicate that embattled business man and NDC financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome and a Chief State Attorney, Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh are expected to appear before court today,…
Petroleum prices to go down by 3%
Fuel prices are expected to go down by three per cent (3%) as Government and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to implement President Atta Mills’ concession of a…
President Mills orders for arrest of Woyome
Information reaching e.tv Ghana news points that President John Evans Atta Mills has ordered for the arrest of the man at the centre of the GHC51 million judgment debt payment,…
Woyome not entitled to payment - EOCO
The interim report of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on the payment of judgement debt to Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has concluded that Mr Woyome was not entitled to…
Alert: Food and nutrition crisis looms in West Central Africa
A full scale food and nutrition crisis looms in the Sahel region of West Central Africa. The region is on a brink of a humanitarian crisis due to drought, poor…
Trades Unions to protest fuel subsidy removal
The Ghana Trades Union Congress has restated its position on the removal of fuel subsidies by government. Before the close of 2011, government removed its subsidies on petroleum products as a…
Tension mounts among fisher folks of Kpasa
Tension is highly mounting between fisher folks from Kpasa district in the Volta region who are using unauthorized fishing methods against the displeasure of their fellow fisher folks from Kpandai…
President Mills receives EOCO report
The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has presented its report on the controversial Ghc51 million judgment debt to the President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills. President…
"Tsofi" still available on demand despite ban
Turkey tails, commonly known as “Tsofi” in local parlance are still receiving massive patronage despite its ban in the country.In February 2010, the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) observed with…
Mallam-Tetteh Quarshie road stretch nearing completion
There’s huge relief for motorists using the Mallam junction interchange that links Accra to Kasoa. Works on the interchange are in advanced stages of completion and should be ready within…
Dr Nduom brought no ideologies to CPP - Dr Abu Sakara
Dr. Foster Abu Sakara, the former running mate of Dr Paa Kwasi Nduom, says Dr Nduom's exit will not lead to the collapse of the party since Nduom brought no…
"Woyome saga will not rest until..."-Dr Abu Sakara
A flagbearer aspirant of the Conventions People’s Party (CPP) is demanding some acceptance of guilt by government in the raging Woyome controversy. Dr. Abu Sakara believes no amount of house-cleaning…
We will not support gay rights-Pres Mills
President John Evans Atta Mills has reiterated government’s stance on homosexuality as is against the culture and norms of the country. He said the government will not support the…
Election of AUC chief postponed after fierce contest
The election of the chairperson of the African Union Commission has been postponed to July this year during the next AU summit. After three rounds of fierce competition, none of the…
GAEC and Lands Commission accused of illegally selling Onomrokor family land
The Chinese company at the centre of the Ghana Atomic Energy destruction last week is accusing the Lands Commission and the GAEC of illegally selling lands in the area. The land…
Bladjai in need of potable drinking water
Diarrhoea and other water related diseases loom in the Kpandai district of the Northern Region. The district is without potable drinking water and Bladjai is one of the most affected…
Nkwanta North and South youth agitate over poor road network
Residents of Nkwanta South and Kpandai Districts of the Volta and Northern regions are threatening to punish government at the December polls if roads linking to their respective districts are…
One third of Greater Accra residents live in slums
A report by the Population Division of the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs indicates that has estimated that nearly one-third of the population of Greater Accra Region lived…
Ghana Planeteer movement to host Laura Turner and Barbara Pyle
The Ghana Planeteer Movement, the local chapter of the Captain Planet Foundation, will host two top US environmentalists Laura Seydel-Turner, Chairperson of the Captain Planet Foundation, and Barbara Pyle, founder…
Youth urged to strive for greatness
Dreams are said to be the building blocks of life. Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Many young people are hoping to achieve greatness, but…
UBS 'rogue' trader Kweku Adoboli denies charges
Alleged rogue trader Kweku Adoboli has pleaded not guilty to two charges of false accounting and two of fraud while working for Swiss bank UBS. Mr Adoboli of Clark…
Dr Grace Bediako performed poorly and had to proceed on leave - GSS Board
The Board of the Ghana Statistical Service has attributed its decision to ask the Government Statistician, Dr Grace Bediako, to proceed on leave, to her poor management of some projects…
African Union: Ban Ki-moon urges respect for gay rights
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged African leaders to respect gay rights. He told the African Union Summit in Ethiopia that discrimination based on sexual orientation had been…
Children's ward of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital closed down indefinitely
Authorities of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have closed down the Children’s Emergency ward indefinitely due to an outbreak of a bacterial infection known as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). …
New AU headquarters inaugurated
The African Union (AU) has inaugurated a new Conference Centre and office at the 18th Session of the Assembly of the Union in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 20-storey building,…
Nkrumah's statue unveiled at new AU Conference Centre
