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University of Ghana: Lecturer, students busted over bed, room allocation scandal

Two students and a lecturer accused of collecting GH₵106,800 under the pretext of providing beds and rooms to students at the Dr Hilla Liman...

We are being forgiven again, what legacy are we leaving? – Seth Terkper asks

The former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has questioned the legacy Ghana is leaving following news that Eurobond holders will forego about $4.7 billion owed...

Ghanaian MPs, clerk caught up in Kenya protests but High Commission assures safety [Video]

Some Ghanaian members of Parliament were caught up in the ongoing demonstrations in Kenya. The legislators, mostly from the Local Government Committee, were in the...

We don’t need L.I. to regulate price – Cement manufacturers tell K.T. Hammond

The Executive Secretary of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) is taken aback by the move by the Trade Ministry to introduce a...

NSMQ2024: Walewale SHTS resurfaces at national championship stage

Walewale Senior High/Technical School is re-emerging on the national stage of the National Science and Maths Quiz after winning their regional qualifiers against their...

Richard Sky’s challenge to anti-gay bill set for this date

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for July 3, 2024, to address the case brought by private legal practitioner Richard Dela Sky against...

Missing corpse found after two-month search in Ashaiman

A corpse that went missing from the Ashaiman Trinity Hospital morgue over two months ago has been found. The body was reported missing on Friday,...

Techiman Krobo gets new market

Techiman Krobo in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region has got a new market, constructed by the Member of Parliament for...

MP offers GH¢100K bounty for information on Wa killings

The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, has announced a GH¢100,000 bounty for anyone who provides information for the arrest of...

Krachi West MP hands over two unit classroom block to Dadekro basic school

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Krachi West constituency, Helen Adwoa Ntoso, has handed over a two-unit classroom facility to Dadekro M/A Kindergarten in...

KT Hammond demands ‘Alhaji’ title after completing Hajj pilgrimage

Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond is calling for formal recognition of his new title after completing the Hajj pilgrimage. The legislator insists...

Combined Kejetia Traders Association call for removal of market head

The Combined Kejetia Traders Association has called for the immediate removal of the Managing Director of the Kumasi City Markets Limited, managers of the...

Bridge linking Tinguri and Gbani raises disaster concerns

A bridge linking Tinguri and Gbani communities on the Walewale-Nalerigu Road, damaged by rains, is still in a hazardous state. The bridge has not been...

Odaw basin: Gov’t breaks ground for Nima-Paloma storm drain project

To bring relief to communities along the Odaw River basin, the Ministry of Works and Housing has launched the Nima-Paloma Storm Drain construction project. The...

Man’s testicles swollen after sex in bush at Gomoa Dawurampong [Audio]

A 37-year-old man, Kwabena Ebo is battling for his life and crying for help over his swollen testicles after having sex in a bush...

Akufo-Addo sends important message to new Envoys

In a ceremony held at the Jubilee House, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo presented credentials to nine newly appointed diplomats, urging them to actively...

La Traditional Council launches 2024 Homowo festival

The La Traditional Council has today launched the 2024 Homowo festival, emphasizing the occasion as a means to promote peace and development. An elaborate plan...

Paramount Queen calls on Interior Ministry to revoke curfew on Alavanyo, Nkonya

Mamaga Ametor III, the Paramount Queen of Alavanyo, has urged the Interior Ministry to revoke the curfew imposed on the Alavanyo and Nkonya townships. On...

Closed Season: The sea needs rest, time to recover depleted stock – Hawa Koomson

Fishers along the coast of Ghana, including inshore fishers have been urged to take the sea as a human being that must be protected...

Nima-Paloma storm drain to be covered – GARID

In a major boost to flood resilience and waste management in the Odaw River basin, the Ghana Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) program has...

How to successfully secure a U.S Visa [Listen]

The American Consul General in Ghana, Elliot Fertik, has explained how easy and flexible the process and requirement for a visa application could be...

Why withdraw service – KATH management to striking doctors

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has described the decision by some doctors at the Oncology department of the...

Beige Bank Trial: CEO approved GH₵28m to refurbish 71 offices – Witness

A former Project Supervisor at the collapsed Beige Bank, Obeng Gyasi Appiah-Kubi, says GH₵28 million was approved by Michael Nyinaku, former Chief Executive Officer...

Illegal miners resume operations along Accra-Kumasi highway

An unidentified group of illegal miners, who had previously operated in Osino within the Fanteakwa South District, have resumed their mining activities along the...

Climate change: Deputy Housing Minister highlights need for early warning systems

The Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Dr Prince Hamid Armah has emphasised the importance of technological advancements in climate change adaption and resilience. In...

BCM Ghana denies allegations of victimization of previous employees

A prominent mining solutions company, BCM Ghana Limited, has denied allegations of unfair treatment and victimisation of its employees. In an official statement, BCM Ghana...

NASPA donates sanitary pads to students in Adabraka

President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) Oppong Ababio Ezekiel in collaboration with some Korle Klottey members have distributed sanitary pads to pupils...

Dumsor: Krachi West Hospital threatens to close down mortuary, other units

The Krachi West Municipal Hospital in the Oti Region is facing a serious crisis due to persistent power outages plaguing the facility. Medical Superintendent, Dr...

Appeals Court to rule on Okudzeto vs. Rev. Kusi Boateng contempt case

The court of Appeal is expected to deliver a ruling on a defamation suit filed by Reverend Victor Kusi Boateng aimed at restraining Member...

Let’s lay down guns and embrace peace – Bawku West DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Bawku West in the Upper East Region, Daniel Anania Atampuba, has called on factions involved in various conflicts...

Next NDC government to spend $500m on ‘galamsey’ fight

The Special Aide to NDC flagbearer John Mahama has confirmed that if the party wins the upcoming election, it will invest $500 million to...

Five persons in court over alleged unlawful Assembly

Five persons have been arraigned over an alleged unlawful Assembly. Stephen Baidoo, 57, Abdul Aziz, 39, Kojo Amoako, 35, Frank Asante, 31 and William Teyi...

Ghana’s economic recovery on course – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured Ghanaians and the international community that the country's economy is on a strong recovery path. During the presentation...

Two police inspectors jailed for secessionist activities

An Accra High Court has sentenced two Police Inspectors to a total of nine years in prison for being members of the Western Togo...

JoyNews drags SSNIT to RTI Commission

JoyNews has lodged an official appeal with the Right to Information (RTI) Commission against the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) for their...

Bunso residents suffer after ECG transformer theft cuts power supply

Residents of Bunso in the Abuakwa District of the Eastern Region are grappling with the negative consequences of the theft of an Electricity Company...

President Akufo-Addo vows to enforce vigilantism laws ahead of December 2024 elections

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to enforcing laws against vigilantism to ensure Ghana's December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, are conducted...

Babile D/A Primary pupils sit and lie on floors to learn amid furniture shortage

School children at the Babile D/A Primary School in Babile in the Lawra Municipality, are compelled to lie prostrate in the classroom for teaching...

Efia Odo criticizes new social media trend involving nun outfits

Ghanaian socialite and media personality Efia Odo has publicly condemned a new social media challenge that involves women wearing nun outfits. Taking to her social...

Ghana’s Rose Yeboah wins gold in high jump at 2024 African Athletics Championship

Ghana’s high-jump gem, Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah, has clinched gold in the women’s high jump competition at the ongoing African Athletics Championship in Cameroon. Yeboah, who...