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Chief Justice calls on engineers to adhere to code of ethics

The Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo (Mrs), has told engineering practitioners in the country that...

Police extortion shameful; speak into the conscience of your men – Peace Council to IGP

Some top clergymen have expressed concern over the unending professional misconduct by some police officers in their line of duty. According to the clergy, this...

Pay the $20m owed WAPCo to prevent full-blown power crisis – Minority tells gov’t

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to settle the $20 million owed to the West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to prevent...

Nkoranza South: Dan Botwe cuts sod for ultra-modern market complex

The Minister of Local Government and Decentralisation, Dan Botwe, has cut sod for the construction of an ultra-modern market facility at Dormaa Ahenkro in...

Dumelo supports Legon students from Mepe

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary candidate, John Dumelo, has donated relief items to University of Ghana (Legon) students from Mepe. The...

Uncle stabs nephew multiple times at Awutu Bereku

A 32-year-old man, Richard Ayi-quaye, has sustained severe injuries after his uncle stabbed him multiple times at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West...

Akosombo dam spillage: Every affected home will get relief – NADMO assures

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has assured that every home affected by flooding in the Volta and parts of the Eastern regions will...

Gov’t reaches agreement with WAPCo over $20m debt

Government has reached a tentative payment plan with the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to settle the State's $20 million indebtedness. WAPCO had...

 Pressure mounts on gov’t to fix deplorable Ewusiejo road

The Western Regional chapter of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) is calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency, fix the deplorable...

Court adjourns NAM1’s trial

The High Court has adjourned the trial of Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1, to November 17 to allow the state to complete...

Exclusive sights and scenes as Ga Manye goes home

The final funeral rites of the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, are underway at the Ga Mantse palace in North Kaneshie, Accra. At the...

Ghana Health Service probes death of 19-year-old law student

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is investigating the unfortunate passing of Nana Obeng, a 19-year-old second-year law student at the University of Ghana, at...

UTAG notifies NLC about intended strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has formally notified the National Labour Commission (NLC) about their intended strike over conditions of service. ...

Akosombo dam spillage: OccupyGhana demands Commission of Inquiry

Civil Society Organisation (CSO) OccupyGhana, is calling for a commission of inquiry into the Akosombo Dam spillage that has rendered thousands of residents in...

Akosombo relief items: Okoe-Boye appeals for gas cylinders for victims

Former Deputy Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has appealed for the inclusion of gas cylinders as part of relief items for victims of the...

Check out programme line-up for funeral service of Ga Manye

The Planning Committee for the funeral of Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III has announced a number of activities for the final service. The...

Akosombo dam spillage: Ofori-Atta sends good news to victims

Long-term relief measures for the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage will be taken into consideration in the 2024 budget, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta...

We don’t want you again – Dome market women tell Adwoa Safo

Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo's visit to the Dome market took a different turn as some women booed and hooted at her....

Finance Ministry donates GH₵2m to Akosombo dam spillage victims

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on behalf of staff at the ministry, has supported the victims of the Akosombo dam spillage with GH₵2 million....

WACCE rolls out initiative to deal with violent extremism in Northern Ghana

Ghana still remains unattacked in a region under terrorist siege for more than a decade. But it is important to acknowledge that violent extremism...

Ghana risks turning into a narco-state – Yaw Nsarkoh warns

The former Executive Vice President of Unilever Ghana and Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh, says Ghana risks being turned into a narco-state. Speaking at the Ghana Institute...

Sekondi-Takoradi residents stage massive demo over bad roads

Scores of Sekondi-Takoradi residents hit the streets to demonstrate on a myriad of issues confronting the metropolis. They enumerated a number of issues, including...

Fire sweeps through 21-bedroom house at Anloga

A fire that swept through a compound house and destroyed 21 bedrooms at Anloga in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region on Friday,...

Only 48% of Ghanaians consistently wash  hands with soap – Sanitation Minister

"Only 48 percent of Ghanaians consistently wash their hands with soap", Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Dr Freda Prempeh has said. Referencing a scientific...

Menzgold customers storm court ahead of NAM 1’s hearing

The police are having a tough time controlling a swarm of Menzgold customers who have stormed the court ahead of Nana Appiah Mensah’s (NAM...

Opuni Trial: High Court dismisses motion for stay of proceedings

An Accra High Court hearing the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive of COCOBOD and two others has dismissed a plea...

You’re on the right track – Christian Council to Dampare

The Christian Council of Ghana says it is impressed with the leadership of the police service reaching out to key stakeholders in their bid...

Abortion in itself does not cause infertility – Doctor reveals [Video]

The Medical Director of the Accra Fertility Center at the MediFem Multi-Specialist Hospital, Dr. Nana Kwame Henaku-Larbi, has cleared the air on a common...

All you need to know about the SOCO project

Director of Local Government Services at the Office of the President, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has shared key details about the Gulf of Guinea Northern Region...

District Level Elections: Media urged to report on female aspirants

Journalists have been urged to give female candidates participating in the upcoming local government elections better visibility in media reportage. By giving women aspirants positive...

2 companies to produce anti-snake venom

A Ghana-based vaccine manufacturer, Atlantic Lifesciences Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading Indian biological company, Vins Bioproducts, to produce...

2020 National Best Teacher shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize

The 2020 National Best Teacher, Eric Asomani Asante, is one of 10 shortlisted finalists for this year’s Global Teacher Prize Award. Mr Asante is one...

Fishing activities in Keta Lagoon temporarily banned

The Keta Municipal Security Council has put a temporary ban on fishing activities in the area. This directive is a result of the high water...

Video: Many people in Ghana live in mass misery – Yaw Nsarkoh

A member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering, Yaw Nsarkoh, has highlighted the importance of taking action to address pressing social issues. The Institution's Annual...

NPP vice chairman dies in motor accident 

The First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Offinso South constituency of the Ashanti Region, Dauda Afriyie, has been killed...

“Stop peddling lies in my presence” – Otumfuo fumes at ‘queen mother’, declares Anyenyere stool vacant

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has chastised the self-acclaimed queen mother of Anyenyere, a suburb of Atwima over false entitlement to stool lands...

32-year-old delivers quadruplet at Eastern Regional Hospital, appeals for help

32-year-old Sabina Acheampong has given birth to quadruplet at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. The babies were 33 weeks old in the womb and...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Floods recede at Mepe

The Deputy Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Seji Saji Amedonu has said the flood has receded by more than three feet...

Multimedia Group secures 8 nominations at 27th GJA Awards

Eight journalists from The Multimedia Group have been nominated for the 27th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards slated for Sunday, October 29, 2023. The...

GRIDCo announces power outage

The Ghana Grid Company Ltd, (GRIDCo), has announced power cuts in parts of the country as a result of limited gas supply to Tema.  In...