Heads of states and governments last Saturday gathered at the African Union Conference Centre to unveil a magnificent statue in honour of one of the continent's illustrious sons, Osagyefo Dr…
Street naming comes as relief to utility providers
Service providers in some parts of Accra are beginning to reap the benefits of well-structured residential address systems. In the Kokomlemle suburb of Accra, service providers find it easier to reach…
AMA determined to relocate Agbogbloshie market
City Authorities in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly are determined to develop the Agbogbloshie market area into a resort to serve as a potential tourism destination. The World Bank has already pumped…
Police hunts for sex-hungry robbers at Mampong
Police have mounted a search for six armed robbers who attacked the female hostel of the Asante Mampong Midwifery and Health Assistants Training School in the early hours of Thursday. …
Women’s education ‘smartest global investment,’ Ban tells World Economic Forum
Business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland have been urged to increase their investment in women’s education and health to ensure their well-being and encourage their participation…
NPA to increase prices of LPG, kerosene, premix fuel February
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Alex Mould says by February 1st LPG, kerosene and premix fuel prices will see a 46%, 93% and 151% respective…
President Mills leaves for 18th AU Summit with Samia Nkrumah
President John Evans Atta Mills will be leaving Accra on Friday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments…
DSP Mawuenyegah files for bail
The interdicted Deputy Head of the Commercial Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, DSP Mrs Gifty Mawuenyegah Tehoda, who is at the centre…
AFAG hits the streets; calls on President Mills to resign
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) is leading a massive demonstration through the principal streets of Accra, to protest what they call “gargantuan corruption” that has engulfed the Mills-Mahama administration. The…
Cabinet reshuffle; Lee Ocran returns
Confirmed reports reaching e.tv Ghana news indicates that President John Evans Atta Mills has finally reshuffled his cabinet. The reshuffle has however, affected three ministers, namely, Central Regional Minister; Ama Benyiwa…
Nchiraa-waterfall still remains undeveloped
The Nchiraa Waterfall in the Wenchi Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region has seen no development ever since it was discovered in 2004. The waterfall which is located in a rocky…
Prez Mills assures council of state he is undaunted
President John Evans Atta Mills Tuesday held a crucial meeting with the members of Council of State to plot policies and strategies to accelerate national development and enhance the realisation…
Gov't statistician directed to go on leave but NPP smells foul play
President Mills has directed Government Statistician, Dr. Grace Bediako, to take her accumulated leave of six months. Joy News sources at the Castle say she has been given the discretion…
Security agencies on the alert for illegal firearm circulation
Security agencies are on high alert to track the illicit trade in small arms in the country. The National Commission on Small Arms is therefore, asking for public support in…
Petroleum prices to go up by 30%
Petroleum prices are expected to go up by an average of 30 per cent in the coming weeks. This follows a court…
President Mills accepts Betty's resignation, appoints ET Mensah
President John Evans Atta Mills has accepted the resignation of Mrs. Betty Mould Iddrisu, as Minister in-charge of Education and has assigned Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Enoch Teye…
World needs 600 million jobs for economic growth over the next decade – UN report
The world needs to create 600 million new jobs over the next decade to sustain economic growth and maintain social stability. The United Nations International Labour Organization said in its report…
Rot at ECG: The big names behind the staggering debt
Ongoing investigation into the activities of the State owned Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has brought to the fore a long list of companies and individuals owing. …
Betty Mould-Iddrisu resigns
Minister of Education and former Attorney General, Betty Mould-Iddrisu has resigned from office over developments associated with the Alfred Woyome judgment debt saga. According to Joy Fm's presidential correspondent,…
D-G of Atomic Energy Commission, 30 others arrested
The Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Professor Emmanuel Akaho and some thirty others have been arrested and sent to Police Headquarters for ordering the demolishing of some structures…
EOCO investigates Korle Bu for alleged corrupt practices
Reliable information reaching e.tv Ghana news indicates that the Economic & Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has launched investigations into allegations of corruption at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Head of Public…
"Woyomegate" scandal; Woyome seems unperturbed
The man in the centre of the controversial judgment payment of GHS51 million, Alfred Agbesi Woyome seems unperturbed although he has received negative public press lately. For months now, businessman Alfred…
FDB alerts public of fake cocoa powder
The Surveillance Unit of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has noticed the distribution and sale of fake Hords Brown Gold Cocoa Powder that bears features similar to…
EC to start pilot biometric voters' registration
The Electoral Commission (EC) is to organise a pilot biometric voter registration exercise in some selected areas of the country before the mass registration begins. This forms part of the EC’s…
"Atta-Wayo demo"; AFAG to crush imposters to ashes
Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), is raising red flags over what it says is the decision by a faceless group to sabotage their planned 'Atta Wayo Demonstration' on…
Ex-President Kufuor: We are not against public enquiry but...
Ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor has broken his silence on the on-going Woyome judgment debt payment scandal. The NDC financier and businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, claims he led construction firm, Watervile,…
Anti–Corruption Coalition signs MoU with youth leaders for violence free elections
Civil Society Group, the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition has signed a peace-pact with Ghana’s youth groups. The move is to ensure violent-free elections in December. The Coalition believes this agreement would guarantee…
IMANI tops Africa in global ranking of think tanks
IMANI Center for Policy & Education, a public interest, research-driven, advocacy organisation based in Accra, Ghana, featured strongly in the 2011 ranking of think tanks across the …
Attorney General, Martin Amidu has been sacked
President J.E.A Mills has with immediate effect relieved Martin Amidu of his post as Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, John H. M.…
AMA razes down illegal structures despite resistance from squatters
Officials at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) have razed down illegal structures behind the VIP bus terminal. The demolition follows Sunday’s fire outbreak at the squatter camp which property worth millions…
Group petitions CHRAJ to probe Kufuor and others over Woyome saga
The Coalition Against Corruption has submitted a petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice CHRAJ to investigate ex-public officials, involved in the organisation of the 26th African…
Osafo Maafo appears in court over EOCO probe
A former Finance Minister of State under the Kufuor administration, Yaw Osafo Maafo, has appeared before to pray it to grant an injunction to prevent him from appearing before the…
Workers demand immediate increase in salary
Government employees say though the early payment of salary will ease the burden on their finances as a result of the economic hardship brought about by fuel price…
Urban gardening, a threat to human health
Investigations conducted by e.tv Ghana have revealed that many farmers in Accra use contaminated water to irrigate their crops. The practice which has been termed urban agriculture is one of the…
Parliament to ban the use of mobile phones by motorists
Parliament is expected to enforce a new law that will ban drivers from talking on their mobile phones whilst driving. Drivers found breaking the law will be arrested and fined. Authorities…
Make available budgetary allocation to rent control -Chief Rent Officer
Appearing on e.tv Ghana’s breakfast show Awake, the Chief Rent Officer, Mr Addo Soin Dombo, has called on government to ensure that the budgetary allocation made to the Rent Control…
Failed STX housing project; Gov't falls on Shelter Afrique
Government has begun talks with Shelter Afrique, the largest housing development support organisation in Africa, as part of its efforts at securing alternative funding for the botched STX…
DSP Tehoda charged for stealing cocaine
A Circuit Court has remanded the top police chief, DSP Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda, in prison custody to reappear on February 6, 2012. She has also been charged with abatement of…
I’ll not resign – Martin Amidu
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu says he will not resign. He has rubbished calls for his immediate resignation for revealing that a colleague minister is concealing…
FDB consficates unwholesome rice from Sucatrade
The Food and Drugs Board has consficated large quantities of unwholesome rice belonging to Sucatrade, sole representatives of Tyson Foods Incorporated in Ghana. The unwholesome Sultana Rice was consficated at the…
Sucatrade debunks claims of supplying unwholesome chicken
A local wholesale chain has denied allegations of selling contaminated chicken on the Ghanaian market. Sucatrade, sole representatives of Tyson Foods Incorporated in Ghana and a subsidiary of Finatrade, has denied…
Woyome saga; AG files writ for extension
The government has for the first time admitted that judgment debt payment to business man Alfred Woyome may have been a mistake. According to government, the NDC financier had no contract…
PURC to expand Pro-poor water project nationwide
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is to expand its pro-poor water project to enhance access of deprived communities to potable water in all parts of the country. This…
Mining activities under microscope of New Year School panellists
Panellists at the 63rd Annual New Year School and Conference have re-ignited the debate over the need for a thorough cost-benefit assessment of mining. The panel made strong submissions to the…
Gov't releases GH¢25m to pay school feeding caterers
Caterers under the school feeding programme are to receive payment for their services. Government has released over GH¢25 million cedis for the payment of caterers at all beneficiary districts that…
Gov't to reduce hardship of workers through importation of buses
