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Men account for 60% deaths: Blood pressure, heart failure, stroke to blame – Report

Six out of every 10 deaths, representing 60.3 percent of all deaths registered in the country in 2022, were males. On the flip side, 343,913...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: I will march to the Presidency if… – Lawrence Tetteh

Founder and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Dr. Lawrence Tetteh is threatened to march to the presidency if President Akufo-Addo fails to sign...

Trader remanded over alleged GH₵308K recruitment scam

Joseph Diawuo, a 30-year-old trader who allegedly collected GH₵308,000 under the pretext of enlisting 46 people in three security services but failed, has been...

Father, son remanded for allegedly killing relative

The Adentan Magistrate’s Court in Accra has remanded a father and son in police custody for conspiracy to commit crime and murder. The plea of...

Over 22 people dead after consuming stolen goat at Akyem Osenase

Tragedy has struck Akyem Osenase community in the Eastern Region following the mysterious death of over 22 people. According to reports, deaths have been reported...

Over 50 shops demolished at Awoshie

Over 50 shops at Awoshie Been-To along the N1 highway in the Greater Accra region have been demolished. The demolition which has resulted in significant...

Goldfield Foundation supports 125 students with scholarship

125 brilliant but needy students from the catchment area of Gold Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL); Tarkwa and Damang mines have received scholarship awards to...

Over 15,000 artisans face eviction at Suame Magazine

Over 15,000 artisans at Suame Magazine industrial hub, zone 13 in the Ashanti regional capital are facing eviction following a court order granted to...

RCC will ensure completion of Accra Sempe School – Titus-Glover

The Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has assured that the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) will take over the reconstruction of the...

You can’t plan for more than one day – Ken Thompson lashes out at govt

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Company, Ken Thompson, has criticised the government for its lack of focus on the private sector, blaming...

See the top 11 diseases that killed people in Ghana in 2022 (LIST)

According to the latest statistical report released by the Births and Deaths Registry in Ghana,18,689 deaths, accounting for 36.7% of registered deaths (50,992), were...

Govt constructs 200 housing units for workers in Ashanti Region

The government is constructing 200 housing units in the Ashanti Region to provide accommodation for heads of departments and public sector workers.  The objective is...

Fire destroys nine shops at Obuasi

A fire outbreak has left nine container shops reduced to ashes, causing significant financial losses and damage to properties at Obuasi Bogobire Stadium Junction. In...

Ato Forson’s trial: Businessman opens defence

The businessman charged alongside the Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, for allegedly causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in an...

We must think outside the box to fix the country — Osafo-Maafo

We must think outside the box for solutions to the many problems facing the citizenry, the Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has said. He said...

Doubtful paternity cases affect over 2,000 registered births in Ghana – Report

According to the latest Statistical Report released by the Births and Deaths Registry, approximately 2,099 (0.3 percent) of all registered births in Ghana are...

Ghana faces challenges meeting EU deforestation requirements

The European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) law, set to take effect in December 2024, poses significant challenges to Ghana's forest commodities industry, participants attending a...

Queen calls on parents to help curb teenage pregnancy

The Asumka Hemaa of Adukrom Akuapem, Nana Odiasempa Abena Ayebea Okani I, has called on parents to educate their children on sexual matters to...

Glovo’s operations in Ghana to end tonight

Food delivery giant, Glovo will cease operations in Ghana effective tonight, Friday, May 10. Despite substantial investments over the past two years aimed at expanding...

Hand over reconstruction of Sempe school to me – Mantse

The Mankralo of the Ga State, Nii Adote Otintor II, has urged the government to entrust the reconstruction of Sempe primary school to the...

GAF advocates for more women to be enlisted into the military

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has embarked on a nationwide schools campaign, sensitising and encouraging female students in Senior High Schools and those in...

Okyenhene calls for decentralization of healthcare in Ghana

Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has called for a decentralization of Ghana’s health system to...

Bawumia attributes ECG revenue surge to digitalization, from ¢450m to over a billion

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed a significant surge in revenue collection at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), attributing the boost to...

NPP should ensure peaceful transfer of power to NDC in their own interest – Asiedu Nketia

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), stressing the need for a smooth and peaceful transition of power...

Over 2,000 children born in Ghana in 2022 with doubtful paternity – Report

The 2022 Births and Deaths Registry Statistical report has revealed that 2,099 out of the 677,140 children born in that year have doubtful paternity. The...

Prof. Joshua Alabi sends strong message to NPP amidst motorbike donation for NDC Campaign

In a rallying call to members and sympathizers of the National Democratic Congress and the public, Prof. Joshua Alabi, the 2020 campaign manager for...

NHIA CEO demands immediate halt to unauthorized NHIS charges

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, has called for an immediate halt to the imposition of...

BECE candidates to tackle three new subjects

Final-year junior high school (JHS) students in the country will be writing three new subjects in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for...

Not wearing panties fast becoming vogue among Ghanaian women

It is fast becoming the new vogue for many women in Ghana to avoid wearing panties underneath their casual and formal attires. A significant number of both...

Ghanaian women embracing trend of not wearing panties

It is fast becoming the new vogue for many women in Ghana to avoid wearing panties underneath their casual and formal attires. A significant number...

Keep up the good work, the economy will recover – Asantehene tells Amin Adam

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commended Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam for a good job done during a recent visit to...

Ex-Black Stars player has impregnated and abandoned me – Frustrated lady cries out

A young woman is accusing a former Ghana Black Stars player of impregnating and abandoning her. The distraught lady said they met on Instagram and...

1,360 die from drowning each year – KNUST study reveals

Research conducted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revealed that 1,360 people die from drowning each year. The study which...

Increase forest finance to save our planet – Lands Minister states at UN forum

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has called on world leaders to increase financing for forest action, to tackle the...

GJA lifts media blackout on Farouk Mahama and Hawa Koomson

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has revoked the media blackout imposed on the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, and the MP...

‘Magnificent’ Kumasi International Airport ready for commissioning

An estimated 800,000 air passengers are expected to use the new Kumasi International Airport annually. Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Yvonne Nana...

Bole: Accused person allegedly defecates in court

An accused person has allegedly defecated in court while the court was in session. This unfortunate incident occurred in the Bole District Magistrate Court in...

Golden Stool to be on display at grand durbar of Asantehene’s silver jubilee 

The highest and revered seat of Asantes, the Golden Stool otherwise Sika Dwa Kofi, is expected to be outdoored at the grand durbar to...

Dumsor delays GJA press conference

A press conference by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Thursday, May 9 unduly delayed due to erratic power supply known in local parlance...

ECG staff sabotaged paperless system – Bawumia [Audio]

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed how some Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) staff sabotaged...