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NPRA’s Bentley training programme cost nearly GH¢10m – Old Tafo MP reveals

Old Tafo MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has called for full disclosure regarding a two-week overseas training programme undertaken by officials of the National Pensions...

Luxury spending at NPRA undermines pension security – Assafuah

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has raised alarm over what he describes as growing instances of luxury expenditure within Ghana’s...

Residents of Motoka No. 1 cry out for potable water and electricity

Residents of Motoka No. 1 in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region have appealed to relevant authorities to provide potable drinking water...

Attorney-General to take over OSP cases following High Court order – Deputy AG

The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has announced that the Attorney-General will assume control of all ongoing prosecutions by the...

Lake Bosomtwe under threat as unknown encroachers clear vegetation

Lake Bosomtwe, one of Ghana’s most significant natural resources and a major tourist attraction, is under serious threat from unknown encroachers. The unidentified individuals have...

Court remands hunter over murder 

A District Magistrate Court in Enchi has remanded Robert Amoah, a hunter, into police custody for allegedly murdering a charcoal producer.  Amoah’s plea was not taken, and he is...

AMA to amend bye-laws to tackle rising urban heat risks

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to amend its bye-laws to address growing urban heat risks and strengthen public health protection in...

Adom FM Dwaso Nsem supports man battling sight failure with over GH₵39,000 to undergo surgery

Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem, through the benevolence of its listeners, has donated GH₵39,278.22 to a 45-year-old carpenter, Hayford Abradu, who is battling...

MoH opens portal for health professionals’ validation and posting

The Ministry of Health Ghana has announced the commencement of validation for qualified health professionals as part of its recruitment and posting process. In a...

AMA takes delivery of new ultra-modern audio-visual information van

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has taken delivery of a new ultra-modern audio-visual information van to enhance public education and community engagement across the...

Man arrested over alleged illegal waste dumping, extortion at UTC

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested a 32-year-old Nigerian, Yusif Dahiru, for allegedly engaging in unauthorised waste dumping and extorting money from the...

Article 88(4) empowers OSP to act independently – Davis Opoku Ansah

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah, has argued that Article 88(4) of the 1992 Constitution clearly empowers the Office of the...

OSP scrapping talk raises questions over anti-corruption consistency – MFWA Boss

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says recent developments around attempts to scrap the Office of the Special...

High Court quashes motion, sets May 11 for evidence in chief against Gifty Oware

An Accra High Court has ruled that the prosecution can continue building its case against the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service...

Teachers’ salary arrears to be paid from May – Deputy Finance Minister

Government has assured members of the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers that steps are underway to settle their 17-month salary arrears, with payments expected to...

Ofosu Nkansah urges NPP executives to ensure fairness in internal elections

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has called on the leadership of the New Patriotic...

Free primary healthcare a game-changer – Titus Beyuo

A member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Professor Titus Beyuo, has described Ghana’s newly launched Free Primary Healthcare initiative as a “game changer,” arguing that...

Politicians are playing with our intelligence over Krofrom Market — Residents

Residents of Krofrom in Kumasi have expressed frustration over what they describe as years of neglect and unfulfilled promises by successive governments regarding the...

DVLA introduces extended service hours in selected offices nationwide

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced the introduction of extended service hours across selected offices nationwide as part of efforts to...

Tsatsu Tsikata warns against politicisation of criminal prosecutions

Renowned Ghanaian legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has cautioned authorities against using criminal prosecutions as a means of pursuing political or personal vendettas. He delivered the...

I hold no grudges over imprisonment under Kufuor era – Tsatsu Tsikata

Renowned Ghanaian lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata has revealed that he harbours no bitterness towards individuals involved in his imprisonment during the administration of former President...

Major fault at Ghana Gas processing plant triggers power supply disruptions

The Ghana Gas Processing Plant has suffered a technical fault following the complete failure of the Burner Management System controller for the Heat Medium...

Chief Justice applauds Tsatsu Tsikata’s lasting impact on Ghana’s legal landscape

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has lauded veteran legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata for his immense contribution to the development of Ghana’s legal system, describing his...

Kwae residents protest against govt over 50-year land seizure

Residents and traditional leaders of Akyem Kwae in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have staged a protest against the government and the...

Kpemka defends High Court ruling on OSP prosecutorial powers

Former Deputy Attorney-General Joseph Kpemka has defended the High Court ruling that stripped the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of its prosecutorial powers. His...

Tano North MCE cuts sod for construction of ultramodern police station at Susuanso

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Pius Opoku, has cut the sod for the construction of an ultramodern...

Vacate now or stay at your own risk – Tema Kaiser flats residents told

Residents of the Kaiser Flats in Tema Community 4 have been given a stark choice to vacate immediately or remain at their own risk...

Australian-Based Audiologist donates hearing aids to Ghanaians in need

A significant number of Ghanaians living with hearing impairment received about 60 free hearing aids valued at approximately GHS 500,000.  The donation was made...

I dare say SALL residents are owed reparation – Tsatsu Tsikata

Private legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has called for reparations for residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL), arguing that they were unfairly left...

Immigration Service rescues over 300 in crackdown on street begging networks in Accra

The Ghana Immigration Service has carried out a second phase of an intelligence-led operation targeting exploitative street begging networks in parts of the Greater...

Tano North MCE cuts sod for police station at Susuanso to boost security

The Municipal Chief Executive for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Pius Opoku, has cut sod for the construction of an ultra-modern police station...

Tsatsu Tsikata’s legacy merits national gratitude – Betty Mould-Iddrisu

Former Attorney-General and member of the Council of State, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, has described the legacy of legal luminary, Tsatsu Tsikata as one that demands...

Mahama arrives in Brazzaville for Sassou N’Guesso’s investiture

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brazzaville to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Denis Sassou N’Guesso, following his re-election for another five-year term. The...

Stop eating banku at night – Mahama urges healthy lifestyle among Ghanaians

President John Dramani Mahama has used humour to caution Ghanaians about late-night eating habits, urging a shift towards healthier lifestyles. Speaking at the launch of...

Alleged NDC thugs lock up Dormaa East NHIS District Office

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) office in Dormaa East District was on Wednesday shut down by a group of individuals believed to be...

OSP has grounds to appeal High Court decision on prosecutorial powers – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

A law lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has legal grounds to challenge...

Football fan knocked dead while returning from Champions League viewing at Assin Asempaneye

A 22-year-old man, Ebenezer Anning, has been killed in a road accident on the Assin Foso–Kumasi stretch of the N8 Highway at Assin Asempaneye...

Fuel ‘relief’ not from gov’t – COMAC CEO

The CEO of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Dr Riverson Oppong, has challenged government’s narrative on recent fuel price reductions, insisting the...

Ayikoi Otoo explains High Court jurisdiction in A-G, OSP prosecutorial ruling

Former Attorney-General, Ayikoi Otoo, has explained the Accra High Court’s handling of the recent ruling involving the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and...

Denmark, Czech ambassadors plant trees in Kintampo to promote environmental sustainability

Ambassadors of Denmark and the Czech Republic have planted commemorative trees in Kintampo as part of activities marking the European Union’s golden jubilee celebrations,...