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‘I gave GH₵500 cedis, not dollars’ – Mahama jests amid Sammy Gyamfi’s gift saga

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday amused his guests as he shed light on a kind gesture in the form of a GH₵500 gift...

Cleanliness will determine whether you stay in office or are sacked – Mahama tells MMDCEs

President John Mahama has announced that cleanliness will become a new performance benchmark for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). According to him, the...

UG debunks claim of overstating employee compensation by GH¢59m

The University of Ghana (UG) has debunked claims of irregularities in the Auditor-General's recent payroll audit report. The report indicated that the university overstated employee...

Check out the 11 new members of COCOBOD Board

An 11-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been inaugurated at the Ministry of Finance, with a renewed charge to...

Mahama announces new city to ease Accra’s congestion

President John Mahama has announced plans to establish a new city outside Accra to ease the growing congestion. This will help create a new growth...

A unified vision for the future of education: A message from Rev. Isaac Owusu, National President of GNAT

As the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) prepares for the highly anticipated District Delegates Conference, Rev. Isaac Owusu, the National President, extends a...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang has recovered, she’s set to resume duties – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to return to Ghana after making a full recovery from...

Parliament’s Energy Committee to grill ECG today over power crises, missing containers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is facing intense scrutiny before Parliament’s Energy Committee today over worsening power outages and the disappearance of 23...

OSP calls for closer ties with CHRAJ in anti-corruption fight

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Dr....

Asutifi North DCE vows crackdown on rising Okada accidents

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Hafiz Dauda, has raised concern over the rising number of motorbike accidents...

Ahtoo Montessori learners embrace democracy in mock election

A wave of enthusiasm swept through Ahtoo Montessori School as young learners embraced a real-world lesson in democracy through a vibrant mock national election. With...

GIS detains 2,241 undocumented migrants in Accra

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 2,241 foreign nationals in a major operation targeting undocumented migrants involved in street begging across Accra. The operation,...

Ghana’s Naval Chief meets Fisheries Minister to strengthen Maritime Security

The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Godwin Livinus Bessing, has paid a courtesy visit to the new Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia...

Crows are causing power disruptions in Ashanti region, ECG rolls out preventive measures

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says crows are increasingly disrupting power supply in the Ashanti Region by damaging critical transmission infrastructure. According to the...

Honesty is the first step to healing — Counselor urges truth in troubled marriages

Marriage counsellor, Tina Amaniampong, has advised couples to uphold trust and mutual respect in their relationships, describing marriage as a deliberate and sacred commitment. Her...

Three injured after explosion at vulcanizer shop in New Nkusukum

Three people sustained various degrees of injuries after an explosion involving a vulcanizer machine and are currently receiving treatment at the Roman Hospital in...

Kasoa sanitation crackdown: 7 arrested for littering as MCE issues warning

Seven individuals have been arrested by the sanitation taskforce of the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly for various sanitation offences in Kasoa. The suspects are...

Immigration clears street children, foreign nationals in operation at Abossey Okai

The Ghana Immigration Service has launched a special operation in Kaneshie and Abossey Okai to remove street children and their guardians—many of whom are...

Supreme Court must be diligent to guide future cases – Baffour Awuah

Lawyer and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called on the Supreme Court of Ghana to undertake more thorough...

Constitutional Review Committee engages journalists, social media community

The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), tasked with proposing amendments to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, on Wednesday engaged with journalists and the social media community to...

National Security reportedly storms former GIHOC boss’ home

National Security operatives have reportedly stormed the residence of the former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, in an attempt to recover...

Ghana strategically positioned to manufacture vaccines – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says Ghana is now strategically positioned to manufacture its own vaccines following the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute. He...

Fix the power crisis and stop the excuses – Agyekumhene tells Energy Minister

Ishmael Agyekumhene, a former board member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has sharply criticized Energy Minister John Jinapor over Ghana’s worsening power...

Woman busted with fake aphrodisiacs appears in court

A Circuit Court at Denu Torkor in Aflao has granted bail to Hawa Fuseini in the sum of GH¢70,000 for importing non-compliant pharmaceutical products...

Nana Yaa Jantuah calls for kidney disease probe among youth

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah is calling for urgent and thorough research into the increasing cases of kidney disease in Ghana, particularly among young...

Some members dead; others battling critical health conditions – Rotational Nurses and Midwives

About five rotational nurses and midwives in Ghana have died, while six others are critically ill in various hospitals due to financial hardship arising...

Workers petition Minister for urgent action amid Bogoso-Prestea Mine crisis

Workers of the Bogoso-Prestea Mine in the Western region, writing on behalf of local contractors, youth groups, and traditional leaders in the Western Region,...

Ghana Health Service confirms 2 Mpox cases in Accra

Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS)...

Let’s celebrate cedi gains and support economic progress – Nana Yaa Jantuah

Presidential staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah, has called on Ghanaians to celebrate the recent appreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar, describing it...

Police officer who resigned to campaign for Mahama confirmed Akuapem North MCE

Police Detective Corporal John Evans Ayerakwa Kumordzie, who resigned from the Ghana Police Service in 2019 to campaign for President John Mahama, has been...

Power crisis: We need $1.1bn to procure liquid fuel alone – Energy Minister

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has disclosed that Ghana urgently needs billions of cedis to procure liquid fuel to keep...

IET urges Mahama to fast-track inauguration of key boards

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Ghana, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to expedite the constitution and inauguration of key statutory...

We are highly disappointed in the Health Minister – Rotational Nurses [Watch]

The President of the Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association, Ebenezer Boateng, has expressed deep disappointment in the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, over...

Easy Water for Everyone co-founders honoured as chiefs at Pediatokorpe for transformative impact

In a heartfelt tribute to their enduring humanitarian service, Nathan Levin and Linda Donald, co-founders of Easy Water for Everyone, have been enstooled with...

Empowering Better Life Foundation supports Papase St. Peters Basic School

Non-governmental organisation Empowering Better Life Foundation has supported St. Peter’s Basic School at Papaase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region...

Ministry of Health recruits medical and dental officers

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will, effective Friday, May 16, 2025, begin the recruitment of medical and dental officers. According to the Ministry, the exercise...

“My dad disowned me” – Archbishop Agyinasare

Founder and Prelate of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has opened up about the painful childhood experiences that shaped his life, revealing how...

Acting NPA boss engages tanker drivers in Western Region

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has embarked on a working visit to the Western Region,...

Father arrested for stabbing teen daughter over pregnancy

A 45-year-old farmer, Kwabena Asiedu, has been arrested by the Bibiani District Police for allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old daughter, Susana Asiedu, also known as...

25-year-old man brutally attacked over late father’s property at Akyem Maamaso

A 25-year-old man, Emmanuel Agyekum, is battling for his life at the Abirem Government Hospital after being brutally attacked by two individuals believed to...