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NCCE dismiss media report on extremists targeting 2024 elections

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has refuted a recent report by the Ghanaian Times that attributed statements to the Commission regarding national...

2 in critical condition as immigration officers clash with Shia residents

At least two people are in critical condition following a clash between residents of Shia, in the Ho Municipality, and officers of the Ghana...

Don’t vote for politicians who will collapse indigenous businesses – Dr Nduom tells Ghanaians

Business consultant, politician, and founder of Ghana's Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has called on Ghanaians to vote thoughtfully in the...

NDC outdoors official campaign song for 2024 Dec. 7 elections [Video]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially unveiled its campaign song for the upcoming December 7, 2024, elections. Nacee, known for his track record in...

EOCO declares six individuals wanted for financial crimes

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has issued a public alert for six individuals wanted for their involvement in serious financial crimes, including...

Election 2024: Many Ghanaians aren’t willing to vote – Ayariga

The flagbearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has predicted a low turnout in the upcoming 2024 general elections. According to him, a...

Mahama promises year-round irrigation to revive cocoa farming

The Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, announced plans to implement year-round irrigation for cocoa farmers in cocoa-growing areas, as...

Gospel musician Mz Nana empowers Asamankese graduates with sewing machines, hair dryers

GMU-USA 2024 Gospel Artiste of the Year (US-based) and founder of Nana Yaa Otchere Ministries, Mz Nana, has made a meaningful impact in Asamankese...

EC to reprint ballot papers for Ahafo, Volta regions over incorrect serial numbers

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is to reprint all ballot papers for the Volta and Ahafo regions due to incorrect serial numbers. The EC's...

Sanitation the biggest bane of Ablekuma Central – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) for Ablekuma Central, Mariama Karley Amui, has acknowledged that sanitation is the bane of the area. She has attributed the challenge...

Education Ministry complicit in expired rice distribution to SHSs – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP and whistleblower in the expired rice scandal, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused the Ministry of Education of involvement in the distribution...

We won’t accept these unscrupulous acts – Kwesi Kwarteng on alleged distribution of expired rice

The PRO of the Ministry of Education, Kwesi Kwarteng, has affirmed that his Ministry will not tolerate the distribution of expired foodstuffs to Senior...

Pastor Love granted GH₵2m bail; appeals against 48-month jail term

The High Court in Accra has granted bail to convicted Pastor Hammond Love in the sum of GH₵2 million as he seeks to appeal...

2025 AFCONQ: The players are ready for Angola game, says Otto Addo

Black Stars coach, Otto Addo, has expressed confidence in his team's readiness for their upcoming match against Angola. The Black Stars will face Angola at...

2025 AFCONQ: Jordan Ayew offered advise ahead of Black Stars’ final games

Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has offered advice to Jordan Ayew, the newly appointed captain of the Black Stars, ahead of their crucial final fixtures in...

Jospong Group calls for capacity building in carbon financing at COP29 summit

The Chief Investment Officer of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Mr. Noah Gyimah, has emphasized the need for capacity building in carbon financing. At a...

Galamsey: Three charged in connection with Aisha Huang case

Three individuals connected to the Aisha Huang case are facing charges for engaging in illegal mining activities and immigration-related offenses. The charges include conspiracy to...

2 juveniles remanded over murder of JHS graduate

The Asokwa District Court has remanded two juveniles in custody, following their alleged involvement in the killing of a 16-year-old boy at Anloga, in...

GHS records new MPOX case in Greater Accra Region

Ghana has confirmed another case of MPOX in the Greater Accra Region, raising the total number of recent cases to three. The Ghana Health Service...

Don’t fall sick before going for health screening – EOCO boss urges women leaders

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs.), has urged women leaders to prioritize their...

I hope the majority decision is reversed soon; it is ‘an aberration’ – Justice Amadu Tanko

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Amadu Tanko, one of the two judges to have dissented in the 5:2 majority decision in the case brought by...

Education Ministry probes Ablakwa’s alleged distribution of expired rice to SHSs

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has commenced an investigation into the alleged distribution of 22,000 bags of expired rice to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...

Climate financing director unveils new initiatives at COP29 finance day

Director of the Climate Financing Division in Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Phyllis Adwoa Fraikue, has emphasized the country’s ambitious plans to mobilize climate...

C-WASH donates solar water systems to two Upper East schools to combat water shortages

The Centre for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (C-WASH), a non-governmental organization, has donated solar-powered, mechanized water systems to two senior high schools in the...

I don’t know anything about J.B. Danquah Adu’s death – Daniel Aseidu

Daniel Aseidu, the man accused of killing J.B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, has denied ever entering the lawmaker’s house to...

Election 2024: Amma Frimpomaa urges first time voters to appreciate Bawumia with their votes

Lawyer Amma Frimpomaa, a senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged first time voters to show appreciation to the Vice President...

One student per tablet policy: More tablets for Ashanti Region Schools

Two additional senior high schools (SHS) in the Ashanti Region have received computer tablets and accessories. This is part of the government’s One Student One...

Investors don’t find Ghana’s oil field or upstream sector attractive anymore – Nana Amoasi VII

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has raised concerns over the declining interest of international investors in...

There is no order against The Speaker – Thaddeus Sory

Private legal practitioner, Mr. Thaddeus Sory, has reacted to the reasoning of the Supreme Court in its handling of the ‘Vacant Seats’ case initiated...

Pay attention to teachers if you want to win power – Bawumia told

A coalition of teachers with the rank of Deputy Director has alleged that promotions within the Ghana Education Service (GES) are based on political favouritism. According...

MP, DCE suspect foul play after fire destroys school building at Hwidiem

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Robert Dwomoh Mensah says he suspects foul play in the fire which...

Akwatia chief predicts Mahama’s return to power will mirror Donald Trump’s comeback

The Ankobeahene of Akyem-Boadua in the Akwatia constituency, Nana Barfuor Annor, has urged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to intensify their efforts to ensure...

Severe water shortage hits two schools in Northern Region

St. Michael’s Senior High School and Azeem-Namoa Senior High Technical in the Northern Region are currently facing a severe water shortage, significantly impacting the...

Electrician sentenced for theft; one suspect still at large

A 29-year-old electrician, Samuel Ledi, alias "Corn Dealer," has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit Court for stealing a...

Ablakwa alleges distribution of 22,000 bags of expired rice to SHSs nationwide

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that a total of 22,000 bags of expired and repackaged rice...

President Macron honours Akufo-Addo with “Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur” in France

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has today been conferred with the prestigious title of Grand Officier de la...

Suspects who allegedly kidnapped Abetifihene denied bail

The Mpraeso Circuit Court denied a bail application for 28 people remanded in connection with the alleged kidnap of the Abetifihene, Kwahu Adontenhene Akyemfour...

Bawku Conflict: One more person killed, death toll now 26

Another life has been lost in Bawku as violence flares up again, raising the death toll to 26 since the conflict reignited in late...

Victims count their losses after fire outbreak at Odawna [Photos]

Some residents at Odawna, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the Korley Klottey Municipality, are counting their losses after a fire destroyed over 15...

Fire destroys structures at Circle Odawna [Video]

Over 15 wooden structures were destroyed in a fire outbreak at Odawna, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. The cause of the fire, which occurred on...