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Jealous ex-boyfriend allegedly sets rival’s house ablaze at Jema

A suspected jealous boyfriend has allegedly set a house ablaze at Jema following a misunderstanding involving his ex-girlfriend and her new partner. The incident occurred...

Chief Fire Officer warns against attacks on firefighters as 50 personnel pass out

Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of the Ghana National Fire Service, Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong, has warned individuals who attack firefighters during emergency operations to...

Six convicted for illegal dumping of waste at Kejetia

The Prempeh Assembly District Court in Kumasi has convicted six persons for illegally dumping refuse at the Otumfuo Roundabout at Kejetia in the Ashanti...

NSA scandal trial moves on as court rejects bid to halt proceedings

The High Court has rejected an oral application by lawyers for Gifty Oware Aboagye Mensah to stay proceedings in the ongoing National Service Authority...

Law School entrance exams abolished under new reforms – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says entrance examinations for admission into law schools in Ghana, as previously known, no longer exist under the...

Quitting banking for cleaning: Mary Anane Awuku’s bold career shift

The Chief Executive Officer of Brain Hills International School and Facility Pro Management Services, Mary Anane Awuku, has shared how she walked away from...

An MBA class assignment birthed Brain Hill International School – CEO reveals

CEO of Brain Hills International School, Mary Anane Awuku, has revealed that the school began as a simple classroom assignment during her Master of...

I was bullied for my looks – Mary Anane Awuku

Ghanaian entrepreneur and leadership development advocate Mary Anane Awuku has opened up about her experiences with bullying, revealing how she was mocked for her...

Don’t hide in your shell, take leadership roles – Mary Anane Awuku urges

Respected Ghanaian entrepreneur and leadership coach Mary Anane Awuku has encouraged young people to actively embrace leadership opportunities at every stage of their education,...

Mahama Cares investing in specialist training to improve treatment of non-communicable diseases – Obuobia Darko-Opoku

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, says the fund is investing heavily in specialist training to strengthen the treatment of...

I used to hawk after school to support my family – Mary Anane Awuku recounts childhood hustle

Entrepreneur and leadership coach Mary Anane Awuku has opened up about her early life, recounting how she spent her childhood supporting her mother through...

Gov’t rolls out new incentives to support teachers — Dr Apaak

Deputy Minister for Education, Clement Abas Apaak, has highlighted a series of reforms and incentive packages being implemented by government to strengthen the teaching...

A/R: 34-year-old man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of teenage boys at Kronum

The police at Kodie have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly having sexual relations with over teenage 20 boys at Kronum-Heman in the Ashanti...

Manso Aboaboso CHPS Compound operating with only one health worker

The Manso Aboaboso CHPS Compound in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region is operating with only one health worker, a situation residents...

Mahama Cares to begin full operations in June across 29 health facilities – Obuobia Darko-Opoku

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced that the initiative will begin full operations in June after successfully completing...

Don’t politicise Ghana Medical Trust Fund – Obuobia Darko-Opoku

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has appealed to Ghanaians to avoid politicising the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), popularly...

‘Chofi’ is still banned in Ghana – FDA tells public

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reminded the public that the importation of turkey tail, popularly known in Ghana as “Chofi”, remains banned...

Implementation will begin without delay – A-G on legal education reforms

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, says government will immediately begin implementing Ghana’s new legal education reforms following President John Dramani...

Mpraeso MP urges gov’t to tie Gold Fields lease extension to action on xenophobia in South Africa

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called on the government of Ghana to use ongoing discussions surrounding Gold Fields’ proposed...

GHOSPA raises concern over low recruitment of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

The Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) has expressed concern over what it describes as the inadequate recruitment of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians under...

Mahama assents to Legal Education Reform Bill

President John Dramani Mahama has signed the Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025 into law, paving the way for major changes in Ghana’s legal education...

Court adjourns case involving Agya Koo’s Base Movement to May 15

Veteran Ghanaian actor Alexander Kofi Adu has disclosed that the ongoing court case involving The Base Movement and The Base Ghana First LBG has...

Two arrested over Bolgatanga-Walewale robberies as police hunt accomplices

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two men suspected to be behind a series of armed robbery attacks in the Bolgatanga municipality and along...

GMFT Administrator announces June 2026 rollout for MahamaCares patient support programme

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced that the nationwide Patient Support Programme under the MahamaCares Initiative will...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund announces nationwide hospital network for MahamaCares Programme

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced that the MahamaCares Patient Support Programme will initially operate through 29...

GMTF Administrator Obuobia Darko-Opoku announces construction of 3 Cardiology centres

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced plans to establish three state-of-the-art cardiology centres at the Korle Bu...

GMTF Administrator announces GH¢36.2m investment in specialist healthcare training

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced a GHS 36.2 million investment in specialist healthcare training to strengthen...

Three arrested over suspected narcotics, GH¢100,000 bribery attempt in Eastern Region

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered 1,600 parcels of suspected Indian hemp and an alleged...

Four dead, others injured in Accra–Kumasi highway accident

Four people have died following a fatal road accident at Odumasi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality. The incident occurred on...

GIS, UNFPA launch major drive against gender-based violence and sexual abuse

The Ghana Immigration Service, in line with its commitment to maintaining zero tolerance for Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH), has...

We are not extravagant – Roads Minister denies ‘long convoy’ allegations during road tour

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has dismissed claims that he travels with an excessively large convoy during official inspections, insisting...

Minister warns premix fuel operators against price hikes in Yeji

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emilia Arthur, has cautioned premix fuel and landing beach operators in Yeji against selling premix fuel above...

Gov’t explores egg powder production to tackle glut

The government is exploring plans to process excess eggs into powder and other alternative products as part of efforts to address recurring gluts in...

Christian Council backs Catholic Bishops’ condemnation of Karnival Kingdom Festival

The Christian Council of Ghana has expressed support for the position taken by the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference over concerns regarding events that took...

DANNYAME supports over 2,000 widows and vulnerable women with NHIS registration and clothing

Philanthropist and entrepreneur, Daniel Nyame, popularly known as DANNYAME, has sponsored the registration and renewal of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) memberships for more...

Lightning kills one, injures six during funeral rites at Pai-Katanga

A 32-year-old man, Felix Yaw, has died and six others sustaining injuries after lightning struck during funeral rites at Pai-Katanga in the Krachi East...

GRNMA, Midwives Society call for urgent action on midwife shortage

Ghana is grappling with a severe shortage of midwives, mirroring a global crisis that requires nearly one million more midwives to ensure safe childbirth. The...

Chiefs optimistic Bediako–Kasapin road project will be completed on time

Chiefs in Kasapin in the Ahafo Region have expressed optimism that the ongoing Bediako–Kasapin road project will be completed on schedule to address the...

Asunafo North exam officer confirms 24 candidates absent from BECE

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Examination Officer for Asunafo North in the Ahafo Region, Isaac Siaw, has confirmed that 24 candidates absented themselves from...

Minister cuts sod for 24-Hour Economy Market in Kassena-Nankana West

Akamugri Donatus Atanga, the Upper East Regional Minister, has cut the sod for the construction of a 24-Hour Economy Market at Nania in the...