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Education Minister warns university councils against interfering in management

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has cautioned governing councils of public universities against interfering in the day-to-day management of their institutions, warning that...

Revised curriculum to introduce AI, robotics and coding in basic schools – Education Minister

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that Ghana's revised national curriculum will introduce robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), coding and electronics at the...

Defamation law: Journalists can avoid liability by ticking the right boxes — Tanko Musah

A lawyer and lecturer at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), Zakaria Tanko Musah, has reassured journalists that defamation law does not...

Northern and transition belts on alert – GMet predicts widespread thunderstorms

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rain across parts of northern and transition Ghana today as an active rainstorm currently situated...

Fashion designer found dead, half-naked at Trom Dominion City in Koforidua

The lifeless body of a middle-aged man was discovered, Sunday morning, at Trom Dominion City, a developing community within the Adweso Town Electoral Area...

Police investigate viral video of alleged misconduct involving policewoman in Ashanti North

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video circulating on social media that allegedly captures misconduct involving a...

Rachel Appoh condemns A Plus over remarks to flood victims in Gomoa Central

Former Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachel Florence Appoh, has criticised the constituency's current MP, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus,...

Engineers open Kedzi-Azizadzi floodgate to reduce Keta Lagoon water levels

Engineers and technical experts have opened the Kedzi-Azizadzi floodgate at Havedzi in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region as part of efforts to...

Accra floods should serve as a warning; we need to change our attitude towards the environment – Okyenhene

Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin says the recent flooding in Accra must serve as a wake-up call for Ghanaians to change their attitude towards...

Residents appeal for shorter curfew to revive business in Nkwanta South

Residents of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region have called on the Minister for the Interior and other relevant stakeholders to review the current...

Boye Moses: Nkrumah’s trusted security officer, who was caged and paraded through Accra

A lot of things happened after the 1966 coup that saw the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah that are not usually heard of, and...

4-year-old boy swept away by river in Ga South

A four-year-old boy has been swept away by the River Adjei at Nurses Junction in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region,...

Ibrahim Mahama offers support to young Ghanaian AI innovator

Businessman and founder of Engineers and Planners, Ibrahim Mahama, has pledged to support the innovation journey of young Ghanaian technology developer, Naamgwinaa Samuel, whose...

Mahama congratulates US on 250th Independence anniversary, reaffirms strong bilateral ties

President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated the United States on the occasion of its 250th Independence anniversary, expressing confidence that the longstanding relationship between...

Melcom confirms warehouse fire at Tema Free Zones, no casualties recorded

Melcom Limited has confirmed that a fire broke out at one of its warehouse facilities in the Tema Free Zones Area, assuring the public...

Women urged to help fight against drug abuse

The Sunyani District Minister for the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Reverend Eric Ntow, has appealed to women to deepen efforts to help fight against...

Residents alarmed as deteriorating Densu River bridge threatens lives in Nyanoa

Residents of Nyanoa in the Upper West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region are appealing to the government to urgently rehabilitate the deteriorating bridge...

Akyem Pameng Chief hands over renovated school block, ancillary facilities to community

The Chief of Akyem Pameng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region, Barima Okoto Danso II, has commissioned and handed over a...

Lashibi robbery attempt turns deadly as mobile money vendor kills attacker

The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle after a robber was killed during an attack on a mobile...

EX-NAFCO CEO’s arrest: Lawyers threaten contempt action against AG

Lawyers for former NAFCO Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, have accused the Attorney-General and his deputy of masterminding an "unlawful" arrest of their...

Ex-NAFCO CEO arrested at Airport for alleged attempt to empty frozen account

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested at the Accra International Airport while...

US marks its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers 

The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country, much of which has broiled under...

Fire destroys house master’s office, storeroom at Adonten SHS

Firefighters from the Aburi and Akropong Fire Stations have contained a fire outbreak at Adonten Senior High School, preventing the blaze from spreading beyond...

16% of Accra’s drainage buffer zones lost to encroachment — GARID

Nearly one-sixth of the legally protected buffer zones along major drainage channels in parts of the Greater Accra Region has been overtaken by unauthorised...

AMA presents 997 school desks to improve teaching and learning in public schools

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has presented 997 school desks to eight selected public schools across the metropolis as part of efforts to improve...

Ignore fraudulent SMS messages claiming to offer fine discounts – DVLA

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has warned the public to be vigilant against a growing scam involving fraudulent text messages that deceive...

Flood disaster: Death toll hits 34 — NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation has confirmed that 34 people have died across the country following the devastating floods that occurred on Monday, June...

Bawumia commends Amin Adam for visionary Masjid Al Noor project in Tamale

Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2028 flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended the Member of Parliament for Karaga and former Minister for...

Former Finance Minister Amin Adam hands over Masjid Al-Noor to Muslim community

Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has officially commissioned and handed over the Masjid Al-Noor to the...

You can’t blame the President – Afotey-Agbo defends Mahama’s helicopter tour

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, has defended President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to conduct an aerial assessment of the recent floods...

Flood mitigation should be continuous, not a one-off effort – Expert warns

Operational Governance and Risk Management Expert, ED Andrews, has called for a long-term and continuous approach to flood mitigation in Accra, warning that disaster...

My father left a valid will – Adwoa Safo

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has stated that her late father, Apostle Kwadwo Safo, left behind a valid will governing...

Government fully responsible for Accra flooding crisis – Miracles Aboagye

Director of Communications for the Bawumia campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has blamed the government for the recurring flooding in Accra, insisting that responsibility...

No one can hold title on Ramsar sites – Inusah Fuseini warns against encroachment

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has stated that it is unlawful for individuals or institutions to claim ownership of Ramsar...

Xenophobia: South Africa must use civilised means to remove illegal migrants – Inusah Fuseini

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has urged South African authorities to adopt civilised and lawful procedures in dealing with illegal...

Fresh attempt to remove seized galamsey excavators in Aowin sparks controversy

A fresh attempt to remove dozens of excavators seized from illegal miners operating in the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Aowin Municipality of...

See the new rail freight locomotive acquired by Ghana Railway, the reactions, and the response

The Ministry of Transport has defended the government's acquisition of two diesel locomotives and 20 freight wagons, dismissing concerns raised by critics as inaccurate...

“I lost everything… the house is empty” – Dennis Miracles Aboagye recounts flood ordeal

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Communications Director to the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2028 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has recounted the devastating impact of the...

NADMO to begin relief distribution to flood victims today

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) will begin distributing relief items to victims of the recent floods from Saturday, July 4, as the government...

ISSER urges government to triple sanitation investment to tackle flooding and disease

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has called on the government to substantially increase investment in waste management and sanitation, arguing...