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Koforidua prison inmates appeal for food support during festive season

Inmates at the Koforidua Prisons are appealing for food donations during the Christmas season, citing inadequate feeding provisions of GHC1.80 per day. Speaking to Adom...

Ntotroso chief pledges to upgrade nursing college to University status

The Paramount Chief of the Ntotroso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Barima Twereko Ampem III, has expressed his commitment to elevating the Ntotroso...

Govt issues GH¢25m cheque to WAEC – Apaak reveals

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr. Clement Apaak, has revealed that the government is processing a payment of GH¢25 million to...

E-Gates cost $1.7m not $240m – GIS responds to false claims

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has dismissed social media reports alleging that the newly commissioned electronic gates (e-Gates) at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA)...

Bui Power Authority gets multi-purpose office complex

The CEO of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) and managers of the Bui Generating Station (BGS), Samuel Kofi Dazamesi, has inaugurated a six-storey ultra-modern...

Demand for petroleum products surges by 30% in final quarter – CBOD CEO

The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Dr. Patrick Kwaku Ofori, has revealed a remarkable 30% increase in the demand...

Ghana’s timber export value for third quarter amounts to €92.6m

The country’s timber export value for the third quarter of 2024 amounted to 92.6 million euros out of a target of 145 million euros,...

Malawi seeks billions of dollars from US firm over ruby sales

Malawi's government is demanding the astonishing sum of $309bn (£245bn) in unpaid taxes and royalties from a US-based gemstone company for rubies exported from...

Heartbreaking scenes at funeral of KNUST student killed in Kumasi accident

Heartbreaking scenes unfolded earlier today as family, friends, and classmates gathered at the Kumasi-Patasi Trinity Baptist Church to bid a sorrowful farewell to Afia...

Two miners dead as galamsey pit collapses in Kwaebibrem

Tragedy struck in Kukubi, a town in the Kwaebibrem Municipal District, as two miners lost their lives when a galamsey pit caved in during...

AUCC granted Presidential Charter, becomes African University of Communications and Business

The African University College of Communications (AUCC) has officially received a Presidential Charter, elevating it to a fully autonomous university. The historic milestone was achieved...

PURC Volta Regional Manager urges residents to use water and electricity prudently

The Volta Regional Manager of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Philip Agbezudor, has reflected on the challenges and achievements of 2024, urging residents...

Ghana CSOs Platform announces new leadership

The Ghana CSOs Platform has announced a new leadership aimed at strengthening civil society coordination in the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The...

Mortician burnt to death in Adum Dominase after alleged murder of missing woman

A mortician in his 30s has been burned to death by an angry mob at Adum Dominase in the Mpohor Fiase District following allegations...

Over 3,000 students displaced after fire damages Kwashieman cluster of schools

More than 3,000 students at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools in the Ablekuma North constituency of the Greater Accra region are grappling with the...

NSS Scandal: Court strikes out injunction application against Fourth Estate, fines NSA GH₵6,000

A High Court in Accra has struck out an application for injunction filed by the National Service Authority (NSA) against the publication of an...

Why students cannot be repeated in SHS – Angel Carbonu explains [Listen]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has explained why students cannot be repeated and why there is no...

61% of Ghanaians considering leaving the country – Afrobarometer survey

A recent survey by Afrobarometer has revealed that a significant majority of Ghanaians are considering leaving the country, with many citing economic improvement as...

Don’t expect 2024 WASSCE results this year – WAEC

Students awaiting their 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results may have to wait until next year for their results. The West African...

Akufo-Addo commissioned mere buildings, not hospitals – Kwame Sarpong

A research fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu has accused outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo of merely commissioning buildings and...

GMA condemns attacks on official bungalow of Ashanti Regional Chairman

The Ashanti regional division of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has condemned what it describes as a terrifying attack on the residence of its...

NAM 1 appeals for time to engage new lawyers

Embattled Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has appealed to the trial judge to grant him “reasonable time”...

Mahama’s transition team had their seals on all boxes of gold – PMMC [Audio]

The Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC) has absolved itself of any illegality following rife reports of alleged gold smuggling. The Managing Director, Nana Akwasi...

GES launches one-stop portal for staff data

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed a one-stop portal to manage all information around the service. Known as the Ghana Education Service Management Information...

We are unable to release 2024 WASSCE results over debt – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has expressed concerns over the delay in releasing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, attributing...

Grandmother of East Legon accident victim speaks on sentencing of Salifu Amoako’s son

Efua Benneh, grandmother of Justine Agbenu, one of the victims of the tragic East Legon accident, has called for amendments to Ghana’s Juvenile Justice...

Akufo-Addo’s damaged statue in Effia-Nkwanta restored

The statue of President Akufo-Addo at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi has been repaired, restoring it to its original state after sustaining damage. Unveiled...

Audit the state of Ghana’s health sector – Kwame Asiedu urges Mahama

Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, a Fellow on Public Health at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has called on Ghana's President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, to...

Did Johnson Asiedu Nketia promise to cancel free SHS if NDC is elected?

Claim: A trending video shows NDC Chairperson Johnson Asiedu Nketia allegedly stating that the NDC will cancel the Free SHS policy if elected in 2024....

East Legon accident: Family reacts to 6-month jail term for Salifu Amoako’s son 

The family of the two teen girls who lost their lives in a ghastly accident at East Legon, Accra has expressed their dissatisfaction with...

Kwame A Plus writes interesting open letter to President-Elect Mahama

Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as Kwame A Plus, has penned a heartfelt open letter to President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, congratulating him on his...

Bawumia joins thousands for burial prayers of Ashanti Regional Imam

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, joined thousands of Muslims in Kumasi on Wednesday afternoon for prayers and the burial service of the late...

Who is punishing who? Angel Carbonu on delayed mini-budget [Audio]

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has questioned the rationale behind delays in approving the mini-budget. The situation according to...

Konongo to host the 2nd edition of Asante Akyem Kayanival 

The Konongo Arts and Youth Association in the Asante Akim Central in the Ashanti region is set to celebrate the second edition of the...

US Embassy pledges to address delays in expedited student visa appointments

The United States Embassy in Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to resolving delays affecting Ghanaian students seeking expedited student visa appointments. Recent weeks have seen...

East Legon accident: Salifu Amoako’s son sentenced

The 16-year-old son of Bishop Salifu Amoako has been convicted and sentenced to serve a six-month punishment at the Senior Correctional Center. That was after...

Nobody can smuggle gold through PMMC – Managing Director [Audio]

The Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC) is insisting that, allegation that certain political figures attempted to smuggle gold bars out of Ghana is...

National Cathedral: Akufo-Addo misled Clergy – Ablakwa

The National Cathedral project, once heralded as a symbol of national unity and spiritual heritage, has instead become a lightning rod for controversy, with...

ICU backs Mahama’s plans to tackle unemployment, boost industrialisation

The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has endorsed President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s proposed economic policies, particularly his focus on reducing unemployment through key...

Nkwanta South GES Director lauds MCE’s contribution to education

The Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, Jonathan Korsinah has lauded the Municipal Chief Executive(MCE)...