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Those ministries are vital – Minority demands Mahama appoints substantive Defence and Environment ministers

The Minority in Parliament has intensified pressure on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint substantive ministers to the Defence and Environment Ministries, months after...

Mahama Ayariga commends Mahama gov’t for fiscal discipline and currency gains

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has praised President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for disciplined leadership that has restored economic...

West Africa College of Physicians and Surgeons offers free surgical outreach in Ahafo Region

The West Africa College of Physicians and Surgeons has organised a free surgical outreach in the Ahafo Region to support patients suffering from conditions...

Former Prince Andrew moves out of Windsor’s Royal Lodge

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved out of his home in Windsor to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, the BBC understands. The former prince left Royal Lodge...

It’s an indictment on NDC; there’s no need to remove Kotoka’s name – Minority on planned Airport renaming

Minority Leader and Effutu Member of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the government’s proposal to rename Kotoka International Airport (KIA), describing it as an...

Newlyweds, 16 others killed in accident shortly after wedding

At least 18 people, including a newly married couple, have died in a fatal road accident in Katsina State, Nigeria. The crash occurred when two...

Six shops destroyed in Tema Community 1 Market fire

A fire outbreak at the Tema Community 1 Market has destroyed six shops, while several others were saved thanks to a swift emergency response,...

Buffer Stock licenses 14 companies to supply food commodities

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has licensed 14 firms to supply food commodities under its current procurement arrangement, CEO George Abradu-Otoo has...

Son of Muammar Gaddafi assassinated in Libya

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, according to officials and local media. Saif...

Accra Mayor warns against extortion amid decongestion exercise

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has cautioned traders and the general public against paying money to city guards, building inspectors, or intermediaries...

Two suspected street robbers arrested in Dzorwulu

The Kotobabi District Police Command has arrested two suspected street robbers following an intelligence-led patrol operation in Dzorwulu, Accra. According to a police statement, the...

IEA kicks against proposed mining royalty reform, calls for full national ownership

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has kicked against the government’s proposed sliding-scale mineral royalty regime, describing it as a continuation of a “colonial”...

Govt supports Immigration Service with pickup vehicles

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has handed over twenty (20) Nissan Navara pickup vehicles to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to...

We didn’t buy bulletproof cars for you to underperform – Dafeamekpor to OSP

The majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has questioned the performance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He argues that the state is not...

Mahama’s pen is ready, ink is dripping to assent to anti-LGBTQ bill – Dafeamekpor

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor says a future John Mahama presidency is prepared to immediately assent to the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill once it is...

Afenyo-Markin supports GBC with computers to strengthen digital operations

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has donated 10 laptop computers and 10 desktop computers to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation...

AAMUSTED records surge in enrollment but faces infrastructure deficit

The Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) in Kumasi has been recording a significant increase in student enrollment and major...

Obra Show: Teen mother’s claim of neglect turns into paternity dispute

What began as a heartbreaking appeal by a 17-year-old single mother on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show escalated into a tense paternity dispute, forcing producers...

Condom use, family planning are sinful – Prophet Cephas Tamakloe

The General Overseer of Breaking Yoke Ministry International, Prophet Cephas Kpegah Tamakloe, has sparked controversy after declaring that the use of condoms and other...

Ayariga confident NDC can defeat Bawumia in future election

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has expressed strong confidence that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) can defeat New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...

Minority calls for probe into alleged unlawful termination of jobs by Chief of Staff

The Minority in Parliament has called for a full probe into what it describes as the unlawful termination of employment of some Ghanaian youths...

Parliament not an appendage of Executive – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has reaffirmed Parliament’s constitutional independence, stressing that the legislature is not subordinate to the Executive but a coequal arm...

Mahama directs NIB to probe alleged payment for scholarship abroad

President John Mahama has directed the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to immediately probe allegations of improper practices in the award of overseas scholarships. The directive...

Some current NPP executives should be changed – Sweden Branch Chairman

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Sweden Branch, Richard Oti-Aboagye, has called for changes in the party’s national executive leadership ahead of...

Vice President hosts South Korean trade delegation to deepen economic cooperation

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has received a delegation from Hwaseong, South Korea, led by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), as part...

Speaker initiates process to probe post-election mass dismissal of public servants

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has instructed the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, to take steps to formally list a motion calling for a full...

Prophet Samuel Nixon passes on weeks to wedding

The gospel community is in mourning following the passing of Prophet Samuel Nixon, founder and leader of Turnaround Chapel International. Prophet Nixon died on Sunday,...

KNUST Senior Staff Association joins nationwide strike, calls on gov’t to address grievances

Members of the Senior Staff Association of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have joined a nationwide strike to protest changes...

University Senior Staff Association leadership orders immediate halt to work at University of Ghana

The leadership of the University Senior Staff Association (USSA) has begun a series of visits to various departments at the University of Ghana, instructing...

One dead, another in critical condition after shooting in Awutu Kwame Whettey Forest

A 25-year-old excavator operator, Gausu Yusif, has been shot dead while his friend, Charles Essuman, remains in critical condition after unknown gunmen opened fire...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund engages College of Nurses and Midwives on Specialist Training ahead of April rollout

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has taken a significant step toward strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system by initiating plans to train specialist health professionals,...

‘Borla Taxi’, Tricycle Association, swears in new executives

The Borla Taxi and Tricycle Association (BTTA) has officially sworn in its newly elected national executives at a ceremony held at the Omanye Hall...

Asunafo North Assembly distributes 10,000 birds under Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative

The Asunafo North Municipal Assembly in the Ahafo Region has distributed 10,000 birds to selected beneficiaries under the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative aimed at...

Obra Show: Pastor backs down, reunites with wife after threatening divorce over relocation disagreement

A 29-year marriage that nearly collapsed was saved on live radio, after a man who threatened to divorce his wife for refusing to relocate...

GSFP conducts school feeding monitoring exercise in Volta, Bono and Bono East Regions

The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has successfully conducted a one-week monitoring and supervision exercise across selected districts in the Volta, Bono, and Bono...

Kotoka International Airport renaming a step in right direction – Anokye Frimpong

A private legal practitioner and historian, Anokye Frimpong, has described the government’s decision to rename Kotoka International Airport as Accra International Airport as a...

Cocoa farmers consider smuggling, land sales to illegal miners over three-month arrears

As the Ghana Cocoa Board races against time to rethink its financing scheme in cocoa purchases, some farmers in the Ashanti region are contemplating...

Majority must allow the Minority to do more advocacy – Afenyo-Markin urges

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged the Majority in Parliament to provide more opportunities for the Minority to engage actively in legislative advocacy as...

Ghana Meteo sends warning over rainstorm heading from Togo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather warning over a weak to moderate rainstorm moving westward from the coast of Togo toward...

Obra Show: Custody dispute takes emotional turn as mother breaks down in tears

An emotional custody dispute involving Charity Gyator took a dramatic and deeply moving turn on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show, as the distressed mother broke...