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Long neglected Ofosu-Battor road given facelift under DRIP

In a moment of jubilation residents of Ofosu-Battor a fishing community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, have finally witnessed the transformation...

Engr Wonder Davor elected new President of IET-GH

The Institution of Engineering and Technology Ghana (IET-GH) has elected Engr. Wonder S. Davor as its new President.His election was finalized during the organization’s...

Ghana cannot afford luxury of prolonged fruitless litigations – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed grave concern about the ongoing impasse in parliament, describing it as “a looming danger” which must...

Ex-Black Stars player Samuel Inkoom faces court over alleged visa fraud

Samuel Inkoom, a former Black Stars player, has been charged with defrauding by false pretences in an Accra Circuit Court.The 34-year-old is accused of...

No military personnel will be stationed at polling stations – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring peace and stability during the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, emphasizing that no...

Special voting for Western and Eastern postponed to Thursday over ballot leakage incident

Western and Eastern Regions will not take part in Monday’s special voting on December 2 following an incident that has forced the Electoral Commission...

Buem-Jasikan assembly donates 980 desks to address school furniture deficit

The Buem-Jasikan Assembly has donated 980 mono and dual desks to the Ghana Education Service (GES) in a bid to enhance educational infrastructure in...

Adom TV’s Nsoromma Season 7 kicks off at West Hills Mall [Watch Live]

Adom TV’s highly anticipated music reality show, Nsoromma Season 7, has officially begun with a grand event currently taking place at the West Hills...

NLA constructs modern sanitary facility to improve hygiene in Old Tafo

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has taken steps to avert a potential cholera outbreak in Old Tafo, a community in the Abuakwa North Constituency...

Amewu inaugurates 7,000-seater stadium in Hohoe

The Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, has inaugurated a 7,000-seater stadium in the Hohoe in the Volta Region.This marks a significant...

Ofosu-Battor residents celebrate road project launch after years of neglect

Residents of Ofosu-Battor, a fishing community in the Nkwanta South District of the Oti Region, are celebrating the commencement of a long-awaited road improvement...

Thugs attack Joana Gyan’s team during campaign in Amenfi Central

National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Amenfi Central Constituency, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, has reportedly been attacked.The incident occurred at Adjakamanso in the...

Police begin probe into incident involving Jane Naana’s convoy

The Ghana Police Service has announced that it is investigating an incident involving the convoy of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for...

Atiwa East MP rewards 41 best teachers

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare, has organized the maiden MP’s Teacher’s Award and 3rd Retirees’ Send-off to recognize the...

Bridget Bonnie and friends empower inmates at Borstal Homes

Bridget Bonnie, alongside a group of supporters, visited the Senior Correctional Centre (Borstal Homes) to uplift and empower young inmates through messages of hope...

Political parties pledge to prioritise Clean Air policies should they win power

Air pollution in Ghana, driven by ageing vehicles, industrial activities, and waste burning, is a growing concern with alarming implications for public health.Particulate matter...

Celebrating the Ghanaian King banished by the British

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago...

NDC will take over parliamentary majority in 2024 elections – Global InfoAnalytics projects

Global InfoAnalytics has projected a parliamentary victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 elections.According to the latest forecast, the NDC...

EC increases media accreditation to constituency and regional collation centres to 4,500

The Electoral Commission has announced that the number of accreditations for the media to cover the collation of results at the constituency and regional...

Mahama visits Ga Mantse Palace, vows to partner with chiefs for development

Former President and NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama visited the Ga Mantse’s Palace on Thursday as part of his campaign tour in the Greater...

We have nothing to hide – EC on ballot papers shortfall

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the public of its commitment to transparency and accountability in the upcoming polls.This follows reports of ballot paper...

Ballot paper shortfalls in Volta Region shows EC’s incompetence – Joyce Bawa Mogtari

Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) for ballot paper shortages in the Volta...

Election 2024: Global InfoAnalytics polls biased, skewed to favour Mahama – Miracles

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has strongly criticised Global InfoAnalytics for its recent election projections, accusing the research...

99% of Ghanaian households can’t afford decent homes – Revised Ghana Housing Profile

Only one percent of households in Ghana can afford decent homes.This is according to the 2024 Revised Ghana Housing Profile launched by the Ministry...

Be proud of NDC and vote massively – Fifi Kwetey tells Volta Region residents

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has assured the people of the Volta Region that the next government...

Election 2024: Mahama projected to win 52.2%, NDC to dominate parliament – Global InfoAnalytics

Global InfoAnalytics has predicted victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the presidential race, John Dramani Mahama.The research firm released its latest...

Police intercept bus carrying 1,800 pieces of ammunition

A Yutong bus carrying 1,800 rounds of ammunition has been intercepted at the Customs barrier at Binguri in the Binduri District of the Upper...

COCOBOD launches ‘Operation Save to Maintain’

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has introduced a new initiative, Operation Save to Maintain, in Mim, within the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo...

Akufo-Addo presents Aviator Wings Badges to 12 new pilots

President Akufo-Addo, Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has presented Aviator Wings or Air Crew Badges and awards to twelve pilots at the...

Ghana International River Festival 2024 launched: A call to protect Ghana’s freshwater heritage

The tranquil banks of the Volta River transformed into a stage for urgent advocacy as the 2024 Ghana International River Festival was officially launched.Under...

Togbega Noagbesenu III memorial lecture highlights traditional leadership and good governance

The SkyPlus Hotel in Ho was filled with reverence and reflection as distinguished guests from across the Volta Region gathered for the 2nd Annual...

Nankese-Abisim Chief appeals for CHPS compound to address healthcare challenges

The Chief of Nankese-Abisim in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region, Nene Baffour Adjanor IV, has called on the government to establish a...

Unauthorised structures at Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange won’t be tolerated – Titus Glover

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, has reiterated a firm warning to residents and business operators in Accra to keep...

Police resolve electoral material seal issue in Koforidua

The Ghana Police Service has announced the resolution of an incident involving a broken seal on an electoral material bag in Koforidua, intended for...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates New Akim Oda Market

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a newly constructed market complex in Akim Oda, located in the Birim Central Municipality of Ghana’s Eastern...

Man, 23, mysteriously goes missing after going to farm with uncle

In a troubling turn of events, a 23-year-old farmer, Kwame Amela, has gone missing after accompanying his uncle to a farm in Adumadu in...

Ghana delegation inspired by Benin’s coastal protection success under WACA project

A Ghanaian delegation, comprising members of the Coastal Civil Society Organizations Forum (CCF), recently visited Togo and Benin to assess the progress and impact...

Scores storm Akua Donkor’s hometown for her one-week observation [Photos]

Hundreds of mourners on Thursday, November 28, 2024, trooped to Ejuratia in the Ashanti region for the one-week observation of the late Akua Donkor.Madam...

No media restriction in 2024 election coverage – GJA President assures  [Listen]

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has assured that no journalist will be restricted by the Electoral Commission (EC) in...

Man found dead in bush with throat slit at Gomoa Ojobi

A young man, believed to be in his late 20s, has been found dead in a bush with his head nearly chopped off at...