Government says it is taking steps to reduce some of the hardships facing workers following the recent adjustment in fuel prices. One of the steps being taken by government is…
GJA condemns attack on journalists
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned the attack on a female photo journalist who was performing her duties at the court today. The Daily Guide photographer, Gifty Lawson, was…
Police rubbishes CJ and BNI reports
The Ghana Police Service has shot down the two reports submitted on the cocaine-turned-baking soda saga which placed the blame of the swapping at the door step of the law…
GSD confirms more gold deposits at Elmina Beach
A survey conducted by the Geological Survey Department (GSD) has revealed considerable deposits of gold at the Elmina Beach in the Central Region. According to the results of the survey,…
Senior police officer in cocaine-turned-soda saga granted bail
The senior police officer being held by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) in connection with the cocaine-turned-baking soda saga has been granted bail by the Human Rights Court in…
Compilation of biometric register begins March 24
It is now certain that the compilation of biometric voters’ register by the Electoral Commission (EC) will be conducted from March 24 to May 12, 2012. The nation-wide registration…
JHS girl rescued after spending four years in hencoop
A JHS girl was on Wednesday dawn rescued after spending four years in a hencoop-like structure to be exorcised of 'witchcraft'. According to Joy FM’s Western Region correspondent, Kwaku…
Nigeria bound arms cache impounded by police
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command on Tuesday impounded a Nigeria-bound truck loaded with a cache of arms and several boxes of ammunition. The MAN Diesel truck with a Nigerian license…
Trailer truck crushes passenger bus
A gory accident is said to have claimed lives of some passengers including the driver on board a 15 KIA van close to Ayrton Drugs Manufacturing Company on the Abeka-Lapaz…
Little Emmanuel needs your help
The family of little Emmanuel Yen is appealing to individuals and corporate institutions to support them raise GHS15,000 for a hole-in-heart surgery in India. Little Emmanuel was diagnosed with three holes…
Medical negligence; who is to blame?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health care errors affect one out of every ten patients worldwide. So can Doctors and Nurses be blamed for mistakes that kill or…
Jeffery Sachs in Ghana for SADA project
Jeffery Sachs, a Development Economist, is in Ghana to study what form of assistance he could offer the country to help bring accelerated development to the three Northern Regions.The world…
Media advised to exhibit professionalism during elections
President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Ransford Tetteh, has called on the media to exhibit professionalism in their reportage before, during and after the December 2012 general elections. He urged them…
Cocaine turned baking soda before coming to court-CJ's report
The four-member committee set up by the Chief Justice Georgina Woode to investigate the cocaine-turned-baking soda has concluded in its final report that the swapping was done before the exhibit…
Rehabilitation of Job 600 to complete November 2012
Ongoing rehabilitation work on the Job 600 is now scheduled to be completed and handed over to the government in November this year, a senior official of the China State…
No smuggling of Nigerian oil to Ghana
The recent removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria is to generate enough revenue to for the government for developmental purposes. It intention is also to halt the suspected smuggling of…
Election 2012; EC says it's on course
The Electoral Commission of Ghana is beginning to heed to pressures from the public to make known their programme for the year 2012. The commission, yesterday, granted exclusive access of…
Nigerian trade unions embark on strike
Trade unions in Nigeria have staged a nationwide strike on Monday over the government's scrapping of fuel subsidies. The industrial action in Africa's top oil-producing nation has closed businesses and schools.…
President Mills media interaction; Ghanaians express disappoinment in media
A section of the public has expressed disappointment in the manner in which the media took turns to question the President on issues of national interest at yesterday's media interaction…
Woyome's judgement debt dominates questions at President Mills media interaction
President John Evans Atta Mills has held his third interaction with editors and senior journalists at the seat of government with the controversial judgment debt payment to businessman, Alfred Woyome…
Ghana risks losing rare documents due to neglect at PRAD
Almost two years after e.tv Ghana news exposed the embarrassing nature of the nation’s only records and archives department, the Public Records and Archives Department (PRAD), the condition of the…
