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Review operations of schools inspectorate agency – NAGRAT tells Gov’t

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for the dissolution and review of the National Schools Inspectorate Agency (NASIA). According to NAGRAT President...

Govt to reintroduce road tolls in 2025

Government has concluded measures to reintroduced in 2025. Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam announced this on Tuesday July 23 in Parliament in during the...

Banka chief jailed 3 months for fraudulently appropriating community’s $150,000

The chief of Banka, a farming community in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Eastern region has been jailed for three months by...

Mid-Year Budget: See how much has been invested in road projects since January 2024 [video]

The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced that the government has invested nearly 10 billion Ghana Cedis in the road sector since...

Mid-Year Budget: Govt invests GH₵135 million in national ID programme – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has announced that the government is undertaking significant efforts to digitalize the economy. According to the Minister, this initiative...

14-year-old convict spends 5 extra months in jail despite being discharged by court

A 14-year-old was forced to spend an additional five months in prison despite being discharged by a Circuit Court in Nkawie. The oversight was discovered...

Legacy President – Dampare praises Akufo-Addo

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has eulogised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his legacy in the Ghana Police Service. The...

President Akufo-Addo inaugurates 320 housing units for Police Service in Tesano

In a significant stride towards enhancing the welfare of Ghana's security personnel, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned 320 new housing units for the...

Queen mother urges govt expedite completion of Tano Bridge

The queen mother of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region, Nana Mintah Yeboah II, says the government's inability to complete the construction of the Tano...

Court orders NAM 1 to file witness statements by October 26

An Accra High Court hearing the criminal case of the defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold has ordered lawyers for Nana Appiah Mensah to file...

Wa killings: Wa Naa appeals for Bawumia’s intervention

Overlord of Wa, Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has expressed deep concern over the increasing serial killings in the area. The latest incident involved the...

Chiefs in Lithium-rich areas push for swift government and Parliament approval of mining agreement

Traditional authorities in lithium-mining communities in the Central Region are urging government to expedite action on the signing of the lithium mining agreement. The chiefs...

Police probe death of 28-year-old man in Effiduase

The Effiduase Police Command in the New Juaben North Municipality has launched an investigation into the death of a 28-year-old man. Ibrahim Ahmed's lifeless body...

Class 4 pupil found dead in bush [Video]

The body of a class four pupil has been found in a bush at Odumasi in Asante Akyem Central district of the Ashanti region. The...

Asiedu Nketia’s defamation case: I don’t have documentary evidence but living witnesses – Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi

The claim that a former Auditor-General, Professor Dua Agyeman, was banned from practicing as an accountant and an auditor became the subject of cross-examination...

GTEC justifies July salary freeze for striking CETAG members

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has defended its decision to instruct the Controller and Accountant General to withhold the July salaries of the...

The half a million idle youth in Accra: Focus on in-migration effect

Two million youth in Ghana are idle, with no employment, education, or training in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Ghana Statistical...

Electricity restored at LEKMA Hospital after MP’s intervention

Electricity supply to the LEKMA Hospital has been restored after it was cut off on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, due to unpaid bills. The hospital...

Car burns to ashes at KIA visitors’ car park [Photos]

A private car was completely destroyed by fire at the visitors’ car park of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Monday, July...

IGP thanks Police officers for AU summit security

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the personnel of the Police Service for their dedication...

Road accidents: Over 1,200 deaths recorded between January and June 2024

From January to June 2024, a total of 6,653 road accidents were reported, involving 11,283 vehicles, including private, commercial, motorbikes, and cycles. During this period,...

Don’t pay July salaries of CETAG staff – GTEC tells CAGD

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff...

Fire guts Ahantaman Girls SHS dormitory

Fire has destroyed one of the Ahantaman Girls’ Senior High School dormitory blocks in the Sekondi -Takoradi Metropolis. The fire outbreak occurred last Wednesday, July...

Opuni Trial: We do PPA-approved sole sourcing, thresholds for fertilizer purchase – Witness

An Administrator at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says the entity’s sole sourcing and thresholds for the purchase of fertilizers are done per the Procurement...

Mobile money vendor robbed of GHS 55k in broad daylight

A mobile money vendor in Atwima Koforidua is counting his loss after being robbed of GHS 55,000 in a broad daylight operation. The incident occurred...

Rastafari Council in Ghana to host celebration

The Rastafari Council, Ghana, is set to hold a grand celebration in honor of the 132nd birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. The...

Away! Away! No laptop no Council meeting – Teachers hoot at Deputy Education Minister

In utter discontent over failed promises by the government, the National Council of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) staged a walkout on...

Parks and Gardens vows to resist attempt to sell any part of its land

The acting Director of Parks and Gardens, Dr. Daniel Kingsford Adams, has emphatically stated that his outfit will resist any attempt to sell any...

Government committed to enhancing births and deaths registry operations

To improve the operations of the Births and Deaths Registry, the government has hinted at providing more resources to the agency. This commitment was made...

KNUST: Alumni community urges old student to withdraw injunction against VC

The Alumni community of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has urged Kofi Clement Ohene Asare to withdraw the injunction he filed...

About 5,685 people were affected by Akosombo Dam spillage in Ada – NADMO

Mr. Ebenezer Teye Nartey, the Ada-East Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), says a total of 5,685 people and 1135 households from...

Tepa-Goaso road: Contractor curses those who steal materials [Listen]

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kofi Job Construction Limited has cursed those who connive with his workers to steal materials meant for the...

Yagbonwura is my grandfather and overlord – Abu Jinapor

The Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has stated categorically that the King and...

Afenyo Markin commissions ICT centers, libraries, classroom block and community centers in Effutu

The Majority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin, has commissioned two ICT Centers, two libraries for...

Dusty Huhunya road kills one, 14 in critical condition

The dusty nature of the Huhunya to Asesewa road in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region has caused a fatal motor accident...

Akosombo Dam spillage: I nearly cried for my people – Chief of Avadiokome

Togbe Komla Sakpiti V, the Dufia of Bakpa Avadiokome, expressed deep concern over the Volta River Authority's (VRA) plans to spill 50,000 cubic feet...

Separate plastic waste to protect our environment – Rev. Lawrence Kumi

The National General Secretary of the Revival Outreach Church International, Rev. Lawrence Kumi, has urged Ghanaians to separate plastic waste from other types of...

NCA addresses public concerns over high internet data pricing

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has acknowledged public concerns, particularly on social media, about the high cost of internet data and the designation of...

Kabiti community gains access to clean water after years of struggle

Residents of Kabiti, a fishing community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, have expressed gratitude to World Vision Ghana for providing...

Akufo-Addo nominates 2 new judges to the Supreme Court

President Akufo-Addo has nominated two new judges to the Supreme Court bench following their approval by the Judicial Council. The two are Professor Richard Frimpong...