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Health Ministry secures financial clearance for over 14,000 workers

The Ministry of Health has announced that it has obtained financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to pay allowances and salaries for...

UCC honours Prof. Opoku-Agyemang with inaugural Distinguished Fellow Award

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has conferred on the Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, its first-ever Distinguished Fellow title, recognising her contributions...

Former Deputy Trade Minister rejects GH¢89.4m debt claim under 1D1F audit

Former Deputy Trade Minister Michael Okeyere Baafi has dismissed claims that an audit uncovered a fictitious GH¢89.4 million debt linked to the One District...

Audit uncovers fictitious GH¢89.4m debt under 1D1F programme

The One District One Factory (1D1F) programme is facing scrutiny after an arrears audit revealed what officials have described as a fictitious GH¢89.4...

Chief Justice commissions High Court in Goaso

The Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has officially commissioned the High Court in Goaso, Ahafo Region, in a move aimed...

Manager jailed five years for possessing fake currency

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Shubham Sharma, a manager, to five years’ imprisonment for possessing forged foreign and local currencies. The court heard that...

KNUST permanently bans five dismissed students from campus

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has permanently barred five former students from accessing the university campus after accusing...

UCC suspends affiliation, mentorship ties with Royal Nursing College

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has announced the suspension of its affiliation and mentorship relationship with Royal Nursing College following the withdrawal of...

Gov’t diverting attention from pressing issues with GH¢21bn audit narrative – Okyere Baafi

Former Deputy Trade Minister, Michael Okyere Baafi, has dismissed claims of a GH¢21 billion audit exposé, describing the narrative as misleading and politically motivated. Speaking...

PURC introduces Ghana’s first commercial EV charging tariff

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced a new commercial tariff for charging Electric Vehicles (EVs) as part of its latest review of electricity...

‘I always feel compelled to behead people when possessed’- Fetish priest confesses

A fetish priest accused of killing a 41-year-old woman at Awutu Bentum in the Central Region has reportedly claimed that a spiritual force pushed...

Lordina Foundation hosts 6th edition of health screening for retired ministers and spouses

More than 160 members of the Assemblies of God Church Retired Ministers and Spouses Association last Friday benefited from a free quarterly health screening...

GH¢21bn audit exposé: Some people must be prosecuted and jailed if found guilty – Joe Jackson

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Ghana, Joe Jackson, has called for the prosecution of individuals implicated in financial irregularities uncovered in the...

FDA issues public alert on ‘Sukudai’ cocktail

The Food and Drugs Authority has issued an urgent public warning after investigations revealed that a substance being sold as “Sukudai”, promoted as a...

Four arrested for robbing Chinese nationals at Asankragwa

Four suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police at Asankragwa in the Western Region following a robbery attack on two Chinese nationals,...

Chief Justice declares March 16–20 as ADR Week nationwide

The Judicial Service of Ghana has announced that Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20, 2026, will be observed as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)...

Parliament passes amendment making Presidential Charter optional for private universities

The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making it optional for private universities to obtain a Presidential Charter...

KATH CEO supports Muslim staff with GHS 20,000 worth of provisions for Ramadan

The Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has personally donated assorted groceries valued at Twenty Thousand Ghana...

Father Andrew Campbell appeals for support to care for lepers and street children as he turns 80

For more than five decades, Andrew Campbell has devoted his life to serving society’s most vulnerable, particularly persons affected by leprosy. As the Catholic priest...

I’m excited John Mahama is President – A Plus

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, A Plus, has declared that he is pleased to see John Mahama serving as...

Gov’t lays bill to reduce tax on gold mining before Parliament

The government has laid before Parliament the Growth and Sustainability Levy Amendment Bill, which seeks to reduce the tax on gold mining companies from...

Not a single scandal or whisper of controversy throughout her public life – Sam Jonah hails Veep

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sam Jonah, has praised Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for what he described as her unwavering integrity throughout...

NACOC receives drug detection equipment from Home Office International Operations

The Narcotics Control Commission has taken delivery of a sophisticated drug detection device valued at £56,752, donated by Home Office International Operations to support...

Help us reclaim Opera Square for 300 incoming buses – MMT Deputy MD

The Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations and Technical at Metro Mass Transit Limited, Haruna Apaw-Wiredu, has appealed to state security agencies to...

National Premix Fuel Secretariat, MMDCEs intensify accountability drive nationwide to recover community development funds

The National Premix Fuel Secretariat (NPFS) is set to continue its nationwide accountability drive in collaboration with Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs)...

Ministry of the Interior declares March 20 and 23 as public holidays

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, March 20, 2026 and Monday, March 23, 2026 will be observed as public holidays across...

Let Prof. Jane Naana’s life be your instruction – Sam Jonah tells UCC students

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sam Jonah, has encouraged students to draw inspiration from the life and achievements of Vice...

Security Services Recruitment: Asiedu Nketia urges job seekers to be patient

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged the youth—particularly the large number who were unsuccessful in...

Parliament passes bill making Presidential Charter optional for private universities

Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making the acquisition of a Presidential Charter optional for private universities and removing the...

Ghanaian faces 20 years after $10m online romance scam plea in U.S

A Ghanaian national has pleaded guilty in the United States to his role in an international fraud ring that used online romance scams and...

Woman killed by fetish priest identified; family calls for justice

The woman reportedly murdered by a fetish priest in Awutu Bentum has been identified as Joyce Akua Amponmaa, a 41-year-old mother of three. Joyce,...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund donates dialysis machines to Sunyani Teaching Hospital

Dialysis patients in Ghana’s Bono Region are expected to receive improved treatment following the donation of two dialysis machines to the Sunyani Teaching Hospital...

ADB sponsors GH¢20,000 award for WAEC’s 2nd Overall Best Student

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has honoured outstanding students at the prestigious West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Distinction Awards ceremony, held in Cantonments on...

Broken-hearted palm wine tapper arrested for allegedly setting girlfriend and family ablaze at Subri Nkwanta

A 23-year-old palm wine tapper, Kwaku Prince, popularly known as “On God,” has been arrested for allegedly setting ablaze the house of his girlfriend...

Kpando Margret Marquart Nursing Training College marks 5th Anniversary with fundraising for expansion

Margret Marquart Nursing Training College at Kpando in the Volta Region has marked its 5th anniversary with a fundraising ceremony aimed at supporting the...

NDC Ashanti Chairman calls for consideration of party youth in security recruitment

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews, has called for greater recognition of the party’s youth who played...

Electricity tariff down by 4.81%, water down 3.06% effective April 1

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a downward adjustment in utility tariffs for the second quarter of 2026. In a statement, the Commission...

Recruitment controversy: Muntaka has done nothing wrong — NPP Man

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Osman Masawudu popularly known as Chairman Buga, has come to the defense of Minister Muntaka...

I’m honoured; I’ll perform and not disappoint you – Fire Service Chief to Mahama

The Chief Fire Officer and Director-General of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong, has expressed deep appreciation to President John...

KMA bans open display of salt in restaurants to tackle rising hypertension cases

Restaurants, local eateries, and other food establishments in the Kumasi Metropolis have been banned from openly displaying salt on dining tables. The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly...