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Kwahu Afram Plains North DCE urges youth to embrace Agriculture

Kwahu Afram Plains North District Chief Executive (DCE), Kate Mawusi Babanawo, has encouraged young people in the area to take up agriculture as a...

Stop ‘meet and greet,’ take action on galamsey – Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama

  President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has taken aim at government’s approach to illegal mining, or galamsey, arguing that excessive reliance on dialogue has...

Gbeniyiri conflict: Burkina Faso allegedly blocks NADMO from meeting displaced persons, demands formal diplomacy

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees,...

UTAG vows pressure on gov’t over galamsey menace

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced plans to mount sustained pressure on the government to intensify its fight against illegal mining,...

Mahama could have done more in galamsey fight – Sam George

Communications Minister says President John Mahama could have done more to tackle illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, but insists his commitment to the...

Prof. Gyampo urges support for Mahama’s galamsey fight 

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), Professor Ransford Gyampo, has reiterated his call for a state of emergency in...

Bono East Regional Minister urges chiefs to prioritise peace  

The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, has called on chiefs and traditional leaders in the region to desist from engaging in protracted...

Fire destroys over 100 wooden structures at Ashaiman

  A fierce fire swept through sections of the Ashaiman Light Industrial Area, widely known as Fitter Line, in the early hours of Tuesday, September...

US visa restrictions: Don’t overstay your welcome – Ghana’s US Mission cautions citizens

Ghana’s Mission in the United States has cautioned citizens to strictly abide by U.S. immigration regulations and avoid overstaying their visas. The Mission has warned...

DStv pricing not about market size – Sam George

Communication Minister Sam Nartey George has dismissed suggestions that Ghana pay-TV provider, DStv's, pricing challenges are tied to the country’s market size. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM...

Ghana has too many districts; It’s counterproductive – Prof. Ahwoi

Local governance expert Professor Kwamena Ahwoi has criticised the proliferation of district assemblies in the country, arguing that the increased number has become counterproductive...

Gaming Commission seeks Attorney-General’s advice on GH¢5.16m locked up in SIC

The Gaming Commission has sought the advice of the Attorney-General on how to recover GH¢5.16 million it invested with SIC Financial Services Limited in...

TikTok to fly team to Ghana as gov’t, GCB Bank set up first-ever payout channel for content creators

Communication Minister Sam Nartey George has revealed that TikTok will, for the first time, fly a team into Ghana to build the capacity of...

Foreign Affairs Ministry announces scholarships for training and tertiary education

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the opening of scholarship opportunities for short-term training programmes and tertiary education across multiple fields. The Ministry explained...

I’ll walk the talk; working 13 months without pay is unacceptable – Education Minister to newly posted teachers

Minister of Education Haruna Iddrisu has assured newly posted teachers that the government is taking urgent steps to resolve the prolonged salary arrears that...

Three jailed 75 years for armed robbery in Ashanti North

The Ashanti North Police Command has confirmed that three young men have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 75 years’ imprisonment with...

Ex-Gaming Commission boss to refund GH₵414k lost to bond breach

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has declared that former Gaming Commission boss Peter Mireku will be personally held liable for a GHS414,590.53 loss arising from...

Group calls on A-G to withdraw Adu-Boahene’s case

The Parties Without Representation in Parliament (PWREP) has urged Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine to withdraw the ongoing prosecution of former National Signals Bureau (NSB)...

NPP must act fast to reposition itself – Boakye Agyarko

Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for moving too slowly in implementing meaningful reforms following its recent national...

PWREP accuses EOCO of “shoddy work” in Adu-Boahene’s case

The Parties Without Representation in Parliament have accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of conducting “shoddy and incomplete” investigations in the ongoing...

Newly posted teachers to receive salaries in 30 days – Finance Ministry assures

The Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Teachers has secured a 30-day assurance from the Ministry of Finance for the payment of their long-overdue salaries. On...

Mahama should apologise for galamsey approach – Haruna Mohammed

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has taken a swipe at President John Dramani Mahama over his approach...

Education is the greatest gift for children – Queen Mother of Grubi

The Queen Mother of Grubi in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, Nana Kefulesi Linda Apreko Aseidu I, has called on parents...

NPP must focus on solutions, not endless talk – Boakye Agyarko

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against what he describes as excessive public bickering. According to him, Ghanaians...

Bosome Freho MP pays prospectus for 1,468 SHS entrants

The Member of Parliament for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Nana Kwame Asafo Agyei Ayeh, has paid the full prospectus expenses for 1,468...

Twifo Atti-Morkwa MP reacts to KNUST SHS viral video [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Twifo Atti-Morkwa, Theophilus Dominic VonDee, has commented on the viral video allegedly involving the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST...

Eric Opoku cuts sod for six-unit classroom block and teachers’ quarters at Noberkaw

The Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Asunafo South in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Eric Opoku, has officially cut the...

Asante Akyem Central MCE inspects ongoing development projects

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has conducted an inspection tour of ongoing development projects within the municipality. In...

Abronye accepts NPP Disciplinary Committee invitation, proposes open sitting and live broadcast

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, has expressed his readiness to appear before the party’s National Disciplinary...

CHASS condemns Assistant Headmaster over viral misconduct video

The President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Rev. Father Stephen Owusu Sekyere, has strongly condemned the actions of Charles...

Gun registration system remains manual, the process very daunting – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has acknowledged that Ghana’s firearm registration system remains fully manual, creating significant challenges for applicants and law...

Justice Kulendi, Richard Jakpa dragged to CID over ‘obstruction of justice’ claims

A Ghanaian citizen, Mr. Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate Supreme Court Justice...

Gold-for-Oil saga: Kwadwo Poku slams IMANI report as ‘frivolous’ and ‘false’

The integrity of the previous administration's Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme has thrust back into the national spotlight as Energy Analyst Kwadwo Poku condemns a recent...

Mahama unveils ‘Accra Reset’ initiative at 80th UN General Assembly

Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, together with a coalition of global leaders, has unveiled the Accra Reset—an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming global development...

NPP race: Bawumia leads Kennedy Agyapong in Central and other swing regions with big gap – Poll

The latest poll by Global Info Analytics has revealed that former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has strong support in the Central Region, the...

EOCO has seized about 15 cars from me – Chairman Wontumi [Audio]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has disclosed that the Economic and Organised Crime...

PAC backs Interior Minister’s move to arrest ex-staff over GHS 400k study leave breach

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has backed the Interior Minister, Mubarak Muntaka Muhammed, following his announcement that former ministry staff, Teye Mensah, will be...

Future at risk, not just today — Agric Minister warns against galamsey

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has expressed deep concern over the devastating effects of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, on the...

We’ve achieved more on galamsey in 9 months than in 8 years – Sam George

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has called for stronger measures to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, warning...

NPP refers Abronye DC to Disciplinary Committee over misconduct

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has referred the conduct of its Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, to the party’s...