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Kete Muslim Youth donates anesthesia machine to Krachi West Hospital

As part of corporate social responsibility, the Kete Muslim Youth Association has donated a modern anesthesia machine to the Krachi West Municipal Municipal Hospital...

Your motive was to get AG to stop prosecuting you – Prosecution tells Jakpa

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, has suggested that Richard Jakpa's motive for requesting a private meeting with the Attorney-General via...

NLC orders CETAG to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to end its strike. This directive comes after Thursday's...

Tourism Minister instructs swift maintenance of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture and MP for Sekondi, Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer has instructed the Director of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park...

AG told me I am collateral damage, but I will be acquitted at the end of the trial – Jakpa

During a dramatic revelation in court on Thursday, June 20, Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance procurement trial, disclosed that Attorney-General Godfred...

NSMQ2024: Shama SHS defeats defending champions, GSTS to proceed to finals of Western Zonal Championsihp

The clash of 2022 zonal champions Shama Senior High School and the 2023 winners, Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) pitched the first contest of...

7.3m people in Ghana multidimensionally poor – GSS

The latest Ghana Multidimensional Poverty Report published by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has painted a stark picture of poverty levels across the country,...

Police arrest 3 suspects in University of Energy and Natural Resources robbery

The Ghana Police Service has arrested and detained three suspects in connection with a robbery on students and lecturers of the University of Energy...

AG chose to meet with me at Justice Yonny Kulendi’s house because he felt comfortable – Jakpa

The third accused in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, has revealed in court that Attorney-General Godfred Dame chose to meet him at...

OSP’s Youth Against Corruption programme engages students of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Youth Against Corruption (YAC) programme of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has held an engaging sensitisation session for 414 final-year students...

Kasoa: Family of taxi driver reveals cause of death

The family of the deceased taxi driver, Akwasi Yeboah has refuted claims he died from sexual intercourse with a side chick. Viral reports suggested that,...

Jakpa’s lawyer objects to AG’s attempt to tender “full WhatsApp chat” into evidence

Counsel for Richard Jakpa has objected to the Attorney General's attempt to tender into evidence, what prosecution says is the full WhatsApp chat between...

AG has tampered with WhatsApp messages I sent him – Jakpa

Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, has claimed that Attorney-General Godfred Dame tampered with the WhatsApp messages he sent. Mr...

Be cautious over free SHS bill – Joshua Alabi tells govt

The former Rector of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi, has advised the government to exercise caution concerning the proposed...

Court admits Jakpa’s 68 WhatsApp messages to Dame into evidence

The High Court in Accra has admitted into evidence 68 WhatsApp messages sent by Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing ambulance procurement...

Security on high alert at KNUST

Security has been put on high alert at the KNUST following threats by members of the Tertiary Education Workers Union (TEWU) of Ghana to...

Over 86,000 Passports remain uncollected

Over 86,000 passports remain uncollected at the Passport Office, the Senior Government Advisor on Public Sector Reforms, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has said. "Some of the applicants...

Ablakwa declares second ‘Hands off our Hotels’ protest in Cape Coast

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and the lead convenor of the 'Hands off our Hotels' demonstration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced plans...

Ntim Fordjour touts Ghana’s education transformation at UNESCO high-level dialogue

The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has showcased the country's strides in educational transformation during a high-level dialogue at UNESCO. The event,...

Sickle Cell support group calls for greater involvement in policy making on World Sickle Cell Day

The Sickle Cell Disease Support Group of Ghana (SCDSG) has called for the greater participation of patient support organizations in the development of healthcare...

“Gov’t is not selling any hotels; it is floating shares” – Palgrave on SSNIT saga

Government spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has clarified President Akufo-Addo-led government’s intentions towards the sale of Social Security and National Insurance Trust...

Gov’t launches first multidimensional poverty index for Assemblies

Deputy Minister of Local Government and Decentralisation, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has launched Ghana's first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for all 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and...

Babile residents worried as newly constructed fire station falls apart

The residents of Babile in the Lawra Municipality have expressed worry about a newly constructed fire service post in Babile, which is collapsing less...

Court to rule on whether to admit 68 WhatsApp messages from Jakpa to Dame into evidence today

Today, Thursday, June 20, the High Court in Accra is poised to decide on the admission of 68 WhatsApp messages sent by Richard Jakpa,...

Free SHS policy has modest impact on poverty reduction – Study

A recent study jointly conducted by three institutions has established that the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, introduced by the government in...

Ghana tackles rabies with innovative tech; a game changer for pet health

Ghana has unveiled a groundbreaking approach to tackle the country's long-standing rabies problem. Dr Edem Apewokin of the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) highlighted that the...

Saglemi Housing Project bids to be received on this date

The Ministry of Works and Housing is poised to receive bids from private sector entities eager to take on the redevelopment of the long-stalled...

TEWU threatens to scuttle meeting to elect new KNUST Vice Chancellor

Members of the KNUST branch of the Tertiary Education Workers Union-Ghana (TEWU-Ghana) have announced plans to disrupt a University Council meeting to elect a...

Adrume JHS study under dilapidated structure

Pupils of the Adrume Junior High School in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region continue to risk their lives studying under a...

Akufo-Addo extends Auditor-General’s appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the appointment of the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, for an additional two years. The extension was announced in a notice...

10 companies have expressed interest in Saglemi Housing Project – Oppong Nkrumah

Ten international and local companies have expressed interest in completing the Saglemi Housing Project, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Works and Housing,...

Ghana recorded 17,774 new HIV infections in 2023

Data from the 2023 national and sub-national HIV and AIDS estimates and projections showed 17, 774 people- 6,457 males and 11, 317 females- became...

CSIR Ghana staff commit 1% of salaries to science development

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has initiated an endowment fund to raise $20 million within the next five years to support...

GAF appeals for permanent accommodation for officers in Ahafo Region

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has made a formal appeal for permanent accommodation for its officers stationed in the Ahafo Region in a bid...

Eyifua wood village workers threaten to block road over dusty condition

Workers at the Eyifua wood village in Cape Coast North Constituency have threatened to block a bad dusty road with their wood if the...

Missing Asante Agona boy finally reunited with family

Frank Akwesi Antwi, a missing child better known as Paa Kwesi, has been successfully reunited with his family. This reunion follows an extensive report by...

NSS releases PIN codes for 2024/2025 service year

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the release of Personal Identification Number (PIN) codes for 133,476 final-year Ghanaian students who are required to...

Over 1,000 locked up in child marriages in Nkwanta North

More than 1,000 children aged between 12 and 17 years have ever been in a marital union in the NKwanta North District in the...

Parliament finalises draft bill to extend maternity leave and introduce paternity leave

The Parliament has finalised the draft bill for the extension of maternity leave and the introduction of paternity leave. The Labour (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was...

Kenya rolls out free Electronic Travel Authorisation for Ghanaians

The Kenyan government has begun the issuance of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) to Ghanaian travellers at no cost. This was announced in a statement issued...