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Ghana Boundary Commission Bill will strengthen efforts of ECOWAS – Foreign Affairs Minister

Ghana's Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has announced that a new bill concerning the Ghana Boundary Commission is currently before Parliament. “The...

Supreme Court throws out Barker-Vormawor’s attempt to compel Kan Dapaah to answer 17 questions in defamation case

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, which sought to invoke the jurisdiction of the apex court to compel National...

Court revokes bench warrant against military officer over recruitment fraud

An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday revoked a bench warrant issued for the arrest of a military officer allegedly involved in a GH₵136,000 recruitment...

Govt will complete abandoned affordable housing projects – Oppong Nkrumah

The Ministry of Works and Housing has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to completing numerous stalled affordable housing projects across the country. The sector Minister, Kojo...

Assemblyman allegedly stabs man in Odumai Apeboso [Photos]

The Assemblyman for Abeposo electoral area in the Asante Akyem Municipality, Emmanuel Opoku, has allegedly stabbed a young man. According to Adom News report, the...

SC to rule on whether Kan Dapaah should answer “national security” questions posed by Baker-Vormawor

The Supreme Court will today, Wednesday, July 10, deliver a ruling on whether the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah should answer some 17...

Parliament passes National Service Bill

The Parliament of Ghana has passed the National Service Authority Bill, pending Presidential assent. The National Service Bill will facilitate the transformation of the National...

Toddler burnt after being dumped behind school at Kasoa [Photos]

A toddler has been burnt at Kasoa Kumbe near Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East Municipality after being dumped by an unidentified mother behind...

Koforidua SECTECH bus involved in an accident was not insured

The Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) bus involved in the fatal crash on June 29, 2024, was not insured. The bus, carrying about 50...

7-year-old electrocuted at Bibiani

A seven-year-old boy, Blessing Yemo Twotwoo has been electrocuted at Gyedi-Kyekyewere, a suburb of Bibiani in the Western North region. Blessing was playing with his...

VRA’s controlled spillage won’t cause another havoc – Herbert Krapah assures

Minister of State-designate at the Energy Ministry, Herbert Krapah has assured Parliament that the Volta River Authority (VRA) is undertaking comprehensive measures to ensure...

CJ declares ADR week; woos litigants

Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has declared Monday, 15th to Friday 19th July 2024 as ADR week for this legal year term. The rationale for the...

Menzgold fraud trial: Court to decide on NAM 1’s ‘no case’ application today

An Accra High Court is expected to decide whether Nana Appiah Mensah will walk free or be compelled to open his defence, today, July...

Banking clean-up leaves blind preacher in distress

In a heart-rending appeal, Grace Wayewaa, a 50-year-old visually impaired woman, is begging the government to assist her in recovering her savings lost during...

Ongoing BECE:16 teachers busted for infractions

Two days into the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for School and Private Candidates, 16 teachers, some of them examination officials, have been...

Ga Central Municipal extends goodwill message to 2024 BECE candidates

As students in the Ga Central Municipality embark on the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the Municipal Director, Adisa Tassa, has extended her warmest...

71-year-old father writes 2024 BECE at Goaso

A 71-year-old man, Kwesi Baiden is among the candidates writing the ongoing 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Ahafoman Senior High School...

Construction resumes on Dome-Berekusu-Kitaase road after IMF-induced halt

Construction on the Dome-Berekusu-Kitaase road project has resumed after a temporary halt due to Ghana’s IMF bailout programme. According to reports, work is ongoing on...

NAGRAT urges SHS heads to grant exeat for sick students

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) to stop denying students permission to seek external...

Prempeh College celebrates Mathew Opoku Prempeh’s rise as vice presidential candidate

The 1985/87 Year Group of the Prempeh College Old Students Association, known as Amanfoo 1985/87, has congratulated Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, on...

6 die in separate accidents in Ashanti Region

Four individuals lost their lives and 11 others sustained severe injuries in a tragic accident at Suame-Maakro in Kumasi. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning...

Feedback from the public is that you behave like kindergarten kids – Speaker Bagbin tells MPs

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to be of good behaviour if they want to be respected by the...

Speaker Bagbin orders probe into Immigration assault video at Aflao border [Video]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has mandated an investigation into a disturbing video that has gone viral, showing immigration officers assaulting a woman at...

CDD-Ghana advocates standardised procedure for correcting errors in election results

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is advocating a standardized procedure for correcting errors in election results as a proactive measure to prevent...

Man allegedly tied to tree, set ablaze till death; Assembly member, 5 others arrested

The assembly mem­ber and five others, who allegedly tied a 60-year-old man to a tree and set him on fire till he died, have...

Mason before court over theft of 222 bags of cement

The Pakyi District Court has granted a GH¢30,000 bail with surety to a 32-year-old mason who allegedly stole 222 bags of cement valued at...

Angry youth halt iron ore exploration in Oti Region

Some 100 angry youths from Asato, a farming community in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, have obstructed a mining Company with heavy...

Exam cheats: WAEC arrests 4 more invigilators in ongoing 2024 BECE

Four more invigilators have been arrested at an examination centre at Santor, a community in Kpone in the Greater Accra Region, on Day Two...

NSMQ2024: KUHIS wins A/R championship coinciding with their 60th anniversary

Kumasi High School is the new champion of the Goil Plc Ashanti Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz. It's a double blessing...

BECE 2024: Teachers and invigilators arrested for malpractices will face prosecution – WAEC

Three teachers and two invigilators in the Ashanti and Bono Regions have been arrested for attempting to help students answer questions on the first...

Deputy Free SHS Coordinator monitors 2024 BECE

Deputy Coordinator of the Free Senior High School(SHS) programme, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, on Tuesday visited the Accra High School to monitor the ongoing...

Public frustration heightens as CLOGSAG strike halts service delivery

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) strike is significantly impacting operations as workers have abandoned their posts due to the government’s...

2024 BECE: 7 teachers, 2 others arrested for malpractices

Nine people have been arrested for malpractices in the ongoing 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The culprits include seven teachers in various locations, including Bekwai...

NSMQ2024: OWASS, Prempeh, KUHIS to clash in Goil Plc A/R championship grand-finale

The Ashanti Region is in a charged and heated atmosphere as three of its Senior High Schools clash in the grand finale of the...

NPP candidate promises scholarship to top female BECE student in Nkwanta South

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Nkwanta South constituency in the Oti Region, Hajia Sherifa Sekyere Tijani, has promised to give a...

Akwamuhene donates GH¢300,000 lab equipment to Akyem Awisa clinic

As part of his 10th-anniversary celebration, the Akwamuhene of Akyem Awisa, Nana Yaw Barima Twum Sarkodie I, has donated laboratory equipment and accessories worth...

Porous borders expose Ghana to violent extremist activities – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says Ghana is exposed to activities of violent extremists due to the porous nature of the country’s...

Clean Accra Campaign journeys to Circle [Photos]

Petty traders at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange took a break from their businesses on July 9th, 2024, to actively participate in the Clean Accra...

Examination paper cancellations: Former Minister sends strong message to WAEC

The phenomenon of the examination body, West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) canceling examination papers of candidates must stop. The former Minister of Youth and Sports,...

Oti Regional Minister pledges to revive kente and batakari weaving shop at Kete-Krachi prisons

The Oti Regional Minister, DSP (rtd) Daniel Machator, has promised to revive the kente and batakari weaving shop at the Kete-Krachi prisons. He made the...