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99% of Ghanaian households can’t afford decent homes – Revised Ghana Housing Profile

Only one percent of households in Ghana can afford decent homes. This is according to the 2024 Revised Ghana Housing Profile launched by the Ministry...

Be proud of NDC and vote massively – Fifi Kwetey tells Volta Region residents

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has assured the people of the Volta Region that the next government...

Election 2024: Mahama projected to win 52.2%, NDC to dominate parliament – Global InfoAnalytics

Global InfoAnalytics has predicted victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the presidential race, John Dramani Mahama. The research firm released its latest...

Police intercept bus carrying 1,800 pieces of ammunition

A Yutong bus carrying 1,800 rounds of ammunition has been intercepted at the Customs barrier at Binguri in the Binduri District of the Upper...

COCOBOD launches ‘Operation Save to Maintain’

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has introduced a new initiative, Operation Save to Maintain, in Mim, within the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo...

Akufo-Addo presents Aviator Wings Badges to 12 new pilots

President Akufo-Addo, Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has presented Aviator Wings or Air Crew Badges and awards to twelve pilots at the...

Ghana International River Festival 2024 launched: A call to protect Ghana’s freshwater heritage

The tranquil banks of the Volta River transformed into a stage for urgent advocacy as the 2024 Ghana International River Festival was officially launched. Under...

Togbega Noagbesenu III memorial lecture highlights traditional leadership and good governance

The SkyPlus Hotel in Ho was filled with reverence and reflection as distinguished guests from across the Volta Region gathered for the 2nd Annual...

Nankese-Abisim Chief appeals for CHPS compound to address healthcare challenges

The Chief of Nankese-Abisim in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region, Nene Baffour Adjanor IV, has called on the government to establish a...

Unauthorised structures at Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange won’t be tolerated – Titus Glover

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, has reiterated a firm warning to residents and business operators in Accra to keep...

Police resolve electoral material seal issue in Koforidua

The Ghana Police Service has announced the resolution of an incident involving a broken seal on an electoral material bag in Koforidua, intended for...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates New Akim Oda Market

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a newly constructed market complex in Akim Oda, located in the Birim Central Municipality of Ghana’s Eastern...

Man, 23, mysteriously goes missing after going to farm with uncle

In a troubling turn of events, a 23-year-old farmer, Kwame Amela, has gone missing after accompanying his uncle to a farm in Adumadu in...

Ghana delegation inspired by Benin’s coastal protection success under WACA project

A Ghanaian delegation, comprising members of the Coastal Civil Society Organizations Forum (CCF), recently visited Togo and Benin to assess the progress and impact...

Scores storm Akua Donkor’s hometown for her one-week observation [Photos]

Hundreds of mourners on Thursday, November 28, 2024, trooped to Ejuratia in the Ashanti region for the one-week observation of the late Akua Donkor. Madam...

No media restriction in 2024 election coverage – GJA President assures  [Listen]

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, has assured that no journalist will be restricted by the Electoral Commission (EC) in...

Man found dead in bush with throat slit at Gomoa Ojobi

A young man, believed to be in his late 20s, has been found dead in a bush with his head nearly chopped off at...

Mrs. Siaw Agyepong receives honorary doctorate in entrepreneurship and certificate in strategic leadership

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Asian African Consortium (AAC), Mrs. Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in...

Direct flights from London to Kumasi to begin December 3

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced that direct flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kumasi Prempeh I International Airport (PIA) will begin...

Ghana police intercept truck loaded with marijuana en route to Nigeria

The Volta North Regional Police Command has successfully intercepted a significant shipment of cannabis or marijuana, commonly known as "wee," which was en route...

Election 2024: Bawumia, Mahama, other presidential candidates sign Peace Pact

The presidential candidates for the 2024 General Election Thursday signed a Peace Pact to ensure harmony and peace prevail before, during and after the December 7 polls. It was initiated by...

First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years

Researchers say they have found the first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years. The injection dampens part of the immune system that can...

We’ll equip you for the impending auto industry revolution – Napo assures auto mechanics

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the government will prepare auto mechanics to make them...

Let’s forgive one another and push for victory – Napo appeals to NPP members

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has made a passionate appeal to members of the...

Dampare: Police committed to ensuring peaceful 2024 elections

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare has commended the political parties and presidential candidates, and their supporters for how they...

World Vision advocates for implementation of policies to end child hunger, malnutrition

As part of an effort to combat the pressing issue of child hunger and malnutrition in the Kadjebi district of the Oti Region, World...

Ursula Owusu hails CitizenApp for cutting out ‘goro boys’ and boosting public service efficiency

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has commended the newly launched CitizenApp for eliminating the reliance on intermediaries, commonly referred to as...

Buduburam rock blast: Contractor compensates 550 victims [Photos]

Management of Nag Fairmont Construction Company has started paying compensation to all the 550 people whose properties were destroyed after a rock blast at...

Selective rollout of Free SHS could lead to ‘educational apartheid’ – Kwasi Kwarteng warns

With Less Than 10 Days to the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, Questions Are Being Raised About the Future of the Free Senior High...

Judge transferred just before judgment in case against failed Juaben MCE nominee

Justice Priscilla Dikro Ofori, a judge who presided over the criminal trial of Alex Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka for bribery, has been transferred just before she...

Free dialysis initiative is not for votes – Dr. Kwabena Nuamah to critics

Former Chairman of the Health Committee in Parliament, Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah, has clarified that the government's free dialysis initiative is not a political...

We can’t run if chaos erupts – PWDs say amid calls for peaceful election

The Ghana Federation for Disability Organizations has made an emotional call for peace as the nation approaches the December 7 elections, highlighting the vulnerability...

Resident Engineer outlines plans to safeguard Obetsebi Lamptey interchange from misuse

The Resident Engineer overseeing the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange Project, Owusu Sekyere Antwi, has revealed plans to erect a protective fence around the roundabout leading...

Electric buses to ease traffic, not an election gimmick – Hassan Tampuli

Deputy Transport Minister Hassan Tampuli has defended the inauguration of Ghana’s first fleet of electric buses, describing the initiative as a significant milestone in...

Free SHS: Probing expired rice scandal crucial for accountability – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for an independent investigation into the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) decision...

WAEC addresses reports of relocating headquarters to Nigeria

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked claims that it plans to relocate its headquarters from Ghana to Nigeria. Recent media reports suggested that...

Bawumia commissions 100 electric buses

Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned 100 new electric buses with the aim of improving transportation and...

Two jailed 30 years for robbing banker of vehicle, personal belongings

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two persons to a total of 30 years imprisonment for robbing a banker of her vehicle at East...

Gas station owner killed in robbery attack at Gomoa Akotsi

Two armed robbers have shot dead a gas station owner, Martin Okyere, at Gomoa Akotsi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The...

About 64.4% of Ghanaians encourage spreading of fake news – Study

A study has revealed that about 64.4% of Ghanaians “ignore” and do nothing to protest or caution others when they see fake news or...