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Truck catches fire at Nnadieso [Photos]

Firefighters from the Konongo-Odumase Fire Station have successfully contained a vehicular fire that broke out at Nnadieso Township in the Asante Akim South...

Cybersecurity Amendment Bill could criminalize free speech – Oppong Nkrumah

Former Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has cautioned that the government’s proposed Cybersecurity Authority and Amendment Bill, if passed in its...

Ministers must seek Presidential or Cabinet approval before announcing policies – Oppong Nkrumah

Former Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has questioned why any minister would publicly announce a government policy or programme without first...

Tolon MP petitions Mahama over report on August 6 helicopter crash

The Member of Parliament for Tolon and First Deputy Minority Whip, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu, has officially written to President John Mahama, requesting details of...

GHS, PharmAccess ink MoU to roll out SafeCare nationwide for quality healthcare improvement

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and PharmAccess Foundation have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to institutionalise the SafeCare quality improvement system across...

15-year-old Beatrice Laari assumes role as Youth Minister in girl empowerment drive

In a symbolic show of girl leadership and empowerment, the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, in collaboration with Plan International Ghana,...

Teaching in local languages premature without clear implementation plan – Dr. Anti

The Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST), Dr. Peter Partey Anti, has described the government’s new directive mandating the use of...

This generation has no excuse to fail – Dr. Orleans-Lindsay

Executive Chairman of JL Holdings, Dr. James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, has urged the youth to make the most of the opportunities available to them today,...

I nearly quit school to run a vegetable business – Dr. Orleans-Lindsay

Chief Executive Officer of JL Properties, Dr. James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, has revealed that he once came close to abandoning his studies after an unexpectedly...

It took me 10 years to pay my school fees – JL CEO recounts hard times in the UK

Chief Executive Officer of JL Properties and President of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), Dr. James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, has opened up about...

I quit my job in the UK to start real estate in Ghana – Dr. Orleans-Lindsay

Real estate developer, Dr. James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, has revealed that he gave up a stable career in the United Kingdom to pursue his passion...

“I lost $1.3 million to a scam, but didn’t give up” – Dr. Orleans-Lindsay recounts major setback

Executive Chairman of JL Holdings, Dr. James Condua Orleans-Lindsay, has shared how he lost $1.3 million in a land scam that nearly crippled his...

MIIF partners Internal Audit Agency to strengthen audit response skills

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and operational excellence with a two-day internal training programme on the...

Hospitals return to manual records as LHIMS contract stalls

Project Manager of the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), Eric Agyei says the widespread disruption in the digital health record system in hospitals...

Judge threatens to proceed with Ameyaw-Ekumfi’s trial if…

The prosecution in the high-profile $2 million Sky Train scandal case is poised to present its first witness, but proceedings were stalled on Monday,...

Joy Cancer Month Awareness Series: All that you missed in one click

October is Joy Cancer Awareness Month, a Super Morning Show special from Joy 99.7FM dedicated to shining a light on the fight against cancer. Throughout the month,...

Ga Mantse pays condolence visit to late Nana Konadu’s family

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu...

Tension mounts at Kpassa SHTS; Parents, students protest GH¢435,000 ‘unapproved’ fees

Tension is swelling up in Kpassa Senior High Technical School (KPASTECH), located in the Nkwanta-North District in the Oti Region, over unauthorised fines imposed...

Works and Housing Committee demands probe into $76m Dansoman sea defence project

The Parliamentary Committee on Works and Housing has carried out an inspection of the ongoing Dansoman Sea Defence Project, expressing disappointment over the pace...

Ibrahim Mahama urges wealthy Ghanaians to support their communities

Businessman and philanthropist Ibrahim Mahama has called on affluent Ghanaians to extend support to their communities, stressing that wealth should be used to uplift...

Rotary Clubs of Accra Legon East, Pocatello commission three mechanized boreholes in Agomeda and Somanya

The Rotary Clubs of Accra Legon East, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Pocatello (USA), formally commissioned three mechanized boreholes fitted with filtration...

Mahama to appoint substantive Minister for Defence in due course – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has assured that President John Dramani Mahama is fully aware of his responsibilities and will,...

Gov’t warns Ministers against announcing policies without Cabinet approval

The government has issued a strong reminder to all Ministers of State that no major policy, programme, or initiative should be publicly announced without...

NSA Deputy boss makes shocking revelation about 2025 registration

The Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Fuseini Donkor, has revealed that the rollout of the new registration system has been fraught...

KATH CEO vows to institute measures to deal with audit infractions

The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has vowed to institute stringent measures to address the infractions that caused the...

REGSEC supports Gulumpe residents with relief items amid curfew

Residents of Gulumpe in the Kintampo Municipality of the Bono East Region have received relief items following the imposition of a curfew on the...

Estate developer reacts to alleged land grabbing at Ayensuano

Real estate developer KOANS Building Solutions has firmly dismissed allegations of land grabbing and the reported use of armed landguards in parts of the...

Hair policy in SHSs is about hygiene and safety, not discipline – Adutwum

Former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has called for a shift in how schools approach the issue of students keeping their hair, stressing...

Bawumia visits Rawlings’ family to mourn late Nana Konadu

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, October 27, visited the family of the late former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings to express...

Four arrested over shooting at funeral in Asamankese

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred during the burial and funeral rites of...

Cybersecurity Amendment Bill too ambiguous, draconian – IMANI’s Selorm Branttie

Vice President for Innovation and Technology at IMANI Africa, Selorm Branttie, has raised concerns over the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill, 2025. According to him, the draft...

GNAT calls for proper teacher preparation before enforcing mother tongue instruction policy

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has welcomed the Education Ministry’s directive to enforce mother tongue instruction in schools but says the policy...

NHIS challenges not funding-related — Mahama Ayariga replies Jerry Ahmed

Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has said the persistent challenges facing Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) are not due to a lack...

Three TVET headteachers suspended for charging unauthorised fees

The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has suspended headteachers for three technical institutes after confirmed reports of unauthorised fee collection...

Three, including children killed; others injured in Binduri shooting

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday, October 26, attacked a family residence in Binduri in the Upper East Region, killing three people and injuring two others. Among...

Pursue legal action if treated unfairly over hair directive – Eduwatch urges students, parents

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has encouraged parents and students to seek legal redress if they feel unfairly treated under...

Motorcycle couriers petition NYA over alleged Police harassment

The Motorcycle Couriers Union of Ghana (MCUG) has petitioned the National Youth Authority (NYA) to intervene in what it describes as ongoing harassment and...

Nitiwul urges Mahama to appoint substantive Minister for Defence

Former Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to, as a matter of urgency,...

GNAT President calls for legal backing to enforce ‘no long hair’ policy in SHS

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has called for a legislative instrument to back Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu's...

Government to announce gun amnesty to curb proliferation of illicit arms

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of the Interior, is set to declare a Gun Amnesty Programme in the coming days to help...