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The road to glory: NSMQ 2024 heats up with one-eighth stage showdown

The stakes are higher, the pressure is mounting, and the journey to the national championship of the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ)...

Akufo-Addo unveils National Service Authority

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday officially unveiled the National Service Authority (NSA), marking a significant step toward enhancing youth development in Ghana. The elevation of...

Nkwanta-Kpassa road given facelift under DRIP

The Nkwanta-Kpassa stretch of the Eastern Corridor road, a vital artery connecting communities in the Oti Region has been long notorious for its dreadful...

FWSC asks PSWU to rescind strike plans for negotiation

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has responded to the recent strike declaration by the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU), which is set...

Nkwanta North: Beneficiaries of BixBox project urged to maximise startup kits

In a significant step towards enhancing livelihoods in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region, BixBox Project has distributed essential start-up kits to...

Woman shot dead in ‘galamsey’ pit in Ashanti region; others injured

One woman has been reported dead after a member of a local security group guarding a 'galamsey' site opened fire into a mining pit...

East Legon accident: Salifu Amoako goes on his knees; breaks down as he begs families of deceased

Founder and leader of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako has rendered an unqualified apology to the families of the two girls who...

Boy, 8, accidentally fires gun; kills 12-year-old brother at Twifo Ashire

A 12-year-old boy has died after his eight-year-old brother accidentally discharged their father's gun while at home. The unfortunate incident occurred at Twifo Ashire in the...

Recent crashes due to parental irresponsibility, reckless driving – Road Safety

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has raised alarms over the recent increase in road traffic crashes across Ghana. The NRSA attributes these accidents primarily...

GhiSEP makes bold recommendations after Buduburam explosion

Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhISEP) has outlined four recommendations to ensure a safe environment following the disaster at Buduburam. In a statement,...

Tears flow as O’Reilly SHS students stabbed to death is buried [Photos+Video]

The final year student of O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS), Edward Borketey Sackey, who tragically lost his life has been laid to rest. This follows...

Woman jailed 5 years over GH¢139,000 recruitment scam

The Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a hairstyl­ist, Adwoa Nyarko, to five years in prison for engaging in GH¢139,000 recruitment scam. She was found guilty...

Five Mpraeso SHS students remanded for gang rape

Five students who allegedly raped a female student at Mpraeso Senior High School(SHS) have been remanded for 10 days into Police custody. On Friday, the...

JUSAG condemns assault on journalist in court

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has condemned an attack on Murtala Inusah, a Legal Affairs Correspondent for EIB Network. The journalist was...

Galamsey: Weak mining regulations fuel illegal mining menace – CSOs

Civil Society Organizations, including the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), and the Centre for...

East Legon accident: Arrest and prosecute attackers of journalist – GJA to Police

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned the assault on Murtala Inusah, a court correspondent for EIB Network, by sympathizers of Bishop Elisha...

East Legon accident: All white candlelight vigil to be held for victims

A candlelight vigil is set to be held in honour ofthe victims of the ghastly accident at East Legon accident on Saturday, October 12,...

Okudzeto Ablakwa exposes $38.2m visa processing scandal at Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has raised concerns about a purported visa processing scandal involving Ghana's Ministry of Foreign...

Global rollout of Ghana Card begins in Denmark on Tuesday

All is set for the full global rollout of registration and Ghana Card issuance to Ghanaians abroad on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 in Denmark...

GES releases 2024/25 academic calendar for Basic and Senior High Schools 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2024/25 academic calendar for basic schools and Senior High Schools (SHS). The academic year begins on Wednesday,...

‘We will not stand idly by as foundations of our democracy are undermined’ – NPP MPs

Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side have said they are remaining steadfast in the commitment to upholding the constitution and...

Unemployed man jailed five years for attacking scrap dealer with cutlass in La

A 34-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to five years in prison for inflicting multiple cutlass wounds on a scrap dealer’s left arm in...

NDC, Joana Gyan Cudjoe sue EC over Amenfi Central parliamentary election disqualification

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its parliamentary nominee for Amenfi Central Constituency in the Western North Region, Joana Gyan Cudjoe have sued the...

Police intercept robbery plot in Kumasi, arrest four with arms and ammunition

The Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi has thwarted a robbery attempt involving four individuals who have been arrested. Shadrack Anartey, Emmanuel...

We want immediate prosecution of persons arrested for engaging in galamsey – UTAG

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on government to immediately prosecute individuals arrested for engaging in illegal mining (galamsey) activities. In a...

Prof. Gyampo criticises vacating of MP seats due to cross-carpeting

Prof. Ransford Gyampo, a senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, has raised concerns about the interpretation and enforcement...

Floods trap residents in Darkuman and Amomole; Fire Service launches rescue operations

Residents of Darkuman Official Town are currently facing a dire situation as heavy rains have left many trapped in their homes. The Ghana National Fire...

Fire Service gives emergency contacts for those stranded during rains

Heavy rains have hit various parts of the country, leaving some residents stranded in affected areas. The downpour has resulted in flooding and difficult conditions...

Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant can’t be challenged in court – MPs told

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has said that the decision by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to declare...

I was once a farm worker, a taxi driver and a cleaner – Bawumia

The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has recounted the hard times he went through in the past during...

Speaker Bagbin setting Parliament on fire – Afenyo-Markin says

Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has asserted that Speaker Alban Bagbin is setting the House on fire. This follows Speaker Alban Bagbin's declaration...

Ghanaians react to Speaker’s declaration of 4 seats vacant

Ghanaians have flooded social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, with reactions to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's declaration of four seats...

Student who pushes himself 26km weekly to lectures receives electronic wheelchairs, scholarship after JoyNews report

A student with physical challenge at the University of Ghana, Isaiah Amada Awuku, who covers 26 kilometers weekly in a manual wheelchair to lectures,...

Galamsey: UTAG makes strong demands amidst strike action

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on the government to immediately start the prosecution of individuals arrested for illegal mining activities,...

VRA-BUI merger: Senior Staff storm Parliament to demand bill withdrawal

Senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) on Thursday stormed Parliament, demanding the immediate withdrawal of bills on the proposed merger with the...

One dead, another injured after violent attack in Bole

A man believed to be in his 20s, Bushira Shaibu has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the...

GES Head of Public Affairs touches lives of needy pupils on her birthday [Photos]

The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo has donated learning materials to needy pupils at Bethany Basic...

NRSA to launch app to help in reporting reckless driving

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is rolling out a monitoring app to simplify the reporting of reckless driving incidents. In 2023, Ghana saw 14,135...

Galamsey: GNASSM taskforce arrest 5; destroys 40 changfans on River Birim

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) taskforce has arrested five persons for mining in the Birim River at Mampong in the Atewa...

Man arrested at Twifo Praso for assaulting his 20-year-old daughter

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Amo Abraham, for causing harm to his 20-year-old daughter at Twifo Praso in the Central Region. The suspect,...