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National Defence University commissions 10 new vehicles to boost mobility and operations

The National Defence University (NDU) has commissioned 10 newly acquired vehicles to strengthen its mobility and support its operational activities. The vehicles were commissioned on...

Eduwatch calls for urgent resolution of teachers’ strike, reforms in promotion system

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on the government and pre-tertiary teacher unions to intensify negotiations to end the ongoing nationwide strike and restore...

Greenpeace Africa calls for ban on textile ‘dead waste’ imports

Greenpeace Africa is calling on the Ghanaian government to ban the importation of textile “dead waste” as concerns grow over the volume of discarded...

Man narrowly escapes drowning after missing pontoon on Volta Lake

A man narrowly escaped drowning after attempting to swim across the Volta Lake at Kete Krachi in the Oti Region to catch a pontoon...

GJA condemns alleged attacks on journalists during La Pleasure Beach demolitions

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned alleged attacks on journalists covering demolition exercises at La Pleasure Beach and Laboma Beach, calling for accountability...

Rabies: 4 deaths, over 200 dog bite cases recorded in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai

The Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Health Directorate in the Western North Region has recorded more than 200 dog bite cases and four rabies-related deaths...

Mahama orders sanctions for officials who fail to enforce building safety rules

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, to ensure that officials who fail to...

Eastern Regional Fire Officer visits firefighter injured in Koforidua building collapse

A fire officer who was injured after part of a building collapsed on him while responding to a fire in Koforidua is receiving treatment...

GJA receives 327 entries for 30th media awards

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has received 327 entries from 206 journalists for this year’s Media Awards as the Association launches the 30th edition...

Zijin launches youth skills training initiative for 31 trainees in Akyem

Zijin Golden Ridge Limited (ZGRL) has launched a new youth development and skills training initiative in the Birim North District aimed at equipping young...

NRSA calls for regulation of daily targets imposed on commercial drivers

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called for measures to regulate the daily financial targets imposed on commercial drivers by some vehicle owners. The...

REDD+ initiative equips three Ahafo SHSs with computers to boost ICT education

Three senior high schools in the Ahafo Region have received computers and other ICT equipment under the REDD+ initiative to enhance the teaching and...

La Traditional Council opposes redevelopment of La Pleasure Beach without consultation

The La Traditional Council and the Member of Parliament for La-Dade-Kotopon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, have called for the suspension of plans to redevelop...

La Pleasure Beach redevelopment on hold as La Traditional Council protest

The La Traditional Council says plans by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to redevelop the demolished La Pleasure Beach Resort have...

FWSC denies reports of salary deductions for striking teachers

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has denied media reports suggesting that its Chief Executive, Dr George Smith-Graham, directed that the salaries of...

MEHSOG and GFD build capacity of journalists in Ashanti on inclusive disability reporting

The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) and the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) have held a media capacity-building workshop aimed at promoting...

La Pleasure Beach demolition: Set up committee first before compensation talks – Gov’t told

The management of La Pleasure Beach says a committee must first be constituted to assess the impact of the recent demolition before any discussions...

I am the first, but nobody should suffer it again – Manhyia South MP on EOCO’s attempted arrest in

Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah says the state’s attempt to arrest him within the premises of the Accra High Court...

‘I have never seen you angry or insult anyone; you’ve never been touched by any scandal’ – Gabby celebrates Bawumia on his birthday

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) , Gabby Otchere-Darko has celebrated Vice President and 2024 NPP presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on his...

Support constitutional amendment to fix election day to Tuesday – Asiedu Nketia urges SDA Church

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church and other religious bodies to support a...

Education Minister vows to resolve concerns of striking teachers within days

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu says government is taking steps to address the concerns of striking teachers and bring the ongoing industrial action to an...

Community 25 residents demand urgent action over prolonged water crisis

Residents of Community 25 near Tema in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region are demanding urgent intervention over what they describe...

Asiedu Nketiah calls for deeper involvement of churches in running mission schools

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has thrown his weight behind calls by the Christian Council for the State to...

11-year-old boy drowns in River Owabi at Akropong

An 11-year-old boy has drowned in River Owabi at Akropong in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region. According to residents, about seven...

Ghana Embassy in Washington mourns late academic Dr Kofi Akamani (Photos)

The Embassy of Ghana in Washington, D.C., has paid tribute to the late Dr Kofi Akamani, a Ghanaian-born academic and Assistant Professor of Forest...

NADMO donates relief items to rainstorm victims in Krachi Nchumuru

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region has donated relief supplies to residents whose homes...

I have to take four cows from him -Father hunts for man who married daughter without his consent

A father, Issaka Mohammed, is distressed after discovering that his daughter, Fatima, got married without his knowledge or approval. He is now seeking to...

Lack of basic learning materials fueling absenteeism in Sekyere South basic schools – Education Directorate

The Sekyere South Education Directorate has raised concerns over increasing absenteeism among pupils in basic schools, particularly in the Wiamoase community, blaming the situation...

Banker in court for allegedly stealing GH¢1 million

A 28-year-old banker has appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court on charges of allegedly stealing GH¢1 million from a community bank. Adjetey Isaac Noi, the...

Scammers target ECG customers with fake meter sales and MoMo payment calls

Fraudsters are taking money from electricity customers across the country through fake meter sales and phone calls demanding mobile money (MoMo) payments. The Electricity Company...

Local Gov’t Minister urges banks to help keep public spaces clean and green

Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Mahama Ayariga has challenged banks to take a more active role in maintaining and beautifying public spaces...

Abuakwa South MP embarks on tour to expose galamsey destruction of Birim River

Abuakwa South MP has raised fresh alarm over the devastating impact of illegal mining on the Birim River, after a working visit revealed that...

Teachers’ strike: You can’t negotiate while holding the other party in handcuffs – Austin Gamey

Labour consultant Austin Gamey has criticised the decision by pre-tertiary teacher unions to maintain their nationwide strike while negotiations with government are ongoing. Speaking on...

Four, including baby injured in multi-vehicle crash at Sofoline flyover

Four people, including a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, have sustained serious injuries following a three-vehicle crash at the Sofoline Interchange flyover in Kumasi. The accident occurred on...

EOCO returns Hanan’s £6,700, GH¢2,750 and devices after defence challenge

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has returned £6,700, GH¢2,750, two laptop computers and at least six mobile phones seized from former Ghana...

Tullow starts selling Jubilee, TEN crude to Ghanaian refineries

Tullow Oil has begun selling crude from its Jubilee, Tweneboa, Enyenra, and Ntomme (TEN) fields to refineries in Ghana, in a move aimed at...

Tamale child deaths: Investigators meet family, community members as probe intensifies

Investigators probing the deaths of three children found in the trunk of a vehicle belonging to an immigration officer have met with family and...

Teachers’ strike: We won’t return to classroom until demands are resolved – NAGRAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba, has said that members of the association will not return to the...

Galamsey threatens Ghana’s forest reserves, Atewa could be lost – Afenyo-Markin warns

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has warned that Ghana could lose its forest reserves, including Atewa Forest, if galamsey is not brought under control quickly. He...

“I had aggregate 18 in BECE, I want to become a lawyer” – Viral Adanwomase SHS ‘smallish’ boy

The boy in a viral video from Adanwomase SHS in the Ashanti Region has broken his silence about his age, saying he is 16...