Tag: Staff Pick
Explosion at Konongo mining shops kills 3, several injured
A devastating explosion rocked the mining town of Odumase, near Konongo, in the Ashanti Region, killing three people and leaving a trail of destructio [...]
Akwatia: JHS 1 student killed in galamsey pit on Independence Day
A 12-year-old student from Boadua Presby JHS 1 tragically died after falling into a water-filled galamsey pit in Akwatia, also in the Demkyembour Dist [...]
GES announces Independence Day parade across Ghana
In a bid to commemorate the 68th Independence Anniversary Celebrations, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to hold parades in all D [...]
Heavy storm sweeps through Kumawu township
A severe storm has swept through the Kumawu township, leaving a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The communities of Kumawu and Oyoko hav [...]
NDC officials caught in massive galamsey operation
In a dramatic turn of events, a government advisory team tasked with combating illegal mining, also known as galamsey, faced off against National Demo [...]
Gender Minister sacks School Feeding caterers
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has terminated the contracts of all Regional and Zonal Coordinators of the Ghana School Feeding [...]
Gifty Oware: Former NSA Deputy Boss returns to Ghana, faces NIB probe
Gifty Oware Mensah, the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has returned to Ghana and is cooperating with the Na [...]
U/E: 66 galamseyers arrested in joint operation at Tilli forest reserve
About 66 illegal miners have been arrested by a joint military and police operation at the Tilli forest in the Upper East Region.
The operation [...]
Journalists attacked at galamsey site
A disturbing trend of violence and intimidation has emerged in the galamsey-ravaged Wassa Amenfi West District in the Western Region, where a group of [...]
Fire guts NEDCo warehouse in Tamale
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale, the Northern Regional Capital, had a catastrophic fire outbreak that destroyed transf [...]