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Hogbetsotso: How Anloga came to life at 61st edition

Hogbetsotso Za is a celebration that commemorates the Ewe people's migration from Notsie, in present-day Togo, into Ghana. This historical journey stands as a...

FDA advocates for anti-smoking campaigns in educational institutions

The Eastern Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is encouraging institutions to include anti-smoking education in their programme activities to raise awareness of...

Former Korle Bu CEO brings relief to patients

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Felix Anyah has made a generous donation of GH¢100,000 to settle the bills...

Akoto Ampaw saved me from going to jail – Atta Akyea

Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Atta Akyea, has recounted how late renowned lawyer and human rights activist, Akoto Ampaw saved him from jail. ...

490-bed capacity hostel named after First Lady

The Governing Council of the Presbyterian Women's College of Education, Aburi, has named a modern 490-bed capacity hostel of the college after the First...

ECG undertakes operation ‘fix the bill; pay the bill’ for post-paid customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana is set to undertake a four-week drive to fix all post-paid meter billing challenges across the country. The exercise, which...

J.J. Rawlings Foundation donates to Mepe disaster victims

The Mankralo of the Mepe Traditional Area in the Volta Region, Togbe Kwasi Nego VI, has expressed his warm gratitude to the J.J. Rawlings...

Embrace cylinder recirculation model – NPA boss to Ghanaians

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has urged the public to embrace the cylinder recirculation model (CRM) policy...

Korle-Bu Renal Unit re-opens today

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Renal Unit will be re-opened to patients today, November 6, 2023. This follows a unanimous agreement at...

Garu: Victim of military brutality reported dead

One person has passed on following the alleged military brutality at Garu in the Upper East Region. Garu Member of Parliament (MP), Albert Alalzuulga disclosed...

NSMQ: Moment PRESEC went for thanksgiving for securing win

The St Theresa Parish at Kaneshie, Awudome roundabout was greeted with thunderous cheers and applause when the winners of the 2023 National Science and...

One-week observance for late Akoto Ampaw held in Accra

The one-week observance of the late veteran lawyer, human rights activist, and anti-corruption campaigner, Akoto Ampaw, is underway in Accra. The esteemed lawyer, known for...

432kms of roads constructed in Volta region unprecedented – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed that his government, since assuming office in January 2017, has constructed 432 kilometres of roads...

Kusuag Traditional Council demands apology, compensation over military attacks

The Traditional Council of the Kusaug area in the Upper East region has condemned the recent attack on Garu police station and the military...

Mepe chief urges donors to bring relief items to palace for effective distribution

The Paramount chief of Mepe Traditional Area, Togbe Kwadzo Azagba IV, has appealed to all donors supporting the victims of the Akosombo dam spillage...

6 ministers to appear before Parliament to answer questions on Akosombo Dam spillage, others 

Six Ministers have been scheduled to appear before Parliament for the week to answer questions on the Akosombo Dam excess water spillage and the...

GWCL reveals cause of erratic flow of water, low pressure in parts of Accra

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has blamed the inconsistent water supply in parts of the Greater Accra Region on various factors, including faulty...

Fire tender involved in accident; six personnel injured

An accident involving a fire tender of the Agona Fire Station in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti region, has left six personnel...

I nearly died – NSMQ mistress

Quiz mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Prof Elsie Kaufmann, has opened up about how she almost lost her life. This, according...

Man accused of shooting galamsey taskforce commander denied bail

The Osino District Court in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region has rejected a bail application submitted by lawyers representing Abel Nti...

Illegal miner dies in ‘galamsey’ pit

A 28-year-old illegal miner has, reportedly, lost his life after a deep pit, in which he was mining suddenly caved in on him. The...

Korle-Bu’s renal unit to open on this date

Following a meeting held on Friday, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has unanimously agreed that the outpatient department of the Renal Dialysis Unit will be...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II donates new trophy to NSMQ; to be outdoored in 2024

The National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) will receive a major facelift with the outdooring of a coveted trophy in 2024. The new trophy was...

Akosombo dam spillage: NADMO partners UN to examine level of contamination in affected areas

A carefully constituted team of experts from the UN Inter-Agency Working Group is expected to arrive in Mepe, in the North Tongu District of...

Garu: National Security to release 8 detained persons

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has told Parliament that the National Security Ministry will in the coming days release all eight persons arrested...

Mahama Ayariga petitions World Bank, IMF

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Ayariga, has petitioned the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), not to extend any support...

Court will not countenance undue delays; Quayson to be tried in absentia if… 

The judge presiding over the case in which Member of Parliament for Assin-North, James Gyakye Quayson is facing criminal charges has said it would...

British Airways react to claims of moving all Heathrow-Accra-Heathrow flights to Gatwick

British Airways has assured that there are no plans to move all Accra-Heathrow-Accra flights to Gatwick. According to the Airline, there are rather plans to...

Striking jurors return to duty as allowances settled

The jurors who abandoned their duties since October 30, 2023, over unpaid allowances have returned to duty post after their grievances have been settled...

Nkwanta South violence: MP appeals to factions to surrender arms

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, has appealed for calm following the recent disturbance in the area. According to him, it...

Court to take Afoko’s plead on murder for 3rd time

Gregory Afoko, the farmer who is alleged to have played a role leading to the death of New Patriotic Party’s Upper East Regional Chairman,...

Apologise for “singing and dancing” comment – ATWAG to NSMQ mistress 

The Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) is requesting for an unqualified apology from the mistress for the National Science and Math...

Lake Bosomtwe drying up – UNER Scientists

The resilience of Lake Bosomtwe, the biggest natural lake in West Africa, is seriously threatened as a result of climate change and other human...

It is an abomination to lay claim to your wife’s property – Lawyer argues

The Director of the Ghana School of Law says under the customary laws of Ghana, a man cannot lay claim to his wife’s self-acquired...

Police Hospital undertakes mass burial of 140 bodies Nov 22

A total of 140 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are set for mass burial by the Ghana Police Hospital, in Accra. The exercise, which is expect­ed...

Scrap dealers vandalise, steal ECG switchgears

Fifteen switchgears installed in various com­munities by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Accra, have been vandalised and its parts stolen. According to the...

LEAP programme loses GH¢15.8m over wrongful payments, overspending – Auditor General

Payment to unqualified persons, in­cluding the deceased and overspend­ing under the Livelihood Empower­ment against Poverty (LEAP) Programme cost the country about GH¢15.8 million between...

Washing bay attendant dies while washing truck at Abirem

A washing bay attendant in his 30s died while cleaning a truck at Abirem Newtown in the Ashanti region. The deceased, identified as only Nuhu,...

Ghana, UK govts working to address issues impeding trade and exports – Owusu-Ankomah

Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, has revealed the ongoing efforts to enhance and fortify the...