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Truck carrying iron rods destroys NYA office wall at Oforikrom

A truck transporting building materials from Tema to Burkina Faso overturned at Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region in the early hours of Wednesday, November...

How is Korle Bu unable to operate? – Muntala quizzes

A member of the Health Committee of Parliament, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak says the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital's (KBTH) inability to run and sustain the...

Roads Ministry warns public against advertisements in unauthorised places

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has cautioned the public against the continuous defacing of infrastructure with adverts and notices.  The Ministry has said...

Akosombo Dam spillage: MPs fight over govt’s response to disaster

Tempers were high in Parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers verbally fought each other over government's response to the devastating flooding caused by the spillage...

Centre for Plant Medicine Research touts progress in herbal treatment

Center for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR), Mampong has revealed that some 57 government hospitals operate herbal medicine units in the country. Executive Director, Professor,...

ATTC students descend heavily on thief after failed attempt

Students of the Accra Technical Training Centre (ATTC) took matters into their own hands when they confronted a man who allegedly made attempts to...

We want to know the killers of our brother – Toflokpo residents demand

Residents of Toflokpo, a salt mining community in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region are demanding a swift investigation into the...

World Vision Ghana donates relief items to 3 affected flood areas in Oti Region

The Kete-Krachi cluster of World Vision Ghana has donated relief items to the Oti Regional National Disaster Management (NADMO), for onwards distribution to three affected...

Media support key for democracy – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has underscored the indispensable role of government’s media support programmes in bolstering democracy in the country. In his...

Gov’t having misplaced priorities, PFJ policy has no benefit – Dr Yamson

The Chief Executive Officer of Ishmael Yamson & Associates, Dr Ishmael Yamson, says the NPP government misplaced its priorities when it invested more funds...

Wasa Dominase chief laments deplorable roads

The chief of Wasa Dominase in the Amenfi Central District of the Western region has expressed his concerns about the deplorable state of the...

New twist to Cecilia Dapaah’s case

Patience Botwe, a former housemaid of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah and six others have been slapped with 31 fresh charges moments after...

Self-employed on SSNIT quadruple

The number of self-employed persons on the tier one pension scheme the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) manages has more than quadrupled...

Over 500 Garu youth demonstrate over military brutality

More than 500 youths from Garu and Tempane have staged a peaceful demonstration demanding justice for military brutalities that occurred on Sunday, October 29,...

Opening Korle Bu renal unit without sustainable financing recipe for disaster – Beyuo

Medical practitioner, Dr. Titus Beyuo says the reopening of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital’s Renal Unit will lead to further complications in the near...

Manso Manukrom chief, community build 4-bedroom quarters for teachers

The chief and residents of Manso Manukrom in the Amansie South District of Ashanti have constructed a 4-bedroom quarters to accommodate teachers. This initiative...

Mother who dumped newborn baby in bush turns herself in

A mother who had allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in the bush near Bole Customs Barrier on October 27, 2023, has turned herself in...

Toflokpo residents give govt 14 days to call management of Electrochem to order

Aggrieved residents of Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region have given the government a two-week ultimatum to call management...

Chief Justice to assign new judge to OSP’s confirmation application against Cecilia Dapaah

Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkonoo is set to reassign the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s confirmation application against Cecilia Dapaah to a new judge. This...

Energy Minister, VRA summoned before Parliament today over Akosombo Dam Spillage

The Minister of Energy and the leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) are set to appear before Parliament today. They are expected to provide...

NPA, police intercept 13 vehicles used for illegal petroleum transaction

Thirteen Bulk Road Ve­hicles (BVRs), which were illegally used to transport petroleum products, have so far been intercepted by the Ashanti Regional Police Command...

Government pays ¢13.7m as rent advance for 1,105 Ghanaians – Housing Minister reveals

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, announced on Tuesday that a total of 1,105 Ghanaian workers from six regions have benefited...

GETFund completes 2,731 projects 2019-2023 – Dr Ampofo Boadu

A total of 2,731 infrastructure projects have been completed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) between 2019 and 2023, the Administrator of the...

Armed land guards storm Amanfrom Dunkwa, injure residents

A group of 35 individuals, armed with weapons, have invaded Amanfrom Dunkwa, a neighborhood within the Ngleshie Amanfrom area of the Ga South Municipality....

Korle Bu reopens Renal Unit

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has reopened the Renal Unit for the treatment of kidney and other related diseases to outpatients. The reopening last...

Over 60% legacy projects completed — GETFund

Legacy projects, including the E-blocks that commenced under former President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, constitute more than 60 per cent of completed projects in...

La General hospital: Gov’t toying with lives – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for La Dadekotopon, Rita Naa Odeley Sowah has accused government of toying with the lives of her constituents due to...

Acute water shortage hits parts of Accra

Acute water shortage has hit parts of Accra as residents travel to far places in search of water for their homes. Some are forced to...

Allow us to build La General hospital if you can’t – Group to govt

The Coalition of La Associations has called on the government to relinquish control of the La General Hospital land and allow them to build...

Court remands 62-year-old miner for pouring acid on former girlfriend

A 62-year-old illegal miner, who allegedly poured liquid suspected to be acid on his former girlfriend, Victoria Salamatu Safia, 35, has been remanded into...

NPP parliamentary aspirant donates ambulance to Fanteakwa South district

A parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party( NPP) at Fanteakwa South, Nana Alhaji Abdul Razak has donated an emergency care ambulance to the...

Foreign Ministry hints on possible visa-free entry for Africans

Ghana is considering introducing visa-free travel for all Africans and people of African descent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has said. Madam Botchway indicated...

Gunshot injures seven at funeral at Kadjebi

Seven persons, including a female, have sustained gunshot wounds at Kadjebi in the Oti Region. The injured might have been hit by bullets from a...

One injured after armed robbery at filling station

A gang of armed robbers have attacked Gaso filling station in Adankrono, near Kade, within the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region on the...

Okomfo Anokye’s historic cola tree cut down by unknown person in Feyiase

The Feyiase Akoyem Traditional Council and the police have joined forces in search for persons believed to have fell the historic cola tree planted...

Labourer remanded for breaking into 2 offices and stealing

An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a labourer accused of breaking into two different offices at East Legon, Accra. Richard Bajian is...

GETFund Administrator sets records straight on scholarship selection process

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), has responded to critics of the scholarship selection process. To Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, the process...

GETFund: Our scholarship programmes not only for ‘brilliant but needy students’- Administrator

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has said GETFund's reputation extends beyond its dedication to education. He highlighted...

CHRAJ clears Paul Adom-Otchere in KIA’s Christmas tree decor scandal

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has cleared Paul Adom-Otchere, Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), of allegations...

Africa’s youth must unite to shape a brighter future – Sports Minister

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has rallied Africa's youth to unite and reshape the narrative of the continent. He emphasized the...