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NSS personnel declare strike over unpaid allowances

The Concerned National Service Scheme (NSS) Personnel Association of Ghana (CONSPAG) has declared a nationwide strike starting today, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, over unpaid...

Akufo-Addo appoints Herbert Krapa as Minister of State at Energy Ministry

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Hebert Krapa as Minister of State at the Energy Ministry. According to the President, this appointment has become necessary due to...

Ambulance case: Jakpa petitions Chief Justice over alleged bias by trial judge

The third accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, Richard Jakpa, has petitioned the Chief Justice over what he considers as unfair treatment. According to Jakpa,...

Interior Minister renews Bawku curfew

The Interior Ministry has by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours imposed on Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region. The curfew...

Suspend proposed Free SHS bill – NAGRAT to govt

The National Association of Graduates Teachers (NAGRAT) has joined calls for extensive consultation on the proposed Free Senior High School(SHS) Bill, calling for its...

EC allows student vote transfers for upcoming elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) has agreed to facilitate the transfer of votes for students wishing to cast their ballots from their campus locations during...

Supreme Court to rule on Anti-LGBTQI+ bill July 17

The Supreme Court has set July 17, 2024, to deliver the ruling for the two lawsuits filed by Broadcast Journalist, Richard Dela Sky, and...

23-year-old bathed with acid seeks justice, support

When Martha Karikari Asiamah felt a harsh substance on her face and body four years ago, she screamed in pain. Her skin, she said, was...

Beige-Bank trial: Court cautions Nyinaku against repetitive evidence

The Accra High Court trying Michael Nyinaku, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the liquidated Beige Bank, has cautioned him against witnesses’ repetitive evidence. Justice...

CLOGSAG strike disrupts business registration, leaves applicants stranded

Many applicants seeking to register or renew their businesses at the Registrar General’s Department in Accra were stranded due to the strike by members...

Flooding: Moree, Asebu, and Yamoransa affected by heavy rains

Several towns in the Central Region have flooded, causing disruptions after Wednesday morning’s downpour on July 3. Moree town has been particularly affected, with reports...

Full documentary: Cheap and dangerous; The unregulated taser market in Ghana

There is a growing public security risk on the streets of Ghana’s capital, Accra as tasers are being sold in the streets and shops...

Police investigate shooting of three people in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the shooting of three individuals by suspect Osman Majeed at Barniekrom near Mankranso in the...

Hawa Koomson condemns Mahama over pledge to cancel close season

Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has condemned NDC flagbearer, John Mahama over his pledge to cancel close season should he win...

Economics teacher arrested for poaching in Mole National Park

An economics teacher at Tuna SHS has been arrested by staff of Mole National Park in the Savannah Region for poaching. The teacher was arrested...

We have to question what is wrong with our democracy – Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah

Former United Nations (UN) Senior Governance Advisor, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has said Ghana has consistently achieved peaceful transitions of government over the past 30...

Accra flooded after Wednesday downpour [Photos+Videos]

Some parts of Accra got flooded again after a downpour on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The heavy rainfall obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on...

Financing gap threat to Africa’s SDGs aspirations – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised African leaders to explore innovative ways of ratcheting up domestic financing for the successful implementation of the...

Robust partnership between Africa and Europe in mining sector key to meeting SDGs – Lands Minister

With African countries now adopting a more sustainable and eco-friendly ways of exploiting their mineral resources, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel...

ECG fully complies with Cash Waterfall Mechanism for the second time

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has announced in its latest validation report that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has fully adhered to...

Financial Irregularities decline by GH¢5.2bn in latest Auditor-General’s reports

The Auditor-General’s reports for last year have detected financial irregularities to the tune of GH¢11.32 billion in public sector finances. The amount is, however, a...

Supreme Court to hear Richard Sky, Dr Amanda Odoi’s anti-gay lawsuits today

The Supreme Court is expected to sit today, Wednesday, July 3 on the two lawsuits filed by broadcast journalist, Richard Dela Sky, and Researcher,...

Sod cut for construction of Kwapong and Asufufuo town roads in Ahafo

The Minister of the Ahafo Region, together with the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asunafo South, has cut sod for the construction of deplorable...

Ghana’s population to hit 52.47 million by 2050 – GSS

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has projected that Ghana’s current population of 33 million will increase to 52.47 million by 2050. In its recently released...

We don’t know election year, we are neutral and can strike at any time – CLOGSAG [Listen]

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has said their nationwide strike is not politically motivated. Speaking in an interview on Adom...

Overturned truck on Motorway causes massive gridlock

A truck carrying cartons of Oba Spaghetti overturned on the Tema to Accra stretch of the Motorway near KICC, causing significant vehicular traffic. The Burkina...

Maiden Housing and Hydrology Conference opens in Accra

The maiden Built Environment National Conference on Housing and Hydrology (BENCHH 2024) has opened in Accra. The event held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in...

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah opens Housing Conference and launches Hydro Fund

Ghana has taken a significant step towards addressing its ongoing housing and flooding challenges with the inauguration of the Built Environment National Conference on...

CCTI students assault SHS student in retaliatory attack

Some students of the Cape Coast Technical Institute (CCTI) in the Central Region, allegedly assaulted another Senior High School (SHS) student in what appears...

Elements within Akufo-Addo’s administration forced me out of PURC – Nana Yaa Jantuah

The former Public Relations and External Affairs Director of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has detailed the circumstances that led...

Problem with Free SHS is practical implementation not legislation – Prof Adei

Educationist Professor Stephen Adei has voiced concerns over the practical implementation of the government’s flagship Free SHS Programme, rather than its legislative backing. The former...

KNUST honours Multimedia Group’s Neta Parsram and Clinton Yeboah for Media Excellence

Joy News medical stringer, Dr Neta Kris Abiana Parsram, and broadcast journalist Clinton Yeboah were named outstanding media personalities at the 2nd edition of...

Chef Smith saga: Military officer assaults Adom TV presenter

A journalist with the Multimedia Group Limited's Adom Brands was assaulted while covering the presser for Chef Smith to announce his latest culinary feat. At...

NSMQ2024: K Wey Gey, Ksi Girls fight for supremacy only to kowtow to Adanwomase SHS

It’s an unending rivalry between Kumasi Wesley Girls High School and Kumasi Girls SHS after the two schools clashed in the Ashanti regional qualifiers...

Ambulance trial won’t end anytime soon – Samson Lardy

Private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has said the ambulance procurement trial involving Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and third accused, Richard Jakpa...

IAWL’s GELC addresses gender inequality in legal profession

The Institute for African Women in Law will on Friday, July 5 host a monumental high-level convening at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel to climax its...

Ghanaian content creators to earn from Facebook

Ghanaians can now begin monetizing their content on Facebook after Meta officially announced the expansion of its features to Ghana. The new monetisation strategy will allow...

Akufo-Addo highlights Ghana’s progress and challenges in achieving SDGs

At the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Action Summit 2024, President Akufo-Addo highlighted the significant progress Ghana has made towards achieving the SDGs and associated...

NHIA saves GH¢9.5 million from fraudulent claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it was able to save GH¢9.5 million from fraudulent claims in 2023 following the deployment of artificial...

Not all prisoners are guilty – MP says as she rallies support for them

The Member of Parliament(MP) for Agona East Constituency in the Central Region, Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr has called on Ghanaians to support prisoners since not...