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Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana urges neutrality ahead of elections

Samuel Afotey Otu, the National President of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has advised staff to remain impartial and avoid political...

Fighting galamsey: Marshal security to eliminate menace – GPCC urges govt

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has urged the government to deploy the entire security network to clamp down on illegal mining (galamsey)...

My flat tummy is not from liposuction – Benedicta Gafah [Video]

Ghanaian actress, Benedicta Gafah has addressed rumors surrounding her body, clarifying that her toned figure is not the result of liposuction or any plastic...

All you need to know as National Service Authority releases 2024/2025 postings [Listen]

The National Service Authority (NSA) has deployed 106,223 service personnel for the 2024/2025 national service year. These individuals are required to complete their validation and...

Small-Scale miners vow to fight galamsey operators destroying water bodies

Small-scale miners have vowed to take on illegal miners, commonly known as galamsey operators, who are destroying major water bodies across the country, with...

NAPO urges Kintampo to reject the NDC after 32 years of non-performance

Running of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged the people of Kintampo and its surrounding areas to reconsider their...

Police minister’s purse stolen at police conference

Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson had her purse stolen from the hotel where she gave a speech at a conference for senior police officers...

Deputy Lands Minister rejects calls for blanket ban on small-scale mining

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has pushed back against recent demands for a blanket ban on all small-scale mining...

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable

African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not...

Agya Koo disliked me because he saw me as a threat in Kumawood – Mr Beautiful

Ghanaian actor, Mr Beautiful, has revealed that his former colleague, Agya Koo, once harboured a deep-seated dislike for him. According to Mr Beautiful, Agya Koo...

Election 2024: Three women presidential aspirants file nomination forms

Three women have so far filed their nomination forms to contest the 2024 presidential election. The women aspirants are: Madam Akua Donkor (Ghana Freedom Party),...

PURC warns of high water tariffs if Galamsey is not tackled now

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has warned of a rise in water tariffs if illegal mining activities popularly called ‘galamsey’ along Ghana’s water...

President Akufo-Addo commission’s $40 million bitumen plant

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday commissioned a 40-million-dollar bitumen processing plant in Tema. The plant, the biggest bitumen processing terminal in Ghana, is a...

Over 4000 breast cancer cases recorded in Ghana every year 

Over 4,000 breast cancer cases are recorded in Ghana every year. Limited awareness of the disease, inadequate screening and treatment centres have been some of...

Govt to release GHS1.5 billion securities bailout in three tranches

The government plans to release GHS1.5 billion in three tranches to affected securities investors as part of the 2019 licence revocation. According to the Securities...

After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal’s president vows sanctions against people smugglers

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his visit on Wednesday to the town of Mbour, the departure...

Tunisia coast guard recovers bodies of six African migrants

Tunisian coast guards recovered the bodies of five African women migrants and a baby in waters off the town of Monastir, a judge said...

Apple has officially discontinued these three iPhones

Apple has introduced four new iPhones at its “It’s Glowtime” event: the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro...

Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences urges parliament to revoke mining regulation in forest reserves

The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), the country’s leading learned society, has called for urgent action from Parliament to revoke the Environmental...

I won’t debate Kamala Harris again before the presidential election – Trump says

Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he will not debate Vice President Kamala Harris a second time...

Cardi B and Offset welcome third child, weeks after divorce filing

Cardi B and Offset just welcomed their third baby together. The pair, who announced their split over the summer, shared that the rapper gave birth to a...

Ghanaian legislator Frank Annoh-Dompreh draws false comparison with Koreans

Claim: Frank Annoh-Dompreh, a lawmaker with Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), claims that one unique attribute of Koreans is that they retain a well-performing government. Verdict:...

FALSE! Asamoah Gyan didn’t call out NPP as ‘unserious’

Claim: Multiple sources say Asamoah Gyan, an ex-Ghana Black Stars striker, has described the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as unserious and regretted joining their campaign team. Verdict:...

NDC wants to create unnecessary confusion with upcoming demo – Gary Nimako

The National Director of Research and Elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticized the National Democratic Congress' call for a forensic audit...

Morocco confirms first mpox case in current outbreak

Morocco has confirmed a case of mpox in a man in the city of Marrakech, the health ministry said. This is the first such discovery...

Angélique Kidjo explains why musicians should avoid endorsing political parties [Video]

Celebrated singer Angélique Kidjo shared her thoughts on why musicians should steer clear of endorsing political parties. Drawing from her father's advice in an interview...

I don’t find the need to resign – Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has dismissed calls for his resignation over the government's handling of illegal mining widely...

Bring NDC to the discussion table: EC appeals to former President Mahama

The Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to former President John Dramani Mahama to bring the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the discussion table to...

Full Text: EC’s response to NDC’s call for independent audit of voter’s register

The Electoral Commission on Thursday, September 12, described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) call for an independent forensic audit of the electoral roll for...

Our salary reviews must reflect in November budget for implementation in January 2025 – JUSAG to CJ

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has urged the Chief Justice and the Judicial Council to ensure expedited action on their proposal...

NDC’s call for forensic audit of voters register is misguided – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said the call by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for an independent forensic audit of the voters register was...

NSMQ: 27 seeded schools for 2024

As the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) National Championship draws near excitement and suspense are on the rise. This eagerly awaited school quiz...

It’s a matter of life and death – Renal Patients Association appeals for urgent support [Listen]

President of the Renal Patients Association of Ghana, Baffour Kojo Ahenkorah has called for the creation of a dedicated fund to support renal patients. In...

NPP endorses Amoako Asiamah as Fomena Parliamentary candidate

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially endorsed Andrew Amoako Asiamah, the 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament, as its parliamentary candidate for Fomena in...

Retired Supreme Court judge Julius Ansah passes on at 74

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, his lordship Justice Julius Ansah who retired from the bench after 41 years of public service...

I’ll launch a single fight against Akufo-Addo’s successor if… – Nyaho-Tamakloe [Audio]

Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has described President Akufo-Addo's government as the most corrupt regime in Ghana’s history. Dr...

It’s a process, not an event – Abu Jinapor calls for unified action against galamsey [Listen]

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has said that tackling illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, is a gradual process that...

Five environmental bodies call for urgent action to combat ‘galamsey’

Five built environment professional bodies have joined the advocacy for the immediate ban on 'galamsey' and other forms of mining activities in the country.  The...

Managing Ghana’s economy: A ‘Reset’ or an ‘Upgrade’

I cannot recall any time in recent political history when the two leading political parties have so clearly and elegantly branded their campaigns. Former President...

Teenage boy found dead in abandoned ‘galamsey’ pit

A 15-year-old boy identified as Prince Owusu has drowned in an abandoned 'galamsey' pit at Adiembra in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti...