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$3m galamsey drones missing? – Presidency, National Security lack answers

As wanton illegal mining continues to raise alarm in almost every sphere of Ghanaian life, key government agencies are using national security to evade...

WAEC probes 2024 WASSCE irregularities

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has began investigations into irregularities recorded during the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement,...

Gov’t to launch digital solution for local taxi drivers

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is set to unveil an innovative digital solution aimed at revolutionising Ghana’s transportation industry and significantly improving the livelihoods...

David Asamoah takes over from Dubik Mahama as acting ECG MD

David Asamoah has been appointed as the Acting Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) following the resignation of Samuel Dubik Mahama...

Ho Municipal Assembly generates GH₵2m from IGF by June 2024

The Ho Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region has reported a less-than-expected performance in the mobilisation of Internally Generated Funds (IGF) for the first...

Democracy Hub demo: Information Minister tackles CNN journalist

Information Minister, Fatima Abubakar has challenged CNN journalist, Larry Modowo to be circumspect following his comments on the Democracy Hub demonstration. Mr Madowo, based in...

Power shortfalls as a result of mismanagement -Ben Boakye

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says the current challenges facing the power sector are a result...

Democracy Hub demo: Barker-Vormawor pleads not guilty to Police charges

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Convener of the Democracy Hub, has pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him following his arrest during a three-day protest...

One dead, another injured after building collapses at Tuba

One person has died on the spot with another critically injured after a portion three storey building under construction collapsed on them at Tuba...

NIA to begin Ghana Card registration for minors from October 7

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that it will commence Ghana Card registration for minors aged 6 to 14 on October 7, 2024. This...

Highway Authority to undertake major maintenance on Apedwa-Ejisu road

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) is set to commence a major maintenance project on the Apedwa-Ejisu section of the N6 highway. The Authority has said...

Protesters clash with police in Eastern region

A clash on Thursday erupted between personnel from the Counter Terrorism Unit of the Ghana Police Service and residents of Ada, Magazine, Aboabo, Wawase,...

Community mining crucial in curbing galamsey – Small Scale Miners Association

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners has suggested that the introduction of the Community Mining initiative has been instrumental in the fight against...

Journalist’s apology not enough to satisfy Asantehene

A row between a prominent journalist and a king has captivated many in Ghana. It began when Afia Pokua criticised the Ashantehene's handling of tensions...

Multimedia Group grabs 9 nominations at 28th GJA Media Awards

The Multimedia Group has received nine nominations at the Ghana Journalists Association’s 28th GJA Media Awards. The Awards will be held on Saturday, September 28,...

Ghana’s real challenge lies in law enforcement – Dr Hlovor

An expert in International Relations and a lecturer at the Accra Business School, Dr Ismael Kwabla Hlovor has stated that Ghana often regards the...

Small-scale miners declare war on foreign ‘galamseyers’

More than 100,000 small-scale miners across the country have declared war on foreign nationals engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) in and around liver bodies,...

Double accident on Fufulso- Yapei highway leaves many injured

A serious accident involving a Yutong bus traveling from Accra to Tamale has occurred on the Fufulso-Yapei highway, leaving many passengers injured. According to passengers...

ECG’s maintenance argument does not make sense for our energy shortfalls- Kwabena Donkor

Former Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has advised the public to disregard claims that any power outages experienced across the country are the result...

Fair Wages and Salaries Commission meets with mortuary workers over strike action

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has conducted an urgent meeting with the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) to address their grievances...

Ghana Highway Authority announces maintenance on Apedwa-Ejisu stretch

The Ghana Highway Authority has announced scheduled maintenance on the Apedwa-Ejisu segment of the Accra-Kumasi Highway, aimed at enhancing the pavement’s riding quality and...

Families stranded as strike by mortuary workers’ bites hard in Ashanti Region

The strike by the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana(MOWAG) is having a devastating impact on public mortuaries in the Ashanti Region, leaving families in...

Students Loan Trust disburses GH¢20m to over 13K beneficiaries

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has released GH¢20 million for disbursement to 13,500 beneficiaries in tertiary institutions in the country. The amount will cater...

CDD condemns police for arrest of Democracy Hub protesters

The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has strongly condemned the decision to remand 28 protesters of Democracy Hub, along with 11 others who...

Why can’t arrested protesters be bailed? – Prof Appiagyei-Tuah asks

An Associate Professor at the School of Law, University of Ghana, Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Tuah has stated that the right to demonstrate is deeply entrenched...

Ghana has done a decent job in advancing democracy – International Relations expert

An expert in International Relations, and lecturer at the Accra Business School, Dr Ishmael Kwabla Hlovor, says that Ghana has made significant strides in...

UDS postpones reopening date indefinitely over ongoing strike

The Management of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has announced the indefinite postponement of the reopening date for the 2024/2025 academic year, originally...

Galamsey: Ghana may soon import water for local medicine production – Pharmaceutical Society warns

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSG) has raised alarms about the country potentially having to import water to sustain local pharmaceutical production if illegal...

Deputy Housing Minister rallies CEOs to power Ghana’s growth through engineering

The Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has called for enhanced collaboration between government, industry, and academia to drive engineering...

Mortuary workers to begin nationwide strike today

The General Secretary of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG), Richard Kofi Jordan, has announced that all mortuary workers across the country will...

GRIDCO gives reason for recent interruption in power supply

Ghanaians in various parts of the country are experiencing intermittent power outages due to a challenge at the Ghana National Gas Limited (GNGC) Gas...

FALSE! Mining lease of Akonta Mining Ltd was issued under NPP, not NDC

Claim: Dennis Miracle Aboagye, the Spokesperson of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2024 Campaign, says Akonta Mining Ltd, a company owned by the party’s Ashanti regional...

Cheddar: Nana Kwame Bediako on why he doesn’t support protests

Leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako alias Cheddar, has distanced himself from the protest led by the group, Democracy Hub, which has...

Court invalidates over 1,000 voter transfers to Manhyia South constituency

A Kumasi magistrate court has invalidated over 1,000 voter transfers to the Manhyia South constituency, ordering the Electoral Commission (EC) to take immediate steps...

TUSAAG declares nationwide strike effective September 27

The Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has declared a nationwide strike, effective September 27, 2024. This industrial action is in response to...

Mortuary workers to begin nationwide strike on September 27

The General Secretary of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG), Richard Kofi Jordan, has announced that all mortuary workers across the country will...

Some top mining companies lease concessions to illegal miners – Small Scale Miners coordinator says [Video]

The Eastern Region Coordinator for Small Scale Miners, Mr Daniel Nyame, has made alarming revelations about the involvement of large-scale mining companies in illegal...

No Jobs were lost during banking sector clean-up – Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah [Video]

Chairman of the NPP Manifesto Sub-Committee on the Economy, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, says no jobs were lost during the government's 2017 banking sector clean-up. Speaking...

False. Viral video of man pumping water from borehole, not MP for Hohoe Peter Amewu

Claim: Social media users have attributed a video of a man struggling to pump water from a well with no water flowing, to Peter Amewu,...

FALSE! Prof Frimpong Boateng didn’t say John Mahama owns a galamsey site

Claim: An X user, Gen Buhari, claims Prof. Frimpong Boateng, a former Environment, Science and Technology Minister, accused ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama of owning an illegal mining site. Verdict:...