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Gbinyiri conflict: REGSEC extends peace deals to over 1,000 victims in Côte d’Ivoire, assures safety

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Issifu Be-Awuribe, led a high-powered Regional Security Council (REGSEC) delegation to neighbouring Vonkore in Côte d’Ivoire to broker a...

5 in critical condition, 13 injured after Kia truck ploughs into crowd during float in Agona Asafo

Five people are in critical condition and 13 others injured after a Kia truck loaded with coconuts ran into a crowd during a float...

Remains of Nana Gyan-Apenteng arrive home

The remains of the former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, arrived in Accra last Wednesday, August 27, at the...

Akrofuom MP supports 50 Okada riders with riding licences

The Member of Parliament for Adansi Akrofuom Constituency, Joseph Azumah, has paid for 50 Okada riders to acquire operational licences to enable them to...

Adu Boahene trial: 83 pages of defence evidence missing – Atta Akyea

The legal battle against former Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Charles Adu Boahene, has taken a dramatic turn, with his legal...

US visiting titles don’t make you a Professor – GTEC to Heritage University staff

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has clarified that temporary “visiting professor” appointments by foreign universities do not align with Ghana’s formal academic ranks,...

CSSPS portal back online for SHS placement review and confirmation

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Review and Confirmation Portal is now fully operational after recent technical challenges were resolved. In a press...

Acting Environment Minister Armah-Kofi Buah writes to Attorney General for immediate revocation of L I 2462

The Acting Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has taken a decisive legal step to strengthen Ghana’s fight against illegal mining,...

Military will be deployed only if necessary – Police assures Akwatia residents

The Ghana Police Service has assured residents of Akwatia that the military will only be called in during the upcoming by-election if the situation...

Six dead, two injured after attack on Chenchire Community

Six people have been confirmed dead and two others left injured after armed men attacked Chenchire, a farming community near Mandari in the Bole...

Health Minister donates medical equipment to Sefwi Asawinso Government Hospital

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Juaboso, has donated essential medical equipment to...

Akwatia by-election: GJA urges responsible reportage and safety assurances

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has raised concerns about the heavy military presence in Akwatia ahead of the parliamentary by-election scheduled for Tuesday, September...

GJA demands retraction, apology from GRNMA General Secretary over threats

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned comments made by the General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Dr....

Police deploy 5,500 officers for Akwatia by-election

The Ghana Police Service has announced the deployment of 5,500 personnel to maintain peace and order during the Akwatia by-election scheduled for September 2. Speaking...

Atiwa East MP organises free vacation classes for over 2,400 pupils

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei-Asare, has organised a free vacation class programme for more than 2,400 students in her constituency. The...

Adom FM/TV’s Afia Amankwah Tamakloe donate to mothers at Amamole Health Centre

The Amamole Health Centre in the Ga North Municipality was filled with excitement on Friday as media personality and philanthropist Afia Amankwah Tamakloe, through...

Oti Regional Minister reassures health workers in Nkwanta South amid conflicts

In an effort to ensure the safety of workers in the Nkwanta South Municipality, Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has reassured health workers...

Adu-Boahene Trial: AG withholding key documents – Atta-Akyea alleges

Lawyer for former Director of the National Signal Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta-Akyea, has accused the Attorney-General (AG) of withholding vital documents in...

CSA warns public of Google Maps brand impersonation scams

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has cautioned the public about a growing wave of scams involving the impersonation of well-known brands on Google Maps...

Gov’t in talks with 13 countries to employ Ghanaian nurses – Health Minister

The Minister of Health has disclosed that government is in negotiations with thirteen countries to employ Ghanaian nurses abroad, as part of efforts to...

NSS Scandal: Former D-G was posted as volunteer and received GH¢ 8.2m – Audit report

Findings from the technical and forensic audit of the National Service Authority (NSA), seen exclusively by The Fourth Estate, indicate that the former Director-General of...

Prove legitimacy by September 1 or… – Lands Minister warns 907 small-scale mining license holders

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), has warned that all small-scale mining license holders who fail to prove their...

Driver jailed for stealing motorbike at Asesewa

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Emmanuel Aboku, to six years in prison for stealing a motorbike belonging to a farmer...

Sir Sam Jonah commends President Mahama for upholding democratic principles

Ghanaian statesman and business leader, Sir Sam Jonah, has lauded President John Mahama for his steadfast commitment to democracy, particularly his refusal to consider...

IET-GH President advocates investment in local government engineers

A gathering of engineers, public officials, and development stakeholders convened to address a pressing national concern: building sustainable infrastructure through empowered local engineering. The central...

Health Minister assures nurses of payment after salary delays

The Minister of Health has assured nurses experiencing salary delays that the government is actively working to resolve the issue. Speaking during an engagement with...

Gender Ministry to establish resettlement camp at Gbiniyiri

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and other stakeholders are to set up a resettlement camp for displaced residents of Gbiniyiri...

Scores gather for one-week observance of late Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi [Video]

The one-week observance of the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, is being held at the Akyem Wenchi Funeral Grounds in...

Water Supply interruption hits Tema and parts of Accra

Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL) has announced a temporary shutdown of the Kpong Treatment Plant following damage to its raw water transmission pipeline on Thursday,...

12% of tertiary students abuse cocaine; 11% abuse heroin – Opare Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has revealed alarming levels of drug use on university and college campuses across Ghana. Speaking at...

Eight convicted, fined GH¢6,000 each over Ablekuma North by-election violence

Eight men who participated in violent disturbances during the Ablekuma North by-election have been convicted and sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court. Each was ordered...

Ohawu Agricultural College battles infrastructure deficits as University upgrade looms

The sprawling grounds of Ohawu Agricultural College tell a story of potential constrained by decades of neglect. With buildings dating back to Ghana’s independence era...

Multimedia Group forms historic alliance to project Hogbetsotso Festival on global stage

Ghana’s cultural calendar is set for a landmark shift as the Multimedia Group, the nation’s largest media conglomerate, partners with the Anlo Traditional Council...

GES debunks reports on SHS placement cut-off points

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that there are fixed cut-off points for placement into senior high...

Mahama directs 60% salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a 60 percent salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants, effective at the end of the month. The directive...

Opioid crisis: We are failing the youth – Mental Health Authority CEO warns

Ghana's fight against substance abuse has reached a critical stage, with the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Eugene K. Dordoye, warning...

Helicopter crash: Children Support Fund receives over GHS 3.57 million and US$20,000 in donations

The Presidency has announced that a total of GHS 3,576,600.00 and US$20,000.00 has so far been received in donations to the Children Support Fund,...

Grinding machine sparks fire in electricity meter at Daboya

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Daboya, Savannah Region, has averted a potential fire disaster after a grinding machine sparked a fire in...

Ohawu Agricultural College to host historic launch of Anlo Hogbetsotso Za 2025

The quiet town of Ohawu in the Ketu North Municipality is set to make history this Saturday as Ohawu Agricultural College hosts the official...

Gbiniyiri clashes are over land ‘the size of a room’ – GOC Northern Command reveals

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Command, Brigadier General Worlanyo Agbebo, has expressed deep concern over the deadly conflict at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba...