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AUCB Alumni executives pay courtesy call on new Chancellor Frank Adu Jnr. [Photos]

The Executives of the African University College of Communications and Business (AUCB) Alumni Association have paid a courtesy call on the new Chancellor, Frank...

Bawumia not to blame for NPP’s 2024 defeat – Nana Akomea

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says credible research findings have not linked the party’s 2024 electoral loss to Vice...

Bawumia still has a chance in 2028 – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia still stands a strong chance of winning...

Early Presidential Primary meant to curb division in NPP – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has explained that the party’s decision to hold its presidential primary early is...

Seven arrested over robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a string of robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction in...

COP (Rtd) Kofi Boakye’s appointment to Police Council challenged in court

A Ghanaian businesswoman, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Commissioner of Police (Retired) Nathan...

We are with you but… – NIA tells striking staff [Audio]

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has appealed to its staff under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) to suspend their ongoing strike action. The Head...

Sky Train: Case adjourned as Ameyaw-Akumfi’s lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention

The High Court has been asked to refer a constitutional question to the Supreme Court under Article 130(2) of the 1992 Constitution. This provision mandates...

GH₵1 energy levy likely to return amid sector pressures – Dr. Acheampong

Economist and political risk analyst Dr. Theophilus Acheampong has hinted at a possible reintroduction of the controversial GH₵1 energy levy, citing persistent financial strain...

Pastor accused of withdrawing cash from dead friend’s account faces court

A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, alias Agya, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties—one of which must be...

GTEC declares TEWU-TUC sole council rep in Universities

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ruled that the Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union under the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) is the legitimate...

King Mswati III of Eswatini arrives in Ghana [Video]

King Mswati III, the leader of the Kingdom of Eswatini in southern Africa, has arrived in Ghana for a four-day state visit from Tuesday,...

Two who tortured boy in viral child video arrested

The Half Assini Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals captured in a disturbing viral video assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The suspects, 58-year-old Issah Morro...

SHS student found dead at Tomefa after taking exeat to visit grandmother

A teenage girl has been found dead in a stream at Tomefa in the Ga South Municipality after taking exeat from school to visit...

MP demands arrest of perpetrators in viral child assault video

The Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Theophilus Dominic Vondee, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak,...

Open endorsements not wrong, but… – Henry Kokofu

Former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has declared his commitment to rebuilding the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stressing the need for...

Rehoboth Properties reacts to allegations of power theft at Kweiman Estate

Rehoboth Properties Limited has refuted recent media reports alleging power theft at its social housing estate in Kweiman, Accra, describing the claims as misleading...

We don’t intend to make government unpopular – 2022 graduate teachers

Spokesperson for the 2022 batch of graduate teachers, Simon Kofi Nartey, says their ongoing protest over unpaid salaries and delayed staff identification numbers is...

GES requests clearance extension to pay picketing teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured that efforts are underway to resolve concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed on Monday, June...

New Lawra MCE passes on

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Lawra, Alhaji Muazu Adams, has passed away, just months after his appointment and confirmation into office. Alhaji Muazu Adams...

Winneba Junction accident: Death toll rises to 4

The tragic accident that occurred at Winneba Junction on Monday has claimed more lives, as three of the injured schoolchildren have been confirmed dead,...

NIA Staff declare indefinite nationwide strike over delayed allowances

Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA), under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Tuesday, June 24,...

NSA warns students against enrolling in unaccredited tertiary institutions

The Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Mr. Gyamfi Felix, has cautioned prospective and current tertiary students to ensure that their institutions...

I work part-time as security man to survive – Newly trained teacher cries out

A trained teacher, Simon Kofi Nartey, has revealed that he works part-time as a night security guard at a fuel station just to survive. Simon...

GJA Elections Committee chairman reassures transparent and credible polls

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Elections Committee Chairman, Kofi Yeboah Agbeko, has reaffirmed the committee’s commitment to conducting a credible election, scheduled for Monday,...

Visa denials not deliberate – U.S. Consul General assures Ghanaians

The Consul General at the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Elliot Fertik, has assured Ghanaians that U.S. visa denials are not deliberate, adding...

Quash order to restore Nii Adama Latse II – Ga Mantse urges Supreme Court

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash an order directing the National House...

John Jinapor tasks new VRA Board to lead Ghana’s energy transition

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated the newly appointed Governing Board of the Volta River Authority (VRA), charging...

2022 batch of trained teachers picket GES over 10 months’ unpaid salaries

A group of newly trained teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education graduates staged a protest at the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Five remanded over GH¢2.3m and $191,900 fake notes

Five people have been arrested in connection with the printing of fake GH¢200 and $100 notes, totalling GH¢2.3 million and $191,900, respectively. The accused, who...

Police caution public against fake recruitment scam

The Ghana Police Service has warned the public about a fake recruitment exercise following the widespread circulation of false claims on social media. A statement...

Porter remanded for stealing, destroying guardrails at Obetsebi Lamptey overpass

A head porter has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for destroying and stealing six metal guardrails at the Obetsebi Lamptey Overpass at Kaneshie...

People in the Newsroom must own GJA – Maxwell Kudekor

Organising Secretary aspirant in the upcoming Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) elections, Maxwell Kudekor, has said that journalists in the various newsrooms must take ownership...

Fire destroys 3-bedroom house at Koforidua Zongo

A fire outbreak in Koforidua Zongo has left portions of a three-bedroom house badly damaged, with several personal belongings reduced to ashes. The incident occurred...

Driver dead, 3 pupils in critical condition in Winneba Junction accident

A fatal accident at Winneba Junction along the Winneba–Cape Coast highway on Monday has claimed the life of a taxi driver and left nine...

NACOC arrests 14 in major anti-drug operation in Eastern Region

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a major operation in the Eastern Region, targeting illegal drug activities in Akyem Oda and Akroso. During the...

Ghana Meteo sends alert over rainstorm observed over Gulf of Guinea

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a 24-hour weather forecast, warning of possible rain and thunderstorms in parts of the southern half of the...

Bright Simons alleges massive rot at Development Bank Ghana

The Development Bank Ghana (DBG), established with ambitious goals to bolster the private sector, is now engulfed in a severe governance and management crisis,...

Newly-wed couple die in road crash at Gurugu

A tragic road accident at Gurugu, near Tamale in the Northern Region, has claimed the lives of a newly-wed couple just hours after celebrating...

Fire guts official residence of Afigya Kwabre South DCE [Video]

Fire has gutted portions of the official residence of the Afigya Kwabre South District Chief Executive (DCE), Pearl Ankrah, at Kodie in the Ashanti...