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Akufo-Addo commends YEA for addressing unemployment

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has praised the management and board of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) for their significant efforts...

Akufo-Addo appoints COP Yohuno as Deputy IGP in charge of Operations

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of...

We don’t play politics with youth unemployment issues – YEA CEO [Listen]

Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has said his outfit does not politicise youth unemployment issues. "We are committed...

Old man who disguises himself as a family member at weddings arrested

An elderly man in his late 60s has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service for stealing phones and other valuables at events. According to...

Nkwanta SHS receives over 1,000 books from African Library project

Nkwanta Senior High School in the Oti Region, has been enriched with a donation of over 1,000 library books from the African Library Project. This...

Hawa Koomson reveals NDC plot to shoot son before stabbing incident [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has revealed that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) planned to shoot...

Nkwanta South MCE calls for church prayers amid ethnic unrest

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South, Felix Owusu-Gyimah, has called on churches in the area to pray for peace and unity in...

Collapsed Boinso bridge: Contractor returns to site, assures completion of new bridge

The contractor, Extreme Engineering Works, has returned to the site to complete the construction of the new bridge over River Boin in the Western...

Chiefs and residents protest govt neglect of Agona Port-Asaman road

Chiefs and residents of communities along the Agona Port-Asaman road are protesting against the government. They are demonstrating over the deplorable state of the road...

Marwako Fast Food to appeal court’s ruling on food poisoning incident

Marwako Fast Food's management has rejected a court order to pay over GH₵1 million in damages for the 2022 food poisoning incident. This sum is...

Supreme Court defers ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Bill injunction applications

The Supreme Court has decided to defer the ruling on Dr. Amanda Odoi and Broadcast Journalist, Richard Sky's injunction application regarding the transmission of...

Anti-LGBTQ: Supreme Court to rule on whether to bar Parliament from transmitting bill to presidency

The Supreme Court is set to rule on Richard Dela Sky and Dr Amanda Odoi’s application for interlocutory injunction against the transmission of the...

Two-thirds of Ghana’s coastline risks being washed away – Ghana Hydrological Authority

The Ghana Hydrological Authority has said two-thirds of the nation’s coastline is at risk of erosion, necessitating urgent protective measures to prevent the loss...

Nahinso Chief arrested for unauthorized road works

The Chief of Nahinso, Nana Addo Boaman, was arrested by officials of the Asokwa Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region for carrying out road...

Former TOR MD extradited to US over bribes allegedly paid to Ghanaian officials

A former Managing Director of Ghana’s Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) who was arrested on charges that he orchestrated bribes to Ghanaian officials while employed...

Afram Plains drivers, commuters stage demo over poor conditions of ferry, roads

Cargo, commercial drivers, and motorists in Kwawu Afram Plains have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the deteriorating condition of the ferry and...

Boat operators, fishmongers on sit-down strike over lack of premix fuel

Boat operators and fishmongers on the Black Volta at Buipe in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah Region have commenced a sit-down strike...

Akufo-Addo inaugurates ADR board, commends A-G, Chief Justice

President Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the Governing Board of the Alternative Resolution Centre under the Alternate Dispute Resolution Act 2010 (Act 789). The inauguration ceremony, held...

VRA to implement long-term precautionary spills and enhance stakeholder engagement

In a bid to bolster environmental safety and preparedness, Ben Sackey, the Director of Environment and Sustainability Development at the Volta River Authority (VRA),...

1.9m youth idle: No work, no training, no education – GSS report

Almost two million youth in the country are not in education, employment or training (NEET), the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has found. Its annual Household...

Kete-Krachi SHTS appeals for govt and NGO support to improve school facilities

The school management of Kete-Krachi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region is calling on the government,...

Drain projects will end flooding – Titus-Glover

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has announced a collaboration with the Ministry of Works and Housing to construct larger drains and desilt existing...

Auditor-General cites ECG for procurement breaches in $145m metres purchase

The Auditor-General (A-G) states that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) breached the law with their meter procurement. The A-G's report indicated that the company...

Akufo-Addo unveils GH¢8.2bn SME Growth and Opportunity Programme

In a landmark initiative aimed at boosting Ghana's economic landscape, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today unveiled the SME Growth and Opportunity (GO) Programme...

Mining company in Talensi raises concerns about illegal miners

A mining company in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, Earl International Group Gold Ghana Limited,has raised concerns about interferences of illegal...

Offinso North residents educated on innovative methods for restoring lost biodiversity

Over 120 residents of the Offinso North enclave have been taken through domestic and simple methods to reclaim degraded lands through climate-smart agriculture practices. At...

NUGS rolls out stipends scheme for PWDs

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) under the auspice of its Scholarship Board has introduced a policy that serves to ensure financial relief...

Miss Earth Ghana joins calls for tax relief on sanitary pads to support needy girls

In a heartfelt appeal, Miss Earth Ghana 2023, Priscilla Asante, has joined many calls on the government to reduce taxes on sanitary pads, highlighting...

38-year-old mason commits suicide after prayer and praises in his room

A 38-year-old mason has hanged himself after an evening praise and prayer session in his room at Ajumako Entumbil in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam...

Man who claims to have had sex with minor arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Poku Piesie, also known as Kwabena, who was seen in a viral video claiming to have had...

Akufo-Addo sends important message to Herbert Krapah

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has entreated the newly sworn-in Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Herbert Krapah, to ensure that the...

2024 BECE: Teachers caught aiding in exam malpractice will be punished – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced it will terminate the appointments of teachers arrested for engaging in examination malpractices during the recently concluded...

Food poisoning: Marwako fined GH₵1m in damages

A court has ordered Marwako Fast Food in Accra to pay over a million Ghana cedis in damages. The amount forms part of reliefs awarded...

Jirapa Dubai CEO: Trial of prime murder suspect resumes at Wa High Court

The Wa High Court will resume the trial of Eliasah Mahama, prime suspect and two others nabbed for their alleged involvement in the killing...

17-year-old BECE candidate stabbed to death in Trede

Tragedy struck the town of Trede in the Atwima Kwanwoma District when Daniel Fosuhene, a 17-year-old student, was fatally stabbed while trying to break...

I am ready to debate anyone on the mining sector – Deputy Lands Minister [Video]

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has said he is ready to debate anyone on the management and progress...

President of CILT International visits Ga Mantse

In recognition of the crucial role traditional rulers play in national and community development, Chief Teete Owusu-Nortey FCILT, the International President of the Chartered...

Vehicle owners taking their cars due to fuel price hikes – Commercial drivers lament

The United Drivers Association in the Ashanti Region says vehicle owners are taking back their property following dwindling sales owing to recent fuel price...

 Man shot in suspected robbery at Spintex

A young man, believed to be in his early twenties has been shot and left near the Spintex Road Shell signboard in Accra. The incident...

Dengue Fever: Two more cases recorded in Eastern region

Two more cases of Dengue Fever have been recorded in the Eastern region bringing the total number to 11. The Eastern Regional Health Directorate of...