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Government to launch $13bn Eurobond Debt Exchange Programme next week

Government is set to launch the highly anticipated Eurobond Debt Exchange Programme next week, according to sources familiar with the plan. The Finance Ministry is...

Free SHS Deputy Coordinator urges WASSCE students to stay focused, confident

As the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) commences, Deputy National Coordinator of the Free SHS program, Nana AFrah Sika Mensah has extended...

Ibrahim Mahama threatens to sue Manasseh over new book

The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners Limited, Ibrahim Mahama, has threatened to sue investigative journalist and author, Manasseh Azure Awuni over his...

Akufo-Addo names award scheme after late John Kumah

Starting this year, the overall prize for the Presidential Pitch has been named in honour of the late Dr. John Kumah, the founding CEO...

Ibrahim Mahama hasn’t told me to delete some pages of my book – Manasseh

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has denied some media reports suggesting that the Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners, Ibrahim Mahama, has given...

Roads, jobs, and growth: Ashanti Region’s DRIP Initiative

The Ashanti Region has officially launched the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP), a flagship initiative of the government, aimed at enhancing road networks in...

No greener pastures; I assumed Accra is like abroad – The life of ‘kayayei’ [Photos]

In the bustling city of Accra, head porters, commonly known as "Kayayei," are predominantly young women and girls who migrate from the northern regions...

Gov’t unveils multi-billion cedi road infrastructure initiative in Tamale

In a significant move to transform road infrastructure across the Northern Region region, the government has launched a new set of road construction equipment...

Spotlight: The life of ‘kayayei’ [Photos]

In the bustling city of Accra, head porters, popularly known as “Kayayei,” predominantly young women and girls migrate from the northern parts of Ghana...

Two dead, several others injured in accident at Nangode

Two people have been reported dead with others injured after an accident at Nangode in the Nabdam district of the Upper East region. The accident...

Man in possession of EC’s BVD arrested at Nsawam [Video+Photos]

https://youtu.be/4DN2MOurXAg A man in possession of the Electoral Commission's (EC) Biometric Verification Device (BVD) has been arrested at Nsawam in the Eastern region. The suspect has...

Ghana risks ‘dumsor’ over $12M WAPCo debt – Jinapor

The Ranking Member on Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has warned that Ghana could face widespread power outages by September this year...

Woman jailed 18 months for stabbing tailor in the neck

An Adentan Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 25-year-old launderer to 18 months in prison for stabbing Tetteh Adzidoboh, a tailor in the...

Mother of US-based Ghanaian woman pushed to death by boyfriend recounts final moments with daughter [Watch]

The mother of Brittany Boateng, a 29-year-old Ghanaian-American who tragically lost her life earlier this year, has finally spoken out about her daughter’s untimely...

Information Ministry launches 3rd cohort of Media Capacity Enhancement Programme

Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar, in collaboration with the Working Committee, has officially launched the third cohort of the Media Capacity Enhancement Programme (MCEP). The Programme...

‘Burnt’ baby: How parents’ joy was cut short after birth

It was about 2:45pm when baby Yahsmen Kamal Kokroko was born at the Amoah Hospital at Ablekuma in Accra. “The baby was not crying. She...

YEA to launch GHartisan APP

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) will on Tuesday, August 27 hold a passing out ceremony for 10,000 artisans who have completed training under the...

One more suspect granted bail in forged will case

One of the suspects arrested in connection with the case in which a 52-year-old legal practitioner is standing trial for allegedly forging a will...

Ahafo Minister inspects military camp constructed at Sankore

The Minister for the Ahafo Region, George Boakye, has expressed satisfaction with the contractor responsible for constructing the military camp at Sankore. George Boakye, the...

Ahorba Kese Festival: Fetteh queen mother warns youth over indecent dressing

Queen mother of Gomoa Fetteh, Nana Abena Ewusua, has warned that the youth attending the Ahorba Kese Festival should avoid indecent dressing and the...

Military deployed to Mion and Kulkpeni amid tensions over new market

The military has been deployed to Mion and Kulkpeni communities in the Northern Region to address tensions following the alleged illegal opening of a...

Man detained under mental health act following triple stabbing which led to death of Ghanaian woman

A man arrested on suspicion of the stabbing murder of a 43-year-old woman in Manchester has been detained under the Mental Health Act. Alberta Obinim...

Korle-Bu CEO reacts to conflict of interest claims against him [Audio]

Chief Executive Officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah has dismayed recent conflict of interest claims against him, labeling them as unfounded. According...

NRSA bemoans rise in widowhood due to male road crash fatalities

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has raised concerns about the growing number of widows resulting from road crashes predominantly involving men. Recent NRSA data...

There’s room for post judgement negotiation on Trafigura seizing Regina House – Yamoah Paintsil

Private legal practitioner Kweku Yamoah Paintsil has indicated that there is still room for post-judgment negotiations between Trafigura's Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC) and...

I am not yet 60 years – Korle-Bu CEO  [Listen]

The Chief Executive Officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah has clarified that he is not yet 60-years-old. He made this known in...

Sand mining threatening Prampram beach front housing project

Sand mining is threatening the Prampram beach front housing project where a developer is constructing the Atlantic Beachfront Resorts and Residential Master-Planned City. The project...

Two students arrested for lynching spiritualist

Two students of Twifo Praso Senior High School have been arrested for mobilising their colleagues to lynch a spiritualist who had accused one of...

Court remands Imam for allegedly threatening to kill wife

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a self-proclaimed religious leader to police custody for allegedly threatening to kill his wife. Imam Mohammed Lanson Abubakar, 44,...

Uphold national obligation of paying taxes – Chief Imam to Muslims

Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has advised the Muslim faithful to uphold the country’s civic responsibility of paying their taxes to...

Ghana’s assets at risk due to government’s mishandling of Trafigura judgment debt

The Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has in a critical opinion piece expressed deep disappointment in Ghana's High Commissioner in London. He accused...

Check out CCTV footage of Dominase fuel station robbery

A CCTV footage has captured the moment four masked men robbed a fuel station at Gomoa Dominase Junction in the Gomoa East District of...

Ablakwa details how gov’t allegedly spent over GH₵160m in the name of African Games, months after the event

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has detailed how the government allegedly spent over 160 million Ghana cedis in the name of the 2023...

Armed robbers attack fuel station at Dominase junction

The Central East Regional Police Command is on the hunt for four armed robbers who targeted and robbed the Star Oil filling station at...

‘This Abled’: Friendship without bounds

Felicity Wedava Ajure, a 21-year-old first-year student of the University of Ghana. Usually repairs her bicycle by herself to safe cost and reduce the inconvenience...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates Silver Jubilee building at UDS, fulfilling a promise to advance education

In a significant ceremony at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the newly constructed Silver Jubilee...

There were lots of leakages before I took over  – Korle Bu CEO [Listen]

Chief Executive Officer of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, has said there has been significant changes and improvements under his leadership. In...

Crime Check Foundation launches project to enhance mental health support in Ghana’s Prisons

In a bid to address the often-overlooked mental health needs of prisoners, Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has launched a pioneering project to bring psychosocial...

Korle-Bu: CEO speaks on dialysis controversy [Listen]

Chief Executive Officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, has clarified the circumstances surrounding the temporary shutdown of the hospital’s renal unit. He...

Marking of 2024 BECE postponed due to debt owed WAEC – Peter Nortsu-Kotoe

The Minority in Parliament has revealed that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed marking the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) scripts. In...