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Gov’t cuts nursing and allied health training fees by 50%

The Ministry of Health has announced a 50 percent reduction in school fees for Nursing and Allied Health Training students, effective from the 2025/2026...

Interior Minister meets Yagbonwura to restore peace amid Sawla-Bole conflict

A high-powered government delegation, led by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has held a closed-door meeting in Damongo with the Overlord...

Ridge Hospital assault: There’s an attempt to shield the perpetrator from liability – Tampuli

Deputy Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Alhassan Tampuli, has alleged a deliberate attempt to shield Ralph Williams, the man...

NACSA condemns violence, calls for immediate ban on firearms at festivals

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has expressed deep concern over the violent clashes that disrupted this year’s Kpokpoi sprinkling...

Corruption threatens national development – NCCE

The Oforikrom Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Rosina Owoo, has described corruption as one of the greatest obstacles to...

Know your limits – NMC tells nurses and midwives

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of Ghana has advised nurses and midwives to know their limits as professionals and strictly adhere to their...

2023 unemployed trained teachers call for urgent government intervention

The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers (CUTT), 2023, has appealed to government to expedite financial clearance for their recruitment into the teaching service as...

Late Lawyer Ali Adam not part of Agradaa’s legal team – Counsel clarifies

Legal counsel for evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has dismissed claims linking the late lawyer Ali Adam to her legal...

Mamiriwa No. 2 gets CHPS compound, nurses’ quarters through Obuasi Trust Fund

Residents of Mamiriwa No. 2 in the Obuasi Municipality can now boast of a new CHPS compound and nurses’ quarters, a project funded by...

Typhoid fever surge as Nkwanta residents rely on contaminated water

The Oti Region is facing a worrying surge in typhoid fever cases, with Nkwanta North District recording one of the highest outbreaks. Health reports available...

Residents count their losses as fire destroys multiple houses at Darkuman Kokompe

A raging fire on Sunday, August 31, 2025, destroyed several homes at Darkuman Kokompe in Accra, leaving residents counting their losses. According to the Ghana...

Homowo: 3 dead, scores injured in bloody Sowutuom clash

A violent clash during the climax of this year’s Homowo Festival at Sowutuom and Anyaa in Accra turned bloody on Saturday, leaving three people...

All ‘breaking news’ on Agradaa false – Prison Service

The Ghana Prisons Service has debunked viral social media reports alleging developments concerning Madam Patricia Asiedu, popularly known as Agradaa, who is currently serving...

Man remanded for allegedly stealing police car

A driver, Eric Afful, has been remanded into custody by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux pick-up vehicle belonging to...

Gov’t reduces nursing admission fees by 50% for 2025/26 academic year

The Ministry of Health has announced a 50 percent reduction in admission fees for students of Nursing and Allied Health Training Institutions across the...

GHC350 fees, protocol recruitment offers all fake – Immigration Service warns

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has cautioned the public, especially job seekers, to disregard recruitment adverts circulating on social media, stressing that the service...

Adansi Traditional Council urges govt to turn helicopter crash site into tourist centre

The Adansi Traditional Council has appealed to the government to develop the Sikaman Brofoyedru helicopter crash site in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the...

IMANI President decries ‘lenient’ sentencing in Ablekuma North electoral violence case

The conviction and sentencing of eight men for their role in violent disturbances during the recent Ablekuma North parliamentary by-election have drawn criticism from...

Kwapong Nursing College principal raises alarm over substandard boys’ hostel

The Principal of the College of Nursing and Midwifery at Kwapong in the Ahafo Region, Nana Kwame Amoh Adinkrah, has expressed grave concern over...

Mahama intervenes to restore calm in Sawla-Bole Conflict

President John Dramani Mahama has moved swiftly to restore peace in the Sawla-Bole area of the Savannah Region, following renewed tensions between the Gonja...

Poor network connectivity frustrates Tweapease residents

Residents of Tweapease, a farming community in the Kwaebibrem Municipality of the Eastern Region, are appealing to mobile network operators and government to provide...

Greater Accra Minister calls for balance in ‘Akwaaba–Oobakɛ’ debate

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has addressed the ongoing public debate over the proposed substitution of the Twi word...

Nkwanta North records first case of Mpox

Health officials in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region have confirmed the area’s first case of mpox, raising concerns among residents as...

Ridge Hospital incident exposes ‘systemic failures’ in healthcare – Former GMA Vice President

The recent incident at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, has brought to light deep-seated systemic failures within Ghana's healthcare...

Fire guts row of stores at Juapong Factory Junction

A late-afternoon fire has destroyed a row of stores at Juapong Factory Junction in the Volta Region, sparking panic among traders and residents. According to...

Over 100 Obuasi residents to benefit from free plastic surgery

More than 100 people living with deformities in Obuasi are set to undergo free plastic surgery through an initiative by the Galaxy Foundation. The Executive...

Suspected food poisoning claims 2 lives at Kwahu Atibie, two others critical

A suspected case of food poisoning has claimed the lives of a food vendor and her two-year-old son, leaving two other relatives in critical...

Chief of Staff to vet all Ghanaian delegations to 80th UNGA – Presidency

The government has issued strict directives on Ghana’s participation in the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. According to a statement from...

COP Lydia Donkor makes history as first Ghanaian elected to INTERPOL Africa Committee

Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, has been elected to a...

Volta Regional Minister urges swift action to curb cocoa smuggling

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with security agencies and stakeholders to tackle the growing menace of...

Galamsey pits claim 22 lives in Central Region – NADMO

More than 22 people have drowned in abandoned illegal mining pits in the Central Region over the past seven months, according to the Regional...

Gonjaland Youth Association demands justice for Gbinyiri clash victims

The national executives of the Gonjaland Youth Association have called for justice for the victims of the recent killings at Gbinyiri, which have fueled...

Photos from Daddy Lumba’s one-week observance

Hundreds of fans, relatives, and well-wishers thronged the Black Star Square on Saturday, August 30, to mark the one-week observance of the late Ghanaian...

Krachi East MCE warns caretakers against misusing donations for PWDs

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti Region, Sarfo Nketia, has cautioned caretakers of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) against treating...

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,...