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Ghana-South Africa sign defence cooperation, training agreement

Ghana and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on defence and training cooperation. The agreement was signed at the end of a...

Akufo-Addo appoints new boards for GBC, three other state media outlets

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed new boards for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and three other state media organizations. These appointments are in...

Prof. Nyarko-Boampong served with injunction notice not to hold himself out as UCC Vice-Chancellor

The University of Cape Coast and the Vice Chancellor have been served with an injunction application seeking to restrain the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson...

U.S. Embassy to transition to new visa services provider website on August 26

The U.S. Embassy in Accra has announced a transition to a new visa services provider, set to take effect on August 26, 2024. This change...

NPP’s success in education too loud to ignore- Manifesto Committee Chair

The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) manifesto committee on education Dr Prince Hamid Armah says beyond free SHS, which has been the...

Akufo-Addo launches aquaculture for food and jobs

President Nana Akufo-Addo has launched the Aquaculture for Food and Jobs programme under the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. The programme would train 10,000...

Korle Bu Allied Health Professionals to suspend outpatient services amid management dispute

The Korle Bu Chapter of the Federation of Allied Health Professionals will suspend outpatient services at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital starting Friday, August 2,...

Iran vows revenge on Israel for Hamas leader’s assassination

Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas’s leader on Wednesday. Israel has not commented directly on the...

Retired pastor found hanging from mango tree at home

Pastor Michael Ahiago, a retired pastor of the New Covenant Apostolic Church, is alleged to have committed suicide by hanging. The deceased, believed to be...

Kenyan court nullifies 2023 finance law in new blow to President Ruto

Kenya's Court of Appeal on Wednesday declared the government's 2023 finance law unconstitutional, inflicting a new blow to the government of President William Ruto,...

Mahama would renegotiate IMF deal if he regains presidency

Former president John Mahama will try to renegotiate the terms of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout and boost local ownership of future oil...

Farmer jailed for attempting to sell son for GH¢80,000

A 53-year-old farmer, Bashiru Gambo, who attempted to offer his son for sale, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the...

Disaster-in-waiting on Nortei Ababio Street at Airport Residential Area

Telecommunication utility poles are dangerously bent across a busy road on Nortei Ababio Street near Healthnet Airport Medical Centre in the Airport Residential Area. Residents...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill : Sam George to lead demo against CJ

Advocates of the anti-LGBTQ bill have announced plans to demonstrate against the Chief Justice on August 21, 2024, citing delays in the process of...

Ghana Gas to undertake planned facility maintenance shutdown between August 1 to 17

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited (Ghana Gas) has announced a scheduled maintenance shutdown of its Gas Processing Plant (GPP) and offshore gas export...

WHO and Africa CDC launch training to bolster health emergency response in Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO) has inaugurated the AVoCH-SURGE training programme at the Chances Hotel in Ho, Volta Region. This significant initiative aims to enhance...

Several cars destroyed in explosion at fuel station in Bogoso [Video]

A massive explosion rocked Duke’s Filling Station at Akokobediaburo in Bogoso Tuesday evening, resulting in the destruction of several cars and tricycles. Fortunately, no casualties...

AMA selects 12 projects for funding under Accra Youth Climate Action Fund

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced the selection of 12 projects to receive funding under the Accra Youth Climate Action Fund (AYCAF) initiative. Supported...

MP builds new CHPS compound to improve healthcare at Agotime-Ziope market

The Member of Parliament for Agotime-Ziope, Charles Agbeve, has eased the burden of nurses and patients who visit the Agotime-Ziope market health centre for...

Ashanti Regional GES guides newly posted teaching, non-teaching staff in orientation session

All newly posted teachers and non-teaching staff posted to schools in the Ashanti Region have undergone some orientation. The orientation organized by the Ashanti Regional...

Bright SHS, Abuakwa Assembly, and Blyth Academy-Canada initiate scholarship for JHS leavers

Bright Senior High School (SHS) has announced a scholarship program in partnership with Blyth Academy in Canada and the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly. This initiative...

Akufo-Addo launches ambitious District Road Improvement Programme

In a significant move towards bolstering Ghana's infrastructure, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) and commissioned essential equipment...

Abandoned baby discovered in bush at Juaso

A newborn baby girl was miraculously rescued after being abandoned by her mother in a bush at Juaso in the Asante Akyem South Municipality...

Man, 60, missing after attending crusade, family seeks help

The family of a 60-year-old man, Osei Kwame, is urgently seeking the public's help after he went missing on July 18, 2024. Kwame, who is...

Surge in blackmail: Cyber Security reports 226 sextortion cases in 4 months

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported a significant increase in online blackmail cases in Ghana. Following a March 2024 alert, which noted a 254%...

Mercy Asiedu, husband donate hospital equipment worth ¢320,000 to Kunsu Health Center

The chief of Kunsu in the Ashanti region, Nana Agyeman Badu Duah I, has made a significant contribution to the Kunsu Health Center in...

Police, A-G sued over Akufo-Addo’s Deputy IGP appointment

A private legal practitioner has taken on the Attorney General (AG) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over the appointment of a Deputy Inspector...

Infertility: Woman in search of a baby shares tale of Accra-based prophet’s attempted sexual assault

The state of being childless has the tendency to plunge couples - women especially, into various susceptible situations in their bid to escape societal...

AG Dame ‘unwholly’ to address Bar Conference this year – Edudzi Tamekloe

Edudzi Tameklo, the legal counsel to the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has asserted that the Attorney General (AG) is unfit to address...

Ambulance case: Deputy AG to challenge court decision acquitting suspects

Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has announced plans to appeal the recent court decision that acquitted two lead suspects in the controversial ambulance...

Nine-member committee announced for 28th annual GJA Media Awards

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced a nine-member committee to oversee the vetting of entries and selection of winners for the 28th Annual...

GRA constitutes team to investigate alleged border bribery incidents

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set up a team to investigate some staff members and alleged incidents of bribery...

AG Dame not fit to address Bar Association meeting this year – Edudzi Tamekloe

The counsel for the accused in the ambulance case, Godwin Edudzi Tamekloe, has stated that the Attorney General (AG) is unworthy to address lawyers...

AG can go to Supreme Court, Antoa or ‘Nogokpo; Ato Forson will still be vindicated – Edudzi Tameklo

The lawyer for Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Edudzi Tameklo, has expressed unwavering confidence in his client's innocence. He emphasized his belief that Dr...

Police, A-G sued over Akufo-Addo’s Deputy IGP appointment

A private legal practitioner has taken on the Attorney General (AG) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over the appointment of a Deputy Inspector...

AG is like a legal representative of NPP – Mahama

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, describing him as a legal representative of the ruling...

Ambulance trial: The Republic vs Ato Forson & 2 others – Read full Court of Appeal judgement

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, the third accused, in the Ambulance...

5 suspects arrested in connection with shooting incident at Okanta in Nsawam

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five individuals in connection with a shooting incident near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, resulting in the death...

40-year-old fisherman drowns in Volta River in Adidome

A 40-year-old fisherman and diver, Lotsu Godson, has drowned in the Volta River at Adidome in the Volta Region. His body was discovered floating on...

15-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death for stealing GH¢80.00

A 15-year-old boy has died in Kasoa American Town after allegedly being beaten by his mother for stealing GH¢80.00. According to reports, the boy’s mother,...