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OSP now has 249 professional staff on payroll

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that as of September 2023, there a total of 249 professionals undertaking various roles in...

How a Fire Officer reacted to an outbreak on live radio

On Thursday evening, an unusual incident unfolded in the studios of Joy FM.The spokesperson for the Ghana National Fire Service, A.D.O1 Alex King Nortey,...

‘Tap n’ Go’: GPRTU, taxi drivers hail Dr. Bawumia as taxi app is launched

A digital taxi service for Ghanaian Taxi Drivers, Tap n' Go, has been launched in Accra, by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU),...

Fire outbreak at O.A. Travel and Tour station at Avenor

Fire broke out at the O.A. Travel and Tour Terminal at Avenor in Accra.One of the buses on the premises was burnt. The cause...

KNUST makes nursing degree 2 years for Diploma-holders

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revised the duration of the nursing degree programme to two years for diploma-holding nurses.This...

Madina MP proposes changes to Public Holidays Act

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has presented a new private member’s bill before parliament which proposes changes to the Public Holidays Act...

3 shot following clash between COCOBOD task force, farmers in Oti Region

Three persons have been shot at Ahamanso Junction in the Oti Region following a clash between the COCOBOD task force and some farmers.This was...

Barker-Vormawor’s application against Kan Dapaah’s ¢10m defamation suit dismissed

An Accra High Court has denied the application of #FixTheCountry Convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor to dismiss National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah's ¢10 million defamation...

SHS headteachers resorting to barter trade – NAGRAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has revealed that headteachers in Senior High Schools (SHS) are now resorting to barter...

Eight chiefs reject 1% lithium development fund

Eight chiefs in the communities where Barari BV is set to start lithium mining have rejected the proposed 1% development fund they will benefit...

Ghana Meteo warns of intense harmattan in December

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is urging Ghanaians to prepare for an intense Harmattan season in December.It attributed the intense dry season to the...

Legal expert explains implication of landmark ruling in Boi Stool v. Daniel Addo Quaye & Ors [Watch]

Legal expert, Kwame Gyan, has been explaining the implication of the landmark ruling in the Boi Stool v. Daniel Addo Quaye & Ors case.In...

Kusahene destools queen mother and Abusuapanin over their alleged involvement in galamsey

Kusahene Kwae Pinsan II, in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti region has destooled the queenmother, Nana Kwartemaa Kanin II, and the Abusuapanin,...

Tricycle rider dead in bizarre accident in Jaman South

A 30-year-old tricycle rider identified as Kwabena Mintah has tragically lost his life in a bizarre accident in the Jaman South Municipality of the...

Why hospitals are unable to pay electricity bills

Democracy and Development Fellow on Public Health at the Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, says the inability of public hospitals...

NHIS to cover mental healthcare – Akufo-Addo

Treatment for mental health will now be added to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from 2024 President Nana Akufo-Addo has...

The young lawyer who battled his former lecturer in court and received praises from the CJ and SC judges

In just two years at the Bar, the highly intelligent lawyer George Adabadze, also known as Alaska, made a significant impact in the case...

10 including soldier injured in accident at Kasoa

Ten people including a military officer have been injured in an accident at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region....

Former GWCL employee arrested for stealing iron pipes

A 52-year-old man who resigned from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in 2022, Abraham Asare, has been arrested by the police in Larteh-Akuapem...

St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre reacts to ₵5m suit

The St. John’s Hospital & Fertility Centre has debunked allegations of medical negligence that led to the death of a baby boy.Solicitors for the...

Police exhume body of woman killed by son over GH¢500

The police have exhumed the remains of a 60-year-old retiree from the Ghana Highway Authority allegedly killed by her son, Gideon Asomani.Mercy Oforiwa's...

ECG cannot pay its debts, it has no business buying motors for police – Kwabena Donkor

Former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has criticised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for donating 200 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service....

41-year-old announced as new paramount chief of Jirapa traditional area

Kingmakers of the Jirapa traditional area in the Upper West region have proclaimed a 41-year-old educationist as the new paramount chief for the Jirapa...

K.T Hammond justifies tax exemptions to 1D1F companies

The Trade and Industry Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond is fighting back accusations that the government is bringing to Parliament too many tax waivers running...

35-year-old fisherman feared drowned at Gomoa Fetteh

A 35-year-old fisherman, Kofi Wei, has reportedly met his untimely death after he drowned at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the...

OSP releases list of criminal trials since August 2021

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has released a list of individuals who are standing trial for corruption and corruption-related offences since August...

Muorso chief spearheads Atiwa land reclamation

An initiative to reclaim arable land destroyed by illegal gold miners in the Muorso, Kwabeng and Abomosu enclaves of the Atiwa West District in...

2 firemen arrested, others on the run over alleged killing of 27-year-old man

Two male officers of the Ghana National Fire Service in Damongo in the Savannah Region are in Police custody over the death of a...

2021 Best Fish Farmer yet to receive 2-bedroom house reward

Minority spokesperson on Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has revealed the 2021 Best Fish Farmer" has still not received a two-bedroom house which was...

Why do we call him Special Prosecutor instead of Special Investigator? – Domelevo quizzes

Anti-corruption crusader and former Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo, is not the least pleased that the Office of the Special Prosecutor appears to have been...

Resign if… – Former NPP Chairman to Special Prosecutor

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North, Kwadwo Boateng-Agyemang, has advised the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to resign.According to...

2023 school placement records highest enrollment despite challenges

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has touted the achievement of his Ministry in placing 95% of 2023 Junior High School graduates into various...

Parliament directs Health and Energy Ministries to find lasting solutions to power cuts at hospitals

Parliament has urged collaborative efforts between the Ministries of Energy and Health to find a lasting solution to matters surrounding electricity supply to health...

Missing Children Ghana holds seminar to commemorate gender-based violence activism

Non-governmental organisation (NGO), Missing Children Ghana, has held a sensitisation seminar to commemorate the global 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence(GBV).Titled Boys and...

Missing Children Ghana unveils new office [Photos]

Missing Children Ghana (MCG) has opened its new office in the heart of Accra, toward a significant stride in championing the rights of children...

Pressure mounts on gov’t over lithium deal

Pressure group, Mass Action for Sustainable Development in Africa (MASDA) has joined calls on government to reconsider the lithium deal with Barari BV....

218 illegal miners arrested – Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission has arrested 218 persons illegally mining in forest reserves across the country.Out of the number, 24 have been prosecuted and jailed,...

Teshie Numo Nmashie Family not owners of over 72,000 acres of land in Accra — Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that the Numo Nmashie Family of Teshie in Greater Accra Region cannot hold themselves as owners of 70 villages,...

Collapse building kills man at Kasoa Opeikuma while chasing bird

A 59-year-old man, Peter Owusu, has died after an uncompleted building collapsed on him at Kasoa Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of...

Research commissioned to support RTI implementation

In a significant move to fortify the implementation of Ghana's Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Information Ministry has undertaken a comprehensive research initiative....