Compassion Int’l Ghana calls for child development interventions
Non-governmental organisation, Compassion International Ghana (CIGH), has called on the government to roll out child development policies.The organisation made the clarion call at...
Winneba: Residents of Effutu protest against possible sale of Ramsar site
Some residents of Effutu in the Central region have taken to the streets to show their displeasure over allegations of the possible sale of...
Probe Sampa chieftaincy dispute – Jaman North MP to Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Jaman North, Frederick Yaw Ahenkwah, has appealed to the House to commence probe into the Sampa chieftaincy dispute.A violent...
Election 2024: Ghana Armed Forces will only intervene if things degenerate – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, has said the Ghana Armed Forces will be playing a supportive role during the 2024 general elections.According...
Amend law to deal with chiefs who give out lands for galamsey – Justice Osei-Marfo
A High Court judge, Justice Lydia Osei-Marfo, is calling for an amendment to the Minerals and Mining Act to go after chiefs and farmers...
Best farmer reportedly dies hours after receiving award
The winner of the Asante Akyem Mampong Municipality Best Farmer award, Kwasi Owusu Manu has reportedly passed away.Reports according to Accra-based UTV, indicate that,...
UGMC seeks GH₵50m to establish Clinical Trial Unit
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) says it needs GH₵50m to establish a state-of the-art Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) to research into new...
Ghana signs US$50m Emission Reduction Payment Agreement under LEAF Coalition
The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed an Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent...
Dunkwa chief cautions illegal miners
Okofrobour Obeng Nuakoh III, the chief of Dunkwa-on-Offin, in the Central Region, has warned miners in the area to stop desecrating and polluting...
21-year-old man found dead in bizarre state at Abura Emprow
A 21-year-old man has been found dead in a bizarre state at Abura Emprow in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region....
Akosombo Dam spillage: Chief of Gbese Sonmenaa donates to victims
The chief of Gbese Sonmenaa, Nii Adote Adaawulu I, has also added to the generous donations going in for the victims of the VRA-induced...
OccupyGhana mourns Casely-Hayford
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, is mourning the passing of it distinguished and dedicated member, Sydney Casely-Hayford, whose contributions to the course of good governance have...
Inexplicable pervasive corruption in Ghana – Dr. Joyce Aryee
Dr. Joyce Aryee, the Executive Director of Salt and Light Ministries, has expressed deep concern over what she calls inexplicable pervasive corruption where 70%...
Judge sacked over misconduct in divorce case
The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has dismissed the Jasikan Circuit Court judge, Alfred Kwamena Asiedu, over what is described as his...
Govt releases GH¢20m to settle capitation grant arears
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced the release of GH¢20 million for the payment of capitation grants for public basic schools...
Sunon Asogli suspends shut down after Finance Minister’s intervention
Independent power producer, Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited, has suspended for one more week the decision to shut down its plant.The decision according...
UG senior staff, TEWU threaten strike
The Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union(SSA-TEWU) at the University of Ghana have threatened to lay down their tools if...
Latest update on Afari Military Hospital
The main subcontractor working on the Afari Military Hospital in Kumasi has moved technical staff back to site to complete the installation works at...
Inusah Fuseini reacts to Aisha Huang’s verdict
A former Member of Parliament for Tamale-Central, Inusah Fuseini, says the approach the country adopted in the fight against illegal mining shows that the...
Kakum National Park anticipates over 20,000 visitors in December
The Kakum National Park is poised to welcome more than 20,000 tourists in December 2023, according to the Executive Director of the Ghana Heritage...
Aisha Huang was prosecuted for crimes committed in 2015 and 2017 – Deputy A-G
A Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has clarified the reasons behind the relatively lenient prison term and fine imposed on Chinese illegal mining kingpin,...
It’s dangerous to consume vegetables cultivated in illegal mining regions – Former Environment Minister
Former Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, Prof Boateng Frimpong, has expressed concern about the potential health risks associated with consuming vegetables cultivated in...
You haven’t punished media attackers enough – Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has called for more stringent action against individuals responsible for attacks on journalists.Expressing concern over the escalating incidents of...
Illegal mining: Ghana is the only country with rivers without use – Prof Boateng Â
Former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Â Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has bemoaned the current state of most rivers in the country.Speaking...
Physically challenged toll workers demand payment of arrears
Physically challenged toll workers who lost their jobs after the cessation of toll collection in 2021 are appealing to the government to pay them...
Majority Leader urges Parliament to pass Property Rights of Spouses Bill
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is urging Parliament to pass the Property Rights of Spouses Bill.This proposed law aims to establish guidelines for the distribution of...
78-year-old ex soldier jailed 12 years for defilement
A 78-year-old ex-soldier, John Kwashie Ocloo has been jailed 12-years for defilement.He was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old girl at Teshie Nungua Estates...
Agona: Notorious thief shot dead while stealing cocoa beans
A 26-year-old notorious thief, known as Alhaji, has been shot dead after he was allegedly caught stealing cocoa beans.This unfortunate incident occurred at Agona...
Education Minister defends reopening of schools for fresh SHS students
Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reaffirmed the government's decision to reopen Senior High Schools (SHS) barely a week after school placements...
I wish I had the right to impose stiffer punishment on you – Judge to Aisha Huang
The judge who sentenced Aisha Huang, known as the Galamsey Kingpin, to four-and-a-half years in prison and a fine of GH¢48,000, Justice Lydia Osei...
Man, 40, allegedly shot dead at galamsey site at Nsuaem
Kofi Yeboah, a 40-year-old, also known as Ogaame, has been fatally shot at a galamsey site in Nsuaem no 2, located in the Bosome...
Akufo-Addo on why he cannot sign Witchcraft, other Bills due to constitutional issues
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has explained to Parliament that, even though the contents of the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, (Witchcraft bill) and...
Parliament to take decision on 2024 budget approval on Thursday
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has stated that a final decision on the 2024 Budget Statement and the Economic Policy will be...
Aisha Huang abused Ghana’s hospitality – Judge
Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, the judge who sentenced galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang to four and half years in prison and ordered her to pay...
Vehicle owners likely to pay GH₵100 ‘eco-tax’ annually
Petrol and diesel vehicle owners may be required to pay a new annual tax of GH₵100 per vehicle.The government is introducing this new tax...
4th Ghana Giving Summit set to unite philanthropic organizations for collective impact
In a celebration of generosity and a call to action, the 4th Ghana Giving Summit is poised to take center stage on Tuesday, December...
I’ve never lobbied to serve or join a gravy train of the corrupt – Prof Adei
Prof. Emeritus Stephen Adei, economist, administrator, and writer who is known for his forthright disposition to matters of the state, has insisted that corruption...
Give me abroad or I die!
I have heard stories of Ghanaians who have sold all their property only to give the proceeds to a ‘connection man’ to secure them...
Parents, wards stranded over SHS placement as admission begins [Video]
https://youtu.be/pqkmDpciugQHundreds of parents and their wards have gathered at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) hall in Accra to apply for placement for...
We’re done with Akufo-Addo’s govt – NABCo trainees demand arrears after YouStart snub
Members of the Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCo) are voicing their disappointment after graduating trainees were excluded from the YouStart programme’s first disbursement phase.This comes...