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School Sanitation Challenge: Zoomlion Ghana, World vision reward innovative young sanitation champions

Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs. Gloria Opoku-Anti has encouraged parents to support their children's participation in extracurricular activities, citing benefits to creativity...

Climate change: Africa cannot bear the burden of a crisis it did not create – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has urged global leaders to take immediate action against the severe impacts of climate change, particularly in Africa. Speaking at the UN General...

Fifth Avenor Tutudoza festival officially launched

The 2024 edition of the Tutudoza Festival, celebrated by the chiefs, elders, and people of the Avenor Traditional Area in Akatsi, Volta Region, has...

Caretaker team appointed to oversee operations of Bogoso and Prestea mines

The Minerals Commission has appointed a six-member caretaker team to support the regional manager in supervising the operations at the FGR Bogoso and Prestea...

#ReOccupyJulorbiHouse: Police treated us unfairly – Economic Fighters League

Leader of the Economic Fighters League, Ernesto Yeboah, has accused the Ghana Police Service of unfair treatment during the #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse protest. The three-day demonstration, organized...

Galamsey pollutants linked to Birth defects and reproductive issues – Pathologist warns

A pathologist and researcher at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Paul Osei Sampene, has issued a warning about the severe...

Ghana committed to developing AI to enhance lives across various sectors – Dr Nafisa Mahama

The Director of the Information Services Department at the Ministry of Information, Dr. Nafisa Mahama says Ghana, as a strong advocate for digital rights...

Mike2 Foundation donates educational materials to Bukuruwa D/A JHS

The Mike2 Foundation has made a generous donation of over 4,000 exercise books and mathematics sets. The items were given to Bukuruwa D/A Junior High...

Police reopen all blocked roads to normal traffic flow

The Ghana Police Service has announced that all roads previously blocked as part of its special operations in Accra have now been reopened. The reopening occurred...

Coalition Against Galamsey criticizes House of Chiefs for rejecting mining ban

The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey has expressed its profound disappointment with the National House of Chiefs' recent stance regarding the ongoing mining crisis, as...

We’re engaging with stakeholders, be patient – Mortuary Agency to workers over intended strike

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency has responded to the grievances raised by the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) amid their potential nationwide...

Sulemana Braimah commends Police’s handing of Democracy Hub demo

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has praised the Ghana Police Service for its "professional handling" of the...

Excessive port charges hurting businesses in Ghana – GIFF chairman [Video]

Romeo Frimpong, Chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) in the Tema District, has expressed concern over the...

Prophet Owusu Bempah calls out NPP for ‘spreading lies’ about the National Cathedral [Video]

Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah has expressed his frustration over claims that he instructed certain pastors to speak against the construction of the National Cathedral. The...

We’ll continue to demonstrate until we see change – Protester

Democracy Hub says it will not relent in its efforts in the fight against illegal mining. According to a protestor, Naa Densua, the galamsey has...

Could the stolen BVD kits be part of a criminal enterprise? – Omane Boamah quizzes

The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Omane Boamah, has raised concerns about the theft of Biometric Verification Devices (BVD)...

We can’t locate some arrested Democracy Hub protesters – Lawyer

One of the lawyers representing the arrested protesters from the Democracy Hub has raised concerns over the difficulty in locating some of the individuals...

Democracy Hub demo: 62-year-old woman was not arrested – Ofosu Nkansah

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has refuted reports that a 62-year-old woman was arrested...

Two protesters arrested on 3rd day of #StopGalamseyNow and #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse demo [Photos + Video]

On Monday, September 23, 2024, amidst escalating tensions, two additional protesters associated with the Democracy Hub were apprehended by the Police during the third...

Napo expresses concern over Barker-Vormawor’s conduct during demo

Running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has expressed concern over the behaviour of the Democracy Hub protestors during...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor arrested

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, leader of the activist group Democracy Hub, has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service in connection with recent protests in Accra. The...

PURC refutes reports of ECG bankruptcy

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has dismissed media reports claiming that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is on the verge of bankruptcy,...

Barker-Vormawor agrees to cooperate, refutes police claims of absconding

Leader of the Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has refuted claims made by the Ghana Police Service that he is absconding, following reports that the...

Barker-Vormawor absconds, leaving protestors stranded

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the convener of the Democracy Hub protest, is reported to have absconded, leaving his fellow demonstrators stranded during their protest in Accra. This...

Investors will pull out if we don’t fix galamsey – Chamber of Mines CEO warns

The Ghana Chamber of Mines CEO, Sulemanu Koney says the solutions to the galamsey menace are within reach but require strong political will and...

Notorious thief caught stealing toffees at Damongo

A 24-year-old thief identified simply as Samson, has been apprehended by community watch volunteers in Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, after breaking...

All mortuaries to shut down from Sep 26 as workers strike

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has announced the closure of all mortuaries across the country starting Thursday, September 26, 2024. The workers have...

Mahama celebrates Nkrumah as sole founder of Ghana

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has reminded Ghanaians to celebrate Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister and first...

Judicial staff exploiting land cases for bribes – Chief Justice Torkornoo reveals

Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has raised concerns about how land litigation cases are handled in the courts, citing exploitation by some...

‘LEADing Justice’ must not merely be easy on the lips – Samson Lardy Anyenini

Renowned media lawyer and host of Newsfile, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has challenged the Judiciary to make Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo’s "LEADing...

Adom FM’s Chief Jerry Forson honoured at Africa Peace Advocate Awards 2024

Adom FM's Chief Jerry Forson, a seasoned broadcaster with the Multimedia Group, has been recognized for his dedication to media excellence and peace advocacy. The...

Democracy has failed to meet aspirations of many Ghanaians – Speaker

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has decried the state of the country’s democracy for failing to meet the aspirations of many...

Bawumia plans to introduce solar-powered outboard motors to tackle premix fuel challenges

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced what he calls a bold solution to ending...

Volta Chief commends NPP for development efforts

Togbega Abutia Kodzo Gidi V, the Paramount Chief of the Abutia Traditional Area and President of Abutia Traditional Council, in the Volta Region, has...

I will stand by VRA workers to resist any attempt to Sell VRA – Asuogyaman MP

The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has strongly cautioned the government against any plans to...

Former NDC New Juaben South parliamentary aspirant donates 20 motorbikes to aid campaign

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a former parliamentary aspirant in the New Juaben South Constituency of the Eastern Region, Eric...

Police on hunt for Oliver Barker-Vormawor after viral video shows him taking keys from police van

The Ghana Police Service is actively searching for Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Constitutional Rights and Policy Advisor for Democracy Hub and a leading figure in...

#ReOccupyJulorbiHouse: 42 protesters arrested for clashing with police at 37 intersection

The Ghana Police Service arrested 42 people on Sunday, September 22, 2024, after protesters from the Democracy Hub clashed with officers at the 37...

I know what has to be done to halt the daily food price increases, others – Mahama

Former president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed confidence in his ability to tackle the escalating food prices and...

Owner of luggage emitting smoke at Kotoka handed to NIB

Management of the Kotoka International Airport has confirmed an incident at the Terminal 3 Departure Hall of on Sunday, September 22 when a passenger’s...