STX housing deal saga; President Mills says "I am eating a humble pie"
President John Evans Atta Mills says he is seeking alternatives to the 200,000 housing unit deal it struck with South Korean conglomerate STX Corp. in January 2011. The $1.5 billion deal,…
President meets journalists today
President John Evans Atta Mills today, will hold the third media encounter with senior journalists and editors at the Osu Castle. The media encounter is in line with the President's…
Cociane-turned-soda saga; Attorney General and BNI boss to appear before court
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and the Director-General of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) are to appear before the Human Rights Court next Monday to justify the continued…
BNI submits swapped cocaine report to President Mills
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has today, Friday, presented its interim report through the National Security Coordinator to President John Evans Atta Mills. A statement from the…
Woyome fallout; minority says it will not rest until...
The minority group in parliament says they will not rest until they get the bottom of the payment of nearly GHS60 million judgment debts to Alfred Woyome, a businessman with…
EC shows no signs of preparedness towards 2012 general elections
Whilst the elections, slated for the 8th of December 2012, may seen a long way away, e.tv Ghana News proposes that the country may yet be taken by surprise if…
BNI picks another suspect in cocaine-turned-baking soda saga
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has made another arrest in the cocaine-turned-baking soda scandal. The national intelligence outfit has in their custody one Hannah Osei, who runs errands for…
SSNIT announces a review of pensions for 2012
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased (indexed) pensions-in-payment for 2012 in accordance with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766). A statement…
Gov't to proceed with $3 billion loan despite IMANI's warnings
The government of Ghana is pressing on with its 3 billion dollar loan from the China Development bank despite a strong warning from policy think tank, IMANI Ghana. The policy think…
Patrons of Accra Mall want security tightened
The ever popular Accra Shopping Mall on the Spintex road is enjoying unprecedented patronage due to the quality of operators such as Game, Shoprite and the Siverbird Cinemas. However, visitors to…
Ghana to host maiden African Media and Democracy Awards, 2012
Ghana is to host the maiden Africa Media & Democracy Awards, (The Amdmc Award 2012). The event will coincide with the bi-annual Africa Media and Democracy Conference which will take…
Police officer in custody over cocaine-turned-soda saga
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has detained the Deputy Commander of the Commercial Crime Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, DSP Gifty Mawuenyega for have alleged dealings…
STX fallout; gov't might consider GREDA if ...
Ghana’s housing deficit may seem very huge but real estate developers feel the problem could be solved locally without the Korea STX housing deal. As the Korea housing project suffers some…
MiDA project expected to be completed by the end of the month
Feverish construction work is underway on the Tetteh Quashie - Mallan Project to meet the deadline for the completion of the project this month. e.tv Ghana’s Naadi Bitlegma was at the…
Police arrests three Nigerian human traffickers
A gang of Nigerian human traffickers has been busted and the three suspects are under lock and key, the Ghana police has announced. They were arrested for allegedly trafficking six…
200 illegal immigrants repatriated by GIS
About 200 foreigners were deported last year by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), for committing various offenses. Their offences included illegal entry possession of fake traveling documents, overstaying and working…
Beauty and intelligence is not enough - Gifty Anti
Young ladies have been advised to add value to themselves this year and be focused on attaining their goals. This was said at the annually held programme "Time with Purpose"…
Mills to take decision on STX nightmare soon – Bagbin
The Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing, Alban Bagbin, has announced that the Attorney General will soon advise President John Evans Atta Mills on the final decision to take…
Teenager dies "whilst doctors ate lunch"; Korle Bu refutes reports
Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have refuted a report by e.tv Ghana that a teenage boy who died as a result of doctors’ laxity at the hospital a…
2012 is year of purity-Mensah Otabil
The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensah Otabil, on Saturday declared 2012 as a year of purity that calls for clean hearts, thoughts and hands,…
Fire consumes family of three
A fire outbreak in the wee hours of Tuesday burnt a family of three to death while they were asleep. The bodies of the deceased who were identified…
Accident claims nine lives on New Year's eve
Nine people, including two children and a pregnant woman died on the spot in two separate accidents on the Sefwi-Bekwai and Sefwi-Wiawso road and the Jomoro area in the Western…
Former President Kufuor Wishes Ghanaians Happy New Year
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called for peace as political parties strive for power in elections in 2012. “I pray that despite the keen competition that may ensue from…
BA Fire Service to prosecute institutions without fire certificates from January
The Brong-Ahafo Regional command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) with effect from January 2012 will begin prosecuting private institutions in the Region without fire certificates.Assistant Chief Fire Officer…
President Mills secures $18m DFID facility for SADA
The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), is to benefit from an $18 million DFID facility to start a Millennium Villages Project (MVP), come 2012.This came to light when His Excellency…
Teenager dies whilst "doctors ate launch"
Another disturbing scandal has hit the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The lenses of e.tv Ghana news chanced upon a mother who lost her son at the Hospital on Boxing Day,…
Gov't aids Senya Breku accident victims
The government has donated the sum of GHS10, 000 to support the treatment of hospitalised victims of Tuesday's tragic accident that claimed 27 lives at Senya Breku in the Central…
CEO of Zoomlion voted the most influential Ghanaian of 2011
Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, CEO of Zoomlion Ltd, has topped a poll of e.tv Ghana viewers to emerge as the most influential Ghanaian of 2011. He came in ahead of…
20% increase in fuel prices effective today, December 29
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced a 20 per cent increase in petroleum products. The increases have resulted in a 10 per cent increase in transportation fares. The marginal…
Breaking news: Tanker kills 27 revellers at Senya Breku
Twenty-seven people have died and thirty others have been seriously injured after a water tanker ran into a crowd of revelers at Senya Beraku in the Central Region Tuesday night.…
Man stabbed to death on Christmas day in Kumasi
A twenty-five-year-old man was stabbed to death and two others sustained cutlass wounds when armed robbers attacked holiday makers on the notorious Bantama High Street at the dawn of Chrisman…
MTN Foundation gives to Christmas babies in Korle Bu
Some 28 babies born on Christmas day at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital were host to executives of the MTN foundation during which the charity wing of the mobile operator…
Donations to Osu Children's Home reduce after Anas' shocking revelation
Donations to the Osu Children’s home has drastically reduced in 2011, a year after investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas revealed serious rot in the application of the funds received for…
Fuel station in flames at Shama
A fuel Station at Shama Junction in the Shama District in the Western caught fire in the early hours of Thursday, burning four vehicles including three fuel tankers and other…
Sinking STX project a disappointment - Atta Mills
President John Evans Atta Mills has expressed disappointment at the fact that not a single block has been laid after Parliament approved the almost botched STX Housing Project. …
Passengers warned to be wary of taxi drivers during the festive season
e.tv Ghana news has uncovered a scheme by taxi drivers that delivers information about their passengers to criminals who in-turn rob them at gun point. Some of the drivers allegedly connive…
Kumasi traders complain of poor sales during the festive season
Unlike Accra, trading during the festive season in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti region, is going at a rather slow pace. Sellers in the regional capital, as captured by e.tv Ghana’s…
MDG on drinking water 'almost there' - Unicef/WHO Report
UNICEF and the World Health Organization have released a report showing that the Millennium Development Goal of improving access to safe drinking water will likely be achieved considerably ahead of…
COCOBOD releases funds for road construction
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released 200 million dollars to the Ministry of Roads and Highways, under the Cocoa Roads Improvement Project (CRIP Tranche II), for the maintenance, rehabilitation…
Gov't acquires funds for massive road construction in 2012
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has secured US$234.9 million to embark on extensive road construction and rehabilitation projects in many parts of the country in 2012. Other funds include…
90 suspected criminals rounded up in security operation
More than 90 residents of Sahara, a slum at Adabraka in Accra, were yesterday arrested in a joint military and police operation for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities. The…
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