Businesses near the location of the Melcom disaster have been severely affected by the tragedy.

Two suspected thieves gave themselves away when they instantly dropped their two sacks full of booty and took to their heels at the busy Kejetia lorry park upon seeing some police personnel who were minding their own business at the time.

A former First Lady, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to receive the prestigious Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize on behalf of her late husband, Professor John Evans Atta Mills.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has appealed to the leadership of the political parties to demonstrate genuine commitment to peace through tolerance, integrity and fair play.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Thursday called for an effective and efficient collaboration with its stakeholders to improve on its operational performance and its emergency preparedness.

The Volta River Authority says it is on course towards ending the current load shedding by the end of this month or latest early next month.

Volta Regional House of Chiefs on Thursday re-elected Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State as President of the House for a second four-year term.

The Chairman, Directors, Management and Staff of Melcom Group of Companies on Thursday expressed regret for the collapse of Achimota Melcom Shopping Mall at approximately 09.45 am on Wednesday November 7th 2012.

Reports received indicate that voices can still be heard in the rubble of a multi-storey shopping centre at Achimota-Neoplan in Accra, more than 48 hours after it collapsed, rescue workers have said.

The Government announced on Friday that hotlines have been established as part of the ongoing rescue effort aimed at ensuring that nobody is left behind in the rubbles of the Melcom building whether alive or dead.

General Constable Nester Aneateba, the police officer who aided in rescuing 14 of the victims trapped after the collapse of the Achimota Branch of Melcom has been promoted to a rank of full Corporal.

Following the collapse of the Melcom Shopping Complex at Achimota in Accra on Wednesday, a total of 78 persons have been rescued so far from the rubbles.

Owner of the building housing the Achimota branch of Melcom, Nana Boadu Nkansah Ayeboafo, has denied claims that the building had no permit.

GhanaÂ’s Defence Minister, Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Smith has been declared the West African Defense Minister of the Year 2012 by the African Leadership magazine at the 2nd West African Security and Safety Awards Dinner held in Accra on October 30, 2012.

A District Magistrate Court has ordered that all occupants of buildings situated around the collapsed Melcom Shopping Mall opposite the Achimota Neoplan Assembly Plant vacate their buildings.

Fortune Alimi, the editor of DAILY GUIDE, has told an Accra Fast Track High Court that the newspaper had no malicious intention in its publication that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, acquired two houses in Accra and Kumasi.

Samuel Kofi Atta Mills, the son of late President John Evans Atta Mills, has dismissed claims of a sour relationship with his father when he was alive.

A Prophetess who caused a stir at an Accra Circuit Court when she suddenly got possessed and started speaking tongues to put the ‘’fear of God’’ into the presiding judge, was on Thursday remanded into prison custody.

Rescue mission on the collapsed Melcom building at Achimota may take about three to four days to complete, Mr Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, Deputy Minister of Health, said on Thursday.

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday visited former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on his sick bed at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.