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Gumani residents suffer as power outage hits nine days

Residents of Gumani, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region, are urgently seeking assistance as a prolonged power outage stretches into its ninth...

NSMQ2024: Nkoranza SHS fails to secure national slot for 3 consecutive years

From grace to grass - that’s the story of one-time winners of the Bono-Ahafo Zonal Champions, Nkoranza SHTS as they fail yet again to...

Free SHS Bill will face rigorous review – Minority

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has announced its intention to push for a dedicated funding source for the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy...

Asogli chiefs commend gov’t for road infrastructure development in Ho

Asogli traditional authorities have lauded the government for commencing construction works on access roads in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The chiefs say this initiative...

NSMQ2024: “Our suffering wasn’t in vain” – Tuobodom SHS on first national appearance

They toiled, suffered series of defeats, but picked themselves up and prevailed. That’s the resilient story of Tuobodom SHTS who lived up to their school’s...

Court to rule today on whether to admit Jakpa’s tape into evidence or not

The High Court in Accra will today, 13, 2024 rule on whether or not to admit into evidence the audio recording involving the Attorney-General...

Irate Christian Village residents block road after downpour [Video]

https://youtu.be/0UjE9no569k Scores of residents of Christian Village in the Okaikwei North constituency defied early rains on Thursday to show their displeasure over the deplorable bridge...

Pregnant woman, 2 others still missing after boat accident on Oti River

A pregnant woman and two others are still unaccounted for after a tragic boat accident on the Oti River in Dambai of the Krachi...

Uncleared medical supplies at Tema Port are only mosquito nets – MoH

The Ministry of Health has denied allegations that the locked containers from the Global Fund at the Tema port contain crucial drugs for tuberculosis...

Stolen money: Cecilia Dapaah’s former maid makes strong demand 

Lawyers of Patience Botwe, the 18-year-old former housemaid of Cecilia Abena Dapaah have filed a motion at the High Court for an order demanding...

Abesim murder case suffers adjournment over absence of jurors

The commencement of the trial of Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim...

There won’t be new taxes in this mid-year budget – Deputy Finance Minister

A Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Alex Ampaabeng has assured that, the government will not burden Ghanaians with new taxes in the upcoming mid-year budget. In...

No student will be left out of the One Student One Tablet initiative – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, conducted a brief ceremony in Kumasi on Wednesday to officially launch the distribution of the government’s tablet computers...

NIA boss speaks on strike action

The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Ken Attafuah, has pledged to address the concerns of striking workers. The workers have been...

Prophet Oduro lambasts clergy who prayed for Bawumia

Head pastor of Alabaster International Ministries, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has strongly criticized clergy members who publicly prayed for Vice President Bawumia with the intention...

NIA suspends strike

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced its decision to suspend the indefinite strike that was declared on June 10, 2024. This suspension comes pending...

Fire breaks out after explosion at gas station in Sunyani

A massive explosion at the Fosu gas station near the Petrosol filling station close to Nana Bosoma's palace in Sunyani Asufufu has resulted in...

Close to 900,000 children aged 5 -17 years engaged in paid employment – GSS

As the world marks the World Day Against Child Labour, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has unveiled concerning statistics showing that close to 900,000...

Fake disabled woman allegedly nabbed with multiple used pads, diapers

A woman who allegedly pretends to be deaf and non-verbal has been apprehended by residents at Millennium City, Kasoa. The woman was allegedly caught picking...

Thief forced to sell stolen goods at market [Video]

A suspected thief faced an unusual form of justice after being caught stealing yams at a local market. According to eyewitnesses, the alleged thief was...

I believe Bawumia will move Ghana forward if he gets the chance – Otumfuo

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed belief and confidence in the Vice President and flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to...

GNAT Cancer Foundation launched in Accra

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the country's largest teacher's union, has unveiled the GNAT Cancer Foundation (GCF) in Accra. This initiative aims to...

NLC orders NIA workers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered workers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) to call off their strike and negotiate with the government...

Authorities using military to do dirty work to keep them in power – Col Aboagye

Security analyst, Col. Festus Aboagye, has stated that authorities heading security institutions are using the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to perform questionable tasks to...

Minority issues 24-hour ultimatum to govt over uncleared medical supplies

The Minority in Parliament has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to ensure the containers of medical supplies stuck at the Tema port...

Non-subscribers of NHIS qualify for free dialysis treatment – CEO

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says the free and subsidized dialysis treatment is not limited to its subscribers. According to the Chief Executive Officer,...

Lecturer endorses Free SHS bill

A Development Studies Expert and senior lecturer at UniMAC-IJ, Dr Daniel Odoom, has endorsed the government's proposed Free Senior High School (SHS) bill. He expressed...

Akufo-Addo should have sacked COCOBOD CEO by now – Ofosu Ampofo 

Former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo is surprised the CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Aidoo Boahen...

Nation wreckers smuggling Ghana cocoa and selling to Russians in neighbouring countries – Cocobod CEO

Ghana Cocobod CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has revealed a decrease in cocoa production in the first quarter of 2024 compared to last year, resulting...

Man, 23, sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for stealing vehicle

The Gbetsile Circuit Court in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has sentenced 23-year-old Courage Akadro, to five years imprisonment in...

There must be stakeholder engagement on Free SHS bill when its content is known – Stephen Adei

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Stephen Adei, has said once the content of the proposed...

Works and Housing Ministry engages media ahead of BENCHH 2024

Ahead of the maiden Built Environment National Conference on Housing and Hydrology (BENCHH 2024) conference, the Ministry of Works and Housing Ministry has engaged...

‘Death trap’ classroom poses danger in Amansie Central

Pupils of Mile 15 D/A JHS have appealed to government to refurbish their classroom block which has become a death trap. They are also appealing...

Decomposed body of fisherman found after drowning at Mumford

The decomposed body of a fisherman has been discovered after he drowned at Mumford in the Gomoa West District of the Central region. The body...

Hikes in gear prices collapsing our businesses – Yeji fishermen

Fishermen at Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region are lamenting over the hike in the prices of fishing gear,...

Minority demands roadmap for payment of GH₵300m debt owed WAEC

The Minority caucus on the Education Committee in Parliament has called for an urgent stakeholder meeting to resolve the government's indebtedness to the West...

NSMQ 2024: St John’s Grammar triumphs over Presby SHS, two others to qualify for national stage

Achimota-based St. John’s Grammar achieved an easy victory on the third day of the regional qualifiers in the Greater Accra region, securing a slot...

Members of locked-up investment bondholders’ forum hit the streets

Members of the Locked-up Investment Bondholders’ Forum protested again in the streets of Accra today, Wednesday, June 12, demanding the release of their funds. The...

Let’s work together to deal with youth joblessness – Bagbin urges MPs

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has voiced concerns over the growing youth unemployment crisis in the country. He cautioned that the high levels of...

Upgrade our roads – Chiefs in Kwabre East Municipality tell Bawumia

Chiefs in the Kwabre East Municipality have seized the opportunity of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s visit to reiterate their calls for improved road...