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Tricycle rider jailed for smuggling four Nigeriens into Ghana

he Denu Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old Nigerien tricycle rider, Mustapha Usman, to seven months’ imprisonment for facilitating the unlawful entry of four...

Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie leads new 11-member Council for Legal Education and Training Board

The Council for Legal Education and Training (CLET) has unveiled its new 11-member Board of Members, chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. The board brings...

30% transport fare hike still on the table, talks resume Tuesday – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has rejected claims by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) that its proposed 30% increase in transport fares...

Basare women urged to prioritise girl-child education

The Northern Regional Ambassador for Girl-Child Education, Montum Nisaw, has urged women in the Basare community to encourage their daughters to take their education...

Tatale-Sanguli DCE urges Basare communities to unite for peace, development

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Tatale-Sanguli, Mary Tagba, has urged Basare communities across the country to put aside tribal differences and unite to...

Parents urged to seek early treatment for childhood cancer

Health professionals are urging parents and caregivers to seek early medical attention whenever they notice unusual symptoms in their children. The call was made by...

Forklift crushes trader to death at Asokwa Brewery

A young pawpaw seller has been killed after a forklift reportedly lost control and crashed into roadside traders at the Brewery Traffic Light in...

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Ghana’s Constitution: Barker-Vormawor probes origins of Article 30

Legal scholar Oliver Barker-Vormawor has questioned whether the historical controversy surrounding Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions influenced the wording of Ghana’s constitutional protection for...

World Bank lauds ICUMS for doubling monthly revenue from GH¢600m to GH¢1.2bn

The introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has more than doubled monthly Customs revenue from the Tema Port, with collections rising from...

Grief engulf Mankranso as residents mourn late DCE Abubakar Sedik

Mankranso in the Ahafo Ano South West District has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of its District Chief Executive, Abubakar Sedik. The...

Asiedu Nketia pays tribute to Nkrumah, vows to uphold his legacy through education

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has paid tribute to Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, describing education as one of...

Veep honours Nkrumah on Founder’s Day

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has commemorated Founder’s Day by honouring the legacy of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. In a post...

CPP calls for protection and revival of state-owned enterprises to honour Nkrumah

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called for the protection, revival and proper management of Ghana’s state-owned enterprises as the country marks the 117th...

Mahama calls for unity, patriotism to advance Nkrumah’s vision

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to draw inspiration from the legacy of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, as the...

Education Ministry to procure furniture for SHSs to help end double track – Haruna Iddrisu

The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, is set to undertake a major procurement of furniture for selected Senior High...

It’s Ghana’s shame to denigrate Nkrumah when the whole world honours him as African of the Century – Asiedu Nketiah

In a reprimand akin to the Biblical admonition that a prophet is without honour among his kindred, the National Chairman of the National Democratic...

Kwesi Pratt urges Ghana to draw lessons from Nkrumah’s Seven-Year Development Plan

Veteran journalist and Pan-Africanist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has urged Ghana to draw lessons from Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s Seven-Year Development Plan as the country searches...

YEA presents start-up kits to 620 skilled trainees in Ahafo

The Ahafo Regional Directorate of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has presented start-up kits to district directors for distribution to 620 young people who...

Mahama begins construction of 400-bed Mother and Child Block at Korle Bu

Government has commenced land preparation for the construction of a modern 400-bed Mother and Child Block at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The project, according...

Each Jehovah’s Witness member now decides whether to accept or donate main blood components

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced on Friday that the decision to accept red cells, white cells, plasma or platelets from another person’s...

Kejetia market phase 1 shops bought for GH¢25k being resold for up to GH¢120k – Govt

The local government ministry is learning of what it describes as an unfair trend among shop owners at the phase one of the Kumasi...

I have no hand in the demolition of Laboma Beach – Nmati Abonase Quarter head

Head of Nmati Abonase Quarter, La Shikitele Nii Adjei Koofeh IV, has denied any involvement in the demolition of structures at Laboma Beach, insisting...

EU Ambassador meets IGP over stronger security cooperation

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, Rune Skinnebach, has paid a courtesy call on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, as part...

GES warns SHS heads against unauthorised charges for school items

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) against imposing unauthorised charges on...

Ex-NPP Vice Chair, Ambassador Sophia Horner-Sam dies at 77

Sophia Horner-Sam, a former National Vice Chairperson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has died at the age of 77. The veteran politician and diplomat...

Govt unveils new guidelines to improve regulation of non-profit organisations

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), through the Non-Profit Organisations Secretariat, has launched new policy and operational documents aimed at strengthening...

KMA warns developers against using roads and pavements for construction activities

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has issued a final warning to property owners, developers, contractors and construction companies against using public roads, pavements, drains,...

Ahafo Ano South West DCE Abubakar Sedik passes on

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West District in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Abubakar Sedik, has died after a brief illness. Hon....

Rice processing plant in Dormaa West locked up over lack of raw materials

A rice processing plant at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region has been left idle due to inadequate supply of...

MTN Ghana launches 16-team football gala for SavannaFest 2026

MTN Ghana has launched a 16-team inter-community football gala as part of its annual SavannaFest festival to celebrate communities in the northern part of...

ADB Ghana Medicals leads engineering works on $100m Otumfuo Cancer Centre

Ghanaian healthcare solutions company, ADB Ghana Medical Systems Group Limited, is leading the hospital engineering and infrastructure component of the $100 million Otumfuo Osei...

I dare gov’t of Ghana to extradite me; they can never do it – ‘Ghana Jollof’ speaks

Barbara Asantewaa Kodua, popularly known as ‘Ghana Jollof’ on TikTok, has challenged the Ghanaian government to extradite her from the United Kingdom following her...

22-year-old woman arrested for allegedly faking own kidnapping, collecting ransom

Police in Anambra State, Nigeria, have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and collecting ₦3 million in ransom from her...

Prostate problems on the rise at Kumasi Central Prisons – Prostrate Health Foundation

About 300 inmates at the Kumasi Central Prison have been diagnosed with prostate-related health conditions following a screening exercise conducted by the Prostate Health...

Four pupils to one desk: The painful plight of schools in New Juaben North

The New Juaben North Education Directorate in the Eastern Region has appealed for more desks and chairs for schools in the municipality, following concerns...

Stranded Ghanaian medical graduates in Cuba appeal to Mahama for immediate return

Ghanaian medical graduates stranded in Cuba are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene to facilitate their immediate return home, saying repeated delays...

Police arrest South African arriving from Accra with suspected heroin worth over GH¢1.4m

Police have arrested a 52-year-old South African national after he allegedly arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on a flight from Accra with substances...

Abamkrom Islamic Basic School appeals for ICT tools to boost digital literacy

The Headteacher of Abamkrom Islamic Basic School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region, Rufai Issah, has appealed to the government...

SHS reopens: Ahafoman Sec/Tech headmaster impressed with freshers’ attendance

The Headmaster of Ahafoman Senior High Technical School at Goaso in the Ahafo Region, Derrick Adu Gyamfi, has expressed satisfaction with the number of...

Two involved in near-fatal accident at Bonakye

Two young men have survived a near-fatal road accident at Bonakye in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The incident occurred along the...